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Does Michelle O need to keep a lower profile?
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I understand the desire to see Obama get involved with Teach for America but I also think it's a good thing she is focusing on military families. Whether you like the wars or not, these families have given so much while the rest of us have been enjoying our lives and not generally paying attention to what's going on.
We were on the way to the Peace Ball on the metro on Inauguration night and we saw a young couple going to the ball for military personnel. Their friend wanted to take their picture on the metro and we smiled as we saw the young woman in her ball gown and very high heels sidle carefully on the rocking metro car over to stand next to her date in his dress uniform for the picture. Then I noticed he had a prosthesis instead of a right hand. All these families dealing with this on their own. They should get support from the White House! |
Anonymous
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To answer your question in a word: No.
I love her and want to see more of her. |
Anonymous
| I like seeing Michelle out there. What I object to is seeing photos of her children on the cover of People, on the web and in the paper. I think presidential children should be kept completely away from the press. The Obamas are understandably proud of their children (what parent isn't?) but the children have done nothing to warrant all this attention, and that has to be bad for their emotional development. If Michelle were so smart, she'd see this, and keep her kids away from any and all media attention for the next four (eight?) years. |
Anonymous
| I would take a lesson from Fergie and Hillary. Keep a lower profile for a while, test the waters. |
Anonymous
That is a very touching anecdote and thanks for sharing it. What actually has Michelle done to help military families so far? |
jsteele
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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Inauguration/Story?id=6690058&page=1 "It's a bit surreal, but it's exciting, because I think there's a lot that can be done with this platform, and I'm ready to try to do some good things," Michelle Obama said in an interview with ABC News' Bob Woodruff. Her good work begins with her commitment to military families -- a cause she has championed along the campaign trail. Woodruff spoke with the first lady Monday night at the Kids' Inaugural: We Are The Future, a special concert, hosted by Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, honoring families of the men and women of the American Armed Services. Obama said the concert was important to her as a way to "focus on the families that were serving this country." "We wanted to open up this concert, particularly to the families of our troops because they deserve some fun," Obama said. "They've made the sacrifice." While campaigning for her husband, Obama met with military families, learning about the challenges they face. She felt that not only were their struggles not often remembered, but the voices of military spouses were not heard. "You hear the stories -- a lot of young mothers with small kids trying to work and balance and pay the bills. They're dealing with their loved one on their second or third tour of duty or coming home with a physical disability, or a mental disability, without the support that they need," she said. The first lady emphasized that President Obama's push to improve the economy and create new jobs would result in "jobs that'll be available to men and women who were serving [when] they come back and [are] looking for work." In addition, the president's plan for the nation's health care system will include more mental health support, which will directly benefit military families dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder as well as support for the caregivers themselves. The president has also pledged to address the multiple and extended deployments, which Michelle Obama said can stress military families to the breaking point. "Reducing the time of deployments and allowing more time for training and for people to get adjusted so that the time between deployments is longer" is a part of President Obama's platform, she said. |
Anonymous
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Michelle is the first lady for goodness stake. Her job is to be visible!
OP mentioned Sarah Ferguson. I saw her coming down the aisle last week on the Amtrak from NY to DC. She was a regular person, just like us. Kind of funny. And she did look skinny 
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Anonymous
| Interesting she picked military families. I'm sure she is just trying to build PR for the president. As a defense contrartor myself and a military wife, I can say most people in the military loathe Obama. I would say that they generally mistrust Obama and do not believe in him for a number of reasons. The distain for him runs deep. Sounds like she is trying to build some votes for 2012, no one considers her sincere. I don't think liberals think she sincrere either ( well maybe the moderator does). |
Anonymous
What, what, and what. This is one of the most rediculous post I have ever read. Your a military wife, so you know that what thousands and thousands of people in the military think. Maybe, people in your cirlcle don't like, him, fine, but to make a statement like most people don't like him is juvenile. He has a 76 percent approve rating in America, the highest ever, so you expect us to believe that most people in the military don't like him. Also, I thought we reached a time in America, where the wife doesn't have to be in the background. She doesn't have to be this demure little thing, she can be outspoken and give opinions, etc. I also think it says alot about our president that he is secure enough, and confident enough that he doesn't mind her being strong in the background. And for all you Obama haters, your probably the same people that voted Bush in for a second time. Way to go on that one. |
Anonymous
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I'm a military wife and a defense contractor. Not just my circle of friends, I can say that the few Obama fans on site and on base were few and far between. It has a lot to do with the fact that McCain was a POW and O voted aginst funding. Its like finding a Palin fan in SFO.
I have no problem with M0 being public, many military families view it as politics, not sincerity. |
jsteele
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During the campaign, troops deployed abroad donated 6 times more money to Obama than to McCain: http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/08/troops-deployed-abroad-give-61.html Also, polls have shown considerable differences of opinion between the officer corp and enlisted men/women of the military. It may well be that your experience is true for your circle of acquaintances, but I'd also guess that your spouse is an officer. Also, while the point was made repeatedly during the campaign, I guess it bears repeating. McCain voted against exactly the same funding that Obama did. The only difference was that McCain voted against the funding with a timetable and Obama voted against the funding without a timetable. The funding was the same in each case. So, it's long past time to drop that particular criticism of Obama. |
Anonymous
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I love Michelle, and I'd love to see more of her. I love that she's been out and about in Washington since they got here. She is such a real, grounded person, and I love that she's not hiding away. She is an inspiration, and I think can be one of the best First Ladies we've ever had.
While I admired Jackie O's style and her interest in bringing culture to to White House, Michelle Obama is a truly modern woman, with an impressive education and career of her own. I think she can really break the mold of many of the former First Ladies who seemed to feel that they needed to be really quiet about their own interests and aspirations. While Hillary Clinton certainly was modern in this same way, her own political drives (and her husband's obvious mistakes) made her a much more polarizing figure than Michelle Obama seems inclined to be. Go Michelle!! |