Go Michelle!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But don't you find it ironic that we spent a good deal of last night rightfully celebrating a man (Teddy) who has championed poor and working people's rights for years, but under today's "I'm more humble than thou" standards, neither he nor his brothers could get elected?

You're probably right. Moreover, his family is well established in American lore and politics. He is part of the legacy of JFK. Up and comers are another story. They need to show a different type of CV, that they're able to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty. That they struggled like the rest of us middle class bunch. Maybe the excesses and incompetence of the current administration has pushed it to this level now. When did Dubya struggle? Struggling for a "C" to pass his ivy league classes? Struggling to get out of bed after his drunken parties? If Dubya doesn't read books or the newspaper, how does he get his information? From his day-to-day experience working hard to get where he is? We average people have had enough of clueless out of touch people not being able to lead the nation and behaving properly on the diplomatic world scene. We need a leader who can grasp that decisions made in the US, also affect the billions of people everywhere!

[Anonymous]

I'm a day late on this one because I couldn't stay up late enough to watch the speech last night. Just watched it thanks to DH's skill with the DVR.

I was one of those who didn't like Michelle in the beginning. I just took one look at her and said, "no...angry black woman." I didn't know anything about her, but just made this assumption due to her confident manner and to be honest, she is a tall, black woman (dark-skinned) and I did not find her particularly attractive. Both her skin color and height are threatening looking.

As I've gotten to know her (through speeches and other reports), I've started to wonder why I made such an assumption so quickly. If she had been a lighter-skinned black woman, would I have made that same observation? If she were white, would I have made that same observation? I really don't know. But deep down, I feel that the initial assumption smacked of racism, where we assume that someone like that must be an angry black woman. (And yes, I read the Princeton paper and did not get that sense at all).

Anyway, I just watched the speech and found it to be very touching and heartfelt, even if it was scripted. I don't think she would deliver a speech like that which she didn't feel deeply. I think she knocked it out of the park. I really hope that people who were on the fence about her watched the speech and were swayed, and I hope that people who don't like her at all were able to find some respect for her and her accomplishments. It would be great if those people could even drop the "angry" adjective.

Anyway, for me it's a Yay for Michelle.

[Anonymous]

I enjoyed the speech also. I know it was scripted but I also think you could see the love between Michelle and her brother, Michelle and her mom, and Michelle and her kids. I had not really been following all the misconceptions and debates about Michelle but I was giving her the benefit of the doubt that being a confident, accomplished, tall, black woman that there would be people that would looking for a reason to tag her with the "angry black woman" label from the start. I think she did a great job showing all the things she has in common with the average American. Now I wish I had gone to one of the fundraiser or voter events where I could have met her in person.

[Anonymous]

I guess many of your forget Ted Kennedy's background and not so stellar history with women......

both his "issues" (and car) and JFKs affairs don't make them real sellers in my book---

I guess Michelle's great to all you psuedo-liberal guys who talk the talk but don't walk the walk-----don't want a REAL feminist in your house.....just a smart, good-looking women that knows her place-