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Kick ass tomorrow Michelle!
And YES I am a Brotha. Non loud mouth sassy Black woman loving Brotha.
“All she has to do is be likable,” Mrs. McCaskill said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/us/politics/18michelle.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&partner;=rssyahoo&emc;=rss
This is a great picture of her, she looks happy. I hope she doesn't get too down about all the crap.
Yes TruthSeeker, I agree. This article made me cry. I feel so sad for Michelle who seems in danger of losing her spirit because some cannot accept her the way she is.
I was particularly distressed by the above quote “all she has to do is be likeable”. The unspoken assumption being that Michelle has to change to be liked or acceptable.
I hope MIchelle doesn’t allow herself to become “Stepfordized”. What a terrible position to be in. One must wonder if patriotism for ones country or love for ones spouse requires such sacrifice.
After attacks, Michelle Obama looks for a new introduction
"Obama has already had to check her brutally honest approach to talking about race. Now she co-stars in a campaign that would as soon mute most discussion of race."
?!? I think that is a mistake. Why force her to hide what she thinks?! People will see through the attempt at 'muting' her.
From page one of the above link:
"Barack Obama often blurs identity lines; much of his candidacy has seemed almost post-racial. Michelle Obama's identity is less mutable. She is a descendant of slaves and a product of Chicago's historically black South Side. She burns hot where he banks cool, and that too can make her an inviting proxy for attack."
If she can't get over her ancestors having been slaves, then that is a problem she needs to address.
They used the same pictures from that Ebony shoot. Should've used a better picture. Like that one where Barack is whispering in her ear. IMO that would probably solve the problems right there. Although maybe it's too much for the cover.
Karmi- what are you talking about? She grew up with different circumstances and so she expresses her views in a different way. I don't think there's a problem and since she's not running for a policy position who cares?
If they (the Obama campaign) are doing a makeover of Michelle’s image, then apparently they see a problem. She’s out giving speeches for the campaign…so, what she says counts, even if she isn’t running for office or a “policy position”.
Basically, my point was - why try to hide what she really thinks? I think many Americans were surprised by what Rev. Wright taught through TUCC, i.e. the Black Liberation Theology. Michelle has clearly been influenced by such racist teachings. Barack lies about its influence on him.
I blame a lot of this on the Democratic Party’s agenda of pushing divisive and “Identity” politics. They have promoted hatred for decades…hatred of the “RICH”…hatred of “B-I-G Corporations”…hatred of Capitalism, etc. Black Liberation Theology is apparently an offshoot of the Democrat’s promotion of hatred. "There will be no peace in America until whites begin to hate their whiteness, asking from the depths of their being: 'How can we become black?'" - Rev. Wright
Living in the past isn’t good for one’s own peace…
That picture is probably too scandalous to use on the cover LOL. It practically screams "yes our sex life is hotter than ever, thanks for asking." But then again it would be a refreshing change to have a First Couple that sleeps with each other instead of other people.