Michelle Obama Stumps in Philadelphia Suburbs

[babylonsister]

Michelle Obama Stumps in Philadelphia Suburbs

By Katharine Q. Seelye


Michelle Obama Stumps in Philly SuburbsMichelle Obama in Ardmor, Pa. (Photo: Jessica Kourkounis for The New York Times)


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Mrs. Obama described herself as a “110-percenter,” which is how much she said she gives of herself to both her family and her job, which means she always feels “like I’m failing.” She said that she grew up thinking she could “have it all,” but “I’m coming to be convinced that it’s not attainable, at least not now, at least not at 110 percent.”

Asked what her husband says when they discuss these issues, Mrs. Obama said he wanted to build a new majority in Congress because without it, no Democratic plan for health care or anything else could pass.

“His ability to win in all kinds of states is something we haven’t seen in a while,” she added, noting that he was attracting both independents and moderate Republicans, of whom there are many in this area. “Welcome, welcome,” she said to those voters. She said her husband’s candidacy was “the first time in a while that people have felt energized, and that energy isn’t just fluff.”

She also touched on his desire to end the war in Iraq, but in a nod to Mrs. Clinton, who has also vowed to end it, she said, “There are many candidates who understand we need to bring this war to a close.”

Asked what it’s like when your husband comes home and says he’s running for president, Mrs. Obama, who was initially skeptical of the whole idea, said: “The first reaction is ‘You’re kidding.’ Then you keep saying that for a while and hope that he goes away.” Everyone laughed.

But she said he would be a good president because he wants to “heal” the country. She described him as someone who had the gift of connecting with people and is, at heart, a “policy wonk.”

“He reads everything, is a strong manager, will bring in the best and the brightest and doesn’t have his ego in play, and what I said when I said yes is, this would be the man I would want to be leading us _ if I weren’t married to him,” she said, again to laughter. “The problem is that he is my husband.” But, she said, “you have to give it a shot because this could be the guy who could help move us in a different direction.”

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[Cali_Democrat]

1. I love her

:loveya:

[writes3000]

2. Great article and picture. Love the positivity. n/t

[babylonsister]

3. I thought we needed a bit of that around here.

;)

[peoli]

4. We need more Michelle

[Olney Blue]

5. I really like Michelle Obama.

:thumbsup:

[ronnykmarshall]

10. She's purdy.

That's about all I can say.

[Coexist]

6. I really like her.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

7. dreamers......

“His ability to win in all kinds of states is something we haven’t seen in a while,” she added, noting that he was attracting both independents and moderate Republicans, of whom there are many in this area. “Welcome, welcome,” she said to those voters.

[catgirl]

13. You stick out like a sore thumb

get a Band aid, a lollipop and a teddy bear.

[Moochy]

19. I wish that Sourpuss was "elsewhere"

[Adelante]

8. She is terrific

:)

[K Gardner]

9. K&R for the next First Lady of the United States. (Michelle or Bill? Not a contest.)

[babylonsister]

11. From your lips... ! nt

[Cha]

12. Great pic of our Philly suberb suburb campaigner!

Michelle Obama!

[rocktivity]

14. I hope the Obamas put plenty in time in the suburban and rural areas of PA

Not just the cities.

:headbang:
rocknation

[BeyondGeography]

15. Pretty charming...for someone who hates America

:silly:

[catgirl]

16. Michelle will be a great First Lady

In the same scale as Jackie O. and Eleanor Roosevelt.

[Faygo Kid]

17. She's great. She's working hard, and is effective.

Haven't had a crush on a future First Lady like this since Rosalynn Carter.

Course, at that age, I had a crush on anything that was human, female, and breathing.

Still, she was a babe. Still is, in my book.

[babylonsister]

21. Ha! That is a nice pic of her. nt

[Scurrilous]

18. Go Michelle!

:thumbsup:

[ariesgem]

20. kick!

[sniffa]

22. Way to avoid Pastorgate

Why isn't this thread about Pastorgate?

[babylonsister]

23. Pastorwho? nt