Michelle Obama Tries Not to Take It Personally

Mona,

except that you will not win with Hilary

I like that Michelle has to think it over. Thinking is good. I like that she said her ethics of fair play would prevail. Ethics are good. And I especially like that she clearly illustrates how the game is played factors into a person's willingness since it does mine too. Very much so.

I haven't been attached to a political party in years. Each election we've watch the disenfranchised numbers grow until now we are a big enough voting bloc to swing the vote.

While Senator OBama as Democrat is forgivable, he more than makes up for it being smart enough to recognise this transformative time. He wisely invites us back into the equation. The Clintons are utterly clueless about this so while Michelle is mindful, Bill shoots his mouth off.

My Lord it seems we have so many hate mongers stop being afraid!Obama is just as capable and intelligent as any white man as is his wife and so many people in this blog are fearful of that....thats sad You all need Jesus!
I plead the blood of Jesus over your hatred and fear

This argument about the republicans rank and file if Hillary is the nominee is so childish and chicken. So what if they rank and file....what democrats can't rank and file? As always this is why they say, DEMOCRATS FALL IN LOVE AND REPUBLICANS FALL IN LINE." Have a back bone democrats , I support Hillary but if Obama wins I will support him also because anyone from our party is better than the alternative.

I am a moderate conservative (R) and shaking my head in disbelieve that he Democrats do not get the fact, that if they nominate Obama they (The Democratic Party) will have their next President. A lot of Republicans will vote for Obama because he is the best choice between all candidates. If Hilary will be nominated the Republicans will rank and file.

There are many things that Obama and Clinton have in common, and a few where they differ (in my opinion, mostly in the categories of diplomacy, rhetorical skill, and personal appeal). However, if we must stretch so far for differences that we paint Senator Clinton as an emotional (read manipulative) campaigner, let's just have a look at her voting record and look at Senator Obama's as well:

"Senator Clinton, who has served only one full term (6yrs.), and another year campaigning, has managed to author and pass into law, (20) twenty pieces of legislation in her first six years.

These bills can be found on the website of the Library of Congress (www.thomas.loc.gov), but to save you trouble, I’ll post them here for you.

1. Establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site.
2. Support the goals and ideals of Better Hearing and Speech Month.
3. Recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Hon
4. Name courthouse after Thurgood Marshall.
5. Name courthouse after James L. Watson.
6. Name post office after Jonn A. O’Shea.
7. Designate Aug. 7, 2003, as National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
8. Support the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
9. Honor the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton on the bicentennial of his death.
10. Congratulate the Syracuse Univ. Orange Men’s Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
11. Congratulate the Le Moyne College Dolphins Men’s Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
12. Establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program.
13. Name post office after Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda.
14. Honor Shirley Chisholm for her service to the nation and express condolences on her death.
15. Honor John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, firefighters who lost their lives on duty.
Only five of Clinton’s bills are more substantive:

16. Extend period of unemployment assistance to victims of 9/11.
17. Pay for city projects in response to 9/11
18. Assist landmine victims in other countries.
19. Assist family caregivers in accessing affordable respite care.
20. Designate part of the National Forest System in Puerto Rico as protected in the wilderness preservation system.

There you have it–the facts straight from the Senate Record.

Now, I would post those of Obama’s, but the list is too substantive, so I’ll mainly categorize.

During the first (8) eight years of his elected service he sponsored over 820 bills. He introduced:

233 regarding healthcare reform,
125 on poverty and public assistance,
112 crime fighting bills,
97 economic bills,
60 human rights and anti-discrimination bills,
21 ethics reform bills,
15 gun control,
6 veterans affairs and many others.

His first year in the U.S. Senate, he authored 152 bills and co-sponsored another 427. These inculded:

**the Coburn-Obama Government Transparency Act of 2006 (became law),
**The Lugar-Obama Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat Reduction Act, (became law),
**The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, passed the Senate,
**The 2007 Government Ethics Bill, (became law),
**The Protection Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill, (In committee), and many more."

Let me see. On one hand, I'm holding Michelle Obama. On the other hand, I'm holding Bill Clinton. Who do I prefer as First Man? I mean... ahem... first man or first lady? Well here are my thoughts, I just got a foreclosure 1st warning. And for someone losing their home, here's my thoughts:

Here you have Michelle, where her and her husband got a $300,000 discount on their mansion, which is more than the price of my home which I'm currently losing. We know how Obama 's low income housing project in Chicago inevitably led all his people into foreclosure and failed. Then you have a First Man, where him and his wife led the country into one of the best economic periods of my life. I'm in trade and my business failed after the dollar went on a all-time slump compared to the Euro. I closed my business and now I am going to lose my home. It's great to follow a man whose entire policy is on Idealism. But there has to be some notion of Reality in it. My wife is real. My children are real. The fact my house is getting foreclosed is real. The fact that the dollar is weak is real.

I have yet to hear Michelle Obama talk about REAL things. Things that have nothing to do with "Barack is the only man to make change in the white house" what is the change? I want the life I had when Bill Clinton was President. I've been watching the campaign and Bill has been prepared, a warrior, ready to get back in with his wife and stand by her side. I see a change in Bill. I don't see it in Michelle, who admitted once she'd rather stay at home with her kids.

I also happened to just finish Hillary Clinton's books "It Takes a Village" and "Living History" and I want to Live History with her. She's the only person who has proven she can change our lives around. She's done it in the past and she will do it again.

Why does Michelle Obama always looks CONFUSED? It's as if she's always repressing her true thoughts and is rehearsing lines she failed to memorize.

Michelle seems like a pawn, always being placed at places; everything calculated; meant to flow, but, it really doesn't.

to Karen Young: now, the only question is whether we believe Hillary and Bill Clinton. i don't. i believe and respect Michelle's answer, because i can relate to it. it is a very forthcoming and honest answer. Hillary and Bill's answer might be the "right" and/or "political" answer, but Michelle's answer is the believable one. i appreciate her candor.

For people that always diss Hillary, let's remember every time she has been
asked this question, her immediate response is that she will support the nominee and that everyone needs to get behind the nominee because we want a Democrat in the White House. She doesn't hesitate and then change her statement later, starting with I hope the other candidate will support us as
Michelle did. President Clinton always
answers that he will support Senator Obama and work for him, if he wants him to. Senator Obama has now said in three different interviews that he
doesn't think his supporters will support Hillary....that's a bit contrary to what he claims his new poltics will be.

So, spock, you're now supporting Sen. McCain? Last week, you were an adamant supporter of Gov. Romney, and before that, Fred ("Sleepwalker") Thompson. Do you now support Sen. McCain because you really believe in his ideas and his leadership, or is it because all of the other candidates you supported dropped out along the way? You don't seem to have a very good record in picking whom to support, do you? Far be it from me to say, but you do seem to be a classic "flip-flopper!"

i don't feel Michelle Obama is contradicting herself. in short, Michelle seems to be saying she doesn't hate the player, she hates the game and thus she leaves herself the option not to play, especially if her potential teammate likes to play (dirty) into the game.

Jake, I think it's really a shame that other part of the interview didn't air. It certainly balances out what she said. Makes me wonder a bit about CNN, to tell the truth. How did you find out about it?

Charlene, it shouldn't be necessary for you to resort to lies to show your support for Hillary. Michelle was clearly discussing how hard it is to campaign when you're thinking about your children. (Her mother later retired to take care of Sasha and Malia while Michelle was on the campaign trail.)

Why do you (and Hillary) believe everything is a reference to Monica? Get over it!

What is crazy is how she gets all this attention. I guess it goes to show that a strong person demands attention without even asking for it. You rarely see the other candidate’s spouses let alone have them give interviews.

We need honesty vs 35 years of change??? doing what??

We need integrity vs I won't display my tax return

We need inspiration, we need to be lifted vs The same old Hillary and Bill and the Bushes

Dan, more is expected of Bill, as it should be, because he is a former president. That is pretty simple and quite understandable.

Hillary should run on her own merit, yet she keeps invoking the 90's to remind people of how great his presidency was and those are the years she claims part of her experience. But instead, she seems to be running not only on sheer name recognition, but also on his coattails even when it comes to policy. Hillary has had a clear advantage going into this race. Remember, she was up by over 20 points in most states across the country.

I guess my question to you would be, why would should the media 'rake over' Michelle? She's not running for president, her husband is.

Is there news here, she is a Lib Socialist, they change there opinions each time they change their clothes.

Why did not Larry ask if she thought her husband had expierence? What he means by Change?

Chuck what we need is a true leader and that man /woman this time around is John McCain!

Do you want another lib in office so our stocks can crash, taxes go up and up and up!! So your freedom is taken away!

The latest polls show McCain vs. Hillary--about even, and McCain vs. Obama--Obama has a small edge.

In other words, NOT that big a difference, whether Hillary or Obama gets the nomination. That said, I wish people would recognize that there have been deplorable attacks against BOTH candidates based on sex or race and there aren't any clean hands anywhere, and that includes Michelle Obama as much as it does Bill Clinton.

Bill gets raked over the coals for defending his wife, Michelle is 'understood' because she defends her husband. What the heck is wrong with the media in this country? Are they trying to elect our leaders for us???

It is very difficult, as she stated, to NOT take it personally. Just as Bill flew into SC trying to 'protect and defend' his wife...Michelle is no different in how she feels about her husband.
Some people feel so strongly about the Clintons not being in the White House again, they have decided if she does win the nomination, they will either vote for McCain or sit this one out.
Most opinions do not favor Hillary, so it will be tough to unite the party if she gets the nomination, just as I'm sure Hillary supporters do not, and probably will not, support Obama. They would rather see him lose than see the party win, or see him sitting in the White House. I think most Hillary supporters cringe whenever they are pushed to envision Michelle as First Lady. Especially since most of her supporters are still trying to paint Obama into the 'black candidate' box. Now they will push 'do we really want a black First Lady?'
The subtle race bait is always an option when they find themselves behind in the polls.