Philadelphia – First Lady Wants Leader Who Knows Issues Deeply

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    U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks during the first session at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Kauzlarich Philadelphia – Without mentioning Donald Trump by name, first lady Michelle Obama stood before the Democratic convention on Tuesday and drew a sharp sketch of the Republican nominee that stood in harsh contrast to her gauzy portrait of Hillary Clinton as a woman who has looked out for children and the disadvantaged all her life.

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    Delivering a mother’s impassioned call to action, Mrs. Obama offered Clinton to the nation as a woman with a heart and as a future president who never “buckles under pressure” or takes the easy way out.

    Mrs. Obama told delegates and a national television audience that when she thinks of “the kind of president that I want for my girls and all children,” it’s someone who takes the job seriously — “someone who understands that the issues a president faces are not black and white and cannot be boiled down to 140 characters.”

    There was no mistaking the allusion to Trump, the perpetual tweeter.

    “Because when you have the nuclear codes at your fingertips and the military in your command, you can’t make snap decisions,” Mrs. Obama continued. “You can’t have a thin skin or a tendency to lash out. You need to be steady and measured and well-informed.”

    Mrs. Obama also had a sharp rejoinder to Trump’s “make America great again” motto: “Don’t let anyone ever tell you that this country isn’t great, that somehow we need to make it great again. Because this right now is the greatest country on earth.”

    Framing the nation’s choice from a mother’s perspective, Mrs. Obama said the election “is about who will have the power to shape our children for the next four or eight years of their lives. And I am here today because in this election, there is only one person who I trust with that responsibility, only one person who is truly qualified to be president of the United States and that is our friend, Hillary Clinton.”

    Recalling all the moments when Clinton was picked apart for “how she looked or how she talked or even how she laughed,” Mrs. Obama added that what she admired most about Clinton was that “she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has never quit on anything in her life.”

    It was a nostalgic moment for Mrs. Obama, as she praised the woman whom Democrats hope will succeed her husband and a woman with whom she has shared the title of first lady. Mrs. Obama began with recollections of the past eight years, as her daughters grew from “bubbly little girls into poised young women.”

    She recalled some of the barbs her girls had to endure along the way — including questions about their father’s citizenship and his faith. It went unspoken that Trump himself was a driving force behind the questions about her husband’s birthright.

    Mrs. Obama had barely finished her 14-minute speech when her husband, the president, tweeted his review: “Incredible speech by an incredible woman.”


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    7 years ago

    Who cares with whom she’s with.. Blah blah

    Benny
    Benny
    7 years ago

    Does she mean that her husband should retire early from his position of a leader, since he has no clue what in a world he is doing?

    Mark Levin
    Mark Levin
    7 years ago

    Knows matters deeply?
    She must mean UNLIKE Barack O.

    7 years ago

    Hillary surely knows the issues deeply, in her deeply stuffed pockets.

    Butterfly
    Butterfly
    7 years ago

    At least she did not use somebody else’s speech!!

    Benny
    Benny
    7 years ago

    Does she mean that her husband should retire early from his position of a leader, since he has no clue what in a world he is doing?

    7 years ago

    Yeah, a that’s why she and her husband will line their pockets from African dictators and their “business associates” from Europe! What a scammer!

    7 years ago

    With all due respect, it was a great speech. Despite my strong support for Trump, I give credit when credit is due.
    In general the Obama’s are a classy family with strong values. I will always respect Obama’s elogeance and sincerity. Him and his wife a re great role models. I don’t agree with his opinions or style of presidency. But I respect them as people. The clintons on the other hand are cheaters and snakes that have no moral values. And Trump is not much better. But Trump has spot on, in policy issues. If Michelle ran against Trump it would be a close call in my eyes.

    puppydogs
    puppydogs
    7 years ago

    Just ask her brother in law who he is voting for?