Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton Have Something in Common
DENVER—Michelle Obama didn't have to mention Hillary Clinton in her speech tonight. She didn't have to give a nod to the 18 million votes that Clinton received in the primary, or the 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling. But she did (and to huge cheers). She could have just spoken generically about party unity, but instead she gave a hat tip to Clinton and risked igniting the passions of Clinton loyalists. And it wasn't just for the sake of party unity. Both Clinton and Barack Obama are historic candidates and Michelle Obama's mention of Clinton was her own way of saying "you go girl'. And obviously, this year Michelle would rather have the first African-American president of the United States but she is also a woman and I think would have been proud to also have the first female president of the United States. We can only have one first this year and everyone in the United States should be proud to have the first African-American nominee of a major party. Maybe next time we'll get our next first, the first female presidential nominee of a major party.
Tags: Hillary Clinton | Democratic National Convention | Michelle Obama
Tools: 
Share
|
| Comments (18) | Print
Reader Comments
Is ISA a canadian immigrant?
Seems so
Seems so
Seems so
But what does Hillary and Michelle have in common?
I would hope a lot of things.
But what does Hillary and Michelle have in common?
I would hope a lot of things.
But what does Hillary and Michelle have in common?
I would hope a lot of things.
Mamma always say-ed stupid comments deserve stupider comments and that's all I've go to say about tha-at.
A chance for a better America
Among the wonderful freedoms we have in our country
The right to vote for and elect the party we think will do what’s in the best interest of us
The health care, gas prices, the real estate market
Our economy as a whole.
The problem is that we need new leadership, a new direction
A new focus, and we have that, in our soon to be president,
Don’t dislike him because of his African American decent.
Don’t dislike him because he doesn’t have 30 years of experience,
our current president’s father was president had a tremendous amount of experience and now we have JWB. Who is probably the worse president we have ever had, who has with all his experience, run our country into the ground, economically, and morally,
so much for experience.
Appreciate him for what he will do for our country.
Change is scary but it is also good.
Change is different, but it makes us grow, improves us and makes us stronger and better. Things can always get worse, but they must get better, change!!
DNC
I watch with intensity as Michelle Obama gave her speech. it was quite moving & at times a tear jerker.
It is so sad when people like PattyofFlorida are so negative with statesment such as:
"I don’t know about you but I thought M. Obama had a great opportunity to tell some good stories about Obama, but instead it sounded like a woman running for President in 2016"
Did you have a problem with Hillary sating haow many years of experience she had? Mind you, some of this experience was when she was Bills wife in the White House.
I beleive Michelle was only staying facts about her life with Barack & their kids.
advertisement
