<p>I thought the same thing, andi. An extraordinary First Lady in the making. Mostly because her intelligence just shines. I saw a one-on-one interview with her on CNN and wished I was able to vote for HER for president. Without being arrogant, she gives the impression that she would be competent at running just about anything.</p>
<p>Extraordinary like Eleanor Roosevelt. Far more impressive than Hillary was.</p>
<p>Barack and Obama makes such a great team. They have different ways of connecting to their audience. Michelle relates to people as they are. She returns to the theme that she is one of the 99% of Americans who are “normal folks.” You can practically see people nodding in recognition. Barack, who did not have an ordinary childhood and cannot relate to ordinary folks in the same way, makes people think of what could be, what we could be as a nation. They complement each other so well.
By now, I’ve listened to two songs inspired by his oratory. Both terrific. How cool is that?</p>
<p>What’s the other song, Marite?</p>
<p>Now that I’ve heard her speak, I’m even more irritated by that idiot, Chris Matthews. A few weeks ago he was going on and on about how attractive Michelle is, and how makes Barack Obama look good to have a pretty wife. I did know that she was a very well-educated woman, a lawyer, etc., and I couldn’t believe he was talking about her appearance. And, of course, he’s had to apologize for his awful comments about Hillary Clinton.</p>
<p>It’s “Fired Up, Ready to Go” by a group of Seattle musicians and ordinary folks.</p>
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<p>Is this the song?</p>
<p><a href=“http://youtube.com/watch?v=HbpRav8bjjQ[/url]”>http://youtube.com/watch?v=HbpRav8bjjQ</a></p>
<p>I rarely pay attention to these idiots in TV news these days. The standards have really deteriorated from even 10 years ago. These guys don’t have a clue. Even for pure political analysis they are pretty stupid. </p>
<p>For example, I have yet to hear a “talking head” mention one big factor in all States with open or semi-open primaries tomorrow: Now that McCain is a done deal on the GOP side, all the independents and unaffiliated voters (like me) will vote on the Dem side, giving Obama a big boost.</p>
<p>I listened to some of the YouTube speeches and was very impressed. She’s so passionate and so down to earth. I really like the two of them (Barack and Michelle).</p>
<p>Last night, I said to my husband “If Obama wins, it will be the first time in our lives that we have a president who is YOUNGER than us!”</p>
<p>I listened to the snippet of Michelle on YouTube and was absolutely moved. Made my 15yo listen to it with me.</p>
<p>Good point, vicariousparent. I hadn’t thought of that. </p>
<p>There are a few “talking heads” that I like. Keith Olberman is one, and Rachel Maddow is another. She is absolutely brilliant and witty, too boot. She is sometimes paired with Pat Buchanan, and the entertainment value of those broadcasts is very high. She’s all over youtube.</p>
<p>Is Rachel the woman with the short dark hair who is a radio on-air pundit? If so, I like her a lot, too. I actually even like Pat Robertson when he’s paired with her and talking to Olberman and Mathews…</p>
<p>Yes, that’s Rachel. She also has a radio show, I think, but it’s not available here.</p>
<p>Michelle is WAY BETTER than Hillary.</p>
<p>More “experienced”, too. ;)</p>
<p>The Obamas are amazing. I lived in Hyde park - Barack was my state senator - and they are the kind of people that you could actually run into in the neighborhood. They were always gracious and down to earth, as well as charismatic and brilliant. I’ve seen Barack and Michelle both listening to constituents discussing an issue, and it always struck me how much they listen. It’s not for show. They really care and take into account what people say and think. When you actually see that in action, it makes every other politician look as phony as can be.</p>
<p>If you’re in a Super Tuesday state, please vote and get others to the polls! If you aren’t, please make phone calls for Barack’s campaign!</p>
<p>New York Times profile of Michelle Obama:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/us/politics/14michelle.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/us/politics/14michelle.html</a></p>
<p>I listened to Michelle making unpleasant remarks about Hilary Clinton on YouTube and was distinctly UNimpressed. Ungracious, unpleasant, and unwise. </p>
<p>I hope that it was not typical of her.</p>
<p>Do you have a link?</p>
<p>Here, I found one of them. She sure speaks her mind. Conventional wisdom would say that she should stay politically correct and not create any controversies. But this is not the year for conventional wisdom.</p>
<p>[Michelle</a> Obama takes a shot at Hillary Clinton](<a href=“http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5702284572226161561]Michelle”>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5702284572226161561)</p>
<p>Edit: This is from about 6 months ago. She probably stays closer to the script now.</p>