Michelle Obama's last speech as first lady

katliamom
Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:32:24 +0000

Let’s be honest here: as the first black First Lady, the burden was much greater on Michelle Obama than on her predecessors. She bore it with grace and strength. And being a thoroughly modern woman, she added intelligence, humor and a down-to-earth quality we rarely see in public officials. It didn’t hurt that she’s a knock-out who rocked evening gowns.

Melania, too, will look great as a First Lady. But the meaning of Melania is altogether different from the powerful meaning of Michelle Lavonne Robinson Obama. As my 86-year old father-in-law said, we’re lucky to have lived to see the likes of the Obamas in the White House.