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Michelle Obama Speaks for Me

Posted by TYRONE STEELS II, Site Administrator in At TMV.
Feb 19th, 2008 | Comments

I have to say it. In response to the lovely and talented Taylor Marsh’s “Michelle Obama Does Not Speak for Me“:

Michelle Obama speaks for me…

For the first time in my adult life, I’m overflowing with pride in my country because of Senator Barack Obama’s run for the White House. Oh I’ve been been brimming with pride in my country (post 9/11 unity) during my adult life. But never overflowing with pride. Just look at it ladies and gentlemen:

A person of color has a legitimate chance to be POTUS. And the entire rainbow of colors are supporting him. For a black man such as myself, what’s not to overflow about? History in the making. Don’t care if he gets the nod or not, Senator Barack Obama has already made tremendous positive impact on America and how the world sees us.

What’s that? No. You’re lying! Let me check… Well I’ll be…

For the first time in my adult life, I’m exploding with pride in my country. A black man and a white woman have a legitimate chance to be POTUS. Look at how far we have come!

Dearest Michelle, you speak for me a thousand times over.

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pacatrue

Why do you hate America?

ChrisWWW

T-Steel,
I commend you for taking the high road on this one. Taylor Marsh's article seems like it was written by a Clinton campaign staffer. I was waiting for her to say "The love I have for this country does not require voting for someone who won't be ready on Day One."

cosmoetica

I like Michelle even more than Obama, and not just cuz she's a babe.

DLS

We've been inclusive and dispatched with what is now almost myth for years, but yep, there's nothing like vaulting that last, big hurdle. That's understood.

baldilocks

LOL at the first comment. You knew, T, that someone would jerk their knee first and read second.

pacatrue

Failed humor on my part, huh, baldilocks?

JSpencer

Pacatrue, I knew it was humor the first time I read it. ;-) And I echo T-Steel's comments - I feel the same way. I have to say though, I was kind of hoping someone would take the low road... so I'd have an opportunity to refer to them as a nattering nabob of negatism! Oh well...

StockBoySF

Michelle rocks and will make a great First Lady! Go O! (Both of them.)

Here's a NY Times piece on Michelle:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/us/politics/1...

GeorgeSorwell

For the first time in my adult life, I’m exploding with pride in my country. A black man and a white woman have a legitimate chance to be POTUS. Look at how far we have come!

I completely agree!

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