Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, used an appearance today as co-host of ABC’s “The View” to introduce herself to daytime-viewing Americans as an approachable, sympathetic and fairly traditional woman. Her husband's presidential campaign hopes to debunk unfavorable and sometimes racially toned images of her as angry or aggressive.
“Of course I’m proud of my country,” she told the talk-show panel, downplaying her infamous quote earlier this year about people’s response to her husband’s candidacy making her really proud of the country for the first time. She told the five female co-hosts she was talking about "having a pride in the political process" and is confident Americans will know what she stands for as they see more of her.
Mrs. Obama praised Hillary Clinton for breaking barriers for women and girls, including the Obamas' two daughters.
But she portrayed herself as less of a partner than Clinton saw herself in presidential-type decision-making.
She ducked a question about whether Obama should tap Clinton as his running mate, saying when it comes to choosing a vice presidential nominee, “I will have nothing to do with it.” Obama also volunteered how much she likes First Lady Laura Bush, saying she penned her a thank-you note for sticking up for her after the “really proud” comment. Obama said she is taking some “cues” from the first lady as the campaign progressing, noting that one reason people across partisan lines respond to her is that she “doesn’t sort of fuel the fire.”
Obama wore a sleeveless, short black-and-white sundress, said, “It’s fun to look pretty” and called it “very flattering” when the show's co-hosts noted that she had been compared to former First Lady Jackie Kennedy in terms of her stylishness.
But Obama let some of her sharp-edged side through as well. She greeted everyone with the same first bump she and her husband shared earlier this month on the night he became the nominee – a congratulatory gesture that a Fox television host suggested on air that critics were likening to a “terrorist fist jab.” That announcer later apologized. Obama said the fist bump was now her “signature” move – and that it was “the new high-five” but that she is not hip enough to have discovered it on her own. Instead, she said, she learned it from campaign staff.
Whoopi Goldberg, the black comedian and actor who is one of the show’s hosts, told Obama she wanted to thank her on behalf of other dark-skinned black women for presenting a different image of them than what television tends to portray, especially news programs. Goldberg said the unfair image is “they have no teeth and the teeth that they have have gold around them, and they can’t put a sentence together.” She told Obama, “You are helping to change a perception” and added, “I just want to say thanks.”
Michelle, my dear lady. Please ask your husband to step back and let McCain take full charge with his 3R economic plan. Your hubby can do his deal in 4 to 8 years with a bit more experience under his cap.
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Progressive Candidate John McCain comes through for America with his 3R economic plan.
In the aura of Theodore Roosevelt, McCain’s plan just makes sense.
1. RETHINK: America must rethink the global views on what America is capable of in our current state of technology, engineering and the demands that face the world.
“RETHINK” in terms of re-action means to set forth this plan.
Most Americans know where the USA falls short in the ways of manufacturing and valuable jobs.
It’s time to meet the change of global demands with Made in USA quality and a new American workforce. Oddly enough, the framework is ready and waiting for this plan and active participation. The Progressive attitude of John McCain to get things done will resurrect America.
2. REFORM: America must rise to these demands and compete aggressively in a global economy. We must demand higher quality products and less restricted trade routes for Made in USA components.
”RE-FORM” is simple to comprehend as through John McCain’s Progressive attitudes, the USA will reform our manufacturing and hit it full steam ahead!
Made in USA has always meant highest quality products at moderate prices. The difference today is, we save loose change with Imported Chinese junk products, but few high paying jobs exist to do anything except buy the cheaper foreign-made products.
3. REINVENT: America and Americans must reinvent themselves to reach and maintain these standards and by sheer American ingenuity, control the world’s marketplace in the competitive manner, as we have always been proud to rule. Can you hear Theodore Roosevelt shouting this?
”RE-INVENT” is the exciting part of McCain’s 3R plan.
Americans in need of a future and without the desire, funding or free time to spend 2 to 8 years in college can go back to a re-invented manufacturing education. McCain’s formula allows these new students, young and old, to be paid a moderate paycheck while learning their new skills and leadership roles in hands on classrooms! Without costing taxpayers or the US government additional funds, we can literally change the face of America and the world.
NUTS AND BOLTS of the matter are simple.
Mealer Companies and other Green Engineering firms that actually have the answers to viable fossil free transportation and climate control for home and office that saves billions per year, realize why low cost energy has been avoided. Billions in savings means millions of taxes lost! The government makes major operating expenses from energy taxes.
Everything from Electricity usage to home heating and gasoline and diesel subsidize the government through legitimate and necessary taxes.
No taxes means no government-funded programs. Here’s the 3R solution!
McCain’s 3R Plan takes hold and the USA goes a bit greener.
Learning the skills required in order to become the American driving force behind new USA manufacturing boom, many Americans will also gain the skills to become the CEOs and leaders of their own USA Mfg arenas. Leading a group of people who love their new lifestyle is not difficult and Americans have been proving American ingenuity and leadership since Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Republican era.
Initial estimates of 1 in 5 students will go on to begin his or her own company and drive even more Americans into a viable lifestyle with real jobs, real benefits and a retirement to look forward to. Many students will combine forces and create successful joint ventures.
America has the means to follow through with John McCain’s 3R plan, ready and in place across the USA. The buildings we need sit vacant for the most part. America has millions of people screaming for new and improved jobs.
Senator McCain has provided the new guard for Social Security, the promise of retirement and the dreams that can be realized by Americans who would otherwise be lost or at the mercy of a dying workforce. This is the new workforce for American’s future.
By assuming leases on abandoned stores and factories across America with MC-3R schools and mini-manufacturing training centers, the USA made products can be sold and support the stores. Building owners write off the loss in taxes over a few years!
Although the thousands of new businesses manufacturing USA Made products is exciting enough, the real excitement comes from the massive amount of additional jobs that will be created to provide the new housing, new buildings, new parks, shopping, grocery stores, schools, government outlets and so much more.
The Key PROBLEM with the housing slump and the huge crude oil buy-out is not from greedy developers or greedy oil companies, but from the desire to locate and invest in the era’s best investments. Housing was #1 until the investment funds were pulled and crude oil took its place as a commodity. McCain will get us out of the mess that threatens the world’s economy.
These three R’s will be accomplished by the McCain express and through wealthy American entrepreneurs who were once able to invest in America’s manufacturing capabilities but have since fallen into investments that have caused catastrophic world economy failure.
McCain’s Progressive nature embodies Theodore Roosevelt more than any other US presidential candidate in history since.
We need John McCain to lead our nation.
Posted by: John Lewis Mealer | June 18, 2008 at 10:18 PM
SURE LOOKS LIKE MR OBAMA LETS MRS OBAMA BE THE LEADER IN THE RELATIONSHIP... WATCHING THEM TOGETHER...I'D SAY, IN CONTRAST TO ALL HER DISCLAIMERS, MRS OBAMA IS THE ONE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT!!!DIDN'T LIKE HILLARY...OUT OF THE FRYING PAN...
Posted by: pumahillbabe | June 19, 2008 at 06:36 PM
Is the thought of a man and woman married together in a MUTUALLY respectful situation such a difficult pill to swallow?! God forbid if a woman has a brain and choses to use it be SUPPORTIVE of her husband, family and community rather than ACT like a pitiful, mindless mannequin who is REALLY a manipulative, dependent thinking robotron yes-thing to her husband. A woman as an equal to her her husband is not a threat to a man UNLESS his mind is as small as what's in his shorts! And therein lies the basis of the problem!
Posted by: purpleorchid | June 24, 2008 at 10:28 PM