Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at 11:16 am EST

Sen. Obama’s Secret Weapon

Posted by JHC in Posts of Note, Video, Campaign, Biography

Michelle ObamaHere’s the headline of an AP story out today:

“Obama’s Wife Says Supporters to Bring Energy to Presidential Campaign.”

And another, from the Post:

“Wife Touts Obama’s ‘Moral Compass.’“

And how about one more, from the Nashua Telegraph:

“Michelle Obama says husband has experience that counts.”

Media coverage in the run-up to the campaign suggested that it was Michelle Obama, the professional, intelligent and classy wife of Sen. Barack Obama, who harbored the most qualms about her husband’s potential run. But now that he’s in, he couldn’t hope for a more ardent, devoted and compelling advocate.

Michelle Obama has been on the campaign trail since February, and everywhere she goes she draws large, interested crowds, engaging them with funny anecdotes about her husband and ultimately inspiring them with testimony about his commitment to justice and public service. Once the campaign skeptic, Michelle Obama is quickly becoming one of its biggest assets.

I’ve long believed that as the public comes to know Michelle Obama, they will see in her the sort of strong, independent but deeply supportive woman they want standing alongside their president. To help in that process, here is a great video of her speech to the Women for Obama group, where she discusses balancing her different roles during the campaign:

And here is another short video that profiles Michelle Obama’s life:

3 Responses to ' Sen. Obama’s Secret Weapon '

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  1. January 4th, 2008 at 8:53 am EST

    PetraMcIntyre said:

    Dear Mrs. and Mr. Obama.
    I would like to know what Senator Obama would do as president to help Israel ?
    Will he demand Israel cede more of its land to the Palestinians or not?
    Will he genuinely back Israel or, the Pals?
    A short simple answer will suffice.
    Thank you,
    Sincerely, Petra McIntyre

  2. June 29th, 2008 at 10:14 pm EST

    hightower said:

    Can you tell me his place of birth? The birth cert. he produced has no seal of country stamp on it. Why? Every birth cert. always has the country seal stamp of all birth in that country.

  3. June 29th, 2008 at 10:19 pm EST

    hightower said:

    cosy little life she gets a $195,000,00 raise ya I would say cosy.

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