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ORIGINAL: CatdeMedici

There will always be someone who likes, doesn't like, approves, disapproves-hell we can't even agree in the definition of submission--we will never agree on political issues.
 
My take--you put it out there, you get what comes--just be very comfortable WHAT and HOW you put it.

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ORIGINAL: Sanity


Michelle is the new Jackie! If anything she's a victim who is super intelligent and who dresses divinely, and who is the worlds foremost mother.

Don't believe me? Just ask CNN, ABC, CBS, MSNBC, the New York Times, et al. - they'll tell you!

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ORIGINAL: Sanity


Michelle is the new Jackie! If anything she's a victim who is super intelligent and who dresses divinely, and who is the worlds foremost mother.

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ORIGINAL: corysub
Do you think Michelle is now back and we can see her in the cross hairs of public opinion and the media? 

She was never out of the spotlight during this whole process nor will she be anytime in the next 4 years.

Do you think that would be fair?

The public role of the First Lady has changed with the times and cirucmstances through the years and of course the individual personalities of the women involved and the type of relationship with their respective husbands.

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ORIGINAL: NeedToUseYou

Michelle Obama is as much a target as anyone else, she made that decision the first time she campaigned for her husband. It's as simple as that, she did go alone sometimes and campaign for him, she made speeches, gave interviews for political purposes, etc, in the run up. If she had minimized her exposure during the whole process, I'd say she was not fair game, however, one can't be active, and protected at the same time. She made the decision.

So, bash away, or fawn over her, whichever, if Obama doesn't like it, him and his wife should have never decided to put her out there to begin with.

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During the primary phase Michelle became a target

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ORIGINAL: MrRodgers

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ORIGINAL: NeedToUseYou

Michelle Obama is as much a target as anyone else, she made that decision the first time she campaigned for her husband. It's as simple as that, she did go alone sometimes and campaign for him, she made speeches, gave interviews for political purposes, etc, in the run up. If she had minimized her exposure during the whole process, I'd say she was not fair game, however, one can't be active, and protected at the same time. She made the decision.

So, bash away, or fawn over her, whichever, if Obama doesn't like it, him and his wife should have never decided to put her out there to begin with.

Target for what ? Who are we talking about here...what does she do ? She is fair game for what...unfair disparages ? Does she have a bull's eye on her back, if so...why ? She gives speeches, raises money for charities...something more and more Americans will need.

She is a hostess, a figurehead and 'famous' for only one thing...being 1st Lady. Wow...big deal in the big picture.

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ORIGINAL: kdsub

I think you must be deaf dumb and blind to think she was ever out of the crosshairs of public opinion let alone the media.

Butch

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ORIGINAL: corysub
Do you think Michelle is now back and we can see her in the cross hairs of public opinion and the media? 

She was never out of the spotlight during this whole process nor will she be anytime in the next 4 years.

Do you think that would be fair?

I think if youwill  recall the final couple of months of the primary, Michelle was really not out "stumping" the way she was earlier in 2008 when she drew so much flack for her comments about "never having been proud to be American"etc.  And she has already given some clue to her planning to be very much involved in Barack's Presidency.  As I said, it's going to be fun.

The public role of the First Lady has changed with the times and cirucmstances through the years and of course the individual personalities of the women involved and the type of relationship with their respective husbands.
Absolutely! There was Mamie Eisenhower...and than Jackie, and Hillary, as representative of  the extremes.  One was a devoted wife, one was a sophisticated  "Lady" who understood the history and signifiance of the Presidency the White House and represented the country with class, and the third was a "gutter fighter with a dream".  It's going to be fun to watch Michelle find herself.  It's a tougher job than she thought it might be, in my opinon, and that goes for hubby too!

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ORIGINAL: kdsub

I think you must be deaf dumb and blind to think she was ever out of the crosshairs of public opinion let alone the media.

Butch

Why did you "slag" me? (New English word I learned today) I assume you must think that people who are deaf, and blind are also "dumb"?   .I'm not even going banter with someone like you but just iggy.