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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 8/26/2008
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A senior Obama official says that, "to a high degree of confidence," the campaign knows that Michelle Obama's speech went over well in the 18 battleground states that Barack Obama is focusing on. That means, yes, that the campaign ran several focus groups last night in those states. Of Michelle and Barack Obama: "By the end of this convention, people will know that they are both sort of ...
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Michelle's Speech A Success, Obama Camp Says
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Marc Ambinder reports that Michelle Obama's speech was a success:
A senior Obama official says that, "to a high degree of confidence," the campaign knows that Michelle Obama's speech went over well in the 18 battleground states that Barack Obama is focusing on.
Read the full text of Obama's speech here. Watch the Obama daughters talk to their father after the speech here.
Read about the preparation that went into Michelle's speech here, and scan blog and newspaper reviews of her speech here. ...
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Scenes from a Marriage - The Modern Sequel
pajamasmedia.com 8/23/2008 — FADE IN: INT. OBAMA BEDROOM - LATE NIGHT BARACK , just back from a speech, is undressing. He is about to toss his socks on the floor when he notices MICHELLE, already in bed, raising her eyebrows. He stops, carefully puts his socks in the ...
pajamasmedia.com 8/23/2008 — FADE IN: INT. OBAMA BEDROOM - LATE NIGHT BARACK , just back from a speech, is undressing. He is about to toss his socks on the floor when he notices MICHELLE, already in bed, raising her eyebrows. He stops, carefully puts his socks in the ...
Michelle Obama's Speech: Three Weeks In The Making
huffingtonpost.com 8/26/2008 — When Michelle Obama takes to the podium this evening at the Pepsi Center in Denver, she'll be delivering a speech that she spent nearly a month constructing with her staff. According to a campaign source, Michelle was "integrally" involved not only ...
huffingtonpost.com 8/26/2008 — When Michelle Obama takes to the podium this evening at the Pepsi Center in Denver, she'll be delivering a speech that she spent nearly a month constructing with her staff. According to a campaign source, Michelle was "integrally" involved not only ...
Michelle Obama Tonight
taylormarsh.com 8/25/2008 — BY TAYLOR MARSH Reporting from Denver From the Obama camp: TONIGHT: Michelle Obama-??s Prime-Time Speech to Detail the Obama Family-??s Life, Values and Commitment to Service To kick off the night, Obama Campaign to Unveil Biographical Film -??South Side Girl-?? Denver, CO -?" Michelle Obama will deliver the first headline prime-time speech of the ...
taylormarsh.com 8/25/2008 — BY TAYLOR MARSH Reporting from Denver From the Obama camp: TONIGHT: Michelle Obama-??s Prime-Time Speech to Detail the Obama Family-??s Life, Values and Commitment to Service To kick off the night, Obama Campaign to Unveil Biographical Film -??South Side Girl-?? Denver, CO -?" Michelle Obama will deliver the first headline prime-time speech of the ...
Michelle Obama's Two Americas
corner.nationalreview.com 8/26/2008 — I have a new story up on the home page about Michelle Obama's performance last night here in Denver. And the bottom line is: it was a strikingly, almost stunningly different Michelle Obama from the one I have seen out on the campaign trail: Near the ...
corner.nationalreview.com 8/26/2008 — I have a new story up on the home page about Michelle Obama's performance last night here in Denver. And the bottom line is: it was a strikingly, almost stunningly different Michelle Obama from the one I have seen out on the campaign trail: Near the ...
Hotline After Dark -- The Portrait of A (Possible First) Lady
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com 8/26/2008 — The reviews of Michelle Obama 's 8/25 speech are in: PBS' Woodruff : "There have been spousal speeches, they've been successful on a scale of 1 to 10. I would say -- and journalists write the first rough draft of history -- that this one, at ...
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com 8/26/2008 — The reviews of Michelle Obama 's 8/25 speech are in: PBS' Woodruff : "There have been spousal speeches, they've been successful on a scale of 1 to 10. I would say -- and journalists write the first rough draft of history -- that this one, at ...
I Agree
corner.nationalreview.com 8/26/2008 — with Jonah and Kathryn. Michelle Obama did not seem aggrieved, entitled, whiny, extreme, unpatriotic, or even particularly liberal. She didn't sound anything like the off-the-cuff Michelle Obama we have come to know. The speech was well-crafted to ...
corner.nationalreview.com 8/26/2008 — with Jonah and Kathryn. Michelle Obama did not seem aggrieved, entitled, whiny, extreme, unpatriotic, or even particularly liberal. She didn't sound anything like the off-the-cuff Michelle Obama we have come to know. The speech was well-crafted to ...
Michelle
tigerhawk.blogspot.com 8/26/2008 — I was away from the television last night and will have limited access for the rest of the Democratic convention, but plenty of other people watched the show, including particularly Michelle Obama's speech. Andrew Sullivan has a nice round-up of ...
tigerhawk.blogspot.com 8/26/2008 — I was away from the television last night and will have limited access for the rest of the Democratic convention, but plenty of other people watched the show, including particularly Michelle Obama's speech. Andrew Sullivan has a nice round-up of ...
Michelle Obama's American dream speech
betsyspage.blogspot.com 8/26/2008 — Michelle Obama gave an effective and moving tribute to her husband in her speech last night. If all you knew about her is what she said yesterday, you'd be impressed with her statements of love for her country, husband, and family. And no one doubts ...
betsyspage.blogspot.com 8/26/2008 — Michelle Obama gave an effective and moving tribute to her husband in her speech last night. If all you knew about her is what she said yesterday, you'd be impressed with her statements of love for her country, husband, and family. And no one doubts ...
CBS Skips Not 'Proud,' Couric: Michelle Obama 'Slightly Controversial'
newsbusters.org 8/26/2008 — After Michelle Obama's Monday night speech at the Democratic National Convention, ABC and NBC mentioned her “for the first time in my adult lifetime I'm proud of my country” previous slap at the United States, but in the context of how she resolved ...
newsbusters.org 8/26/2008 — After Michelle Obama's Monday night speech at the Democratic National Convention, ABC and NBC mentioned her “for the first time in my adult lifetime I'm proud of my country” previous slap at the United States, but in the context of how she resolved ...
Figures. Michelle Obama Quotes Lines From "Rules For Radicals" In Her DNC Convention Speech
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 8/26/2008 — Figures. Michelle Obama quotes lines some radicalFar Left book in her DNC Convention speech. What to make of Michelle Obama's use the terms, “The world as it is” and “The world as it should be?” From whence do they originate? Try Chapter 2 of Saul ...
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 8/26/2008 — Figures. Michelle Obama quotes lines some radicalFar Left book in her DNC Convention speech. What to make of Michelle Obama's use the terms, “The world as it is” and “The world as it should be?” From whence do they originate? Try Chapter 2 of Saul ...
Fox News' Kelly asked whether Michelle Obama gave "her critics fodder" with word she didn't say
mediamatters.org 8/26/2008 — During Fox News' August 25 coverage of the Democratic National Convention, anchor Megyn Kelly asked Fox News contributor Howard Wolfson about Michelle Obama's convention speech, "Do you think that, you know, her saying that she loves America, that ...
mediamatters.org 8/26/2008 — During Fox News' August 25 coverage of the Democratic National Convention, anchor Megyn Kelly asked Fox News contributor Howard Wolfson about Michelle Obama's convention speech, "Do you think that, you know, her saying that she loves America, that ...
Michelle O's Alinksky Connection Is Through Barack
riehlworldview.com 8/26/2008 — Gateway Pundit points out that Michelle Obama quoted concepts from Rules for Radicals in her speech last night and suggests she heard it in church. Funny, but more likely, it was Obama that came up with it due to the individual who started him off in ...
riehlworldview.com 8/26/2008 — Gateway Pundit points out that Michelle Obama quoted concepts from Rules for Radicals in her speech last night and suggests she heard it in church. Funny, but more likely, it was Obama that came up with it due to the individual who started him off in ...
Rove Blasts Michelle Obama’s Patriotism: ‘I Don’t Think She Did Well On Saying I Love America’
thinkprogress.org 8/26/2008 — In a speech last night at the Democratic convention, Michelle Obama “began a weeklong effort to present her husband — and his entire family — as embodiments of the American dream .” The Houston Chronicle writes, “Despite Republican attempts to paint ...
thinkprogress.org 8/26/2008 — In a speech last night at the Democratic convention, Michelle Obama “began a weeklong effort to present her husband — and his entire family — as embodiments of the American dream .” The Houston Chronicle writes, “Despite Republican attempts to paint ...
Meet Michelle Obama
washingtonmonthly.com 8/26/2008 — MEET MICHELLE OBAMA.... By most measures, Michelle Obama was under quite a bit of pressure last night to deliver a great speech. She's been the target of some pretty vicious right-wing smears; polls suggest public perceptions of her aren't entirely...
washingtonmonthly.com 8/26/2008 — MEET MICHELLE OBAMA.... By most measures, Michelle Obama was under quite a bit of pressure last night to deliver a great speech. She's been the target of some pretty vicious right-wing smears; polls suggest public perceptions of her aren't entirely...
Michelle Obama Used Lines From Saul Alinsky's Book, 'Rules for Radicals' In Last Night's Speech
hyscience.com 8/26/2008 — Last night Michelle Obama used lines from a radical Far Left book by Saul Alinsky ("father of community organizing" and a notorious far-left radical) in her DNC Convention speech. Gateway Pundit nailed her : What to make of Michelle Obama's use the terms, "The world as it is" and "The world as it should be?" From whence do they originate? Try Chapter 2 of Saul Alinsky's book, Rules ...
hyscience.com 8/26/2008 — Last night Michelle Obama used lines from a radical Far Left book by Saul Alinsky ("father of community organizing" and a notorious far-left radical) in her DNC Convention speech. Gateway Pundit nailed her : What to make of Michelle Obama's use the terms, "The world as it is" and "The world as it should be?" From whence do they originate? Try Chapter 2 of Saul Alinsky's book, Rules ...
Juan Williams tears up after Michelle Obama speech: ‘It’s unbelievable’
thinkprogress.org 8/27/2008 — Yesterday, after Michelle Obama delivered an address highlighting the “improbable journey that’s brought us to this moment,” Fox News’s Juan Williams teared up as he talked about her speech, stating, “I’m just ...
thinkprogress.org 8/27/2008 — Yesterday, after Michelle Obama delivered an address highlighting the “improbable journey that’s brought us to this moment,” Fox News’s Juan Williams teared up as he talked about her speech, stating, “I’m just ...
Juan Williams tears up after Michelle Obama speech: ?It?s unbelievable? — The Hollywood Liberal
Juan Williams tears up after Michelle Obama speech: ?It?s unbelievable? Yesterday, after Michelle Obama delivered an address highlighting the “improbable journey that’s brought us to this moment,” Fox News’s Juan Williams teared up as he talked about her speech, stating, “I’m just thrilled. I mean, it’s almost emotional. … We’ve ...
Michelle Obama Incites Redneck Shooting Rampage — Gateway Pundit
A Tampa Bay Man Was Fired Up After Watching Michelle Obama's Speech ( Pain Comics ) An outraged and bitter Tampa Bay man clinging to his gun and religion went on a shooting rampage last night at his trailer park after the Michelle Obama speech. TampaBay.com reported: Pasco man shootin' mad after Obama speech, authorities say The man stood outside his RV, yelling and shooting a gun ...
Adam Hanft: Michelle Obama's Speech: A High-Tech Groveling — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Michelle Obama was persuasive, powerful and elegant last night. It was a better speech, delivered with more oratorical finesse, than most professional politicians could muster. But the one thing I haven't read in all the praise and accolades is the simple fact that this was a speech she should never have had to make.
I say that because when you distill all the rhetoric -- parse all the ...
Denver: Love and… — Comments from Left Field
About last night…
The general consensus of last night was that Michelle knocked her speech out of the park. There seems to be little regarding anything else.
I have yet to get the chance to read or watch the entirety of Michelle’s speech, though I have read and seen excerpts. What really sucked me in, though, came at the end when the Obama’s daughters came up on ...
Michelle Obama speech reactions — AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
I was interested in listening to Michelle Obama last night but more importantly, I was interested in following the reaction of others. At the table next to us, we watched a couple cheer and then wipe their eyes as the adorable Obama children spoke with their dad. Another table listened politely at first but by the middle of Michelle's speech, they were completely engaged. They started to talk ...
Fisking Michelle Obama’s Speech — A Few Thoughts — Patterico's Pontifications
[Posted by WLS]
Michelle Obama’s speech is going to slip away like ether into the atmosphere in the next 24 hours. Before it does I want to take a look at some of the actual words she spoke. The quality of a presentation can sometimes interfere with a listener’s understanding of what is being said. There is no question that Michelle Obama delivered a very eloquent speech last ...
Michelle Obama from the WA perspective — HorsesAss.Org
If you watched the convention coverage last night, you surely got a better view of Michelle Obama’s speech than I caught on my little camera, so I’m not going to bother posting my recording of the speech here. But I will show you a snippet of Michelle’s entrance from the perspective of the WA delegation, giving you a sense of the genuine excitement and enthusiasm on ...
A funny thing happened on the way to the convention... — RIGHTWINGSPARKLE
Michelle became proud of her country. Who is the real Michelle? Byron York t NRO compares a few lines from Michelle Obama's speech last night to recent speech in North Carolina: In Denver, Michelle Obama described America as a place of hope, a place where people find success during the course of “improbable journeys.” In Charlotte, her America was a dark and ugly place, where people ...
Michelle Obama — JustOneMinute
Betsy Newmark thinks Michelle Obama's speech will impress those who only know about her "what she said yesterday". Memory aides are provided. Tiger Hawk rounds up the round-ups and opines: First Lady Michelle Obama would be a dramatic, jarring, revealing,...
Kos Kid: 'Michelle Obama Captures Your Inner Being' — JammieWearingFool
You can't make this stuff up. An angry America-hating shrew gets up and pretends she cares about America, and the gullible rubes lap it up.Michelle Obama will be famous in her own right. Even if Barack Obama never reaches his goal of the Presidency, I strongly feel that Michelle will someday be in the history books. She gives a speech that comes from the heart, mind and soul. Her words capture
I imitation-live-blog Michelle Obama's speech. — Althouse
I missed most of Michelle Obama's speech last night, and the good thing about that is that now I've got the text , and it's much faster to read and much easier to blog. So I'll imitation-live-blog: As you might imagine, for Barack, running for president is nothing compared to that first game of basketball with my brother, Craig. Why might I imagine that? What a strange first line! And at ...
Michelle Obama on the “great American story” — Crooks and Liars
Monday was Michelle Obama’s night in Denver, and she delivered what must have been biggest and best speech of her life. Deeply personal and infinitely inspirational, Michelle explains the values and vision that she and Barack share and the America they want their children to grow up in.
“[Barack and I] were raised with so many of the same values: that you work hard for what you ...
Michelle Obama’s Speech — The Democratic Daily
A quick note on Michelle Obama’s speech … I thought it was awesome. I was incredibly impressed. She’s grown a lot on the campaign trail. Tonight’s from Michelle Obama speech was honest, from the heart and very moving. It was a great follow up to the tribute to Ted Kennedy and Kennedy’s “ triumphant appearance ” and speech .
If you missed Michelle ...
Michelle Obama at The Democratic National Convention — Shakesville
I had some minor hiccups, so moving a bit slow. Michelle Obama "introduced" her husband in a resounding speech. Though, the segment directly after her speech with their children chatting with "daddy" via satellite was the clincher. Transcript of her speech below via NPR : As you might imagine, for Barack, running for president is nothing compared to that first game of basketball ...
Another Convention Speech Wrap Up Thread — Daily Kos
A CSPAN caller, who was torn between McCain and Obama, just called in to say that as a result of Michelle Obama's speech, she will be voting for Obama. The ads that McCain is running throughout the country attempt to paint Barack Obama is an ulta-radical, dangerous liberal who's secretly a commie/Muslim/babykiller/insertyoursmearhere. Tonight, from Michelle's rousing speech to the Obama ...
Michelle Obama’s Speech — PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts
I must confess, Michelle Obama’s speech is more cliched and bland than I expected (not that I necessarily expect much from wives of candidates who are placed in very difficult circumstances, giving a speech to a arena filled with people, not to mention the TV cameras). Based on an NPR interview that I heard, and what I thought the speech needed to do, I expected something more personal ...
Michelle Obama Quotes Hillary's "18 Million Cracks In Glass Ceiling" Line — TPM Election Central
Michelle Obama, who just wrapped up her speech, throws a big sop to Hillary and her supporters, and makes a broad-based pitch for female support, quoting a line directly from Hillary's concession speech in which Hillary alluded to the 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling her candidacy created.
"I stand here today at the crosscurrents of that history -- knowing that my piece of the ...
