360 Degrees of Michelle Obama
I just finished watching Michelle Obama on CNN.com (from last night's Anderson Cooper). WOW! I tell you what, if Barack Obama weren't running, if Michelle were the one that had wanted to run for public office. She could have been the first female and the the first black president. What an impressive lady.
The interview covers all the bases from Rev. Wright to the race question to the delegate math to talk of a dream ticket to dogs for the girls. She handles every question with amazing poise and grace. She is solid in her desire and insistence that the Rev. Wright issue needs to but put aside (AMEN!) but she was never defensive. Her tone was calm and soothing - it was completely devoid of the shrillness that often plagues female politicians. And just like with her husband you are struck by how intelligent these two are - which is a refreshing change of pace from the aw-shucks image of George Bush. Yet, she seems very grounded and very - to use the catch phrase of the moment - average American.
The interview is well worth watching. I'm still looking for it in a format that I can embed but for the meantime here is the link:
Footnote: I still haven't found the Michelle Obama interview but here is a fabulous interview with John Kerry. I can't help but think if he'd had this much fight in him when he was running that maybe we would have been spared the last 3 years . . . But, he takes on MSNBC on their continuing obsession with Rev. Wright and makes some excellent points!
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