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The crucial advice from Michelle Obama's parents that led her to Barack Obama
CNBC ^ | 11/9/2017 | Zameena Mejia

Posted on 11/09/2017 7:47:18 AM PST by simpson96

If former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama had to pick the words that have guided her over the years, she said she would pick a song by Stevie Wonder or a poem by Maya Angelou. Despite those and many other points of inspirations, Obama said the words she thinks of every day are those of her parents:

"When I think about the words that stay in my head, that guide me, what I wake up to every day, it's the voice of Marian and Fraser Robinson," she said in an interview with poet Elizabeth Alexander during the inaugural Obama Foundation Summit in her Chicago hometown.

Obama reflected on the words and phrases that her parents shared with her growing up: "Do what you say you're going to do, be honest and true, and treat people with dignity and respect."

"Those words guide me and they led me to Barack Obama," she added, "who reminded me very much of my own father in his decency and his honesty and his compassion. That was my foundation."

Michelle and Barack Obama celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary this past October, during which Michelle tweeted to Barack, " you're still my best friend and the most extraordinary man I know."

She underscored how when thinking about the everyday words that personally influence you, they don't have to be poetic or set to music to matter.

"Most of the words that guide us are those words that we've heard growing up," Obama said. "For me, I had some pretty powerful parents who were very understated and humble in their own rights, but I live each day trying to make them proud."

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1 posted on 11/09/2017 7:47:18 AM PST by simpson96
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What a big phony. Treat people with dignity and respect? When was that?


2 posted on 11/09/2017 7:50:31 AM PST by Crucial
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Notice the virtue signaling - she’ll only reference black artists and poets. She’s the biggest racist we’ve ever had in the White House.


3 posted on 11/09/2017 7:52:03 AM PST by Skywise
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To: simpson96

They told him that barack likes transgender?


4 posted on 11/09/2017 7:53:22 AM PST by castlegreyskull
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1. Do what you say you’re going to do — “I’m going to transform the US” +1
2. Be honest and true — “You can keep your doctor. Every family will save $2,500.” and “I’m a Christian.” -10
3.Treat people with dignity and respect. — “I won. I’m driving. You get in the back seat.” -10

Total ~19. Solid F on Michelle’s words to live by. If she were honest with herself she’d leave the immoral weasel.


5 posted on 11/09/2017 7:55:26 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: simpson96

They said “Micheal, find a guy that likes to suck your D**k and you’ll be happy”!


6 posted on 11/09/2017 7:55:50 AM PST by fedupjohn (The Alpha Male Chosen By The People to #MAGA....President Trump...)
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To: simpson96

Dad’advice to Michelle, “ Now listen up son...”


7 posted on 11/09/2017 7:56:15 AM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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MO’s comments sound like a bunch of sayings on overly sappy greeting cards


8 posted on 11/09/2017 7:56:28 AM PST by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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To: simpson96

The true advice was: “You are as untalented as Hillary. You should do as she did and find a partner as crooked and without morals as you, but with the talent to fool silly leftists into thinking he actually has a measuarable IQ.”


9 posted on 11/09/2017 7:59:18 AM PST by Da Coyote
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Oops, that’s measurable, not measuarable. I had a CNN moment.


10 posted on 11/09/2017 8:00:25 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: Crucial

Their 8+ years in the public certainly belie those words, but I have some family members that met them in Hawaii on Obama’s vacation. They had waited in line all day and were preparing to leave when they got a personal invitation to meet with the Obamas. They said they were very nice and cordial and really enjoyed the 30 minutes or so with them. They have a young family and said the Obama’s really seemed interested in their children especially their 6 month old daughter who they both took turns holding.


11 posted on 11/09/2017 8:00:32 AM PST by shotgun
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it's the voice of Marian Robinson

The voice says "WHERE THE HELL IS MY ROOM SERVICE MEAL?"

12 posted on 11/09/2017 8:01:24 AM PST by relictele
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"The crucial advice from Michelle Obama's parents that led her to Barack Obama"

Have a sex change operation.

13 posted on 11/09/2017 8:02:53 AM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: simpson96

A few days ago she said Obama had some arrogance and a sense of entitlement. These are things you don’t say about a Malignant Narcissist. It sounds to me like she is in clean up mode, trying to sweet talk her way out of the mess she made.


14 posted on 11/09/2017 8:03:22 AM PST by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Inernet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: simpson96

The Lord loves a working man.
Don’t trust whitey.
See a doctor to get rid of it.


15 posted on 11/09/2017 8:03:41 AM PST by freefdny
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“This is s__t, and this is Shinola.”


16 posted on 11/09/2017 8:04:46 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: simpson96

Find a man who is tall, dark, and evil?


17 posted on 11/09/2017 8:05:09 AM PST by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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To: simpson96


18 posted on 11/09/2017 8:12:58 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: simpson96

She was nothing but a ghetto snipe who got a leg up from Jesse Jackal, quota placement at Princeton, and then won the Marxist lottery with Obama.


19 posted on 11/09/2017 8:13:16 AM PST by montag813
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Michelle and Barack Obama celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary this past October, during which Michelle tweeted to Barack, “ you’re still my best friend and the most extraordinary man I know.”

So.... she had to tweet it to him because they weren’t anywhere near each other ?


20 posted on 11/09/2017 8:14:43 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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