Mrs. Obama's Hope Is in the Eye of the Beholder

American Thinker ^ | December 19, 2016 | Brian C. Joondeph

[Kaslin]

First Lady Michele Obama is not feeling the Christmas spirit this year. She had a sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey, who, by the way, is the left's version of Donald Trump: self-made, successful in business, wealthy, and influential. Michael Moore, mouthpiece for the left, thinks Oprah should run for president. Maybe she will someday.

Back to Mrs. Obama who is feeling bah-humbug this year. She has lost hope, telling Oprah, "We feel the difference now. See, now, we're feeling what not having hope feels like, you know." Wow what a difference an election makes.

Remember back in 2008, when there was another election, and the Obamas were poised to win the White House? She was brimming with hope in those days: "For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback."

Doing the math, it seems that in her 52 years, Mrs. Obama has been hopeful for only eight of those years, when she and her family lived in the White House. I can understand why she, as a Democrat, might not feel hopeful during a Republican presidency, but she had four years of Jimmy Carter and eight years of Bill Clinton to be feeling hope. Or during decades of Democrat control of Congress. Or when her husband was elected to the U.S. Senate.

Barack Obama ran on a message of hope in 2008, specifically "Hope and Change." That was one of his campaign slogans. Nothing very specific, but the words provided the emotional tug felt by Mrs. Obama back in 2008 – the hope that she no longer feels.

[Paladin2]

The audacity of that Dope.

[Kaslin]

Exactly, who does she think what she is, a queen?

Oh never mind.

[A_perfect_lady]

That was just the most passive-aggressive comment I have ever seen from a First “Lady.” Laura Bush would never have said something like that.