Posted on 01/05/2017 4:26:54 PM PST by drewh
The first lady seems bitter that the voters, like rebellious teens, aren’t taking the Obamas’ advice anymore. Last month, Michelle Obama sat down with Oprah Winfrey for what many assumed would be one of those feel-good, lighthearted interviews. Past first ladies have provided similar end-of-term interviews, in which they tend to display both astonishment and relief that it’s all over, coupled with the proper magnanimity and graciousness toward the next family to reside in the White House.
Yet, this time was different. Far from feel-good, Mrs. Obama seemed more like a frustrated mother lamenting the rebelliousness of her growing child. The biggest headline maker in the interview was her response to Oprah’s question about whether she felt that the administration had achieved its goal of “hope and change.” Mrs. Obama responded, “Yes, I do, because we feel the difference now. . . . Now we’re feeling what not having hope feels like.”
Critics rebuked the first lady for suggesting, in narcissistic fashion, that the people feel hope only when the Obamas reside in the White House. But Mrs. Obama’s next statement was equally revealing. She said: Our children respond to crises the way they see us respond. You know, it’s like the toddler that bumps his head on the table, and they look up at you to figure out whether it hurts, and if you’re, like, “Oh, my God,” they’re crying. But if you’re, like, “You know what, Babe, it’s okay, it’s okay.” And I feel that way about the nation. I feel that Barack has been that for the nation. . . .
Having a grown-up in the White House who can say to you in times of crisis and turmoil, “Hey, it’s going to be okay.” This quote betrays the disturbing way in which Mrs. Obama seems to view the American public — as children in need of constant minding and confidence-building. And yet it’s also notable because she and her liberal allies have taken the opposite tack with this election: Rather than reassuring the American public that the country will indeed be okay under a Trump presidency, they look panicked and despairing. Of course, the overheated nature of their reaction is only riling up the toddler in this scenario: Obama’s liberal followers.
And note that Michelle Obama seems not to grasp that not all Americans share her feelings. Some are indeed feeling hopeless, particularly those who supported Hillary Clinton. But others — such as the millions who supported the incoming president — are feeling more hopeful. Some are even ebullient. In fact, it was precisely that desire to rekindle hope, and the feeling of hopelessness that they had throughout the past eight years, that propelled many to vote for Donald Trump.
Like many parents who are suddenly shocked at their child’s teenage rebellion, Michelle Obama appears surprised to learn that her kids (the American public) have interests and ideas very different from her own. For instance, some of her “kids” genuinely disliked being told how to eat and live. Some bristled at having their choices limited and being forcefully nudged to eat this way or that. Many balked when government bureaucrats told them how to parent their own kids; they slammed the door on all the unsolicited advice about their personal choices. In fact, most Americans don’t like the federal government treating them like children at all. Some of Michelle Obama’s ‘kids’ genuinely disliked being told how to eat and live.
It will certainly be difficult for the first lady to watch as the Republican Congress — if it does as promised — rolls back many of the programs and policies she helped push through, such as school-lunch reforms and onerous restaurant-menu labeling. Yet that’s the curse of Washington’s swinging pendulum and the fickle nature of the American voter. If indeed Michelle Obama sees herself as a mother figure, she should remember that parenting is as much about setting a good example as it is about instructing children. She has an opportunity to set yet another good example for the American public — as she’s done as an accomplished woman and an involved mother, and in serving as a loyal and strong partner to her powerful husband. Let’s hope she is able to set aside her own feeling and confusion about this election, let go of those troublesome kids she doesn’t seem to understand anymore, and show the incoming first family the kindness and respect they deserve.
Only 15 days left! Yeah! Yay!! Yahoo!!!
My only regret is not being close enough to D.C. to personally rent a U-Haul for them and get it loaded.
Her comments are SICK. It is telling, totally a window into the soul of a true Lefty Liberal: you are helpless children in need of daddy and mommy government. Her and her pussy husband know NOTHING about America.
Can I, like, carry your schoolbooks?
That female is no lady.
Perfect!
I bought the wife a dozen bottles of fine Italian white wine and a wine rack for Christmas.
It’ll be 11 bottles by 1pm, January 20th.
Maybe 10 :)
Though now you’re making me ponder whether or not Johnny Walker Double Black would fit the occasion better :)
“:^)
Lol!
It’s all gonna be ok, Michael. The gig is almost up.
In about 15 days, you’ll be free to shed the dress, makeup, etc. Put on some real pants and t-shirt, then head back to the “hood”. You’ll be ok even without the “vacations”.
Michelle Obama = Michael LaVaughn Robinson. ( a man) Biggest deception ever accomplished against America. I find it sickening. Obama’s daughters are the biological offspring of Obama friends Martin Nesbitt and his wife Anita Blanchard. Obama is gay and his ‘wife’ is a man!
Talk about FRAUD
WHAT??? Where did you get that INFO??
All that info is conventional wisdom.
Michael has a wiener!
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LOL
I spent about three days reading every single article I could find on the internet, looked at videos such as Michelle dancing in white pants on the Ellen Degeneres show,
searched (unsucessfully) for even one picture of a pregnant Michelle. Nothing exists except one poorly photoshopped picture of Barack and Michelle pushing a stroller. There is another picture with all four of them on a couch when the girls were younger. That is all.
There are No birth records for Malia or Natasha Obama on ancestry.com or genealogybank.com This is so similar to Barack’s own fishy birth certificate which has been proven to be forged.
I believe this is THE most elaborate ‘Illusion’ and fraud that has ever been created in America. We have been conned and this con was set up and built up for almost 20 years.
THAT is amazing!!! No birth records for the girls....no pics for pregnant Mooch??? WEIRD!!!
I just read on Truthfeed.com that Barack and “Michelle” Obama flew to California immediately after the Trump Inauguration.
They stayed at the house of Spanish Ambassador James Costos and his partner Michael Smith, a gay couple.
I have been interested in politics all the way back to Reagan, but cannot remember that any President & First Lady ever spent several days with a homosexual couple.
If they were not the Potus/Flotus, I would not care. Live and let live. But I feel betrayed by their charade and lies. They are con artists, complete with fake kids.
The girls Sasha and Malia were not seen there. ( I would guess the girls were with their biological parents , the Nesbitt’s)
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On a side note, the Transgender Toilets make sense now in the light of this information.
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