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Michelle Obama signals she may tackle tough issues in second term as first lady
The Washington Post / The Associated Press ^ | March 31, 2013 | Krissah Thompson

Posted on 03/31/2013 6:00:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

In the first three months of her husband’s second term, Michelle Obama has made a splash as fashion icon, entertainer, cover girl. Her “The Evolution of Mom Dancing” video with Jimmy Fallon has racked up 15.3 million views on YouTube, and she’s back on the cover of the sartorial mag Vogue. But if this makes people think she’s settling for “soft power,” avoiding the tough issues — recent moves have shown this isn’t so.

To the first lady’s conventional issues — healthy food, exercise and military families — add violence against youth. On April 10, she will attend a youth violence event in Chicago, moving close to the gun-control debate, one of the year’s most contentious political issues. Obama will urge business and civil leaders in her home town “to invest in expanded opportunities for youth across Chicago’s neighborhoods,” members of her staff said.....

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TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: banglist; flotusmichelle; guncontrol; michelleobama; obama; secondamendment
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WHO ELECTED HER TO ANY OFFICE?! And why am I paying for at least 24 high-priced staff people for an official's wife? Did you know that President Lincoln paid for his two clerks out of his own pocket? And I assure you that Mrs. Lincoln had no paid staff members!
1 posted on 03/31/2013 6:00:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Keep your bloody hands out of my pantry!


2 posted on 03/31/2013 6:02:05 PM PDT by jimfree (In November 2016 my 12 y/o granddaughter will have more quality exec experience than Barack Obama)
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To let them eat cake or to not. That is the question!


3 posted on 03/31/2013 6:04:15 PM PDT by TigersEye (The irresponsible should not be leading the responsible.)
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why do people have to”signal” just say what you are ding


4 posted on 03/31/2013 6:05:47 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes, it reminds me of the hildabeast who thought she was elected to an office and had the power to work on hillarycare.


5 posted on 03/31/2013 6:06:36 PM PDT by shelterguy
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She already screwed up “tastes great, less filling”. What else does she want to destroy?


6 posted on 03/31/2013 6:08:53 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Why the water level is rising at the beach, and the show melting on the slopes.”

What’s that...tides and change of seasons?

...”Never mind!”


7 posted on 03/31/2013 6:09:00 PM PDT by twister881
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WHO ELECTED HER TO ANY OFFICE?!

Thats exactly the point of these puff pieces - a fallback candidate in case Hillary! finally has her well deserved aneurysm.

8 posted on 03/31/2013 6:09:25 PM PDT by skeeter
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On April 10, she will attend a youth violence event in Chicago, moving close to the gun-control debate, one of the year’s most contentious political issues.

It just never occurred to her before that the first black First Lady might have any
influence over the problems of America's black communities. What a revelation!

9 posted on 03/31/2013 6:09:43 PM PDT by TigersEye (The irresponsible should not be leading the responsible.)
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And what kind of issues would those be Miss Piggy..is she going to come to my house and demand all our treats so she can eat them herself..Good God I can see why she married Obama, one schmuck deserves another


10 posted on 03/31/2013 6:09:45 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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She does not hold any public office and thus has no mandate to do a damned thing to, or “for” us.

But count your blessings.
Just imagine if our “first Islamic president” had a full-sized harem ... how much more an entire stable of wives could do “for” us....


11 posted on 03/31/2013 6:11:24 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (()
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Finally! She will investigate the birth certificate fiasco!


12 posted on 03/31/2013 6:11:46 PM PDT by Mark (For the first time in my life, I'm no longer proud of my country.)
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Putrid Traitor Skank


(putting it mildly)

13 posted on 03/31/2013 6:12:22 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Starting with how to economize on vacations.


14 posted on 03/31/2013 6:13:39 PM PDT by Burkean (.)
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To: faithhopecharity

If he had a harem (and he does, unofficially ... that’s what all the golf trips are about) there will be no females involved.


15 posted on 03/31/2013 6:14:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's presidential run. What'll you do?)
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They should be brought up on embezzlement charges. Where does all this money come from? Sure ain’t from Obama’s savings. He hasn’t worked an honest day in his life.


16 posted on 03/31/2013 6:15:14 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028
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Maybe she can show us how to reduce her budget by 90%.

She needs to tighten her boob belts.

17 posted on 03/31/2013 6:15:28 PM PDT by Paladin2
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Michele will try to decide if we peasants should take a beach vacation or a ski vacation the next time we should be so lucky to get a vacation.


18 posted on 03/31/2013 6:15:39 PM PDT by tell me
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19 posted on 03/31/2013 6:16:05 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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Tackles tough issues......
when will she do that between vacations?
What issues?
Her weight?
Her condescending attitude?
The emerging attitudes of “we are royalty” daughters?
Her hostility towards decency?
Her hostility towards the USA, its founding, its Constitution....
or is she just going to tell people what to eat and exercise more.


20 posted on 03/31/2013 6:17:11 PM PDT by svcw (Why is one cell on another planet considered life, and in the womb it is not.)
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