Thanks for the post. Where do I start. Firstly, she is no more an African than Rudyard Kipling was Indian. Secondly, her weird accent is sure to turn people off. You just can't have a first lady who speaks with anything other than an American (Yankee or Southern) accent.
Theresa Heinz is Portuguese. I was reading an article about her the other day that said she's a real harridan! Sounds like a Hillary redux, and I don't think middle America will be too thrilled.
Of course Karen Tumulty and her colleagues think 'blunt, outspoken' women are great. Most others just call them rude.