Posted on 11/29/2008 6:20:02 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
It started with the fist bump seen ’round the world. Soon there were stories of rousing family Scrabble battles and date nights, in spite of election mayhem. Then President-elect Barack Obama referred to his wife Michelle as “the love of my life” during his election night victory speech, embracing her tightly and kissing her afterwards, while millions of people worldwide watched.
“They took a moment to face each other, to kiss and hold one another, regardless of the magnitude and spectacle of the night,” said Camille Washington, a Bay Area blogger on Soulbounce.com, a music and culture site. “That says a lot.”
The Obamas represent a welcome change as an openly affectionate and romantic couple for many Americans. Some experts say that the soon-to-be first couple embody the ideal healthy relationship, and that they can stir up love around the country. The New York Daily News even predicted a baby boom attributed to election night friskiness inspired by the Obamas.
“Michelle and Barack are so obviously in love it's actually helping me to believe in love again,” Washington, 25, wrote on her blog.
Icons of love
For African-Americans, the image of a powerful black couple in love is particularly meaningful. In the 2005 census, 51 percent of American women reported they were living without a spouse. Among African-Americans, this number rose to 70 percent.
“With such a high percentage of black people unmarried, everyone is looking for images of black love,” said Michael Perry, 47, a librarian at Harlem’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. “[The Obamas] personify that. It makes people say, ‘Wow, we want to be like them.’”
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Try getting that picture out of your mind!.....YUK
Two bitter America haters. Perfect match.
When I see them it looks like an act. watch W and Laura, watch GHW and Barbara remember Ron and Nancy and compare.
Watching the Reagans reminded me so much of my grandparents.
I reguarly throw myself in front of the tv and computer to save my diabetic mothers life when things come on about Obama.
I’m surprised they didn’t start trying to have a convenient October 2008 baby.
MSNBC gives the journalistic equivalent of a Lewinsky.
Yuck...
Love is the do all...be all.
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