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Fact Check: First Lady's False Fairy Tale of Struggle
breitbart.com ^ | 9/5/12 | Joel B. Pollak

Posted on 09/05/2012 8:02:26 AM PDT by Justaham

First Lady Michelle Obama’s pitch to voters last night relied on the premise that she and her husband understand what it is to struggle to make ends meet. She spoke movingly about their early years--about how a young Barack Obama drove a car that was “rusted out" and found his furniture “in a dumpster,” how they both came from families that had to “scrape by.” Her fairy tale--however well-delivered--was one great, big, colorful lie.

Both Michelle Robinson and Barack Obama began their adult lives with a leg up on the rest of America. They attended elite schools: Michelle went to Whitney Young, the public magnet school for Chicago’s upper class, while Barack attended Punahou, the private prep school for the top stratum of Hawaiian society. They were accepted to Ivy League schools despite undistinguished credentials, and both attended Harvard Law School.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012dncconvention; demlies; flotusmichelle
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To: Friend of the Friendless
Most wedding pictures have the bride and groom in the middle surrounded by family members.

Most weddings involve a bride and groom who are physically attracted to each other ...

61 posted on 09/05/2012 9:24:36 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Hodar
"Sam Walton, one of the richest men in the USA (Walmart) - drove a beat up truck, and lived in a nice, but modest home. It’s a fundamental part of who they are, they know their roots - and feel uncomfortable in lavish homes and servants."

Bark's pal Warren Buffet has always lived in the same house in Omaha.


62 posted on 09/05/2012 9:27:44 AM PDT by Baynative
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

Off topic but interesting tidbit about Justice Thomas. He was still paying off his student loans after he joined the US Supreme Court. Imagine hitting the pinnacle of any career and still haing to pay for college.


63 posted on 09/05/2012 9:28:27 AM PDT by cyclotic (People who live within their means are increasingly being forced to pay for people who didn't.)
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To: Justaham

“First Lady Michelle Obama’s pitch to voters last night relied on the premise that she and her husband understand what it is to struggle to make ends meet.”

It’s pronounced “shtruggle”.. Please have some reshpect for the Firsht Lady.


64 posted on 09/05/2012 9:53:08 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway
He said "wood"!


65 posted on 09/05/2012 10:02:48 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: hoosiermama

Verrrrrrry interesting!

Thanx.


66 posted on 09/05/2012 10:06:00 AM PDT by reformedliberal
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

does everyone realize the “empty chair” is a classic trial lawyer demonstration tool? When speaking to the jury, as defense generally, the lawyer points to the empty chair and shows how someone else is missing from this trial. Someone should be sitting at this trial because they are even MORE responsible of guilt.

just fyi.


67 posted on 09/05/2012 10:07:03 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: LucyT
0bama Income:
68 posted on 09/05/2012 10:09:03 AM PDT by Brown Deer (Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
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To: Justaham

69 posted on 09/05/2012 10:15:48 AM PDT by Brown Deer (Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
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To: Justaham

She sounded like a”union wife”!


70 posted on 09/05/2012 10:32:14 AM PDT by Jumpmaster (Defund the Left!)
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To: Justaham

It remains fascinating to me that the Democrats live on lies and fairytales.

With Obama, it is particularly telling what a liar and conman he is that he has nothing to run on. He knows that his record is a record of abject failure and his style of “leaing” is no different from that of African potentates who live lavishly while they steal from their “subjects”.

Unfortunately, should Obama be defeated in November, he will continue to live large at the taxpayer’s expense. The Dems will continue to live in their fairyland and ignore his various crimes, lies and transgressions (just as they have Bubba) so they will never seek to have him tried and convicted for fraud, lying about his eligibility to be POTUS and malfeasance. Ans, neither will the Republicans or Tea Partiers. If I am going to have to support these trailer-trash, I would rather it be UNDER a prison for both of them. Their children can learn to live the “hardships” their parents claim to have lived.

The fact is that Obama is a criminal and is proving that crime not only pays, it pays VERY WELL when the American taxpayers are footing the bill.

We should all be ashamed that we KNOW this man’s history and have done NOTHING!!! What better proof do we need of the corruption of our political system??


71 posted on 09/05/2012 11:00:07 AM PDT by DustyMoment (Congress - another name for white collar criminals!!)
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To: patriot08

http://wtpotus.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/barack-hussein-obama-ii-child-of-privilege/

Another for you, with links to proof.


72 posted on 09/05/2012 12:34:49 PM PDT by Greenperson
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To: PLD
Good one but you left out “muzzies”, “USA haters” and we've humored them too long already.
73 posted on 09/05/2012 12:48:27 PM PDT by Gertie
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To: Justaham
It was a real tear-jerker for sure.

Kind of like Old Yeller with a collar one size too small, a rusted out supper dish, and a dog house he found in a dumpster.

"Welcome to the Gimper Bowl Ladies and Gentlemen. Team Obama has the ball on their own 20 with a 1st and 10 on the Economy - OH, MY! Incomplete!

All right then sports fans that brings up 2nd and 10 on Job Creation - Argh! Incomplete!

It's now 3rd and 10 on Debt Reduction - OH, NO! Another Incomplete!

Well, it looks as though Team Obama will have to punt on 4th and 10 of his Presidency now.

But wait!

No! No! They won't be punting.

They're sending in the First Lady to the adorable Tramp to remind people of their meager existence in their early lives as they might have been in an alternate universe and to remind everyone how caring and wonderful Obama really is!

And this tremendous crowd of over 200,000 here at Charlotte Motor Speedway...uh...make that this overflow crowd of 74,000 here at Bank of America Panther Stadium...um...this wildly enthusiastic crowd here at the Time(As in Hit the Road Barack cover story)-Warner Cable Arena, whom Obama wants to shelter from the evil Republican Weather Machine is lining up for the Kool-Aid."

74 posted on 09/05/2012 1:03:10 PM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys=Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best for you.)
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To: Justaham

“So young, so in love, so in debt. Then we met Tony Rezko! Thanks America!!!”


75 posted on 09/05/2012 1:07:43 PM PDT by Deb (If you wanna laugh everyday, follow Deepak Chopra on Twitter)
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To: hoosiermama

How was Noah Robinson related to Fraser Robinson?


76 posted on 09/05/2012 2:36:47 PM PDT by Lady Jag (If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat. - Reagan)
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To: Lady Jag

Not sure. Who is Frasier?


77 posted on 09/05/2012 4:39:07 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then.)
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To: Lady Jag

Not sure. Who is Fraser?


78 posted on 09/05/2012 4:39:25 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then.)
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To: hoosiermama

Fraser Robinson is Michelle’s dad.


79 posted on 09/05/2012 5:03:12 PM PDT by Lady Jag (If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat. - Reagan)
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To: equaviator

Her shpeech shucked. Sheriously.


80 posted on 09/05/2012 5:28:51 PM PDT by Lady Jag (If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat. - Reagan)
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