Posted on 10/14/2010 1:44:33 PM PDT by Justaham
Michelle Obama’s East Wing staff suggested she would take it slow once she started campaigning, emphasizing her nonpolitical “mom-in-chief” role and her noncontroversial fight against childhood obesity.
Instead, the first lady made her political presence felt immediately Wednesday, delivering an impassioned and overtly religious pitch for Democrats to defend her husband’s legacy in the midterm elections.
“We got this man in office; we’re all proud of Barack and his accomplishments,” Obama told syndicated radio host Tom Joyner before embarking on a week of campaign events that will take her to Wisconsin, Illinois, Colorado, Washington and California on behalf of endangered Democrats.
“Everybody I know in our communities [is] praying for us,” she said, adopting a religious theme seldom used by her husband — and landing her on top of The Drudge Report, a space she occupied with some regularity two years ago.
“Every day we feel that, and let me just tell your listeners, it means the world to us to know that there are prayer circles out there and people who want to keep the spirits clean around us,” she added.
It remains to be seen if the first lady can offer endangered candidates any real boost with less than three weeks to go — or if her help is too late. But she is raising spirits — as well as cash — with her presence.
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With very boring, repetitive yet somehow hypnotic rhythm.
And a sweetish, nauseating fetid stench permeating the atmosphere.
Okay, I’ll stop now.
That sounds a lot like the current squatters in our White House.
In one respect she’s right. The American Life League has a prayer for President Obama card which they have sent to many of my friends. Ever Monday at our prayer group we pray for the conversion of President BO!!!!
You are stopping just as I was reaching for my pith helmet and glass of quinine water.?
LOL! I’d say it’s a good time to find the trusted guide, beat it out of the jungle and get back to civilization!
Wow..coming from a first family that may be the least pious in history. All I can say is wow.
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