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Michelle Obama speech , 2011 Obama re-election fund raiser:

..“We stand at a fundamental crossroads for our country. You’re here because you know that in just 13 months, we’re going to make a choice that will impact our lives for decades to come … let’s not forget what it meant when my husband appointed those two brilliant Supreme Court justices … let’s not forget the impact that their decisions will have on our lives for decades to come.”

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Obama:

“We need somebody who’s got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it’s like to be a young teenage mom,’’ then-candidate Obama said in a widely quoted speech to Planned Parenthood in 2007.

"The empathy to understand what it's like to be poor, or African American, or gay, or disabled, or old. And that's the criteria by which I'm going to be selecting my judges."

[jazusamo]

let’s not forget what it meant when my husband appointed those two brilliant Supreme Court justices

Priceless! Obama's wife is right up there with Sotomayor in the intelligence dept.