First Lady Michelle Obama: classy and on message
Democrats Look to Rebut GOP - WSJ.com
BY LAURA MECKLER AND CAROL E. LEE
CHARLOTTE, N.C.First lady Michelle Obama opened the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday with a deeply personal speech connecting the economic struggles of average workers, including those of her parents, to the policies her husband, Barack Obama, has pursued as president.
Her nationally televised address was a portrait of the U.S. economy from the view of working people enduring personal struggles, including Mrs. Obamas father, a city water plant worker with multiple sclerosis. Mrs. Obama used the story of her father, and Mr. Obamas bank-worker grandmother, to explain the presidents support for equal-pay laws, his signature health-insurance law and student loans.
Then there was this: If Mitt was Santa Claus, hed fire the reindeer and outsource the elves, Strickland says in one of a series of sharp quips aimed at the Republican nominee for president.
Democrats Look to Rebut GOP - WSJ.com
BY LAURA MECKLER AND CAROL E. LEE
CHARLOTTE, N.C.First lady Michelle Obama opened the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday with a deeply personal speech connecting the economic struggles of average workers, including those of her parents, to the policies her husband, Barack Obama, has pursued as president.
Her nationally televised address was a portrait of the U.S. economy from the view of working people enduring personal struggles, including Mrs. Obamas father, a city water plant worker with multiple sclerosis. Mrs. Obama used the story of her father, and Mr. Obamas bank-worker grandmother, to explain the presidents support for equal-pay laws, his signature health-insurance law and student loans.
Then there was this: If Mitt was Santa Claus, hed fire the reindeer and outsource the elves, Strickland says in one of a series of sharp quips aimed at the Republican nominee for president.
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