Monday, August 25, 2008

Ms Obama

Look, I like Michelle Obama. I think she is charming, fun, impressive and accomplished. She is also very nice looking.

Tonight we are going to hear her talk about "who she is" - much has been said about he middle class roots; her father with ms; got herself into Princeton, etc. 

I don't care who she was - that's the problem. I see what she became. He and her husband are quite well off, intellectual and elite. That's fine. You are who you are. I probably would like being around her. But let's not kid ourselves. The middle of America doesn't see race as much as they see opportunity. I think people see the Obama's and they think "well how is it they got all these opportunities to succeed?"  I think they say "How did she go to Princeton and my kids are barely able to get in and pay for their state university.

People will be distrustful of any one who doesn't seem like them. The Obama's are not like them. You can't say they are. Not everyone holds this against them, but let's be realistic when you say that a lot of people just don't find them to be like anyone they know.

That being said...I am looking forward to her speech.

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