The heart of the First Lady

I have to tell you--and I don't mind telling you--I teared up big-time when I saw this. If you've ever seen Mrs. Obama's mother interviewed, you'll know this sort of behavior is genuine. One of the best comments I can ever make about about someone is that they were raised right. Well, Michelle Obama was raised right.

At their Convention in Minneapolis this summer, millionaires McCain and Palin made fun of the time President Obama spent as a community organizer right out of college, earning $13,000 a year. On cue, the crowd of mostly white Americans laughed along. The nerve of a low-life like that, hob-nobbing with poor blacks and Latinos on the south side of Chicago, to think he could be president of the worlds greatest nation!

Of his time of service as a community organizer, the President said:

"I can't say we didn't make mistakes, that I knew what I was doing. Sometimes I called a meeting, and nobody showed up. Sometimes preachers said, 'Why should I listen to you?' Sometimes we tried to hold politicians accountable, and they didn't show up. I couldn't tell whether I got more out of it than this neighborhood."

But, "I grew up to be a man, right here, in this area. It's as a consequence of working with this organization and this community that I found my calling. There was something more than making money and getting a fancy degree. The measure of my life would be public service."

Had he wished, he could have done what his fellow Columbia University grads did. At 24, his first job could have paid him a starting salary of six figures. But no. He took a different path. Took a job that paid chump change. One of service to his people. Common folk. And Republicans mocked him. During the campaign last Fall, an idiot here where I work LOUDLY said that "Obama better not come to Oklahoma because if he does, I just might shoot him myself."

I don't know... maybe it's just me... but it seems that Mr. Prez and the First Lady are a nice match.

First Lady, helping to feed the homeless, and happy doing it. Talking to them as if they are regular people. I like the look and sound of it.

Granted: I am one cynical mofo. That said, I really believe America is on the right track. I'm thankful to have lived long enough to see the Nation being led again by two righteous people. Times may be tough but better days are ahead.

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