Michelle Obama just became one of my new favorite people. Her keynote address this evening at the Democratic National Convention was phenomenal.
I’m not going to write anything here that’s not already being pushed through the wires, so I’m going to skip all my ga-ga, I can’t believe how great she is commentary. But she really does make you proud to be a woman, a mom, an American (and I’m so not the patriotic type, but holy-moly, God Bless America!).
I’m just going to say it: I weeped. Yes, I cried when she started talking about how she wants to see a country lead on dreams and not fear. And yes, I am pregnant and overly emotional, but I don’t believe I was the only one who let some tears of wonder drop listening to our next first lady.
Sure it was most likely written by other people, sure she was trained (but, she wasn’t overly polished—just right. I know–I can’t stop gushing about her), and sure, rhetoric only goes so far. But for the first swing at bat, she knocked it out of the park.
August 26, 2008 at 10:14 am |
I agree, she was wonderful. And the part with the 3 of them talking at the end w/Barack via satellite was especially touching…even if it was staged…it didn’t seem like it.