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calimary

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21. Truly. I can identify with her as a working mom. I have one - well - not-so-little girl, myself.
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 05:54 PM
Sep 2012

Our daughter is old enough to be out on her own now. But we went through the Our Little Girl stage, too. I worked 100% outside the home for part of her life and her brother's, also. I can SO relate. And she's SO unpretentious. Even while being glamorous as all-get-out. She's like a Jackie Kennedy-meets Rosalind Carter/Hillary Clinton type. Elegant and an extremely flattering representation of America's women, while at the same time being an activist and giving a full (and often physical) commitment to her major concerns, whether it's the upbringing of her daughters, the health and nutrition of all children, and the well-being of military families. Visiting hospitals and homes, or down on her hands and knees in the White House garden with lots of kids working around her. With the tools of intelligence, eloquence, and charm - some of it most disarming. She's an ideal role model.

As an American woman, an American mom, an American professional woman and female executive, I'm very proud of her! I'm inspired by her, too. I felt the same toward Hillary Clinton when she became First Lady. Women like them make me proud!

Better than a secret weapon! treestar Sep 2012 #1
Odd that people aren't getting tired of her. nichomachus Sep 2012 #2
Duchess of Kolob!!!! Hilarious! Siwsan Sep 2012 #3
You might really like this... Sekhmets Daughter Sep 2012 #15
Good heavens - her ladyship ayn of dressage doesn't seem to be going over well with everyone. calimary Sep 2012 #19
The Stephanie Miller Show has been playing the 'It's Hard' clip, all week Siwsan Sep 2012 #22
Ann could take lessons. nolabear Sep 2012 #4
P.T. Barnum was right...... JPK Sep 2012 #16
Hands down flyguyjake Sep 2012 #5
It would seem that if she gets favorable press in Green Bay LiberalFighter Sep 2012 #6
K&R midnight Sep 2012 #7
I guess people haven't quote "Grown tired of her!" nt aaaaaa5a Sep 2012 #8
Love Michelle, a common sense First Lady momsrule Sep 2012 #9
Truly. I can identify with her as a working mom. I have one - well - not-so-little girl, myself. calimary Sep 2012 #21
Michelle never fails to stun me- I've been loyal to Jackie, but I'm moving Michelle into first place NBachers Sep 2012 #10
That's my First Lady!!! David Zephyr Sep 2012 #11
Beautiful ! left-of-center2012 Sep 2012 #12
Not "secret" ... Cha Sep 2012 #13
This couple lillypaddle Sep 2012 #14
THAT"S what a First Lady looks like!!!!!!!!...nt StopTheNeoCons Sep 2012 #17
Wow. She looks amazing. SunSeeker Sep 2012 #18
I love Michelle lunatica Sep 2012 #20
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