Michelle Obama's War Against the W(B)itchhunters

[DeepModem Mom]

Huffington Post: Michelle Obama's War Against the W(B)itchhunters
Bonnie Fuller
Posted June 16, 2008



Michelle, I've got news for you. When you get dressed, there's a new accessory that you've got to add to your wardrobe and this time, it's not your handsome husband. Along with that purple sheath dress, you need to layer on some armor. The attacks are about to begin....

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So what antidotes can Michelle use to inoculate herself and the American public against the anti-Michelle machine?

"She needs to continue to be the very intelligent, poised, dynamic figure she has been so far," counsels (Matthew Traub, a managing director of Dan Klores Communications and a former Democratic adviser). "She musn't take the bait when she's attacked. If she remains dignified and true to the ethos of the campaign, the public will see through the attacks and embrace her."

Glamour editor-in-chief Cindi Leive warns Michelle against refuting rumors like the false accusation that she had used the word "whitey." "The more you refute them, the more you repeat them." On the other hand she says that when the Obamas are freely affectionate in public with each other it's a powerful weapon working for them. "Barack Obama obviously adores his wife and that's an incredibly appealing thing — it makes them deeply likable. As much as the Obamas can telegraph that they have a genuinely happy marriage — with no obvious PDAs — it will serve them both well well."

(Marie) Wilson of the White House Project (an organization dedicated to advancing women in leadership roles in both the public and private sectors) believes that Obama needs to take on the sexist attacks but use surrogates to do it. "She needs to ask other women to speak up about sexism for their own sakes and the sakes of their daughters." A lot of women should be willing to do it because they've been surprised and frightened by the blatant sexist language that they've heard. Her other suggestions to Obama: encourage young women to get involved in the campaign and beyond that, in ongoing public life. "And thank older women, especially Clinton supporters, whose hard work overcoming sexism in the past has made it possible for women like Michelle to be successful as professional women and mothers."

Michelle needs to stand up to the bullies and keep being herself, asserts Atoosa Rubenstein, former editor-in-chief of Seventeen and now creator of Alpha Kitty, the viral digital movement devoted to empowering young women. "I like that she doesn't look like a Barbie doll or sound like a Stepford wife."...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bonnie-fuller/michelle-obamas-war-again_b_107422.html

[Robyn66]

1. So far so good

I think the Obama's have handled all of the shit thrown their way extremely well so far. They are very poised and calm and give a rapid response. So far at least the Republican attacks have only made the Rethugs look desparate.