http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/1126756,CST-NWS-mitch26.articleShowing world why she makes him better
Michelle, like Barack, knows what it takes to be a leader
August 26, 2008
BY MARY MITCHELL Sun-Times Columnist
KANSAS CITY -- She has his back. That's the one thing voters should be clear about after Michelle Obama's big night at the Democratic convention.
Four years ago, when little-known Barack Obama burst onto the national political scene, Michelle was at his side.
She was there to give him the support only a loving wife can give and to provide the comfort that needs no words.
But on Monday night, Michelle Obama showed the nation that she was also a woman who could make the sacrifices that are often required of a first lady.
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On Monday night she gave America a glimpse of her own journey, with the hope that many Americans will see a little of themselves.
"Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values that you work hard for what you want in life, that your word is your bond and you do what you say you are going to do, that you treat people with dignity and respect even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them," she said.
Needless to say, today Michelle Obama will be judged by some by the words she spoke. Others will judge her by the way she looked.
It doesn't really matter.
She's already passed the most important test.
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