Michelle Obama to Military Families: I Care
EmailABC News’ Yunji de Nies reports:
Michelle Obama has a special message for military families this Mother’s Day: I care. In a public service announcement for the Pentagon Channel, airing every two hours now through Sunday, Mrs. Obama looks directly into the camera and says, "Hi, this is Michele Obama and I wanted to wish all the mothers out there a Happy Mothers day. Know that we love you and we are praying for you and we hoped that you enjoyed this day take care."
Mrs. Obama also sat down for an interview with the Pentagon Channel’s anchor Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Liz Murray. The First Lady explained that she’s made military families a part of her platform because "it’s the right thing to do." Mrs. Obama said that after meeting many struggling military families on the campaign trail, she pledged to herself that if her husband won the election, she would make their cause her own.
"I was shocked at some level because I think the assumption that we all make is that when we send our troops to war because we care so much in this country about our soldiers that, naturally, we’re taking care of the families that are left behind," she said. "I felt that most Americans, like myself, who aren’t focused on the day- to-day struggles, if you’re not living on a base, if you’re not living near a military community, oftentimes those struggles just go unnoticed." Mrs. Obama said she wants to bring their issues to the forefront, because she believes many are suffering in silence. She cited a recent survey by Blue Star Families that found 94-percent of military families feel as through the country does not understand their challenges. "These families are so proud," she explained, "So they’re not going to ask for help, they’re going to suck it up and do whatever it takes to make it happen. And because they’re not going to ask for support, we have to reach out and make sure that we’re doing all that we can as a nation to support them." Mrs. Obama would like to see more career, education, and paid volunteer opportunities for those in the military. "We’re seeing some concrete investments through this year’s budget," she said, "And we’ll see more down the line that will not just show in word, but in deed, that we have to invest in our military, their families and our veterans in a real meaningful way, whether that’s job training, mental health support, whether that’s ensuring that people have access to the health care they need."
For spouses left stateside, Mrs. Obama like to see more structured support in childcare and education. She also touted the administration’s proposed $80 million investment in career development and training for military spouses. On a local level, she hopes that more Americans will reach out through churches, schools and individually to support these families.
Mrs. Obama was asked about her own time being separated from her husband while on the campaign trial. The first lady said she does not compare her experience with that of military spouses in any way. "While I was away from my husband during the time of the campaign, he wasn’t at war. He would come home on the weekends," she said. "What I do know is that when you’re married to someone who feels a call to serve, you’re a part of that service as well. My husband’s willingness to sacrifice means that I stand behind him, stand next to him, stand with him in sacrifice as well. The women and men that I’ve met who are serving along side their spouses feel the same way."
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Posted by: Sainthood4Michelle | May 8, 2009, 6:06 pm 6:06 pm
Was she supposed to say, “I don’t care?” Another needless Michelle post.
Posted by: Aaron | May 8, 2009, 6:08 pm 6:08 pm
What did she do for military families before her husband ran for the presidency?
Posted by: Sigmonde | May 8, 2009, 6:20 pm 6:20 pm
“My husband’s willingness to sacrifice means that I stand behind him, stand next to him, stand with him in sacrifice as well. ‘
She’s helping him quit smoking.
Posted by: Sigmonde | May 8, 2009, 6:22 pm 6:22 pm
Now that she is for the first time proud of her country , she has noticed our military family , who by the way are not impressed with her talking down to them like foundlings
Posted by: nat turner | May 8, 2009, 6:27 pm 6:27 pm
PUHLEEEZE!!!
Now let her say what she REALLY thinks.
We already know…
More importantly, the military already knows regaurdless how much lip service she can offer.
Posted by: SGT WIFE | May 8, 2009, 6:34 pm 6:34 pm
I’m glad Michelle cares.
Maybe she can explain why her husband is going to endanger their family members by releasing more interrogation pictures.
Or why he at one time wanted injured troops to pay for their own medical bills.
Michelle might care–but the Commander in Chief not so much.
Posted by: max | May 8, 2009, 6:37 pm 6:37 pm
Last year Obama accused the troops of air-raiding villages and never gave them credit for the surge in Iraq.
Now he orders the air-raids and has his own surge in Afghanistan.
Michelle wasn’t proud of America until recently.
My how things have changed.
I wonder why???
Posted by: millie | May 8, 2009, 6:43 pm 6:43 pm
Call me crazy, but her husband continuing to associate with a group that took out an ad calling their commander “General Betrayus” may hurt morale a little bit.
Or continuing to say those toiling in Iraq were there fighting in a diversion from the real war, Afghanistan, might make them feel a little unappreciated.
Other than that, if her husband has some proposals on how to help and how to pay for it without furthering the debt and deficit, let’s hear it.
Posted by: MayBee | May 8, 2009, 6:48 pm 6:48 pm
Michelle needs a new speechwriter.
Posted by: mad | May 8, 2009, 7:09 pm 7:09 pm
I’m so glad to hear positive stories like this one. The Obama’s advocate an expanded sense of community, patriotism, and volunteerism. As a Navy spouse, I think that is the best way to honor our loved ones who serve. Honor them by volunteering in your own way to make this country a better place to live. Thank you Mrs. Obama. And I love that this piece ran on military spouse appreciation day as well. Very fitting!
Posted by: navywife | May 8, 2009, 7:16 pm 7:16 pm
My husband’s willingness to sacrifice means that I stand behind him, stand next to him, stand with him in sacrifice as well. The women and men that I’ve met who are serving along side their spouses feel the same way.”
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oh mad, you are not kidding.
Barack Obama was sacrificing by running for President? And she was sacrificing along with him?
My word.
Posted by: MayBee | May 8, 2009, 7:24 pm 7:24 pm
Best First Lady ever.
Posted by: Cassie | May 8, 2009, 7:35 pm 7:35 pm
Usually the woman needs a tissue.
Posted by: Dan | May 8, 2009, 7:39 pm 7:39 pm
If she decides to ever run for office, the republican party may not see the White House again for another 16 years.
Posted by: Maggie | May 8, 2009, 7:42 pm 7:42 pm
What has Obama ever sacrificed in his life?
He gave up cigarettes. Well, maybe he did.
Posted by: Sigmonde | May 8, 2009, 7:46 pm 7:46 pm
Maggie that is what I was just telling my best friend. Michelle Obama is off to one hellofa start. So far she is fantastic.
Posted by: Navy Wife | May 8, 2009, 7:55 pm 7:55 pm
I miss Laura Bush’s quiet dignity.
From “In Praise of Laura Bush” by Thia Lawson
…Laura Bush had been working in an unassuming manner for eight years, advancing many noteworthy causes – many of them related to women’s rights.
…Her brand of quiet, brave feminism was demonstrated to the world in 2001 when, as the first non-president to host a weekly presidential radio address, Mrs. Bush delivered a scathing condemnation of the brutal oppression of women in Afghanistan.
…Laura Bush has often spoken about the importance of women’s education in countries around the world. The Ambassadors Girls Scholarship Program, part of the president’s Africa Education Initiative, awarded 375,000 scholarships in 40 countries, totaling $46 million. These funds are used to support girls in both primary and secondary school, allowing them to develop into educated members of their societies.
During five visits to Africa, Mrs. Bush has met with many recipients of the Ambassadors Girls Scholarship Program. These girls, as the future of women’s leadership in the region, will play positive roles in the education, political, and economic sectors of their countries.
(Former) First Lady Laura Bush should be saluted for her efforts on behalf of women and children around the world.
Posted by: Salute | May 8, 2009, 9:20 pm 9:20 pm
Nice to know that now she has been First lady for little of 100 days that NOW she cares!
She can keep this up for length of her husband’s term, America is ALWAYS going to remember that SHE was on who was Never proud of her country until her her husband was running for President.
Posted by: Mike_C | May 8, 2009, 9:29 pm 9:29 pm
Michelle Obama cares if the camera is focused on her. Other than that she really doesn’t seem to care about to much.
Posted by: Betsy | May 8, 2009, 9:31 pm 9:31 pm
Of all the comments so far, this is probably the most laughable…
“…Laura Bush had been working in an unassuming manner for eight years, advancing many noteworthy causes – many of them related to women’s rights.”
Thanks for the laugh! I needed it after some of the more hateful comments directed at Michelle Obama. Now, she’s a First Lady women can really take pride in and look to for support of noteworthy causes that *actually* advance women’s rights.
Posted by: wonkette | May 8, 2009, 9:32 pm 9:32 pm
Well, just exactly WHAT has Michelle done?
Posted by: ceeLeelee | May 8, 2009, 9:40 pm 9:40 pm
Do you people really want to compare Michelle Obama’s resume with Laura Bush’s?
You gotta be kidding….lol.
Laura Bush seems to be a very nice person…but, did she even graduate high school?
Posted by: Diane | May 8, 2009, 9:53 pm 9:53 pm
No, I am not kidding.
Pony Up!
Posted by: ceeLeelee | May 8, 2009, 9:55 pm 9:55 pm
Just so you know…
Laura Bush graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in education. She later earned a Master’s degree in Library Science.
Posted by: ceeLeelee | May 8, 2009, 9:57 pm 9:57 pm
It’s great that Michelle has “discovered” the poor, forlorn, military family. These long-suffering victims are in dire need of vocational training and food stamps. Please help them, Michelle…
This is all very nice, but here’s why they don’t complain: they’re not victims. They take care of themselves. Their communities close ranks during crisis — voluntarily. No one tells them to do it.
Want to help the wives and mothers of combat-arms soldiers? Pay their spouses adequately for patrolling the world’s hellholes, saving people and killing bad guys. These men are the few in today’s society that actually earn their keep.
They’ve had local Iraqis tearfully pull on their arms, pleading for them not to leave their neighborhoods. Then they read stories about “polls” that say 70% of all Iraqis can’t wait till they leave. Really.
They watch buddies sacrifice themselves to avoid civilian casualties, and then see nothing but stories about robot-soldiers accused of murderously blasting innocents away.
They’re placed in impossible circumstances with suicidal rules of engagement, and can be jailed for the slightest misstep. They’re given more and more missions, then find their budget cuts account for more than half of the entire government’s budget cuts. And yet, they’re “proud to serve”. It still stuns me.
Some spouses have a son in one theater of war, while the husband is in the other. The Obama’s could learn alot from them.
Posted by: jordan | May 8, 2009, 10:05 pm 10:05 pm
Well, just exactly WHAT has Michelle done?
Posted by: ceeLeelee
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…Sociology degree from Princeton University (cum laude).
…Law degree from Harvard.
…Associate at Sidley Austin law firm.
…Associate dean at the University of Chicago.
…Board of directors, Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
… Vice President, Community and External Affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals.
Now your turn. What has Laura Bush done?
Posted by: Denise in Va | May 8, 2009, 10:06 pm 10:06 pm
Come on folks, comparing those two women is ridiculous.
One, Michelle, has been a cooperate executive, attorney and business woman. The other, Laura, is one of the best Christmas tree decorators the White House has ever seen.
Posted by: Tony | May 8, 2009, 10:12 pm 10:12 pm
You’re right, Tony. It IS ridiculous!:D
Posted by: ceeLeelee | May 8, 2009, 10:34 pm 10:34 pm
Denise…Ask and you shall receive…Nice job CeeLeelee
Posted by: Parallex View | May 8, 2009, 10:38 pm 10:38 pm
Thanks, PV.
Posted by: ceeLeelee | May 8, 2009, 10:47 pm 10:47 pm
ceeLeelee, you wrote ALL THAT just to say that she is a LIBRAIAN. And by the way, “implementing initiatives” is garbage. Go into a job interview and say that you “implemented iniatives”, and you will get laughed out of the place. You’ve got to come better than that….roflmbo
“implemented initiatives”…….that’s a good one….LOL
Posted by: Denise in Va | May 8, 2009, 11:04 pm 11:04 pm
She CARES???? Please…I just threw up my dinner. Wearing $500.00 sneakers to a food bank shows her caring….
Don’t make me laugh….She and her hubby made a lot of money rising to the top and now they want to take away the accumulated wealth of so many retiring Americans, who did the same thing so as not to be a burden on their family and the government.
IF SHE CARES SHE WOULD HAVE A SIT DOWN HER O AND LET HIM KNOW HOW WE SUFFER DUE TO HIS REIDICULOUS POLICIES…
SHE CARES????? ARE YOU KIDDING?????
Posted by: Sandra | May 8, 2009, 11:07 pm 11:07 pm
There is no comparison to Laura Bush..a lday of class, standing and BREEDING…
Michelle???? needs $500 dollar sneakers to make her mark and ridiculous looking clothes to get noticed….Please…no comparisons. They make me ill.
Posted by: Sandra | May 8, 2009, 11:11 pm 11:11 pm
Everything you listed about Michelle was about Michelle and FOR Michelle.
I’ll take the librarian who worked as a teacher for almost 5 years before becoming a librarian and then went on to do volunteer work for other people besides herself.
Michelle Obama can’t begin to fill her shoes and no amount of laughing on your part can help her to do so.
Pick yourself off the floor and go crack a book. You obviously have a lot to learn.
Posted by: ceeLeelee | May 8, 2009, 11:24 pm 11:24 pm
There is no comparison to Laura Bush..a lday of class, standing and BREEDING…
Posted by: Sandra
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You can try to spin it all you want to.
She’s a librarian.
Posted by: Denise in Va | May 8, 2009, 11:31 pm 11:31 pm
I am not spinning anything. There is nothing wrong with being a librarian.
But you are.
You have no real accomplishments of Michelle to offer up other than to say Michelle finished school and had a few jobs, so you attack Laura Bush for being a librarian.
Lol. :D
Posted by: ceeLeelee | May 8, 2009, 11:47 pm 11:47 pm
Denise in Va,
Attacking Laura Bush for being a librarian? WOW that’s a stretch. So much for all being judged equally.
Posted by: zeke | May 9, 2009, 12:09 am 12:09 am
max:”Or why he at one time wanted injured troops to pay for their own medical bills.”
Could you please cite where this was proposed? I am familiar with a policy that would have had insurers pay, but have never heard a REAL proposal to have the troops themselves pay. And I believe the effort to have insurers pick up some of the cost was withdrawn after it was fully vetted and commented on.
Posted by: jhw539 | May 9, 2009, 12:38 am 12:38 am
ceeLeelee:”I’ll take the librarian who worked as a teacher for almost 5 years before becoming a librarian and then went on to do volunteer work for other people besides herself.”
Of course you will. It doesn’t take much effort to read your snide and biased posts on this page alone – you blindly hate the Obamas, regardless of any reality.
The reality is Mrs Obama and Mrs Bush approached the job of first lady about the same. Mrs Obama’s personal achievements are far more impressive, but Mrs Bush by all indications is a fine human being too.
Posted by: jhw539 | May 9, 2009, 12:45 am 12:45 am
What a phony — Mrs “first time I’ve every been proud of my country” and “American is just a mean country” is anyone we can be proud of as a first lady. I doubt it. I will never take anything this horrible woman says after that remark. It revealed her true and selfish self and her TRUE views about this country she is fortunate to live in. Also NO ONE who is a Democrat can say they support the troops after the 8 years of how they treated the troops and their mission and lied about it for their own political gain. Obama was elected on this lie and that propaganda. So everything they say or do in support of the troops now that THEY are in power is phony and hypocritical and designed just to try to make themselves look good. Also I believe that Michelle Obama’s accomplishments have much to do with political pandering. SHE is harsh and MEAN, not America.
Posted by: Texas | May 9, 2009, 5:04 am 5:04 am
“Everyone should have a chief of staff and a set of personal assistants,”
No wonder she’s proud of her country for the first time in her life.
Posted by: drjohn | May 9, 2009, 7:38 am 7:38 am
Come on michele, this got to be a new low…….just when we thought you couldn’t get any lower.
Using military dependants for your own makeover is despicable.
It would be more believable if instead of buying $540 pair of shoes and other luxury items, you could have donated the money to military charities.
Posted by: reallymeanit | May 9, 2009, 10:32 am 10:32 am
I care — I care about myself, and my designer clothes and my expensive shoes, and my millions. My husband doesn’t care about you, because he wanted to cut paying for your service-related injuries.
I care about how easy my life is now. DOn’t care about you, really, at all.
Posted by: liz | May 9, 2009, 10:33 am 10:33 am
[[max:"Or why he at one time wanted injured troops to pay for their own medical bills."
Could you please cite where this was proposed? I am familiar with a policy that would have had insurers pay, but have never heard a REAL proposal to have the troops themselves pay. And I believe the effort to have insurers pick up some of the cost was withdrawn after it was fully vetted and commented on.]]
Private insurers should not HAVE to pay for service-related injuries. Ever. Do you think soldiers would even be able to GET insurance under those circumstances? How much do you think it would cost, pray tell? If someone is injured in the service of our country we pay. Simple as that.
And don’t think our fearless leader won’t try this again either.
Posted by: liz | May 9, 2009, 10:35 am 10:35 am
Leave it to republicans to think that working hard, graduating college, getting a law degree, becoming a successful corporate attorney, and raising two beautiful daughters, is a “bad” thing.
Yet you rally around and go crazy over a woman that took six years to get a lousy journalism degree, raised a son that had to join the military because he got convicted for cutting break lines on school buses, and a daughter that is a high school dropout that got pregnant by a boy whose mom was arrested for selling meth and crack.
No wonder the GOP is falling apart…LOL. Even Joe the plumber doesn’t want to have anything to do with you hicks.
Posted by: you YEAH YOU | May 9, 2009, 10:50 am 10:50 am
HOPE one of our military folks will ask her if she’s proud of her country yet.
Posted by: Ron | May 9, 2009, 11:48 am 11:48 am
God, do much hate and bitterness spewing from so many people. When you harbour such hate for someone who doesnt even know you exist, it only hurts you and makes you age before your time. Seriously!!
Posted by: Donna | May 9, 2009, 11:51 am 11:51 am
“Leave it to republicans to think that working hard, graduating college, getting a law degree, becoming a successful corporate attorney, and raising two beautiful daughters, is a “bad” thing.”
We didn’t say it (I am not republican) that it WAS a bad thing. But it is no different or greater than what anybody else (including black women, before you go there) has done before.
Those are things we do for personal growth and needs.
Other first ladies have done the same things and we did not have to hear it touted as some great accomplishment on their parts (lol).
I’ll say it again. What Michelle has done in the past has benefitted Michelle, not anyone else.
It appears that she has also carried that trend over to her present day life.
Posted by: ceeLeelee | May 9, 2009, 11:51 am 11:51 am
Because we post facts does not make any of us hateful, bitter, or jealous.
If you really read what we are writing, you will understand that the last person any of us would want to be is Michelle Obama.
There is absolutely nothing there that would make the average person hateful, bitter or jealous.
She is not a particularly admirable person.
We may feel a tad bit sorry for the clueless one though.
Lol.
Posted by: ceeLeelee | May 9, 2009, 11:57 am 11:57 am
My point exactly :-/:-/
Posted by: Donna | May 9, 2009, 12:00 pm 12:00 pm
What have the Obamas sacrificed in their lives that puts them at a par with the sacrifices of our military families, as Ms. Obama says in her speech?
Posted by: Sigmonde | May 9, 2009, 12:55 pm 12:55 pm
Then BRING THEM HOME or SHUT UP Michelle!!!
Posted by: hmn | May 9, 2009, 1:18 pm 1:18 pm
Michelle Obama: seems people either love her or hate her. There’s not a lot of middle ground. That’s called being polarizing, and it’s not an admirable trait. She needs to find a way to say she is sorry for her America bashing before the haters will give her another chance. I wouldn’t hold my breath on that one.
Posted by: Kitty | May 9, 2009, 2:15 pm 2:15 pm
she cares very much as long as it benefits her, and her husband is sending our Troops to Afganistan without proper support. Good Job
Posted by: Lizzie | May 9, 2009, 2:27 pm 2:27 pm
Interesting math. 79% approval rating for Michelle is “polarizing.”
Posted by: edwina | May 9, 2009, 3:02 pm 3:02 pm
God is good!Learn to see good in other
people even if you did not agree with them
Posted by: viv | May 9, 2009, 3:11 pm 3:11 pm
Mrs. Obama, my schmoopie-woopie!
Posted by: DontGet818OnMeNow | May 9, 2009, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm
I’m the wife of a retired air force pilot (1947-1969). There was no e-mail, no phoning, Mail service only if it was available and that was the way for him to communicate with family but no way for him to receive info from family.
Its the kids that grew up resenting the military taking their daddy away with so little time at home, exhausted.
Posted by: Paoott Lewallen | May 9, 2009, 4:20 pm 4:20 pm
you military families who are criticizing need to shut up. ms bush didn’t make it a point to bring yall to the forefront.be thankful cause she can put some other groups to the forfront. and as far as michelle’s shoes get over it. “she can do that” stop hatin’ how soon you forget she was doing quite well the obamas are millionaires already. get a life!
Posted by: pinkie64 | May 9, 2009, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
Liz:’max:”Or why he at one time wanted injured troops to pay for their own medical bills.”
JHW: Could you please cite where this was proposed?’
Private insurers should not HAVE to pay for service-related injuries. Ever… ”
You could have just said No, Max made it up, grossly exaggerating to slander the Obama administration. Or actually provided some sort of factual citation.
Posted by: jhw539 | May 9, 2009, 6:00 pm 6:00 pm
Kitty:”Michelle Obama: seems people either love her or hate her. There’s not a lot of middle ground. That’s called being polarizing, and it’s not an admirable trait.”
A FOXNEWS poll puts Michelle Obama’s “positive view” rating at 73 percent of Americans. 10% “can’t say” and only 17% have a “negative view.”
The fact that you imagine her to be a polarizing figure is a good demonstration of just how far out of the mainstream the Republican base’s “mindless hate” strategy has pushed them.
Posted by: jhw539 | May 9, 2009, 6:10 pm 6:10 pm
If you look up the definition of polarizing, you will see it has nothing to do with an approval rating. Nice try, but no cookies and milk for you.
Posted by: Kitty | May 9, 2009, 6:23 pm 6:23 pm
She is polarizing. People seem to either love her or hate her. There was no mention of the percentage of people who like or dislike her. It’s really not that difficult. If you look at the comments here, I’d guess her approval rating to be much less than 50%. So sorry to bring reality into your life, but hey, just read the posts. It bothers you.
Posted by: Kitty | May 9, 2009, 6:30 pm 6:30 pm
A FOXNEWS poll puts Michelle Obama’s “positive view” rating at 73 percent of Americans. 10% “can’t say” and only 17% have a “negative view.”
And, I have seen other polls with with “can’t say” or “negative” views so your post is mote.
And this blog represents how many people who have actually been polled? So YOU judge Michele Obama’s favorable rating as 50%.
So your point is, Kitty? Looks like you are the one who will get no milk or cookies. GEEZ!
Posted by: sandy | May 9, 2009, 6:55 pm 6:55 pm
And I judged her approval rating at LESS THAN 50%.
Posted by: Kitty | May 9, 2009, 7:52 pm 7:52 pm
And I judged her approval rating at LESS THAN 50%.
Posted by: Kitty
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and AS USUAL, you are wrong.
Posted by: Lynne | May 9, 2009, 8:15 pm 8:15 pm
kitty: YOU judged? Since when is your polling accurate on a blog that is so rampant with jealousy, hate, and extreme dislike for the color black?
Posted by: sandy | May 9, 2009, 8:19 pm 8:19 pm
Lol – Maybe Michelle’s people should go dig up that 79% and have them start blogging for her.
She is polarizing. She is also shallow.
No one is “hating” on anyone. This is a blog and we are giving our opinions which is just as valid as yours.
If you don’t like them, don’t read them.
Posted by: ceeLeelee | May 9, 2009, 9:28 pm 9:28 pm
Military
family here….and sorry never been proud of Americans before Michelle Obama, only an idiot would be believe any of your lies.
Posted by: PresGov | May 9, 2009, 10:57 pm 10:57 pm
What kills me is that the arrogant brain dead Obamas actually think they are fooling people with their numberous lies and actions.
Posted by: PresGov | May 9, 2009, 10:59 pm 10:59 pm
Hmmmm…and still she rises to greater heights while the chickens sit around pecking at her feet. LOL! What are any of you doing for military families or anyone other than yourselves? She will be their for EIGHT years so get use to it cluckers. LOL!
Posted by: Char'den | May 9, 2009, 11:24 pm 11:24 pm
No she won’t, nor will her little dog, Toto.
Lol.
Posted by: ceeLeelee | May 9, 2009, 11:33 pm 11:33 pm
Michelle Obama to military wives: I care
Military wives to Michelle: No you don’t and you aren’t fooling anyone.
Posted by: tin can | May 9, 2009, 11:58 pm 11:58 pm
The Obama’s woundn’t even visit the wounded soldiers during his campaign.
I have yet to see any support for the Military from either of the Obamas. I worry about my husband and son serving in Iraq as I don’t feel that they have the full support of the govenment.
Happy Mothers Day to all Military Mothers!
Posted by: Livinginca | May 10, 2009, 12:18 am 12:18 am
ceeLeelee thank you!
Posted by: Livinginca | May 10, 2009, 12:35 am 12:35 am
Jeez, Michelle’s press staff is working overtime. She “cares” about the military, she is Mother of Year, feeds the poor, and on and on.
I don’t buy it any of it for a second. She’s a poser just like her husband.
Posted by: deedee | May 10, 2009, 1:52 am 1:52 am
I don’t think she cares about the military. She just wants everyone to think she’s patriotic.
She doesn’t really seem to be passionate about any one issue. She just likes being a wanna-be celebrity.
Posted by: boogienights1 | May 10, 2009, 2:38 am 2:38 am
Livinginca writes:
“The Obama’s woundn’t even visit the wounded soldiers during his campaign.
I have yet to see any support for the Military from either of the Obamas. I worry about my husband and son serving in Iraq as I don’t feel that they have the full support of the govenment.”
Wow! Now here’s the truth:
Barack Obama visited the wounded troops (during his campaign) at Walter Reed in June 2008, in private, without any media, as is appropriate. He also visited wounded troops in Iraq in July 2008, again in private. I don’t know where some of you get your information (maybe from campaign ads filled with lies?) but you really should check your facts before you accuse the Obamas of not caring. I’m very pleased that someone in Mrs. Obama’s position is finally shedding some light on the difficulties facing military families. My grandfather, my father, my brother and my husband all served in the military, and now my son is serving as well. I am all too aware of the toll it can take on families and bringing this issue to the forefront is important. Perhaps instead of criticizing Mrs. Obama you should all look into ways YOU can truly help, besides putting flags and bumper stickers on your cars.
Posted by: NavyMom | May 10, 2009, 4:09 pm 4:09 pm
I will say that schmoopiekins puts her husband in harms way.. each day.. so maybe she can empathize somewhat with the perils of the military spouses.
Posted by: DontGet818OnMeNow | May 10, 2009, 4:30 pm 4:30 pm
Bush and his supporters for the Iraq war didn’t prepare not only for the war we never should have been in but they also didn’t prepare for the wounded veterans returning or the needs of Military Families.
Michelle Obama is a breath of fresh air compared to Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld. She will help the Military Families.
Posted by: Susie | May 11, 2009, 3:23 am 3:23 am
What a joke she cares when the secretary of veterans Affairs just stripped more than a hundred thousand of their Vietnam service Medal and va benefits to keep from following a law passed by congress in 1991. And congress is trying to pass a welcome home veterans day but see that doesn’t include us all we did was deliver millions on tons of ordinance on target while that hundred thousand still believes the same DENY DENY TIL THEY DIE
Posted by: lee | May 11, 2009, 6:31 am 6:31 am
When Michelle Obama said for the first time in her adult life she was proud to be an American she proved just how ignorant she was.It ‘s a shame all those degrees at Harvard and Princeton did not help her to understand that the USA is still the greatest country in the world and a symbol of hope for all the Free World.With those words she has put herself in the same situation as Jane Fonda, a traitor to her country and no amount of liberal media spin can salvaged her tarnished reputation.
Posted by: Johnny L | May 11, 2009, 10:34 am 10:34 am
“Everyone should have a chief of staff and a set of personal assistants.”
Marie Antoinette?
Nope–close though–Michelle Obama.
Posted by: Who Said This? | May 11, 2009, 3:48 pm 3:48 pm
In reading a lot of these posts I see that there are many differing opinions….and thats great because thats thats exactly what makes this country great – the expressing of opinions and views and finding the best path to change and life success for everyone. When change happens, sometimes it’s uncomfortable, and it’s hard to embrace sometimes because we cannot always see the end goal. I guess I would say instead of immediatly judging and throwing stones, why don’t we see what happens. Maybe Mrs. Obama CAN bring change that will benefit our military families, geeze that would be great. I am not even saying she will – but I am willing to hear what she has to say and hope that she can do what she says she will do. Maybe we could least hear her out, support what she says and let her try and make some changes and see how it goes. No one else has tried, so, bravo to Mrs. Obama if she can bring those changes.
Posted by: Jeanne | May 12, 2009, 4:44 pm 4:44 pm
Yeah! They care so much they are now going to charge our wounded veterans for health care! How disgusting is that!! It’s bad enough our military risk their life for our freedom for little pay and now this socialist %&$# has the nerve to charge them even more. They both make me sick! This country is going to hell in a hand basket!
Posted by: Melissa | May 30, 2009, 11:19 am 11:19 am
But don’t you see Jeanne, that’s EXACTLY what they want us to do. Sit by and watch what happens. Not complaining, not paying attention while a holocaust situation happens all over again! You must see the writing on the wall. It’s sad that we really can’t speak our minds. You say its great that we have a difference of opinion but in reality there is so much fear that someone might be ‘offended’ that to often we really can’t speak our minds. Even obama once said he was ‘offended’ by being called a socialist! My God! How can a president possibly worry about being offended!! If he’s that worried about it he should not have run in the first place! America needs to wake up!!!!!
Posted by: Melissa | May 30, 2009, 11:26 am 11:26 am