Michelle Obama: “This isn’t about politics”

[babylonsister]

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Michelle Obama: “This isn’t about politics”
By Erica Sagrans - Oct 31, 2010 1:06:57 PM ET


OFA volunteers have all sorts of motivations for doing what they do—but for most, it’s deeply personal reasons that inspire them to keep at it each day.

Speaking to thousands of supporters in Ohio, Michelle Obama shared what keeps her going day in and day out:

My children are the center of my world—and when I think about the issues facing our nation right now, I think about what that means for our girls, and the world that we’re leaving for them and all of our children. There is so much at stake—this is about more than just politics—it’s about whether or not we as a people can move forward through times of challenge, and cynicism, and frustration. And use the opportunity we’ve been given to build better communities and to build a better country.

Video here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x521174

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. Exactly. The extreme partisanship that's taken root may be good for

cable news ratings & web traffic, but at the end of the day, does it improve our lives in any way? I agree, that we need to move beyond "politics", and look for common solutions.

Sadly, the message, if we lose badly tomorrow, will be that money can INDEED buy elections.

:thumbsup:

[Historic NY]

2. How will we ever overcome the corporate persons if we lose?

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. I don't know the answer to that. I wish that every SC Justice who voted

favorably in the Citizens United ruling, could be impeached. We know that the incoming Congress is going to do absolutely nothing to reform how campaigns are financed, because they're the ones who benefitted the most. It's a really crappy predicament.

MONEY = SPEECH. :thumbsdown: