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You know Michelle is tearing Donvict a new one without (Original Post) malaise Thursday OP
Oh, Absolutely! Nikossitti Thursday #1
The crowd loved it when she mentioned "He Won The Peace Prize." What a perfect jab. likesmountains 52 Thursday #2
She throws shade brilliantly malaise Thursday #9
So so true, she so good... wcmagumba Thursday #3
.... Spazito Thursday #4
Oh yeah she is. She is preaching the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. While tearing Donvict a new one AnotherMother4Peace Thursday #5
Oh yes she is! redstatebluegirl Thursday #7
She would! But I knew someone who worked for her spooky3 Thursday #12
Someone that's wants to be President multigraincracker Thursday #13
But no one who is as clearly repulsed by the idea of running as Michelle should ever be nagged to do so. ShazzieB Thursday #22
I respect her wishes MustLoveBeagles Thursday #41
Cool! 😁 ShazzieB Thursday #55
Yes i've heard that for a long time electric_blue68 Thursday #32
Yes she does Dave Id Yesterday #62
Chris Hayes - every living American President who isn't a convicted felon attended malaise Thursday #60
She is on fire 🔥 💙 Deuxcents Thursday #6
A legacy is not an award or a name on a building- 😂 malaise Thursday #8
She never mentioned his name but we all knew Deuxcents Thursday #11
Goddess level! Iris Thursday #61
Compare Traildogbob Thursday #10
Well said Marthe48 Thursday #17
mel has a heart? niyad Thursday #21
Good catch. Traildogbob Thursday #23
Sadly true. niyad Thursday #24
;-{) The Barack and Michelle Obama statue is displayed outside The Obama Presidential Center Goonch Thursday #14
"Being president doesn't change who you are, it reveals who you are." Michelle Obama CrispyQ Thursday #35
I love those statues MustLoveBeagles Thursday #43
The artist did a good job of capturing their body language. wnylib Thursday #51
Agreed 👍 MustLoveBeagles Thursday #52
Great, inspiring speech. Miss them. nt wiggs Thursday #15
Recommended. H2O Man Thursday #16
What speech are you referring to, Malaise? BComplex Thursday #18
The speeches and performances at the Obama Center malaise Thursday #20
I found it! I was late to the party! BComplex Thursday #38
That was beautiful, thanks for posting it, Michelle's words made my day. sop Thursday #45
I can't stop crying as I watch all this. I grieve because of what our country has become BComplex 21 hrs ago #65
It's on C-Span littlemissmartypants Thursday #29
I love seeing familiar faces! MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #19
I saw malaise Thursday #25
I thought I recognized her! MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #27
Stevie the great Wonder malaise Thursday #28
So great, he's a legend! MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #36
Cool! electric_blue68 Thursday #33
missed a lot of the opening, including michellel. hope i can find a video of it later. nt orleans Thursday #26
Try this! MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #30
thank you! that was a great, beautiful speech! nt orleans Thursday #48
Here malaise Thursday #34
thanks so much! i'll watch the entire thing after work today. i appreciate that link. nt orleans Thursday #49
Enjoy this - no Slobby malaise Thursday #50
They're all on YouTube. The Chicago affiliates had them up almost immediately after the speakers/performers finished. mobeau69 Thursday #53
Haha She was sooo good! electric_blue68 Thursday #31
Yes Yes Yes 👍 TommieMommy Thursday #37
Absolutely masterful speech Betty Boom Thursday #39
Claire McCaskill agrees with us malaise Thursday #47
"everything he is not" Why he is obsessed with attacking Obama.... pat_k Thursday #40
Was the truth then and malaise Thursday #42
I'm guessing Melania won't steal this speech. mercuryblues Thursday #44
Nicole covering it now n/t malaise Thursday #46
Michelle is a class act BeneteauBum Thursday #54
Every rumor about her and Obama splitting up Tree Lady Thursday #56
So true malaise Thursday #57
The contrasts are almost unbelievable PJMcK Thursday #58
Nailed it malaise Thursday #59
She gave a barn burner of a speech... Historic NY 23 hrs ago #63
I really want to weep because of this beautiful outpouring of respect... NNadir 23 hrs ago #64

AnotherMother4Peace

(5,268 posts)
5. Oh yeah she is. She is preaching the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. While tearing Donvict a new one
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 01:43 PM
Thursday

My husband just said "She would make a great president" "She's smarter than all of them".

spooky3

(38,978 posts)
12. She would! But I knew someone who worked for her
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 01:55 PM
Thursday

And he said she absolutely hates political life (even though she is great at it) and would never run for office. So far, he’s been correct.

multigraincracker

(38,272 posts)
13. Someone that's wants to be President
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 01:59 PM
Thursday

should automatically be disqualified. George Washington was the last one drafted for the job.

ShazzieB

(23,054 posts)
22. But no one who is as clearly repulsed by the idea of running as Michelle should ever be nagged to do so.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 02:34 PM
Thursday

I know that's not what you said, but I can almost hear the chorus of "Run, Michelle, run!" warming up for 2028 (just like it did in 2020 and 2024), and I'm dreading it, because I know she really, REALLY does not want that.

She'll never do it. She knows what she wants and what she does not want, and she has too much strength of character to be pushed into doing anything against her will. I just wish more people would recognize and accept that there is never going to be a President Michelle Obama.

malaise

(299,348 posts)
8. A legacy is not an award or a name on a building- 😂
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 01:47 PM
Thursday

She tore him a new one.
That was freaking brilliant

Traildogbob

(13,298 posts)
10. Compare
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 01:49 PM
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Last edited Thu Jun 18, 2026, 02:22 PM - Edit history (1)

This brilliant women, First Lady praising and showing how much she absolutely loves her husband, respects him and is his equal.
And speaks English so eloquently.
What a beautiful and hopeful speech.
Both sides this mouth breathers.
And you will never see her in photos with any Epstein trash. Or nude.
She is not a man, but she has more spine and strength than all those idiots that claim masculinity that trash her daily from the weakest of men in the GQP, in the world.
Eat your Damn Heart out Melanoma. And keep her words out of your useless mouth.

Goonch

(5,869 posts)
14. ;-{) The Barack and Michelle Obama statue is displayed outside The Obama Presidential Center
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 02:03 PM
Thursday

CrispyQ

(41,177 posts)
35. "Being president doesn't change who you are, it reveals who you are." Michelle Obama
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 03:05 PM
Thursday

I love them & my next vaca will be to Chicago!

BComplex

(10,007 posts)
65. I can't stop crying as I watch all this. I grieve because of what our country has become
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 09:49 AM
21 hrs ago

under the republicans.

Their Heritage Society and the Federalist Society need to be declared terrorist organizations. The Republicans and their supreme court are destroying this country. The Obamas represent the greatest of our country.

orleans

(37,405 posts)
26. missed a lot of the opening, including michellel. hope i can find a video of it later. nt
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 02:49 PM
Thursday

orleans

(37,405 posts)
49. thanks so much! i'll watch the entire thing after work today. i appreciate that link. nt
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 04:32 PM
Thursday

mobeau69

(12,496 posts)
53. They're all on YouTube. The Chicago affiliates had them up almost immediately after the speakers/performers finished.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 05:04 PM
Thursday

They must have faster connections than me. LOL.

Betty Boom

(505 posts)
39. Absolutely masterful speech
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 03:31 PM
Thursday

She was amazing from beginning to end. I almost hate to say it, but I think her speech was better than Barack’s. And his was fabulous.

malaise

(299,348 posts)
47. Claire McCaskill agrees with us
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 04:11 PM
Thursday

It was clear as a sunny day.
Nicole says she spoke for millions of Americans today.

pat_k

(14,472 posts)
40. "everything he is not" Why he is obsessed with attacking Obama....
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 03:34 PM
Thursday

... and the woman he loves.

Of course, the effort is futile because nothing could destroy the gifts Obama posseses or the esteem with which he is held by every sane, compassionate human on the planet.

https://thehobbledehoy.com/2019/03/08/british-writer-pens-the-best-description-of-trump-ive-read/

Someone on the question-and-answer website Quora asked “Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response:

A few things spring to mind.

Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.

For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.


So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.
..
.

If you missed this back in 2019, the entire piece is a must read!


BeneteauBum

(914 posts)
54. Michelle is a class act
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 06:00 PM
Thursday

Dovetails nicely with Barak to symbolize the best in the first lady and her husband.

Peace ☮️

Tree Lady

(13,419 posts)
56. Every rumor about her and Obama splitting up
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:25 PM
Thursday

Or having issues should be completely gone. I have never in my life heard a wife give such praise and respect to her husband.

I knew the rumors were fake but so many believe lies these days.

PJMcK

(25,203 posts)
58. The contrasts are almost unbelievable
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 08:33 PM
Thursday

The Obamas are classy, intelligent, patriotic, curious, talented, stylish, funny, empathetic, caring, kind and generous.

The Trumps are exactly not those qualities.

ETA: The Obamas are also beautiful while the Trumps… not so much.

NNadir

(38,817 posts)
64. I really want to weep because of this beautiful outpouring of respect...
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 08:11 AM
23 hrs ago

...for President Obama, because it recalls a moment of American greatness and hope.

America will never be great again.

Everything the pedophile touches dies. He is the antimidas.

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