Post by anointedteacher on Jun 21, 2008 23:16:52 GMT -5
Michelle Obama on The View
Posted June 18, 2008 11:14 AM
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by Christi Parsons
Hillary Clinton has made life easier for young women with her historic run to break the glass ceiling at the White House, Michelle Obama said this morning.
"I think Hillary Clinton, as she has said, created 18 million cracks on the ceiling," Obama said, speaking on ABC's program The View. "We have to keep pushing it."
In her debut as a guest co-host of the show, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama also defended herself against a barrage of criticism during and since the primary season.
She never meant to say she wasn't proud of her country, but rather that she was talking about her pride in the political process.
"I wear my heart on my sleeve, just like all of you guys," she said. "At some level, when you put your heart out there . . . it's a risk that you take."
Obama said she was proud of the nation before her campaign, but that, in the controversial comment, she was talking about pride in the political process.
She said she was so touched by Laura Bush's public defense of her that she wrote a note of thanks. She also expressed admiration for the first lady.
"There's a reason why people like her," Obama said. "She doesn't just sort of fuel the fire."
Although Obama showed respect for Clinton's campaign for the nomination, she also passed on the chance to express a point of view on whether Clinton should be the vice presidential running mate.
There was also a hand-holding moment with View co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck, sitting further to the right both on the set and on the political spectrum.
"This girl, she's solid," said Obama. "She's got great kids, she's a great mom, she's funny, I can disagree with her on a whole bunch of points" without being enemies.
Indeed, everybody on the set got the trademark fist-bump when they sat down with Obama.
The appearance was the first outing since the campaign decided to be a little more protective of the Michelle Obama brand.
Posted June 18, 2008 11:14 AM
weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2008/06/michelle_obama_on_the_view.html
by Christi Parsons
Hillary Clinton has made life easier for young women with her historic run to break the glass ceiling at the White House, Michelle Obama said this morning.
"I think Hillary Clinton, as she has said, created 18 million cracks on the ceiling," Obama said, speaking on ABC's program The View. "We have to keep pushing it."
In her debut as a guest co-host of the show, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama also defended herself against a barrage of criticism during and since the primary season.
She never meant to say she wasn't proud of her country, but rather that she was talking about her pride in the political process.
"I wear my heart on my sleeve, just like all of you guys," she said. "At some level, when you put your heart out there . . . it's a risk that you take."
Obama said she was proud of the nation before her campaign, but that, in the controversial comment, she was talking about pride in the political process.
She said she was so touched by Laura Bush's public defense of her that she wrote a note of thanks. She also expressed admiration for the first lady.
"There's a reason why people like her," Obama said. "She doesn't just sort of fuel the fire."
Although Obama showed respect for Clinton's campaign for the nomination, she also passed on the chance to express a point of view on whether Clinton should be the vice presidential running mate.
There was also a hand-holding moment with View co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck, sitting further to the right both on the set and on the political spectrum.
"This girl, she's solid," said Obama. "She's got great kids, she's a great mom, she's funny, I can disagree with her on a whole bunch of points" without being enemies.
Indeed, everybody on the set got the trademark fist-bump when they sat down with Obama.
The appearance was the first outing since the campaign decided to be a little more protective of the Michelle Obama brand.