Any thoughts on Michelle Obama's speech?

BetterThanYou wrote:

personally, i think all wives should just be standing there, mouths shut, smile on their face, waving to the crowd, backing up their man. like someone said earlier in the thread, she's not the one running for office.

and before i get slammed, let me say that if hillary won the nomination i think bill should have adhered to the guidelines i wrote in the above paragraph. just shut up, smile, and wave.

Are you married?


She's not the one running for office. The whole speech was simply to prove that her and her husband are experienced and came from blue collar roots. She was acting as hype man, and she did a pretty good job.

MonsterOfTheMidway wrote:

Are you married?


She's not the one running for office. The whole speech was simply to prove that her and her husband are experienced and came from blue collar roots. She was acting as hype man, and she did a pretty good job.

blah blah blah.

and yes, i'm married. when i go in for a raise or a promotion i don't bring my wife in with me.

see, i knew some a-hole would come in with a remark about me being sexist.

MonsterOfTheMidway wrote:

Uh huh. Well that's fine, but I doubt your raise or promotion in the candy factory is anything like the democratic national convention.

yeah, i build satellites. not quite the same thing as working in a candy factory.

monster of the midway, huh? so have you been promoted to guessing people's weight yet?

pateljam wrote:

I agree great orator but no content worth a damn. Also that whole exchange at the end was kinda strange it had a weird vibe to it. It seemed like Barack wanted to speak more, but was getting cut off... maybe I am reading too much into though.

Yeah. somebody should have told that loud mouth kid of his to shutup. its the Freakin DNC and they cant get that girl to keep her mouth shut.

Can't even keep their own daughter in line how will they run the country.

MonsterOfTheMidway wrote:

Right. She could have delievered a 45 minute speech on how the New York Jets are the greatest NFL franchise from Namath to Favre, and you still would have thought it was cliche simply because it was Michelle Obama.

Why was that so great anyway? When you see a presidential candidate do you really look for them to come from a similar upbringing or have a blue collar background? that has no affect on what type of president they will be and quite frankly i think that angle is played out.

MonsterOfTheMidway wrote:

Classy.

well what do you expect me to do? you want to poke fun at me and try to make me look like a moron, but when i fire back i get "classy." besides, don't you see me as a sexist for my remarks? would you expect anything less from me?

ok, let me try to make it better here. maybe instead of saying "all wives..." i should have said "all spouses..."

i honestly don't really care what a spouse has to say leading up to an election. it's basically just kissing the ass of your spouse in front of people. let the nominated person from the party get elected. then once you're the first spouse, talk all you want.

MonsterOfTheMidway wrote:

It's about being relatable to the common man. To many Americans it's very important. I mean if they don't have an understanding to what it means to be a middle class American and get about $40-80,000 a year, then how can they know what is best for them. Mitt Romney has bus loads of money, but has he ever known what it's like living paycheck to paycheck? Nope never. It's common sense that if someone has worked their way up the ladder by hard work that they are better expierenced for a position of leadership than those who got handed everything(see George Bush).


That's my understanding of it anyway.

I don't get why that should even be an issue. You will discount all of what Romney has achieved in his business and political career because he didn't face financial hardships when he was growing up.

What do you put more weight behind the upbringing of a candidate twenty years prior to him even being known, or what this person has done in the spotlight of their career.

BetterThanYou wrote:

well what do you expect me to do? you want to poke fun at me and try to make me look like a moron, but when i fire back i get "classy." besides, don't you see me as a sexist for my remarks? would you expect anything less from me?

ok, let me try to make it better here. maybe instead of saying "all wives..." i should have said "all spouses..."

i honestly don't really care what a spouse has to say leading up to an election. it's basically just kissing the ass of your spouse in front of people. let the nominated person from the party get elected. then once you're the first spouse, talk all you want.

Monster of Midway is a feminist. I think you offended him.

SpreadtheJAM wrote:

I don't get why that should even be an issue. You will discount all of what Romney has achieved in his business and political career because he didn't face financial hardships when he was growing up.

What do you put more weight behind the upbringing of a candidate twenty years prior to him even being known, or what this person has done in the spotlight of their career.

See, you're pulling a Bill O'Reilly here. I never said we should discount all of what Mitt Romney has done.


It's not just the upbringing. It's a combination of upbringing and track record. What I'm simply stating is that a person's upbringing has a definite shape on them, and the majority of the time Americans find that side of a candidate attractive.


Like some people listen to Pearl Jam because they can relate to the music. I listen to Lil Wayne because I can relate to the music. It's the appeal of relatability that sets them apart. But by no way am I discounting someone's track record.