Michelle Obama – A Praise worthy woman
Posted on June 14, 2009
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By Sri Purna Widari
I took my time to have a look at this extraordinary woman. I read Time magazine on what Oprah Winfrey said about her, I saw the video created by her mother explaining how she is very proud of her, I was crying like never before to see how she did her speech in Obama’s elections, and I saw the other interview of her with Larry King which was full of passion and integrity. She is Michelle Obama the people’s woman.
She was born in 17 of January 1964 in the South side of Chicago. Her father was a working class man who worked in an electricity company. Her mother is a housewife who devoted herself to raise Michelle and her older brother. Her father passed away when he was in his mid 30s but he was able to send his precious daughter to Princeton University. She did really well and decided to study for her master’s degree in Law at Yale university. She then worked in a big law firm where she met Barack Obama. He was her mentor at that time. I can understand why Barack Obama insisted on her. I can imagine that she must be really cold and mysterious. Obama finally got her first reaction when he offered her ice cream. From all interviews and speeches that I have seen, I can feel her emotionally. She is a sleeping tiger who has been prepared as an extraordinary first lady. She has a passion and knows very well the life of most of the working class American people. She is full of energy, full of knowledge to show the world that she has something extraordinary to offer to the nations.
I love the part when she said to Larry King that she loves Barack Obama as a man who loves their children and remembers their wedding anniversary. He took her out in the middle of his campaign. Barack Obama in one interview even said that Michelle and the kids keep me grounded because when I am home she just wants me to be a good husband to her. She did not turn out to be wild when she knew that I am the President of the United States.
I also admire her statement that she realises politics is a mean business. She knows how her husband is. She knows that Obama has a vision on what the world should be in which they share the same values and she realizes that Obama is a product of hard work. One thing which is remarkable is when she mentioned in her speech about the importance of the health care for the society due to Obama’s personal experience in which her mother did not get good treatment before she passed away. She stated that Obama understands that situation perfectly because he lives it. She is apparently not the shadow of Obama. Her passions and her integrity appeals in all ways. She is a woman where the society will be able to connect with. She hugs the people who support her husband with gratitude and strength which convince them that her husband will do very well to enable them to live better.
She is the most outstanding first lady in the history which gives me a different impression. She can be very serious but she can be very fun and adventorous too. Her pictures in Paris wearing a casual wardrobes with rainbow colors triggered critics from all over America. Sometimes I am gushing to myself that she forgets she is now the first lady of America who really adores status and wants to be the best in everything. I agree that Jackie O the wife of John. F. Kennedy was the most fashionable first lady in the world but the world does not entirely focus on that. In an article of Time magazine, Oprah Winfrey chose her as one of the most influential people in the world. Oprah respects her and tells her that she will do 100% in her roles and she thinks Michelle represents how American people should be. She is very warm before and after she has lived in the White House and as a busy woman, she still find time to cook for her husband and her kids.
All in all, from the way she speaks, the way she walks, and the way she represents herself, we can feel it that Michelle will devote herself for her nation just as much as she devotes herself as a wife, mother and friend. She is the woman who represents strength and totality in what she is doing and with her minor imperfection in her wardrobe, we can also see that Michelle Obama is a normal human being and she does not take personally when people criticise her. She knows very well what she can offer to the society and this woman deserves respect and support from all over the world.
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Yes, she did!
Show the world what is is to be a humane first lady!
To not forget her mortality.
The issues she chooses to address are spot on.
She is a lovely person on the inside and out.
I wish her and her family everything of the best.
I do hope that Obama will be able to shift thought and action to bring about his world vision.
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