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Sound Off on Michelle Obama’s Historic Speech: Do you like the old "Independent" Michelle Who Speaks Her Mind or the New "softer" Michelle?

August 27th, 2008

The morning after Michelle Obama’s historic speech these are some of the words used by national media pundits and journalists to describe what they heard and saw:
” She was extraordinarily human last night”
“She was a kinder, gentler Michelle Obama”
“What happened to the aggressive–ungrateful woman who does not think much of her country?”
“She was non-threatening”
“She was [...]

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