Michelle Obama
Like many, I was glued to my seat as
Michelle Obama wooed America with her poignant testimonies in Denver yesterday. From her protective big brother to her determined albeit physically-challenged father to the intelligence of her daughters to the very wide scope and hope Barack has for our nation, Mrs. Obama unwavered. There appears to be nothing about her dishonest. She is truth, integrity, faith, hard-work in its purest American sense. When I see Michelle I see real talk, real people cloaked in an Ivy Education and designer threads. But hey, anything to deliver the message. Right?
I thought of my mother and grandmothers during Michelle's speech. Hard-working women who believed in justice and personal freedom without a doubt. But they're long gone, as they say, and were unable to take pride in seeing a woman of African-descent, a potential First Lady, gracefully articulate what ties us together as a country. And what's that? Hard work and that right to achieve whatever we wish to achieve and to articulate who we are without apology and STILL, I say, STILL able to stand, live and work next to each other under the same star-spangled flag. Now that's my kind of America. Michelle's America.
But I have to admit something. I was intrigued by something else during the speech. Well, actually, after the speech. It was when Barack appeared on screen and waved and thanked and then said, Let's give a hand to Michelle Obama. "You see why I asked her out so many times?" Yes, that. I do understand. What's more attractive than a woman who's smart, grounded in her own beliefs, hard-working, offers real talk and possesses a large passion for political and social change? This is not to say Michelle was obviously wife-material. [Meaning: women who possess high-end qualities like Michelle aren't brought to earth to sit on a shelf primed and ready for wife-picking. Meaning: she has individual purpose. And if you're lucky to catch up with her, and if she'll even give you the time of day, count your blessings]. No, Michelle is far from a Stepford Wife. She's the kind of person, if you're smart, you'd try to snatch up to be an equal partner in any worthy partnership.
Thanks Michelle!
