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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:00 AM

Isn't she lovely?

In her prime-time speech Monday, Michelle Obama foiled her harshest detractors and perhaps even won over Middle America.

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  • Tuesday, August 26, 2008 08:23 AM

    Feed the monster you've created

    And it was all bullshit. Am I the only person in America sick of the poor obama 'never knew a father's love' victim routine. All she did in her speech was perpetuate the great myth axelrove built for this campaign. obama was not without a father figure and he wasn't poor, so why do they keep up the 'poor obama' routine? The media is obviously never going to vet him so no one really knows who barack obama is, much less what he'll do. I personally think there's something pathetic about a man that brokers himself through pity. What's more, it's all false. There was nothing new in that speech, same old crap she's peddled everywhere she's been since her 'patriotic' moment. Now true to all expectations, the media will canonize michelle for her groundbreaking speech and what an orator she's become. What a crock, nothing fresh from michelle or you. Could you be more disappointing, Traister?

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