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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 08:53 AM

    @Maureen

    I think its funny that someone who bemoans the attacks on Clinton, the sexist attacks, would resort to attacking Michelle on her appearance which is (ding, ding, ding) a sexist attack. And then you go on to say she is oppressing 3rd world woman, without any facts whether the alleged extensions are synthetic or real. (Synthetic hair has come a long way baby. I should know, I had braids for years. But you wouldn't know anything about those either, I'm guessing.)

    I wasn't saying you were racist, I was just saying you don't know what the hell you are talking about. Sometimes you do, I will concede, but only a deluded fool beleives she is an authority on EVERYTHING.

    I also don't think its seemly to comment on Biden's hair plugs. Which I never noticed, to be honest. I'm sick of people in this country being so focused on outward appearance...but wait, your Irish so aren't you supposed to be intrinsically better than us?

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