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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.
By Rebecca Traister

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  • Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:39 AM

    Affirmative Action Hatahs

    I've always wanted to ask this!

    Is it ALL successful black people who advanced due to affirmative action? Or did any of them do it out of being smart and hard-working enough to meet your standards?

    I mean, do you EVER encounter a successful black person and think "yeah, THIS guy would have gotten here without a set-aside!"?

    And if you do, just how is it that Michelle Obama as an individual doesn't meet that standard? And which black people in her college classes and lawfirms did?

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