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Monday, May 21, 2007 12:00 AM

Michelle Obama's sacrifice

It had to be hard for the high-achieving candidate's wife to give up her career -- and I'm in a feminist fury about it.

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  • Monday, May 21, 2007 08:23 PM

    Dickerson's Obama Hit Pieces Keep On Coming

    Now that Dickerson has done her hit pieces on Barack Obama, now she's going after Michelle.

    Michelle Obama is an honors graduate of Princeton and a Harvard Law School graduate. She WILL be able to find a job.

    Michelle Obama is doing what a good LIFE PARTNER/WIFE does.

    Her husband has a shot at the Democratic nomination for President of the United States of America.

    That's the Big One, Ms. Dickerson.

    He needs all hands on deck, and he needs her hands above all else. She is his best surrogate. She's as good as he is, in a different way and manner, but she's terrific on the campaign trail.

    She loves her husband. He's going after the Presidency. If she didn't do everything in her power to help him, there will always be the ' what if?' question.

    Something had to give. Running for President is a 24/7 job for the entire family, and her family is what's most important to her - I believe that. She did what she had to do for her FAMILY, and I don't think she has to explain, let alone apologize, to anyone for her decision.

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