Obama seems like an iconoclast precisely because she's normal (the norm for a candidate's wife having been defined, in the past, as nonworking, white, and pious about the democratic process). Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
This article appears in the Profile section of The New Yorker and gives us a moments insight into the authentic nature of Michelle Obama.
The story provides a picture of the next presidential spouse. Sounds like a person I'd like to have for a friend. The story seems to feel it has to detour through a repeat of tacky negative attacks, but other than that it is enjoyable.
this isn't so much a news story as an in-depth profile of Michelle Obama, as a person. Her and Barack's history, their life together, and a very good idea of who she is and what type of person she is come out clearly in this story.
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