First Lady Michelle ObamaMichelle LeVaughn Robinson ObamaThe Hill’s Morning Report – Treasury, Fed urge more spending, lending to ease COVID-19 wreckage Budowsky: Michelle Obama or Tammy Duckworth for VP Michelle Obama urges class of 2020 to couple protesting with mobilizing, voting MORE gave one of the most brilliant, passionate and important speeches in the modern history of presidential politics today in New Hampshire, in support of Democratic nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE and in opposition to a candidate she did not name.
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The first lady’s speech was a tour de force on behalf of the rights of women to reach their full potential, the rights of women to be safe from those who would abuse them, and the rights of women to resist, oppose and defeat those who would do them ill.
Obama’s New Hampshire speech comes after a long history of GOP nominee Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE making sexist and abusive comments attacking a long list of women. Her speech comes after Trump spent almost a week maligning and attacking Alicia Machado, a former Miss Universe he was up in the middle of the night attacking in a ludicrous tweetstorm.
Obama’s New Hampshire speech came after Trump was revealed on video, telling his own story in his own voice, using words about women so file and nauseating they cannot even be repeated in a family newspaper.
Obama’s New Hampshire speech came after a growing list of women have come forward with allegations about Trump’s behavior that would be, if true, real-life abuses that are far beyond Trump’s suggestion that his vile and nauseating words were merely “locker-room talk” — which was an insult to athletes, male or female, as well as women.
Trump, as usual, claims it is the media’s fault, that the media are all against him. He claims that Republican House Speaker Paul RyanPaul Davis RyanBush, Romney won’t support Trump reelection: NYT Twitter joins Democrats to boost mail-in voting — here’s why Lobbying world MORE (R-Wis.) is part of a sinister conspiracy against him. The man who once said the president of the United States was not born in America now says that all of the women who have come forth are liars.
It was jarring to watch Obama, who represents the best of America and the noblest vision of politics, followed on TV by Trump, who embodies the worst of a politics that will soon be rejected en masse by the American people, led by American women.
The first lady spoke about the rights of women to better their lives in whatever manner they choose, and to be treated by men with the respect that should be offered to every other human being.
In her speech, the first lady soared into the stratosphere of eloquence and nobility as she called on women to be proud of everything they have accomplished, to be determined to resist those who abuse them and to exercise the power that women have to affect the course of our democracy by voting.
Obama demonstrated again today why she is one of the most respected figures — male or female — in American politics and why Clinton is one of the most qualified candidates in modern history — male or female — for the presidency of the United States.
Today, the first lady, in an eloquent and memorable speech, put Donald Trump in his place without ever mentioning his name. She made a statement about what is best about America, followed by a speech by Trump, which revealed yet again why Trump’s place is to stand in the lexicon of losers who should never be allowed near the Oval Office except as a tourist seeking an autograph — not as commander in chief.
Budowsky was an aide to former Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (D-Texas) and former Chief Deputy Majority Whip Bill Alexander (D-Ark.). He holds an LL.M. degree in international financial law from the London School of Economics. Contact him at [email protected].
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