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Hissyspit

(45,788 posts) Tue Sep 4, 2012, 11:39 PM Sep 2012

MiaFarrow Tweets: #MichelleObama2016

mia farrow ?@MiaFarrow
#MichelleObama2016

https://twitter.com/MiaFarrow/status/243182609864196096

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MiaFarrow Tweets: #MichelleObama2016 (Original Post) Hissyspit Sep 2012 OP

I love Michelle Obama, and I loved the speech, but I just can't go along enough Sep 2012 #1

Family connections are not a valid reason to *exclude* a candidate either. Doremus Sep 2012 #2

Yes I absolutely agree with that. If Michelle Obama decides that enough Sep 2012 #3

enough

(13,255 posts)

1. I love Michelle Obama, and I loved the speech, but I just can't go along

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2012, 11:48 PM

Sep 2012

with this idea that family connections/experience are the way we should be choosing or looking out for our future leaders.

Michelle is amazing and has had and will have a fate all her own.

Doremus

(7,261 posts)

2. Family connections are not a valid reason to *exclude* a candidate either.

Reply to enough (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 4, 2012, 11:50 PM

Sep 2012

Wouldn't you agree?

enough

(13,255 posts)

3. Yes I absolutely agree with that. If Michelle Obama decides that

Reply to Doremus (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 4, 2012, 11:58 PM

Sep 2012

she wants to put in the years of work necessary to create a meaningful political career, I will support her in every way (including with whatever miniscule amounts of money I can come up with).

I mean it that I think she is wonderful, but I think the idea that as soon as anyone even remotely connected with politics does something good in public, he or she is our next savior is really disrespectful of politics.

It reminds me of the posters on DU who are already assuming that Chelsea Clinton will be at least a Senator by 2014.

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