Michelle Obama Begins Advocacy As First Lady With Meetings With Fort Bragg Soldiers, Families

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

FORT BRAGG, N.C. - The nation owes not only gratitude but tangible assistance to the nation's military and their families, and she'll make that a focus of her time in the White House, first lady Michelle Obama says.

Underscoring her commitment to the plight of America's military families, Mrs. Obama used a trip to Fort Bragg as a stage for her first television interviews since the inauguration. One, with ABC's "Good Morning America," aired Friday morning.

In the interview she said she wanted military families to know they have a friend in the White House.

"It hurts. It hurts," Mrs. Obama said of hearing about military families on food stamps. "These are people who are willing to send their loved ones off to, perhaps, give their lives — the ultimate sacrifice. But yet, they're living back at home on food stamps. It's not right, and it's not where we should be as a nation."

"I think that's one of my jobs, is to try and shed some light on some of these issues," she told ABC, "to not just be in that conversation with military spouses and hear those stories, but to take that information back to the administration to share it with the nation, so that we can think again about how we can better support these families."

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[CTyankee]

1. thank god for this woman.

I saw her interview with Robin Roberts this am on GMA and she was fantastic. GMA rightfully gave her a spotlight; it was obvious that the ordinary servicepeople were loving her so much; they were so grateful that someone at the top FINALLY was giving them attention.

If I prayed, I would pray every night for the First Lady's success in helping these wonderful people. It's about damn time...

[primavera]

2. Smart politics

Even wingnuts will have to be favorably impressed by her reaching out to military families.

[SpiralHawk]

3. "But, but, but...they served America with honor." -Republicons

"Wheras we have

Commander AWOL
Dick 'Five military Deferments' Cheney
Rush, O'reilly, Beck, Hannity, and a vast gaggle of Chickenhawks.

So, um, this is, um, unfair. Republicon Chickenhawks deserve more, more, more."

- Republicon Chickenhawks

[1776Forever]

4. Here is to our 1st Lady - I salute her for her dedication to our hero's & their families.

As a mother of 2 who served in Gulf War & Iraq I can only say you can't feel the pain if you don't go through it yourself. It is a gnawing pain that never goes away as long as your loved one has "boots on the ground" as they say and after their return you constantly pray for the safe return of all the members of those in uniform and their families and feel you are always a member of a big military family. I still cry every time I hear of a solider who has been injured or died in Iraq/Afghanistan.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart Michelle for the dedication and courage you show everyday! And of course thank you to your loving and devoted husband and children too who are giving so much of their time to devote to the future success and quality of life for our country.

God bless the U.S.A. and the Obama family.

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[Belial]

5. I will believe it when I see it.. as a Veteran.. all I have ever

seen is lips moving and no action.. from anyone.. We are always the flavor of the moment.. Someone please tell her to tell her husband that making Vets pay for injuries with private insurance is a bad idea..

BTW.. Michelle seems like a great lady.. :)

[ConcernedCanuk]

6. I had room-mates and customers that were vets when I lived in San Diego 79-80

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I visited one of the Vet hospitals there

From what I've read since then

The USA hasn't improved the way they treat their vets in 30 years

So yeah

I'll believe it when I see it too . . .

BILLIONS are spent to send them to war

peanuts spent to take care of them when they return

and we wonder why they go nuts when they come home?

go figure

. . :freak: