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| | Not only does she see separate black and white societies in America, but she elevates black over white in her world. Her attitude explains the very reason she felt comfortable attending Rev. [[Jeremiah Wright]]'s black liberation theology church for twenty years. Read the full thesis here: [https://www.politico.com/pdf/080222_MOPrincetonThesis_1-251.pdf Part 1] [https://www.politico.com/pdf/080222_MOPrincetonThesis_26-501.pdf Part 2] [https://www.politico.com/pdf/080222_MOPrincetonThesis_51-751.pdf Part 3] [http://dyn.politico.com/pdf/080222_MOPrincetonThesis_76-981.pdf Part 4] | | Not only does she see separate black and white societies in America, but she elevates black over white in her world. Her attitude explains the very reason she felt comfortable attending Rev. [[Jeremiah Wright]]'s black liberation theology church for twenty years. Read the full thesis here: [https://www.politico.com/pdf/080222_MOPrincetonThesis_1-251.pdf Part 1] [https://www.politico.com/pdf/080222_MOPrincetonThesis_26-501.pdf Part 2] [https://www.politico.com/pdf/080222_MOPrincetonThesis_51-751.pdf Part 3] [http://dyn.politico.com/pdf/080222_MOPrincetonThesis_76-981.pdf Part 4] |
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| − | Always eager to remind the world how racist America was and is, she told students while vacationing in [[China]] "Many decades ago, there were actually laws in America that allowed discrimination against black people like me, who are a minority in the United States." <ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/michelle-there-were-actually-laws-america-allowed-discrimination-against-black-people-me_785997.html Michelle: 'There Were Actually Laws in America that Allowed Discrimination Against Black People Like Me', WeeklyStandard.com, march 25, 2014]</ref> | + | Always eager to remind the world how racist America was and is, she told students while vacationing in [[China]] "Many decades ago, there were actually laws in America that allowed discrimination against black people like me, who are a minority in the United States." <ref>[https://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/michelle-there-were-actually-laws-america-allowed-discrimination-against-black-people-me_785997.html Michelle: 'There Were Actually Laws in America that Allowed Discrimination Against Black People Like Me', WeeklyStandard.com, march 25, 2014]</ref> |
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| | In a 2014 speech to graduating Topeka Kansas high school students on the 60th anniversary of ''Brown v. Board of Education'', Michelle warned that [[segregation]] is on the rise, “We know that today in America, too many folks are still stopped on the street because of the color of their skin..." <ref>[https://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/16/michelle-obama-to-students-brown-v-board-of-education-is-still-being-decided-every-single-day/ Michelle Obama to Students: Brown V. Board of Education Is ‘Still Being Decided Every Single Day’, TheBlaze.com, March 16, 2014]</ref> | | In a 2014 speech to graduating Topeka Kansas high school students on the 60th anniversary of ''Brown v. Board of Education'', Michelle warned that [[segregation]] is on the rise, “We know that today in America, too many folks are still stopped on the street because of the color of their skin..." <ref>[https://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/16/michelle-obama-to-students-brown-v-board-of-education-is-still-being-decided-every-single-day/ Michelle Obama to Students: Brown V. Board of Education Is ‘Still Being Decided Every Single Day’, TheBlaze.com, March 16, 2014]</ref> |
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| | * "Someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more." - 2008 | | * "Someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more." - 2008 |
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| − | * '''"For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback."''' <ref>http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/02/michelle-obam-1.html</ref><ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331288,00.html</ref> | + | * '''"For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback."''' <ref>http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/02/michelle-obam-1.html</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331288,00.html</ref> |
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| | *"Before we can work on the problems, we have to fix our souls. Our souls are broken in this nation." | | *"Before we can work on the problems, we have to fix our souls. Our souls are broken in this nation." |
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| | Mrs. Obama gave an interview to [[Oprah Winfrey]] where she petulantly said that Americans are like little children in need of constant minding: | | Mrs. Obama gave an interview to [[Oprah Winfrey]] where she petulantly said that Americans are like little children in need of constant minding: |
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| − | :Past first ladies have provided similar end-of-term interviews, in which they tend to display both astonishment and relief that it’s all over, coupled with the proper magnanimity and graciousness toward the next family to reside in the White House. Yet, this time was different. Far from feel-good, Mrs. Obama seemed more like a frustrated mother lamenting the rebelliousness of her growing child.<ref> [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443572/michelle-obama-first-lady-oprah-winfrey-interview-voters-children Mrs. Obama, We Are Not Your Kids] - ''National Review''</ref> | + | :Past first ladies have provided similar end-of-term interviews, in which they tend to display both astonishment and relief that it’s all over, coupled with the proper magnanimity and graciousness toward the next family to reside in the White House. Yet, this time was different. Far from feel-good, Mrs. Obama seemed more like a frustrated mother lamenting the rebelliousness of her growing child.<ref> [https://www.nationalreview.com/article/443572/michelle-obama-first-lady-oprah-winfrey-interview-voters-children Mrs. Obama, We Are Not Your Kids] - ''National Review''</ref> |
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| | Compared to the succeeding First Lady, [[Melania Trump]], the [[mainstream media]] was very biased in favor of Michelle Obama.<ref>Rogan, Tom (July 13, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/a-tale-of-two-first-ladies-and-troubling-media-bias/article/2628599 A tale of two first ladies and troubling media bias]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 13, 2017.</ref> | | Compared to the succeeding First Lady, [[Melania Trump]], the [[mainstream media]] was very biased in favor of Michelle Obama.<ref>Rogan, Tom (July 13, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/a-tale-of-two-first-ladies-and-troubling-media-bias/article/2628599 A tale of two first ladies and troubling media bias]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 13, 2017.</ref> |