Posted on 10/16/2006 5:49:06 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
(CBS) CHICAGO -- She's married to the man some say could be the next President of the United States.
On Monday, Michelle Obama revealed what she and her husband, Sen. Barack Obama really think about their celebrity status. She sat down with CBS 2's Joanie Lum to talk about a project here in Chicago that she is passionate about.
When Michelle and Barack Obama traveled to Africa last month, it sharpened her focus on issues at home.
"You go to Nairobi, it's the size of Chicago, there are no systems of support for women and children," Michelle Obama said.
That's why she supports the Women's Treatment Center on Chicago's West Side. The facility treats women's substance abuse and takes care of the children while mom is in detox. During recovery, mothers live here with their children.
"I want to do it for me, but I also want to do it because I have children," said Andrea, a recovering addict.
But the government cut the funding for child care. That's where Michelle Obama's celebrity status can help.
"You're talking to somebody who doesn't view herself as a celebrity. Barack and I say, what's the big deal?" she said.
Making the cover of Time magazine is a big deal. Mrs. Obama says she and her husband use the exposure carefully.
"How do we leverage this attention for the good of the Women's Treatment Center? That's our focus," she said.
"It really makes you feel good that someone like Michelle Obama recognizes the services we provide and wants to help us," said Dr. Jewel Oates at the Women's Treatment Center.
Michelle Obama is the keynote speaker for the Women's Treatment Center's fundraiser on Oct. 26 at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Tickets are available.
Why didn't anyone do it before?
Now, with the populace being fully indoctrinated with diversity-training, sensitivity-training, etc., plus the MSM with its constant drumbeat of Liberal-guilt induced "you owe it to society to make up for past discrimination", etc., etc.
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