Michelle Obama to African youths: Yes, you can (at US taxpayer's expense)

msnbc ^ | 6/22/2011 | nbc

[tobyhill]

First Lady Michelle Obama urged young Africans on Wednesday to fight for women's rights and battle the stigma of AIDS, using her husband's "yes, we can" campaign slogan to motivate youth across the continent.

Obama is on her second solo trip abroad as first lady to promote issues such as education, health and wellness.

But her speech to a group of young women and men at Regina Mundi Church, which played a role in South Africa's anti-apartheid movement, touched on much harder topics: race, discrimination, democracy, and development.

Obama, who is traveling with her mother and two daughters, drew on the leaders of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and the civil rights movement in the United States as an example for the younger generation to follow.

"It is because of them that we are able to gather here today... It is because of them that I stand before you as First Lady of the United States of America," she said to applause.

"That is the legacy of the independence generation, the freedom generation. And all of you — the young people of this continent — you are the heirs of that blood, sweat, sacrifice, and love."

Sixty percent of Africa's population is under age 25. And in South Africa, two-thirds of its people are younger than 30.

[thethirddegree]

Stay in Africa, ghetto queen.

[Loud Mime]

Is taxpayer money following her?

[ClearCase_guy]

Africa's best days were when the Europeans owned it. It's been downhill ever since. Although now that China is re-colonizing the continent, things may be looking up.

One thing is for sure: the Africans can't manage their own affairs.

[laweeks]

to promote issues such as education, health and wellness

Hmmmm, she didn't add religion?

Would've been nice though: to promote issues such as religion, education, health and wellness.

Oh, that's right . . . her illegal alien hubby is a muslim, and, in essence, trying to lead America into a God-free culture. And yesterday Mooch-elle was photographed fawning over the ruthless communist mass murderer Mandela!

[Recon Dad]

using her husband’s “yes, we can” campaign slogan to motivate youth across the continent.

I understand “Winning the Future” has been changed to “It’s not my fault”!

[FrankR]

[SMARTY]

She needs a sphincter on her mouth!

[FrankR]

Sometimes I think she just visits these places to show them how far she's come in life..."look at me" tours.

It's easy to play the world's hero when someone else is paying the bills - like the taxpayers, for instance.

She's welcomed at these places like a lottery winner at a flea market, all knowing she has the influence and a wad of taxpayers cash in her purse.

All the time she's doing just like her husband, trying to "fundamentally change" the world into her vision of it.

Both of them still trying to "buy" respect...

I believe God sent the obama's as a slap in the face to wake America up and restore her values in 2012...we've hopefully learned our lesson.

[Huskrrrr]

Obama is on her second solo trip abroad as first lady to promote issues such as education, health and wellness.

Africa: “Why didn’t we think of this before? Education, health and wellness! Thanks First lady!!!

[DH]

This witch simply want’s to have America mirror South Africa’s wonderful success after they got rid of “whitey” in the the houses of government.

Her dream is to get the YUTES here to emulate those savages in South Africa.

[AppyPappy]

Meet with the South Africa Prime Minister?

No you can’t.

[silverleaf]

“It is because of them that I stand before you as First Lady of the United States of America,” she said to applause”

So she credits her husband’s election to the black marxist liberationist movements of the 60’s? Did she give them the clenched fist?

Mugabe must feel slighted she is not visiting him, too.

Note that these people like M. Lavaughn Robinson only feel powerful when they can incite rage and resentment in the name of “pride”

[Iron Munro]

If The Moose really cared, she and her two kids would stay there and work for change. They can wear the S.A. flag everyday!

Instead, they fly in on a gold plated 747 with their own handmaidens, hairdressers and chefs. The Moose mouths a few racist platitudes and throws around some more money extorted from US taxpayers.

Then they fly back to the land of the working toilet, 24/7 electricity and free lobster for the Queen.

[MulberryDraw]

Do the liberals ever talk about women’s rights within ear-shot of a mosque?

[baddog 219]

[SharpRightTurn]

“It is because of them that I stand before you as First Lady of the United States of America,” she said to applause.”

Actually, the reason you stood before them, Moochelle, was because the taxpayers paid the freight on hauling your oversized rear end over there, and because your sorry husband was elected by guilt ridden white idiots.

[Nachum]

Even if it isn’t we are paying for her security detail.

My guess is that -’yes we did’

[upcountryhorseman]

Money from charities and governments has been sent to Africa
since the early 1900’s: has it made a change? Because of
tribal customs and tribal feuds, things have not changed.