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Why Is First Lady Scarce in Campaign? Her Last Name Is Obama
The New York Times ^ | October 3, 2014 | Jackie Calmes

Posted on 10/03/2014 9:38:10 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

MILWAUKEE — She can rouse a crowd as she did here this week, connect with women and drive turnout among African-American voters. Yet despite the nail-biting closeness of state contests to decide which party will control the Senate, Michelle Obama has been largely absent from the campaign trail so far.

She has her reasons, Democrats say: Mrs. Obama hates to be away from her daughters. She loathes Washington’s toxic politics. She resents Republicans for their opposition to her husband’s agenda. But she also believes some Senate Democrats have been insufficiently supportive of her own efforts to end childhood obesity.

This month, though, Mrs. Obama is emerging to rally voters, mostly, it seems, on behalf of candidates for governor. On Friday, she was in Maine and Massachusetts for rallies, and later she will return to Wisconsin for another voter-mobilization event like the one she led here on Monday....

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TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues; Parties; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: 2014; democrats; michelleobama; obama
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Don’cha know that Mooch is too busy planning her next vacation to be traveling now.


21 posted on 10/04/2014 10:42:58 AM PDT by Skybird
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To: Huntress

I had not thought of that, but now that you say it, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if that was the case :-)


22 posted on 10/04/2014 11:25:56 AM PDT by KosmicKitty (Liberals claim to want to hear other views, but then are shocked to discover there are other views)
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To: spokeshave

What a clown. A First Lady dressing like that.


23 posted on 10/05/2014 9:16:58 AM PDT by goldi
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To: KosmicKitty

Apparently that top retails for over $700. A poster on another site posted this link:

http://www.polyvore.com/sacai_lace-up_shirt/thing?id=33262625


24 posted on 10/05/2014 3:00:37 PM PDT by Huntress ("Politicians exploit economic illiteracy." --Walter Williams)
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To: spokeshave

I didn’t know that was a pic of Moochie O’Bola! I saw that pic a few times but I thought it was just a “People of Walmart” type of photo. LOL.


25 posted on 10/05/2014 3:04:19 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (Colleen Hufford, American. We will never forget.)
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To: Huntress

700 bucks. That site says it’s “sold out” too.


26 posted on 10/05/2014 3:05:55 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (Colleen Hufford, American. We will never forget.)
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To: goldi

My husband says to look at her/his frame in that photo. Looks like a guy to him.


27 posted on 10/05/2014 3:10:11 PM PDT by dforest
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To: Huntress

Gag!! $750 for that thing. Looks likes last years leftover from Forever 21. LOL!


28 posted on 10/05/2014 4:47:33 PM PDT by KosmicKitty (Liberals claim to want to hear other views, but then are shocked to discover there are other views)
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