A delicate line for Michelle Obama
By Joan Vennochi | Sunday, March 2, 2008 | The Boston Globe
“…Bill Clinton may have a tough time trying to define his role as “first laddie,” but Michelle Obama also walks a delicate line. Smart, tough political wives like Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, and Laura Bush are acceptable; in public, they are adjuncts to the husband elected by the voters, even as they wield power behind the scenes. As first lady, Hillary Clinton openly crossed the line into politics and policy, often to harsh reviews.
Michelle Obama can expect more scrutiny from the right, from the sentiments expressed in her senior thesis – “I will always be a black first and a student second” – to her push for more African-American faculty and students at Harvard Law School. So far, she isn’t intimidated….”…BS
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