No Bounce for Michelle…

August 26, 2008

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Michelle Obama’s speech did what it was supposed to do last night: make her look motherly and all American. Her brother, OSU basketball coach Craig Robinson, even talked in his introduction of how his sister, despite being rationed only one hour of TV a day as kids, managed to memorize every episode of The Brady Bunch. But the latest tracking poll from Gallup (here) didn’t give her or her husband’s campaign much give back.
The speech wasn’t flashy, it wasn’t supposed to be. It was meant to be inoffensive (contrary to some of her other utterances–‘first the first time in my adult life I’m really proud of my country,’ discussions of fear, etc) and it was for the most p
art. She was flashy, though.
In a show of solidarity with Mrs. Obama, participants at the DNC actually gave her a standing ovation when she said she loved America. So unusual was the utterance that she got a standing “O?” More likely, Dems were happy she said it out loud in front of a lot of people so the rest of us will discount her previous comments about what a mean country this is etc. Not a chance. One speech doesn’t wipe out an entire campaign filled with this rhetoric. Here’s a piece by Byron York about Obama’s previous speeches and how it differed from the one she gave last night. He calls it Michelle Obama’s Two Americas.

In a highlight for Oregon State Fans, Robinson gave his team and the entire Beaver community a shout out from the podium–and the crowd raved. Note the color of his tie.

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