Friday, January 18, 2008

Michelle Obama delights in starring role

Michelle Obama delights in starring role



Suzanne Goldenberg in Las Vegas
Friday January 18, 2008
Guardian Unlimited

Michelle Obama signs autographs after a town hall meeting in Las Vegas.
Michelle Obama signs autographs after a town hall meeting in Las Vegas. Photograph: Charles Rex Arbogast/AP


The woman who is introducing Michelle Obama is so excited and nervous she can barely get through the first few sentences. Star power it seems is something Michelle Obama enjoys in her own right.

The gathering was supposed to be an intimate affair - 50 or 60 people, mostly women, gathered in the club house of a condominium complex to celebrate Michelle Obama's 44th birthday yesterday. There was a cake baked in the shape of a map of Nevada and small cupcakes dotted with candy confetti. Annie Moore, a campaign volunteer, who shares a birthday with Obama, was given the honour of introducing her.

Article continues


Action Center

Obama Mobile









South Carolina Primary

Find Your Polling Location

Find Your Polling Location
Posted by at

Purchase Paul Kekai Manansala's books at amazon.com

Labels:


No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Popular Posts

  • Barack Obama addresses Latino Dropout Rate in East LA
    Talking to young people and parents at an East Los Angeles high school, Barack Obama called for a comprehensive plan to tackle the Latino ...
  • Obama discovers hieroglyphic likeness
    President Barack Obama toured the Great Pyramids of Giza together with adviser David Axelrod following his speech in Cairo today. The tour g...
  • Committing to Vote
    First Lady Michelle Obama sent out a letter today to members of the barackobama.com mail list (Organizing for America) providing a link to a...
  • Behind Obama's Asia pivot
    The new "pivot" to Asia and specifically to Southeast Asia by the Obama administration has generated numerous theories as to the m...
  • Barack Obama Quotes
    Barack Obama Quotes Obama Quotes on Climate Change Obama Quotes on the Iraq War Obama Quotes on Social Issues Obama Quotes on Education Obam...
  • Obama campaign strategy
    After having discussed Barack Obama 's campaign with some other supporters, I've been musing a bit over campaign strategy . One th...
  • How much money does Obama need?
    With the second quarter nearly at an end, how much money will Barack Obama need to fund his campaign? Recently, Joe Trippi, the former How...
  • Colin Powell's endorsement and the reaction
    Gen. Colin Powell's endorsement of President Barack Obama sparked a top surrogate of Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Former senator John...
  • Senate bill proposes 20 percent cut in greenhouse emissions
    The Senate looks ready to pass a climate bill with deeper cuts than those proposed in the House version. The new energy and climate legislat...
  • Jerry Brown hearts Obama
    California attorney general and gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown's decision to embrace President Barack Obama's endorsement was a...