“And then there's this guy, Barack Obama, who lost - I could take up a whole afternoon talking about his failures, but - he lost his first race for Congress, and now he gets to call himself my husband.” FirstsWholeGuyLostRaceTalkingHusbandCongressBarackMy HusbandAfternoonThis Guy Author:Michelle Obama
“Jesse Jackson also said he thought Barack Obama was talking down to black people by lecturing them on things like fatherhood and being a responsible husband. Jesse thought it was insulting, not only to him, but to his former mistress and their love child.” PeopleChildrenSaidBlackTalkingHusbandResponsibleFormerBarackBlack PeopleFatherhoodMistressInsultingChildren LoveLecturingTalking Down Author:Jay Leno
“[Hillary Clinton] has talked about not being a natural campaigner. And she has this big shadow because her husband, the former president [Bill Clinton], and President [Barack] Obama both are natural campaigners. And so this is a challenge for her.” BigsPresidentNaturalChallengesHusbandShadowBillsClintonFormerBarackPresident Barack ObamaPresident Bill Clinton Author:Tamara Keith
“The Democrats pulled out one of their most powerful surrogates - and no, it wasn't President [Barack] Obama. Beyoncé showed up at a GOTV rally in Cleveland, joining her husband, Jay Z, and Hillary Clinton.” PresidentPowerfulHusbandClintonDemocratBarackMost PowerfulJoiningPresident Barack ObamaClevelandSurrogates Author:Mara Liasson
“Michelle Obama kind of has two identities. In private, she is actually often much more vehement than her husband about Republican opposition. It was very hard to get sources to put it on the record, but they would describe the way she talked about Republicans and opposition in private. And, you know, her remarks were scorching. The level of heat that she can give off in these conversations is often much greater than what Barack Obama does.” KnowsWayGivingKindDoeTwoHardLevelsRecordsGreaterIdentitySourceRepublicanHusbandConversationBarackHeatOppositionRemarksVehementScorching Author:Jodi Kantor
“I've always tried to make sure that what I do really connects with the broader agenda of what my husband Barack Obama is trying to do.... But I also find that I have to be very passionate myself about the issue to be able to represent it well. One of the big issues that I've talked a lot about...is childhood health, nutrition and obesity.” TryingChildhoodHusbandPassionateBarackMy HusbandNutritionObesity Author:Michelle Obama