“She came right down in my face,” Sturtz said. “I was taken aback.”

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121. Maybe people *should expect to be confronted* when they confront others, instead of being one-sided.

I'm always amazed and humbled by the patience and graciousness of the Obamas. Michelle has had her patience worn thin after years of being mocked for her body and every single idea she dares to put forward which is her right as FLOTUS and an intelligent, hard-working professional woman.

Who just *happens* to be black, which some believe means she should 'just take it' as that is what they expect from blacks, to just put up with whatever white people dish out at them. We see this in the arrogance of O'Reilly, Rush, Boortz, and most of the GOP. I want those days to be over with, right now.

The people she was meeting to get support for the millions who are suffer and die who represent generations who have been held back by race for centuries, and are still dying long after the 'peculiar institution of Negro slavery' was said to end, are in a learning curve. Most have never dealt with the implications of a belief system that their social destiny was based on the color of their skin which they have been unable to escape. You cannot hide being black and it shouldn't be a crime, but in this country, it is in most cases.

The people she is working to help are disenfranchised by a poverty that those who can afford $500 to attend a meeting cannot begin to understand. They are weary of being treated as if they don't exist. I believe Michelle wants to keep the promise their hope in her and Barack that their day has come after centuries of race hate. And although she has achieved much in this life, she still feels their disappointment keenly.



JMHO.