Reply #82: No, it's not a good question

[ruggerson]

it's a mean spirited, irrational and incorrect jab.

And the person who asked it can't even respond to my answer.

Of course First Ladies serve a function. Their roles have grown and evolved as the country has. My inclusion of Michelle above was meant to reference her private role as a mother of two young children.

First children are another story entirely. I think our celebrity culture pays far too much attention to this type of thing, going back many years and getting progressively worse as our society has become more obsessed with fame and celebrity.

As I've written above, politician's children receive far more attention than do children still impacted by Katrina, or children of fallen American soldiers or children with incurable diseases.

Our priorities as a nation are completely out of whack and very unhealthy, and, interestingly enough, apparently Senator Obama agrees with me and has decided the interview was a mistake.

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