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Orlando, Fla. -- Speaking before a crowd of more than 2,000 Tuesday at the University of Central Florida, First Lady Michelle Obama listed President Barack Obama’s initiatives during his first term – including his recent executive order to stop deporting undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children – and said those policies are all “on the line” in November’s election.
“In the end, it all boils down to one simple question. Are we going to continue the change we begun, the progress we made?” Obama said. “Are we going to let everything that we fought for to just slip away?”
“We cannot turn back now,” she added. “We need to keep moving forward.”
The reference to President Barack Obama’s announcement last month that he had moved to block the deportation of hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants was perhaps an indication of how crucial Florida – rich in Latino votes – has become in an increasingly tight election.
“He knows and believes that it is time to stop denying responsible, young people opportunities in this country because they’re the children of undocumented immigrants. It’s time to stop that,” Obama said of her husband’s support for the DREAM act, which would offer a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who have graduated from high school.
The measure has been held up in Congress since 2010.
According to pool reports earlier in the day, Obama made a quick surprise visit to the Blanchard Park YMCA in a mostly Hispanic neighborhood in Orlando. Many children recognized her – one girl covered her grin with both hands but could not hide it. Another asked for a hug.
At the university, Obama spoke for about 25 minutes inside the basketball arena. A state fire official estimated there were 2,251 people in the bleachers and on the gym floor.
There was no mention of the president’s opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, or of class and money – prominent themes in the attack ads released by both sides.
Still, Obama made a careful pitch of her husband as an ordinary man, whose origins as the son of a single mother “who struggled to put herself through school and pay the bills” leavens his judgment in office.
“I have seen how as president you are going to get all kind of advice for all kinds of people,” Obama said. “But at the end of the day, let me tell you when it comes time to make that decision as president, all you have to guide you are your life experiences. All you have to direct you are your values.”
"We all know who my husband is, don’t we?" Obama added. "We all know what Barack Obama stands for, don’t we?”
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moochelle is RIGHT. Clearly right ! She needs to keep moving. Yes, back to the Rezko Mansion in Chi Town. We don't really need her stinking up the White House do we?
Valerie, Marion and Moochelle what a great combination. Three people with less than half a brain between them. Oh don't misunderstand. Valerie, born in Iran has been a perfect slum lord in Chi Town. She also hired' Moochelle into a non-position at a Chicago Hospital for 300 thousand bucks per year and Marion, well she runs the 'roost’. Ho ho ho !
She suggests things for moochelle to have barry do .
This triumvirate of women working as the REAL PRESIDENT are so proud... they are just sad that they cannot boast about their power and control over barry.
But in a few months the frosting will be off the cake and we will all see that barry had no clothes and no balls.
And FOX is back on.
(You can always tell by their intelligent arguments)
Research has shown that the name "moochelle" being used as a name for the First Lady is actually derived from a white supremacist web site.
Hey sfcret; you saying Ann Romney doesn't?
I doubt Annus Romney takes care of anyone but herself.
It`s like the Titanic radioing that they need more people to get onboard...
Yes, the Romney campaign does seem like that.
To address the concern as to weather or not online students get proper instruction the answer is, YES! I am confident that I will be more than ready to teach once I earn my degree from High Speed Universities.
There is another story on MSNBC about global warming.
Perhaps you meant to post on that.
Yes, latinos, they really do believe you're that stupid. Ignore you for 3.5 years, now buy you off just before the election.
As opposed to the GOP, which will always ignore latinos.
The FOX schills and haters will be out in force on this one.
Have at it.
I remember when you all went insane because the First Lady tried something as horrible as trying to curb childhood obesity.
What a terrible thing that would be to have healthy children.
That would be the task of the parents. NOT the government. That is what people were up in arms about. Pay attention to what the opposition says sometimes instead of keeping your head buried in the liberal manifesto. You may find they have some good points.
Like denying equality and civil rights??
Like relegating women back to the Stone Age??
I do listen, and I don't like it.
I believe the topic was government telling us how to live and what to eat. Nice deflection though. I would expect nothing else.
The government isn't telling you anything.
Of course, your being obese and all, you should take all the advice you can get.
5'-10" and 165 I doubt is obese by any definition of the word.
As The Illegal INVASION of America via The Wide Open Mexican Border marches on ...
Paranoid? Take your meds!
Have you been to the Border and i am not talking about the check points I am talking about the wide open spaces. I have and in my three days there I observedat least 5 groups of 10 to 15 people moving across the border and I was not there looking for them. So maybe you should make a visit to TX or AZ before telling people to take their meds.
It is enlightening to see that Michelle is out praising her husband's policies to reward invaders in our country with deferred action on deportation and work permits. There is nothing like insulting America's unemployed workers and legal immigrants to secure some votes for her husband.
Exactly, because no republicans support the Dream Act.
Oh, wait a minute...........
I could care less if a Republican supports the Dream Act. I don't.
So how is it insulting the unemployed? According to the GOP, the unemployed are just lazy.
Giving work permits to millions of illegals when you are ineffective in helping unemployed citizens/taxpayers is certainly a bit of an insult to the unemployed American worker.
Think the jobs report and unemployment published this week was bad. Wait until they add those millions of illegals with work permits to those statistics.
Mooseshell is out speaking on something she knows very little about. She is a poser like her husband.
Cowboy hats and hemmroids, every a**hole in Texas has at least one of each.
I will allow you to wear my hat while you suck on my hemmroids.
No matter which way you "SPIN IT"! LAWS ARE LAWS. If you are caught speeding, you get a warning, maybe a ticket, if you are caught shoplifting, you can be arrested, make restitution, even may have to serve some 'time'. If you rob a store, assult another person, you are breaking the law and are arrested. When you come into this country, the United States of America, without the proper documentation, illegally......YOU ARE BREAKING A LAW. That was voted on, adopted, and supported by the citizens of our country. NOW.....what part of breaking the law of the land do you not understand Mr. President! Take a look around.....the middle class of America, the real bulk of tax paying citizens are tired, of the huddled masses that are taxed to support! Enough is enough!
Sign me, disgruntled tax payer
Obama has sent back more illegals than any president in history. What are you raving about?
That would be great if it wer true. According to DHS statistics, the Obama administration deported more illegals in FY2011 than were deported in any previous year. However, through the past fiscal year, DHS statistics show that the Bush administration deported 2X the number of llegals the Obama administration has.
But Bart, here are some fun facts that you can celebrate about Obama.
Mr Obama has MORE illegal alien relatives, evading deportation than any previous POTUS
Mr Obama has granted MORE illegals deferred action from deportation and made them eligible for work permits than he has deported.
Reality is not as simple as "laws are laws". The fact is, these teabaggers hate intelligent, law abiding people who are in this country, solely because they haven't properly filled out all the required documentation. Wow, how terrible.
No "clotho", it really is that simple. Laws are just exactly that, LAWS. We, as United States citizens, are bound by these laws by virtue of the fact that we are legal American citizens. By your reasoning, if you're not a citizen, you don't have to follow the laws? Really? It really doesn't matter if you swim, fly, crawl, or drive across the border, if you don't have the properly filled out documentation, you are in this country illegally. Period. I really don't understand why this is so terribly difficult for you silly liberals to understand.
Sorry Clotho -
Your post is simply rubbish, unfortunately.
"Teabaggers hate intelligent, law abiding citizens who are in this country" - you could not be further from the truth when you say that, and by the way, that required documentation you mention - that is what would make them LEGAL. Since they have not, they are by definition not law abiding.
See how simple that reality is? Laws really are laws - that you disagree with them does not change the fact that they re LAWS.
This is a big issue to Michelle. After all, all of her in-laws residing in the U.S. are illegal immigrants.
"We all know who my husband is, don’t we?" Obama added. "We all know what Barack Obama stands for, don’t we?”
Yes we do, and that is higher and higher tax rates, higher and higher unemployment rates, more and more regulations, less and less companies.
Time to flush
Taxes have gone down under Obama, unemployment has gone down, regulation has gone down.
What Obama are YOU talking about?
What Obama are YOU talking about?
Unemployment was 7.6% in Jan 2009 - 8.2% this past month
"the change we begun"? Shouldn't that be either "we've begun" or "we began"? Maybe her Spanish is better than her English.
Maybe the reporter wrote it down wrong.
First Lady Michelle is a class act, intelligent, professional, compassionate and a very good speaker....she can connect with people. She is correct we need to keep moving forward, progressing, instead of regressing.
While "foot in mouth" Anne has to be muzzled by her handlers.
Exactly Dragon -
We need to be progressing - towards solvency as a country. That would be moving forward, for the country.
Unfortunately, this is not President Obamas strategy.
As far as the first lady is concerned, she is compassionate, and likely very intelligent.
But a very good speaker? As another poster pointed out, "the change we begun"? How is that good speaking, or even acceptable english?
Michelle Obama has worked all her life. She has not been a never worked a day in my life wife.
"a never worked a day in my life wife." Seriously?
You just insulted million of women's right to choose whether or not to stay home and raise their kids.
Not sure what your life experiences have been, but raising kids and maintaining a household is work.
Moochelle Obama, the linebacker in drag. Of course she wants another four years of lavish vacations. I can't blame her. This is the last gasp of a failed administration, and Moochelle Antoinette's last chance to grap more perks.
The rest of you?? Go eat some cake. LOL
joe e parent the linebacker in drag.
joe e Somehow it doesn't surprise me that you know what a linebacker in drag looks like. Just look at your wife.
Sh*tty-4183671 , Somehow you like the fact that Obummer has bent you and the rest of America over and committed a carnal act upon us.
We know what your husband stands for and what he has said. Obama told The Today Show’s Matt Lauer on February 1, 2009
“A year from now I think people are going to see that we're starting to make some progress. But there's still going to be some pain out there. If I don't have this done in three years, then there's going to be a one-term proposition.”
Jan. 25, 2010 Obama told ABC News, "I'd rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president."
June 13, 2011
“Shovel-ready was not as … uh .. shovel-ready as we expected.” The Council, led by GE’s Jeffrey Immelt, erupted in laughter. Thats good Mr. President. Spend over 800 billion of our money and joke about it, getting laughs from your pal at GE who is "out sourcing jobs to China".
And Romney...outsourcing to China, India, Mexico, Estonia, Vietnam...
Sure Bart -
Completely unlike the leader of GE, who laughed with Obama about shovel ready jobs - no outsourcing there, at all - right?
Nothing like a few multi-million dollar vacations to finally make her proud to be an American.
Most Presidents and first ladies leave with dignity and honor. These two will be the walking jokes of the Democratic party for decades. Might even be the namesake of new words in our slang.
Something like: "hey, where did all your money go?? Oh, sorry, I Obama'ed it all up."
Or " I can't pay my bills, I've got one of those Obama checkbooks" LOL
so, if you are hispanic and have fought in Iraq or afghanistan, you don't deserve to live in this country and become a citizen. What hypocrisy from the left. If people are not wanted as citizens then don't allow them to fight our wars. That's why I say republicans are hypocrits. some religion!
KLuib: you seem to be contradicting yourself..."what hypocracy from the left"...then you say that "Republicans are hypocrits"...I recommend some proof-reading.
KLuib, There are NO ILLEGAL ALIENS (hispanic or otherwise) who fought in Iraq or Afghanistan. In fact not even in any branch of our service. Only LEGAL immigrant non-citizens can enlist in the service.
This legal latina is NOT going to vote for Obama...I cannot afford to... either practically or ethically; I so vehemently disagree with his policies, his idealogy and his blantant pandering to hispanics.
You going to vote for Romney? There goes your birth control and your right to equal wages. The rich will pay less, so there goes your bridges,roads,schools, and healthcare
Yeah, good luck with that, Juanita.
Stick to your guns Mrs. Dominguez! And don't let these uber liberals sway your decision. Birth control will still be available after bho leaves Washinton, and the roads, bridges and schools aren't going to magically disappear after he leaves either. Healthcare will be addressed properly, and with the American pubic's agreement, instead of behind closed doors, with special treatment for those who are willing to "play ball" (now that sounds exactly like Chicago, but I digress..). And contrary to what you might believe "bart", the world isn't going to end when this clown is sent back to Chicago.
Bart -
There goes your birth control? There goes your right to equal wages? There go your roads, bridges, schools, and healthcare?
And all because the rich will pay less?
Very nice fearmongering there, but fairly light on actual facts.
Try again, with facts, not just liberal fantasies.
Michelle Obama on vacation again?
Dont care what that troll has to say!! Why is she giving speeches for The Joker anyway? They ARE getting desperate! TEAM ROMNEY ALL THE WAY.
LOL, Team Romney. Ready for all those tax cuts for the rich?
Lololol there is a lot of racist in here who say they are not racist but the comments do not lie!!! The funny part is they say everyone else is racist!! They preach Fox talking points and swear up and down that they do not watch Fox. If I was supporting Romney I would try to bring up every other problem to avoid bringing up Romney also lololol
Research has shown that the name "moochelle" being used as a name for the First Lady is actually derived from a white supremacist web site.
I doubt Mitt or Anne would have fared so well as President Obama and First Lady Michelle if they hadn't been born into wealthly and infulential families. Neither have the inner strength or fortitude....they've been given everything on a sliver platter, never had to struggle, never had to overcome the odds....they is why they believe they are "entitled" to win the election....they've been entitled all their lives.
President Obama and First Lady Michelle make Americans proud....and we will be thankful when they are re-elected.
I agree, The Obamas have lived the American Dream that many who come to this country are seeking and with hard work and good education most do find. How anyone believes that children who were brough here and have lived here and only know this country as their home should be sent to their parent's country is ludicrous. Illegal immigration has been going on long before this president was even in the senate. Why didn' McCain and the other republicans do something about it then? If it was not such a big discussion during this president's administration I would be willing to think that the republicans were more serious about the issue. At this time, I believe it is more of just another way to insult the president.
Dragon: so, your comments indicate that you believe that people of wealth don't have struggles, never have to overcome odds and they feel "entitled"....so I guess the President's consistent message of class warfare has certainly worked on you...it's the first time in my life that people get beat up and distained for their success and wealth...but that's only one reason that I am NOT voting for President Obama.
juanita: Yes, people with wealth have some struggles, but not like the average American...you think Mitt or Anne every had to worry about paying rent or a mortgage? How about worrying about putting food on the table for their children? How about being able to afford healthcare? How about being worried because you were laid off and can't find another job to support yourself or your family? How about being worried that you are sick, or have a sick child but can't stay home to take care of it because you might lose your job? How about having to work multiple jobs in order to pay the bills?
Mitt and Anne have never had to worry about those things. Anne has suffered some medical issues but never, ever, ever had to worry about if her insurance would cover the procedures or prescriptions....did she? Never, ever, had to worry about paying the co-pays...did she?
This is not class warfare, this is the simple truth. I do not have distain for people of wealth, if they are honest about being weathly and not having to deal with the day-to-day issues average Americans have to deal with....if they do not pretend they can relate to average Americans.
And if they don't put their money into overseas accounts to avoid US taxes.
Don't forget $70,000 tax exemptions for the horse Ann uses to keep her MS under control. A terrible disease that usually decimates families. I know of husbands that simply left their wives everything and walked away when they found out she had MS. I know of wives that have struggled to keep their husbands out of nursing homes and still earn a living. The Romneys have never had to struggle on those levels.
Dragon: "I do not have distain for people of wealth, if they are honest about being wealthy and not having to deal with the day-to-day issues average Americans deal with". Sorry...even if you don't admit it...you agree with Obama and is on-going diatribe of pitting the middle class and poor against the rich. Me, I don't want to vote for anyone that promotes the gov't taking care of every aspect of our lives...and that is who Obama is.
Which Obama are you talking about. How exactly is the government taking care of every aspect of your life?
How is having to buy PRIVATE health insurance the government taking care of you?
You seems to have a created an Obama that doesn't exist.
I think you've hit the nail on the head. Republicans and conservatives are running against an imaginary Obama that doesn't actually exist. Not the real man.
Bart -
Perhaps the Obama that has now successfully made it mandatory for all to purchase insurance...
Now this is the important part, so pay attention - if you cant afford it, the government will help you do it.
Hows that for the Obama that people are talking about?
And Clotho - fortunately , the policies of the real Obama are bad enough so that no imagination is actually required to stand against his policies or direction.
No if you can't afford it the government will tax you for not having it!!!