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Michelle Obama just said:
"I stand here today at the crosscurrents of that
history, knowing that my piece of the American dream is a blessing
hard one by those who came before me."
Here was Barack Obama in his 2004 convention speech:
"I stand here knowing that my story is part of the
larger American story, that I owe a debt to all of those who came
before me, and that, in no other country on earth, is my story even
possible."
In a column
earlier this year, I noted how Michelle's biazarre comments about
having never been proud of this country undermined Obama's
patriotic message that made his 2004 speech so effective, so it's
smart of Michelle to return to this theme. Overall, I thought it
was a solid performance.
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