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Fmr FLOTUS #MichelleObama is speaking at #KamalaHarris’s rally in #Kalamazoo, #Michigan.
She opened her remarks by invoking the rallying cry she issued at the DNC: “Do Something.” "It's too close for my liking," she said of the race. “I came out here to Michigan because I am someone who takes her own advice to heart. I know that if we want to help this country finally turn the page on the #politics of #hatred & #division. We can’t just sit around & complain. No, we’ve got to: #DoSomething!”
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Sidebar:
#Michigan is home to one of the largest #Arab & #Muslim populations in the #US, & the voting blocs have suggested many will withhold their votes for the Democratic candidate in protest over the #UnitedStates support of #Israel.
#Trump spoke to #Netanyahu just yesterday & told him ‘Do what you have to do’
Last night Netanyahu bombed #Tehran.
The Biden admin has supported Israel, but has always placed conditions on that support.
Trump would never counsel restraint.
Nonilex
“I am praying that those of us contemplating voting for #Trump or not voting at all, will snap out of whatever fog we are in,” #MichelleObama said.
“I am praying that we consider the decades of sacrifice & struggle by all of our ancestors, the folks who march & sacrifice & shed their blood for us.
“We have to ask ourselves: is a vote for Trump or no vote at all the way we honor their lives? And if that’s the case, well, that surely doesn’t sound like #freedom to me.”
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#MichelleObama said, “I hope you’ll forgive me if I’m a little frustrated that some of us are choosing to ignore Donald #Trump’s gross #incompetence while asking #Kamala to dazzle us at every turn.
“I hope that you’ll forgive me if I’m a little angry that we are indifferent to his #erratic behaviour, his obvious mental decline, his history as a convicted #felon, a #predator found liable for #SexualAbuse.”
#DoubleStandard #sexism #racism #WhiteMalePrivilege #USpol #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
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“They accuse her of not providing enough policy detail. Some wonder, do we really know her? Is she too aggressive? Is she not aggressive enough?
“There are folks sowing seeds of doubt about whether she’s who she appears to be.
“Don’t get me wrong, voters have every right to ask hard questions of any candidate seeking office, but can someone tell me why we are once again holding #Kamala to a higher #standard than her opponent?”
#MichelleObama
#sexism #racism #WhiteMalePrivilege #HarrisWalz2024
Nonilex
#MichelleObama highlighted to ridiculous disparity in the expectations for #KamalaHarris as opposed to #Trump. Harris is held to a far higher #standard Trump.
"We are holding Kamala to a higher standard than her opponent. We expect her to be intelligent & articulate & to prove herself time & time again.
"But w/Trump, we expect nothing at all. No understanding of policy. No ability to put together a coherant argument. Instead too many people are willing to write off his mean-spiritied antics.”
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“I recognize that there are a lot of angry, disillusioned people out there, upset w/the slow pace of #change. And I get it, it is reasonable to be frustrated. We all know we have a lot more work to do in this country.
“But... let me warn you, your rage does not exist in a vacuum.”
Speaking to men, #MichelleObama says,
“If we don’t get this election right, your wife, your daughter, your mother - we as #women - will become #CollateralDamage to your #rage.”
Nonilex
#KamalaHarris #Kalamazoo, #Michigan rally speech
After thanking #MichelleObama, Harris launched into her stump speech highlighting her achievements as California’s attorney general.
When some of the crowd chant “lock him up”, she interrupts: “The courts are going to handle that - we’re going to handle November”.
#USpol #Election2024 #ProsecutorVsFelon #democracy #law #accountability #responsibility #respect #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
Nonilex
#MichelleObama on #women’s health & #abortion:
“A woman’s body is complicated business, y’all”.
Obama asked voters, particularly #men, to take the lives of women “seriously” when they consider whom to vote for in Nov.
“Please do not put our lives in the hands of politicians, mostly men, who have no clue of what we’re going through. Please do not hand our fates over to the likes of Trump, who knows nothing about us.”
“A vote for him is a vote against us, against our #health, against our #worth.”
Nonilex
Link to #MichelleObama’s speech at VP #KamalaHarris rally in #Kalamazoo, #Michigan.
#USpol #Election2024 #ProsecutorVsFelon #democracy #law #accountability #responsibility #respect #freedom #WomensRights #WomensHealth #ReproductiveRights #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
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