Obama’s Diary

I’m very proud of Michelle. She was at a rally in Milwaukee and ready to take the stage for a speech. Michelle looks tough but she gets real nauseous in front of a crowd, especially just before a speech. Then she got a call on her cell phone from Oprah.

When Oprah calls, we answer. Everyone answers to Oprah. She may look all pleasant and feminine on television despite the extra pounds, but I’ve seen her slap Stedman around a few times. She can be mean. Money does that to black women.

Anyway, Michelle told Oprah she was feeling a bit nauseous all morning. Oprah’s no dumb bunny, and she put two and two together, and said, “Michelle, honey, are you pregnant?” Michelle assured her that wasn’t the case and she always gets a case of nerves before speaking in public.

So Oprah launches into her own little speech about human rights, and oppression, and black pride, and how Michelle has an obligation to black women everywhere to stand up tell them to be proud. Michelle already knows that we don’t put black causes into campaign speeches, even if it was a suggestion from Oprah. White voters are nervous enough already.

After seven minutes of rattling on and on about how blacks need to take back America, Michelle excused herself. Oprah said, “OK, I gotta run, too, so, you go girl,” and hung up. That was it. Michelle didn’t cave in to Oprah’s pressure tactics to insert black causes in the campaign, gave a great speech about how this is the first time in her adult life she’s been proud of America, hope is making a comeback, and people are hungry for change.

I couldn’t have said it better even if I’d used someone else’s words.