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14. Michelle knows how to read the room

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 06:45 PM

19 hrs ago

I worked for a federal agency for 44 years while experiencing the good old boy system and systemic sexism towards women and promotions (my own experience included), I think Michelle Obama is spot on. Many voters just can't accept that a woman could run the country as better or even better than a man and so it goes with federal agencies and businesses. It's sad. The only way to change this is for all women to stand up for their sisters.

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'We ain't ready.' Michelle Obama says the country doesn't want a woman president. [View all] BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago OP

She is right. I know smart educated women who would not vote for a women. Srkdqltr 20 hrs ago #1

Michelle knows how to read the room maliaSmith 19 hrs ago #14

Regretfully popsdenver 12 hrs ago #39

And make men pay Akakoji 12 hrs ago #40

Are you ready? nt delisen 18 hrs ago #15

I voted for Harris and Whitmer. Srkdqltr 17 hrs ago #21

I voted for Hillary and Kamala and I'm more than ready but she's right. As usual. Deuxcents 15 hrs ago #26

Same here, and I also agree that Michelle's right. ShazzieB 14 hrs ago #31

It really is maddening that so many democracies have/had women at the top of their leaderships and yet Deuxcents 14 hrs ago #33

"We're supposed to be the standard of the world"? Bluetus 13 hrs ago #36

Thank you..your last comment made my point Deuxcents 13 hrs ago #37

Thank you Michelle.....I can now show this to my wife democratsruletheday 14 hrs ago #34

She is correct. The two women Orange Julius Caesar ran against lost to him. generalbetrayus 20 hrs ago #2

I'm an old white guy and would certainly vote for a woman... wcmagumba 20 hrs ago #3

Sad but true. Bluetus 20 hrs ago #4

She is spot on montanacowboy 20 hrs ago #5

Very sad and very true. It appears we are not ready for anything but chaos. walkingman 20 hrs ago #6

We need to secure our democracy first. If we lose our democracy no Gaugamela 20 hrs ago #7

Just to reinforce that point, ... Bluetus 13 hrs ago #38

So sad and sadly very true. sheshe2 20 hrs ago #8

When my daughter ran for high school student body president, she learned a valuable lesson: a woman will vote for a man phxjurist 19 hrs ago #9

I find this attitude abhorrent angrychair 19 hrs ago #10

That's not what's been said.... it's that a large number of people won't VOTE for a woman. groundloop 19 hrs ago #11

None of us are saying that. NH Ethylene 18 hrs ago #19

That's not what we're saying at all! ShazzieB 13 hrs ago #35

So she isn't endorsing MTG? twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #12

Former Senator and Secretary of State defeated by shallow venal bonehead mahina 19 hrs ago #13

So as long as Bernie doesn't say it ........ LiberalLovinLug 18 hrs ago #16

My Mom says she voted for Hillary and Kamala, but wasn't too happy about doing so. IronLionZion 18 hrs ago #17

Who were all those Hillary voters then? Ellen Forradalom 18 hrs ago #18

Hear Ye! NH Ethylene 17 hrs ago #20

Ironically enough, with a quick check BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #23

And she would have won in '08 if she was the nominee... Blasphemer 14 hrs ago #32

She's right Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 17 hrs ago #22

'We ain't ready.' J_William_Ryan 17 hrs ago #24

I respect Michelle Obama but disagree with her here. CBHagman 15 hrs ago #25

Gee, no kidding! BigmanPigman 15 hrs ago #27

Even Pakistan had Benazir Bhutto as a prime minister! Lucky Luciano 15 hrs ago #28

*Most of* the Democrats and young people are ready to vote for a woman president, Jack Valentino 15 hrs ago #29

I get motivational "make them ready for a woman president" Politicub 15 hrs ago #30

Sadly she is right. The Third Doctor 7 hrs ago #41

Sadly. I think it might actually be worse now than it was 20 years ago genxlib 4 hrs ago #42

Sadly, I do think she is correct steve2470 3 hrs ago #43

Sadly, Beowulf42 1 hr ago #44

My husband and my son and my sons in law would beg to differ. CTyankee 12 min ago #45

"When they go low we go high." ?? Go Higher Michelle... thought crime 7 min ago #46