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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Apr 5, 2018, 06:47 PM Apr 2018

Michelle Obama Rules Out Running For President at Boston Women's Forum

By Ronnie Forchheimer
Published at 7:46 AM EDT on Apr 5, 2018 | Updated 53 minutes ago

Former first lady Michelle Obama ruled out running for president when asked about the possibility at a forum devoted to empowering women in Boston on Thursday.

"You have to want the job. And you can't just say, 'you're a woman, run,'" Obama said. "We just can't find the women we like and ask them to do it because there are millions of women who are inclined and do have the passion for politics."

The former first lady said she does not have the passion for politics like her husband.

"Just because I gave a good speech, I'm smart and intelligent doesn't mean I should be the next president," she said."That's been our problem. We're very shortsighted about how we think about selecting the commander-in-chief.

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Michelle Obama Rules Out Running For President at Boston Women's Forum (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2018 OP

Love Michelle. bearsfootball516 Apr 2018 #1

WE dont deserve her, and it would be too much sacrifice for her. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #2

This answer just makes me want her to run more. Maven Apr 2018 #3

This should be no surprise left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 #4

Even though I think she would be fantastic, Michelle has served her time and I hope she can smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #5

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)

1. Love Michelle.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Apr 5, 2018, 06:51 PM

Apr 2018

And think this is a very sound decision.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,121 posts)

2. WE dont deserve her, and it would be too much sacrifice for her.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Apr 5, 2018, 06:52 PM

Apr 2018

And the nation has proven to her that we simply dont deserve her.

Sorry.

Maven

(10,533 posts)

3. This answer just makes me want her to run more.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Apr 5, 2018, 07:01 PM

Apr 2018

LOL. But she is 100% right as usual.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

4. This should be no surprise

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Apr 5, 2018, 07:02 PM

Apr 2018

She hated Washington and how they treated her husband.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

5. Even though I think she would be fantastic, Michelle has served her time and I hope she can

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Apr 5, 2018, 07:06 PM

Apr 2018

live out the rest of her life in peace with her husband and children doing what makes her happy and what energizes her. Even though she bore it all with grace and dignity, those eight years had to take a toll on the entire family and I think they all deserve a break from that kind of madness.

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