Live Blog: Michelle O. on Larry King Now

Would anyone like to Live Blog this interview?  Larry King interviewing Michelle Obama on February 11, 2008.  

Michelle is on right now...

Pulled this diary together at a moment's notice when I tuned into Larry King and saw that he was interviewing Michelle Obama.  He interviewed her for 1/2 hour.

A Panel discussion afterwards discussing her but mainly the race, Dem and Repub.

•  What a great opportunity to see her 'close up'

  by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:03:57 PM PDT

  •  Hey there, seaturtle!

    I was lucky enough to hear Michelle live in Harlem over the summer (right after the Edwards appearance!). I was absolutely blown away, and realized that if she was that amazing, her husband was probably pretty special too.

    by casperr on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:14:56 PM PDT

    •  Hey there casperr, how have you been?

      nice to e/see you!  When Edwards pulled out, I moved to Obama, who had been my second anyway.  So, I am still getting to know them.  So, this interview is the first time I have taken the time to really listen to her.  I can see why you say that she blew you away.

      Hope that things are going well for you!

      Take Care,

      ST

      by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:19:44 PM PDT

•  She's damn articulate

  by Acacia951 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:04:19 PM PDT

  •  the calm, steady gaze is very grounding

    nice feel about her

    by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:05:14 PM PDT

    •  hehe

      she gets ticked.... i like her emotional balance too. Just the right amount.

      by Acacia951 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:06:30 PM PDT

  •  Thank you, Senator Biden.

    by GOTV on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:20:07 PM PDT

•  "has Hillary surprised you?"

  politics is rough and tumble....

  job of democrats to come out united

  by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:06:04 PM PDT

•  she says that when she goes before a crowd

  she tries to connect with people's heart...

  this gap of inequality with working folks trying to make it?

  (hello, Edwards?)

  by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:07:31 PM PDT

•  Wait a second, she's Black!

  by gregoryjames on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:07:44 PM PDT

  •  (don't tell anyone, shhh!)

    by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:09:23 PM PDT

  •  That's probably why she voted for Obama. :)

    by citizenx on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:10:09 PM PDT

    •  According to Bill, that is. ; )

      by livosh1 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:49:26 PM PDT

  •  She also mothered a legitimate black child. n/t

    by rudewarrior on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:10:52 PM PDT

    •  Ok, easy there

      by gregoryjames on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:11:24 PM PDT

  •  And a woman!

    Did anyone hear Larry King ask her "how does it feel perhaps to be the first black, woman, First Lady"?

    by sofia on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:13:55 PM PDT

    •  Now History

      Would really be made with the first black, transvestite, First Lady.

      Wouldn't that be sumthing?

      by pletzs on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:34:14 PM PDT

      •  Spit check!

        Interview questions are so dumb sometimes.

        by mijita on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:53:00 PM PDT

•  Note to the nay-sayers:

  "Our job as Democrats is to make sure we're united in November".

  by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:08:28 PM PDT

•  I've never been so convinced

  That BO will be the next POTUS as when I see Michelle Obama speak.  What a contrast to John McCain.

  by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:10:30 PM PDT

  •  I don't think I have even ever seen

    John McCain's wife speak.

    by citizenx on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:12:02 PM PDT

    •  She's always struck me

      as a Stepford wife.  I just can't help it.

      Impeachment! Indictment! Incarceration!

      by followyourbliss on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:12:53 PM PDT

      •  Easy There

        She did raise a large family, including an adopted daughter from Bangladesh.

        She and John McCain could have easily gone through life without adopting a Bangladeshi girl.

        by pletzs on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:35:50 PM PDT

        •  good point,

          by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:45:18 PM PDT

    •  That's the way...

      republicans like their wives to be. ;-)

      by madame defarge on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:13:12 PM PDT

      •  Reagan's wife got permission to speak

        Just say NO. Heh! ;-)

        by Finn MacCool on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:46:53 PM PDT

•  She Says She and Barack

  are grounded, being in their forties.

  It's not that they won't have more to learn but they know who they are.

  She speaks of Obama's campaign and how he's always been the severe underdog at the start, having to overcome doubts and questions about whether he's too young, too unexperienced, can he build a campaign structure, can he raise money and each time voters have gotten to know him they have seen that he is authentic and ready.

  by Patricia Taylor on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:10:47 PM PDT

•  "In the midst of this race,

  hasn't missed a parent teacher's conference, took the kids out for trick or treating..."

  "he will always play it straight."

  by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:11:45 PM PDT

•  He's the Anti-Bill

  "A good man"  "Keeps anniversaries"  "Honest".

  Read:  Not a womanizer.

  by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:11:50 PM PDT

  •  yup, that is the 'meta message' isn't it.

    good call

    by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:13:03 PM PDT

  •  Are you watching, Kwame?

    by GOTV on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:14:00 PM PDT

  •  Can you imagine...

    a conversation between Michelle & Bill?  She most definitely would not put up with any of his schtick (no play on words intended...honestly).

    by madame defarge on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:19:25 PM PDT

    •  He would be meek as a puppy....

      I don't see Bill being aggressive with strong women.

      by Azdak on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:35:04 PM PDT

    •  ROFL at that thought

      no, she wouldn't put up w/ anything....

      by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:37:04 PM PDT

•  rarely blows load in living room w/strangers

  by gregoryjames on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:12:41 PM PDT

  •  um....

    what?

    by TrollKing on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:27:34 PM PDT

•  I'd love to liveblog this, so my impressions:

  Thus far, it appears Larry King has asked questions and she answers them.  If what has happened to this point is any guide, I expect this pattern to continue throughout the interview.

  by GOTV on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:13:27 PM PDT

•  She didn't want to a see a woman president as a

  child.  It wasn't a possibility.

  by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:14:34 PM PDT

  •  I think what she said was that she didn't want to

    BE a president as a child.

    by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:38:06 PM PDT

  •  She actually said... when she was a child,

    a woman president or a black president weren't even considered possibilities.

    by chelle in mo on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:58:01 PM PDT

•  What a biased interview!!!

  Larry King should be fired!!!

  by citizenx on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:15:33 PM PDT

  •  He's always very deferential to interviewees

    It's his style.

    by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:16:02 PM PDT

    •  Nobody pitches softballs like Larry King.

      by citizenx on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:17:31 PM PDT

      •  More like tee-ball -nt-

        by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:17:58 PM PDT

      •  Interview

        I was hoping Larry would ask her about the comment she made regarding if Hillary got the nomination, Michelle didn't think she would support her.

        by cameoanne on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:58:15 PM PDT

        •  I believe what she said was

          That she may not "work" for her.  Support wasn't mentioned.

          by sand805 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 07:09:29 PM PDT

          •  Support

            I was curious and did a search.  "Talk Left" website has the following posted --
             Michelle Obama: I Would Have To Think About Supporting Clinton If She Is The Nominee.

            "Work" wasn't mentioned.

            by cameoanne on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 07:30:14 PM PDT

  •  i'm not watching - but this - is an OUTrage! lol

    by jj24 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:19:45 PM PDT

•  Barack is not Shrub

  Not stubborn; willing to admit mistakes.

  by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:15:42 PM PDT

  •  Also was a nod to another politican who

    won't admit mistakes -- HRC.

    by extradish on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 07:12:00 PM PDT

    •  good point

      by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 07:27:42 PM PDT

•  "Barack is not going to be so stubborn that he

  won't admit mistakes."

  "Can his mind be changed?"

  "Absolutely, I change it everyday!"  (laughs)

  by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:16:42 PM PDT

  •  That's a delightful comeback. :) n/t

    by mijita on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:50:19 PM PDT

•  Oprah: He's "the One".

  It's the matrix, you know.

  by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:19:54 PM PDT

•  Oprah?

  by gregoryjames on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:20:34 PM PDT

•  Says re. superdelegates...

  hearing that a lot of voters don't want it to be decided by superdelegates.

  by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:21:56 PM PDT

•  Larry King: What about Condi?

  Michelle dodges it.  

  by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:22:24 PM PDT

•  Obama's family lives in Chicago

  and he commutes.

  by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:22:53 PM PDT

•  Barack is the underdog

  until he pees on the Oval Office carpet.

  Take note--GOTV

  by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:23:29 PM PDT

•  Doesn't proclaim victory until wins....

  wants people to go out and vote.

  by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:23:42 PM PDT

•  John Edwards

  She's courting it.  Maybe still a possibility.

  by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:24:34 PM PDT

•  Asks re. Edwards....

  JRE ran a tremendous race and admire Eliz.,
  we are hoping that their supporters and John will support us...

  by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:24:59 PM PDT

  •  Notice...

    how absolutely sincere & genuine she sounded when she said that.  What a cool person she is.

    by madame defarge on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:26:39 PM PDT

    •  Yeah, can you imagine Michelle and Elizabeth

      having lunch together; I think that they would really like each other and be buds...

      by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:47:16 PM PDT

•  Kissing up to John and Elizabeth

  :)

  Obama/Edwards '08

  by polecat on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:24:59 PM PDT

•  About losing:

  would let people down.  expectations.  let's not disenfranchise voters wanting change.

  by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:25:46 PM PDT

•  that's all folks

  overall, very impressive, steady, and nothing that will make huffingtonpost in the morning.

  good job.

  by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:26:25 PM PDT

•  Let me get this straight.

  There is a call for someone to actually "live blog" a Larry King interview of Michelle Obama and people are actually actually attempting to do that?  

  Live blog a talk show interview with Michelle Obama.  

  Holy. Fucking. Shit.  

  Just wait until Obama climbs up the left hand margin and gets the banner on Sixteen or Tiger Beat magazines!  Wonder if the fold-out poster will give his actual measurements?

  I'm supporting Obama, doing my part, but this is beyond the pale.

  by lightiris on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:26:41 PM PDT

  •  hahah

    whatever, i'm bored.  

    beyond the pale, not quite yet.

    by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:28:38 PM PDT

    •  At least you didn't troll rate me.

      You get a 4 for getting it.  I'm worried about what's out there beyond the pale, though.  Yikes.  ;)

      by lightiris on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:30:15 PM PDT

      •  I can't troll rate.

        Nor do I think I would short of racial or sexist slurs.  

        by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:32:16 PM PDT

        •  And that's a good thing.

          I'm on your side.  Despite the disappointing showing of Barack in Massachusetts (Hillary's machinery here has deep roots), I'm convinced he (we?) can pull it off.  Never fear.  We must all be able to laugh at ourselves.  

          by lightiris on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:34:41 PM PDT

          •  I think it's time we start praising Hillary...

            like we do JRE to woo her voters.  Praising her, well, it signals: the end is near.  Bashing her signals desperation.  So here's to civility, as a tactic.

            by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:35:51 PM PDT

            •  Candidly, I'm at peace

              with either candidate, but if I had my druthers, it's Obama and my veep choice (as I was saying tonight to a friend) is Wes Clark.  Perfect, unassailable, complete.  

              by lightiris on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:37:22 PM PDT

              •  wow

                we agree on that.  

                obama/clark would be awesome.

                by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:38:30 PM PDT

                •  You see?

                  Different sensibilities; common vision.  

                  Would that the rest of this site realize the same.  

                  :)

                  by lightiris on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:39:36 PM PDT

      •  The Irish

        Are out there. With their Guinness and boiled cabbage. Savages.

        by pletzs on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:40:18 PM PDT

        •  But the corned beef is grey

          not red.  It's a sign.

          by lightiris on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:41:41 PM PDT

          •  Something to Think About

            Before shutting your eyes to sleep in the night.

            by pletzs on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:43:35 PM PDT

        •  That's what i was thinking, too

          but it's not all Irish--the Dubliners are okay.

          by murasaki on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 07:47:50 PM PDT

  •  Wait for it . . .

    "It" being the first person who will tell you to read something else.  

    by GOTV on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:28:56 PM PDT

    •  I know, I know.

      But still.  I have a David Cassidy poster from my youth tucked away in my stuff.  I also had a Bobby Sherman poster, but I think my best friend has that one now.  

      It's kinda cute, don't you think?  But at the same time they're kind of a cranky bunch, so they are not likely to smile.  They need to take the Are You A Match For Barack test that is enclosed with their magazines.  I'm a match.  Are you?  

      by lightiris on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:33:01 PM PDT

  •  "To each his/her own"

    you know one of the things I really prize about DKos is the community aspect, where you can just sit down and have a chat with people about something of common interest, like an interview of Michelle.  

    I have enjoyed chatting with my fellow community members.

    Good Night, Sleep Well.

    by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:31:28 PM PDT

    •  Always remember

      that your community must share the planet with a larger community who may not always share your sensibilities.  

      End of lesson.  Nighty night.  

      by lightiris on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:36:08 PM PDT

    •  Thx for posting this 'cause I miised it; but now

      have a sense of how she did.

      by Phil S 33 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:38:02 PM PDT

      •  you are very welcome

        by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:50:03 PM PDT

  •  Well

    this is the first part of a plot for her to assume the presidency, so it's nice to get a head start on forming impressions :-)

    by huckleberry on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:31:29 PM PDT

•  well, nice

  Larry King did half an hour with her and she came across to me as down to earth, v. intelligent, calm, kind, centered, authentic.  

  Damn, the Democratic candidates wives are AMAZING.  Just amazing.  The kind of women you can happily point to as role models for your daughters.

  by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:28:06 PM PDT

  •  this is their strongest asset.

    they are the values voter candidate on the left.

    i feel bad for HRC, because of her husband's shenanigans, she would never be able to come off this clean.

    by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:29:28 PM PDT

  •  I love Elizabeth and Michelle

    They are two truly amazing women.

    by casperr on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:29:30 PM PDT

    •  True

      You can't help but respect the Edwards family

      by Vappid on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:30:30 PM PDT

    •  as is Hillary.

      Let's face it.  Hillary is amazing too.  Amazing she's gotten where she has, with the baggage her husband has handed her.  

      by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:30:35 PM PDT

      •  yes

        she is a strong woman but I think if she spoke her mind and stop listening to advisors she would be much better off.  I dont think she is fake, I think she is being told to be fake.

        by Vappid on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:31:55 PM PDT

        •  I agree.

          I wish she would have truly run on her record, not Bill's.  I wish he would have stayed out of it.  

          by foxsucks81 on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:33:29 PM PDT

          •  Thats how I feel

            I love my Barack, but lately I've realized she won't stand up for what she believes.   I know she's much more liberal than she lets on.... there's nothing wrong with it!  tell us how u feel!

            by Vappid on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:49:24 PM PDT

•  She's Incredibly Poised

  by Ms Johnson on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:40:14 PM PDT

•  Discussion with LK after interview

  Panel talking about the interview:

  "Vote for Michelle's husband."
  " Say that she is a potential candidate, she should run"
  "Suggests a debate w/Bill Clinton."

  " Can see her in the WH as a great first lady"

  All very positive comments re. her.

  by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:41:44 PM PDT

•  She closed the deal for me

  Several weeks back watching a speech she gave about not living in fear, she made the case for Barack and I never looked back.

  by Seattlite on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:44:54 PM PDT

•  Can I say it?

  by Hawkjt on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:49:01 PM PDT

•  Ok, I admit

  I am a 52 year old white guy that is head over heels in love with Michelle Obama. Not in that way...in a citizen loving his first lady way.
  She is a real gem.

  by Hawkjt on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:50:52 PM PDT

  •  I can see "being in love w/her" in THAT way, ....

    too, nothing wrong with that.  She does have a very, very endearing demeanor, doesn't she?

    by SeaTurtle on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 06:53:28 PM PDT

  •  I'm a hetrosexual female

    and I "love"and admire Michelle Obama too.

    Saw and met her in person in December and she is so real - you can imagine her being your next door neighbor - beautiful neighbor - the kind you want to hate, but can't because the beauty is more than just skin deep.  Beautiful on the inside too.

    by bobnbob on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 09:30:20 PM PDT