Michelle Obama on C-Span now (7:30 p.m. EDT)

and for the next hour or so. I've seen her in this type of forum and she's great. Very dynamic.  The Indiana Jefferson-Jackson Dinner will be on C-Span at 9:30 Eastern.

She started out on public education and is now describing why Obama's right for the job.

Quick diary for those who are interested.

•  "When you're given the gift of advocacy

  you don't sell it to the highest bidder, according to Barack."

  Go Michelle!!!!

  by spotDawa on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:39:36 PM PDT

  •  That line made me stand and cheer

    She has to be the next First Lady. She just HAS TO. What a dynamic woman. Michelle rocks!

    by carmenjones on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:43:10 PM PDT

•  Handle the truth?

  YES. WE. CAN.

  by spotDawa on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:41:39 PM PDT

•  just what I needed this afternoon n/t

  by Wendy Slammo on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:41:41 PM PDT

•  ooh she is so good

  she is fierce!  

  ...but he didn't go into corporate America and make a lot of money, he could have.  What did he do?  He became a civil rights attorney in a small firm in Chicago and a constitutional law scholar.  Why?  Because to whom much is given, much is expected and when you're given the gift of advocacy you don't sell it to the highest bidder, according to Barack.

  This is the First Lady I want, right here.

  by Electric Blue on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:41:56 PM PDT

•  The only way we can bring energy prices down

  is to change the way we use fuel.

  The easy thing to do is say "Holiday!"

  by spotDawa on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:42:34 PM PDT

  •  That was a great line.

    by Melchuck29 on Sun May 04, 2008 at 06:29:17 PM PDT

•  We are in this war right now

  because every other opponent in this race did not stand up and say No!

  by spotDawa on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:43:56 PM PDT

•  my stream died just when she said 9/11

  kind of creepy.

  Thanks for pointing this event out!

  by John DE on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:46:46 PM PDT

•  provide a link

  by lmenshevik on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:46:52 PM PDT

  •  c-span.org

    don't know how to get a direct one, but it is C-Span 1

    by John DE on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:47:47 PM PDT

  •  asdf

    http://www.c-span.org/...

    by spotDawa on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:48:19 PM PDT

•  Seven-way Illinois Primary Race

  The arguments against him were:

  Too young
  Too inexperienced
  Not his turn
  Not Black enough
  Too Black
  Fear of his name

  We have seen it all before and prevailed.

  by spotDawa on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:46:53 PM PDT

•  She is great and so funny.

  I can see why he refers to her as his rock. I would want her to have my back in a political fight.

  by smartdemmg on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:47:16 PM PDT

  •  Who do you want with you in fox hole?

    I'll take Michelle any day.

    by spotDawa on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:49:09 PM PDT

  •  I might be happy with her in a knife fight...She

    is one tough lady.

    Hearing her, can you imagine Laura Bush speaking like this? Or, Cindy Mccain?  Ha!

    by Phil S 33 on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:50:54 PM PDT

    •  Only elitists speak like Mrs. Obama.

      Mrs. Bush and Mrs. McCain wouldn't know a thing about it because they are non-elitists just like the rest of us.

      by mselite on Sun May 04, 2008 at 05:08:18 PM PDT

•  Barack Obama is a lucky man

  Michelle is a eloquent, intelligent and witty woman.  We should all be so lucky!

  What I like best about her is that she sees to be an intensely deep thinker who carefully considers her opinions before she forms them and can balance the conviction to defend them with the open mind needed to analyze them.

  I can't even imagine what Barack used as a pickup line...

  by BigBensBeermaster on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:47:51 PM PDT

  •  We would be the perfect couple

    Let's make it so. Such awesome role models.

    by anotherCt Dem on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:52:54 PM PDT

  •  Really! Sometimes, I watch her and think,

    "Who's a better conversationalist? Barack or Michelle?" Can you imagine them getting into a disagreement? She's probably wipe the floor with him and that's saying a lot.

    Behind every strong man (okay, well not exactly every, but go along with me), there's a stronger woman. You go, girl!!!

    by mselite on Sun May 04, 2008 at 05:21:15 PM PDT

  •  she refused the

    first date he offered because she was his supervisor.

    But being Barack, he found the right pick up line. He invited her to a meeting in a church basement about solving  neighborhood problems.

    She fell for it!

    I love it.

    by robinseggblue on Sun May 04, 2008 at 05:43:42 PM PDT

•  'Is that not courage?'

  Her comments on his stance on the war and how it could have kept him from the Senate: brilliant!.  I don't think we hear this enough.

  Go Michelle!

  by gallimaufry on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:48:32 PM PDT

•  Ok....I'll be the spoiler...

  if you're enjoying the speech now, wait til she gets a little further.  There's no one who can give a speech so tailored to mothers the way Michelle can.  

  by tjb22 on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:48:54 PM PDT

•  Imagine a Black family in the WH...

  I get chills, and I'm White. The thrill must be a thousand fold for Black Americans.

  by anotherCt Dem on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:51:08 PM PDT

  •  I have pictured this many times...

    What it will say to the world about America when Barak, Michelle, and their adorable kids are at the swearing in ceremony. The transformation begins without Obama lifting a finger...just being there is enuf to change the dialogue and generate goodwill.  

    by cas2 on Sun May 04, 2008 at 05:15:40 PM PDT

•  lol plastic furniture.

  by lmenshevik on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:51:39 PM PDT

  •  Yeah, and he is SOOOOOO "elitist".

    Screw you, Hillary!!!!

    by Phil S 33 on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:52:46 PM PDT

  •  Ha! That's my MIL!

    Also a repub. :-(

    by gallimaufry on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:52:52 PM PDT

•  Real change happens from the bottom up.

  Barack needs us.

  We have one choice: and that is Obama.

  by spotDawa on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:53:14 PM PDT

  •  My mantra! Foundations first!

    by leema on Sun May 04, 2008 at 05:04:41 PM PDT

•  "you have to be at the table of democracy 4ever"

  she's great!

  by Wendy Slammo on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:53:22 PM PDT

•  wow! Anything is possible!

  by boji on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:54:56 PM PDT

•  another inspiring comment

  ...you’ve seen how reserved he can be, how calm, how he doesn’t get flustered.  Through all of this he has remained very presidential (big cheers), but a lot of that has to do with when you’ve seen and heard all this before, it’s just not new, it’s the game of politics.  Let us define Barack Obama before you get to know him yourself.  Because when you do get to know him there is no other choice.

  by Electric Blue on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:55:35 PM PDT

•  How awesome is this speech!

  Fantastic story about the little girl with hope.

  by kosophile on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:55:52 PM PDT

•  Whata comparison to Phony Bill Clinton

  And Cindy McCain, no contest.

  by kosophile on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:57:48 PM PDT

•  The world is watching.......Can we dio it?

  YES, WE CAN!!!!!!!!!!

  by Phil S 33 on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:58:21 PM PDT

•  How strong is fear and pandering? Can hope

  overcome?

  by boji on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:58:59 PM PDT

•  Thanks so much for the heads up, Kosophile

  I really needed that.

  by spotDawa on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:59:00 PM PDT

  •  It was much better than I expected

    and I had high expectations.

    by kosophile on Sun May 04, 2008 at 05:12:25 PM PDT

•  ten year old gets it and tells it

  "...and she is so much better than this nations limited expectations of her."

  we're gonna going to make it, we're going to dream it and we're going to do it.  Thanks for the great talk, first lady, Michelle.

  by Wendy Slammo on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:59:07 PM PDT

  •  Those closing remarks

    were a real bawl-fest for me!

    by Electric Blue on Sun May 04, 2008 at 05:08:57 PM PDT

•  Michelle's incredible.

  She's edgey and doesn't equivocate...she's articulate, smart, passionate, modern, confident, classy, and refreshingly candid. Both Michelle Obama and Elizabeth Edwards are a breath of fresh air in an environment that nurtures political Stepford wives.  

  by cas2 on Sun May 04, 2008 at 04:59:35 PM PDT

  •  I'd vote for her in a heartbeat

    by Youffraita on Sun May 04, 2008 at 05:04:40 PM PDT

•  She should debate Bill n/t

  by eyesonthestreet on Sun May 04, 2008 at 05:00:58 PM PDT

  •  Cindy, actually. n/t

    by DrJeremy on Sun May 04, 2008 at 05:18:47 PM PDT

    •  That would be a walkover.

      by Grass on Sun May 04, 2008 at 05:46:22 PM PDT

•  So Good.

  Can you imagine if the speech she just gave got 1/10th the media coverage that the Wright videos got? We'd be home free....

  by Beekeeper on Sun May 04, 2008 at 05:03:09 PM PDT

  •  Just what I was thinking.

    But no, the media doesn't want to inform its audience.  And even with Michelle, it's that she hasn't been proud of her country.

    Americans should see this.

    by kosophile on Sun May 04, 2008 at 05:14:39 PM PDT

•  Thank you for the diary and all the first hand

  quotes!!  Go Obama(s)!

  by leema on Sun May 04, 2008 at 05:07:37 PM PDT

•  Michelle 2016!!

  by soros on Sun May 04, 2008 at 06:17:14 PM PDT