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Michelle Obama gets a War Room of her Own

Posted by Liza Sabater, Culture Kitchen at 9:00 AM on June 17, 2008.

Aspiring first lady plans ambitious outreach to voters.

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Michelle Obama gets her own War Room.

HOT!

She's not going to wait for the vultures to do the talking about her. Michelle Obama gets her own war room along with a new chief of staff:

Later today, the campaign is set to announce the hiring of Stephanie Cutter, a longtime Democratic strategist who worked as Senator John Kerry’s communications director in 2004, as chief of staff to Mrs. Obama. Ms. Cutter is scheduled to begin soon, with the first task of re-crafting the image of Mrs. Obama, who has come under intense criticism by Republicans and even some Democratic rivals. She also will lead a war room to fight attacks against Mrs. Obama.

At first I found it odd that, given Kerry's slow response to the Swift Boat attacks, his former communications director is working for Ms. Obama. Maybe it makes sense because she's already "been there, done that" and won't let that happen ever again.

Hopefully that's the reason why they hired a former John Kerry staffer. Because she's indeed lived through all the republican's filth and knows now how to handle it.

Think about it, though. Michelle Obama has a war room. She's gonna get her shero on.

How HAWT is that!

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I hope you're right [Report this comment] Posted by: OldRedleg on Jun 17, 2008 9:32 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] "Because she's indeed lived through all the republican's filth and knows now how to handle it" I very much hope that you are right and that Ms. Cutter has learned from her past mistakes. The Democrats have a very bad habit of loyalty to past staff members despite the timidity and losing records of those same past members. I also hope that Michelle Obama and the rest of the Obama campaign personnel have the intestinal fortitude to recognize and replace those people who are holding back the progress of the campaign. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] GOOD IDEA [Report this comment] Posted by: VZEQICVA on Jun 17, 2008 1:59 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Michelle Obama is already being trashed and insulted for no good reason. She's smart to set up a way to deal with it. It could also be an ounce of prevention. People are not as likely to run their mouths knowing that they will be held responsible for everything they say. November is a long way off and she can't be expected to smile and be polite while the big mouths on TV go after her. Good move. ANNA [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] if we want to end the war [Report this comment] Posted by: undrgrndgirl on Jun 17, 2008 3:34 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] we need to stop using the language and rhetoric of right-wing hawks and fox noise...we should not be calling mrs. obama's office a "war room" - a "truth room" maybe or ?? but definitely NOT a "war room"... [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] usmarks [Report this comment] Posted by: usmarks on Jun 18, 2008 5:42 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] As I have said here before, I am just a white guy that grew up in the suburbs but I have worked in or around poor black schools for a couple of decades. This may sound racist but I have never seen anyone that will take you on faster and more directly than a ticked off black woman. All I can say to this is "You go, girl". These talk show hacks only rile up the people that already agree with them. If they want to be the ones to cast the first stone with a person that will stand up to them they will find themselves in trouble in a situation where they cannot shut down the other person mike. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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