Michelle Obama Talks About "Guilt" Women Hold

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A day after the revelation of Jesse Jackson's crude criticism of Barack Obama's speeches on fatherhood and faith-based initiatives, this morning Michelle Obama was talking about fatherhood, responsibility and accountability.

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Obama used the roundtable audience, as she did yesterday, to describe her husband's understanding of women's issues through the prism of the strong -- but sometimes struggling -- women in his life.

His own mother, she said at the beginning of her remarks, was "very young and very single when she had him." And, Obama added, he has observed his wife's attempts to reconcile motherhood with her career aspirations.

"He sees me, his wife, who struggles every day with that guilt that we all hold deep in our hearts as women," she said. "That guilt that you don't have the choice to stay home, and even if you do, you feel guilty."

"He has seen me struggle with this my entire life," she added. "Trust me, Barack understands the struggles of women."

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Comments

[gditty]

Michelle..­..America isn't ready for "real talk".....­keep it dumb please mam!

[harriscrl3]

America is in need of one big therapy session. I dont remember any election being this much personal feelings and issues. Now you have the McCain camp saying its all in our head no wonder we consume more prescription drugs than any country we are just trying to find a way to deaden the pain.

Carol

[punkingale]

Did Michelle Obama actually say that Barack's mother was "very young and very single"? Weren't his parents not married? Was that a slip?