Post-Obama - A Different 2012 (Gameplay)

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Michelle Obama's Schedule - September 1st -12th
note:
a rally is a speech to a crowd, typically about 45 min + questions
a "meet and greet" is just meeting at a library, diner, park, or any other public space and personally talking to some attendees. Lasts about 1.5 hrs
a town hall is in an auditorium where Michelle answers audience questions. About 1 hr

^change Sept 11 to Sept 12, sorry.

Sept 1st -
Campaign launch in Cedar Rapids with former Governor Tom Vilsack

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Rally in Iowa City, Johnson County
Shake hands in Coralville, Johnson County

Sept 2nd -

Rally in Muscatine, Muscatine County
Rally in Davenport, Scott County
Campaign meet and greet in Tipton, Cedar County
Rally in Clinton, Clinton County, with Rep. Dave Loebsack

Sept 3rd -

Meet and greet in Maquoketa, Jackson County
Meet and greet in Anamosa, Jones County
Rally in Dubuque, Dubuque County
Meet and greet in Manchester, Delaware County
Meet and greet in Guttenberg, Clayton County

Sept 4th -
Meet and greet in Waukon, Allamakee County
Meet and greet in Deborah, Winneshiek County
Meet and greet in Cresco, Howard County
Meet and greet in New Hampton, Chickasaw County
Meet and greet in Waverly, Bremer County

Sept 5th

Town hall in Oelwein, Fayette County
Meet and greet in Independence, Buchanan County
Rally with Tom Vilsack in Waterloo, Black Hawk County
Rally in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County
Meet and Greet in Hudson, Black Hawk County

Sept 6th -
Meet and Greet in Vinton, Benton County
Meet and greet in Tama, Tama County
Meet and greet in Grinnel, Poweshiek County
Meet and greet in Marengo, Iowa County
Town hall in Williamsburg, Iowa County

Sept 7th -
Rally in Washington, Washington County
Meet and greet in Wapello, Louisa County
Rally with Loebsack in Burlington, Des Moines County
Town hall in Fort Madison, Lee County

Sept 8th -
Meet and greet in Mount Pleasant, Henry County
Rally in Fairfield, Jefferson County
Meet and greet in Keosauqua, Van Buren County
Meet and greet in Bloomfield, Davis County
Rally with David Loebsack in Ottumwa, Wapello County

Sept 9th -
Meet and greet in Sigourney, Keokuk County
Town hall in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County
Rally in Pella, Marion County
Rally in Newton, Jasper County

Sept 10th -
Rally in Indianola, Warren County
Meet and greet in Winterset, Madison County
Then...

Major rally in Des Moines, Polk County

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Sept 11 -
Rest and go to church.

Sept 12 -
Rally in Waukee, Dallas County
Meet and greet in Adel, Dallas County
Town hall in Boone, Boone County
Rally in Ames, Story County
Meet and greet in Nevada, Story County

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Michelle Obama's Schedule - Sept 13th-Sept 22nd

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Sept 20th -
Town hall in Barnwell, Barnwell County
Meet and greet in Allendale, Allendale County
Talk with black church leaders in Hampton County
Town hall in Walterboro, Colleton County
Meet with black church leaders in North Charleston, Dorchester County

Sept 21st -
Meet with church leaders in Charleston, Charleston County
Rally in Charleston, Charleston County
Rally in Summerville, Berkeley County

Sept 22nd -
Meet and greet in Kingstree, Williamsburg County
Rally with church leaders in Florence, Florence County
Rally with church leaders in Sumter, Sumter County
Meet and greet in Manning, Clarendon County

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Michelle Obama's Schedule - Sept 23rd- Sept 31st

but first, advertisements:

Radio ad in IA, NV, NH, SC:

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Michelle Obama at the First Democratic Presidential Debate

I'm honored to be here in lovely Hillsborough county, in picturesque Goffstown and Saint Anslem College. I'm also honored to share the stage with Governor Bredesen, Vice President Biden, and Senator Feingold, all of whom I believe are more than worthy adversaries. Regardless of who wins tonight's debate, the New Hampshire primary, or the nomination, I promise to support the Democratic candidate wholeheartedly throughout the general election, and I believe everyone on this stage shares that sentiment.


When President Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act failed in in the Senate, it was a blow to all of us with dreams for an America where everyone has access to a doctor, treatment, and medicine. However, I was raised with the belief that not only you learn from your mistakes, you learn from your successes as well. So, no, I don't believe the next Democratic president should pass "Obamacare", as you've called it, because I believe she, or he, (coyly) should look further – to bigger ideas, to a plan that helps more people, not to a, frankly, half-measure in an attempt to compromise with Republicans.

It's why I've spoken about my healthcare plan during my campaign stops across the country. I know that millions of American families simply cannot wait on cautious, measured steps to alleviate their woes. Families around the country, from housing projects in the Bronx to cornfields in Iowa, from coal mining communities in West Virginia to steel towns in Pennsylvania, are struggling right now to find enough money in their budget to afford healthcare. The Affordable Care Act, in its current state, would not make it easy or affordable enough for these families.

Instead of the Affordable Care Act, the best plan is a single-payer healthcare system. In fact, we've already got one in place – Medicare – but it's time we make it universal. We'd be like every other industrialized country. Our country already spends billions, trillions even, on healthcare, yet we lag behind these other countries in accessibility, quality, affordability, speed, and reliability of healthcare. It's time for us to revolutionize healthcare, as it is a human right, and to expand Medicare to each resident of America, replacing employer-benefitted insurance and other private insurance and ensuring that every American is able to see a doctor and receive treatment. No longer can we allow thousands to die because they had to make a choice between food or rent and getting the care they need.

Barack Obama, my husband, won the presidency in 2008 not because he promised half-measures and compromise. He won because he proposed big ideas, and Americans agree with these big ideas. Why should we compromise away from our, and Americans', desired policy? As President, I promise that no American will go without healthcare – because it is the only morally right thing to do.


To pull our country out of the recession, I propose a two-pronged plan.

First, in the short term, I believe we should look back at President Franklin D. Roosevelt's jobs creation program. In times of recession, such as these, the government needs to step in, because clearly the market does not have the strength to bring itself back to the pre-recession period. Millions of Americans, most especially those belonging to communities of color or without higher education, are unemployed without any prospect of landing a stable, long-term, well-paying job. Like FDR's programs, we must create jobs for them to do – and by G-d, there are a lot of things that need fixing. Government childcare programs, for example, can take a significant load off of both currently employed and unemployed. Childcare costs are exorbitant, and are often holding families back from seeking jobs – providing will allow families to save more of their money, as well as provide thousands of jobs. Another important factor of my jobs plan includes jobs in construction, improving infrastructure in urban areas, conservation projects in rural areas, as well as lower-level healthcare work, such as elder care. All of these will improve the quality of life around our country, and provide a well-earned paycheck to millions of currently unemployed Americans, allowing them to reinvest in their communities by spending their earnings at local stores and services, overall leading our economy on a rapid path to recovery.

Demos, a think tank, has outlined how this would be more effective than tax cuts, bring about results more rapidly, and help the economy recover by providing the services needed to allow companies to expand.

In the long-term, as more and more Americans move out of the jobs program into permanent, stable jobs, we need to remember to invest in education. Unemployment in recessions much more intensely affects those without a college or high school degree. In South Carolina, I laid out a plan to increase access to financial aid for students coming from struggling families. In addition, college students of all backgrounds should be able to receive financial support if they agree to teach in their community after graduating, allowing them to share their knowledge with the next generation. Education, both public and post-secondary, is an investment that pays dividends.
 
Through the long run, a better-educated workforce is more productive and earns higher salaries, bringing more money into the economy through spending, and continuing to improve the state of our economy.

We need bold solutions to fix our economy both in the short-term and the long-term, and I am the only candidate ready to propose those bold solutions.


I've constantly spoken about the need for big, bold ideas. That is the direction the Democrats need to take - to stick to their guns when it comes to policy. Most Americans agree with our goals – regulating Wall Street, providing universal healthcare, supporting unions – and we should not compromise on those. Dozens of Democratic congressmen and women lost in 2010 because they were wishy-washy, because they were inauthentic and compromised on all the wrong issues. In order to win, we need to represent the country as a whole. We need to be authentic. We need to have bold solutions to issues America faces.

I've constantly hit on my platform throughout my campaign. I've received crowds of applause and cheers. I know that the Democrats' beliefs are popular. And so I know that I am the right candidate because I am just that – unabashedly, wholeheartedly a Democrat. I don't need to compromise on my core values, like so many other candidates, because I know it is right for America and America knows it is right for her.


Thank you for this question. While I greatly respect Vice President Biden, I believe voters should look to me because I have not been afraid to call for the monumental and necessary changes in policy. I've not only promised hope and change, I've promised specific, detailed plans. The Vice President has been incredibly vague in his campaigning, never proposing any specific policy – and I'm afraid it's because he believes that if he does that, he'd be able to easily flip-flop during the general election to pick up whichever voters he's trying to appeal to that day. Well, guess what? That strategy didn't work in 2004, because no one wanted to vote for who many saw as a flip-flopper.

What strategy did work? My husband's – of fresh ideas and bold commitment to them. I believe I am the better candidate because I am not afraid to defend my policy proposals. Democrats deserve a brave leader, not a flip-flopper.


Viewers, Democrats, Americans, I'm standing here because I believe that we, as a nation, can do so much better than unsatisfactory half-measures and incomplete solutions. We must be bold, we must be brave, and most importantly, we must be unafraid to defend our values and whatever policy stems from them.

I have a bold plan for us, America. I hope you will join me on this journey to help our economy recover, to help our students and teachers, to help all families who need healthcare and can't afford it, to help move our country in the right direction. Thank you, and good night!

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Michelle Obama's Schedule - October 1st - October 15th

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- Meet and greet in Onawa, Monona County
- Meet and greet in Missouri Valley, Harrison County
- Rally in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County

Oct 15th -
- Meet and greet in Glenwood, Mills County
- Town hall in Hamburg, Fremont County
- Meet and greet in Clarinda, Page County
- Meet and greet in Red Oak, Montgomery County
- Meet and greet in Corning, Adams County

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Michelle Obama's Schedule ? October 16th - October 31st

Oct 16th -
- Meet and greet in Bedford, Taylor County
- Meet and greet in Mount Ayr, Ringgold County
- Town hall in Creston, Union County
- Meet and greet in Osceola, Clarke County
- Meet and greet in Lamoni, Decatur County

Oct 17th -
- Meet and greet in Corydon, Wayne County
- Rally in Centreville with Dave Loebsack, Appanoose County
- Meet and greet in Albia, Monroe County
- Town hall in Chariton, Lucas County

Oct 18th -
- Rally in Des Moines, Polk County, with Oprah

- Rally in Ames, Story County
- Meet and greet in Iowa Falls, Hardin County
- Town hall in Marshalltown, Marshall County

Oct 19th -
- Meet and greet in Grundy Center, Grundy County
- Meet and greet in Parkersburg, Butler County
- Meet and greet in Charles City, Floyd County
- Meet and greet in Osage, Mitchell County
- Meet and greet in Northwood, Worth County

Oct 20th -
- Meet and greet in Forest City, Winnebago County
- Meet and greet in Garner, Hancock County
- Rally in Mason City, Cerro Gordo County
- Meet and greet in Hampton, Franklin County
- Meet and greet in Eagle Grove, Wright County

Oct 21st -
- Fly to LAS
- Rest

Oct 22nd -
- Meet and greet in North Las Vegas, Clark County
- Rally in Las Vegas, Clark County

- Midnight meet and greet with union workers in Paradise, Clark County

Oct 23rd -
- Town hall in Pahrump, Nye County
- Meet and greet in Ely, White Pine County
- Rally in Elko, Elko County

Oct 24th -
- Meet and greet in Winnemucca, Humboldt County
- Meet and greet in Sparks, Washoe County
- Rally in Reno, Washoe County
- Meet and greet in Virginia City, Storey County

Oct 25th -
- Rally in Carson City
- Meet and greet in Minden, Douglas County
- Meet and greet in Gardnerville Ranchos, Douglas County
- Rally in Roseville, Placer County

Oct 26th -
- Rally in Davenport, Scott County

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- Meet and greet in Bettendorf, Scott County
- Meet and greet in Mechanicsville, Cedar County
- Meet and greet in Marion, Linn County

Oct 27th -
- Rally in Cedar Rapids, Linn County
- Rally in Iowa City, Johnson County
- Meet and greet in University Heights, Johnson County
- Meet and greet in Belle Plaine, Benton County

Oct 28th -
- Meet and greet in Grantham, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
- Meet and greet in Sunapee, Sullivan County
- Rally in Concord, Merrimack County
- Meet and greet in Franklin, Merrimack County

Oct 29th -
- Meet and greet in Laconia, Belknap County
- Rally in Hanover, Grafton County
- Meet and greet in Bethlehem, Grafton County
- Meet and greet in Carroll, Co?s County
- Rally in Lancaster, Co?s County

Oct 30th -
- Fly back to Washington DC
- Rest

Oct 31st -
- Host Halloween at the White House

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Michelle's Ads

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#2 - Radio Ad
Airs in the Midwest and the South

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AFL-CIO Endorses Michelle Obama for President

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Michelle Obama Schedule - November 1st -9th

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Michelle Obama Schedule – November 10th - 17th

Nov 10th -
- Fly to Las Vegas
- Rest
- Midnight rally in Paradise, Clark County

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Nov 11th -
- Meet and greet in Henderson, Clark County
- Meet and greet in Las Vegas, Clark County
- Meet and greet in North Las Vegas, Clark County

Nov 12th -
- Rally in Reno, Washoe County
- Rally in Sparks, Washoe County
- Rally in Carson City

Nov 13th -
- Fly to New Hampshire
- Town hall in Nashua, Hillsborough County
- Meet and greet in Litchfield, Hillsborough County
- Rally in Manchester, Hillsborough County

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Nov 14th -
- Meet and greet in Pembroke, Merrimack County
- rally in Concord, Merrimack County
- Town hall in Franklin, Merrimack County
- Meet and greet in Danbury, Merrimack County

Nov 15th -
- Rally in Portsmouth, Rockingham County
- Meet and greet in Londonderry, Rockingham County
- Rally in Somersworth, Stafford County
- Meet and greet in Farmington, Stafford County

Nov 16th -
- Meet and greet in Chatham, Carroll County
- Meet and greet in Sandwich, Carroll County
- Meet and greet in Stewartstown, Coös County
- Meet and greet in Stratford, Coös County

Nov 17th -
- Meet and greet in Haverhill, Grafton County
- Rally in Lebanon, Grafton County
- Meet and greet in Canaan, Grafton County
- Town hall in Charlestown, Sullivan County
- Meet and greet in Cornish, Sullivan County

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Michelle Obama schedule – November 17th – November 30th
Sorry for the plainess of this schedule.

Nov 17 -
- Fly to Charleston, Charleston County
- Meet with black church leaders
- Rally in Charleston, Charleston County
- Meet and greet in Mount Pleasant, Charleston County

Nov 18 -
- Meet with black church leaders in Colleton County
- Meet with black church leaders in Beaufort County
- Rally in Beaufort, Beaufort County
- Town hall in Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County

Nov 19 -
- Meet with black church leaders in Jasper County
- Meet and greet in Hardeeville, Jasper County
- Meet with black church leaders in Aiken County
- Rally in Aiken, Aiken County

Nov 20 -
- Meet with black church leaders in Saluda County
- Meet and greet in Gilbert, Lexington County
- Town hall in Cayce, Lexington County
- Rally in Columbia, Richland County

Nov 21 -
- Fly to Miami
- Rally in Miami, Miami-Dade County
- Meet with Catholic Church leaders in Hialeah, Miami-Dade County
- Meet and greet in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County

Nov 22 -
- Rally in Pasco, Dade County
- Rally in Tampa, Hillsborough County
- Meet and greet in Clearwater, Pinellas County
- Meet and greet in Tampa, Hillsborough County

Nov 23 -
- Meet and greet in The Villages, Sumter County
- Meet and greet in Cleremont, Lake County
- Town hall in Winter Park, Orange County
- Rally in Orlando, Orange County
- Fly back to DC

Nov 24 -
- Host Thanksgiving at the White House

Nov 25 -
- Fly to OKC
- Rally in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County
- Meet and greet in Edmond, Oklahoma County
- Rally in Norman, Cleveland County
- Rally in Lawton, Comanche County

Nov 26 -
- Rally in Tulsa, Tulsa County
- Town Hall in Broken Arrow, Tulsa County
- meet and greet in Owasso, Tulsa County
- fly to Kansas City

Nov 27 -
- Rally in Kansas City, Jackson County
- Meet and greet in Belton, Cass County
- Rally in Platte City, Platte County
- Meet and greet in Kearny, Clay County

Nov 28 -
- Rally in St Joseph, Buchanan County
- Meet and greet in Warrenburg, Johnson County
- Meet and greet in Marshall, Saline County
- Rally in Columbia, Boone County

Nov 29 -
- Fly to Washington DC
- Rest

Nov 30 -
- Rest
- Attend fundraiser in DC


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Michelle's Debate Answers

Once again, it's my pleasure to be here in Iowa City, at the prestigious University of Iowa, and to share the stage with Mr. Vice President, Senator Feingold, Governor Bredesen, and our two newcomers, Senator Bayh and Governor Dean. I wish you the best of luck, and welcome you to the debate. I hope we can all build up our party to be stronger than ever before to make sure Republicans don't win the White House come November.


To make an economy that works for all Americans, we first have to put all Americans to work. And that's the first step of my plan to move towards a more equitable society. I'm the only candidate in this election who's got a solid plan to get the millions of unemployed Americans off their feet and into a good-paying job. Every day that Americans are unemployed, they fall behind on their potential and only worsen income inequality in our country. Putting Americans back to work through a jobs program will mean that families can stop dipping into their savings account to pay their bills and instead resume growing it.

Of course, while a jobs program will bring relief to families in the short term, we also need to set a plan for the future. In order to reduce income inequality, we need to tackle the problem in multiple ways.

First, we need to guarantee a right to healthcare. Right now, when American families sit at the dinner table to evaluate their budgets, time and time again the biggest expense is healthcare. The working and middle class spend a greater portion of their income on healthcare today than at any moment in our country's history – and it's no wonder why income inequality is skyrocketing. That's why it's vital that we expand Medicare coverage to all Americans. We'd be joining every other industrialized nation in providing universal healthcare to our citizens, and it's about time we join the club. By providing quality healthcare to American families, they can spend their incomes on other things – investing in higher education, putting more money in their savings, buying a new car – things that will genuinely improve the quality of their lives.

Second, we make sure that all Americans pay their fair share of their taxes. We all know that our honest, hardworking middle class families pay their taxes. But the upper class, you know what they think? They think you're foolish for not using various tricks to hide their money, to avoid and evade paying your fair share. They've been doing so for decades – and have accumulated vast amounts of wealth. I don't think it's fair that the most privileged people in our country continue to get away with these practices, and so it's time to end that. We need to establish a estate tax on estates worth more than $3 million, we need to put economic and diplomatic pressure on tax havens overseas, and we need to cut many loopholes in our tax system that exist solely to help the wealthy, such as the carried interest provision. Our tax system should not be a burden on our working and middle class. Every American ought to pay their fair share, no matter how wealthy they are.

Third, we're going to make a contract with America's businesses. In exchange for a lowering of the corporate tax, they're going to have to abide by certain conditions. A major condition is that they ensure that the difference in salary between the highest-paid employee and the median-paid employee is no more than 50 times greater. If IRS and SEC find that the company is non-compliant, the corporate tax will snap back to its original rate for that company. In the long run, we're going to see that incomes for workers are going to rise, as companies are going to want to save money, and would gladly pay their employees more than risk having a higher tax rate imposed on them.


On the topic of gay rights, I know that this is an important issue for millions of Americans, and for Barack and me, it really comes down to the values of fairness and equality we want to pass down to our girls. These are basic values that kids learn at a very young age and that we encourage them to apply in all areas of their lives. And in a country where we teach our children that everyone is equal under the law, discriminating against same-sex couples just isn't right. It's as simple as that.

I met a woman while campaigning in Winterset, in Madison County, right here in Iowa. Her name was Edie, and she's been retired for a few years now – she worked as a clerk at the county courthouse – and she told me that it's was the ten year anniversary of the passing of her partner, Frannie. And she told me that she misses Frannie every day, that she was the love of her life. And I asked Edie what she missed most about Frannie. And Edie, she teared up a little bit, but she told me, it wasn't the physical aspect of their relationship, obviously, but the incredible bond she had with another human being in life, her dear Frannie. And it really got me thinking. I know I couldn't live without the bond I have with Barack. And I knew that Edie and Frannie had a bond that was as strong as that one, and it seems almost cruel to deny them, or anyone, to have that bond with another person. And I know that we have to stand up for the rights of everyone.

And so, I know the only policy that I could ever support in good conscious is a constitutional amendment to guarantee that no state can discriminate against same-sex couples in granting marriage licenses or in the adoption process. In addition, we must pass bills to protect LGBT individuals in the workplace and in housing – so that no can be forced out of a job or a home because of whom they love.

I'd like to take a moment to address what Governor Bredesen said. I don't agree with him on simply letting the individual states decide – because it's almost guaranteed that LGBT individuals in some more conservative states will never see an opportunity to get married, and will continue to be discriminated against by their state governments – much like the Governor's own state, Tennessee, where he himself voted to amend the Constitution to ban gay marriage. Much like during the Civil Rights Era with the rights of black Americans, we can't trust all states to not discriminate against LGBT Americans either. A constitutional amendment is the only way to guarantee that no American is ever discriminated for whom they love.


Like I've stated before, I propose we lower the corporate tax rate to a more competitive level, to 17%. But we're not going to lower the rate without conditions, and in addition to the salary provision, we're going to cut a lot of loopholes in the corporate tax code.

In order to prevent the tax cut from becoming a gift to the wealthy, we're also going to add a top tier for the tax bracket - a 45% tax on all income above $1 million. With CEOs and executives being paid hundreds of times the income of their workers, it's obvious an unfair, inequitable system. Thus, the well-off should pay more in taxes, since they benefit most from the work of others, and they ought to be giving back more.

And I'd like to talk more about my plan for the salary provision. I believe we'll see an increase in real wages once we adopt such a system. Economists have long studied and found that worker productivity in the United States has rose exponentially since the 1970s, but real wages have remained basically stagnant during the same period. That's because more and more of the profits have gone towards paying people at the very top – which is why we see CEO earning hundreds of millions of dollars a year. By forcing companies to strike a balance between salaries, we'll see that companies will end up paying workers more and more, or at least lowering CEO compensation, leading them to spend more money in research and development, expansion, or to hire more workers, which will only help our economy by increasing the number of job opportunities.


I'm proud of my plan for America, and it has been based on the Four Freedoms of one of our greatest President, Franklin Roosevelt. Freedom of worship and freedom of speech are obvious to see, with the strong multicultural fabric of our great country and the freedom of everyone to state their opinions being two of the greatest strength of our country. Freedom from fear, from the fears of terrorism and war, from the fears of unwarranted violations of privacy, and from having your family's future wiped out by healthcare problems. Freedom from want, a guarantee of a high standard of living, of a future where all your kids can get a college education and a good paying job, of a life that is fulfilling and worth living. And I want to add a fifth freedom: freedom to love. A freedom to love who you love, without risk of discrimination, or hate, or fear of consequences. Every American deserves these five freedoms, and under a Michelle Obama presidency, we will see these freedoms, and more, fulfilled to the highest extent. I'm asking for your vote because I want you to join me in making our country the best it can ever be. Thank you, Iowa City!

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Michelle Responds to the Governor's Comments

Let's see if I understand you, Governor Bredesen. You chose not to support fundamental rights for our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters because it would not be politically viable. That's not what a leader does. A leader does not give up on his or her principles simply because they're not popular, or that Republicans control the legislature, or for any reason, really. That's certainly not the kind of leader Americans need in 2012, and I can guarantee you that giving up on your principles, giving up the good fight, has serious negative consequences on the most vulnerable people in our society. Do you think that Reverend King should have stood down in his march for civil rights simply because it was not a politically viable strategy in the Jim Crow-era South? Should abolitionists in the 19th century have abandoned their goals of an America without the absolutely disgusting practice of slavery simply because pro-slavery forces in Congress had far more political power? Obviously not, and it's not right that you think it's fine to brush off your decision to throw aside the rights of LGBT individuals because it was not politically viable to do while you were Governor.

And let's not give the excuse of the South "not liking being told what to do." No one likes to be told what to do, first of all, but no one has the right to discriminate against a fellow citizen simply because of who they love. That's not "free speech," Governor, that's bigotry. And I cannot fathom why you think promoting equality for LGBT people is acting "like a dictator." That's ridiculous – I'm proposing using a legal method, a constitutional amendment, to ensure that our LGBT compatriots are no longer forced to be second-class citizens. In addition, Governor, a lot of Southerners did not like being told what to do and were very angry at the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, the decision in Brown v. Board, and countless other vital legislation that finally ended the oppression of Jim Crow. You're implying that we should have never passed those monumental laws because it would have been forcing the South to change its ways.

Finally, Governor, I would prefer to not be lectured on the African-American leaders of the civil rights movement by someone who has never experienced the kind of discrimination that black Americans have for centuries. My ancestors were slaves in the Carolinas. My grandfather, Fraser, was born in South Carolina at the height of Jim Crow. The stories of discrimination and hatred that he had told me shake me to my very core – and I still see racism and discrimination occurring today. LGBT Americans also experience a similar form of bigotry – violence, verbal abuse, discrimination – and I cannot believe someone would be able to tell, to their face, that their rights to be treated as an equal American can wait. That their rights are secondary to the attitudes and desires of those in power. I know I would not be able to say that to my grandfather's face.

Governor, I'm thoroughly unconvinced by your justifications, and I believe millions of Americans, gay and straight, black and white, share my opinion. When it comes to fundamental rights, the right to be treated as an equal in the eyes of the law, any action except immediate action is too late.

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Mrs. Obama, have you talked with Southern Conservatives? Have you talked with the ordinary citizen? Have you talked with extremists? Implementing a forced National Government implementation of Homosexual rights will not improve things. You talk about Brown v Board so I'll bring up the 1964 Civil Rights Act. After that happened, there are still Hate Crimes and racism all across the South against African Americans. We also saw the South double down and there is a reason why there are problems rooting back to 1964. The simple fact about this is that we could see a rise in Hate groups against Homosexuals in the South or in any part of the country. When I talk about Booker's ideals, I talk about slow integration, get people used to the idea, and then pass it. If you want to have a Nationwide Act on legalizing, do it but I do think there will be major consequences. Homophobes will exist and after such a thing, they will be convinced that the Government will want to get involved in their own personal life. The sad thing is, many people, while disagreeing with the Homophobic rhetoric, will agree that the Government is getting too involved in the rights of states. The Founding Fathers created the Government and the Constitution for two things: To Protect the people and to make sure the Law is followed. That is it. Another thing I want to ask you, if you do this, do you think the Westborough Baptist Church will just disintegrate and vanish? This is a general question that I want to know, Mrs. Obama.

Also, I want to say this: No, Mrs. Obama, I wasn't lecturing on African American Civil Rights Leaders. If I sounded as such, I do apologize, Mrs. Obama. I was simply bringing up the ideas of a prominent leader in Civil Rights history and since this is a Civil Rights Issue, I do believe I have the right to bring them up.

In the end, I prefer slow change and have people get used to things and when the majority of citizens in every state says Yes, I will pass it the second I hear every state agrees. I will just institute a medium law as a compromise to make everyone happy. Homosexual Marriage will be legal and Homosexual voting rights will be secured and defended. Anything beyond that, however, is for the states to decide, not the government.

I hope I have made this clear to everyone tonight and Mrs. Obama, If I have sounded condescending to you, I do apologize but I wanted to say my piece and then be allowed to respond afterwards. Thank you.

Governor, as leader we have to do the right thing, regardless of the backlash. These homophobes exist today and they will exist tomorrow. What is important is that through the passage of an amendment, like I proposed, to guarantee equality in marriage and adoption, and the enforcement of anti-discrimination laws, we can actually protect our vulnerable LGBT brothers and sisters. Without such immediate action, we will continue to be complicit in every act of violence, discrimination, and hatred against them.

Some people will always disagree with what the government does, but we don't let them stop us from doing the right thing and promoting equality. And let's not conflate this with "states' rights" – no state has the right to discriminate and enforce oppression against its own citizens.

You bring up the racist backlash in the South against the Brown v. Board decision, but let's take a step back and see what happened. Yes, a lot of people were angry at the decision, but it wasn't as if it made more people racist or in support of Jim Crow. It only made the people who were wanting to discriminate and oppress their fellow citizens angry. We must never bow down to those people.

We also saw that the government could finally step and protect black students desegregating their schools – such as the Little Rock Nine. When backlash from the local and state government prevented them from attending school, the federal government could finally step in, as President Eisenhower did, and guarantee that these students could go to school.

If the leaders of the 50s and 60s followed your advice and advocate for slow progress, who knows where we'd be today. Perhaps it would have been so slow that some schools would remain segregated to this day. Perhaps we would see Jim Crow continue to be enforced simply out of fear of angering Southern conservatives. Perhaps black people would continue to be denied the right to vote, or to use the same drinking fountain, bathroom, or lunch counter as white people.

When it comes to fundamental rights, the rights of equality, slow progress only ends up hurting the vulnerable most. Besides, the best way to change hearts and minds occurs after a law is passed, not before.

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Michelle's Final Response to Governor Bredesen's Comments

The fact that the Governor is comparing correcting an injustice done against LGBT citizens in our country to Nazi Germany shows that he is deeply out of step with not only Democratic voters but also Democratic values. Right now, he sounds more like a Republican than a Democrat; we believe that everyone deserves the right to live a happy, fulfilling life with the person they love. We don't believe that anyone should be treated as second class citizens just because of who they love. I'm certain that Senators Bayh and Feingold, Vice President Biden, and Governor Dean all agree with me on.

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Michelle Obama Schedule part 1/2

Dec 1st
- Speech in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

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- Fundraiser in Columbus, Franklin County
- Rally in Springfield, Clark County
- Rally in Dayton, Montgomery County
- Rally in Cincinnati, Hamilton County

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Michelle Obama Schedule Part 2

Dec 16th-
- Fly to Detroit
- Rally in Detroit, Wayne County
- Meet and greet in Dearborn, Wayne County
- Rally in Warren, Macomb County

Dec 17th-
- Fly to STL
- Rally in Saint Louis with Claire McCaskill endorsement

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- Rally in Ferguson, St Louis County
- Meet and greet in St. Charles, St Charles County
- Rally in O'Fallon, St Charles County

Dec 18th-
- Fly to Tulsa
- Rally in Tulsa, Tulsa County
- Meet and greet in Stillwater, Payne County
- Rally in Enid, Garfield County

Dec 19th-
- Rally in OKC, Oklahoma County
- Fly to Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County
- Meet and greet in Carter Lake, Pottawattamie County
- Rally in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County

Dec 20th-
- Meet and greet in Waukee, Dallas County
- Rally in West Des Moines, Polk County
- Rally in Urbandale, Polk County
- Town hall in Johnston, Polk County
- Rally in Des Moines, Polk County

Dec 21st-
- Participate in holiday present donation drive in Des Moines, Polk County

- Meet with Farm Bureau representatives in Des Moines
- Rally in Ames, Story County
- Meet and greet in Marshalltown, Marshall County

Dec 22nd -
- Rally in Sioux City, Woodbury County
- Meet and greet in Le Mars, Plymouth County
- Meet and greet in South Sioux City, Dakota County, Nebraska
- Fly to DC

Dec 23rd-December 25th
- Host and celebrate Christmas at the White House with the first family.

Dec 26th -
- Fly to Davenport, Scott County
- Rally in Davenport, Scott County
- Meet and greet in Bettendorf, Scott County
- Rally in Muscatine with Rep. Loebsack

Dec 27th -
- Rally in Cedar Rapids, Linn County with all endorsees (Clinton, McCaskill, Loebsack, Vilsack, Durbin, and Winfrey)
- meet and greet in Marion, Linn County
- Meet and greet in Hiawatha, Linn County

Dec 28th -
- Rally in Waterloo, Black Hawk County
- Rally in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County
- Meet with small business association in Waterloo, Black Hawk County
- Rally in Dubuque, Dubuque County

Dec 29th -
- Rally in Decorah, Winneshiek County
- Meet and greet in Osage, Mitchell County
- Meet and greet in Northwood, Worth County
- Meet and greet in Forest City, Winnebago County

Dec 30th -
- Rally in Algona, Kossuth County
- Meet and greet in Graettinger, Palo Alto County
- Rally in Spencer, Clay County
- Rally in Storm Lake, Buena Vista County
- Fly to DC

Dec 31st - Jan 1st
- Celebrate New Years' at the White House

Jan 2nd -
- Fly to Des Moines
- Rally in Des Moines, Polk County
- Meet and greet in Ankeny, Polk County
- Meet and greet in Altoona, Polk County
- Meet and greet in Pleasant Hill, Polk County

Jan 3rd-
- Last-Minute GOTV Rally in Des Moines, Polk County, with all endorsers

Surrogates:

Dave Loebsack: Meet with community leaders, local farmers' bureaus, and small business associations for first half of the month. GOTV rallies throughout IA-02 for second half of the month.

Tom Vilsack: Meet with community leaders and state senators throughout the state for first half. GOTV in IA-01 and IA-03 for second half of the month.

Oprah Winfrey: Fundraise in LA and San Francisco. GOTV rallies in major cities of Iowa.

Hillary Clinton: Hold rallies around New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New York. GOTV last week of December and first of January in Iowa.

Richard Trumka: Send out letters to AFL-CIO members urging them to support Obama for President. Meet with local labor leaders in Nevada and Iowa and speak about the campaign.

Dick Durbin: Work on building support in New Hampshire and Iowa. GOTV operations for last week.

Claire McCaskill: rallies around Missouri. GOTV in final week in Iowa.

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Ad #1: She Fought
TV; SC, MO, FL, and other southern states

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Ad #2: For Our Troops
TV; run in New Hampshire, the Midwest and the West

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Michelle's Victory Speech

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Michelle's January Schedule 1/2

Jan 4th-
- Fly to Las Vegas
- Rally in Las Vegas, Clark County
- Meet and greet in Whitney, Clark County
- Late night meeting with SEIU Nevada Local 1107, accepting their endorsement as well as the entire Change to Win Federation of labor unions.

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Jan 5th-
- Rally in Henderson, Clark County
- Rally in North Las Vegas
- Meet and greet in Moapa Valley, Clark County
- Meet and greet in Caliente, Lincoln County

Jan 6th-
- Meet and greet in Yerrington, Lyon County
- Rally in Reno, Washoe County, with the endorsement of Culinary Union Local 226
- Rally in Sparks, Washoe County
- Meet and greet in Carson City

Jan 7th-
- Fly to SC
- Meet with university students in Clemson, Pickens County
- Rally in Anderson, Anderson County
- Rally in Greenville, Greenville County
- Meet with black church leaders in Spartanburg County

Jan 8th-
- Meet and greet in Gaffney, Cherokee County
- Meet and greet in York, York County
- Town hall in Rock Hill, York County
- Meet with black church leaders in Fairfield County
- Rally in Columbia, Richland County

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Jan 9th-
- Fly to Nashua, NH
- Rally in Nashua, Hillsborough County, with Senator John Kerry

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- Meet with students in Manchester, Hillsborough County
- Meet and greet in Concord, Merrimack County

Jan 10th-
- Town hall in Dover, Stafford County
- Rally in Rochester, Stafford County
- Meet and greet in Derry, Rockingham County
- Meet and greet in Salem, Rockingham County
- Town hall in Portsmouth, Rockingham County

Jan 11th-
- Meet and greet in Somersworth, Stafford County
- Meet and greet in Newmarket, Rockingham County
- Meet and greet in Windham, Rockingham County
- Rally in Londonderry, Rockingham County

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Jan 12th-
- Meet and greet in Loudon, Merrimack County
- Rally in Franklin, Merrimack County
- Meet and greet in Allenstown, Merrimack County
- Rally in Plymouth, Grafton County
- Rally in Lebanon, Grafton County

Jan 13th-
- Rally in Conway, Carroll County
- Meet and greet in Wolfeboro, Carroll County
- Meet and greet in Wakefield, Carroll County
- Rally in Berlin, Coös County
- Meet and greet in Northumberland, Coös County

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Michelle's January Schedule 2/2

Jan 14th -
- Rally in Claremont, Sullivan County
- Meet and greet in Newport, Sullivan County
- Rally in Keene, Cheshire County
- Rally in Swanze, Cheshire County
- Meet and greet in Winchester, Cheshire County

Jan 15th-
- Rally in Jacksonville, Duval County
- Meet and greet in Palm Coast, Flagler County
- Rally in Gainesville, Alachua County
- Meet and greet in Williston, Levy County
- Town hall in Ocala, Marion County

Jan 16th-
- Rally in Pembroke Pines, Broward County
- Meet and greet in Pompano Beach, Broward County
- Rally in Miami, Miami Dade County
- Town hall in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County
- Rally in Hialeah, Miami-Dade County

Jan 17th-
- Rally in Tampa, Hillsborough County
- Meet and greet in Clearwater, Pinellas County
- Rally in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County,

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Jan 18th-
- Fly to Las Vegas
- GOTV Rally in Paradise, Clark County
- GOTV Rally in Las Vegas, Clark County
- Meet and greet in Henderson, Clark County
- Rally in Mesquite, Clark County

Jan 19th-
- Meet and greet in Spanish Springs, Washoe County
- Rally in Reno, Washoe County
- Rally in Sparks, Washoe County

Jan 20th-
- GOTV Rally in Manchester, Hillsborough County
- GOTV Rally in Nashua, Hillsborough County
- GOTV Rally in Concord, Merrimack County

Jan 21st-
- GOTV Rally in Derry, Rockingham County
- GOTV Rally in Goffstown, Hillsborough County
- GOTV Rally in Laconia, Belknap County

Surrogates:
James P. Hoffa (CtW Fed.) - Rally culinary and service employees union workers in Nevada, making sure they are able to vote

Richard Trumka (AFL-CIO) - Rallies throughout the Rust Belt to build support

John Kerry - Build support in Massachusetts and the rest of New England, GOTV in New Hampshire

Claire McCaskill - Build support in Missouri, Kentucky, and West Virginia

Tom Harkin - Build support in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas

Loebsack - Same as Harkin

Oprah Winfrey - Build support in the South, rallies with black leaders, especially in SC, MS, LA, and AL

Hillary Clinton - Build support in New York and Arkansas, GOTV in NH

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Michelle's Schedule -
Jan 22nd -
- Rally in Detroit, Wayne County

- GOTV rally in Lakeland, Polk County
- GOTV rally in Tampa, Hillsborough County
- GOTV rally in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County

Jan 30th -
- GOTV rally in Bradenton, Manatee County
- GOTV rally in North Port, Sarasota County
- GOTV rally in Cape Coral, Lee County
- GOTV rally in Fort Myers, Lee County

Jan 31st -
- GOTV rally in Port St. Lucie, St Lucie County
- GOTV rally in Palm City, Martin County
- GOTV rally in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County
- GOTV rally in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County

Feb 1st -
- GOTV rally in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County
- GOTV rally in Pembroke Pines, Broward County
- GOTV rally in Hollywood, Broward County
- GOTV rally in Miami Beach, Miami Dade County

Feb 2nd -
- GOTV rally in Hialeah, Miami-Dade County
- GOTV rally in Miami, Miami-Dade
- Continue to meet and greet and knock on doors throughout Miami-Dade county

Feb 3rd -
- Continue to do meet and greets throughout Miami-Dade county

Feb 4th -
- GOTV in Broward County
- Watch results come in

Surrogates:

Oprah Winfrey : GOTV in South Carolina
John Kerry : GOTV in Florida
Hillary Clinton : Build support in Arkansas and New York
Richard Trumka : Build support in Ohio, Michigan, and Minnesota
James P. Hoffa : Build support in Indiana and Pennsylvania
Claire McCaskill : Build support in Missouri
Dick Durbin : Build support in Michigan
Janet Napolitano : Build support in Arizona
Tom Harkin: Build support in Minnesota
Dave Loebsack: Build support in North and South Dakota

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Michelle Answers Debate

It's no surprise as poverty rates has risen in past three years as the economic crash has not yet recovered – and it's thanks to Republicans in Congress, opposing each and every measure that could have helped more Americans get back to work. President Obama has tried to work and compromise, and yet he was constantly hampered by Republican opposition, who have put their party over the needs of the country. I think it's obvious who's to blame for not bringing any solutions to the table.

To reverse this increase, two major parts of my platform propose an obvious solution. First, my universal healthcare plan. Some Americans spend as much as a quarter of their incomes on healthcare – and those in poverty aren't even able to afford the most basic of services. A single-payer system will help all working and middle class Americans, effectively erasing the cost of one of the largest expenses for families. And access to good quality healthcare at no cost has plenty of benefits that will trickle up. Healthier people are more productive and can earn better salaries. Healthier people can focus more on their education and succeed.

And the second part of my platform, the jobs program, will directly lift millions out of poverty. Providing unemployed people with good paying jobs that directly help their community and our economy will be the biggest step forward on the road to recovery. It's been studied frequently, and a jobs program is the most effective way to fight poverty – and for millions of Americans living in poverty, they need help at the soonest possible time.

I've spoken in Michigan about a stimulus package for our nation's auto manufacturers – something that is desperately needed for millions to get back to work. And workers all over America have seen their former workplaces leave to other countries. Both stimuli and a reworking of our trade deals are necessary to bring jobs back to the American towns that have been left behind.


I think a question that's on a lot of people's minds is whether Republican candidates would rather see women get abortions safely in a clinical environment or in a dangerous, unsanitary and unregulated back-alley setting. There's no "third option" of just having no women get abortions, because we've seen in the past, before Roe v Wade, that women still got abortions in illegal settings, and would do so even if abortion is criminalized.

Of course, both Republicans and Democrats have always wanted abortions to be an unnecessary final option for women, but we know it's impossible to get rid of abortions completely. We need to keep abortion legal and available so that we can regulate it and so that women who choose to get one stay safe throughout the procedure.

I'd like to know if Republicans would rather endanger the lives of women than keep abortion legal.


First of all, it's ridiculous that Republicans consider themselves to be advocating for balanced budgets, since they have absolutely destroyed the budget surplus we had during the Clinton years by irresponsibly cutting taxes while our economy was still growing as well as bloating our expenses by sending thousands of young men and women to their death in Iraq and Afghanistan. They led to the largest deficits in history as they irresponsibly passed policy that made our nation less safe and less prosperous.

But in the end, I don't think that a balanced budget should be anyone's priority. That's a secondary goal to the real role of government, that is to serve the people. To help people get back on their feet and to strengthen our economy. To provide quality healthcare and education. To improve our infrastructure and keep people safe. If we've achieved all of that, and can guarantee that vulnerable people won't be hurt by cutting services, then we can focus on balancing our budget.


I'm running as my own candidate –  and I want to continue President Obama's legacy only in the way that I share his vision for a stronger, more just America. I've laid out a specific plans to get the country back to work - a jobs program, stimuluses for our weakening manufacturing sector, regulating the irresponsible practices on Wall Street, rebuilding our infrastructure, investing in education and healthcare, and ending warrantless spying on our citizens and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Barack Obama campaigned on bold ideas that would change our country for the better. I'm doing the same – bolder solutions, better solutions – in order to solve our nation's woes.


Listen, Governor Bredesen talks a big game and claims he supports marriage rights for our LGBT brothers and sisters, but he doesn't actually follow through on it. I support a constitutional amendment to ensure that they are not discriminated in marriage, the workplace, housing, or adoption. When you believe in something, something so fundamentally important as ensuring equal rights to our fellow citizens, you fight for getting it enacted.

When Reverend King, Coretta Scott King, and other Civil Rights activists fought for African Americans to be treated equally in the eyes of the law, to no longer be discriminated, they didn't sit back and wait for the states to bring about solutions. When they marched from Selma to Montgomery, they didn't want half-baked solutions, they didn't care for the possible "backlash from conservatives". They wanted action on a national level, and saw such a solution manifest through the Civil and Voting Rights acts.

Our LGBT brethren need a resolution on the national level, because such an important issue requires a guaranteed solution. We can't guarantee that every state will pass laws that will bring about the necessary change. This kind of patchwork of *rights* is unsatisfactory, because it leaves some people in the dust and treated as second class citizens.

A constitutional amendment is the only kind of solution that will mean that all LGBT citizens in the country are treated as equals. Leaving it to the states means that we are willing to tolerate discrimination. I won't stand for it.


I don't mean to jinx anything, but if I am nominated by the Democratic Party, my running mate will need to fill a few criteria. He or she needs to be a passionate defender of Democratic values. They need to have had a long history of being on the right side of important issues. They need to have used their experience to advance policies that help American families. I've got a few people in mind, but I've yet to make my decision.

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Speech at Obama rally in Madison, January 23rd

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Michelle Obama's Ad #1 - "Too Much"
Airing in FL, NV, ME, MI, MN, CO, AZ, MO, WA

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