Michelle Obama says her husband will "fix our souls" if elected president. Is this the job of the President?

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...I thought the left wanted a separation of religion and state.

Here is an exerpt from her speech at UCLA:

"We have lost the understanding that in a democracy, we have a mutual obligation to one another -- that we cannot measure the greatness of our society by the strongest and richest of us, but we have to measure our greatness by the least of these. That we have to compromise and sacrifice for one another in order to get things done. That is why I am here, because Barack Obama is the only person in this who understands that. That before we can work on the problems, we have to fix our souls. Our souls are broken in this nation."

You can hear it in its entirety at: http://barackfuture.com/2008/02/04/miche…

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Love Child, while it's easy to feel good about the speeches, I'm afraid you are not looking at the deeper meaning of the words.

Government is nothing more than a force-wielding institution. Government accomplishes nothing, not even the most benign program, without the point of a gun, whether it is democratically elected or not. (If you don't believe me, try opting out of Social Security and see what happens.) Obama wants to control where our government guns will point for the next 8 years. And he also says he wants you and me to "sacrifice" more. So it follows that he intends to use those government guns to force us to "sacrifice" more.

Muggers do the same thing. I don't see anything "touching" about it.

Chris J: "People forget that the first responsibility of the government is to leave us alone."--couldn't have said it better.

Paris W., thanks for your answer. Strongly agree with your No. 1, not sure I agree with your No. 2.

The quote was "...Barack Obama is the only person in this who understands that...before we can work on the problems, we have to fix our souls." Presumably this means he is the only one who considers fixing our souls a priority, meaning the government has to do it.

I may also be wrong, but that is how I read it the first time. Thanks for your answer.

Paris W., thanks for your answer. Strongly agree with your No. 1, not sure I agree with your No. 2.

The quote was "...Barack Obama is the only person in this who understands that...before we can work on the problems, we have to fix our souls." Presumably this means he is the only one who considers fixing our souls a priority, meaning the government has to do it.

I may also be wrong, but that is how I read it the first time. Thanks for your answer.

Answer 1

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If I want my soul "fixed', I'll talk with my Paster about it.

I don't want or need a president to "fix my soul".

I want a president who will go after the bad guys who want to hurt me or my children.

I want a president who will stand up to groups like the UN, or other corrupt organizations and spit in their eye!

I want a President who says what he means and means what he says.

Take care of the countries security, make sure our borders are secure, and then leave me alone!!

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Well said.

Answer 2

I wish she would keep her mouth shut.

Answer 3

I love her and I love how it was labeled 'amazing" speech. It was very touching and I love the Obama's.

Answer 4

I think she is trying to say she wants us to work together instead of against each other. As is the SOP for getting elected in the last decade or so. Divide and conquer and all that. Well, it's working great for our competition in business.

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Answer 5

Not a job, just an added bonus..I think James Brown said it best. "I got soul and I'm super bad".

Answer 6

Strictly socialism ... It is who they are. Obama was rated the most liberal (socialist) in the Senate.
Socialists promise you hope and pipe dreams ... and give you government control .... be warned.

Answer 7

I voted Obama, and I will again in Nov.

...But what the hell is she talking about?

Answer 8

I guess unborn children don't count in the measure of the weak and powerless.

And it's not the federal government's place to determine that we need to sacrifice for other people. It's not in the Constitution.

Perhaps people should get their religion out of politics. :)

Answer 9

Nobody can 'heal my soul.'

I'm doing just fine. I don't need some moron in a suit to 'fix' anything in my life.

People forget that the first responsibility of the government is to leave us alone.

Answer 10

And he is going to cure cancer,,,,do hands on healing, maybe resurrect the dead!
We are going to hear a lot of fabulous claims made by these two in years to come!

Answer 11

1st: the fixing of souls is not the job of the President.(that is something only your savior can do)
2nd: It doesn't sound like she's trying to say that her husband will "fix our souls". it just sounds like she's addressing a problem that people don't seem to be aware of.(which there is) That is what it sounds like to me from the qoute. I could be wrong, it's possible. But I don't really see any other way to interpret what she said.

I hope this was helpful.

Answer 12

Michelle is a total idiot. He needs find himself a new wife or she should shut up.

Answer 13

She is a crack whore