Michelle Obama could be a secret weapon in health care reform

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/18/michelle.obama.health.reform/index.html?eref=rss_politics

Last Friday Michelle Obama spoke to a crowd at the White House about health care reform. She talked about her own experiences with her father and daughter. She says how she doesn't know how they would have gotten by without having health insurance in either case. Some critics say that by her playing both the daughter role and mother role, it humanizes the issue. They also say that with her personal stories it personalizes the issue, and fills the spaces that Obama missed. Because Obama's perspective is mostly focused on the financial end of things, Michelle's focused on the personal end of it. It was also said that when Clinton was in office that health care was a common topic and that Hilary became involved in it, so the involvement of the first lady in such an issue is nothing new. But it was found that Hilary and Michelle's debates came from different directions.

In my opinion I think it is a smart move on Michelle's part to take a stand on the issue. I believe that it is the first lady's job to support her husband, but also to support her own thoughts. And I think that Michelle did a very good job of this. I think they are a good balance for each other in that Obama talks about the funding end of it, and she talks about the motherly end of it. I think that by her sharing her personal experiences it makes the American people realize that she's really just another person. And in the end, convinces them that a health care reform would be a benefit to everyone. But also by sharing her personal experiences she instantly becomes easy to relate to for the American people. I think by Michelle sharing her perspective on the issue it changed a lot of people's minds, republican women in particular, on the issue of national healthcare. And I think if she continues to share her perspective more people will be more likely to jump aboard with Obama on the national healthcare. I think if she is able to get her message across strong enough on the personal level Americans will be able to set aside the financial burden of it and support the health care reform.