Chicago: She made a rare appearance, but that appearance was enough to galvanise the Democratic base, generate one liners that will become a part of American lore, and create a degree of excitement that made the United Center arena in her hometown of Chicago come alive like nothing like else had. Tuesday was truly Michelle Obama’s night at the Democratic National Convention, as she tore into Donald Trump, attacking him for racism and misogyny in a manner that Democrats have hesitated to do so far, and warned her own party not to be complacent and asked each person “do something” to elect Kamala Harris — “one of the most qualified, one of the most dignified” to run for the office — as America’s next president. The story of hope Speaking right before her husband, Barack, Michelle Obama alluded to the 2008 campaign that was premised on hope and change.
“Something, something wonderfully magical is in the air, isn’t it? A familiar feeling that’s been buried too deep for far too long. You know what I am talking about. It’s the contagious power of hope, the anticipation, the energy, the exhilaration of once again being on the cusp of a brighter day.
” Placing this hope in the context of what they had been battling against, the former First Lady said she had mourned the dimming of the hope, with a “deep pit in my stomach, a palpable sense of dread about the future”. She also spoke about her personal grief at losing her mother recently, and the values her .