10 Sept 2012
By Mu Sochua

First Lady Michelle Obama's speech at the DNC is about core values and leadership. She makes me think and compare the leaders we have in our country. But also of the hard working mothers, teachers, nurses, all the "small" people that Cambodia's PM has forgotten.

When was the last time our civil servants had a raise?

Our people are in debt because health care is not free, education is not free, vital documents they need are not free.

Land is life but yet it is taken away from our people because it fits the greed of the few.

Core values defines a leader. Greed and the hunger to hang on to power define a dictator.

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Michelle Obama’s Democratic National Convention speech: transcript and leadership analysis

09/05/2012

By Jena McGregor

The Washington Post

Michelle Obama took the stage in Charlotte on Sept. 4. (Justin Sullivan - Getty Images)

Michelle Obama’s speech Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention is getting rave reviews as a subtle but devastating attack on Mitt Romney, a heartfelt and gripping tale of personal struggle, and a warm and moving message that successfully linked biography to policy.

It also provided a telling if (naturally) biased examination of her husband’s leadership.

Without using the word “leadership” once (just as she never uttered the name Romney), the first lady delivered a powerful send-up of the philosophies that guide the president, the moral code that shapes his decision-making and the character that defines how he approaches his job. This did not come off as a transparent effort to humanize the candidate or to reach out to female voters—even if it helped to do both of those things—but as an authentic and genuine look at what she believes to be her husband’s vision and values.

Michelle’s effectiveness may have been her warm-yet-fiery delivery rather than simply the words on the page. That said, here’s my take on how she did it.

(Scroll through the full text of her speech, and click on the yellow highlighting to read my notes.)

Click here to read teh transcript of Michelle Obama's speech