Obama Family Tugs Heartstrings at DNC

Published 8/26/2008 at Extra

Michelle Obama's glowing and intimate endorsement of her husband, coupled with a sweet shout-out by their 7-year-old daughter Sasha made the kickoff added to the emotional kickoff of the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The First Lady hopeful recounted her early love with Obama -- and described how, during their marriage, politics hadn't changed her hubby. "He's the same man who drove me and our new baby daughter home from the hospital 10 years ago this summer," Michelle said. "After all that's happened these past 19 months, see, the Barack Obama I know today is the same man I fell in love with 19 years ago." Keep Reading... (link)

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