Powerful! Everyone really should hear this.

Indeed!

Class Personified

She is super in every way. Big fan. Loved her on Elen, James Corden and her work with girls education.

I have seen other women commentators tear up on this subject, so many have bad memories of this sort of thing.

I was really surprised when I got teary.......I think I'm pretty unsentimental. But I felt like she was talking to me. Yes, I have a couple of bad memories from when I was younger, that I never, ever acknowledge. That speech was therapeutic.

wow

Such a terrific speech! Very moving.

I'm hoping she'll be the candidate for Attorney General.

'She talked about what everyone should be talking about ... not the vile opinions of ... the person she never mentioned by name that everyone is talking about instead'

Exactly.

Can we please clone her?

Michelle should run for President! She is such a great speaker & I admire her so much.

She was beyond fantastic .. she sounded as though she could definitely be presidential material ... I so wish she had a political background behind her beyond being a fantastic First Lady... great speech ... my husband and I were extremely impressed.

Indeed she did. As did her husband in Ohio this evening. I will miss them.

My kids and I caught the interview with Jessica Leads on Anderson Cooper tonight and what a great conversation starter. I shared with them a few sexual harassment experiences I endured in my early years in the workplace and my kids were shocked. Yep--this shook many of us to our core and Michelle Obama--and Jessica Leads--gave us a voice.

Adding to the list is Kelly Oxford and how she got millions of women to let Trump know it's #notokay to assault women.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/us/politics/sexual-assault-survivor-reaction.html?referer=

I know many here may not be on twitter or know how it works, but please note its influence on a younger generation and how Kelly Oxford used it to give voice to so many sexual assault victims. Ask your kids about tweeting. As much as they might be exposed to the "candidate" on Twitter, there are many more ideas being hashtagged also.

Editing to put 3 of my posts into 1. I had problems last night logging in and so did so from my phone--I'm terrible at typing on my phone.

On MSNBC tonight, one of the panelists on (I think it was the Chris Hayes show) said that one of the things that Trump has inadvertently done, which was not his intention, was to get people talking, both men and women, about sexual assault and harassment, how it makes women feel and how it is not ok.

That is thanks to Michele Obama and her very powerful speech. I'd be shocked if he tried to attack what she said.

Oh but he will. I'm on the edge of my seat to see how.

She wrote the speech too, I understand.

I saw the speech and it moved me as well. She is a wonderful, brilliant and empathetic woman. She would make an excellent president! I love the Obamas and will miss them greatly!

Dan Rather wrote:

"Almost every campaign stump speech ever made is usually forgotten even before it is finished. But today I sense something happened that will echo throughout history. First Lady Michelle Obama took the podium in New Hampshire with a message so visceral, so emotional, and so powerful that it will stand as a moment of clarity in an election full of such moral muddiness.

Obama's theme was not about policy, or even politics. It was about shining the spotlight of justice on the looming specter of Donald Trump (a name she never mentioned) and his long history of misogyny, sexism, bragging of sexual assault, and now the litany of allegations.

We have never had a first lady like Michelle Obama, in spirit or biography. An African-American woman of such accomplishment speaking with a quivering voice of how women have been treated as property and its effect on our nation's character held the crowd in the hall, and I believe millions more at home, in rapt attention. It should be noted that the legacy of slavery, under which we still struggle, included the added burden of institutionalized sexual violence. To have the African-American wife of the first African-American president bear witness to potentially the first woman president added to the significance of the moment.

To speak of Michelle Obama's own political skills - as potent as they are - would be to diminish the import of today's event. I share the video in full because all citizens of the United States may be interested in hearing the message first hand. Regardless if you agree or disagree with what the First Lady has to say, I believe you cannot deny that this speech marks a singular chapter in our national story. In many ways it serves as a bookend to her husband's famous speech on race in his campaign 8 years ago. "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ45VLgbe_E

I haven't heard anything about Michelle's plans after they leave the White House. I would love to see her continue to work on women's issues. Is there an official position in the cabinet? Could HRC create a position like that? As a woman in a red state, I'm picturing a person to work with states where women's health or income or services lag behind the rest of the nation. I know, I'm dreaming!

She wrote the speech too, I understand.

I wonder how long we'll have to wait before Melania plagirizes it!

I'd be shocked if he tried to attack what she said.

The White House has warned him not to try to go there, in case he can't figure it out himself:

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/warning-trump-attack-michelle-obama-229749

You know, it's been very surprising to me how many men I know have told me that they just never realized how commonplace this sort of thing is for women till her speech, so whatever else happens, she did a lot of good yesterday.

Pence *sorta* responded to her speech.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/mike-pence-michelle-obama-trump-sexual-harassment-229785

I love Obama saying he married her to improve his gene pool so he;d have smart daughters. Lisa, I can't read that. Which is very bad because I had really tried to watch both sides, even turning on the F-channel from time to time.

Annie - You took the words right out of my mouth.

Pence - "....I don't understand the basis of her (Michelle Obama) claim". This was his response to her speech.

This, to me, resonated:

"This was a powerful individual speaking freely & openly about sexually predatory behavior."