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As FLOTUS rallies supporters, audience gets ‘confused’ and cheers for the wrong thing

September 5, 2012 | 1:36 pm
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First Lady Michelle Obama rallied with the Hispanic Caucus this morning, but the audience got “confused” during her address and started cheering for the wrong thing.

From the White House transcript:

So we have to step back and ask ourselves, do we want to give the message that a few individuals have a far bigger say in our democracy than everybody else?

AUDIENCE:  No!

MRS. OBAMA:  Do we want our elections to be all about who buys the most ads on TV?

AUDIENCE:  No!

MRS. OBAMA:  Do we want our kids and grandkids to walk away from this election feeling like regular folks can no longer be heard?

AUDIENCE:  No!

AUDIENCE MEMBER:  Yes!  (Laughter.)

MRS. OBAMA:  Or – it’s a little confusing.  (Laughter.)  We got excited on this side.  (Laughter.)  But I know — we’re with you!  No, we don’t!  (Applause.)

 

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