From USA TODAY:
…Both Obamas grew up with little money, financed their education with loans and watched family members struggle with illness and discrimination, she said. The result: President Obama’s first-term priorities of overhauling health care, reducing student indebtedness and providing pay equity for women, Michelle Obama said
“In the end, for Barack, these issues aren’t political — they’re personal,” the first lady said. “Barack knows what it means when a family struggles. He knows what it means to want something more for your kids and grandkids. Barack knows the American Dream because he’s lived it — and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we’re from, or what we look like, or who we love.”
“Our families … didn’t begrudge anyone else’s success or care that others had much more than they did — in fact, they admired it,” she said. But she also praised her husband for skipping a lucrative job to work in a struggling neighborhood. “For Barack, success isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives,” another subtle jab at the Romneys’ wealth…
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