Accompanying her husband on a diplomatic visit to Asia, Michelle Obama dropped in on Mumbai University.
While Barack Obama was busy lauding the greatness of India’s history, progress and economy, over at Mumbai U Michelle amused kids who otherwise would be rag picking or sleeping in sewers.
Mrs. Obama kicked off those fabulous gold flats, banged a tambourine and danced solo, twirling before her delighted audience in joyful abandon.
Besides hopscotch and freestyle Koli dancing, youthful firewood collectors, animal tenders, beggars, and street vendors listened intently as Michelle recounted personal hardships and sad stories about a beleaguered Chicago childhood.
Personal hardships and a beleaguered childhood indeed!
The photo shows Michelle's childhood home in south Chicago. Hardly humble! She had a financially comfortable childhood.
From a report at the second link below:
Michelle's father was a volunteer organizer for the city's Democratic Party, a by-word for machine politics in America, and his loyalty was rewarded with a well-paid engineering job at Chicago's water plant. Even before overtime, he earned $42,686 - 25 per cent more than High School teachers at the time.
Yet she tells children who eat garbage and sleep in the street that she knows about poverty.
After presenting waifs with bags of stationery and “White House M&M sweets,” the First Lady put her very expensive Cynthia Vincent ballet flats back on and headed toward New Delhi on a one-woman mission to stimulate India’s economy.
A picture of my cave
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