That was an extraordinary speech.
I would have to go back and watch the 2008 speeches in their entirety. Michelle Obama was certainly a very solid speaker for a non-politician eight years ago. But I do not remember that kind of command, confidence and grace. She seemed more like someone who did very well in a role she was not entirely comfortable with, one thrust upon her. It’s bracing and enlivening to see how she has taken possession of her role as a towering public figure in American popular and political culture.
