Beautifully written. Two issues: 1. Obama’s presence was great for black people... now there is absolutely no doubt there is no ceiling on black achievement. Period. No excuses either. Nobody is holding black people down. 2. Please tell me what happens when Trump - as little as folks may like him personally - does…

Nah, I say fuck that, not only do we deserve Mrs. Obama, we deserve her to shed her gentleness and get genuinely pissed-off about the nasty racists of this world and the harm they cause every single day. I think she should just kick Trump’s ass in the media for the next four years declaring that she will win in 2020…

Yes! I am so happy little girls everywhere but especially black little girls got to see this woman everyday be her husband’s equal not that condescending put on a pedestal “queen”. She’s got her own career, ideas and dreams and we got to witness it’s possible. We don’t deserve her but I’m so glad we got her!

Thank you, Damon. We unequivocally did not deserve Michelle Obama. We did not deserve Barack Obama either. But the voters in this country SURE AS SHIT made us ‘deserve’ the orange foolius we are going to get. (Look, it’s the Messiah!) It’s going to be a complete goat rope. I sure hope we can stick together.

I wouldn’t be so sure. I think she’d have a very good shot of winning, but I really think she genuinely has no interest in holding political office. And given the disgusting attacks by the Republican party on her and her family, I can’t blame her.

I know Barack said she wouldn’t, but I think she will. Right now, I can’t think of a Dem who has a better chance of winning.