Michelle Obama understands the stakes in November. And she’s done pulling punches.

Michelle talked us through the national trauma we experienced under former President Donald Trump — “the dimming of our light” and how Trump’s continued pursuit of power gives a “palpable sense of dread about our future.” And then she reminded us that hope is still alive. We have all experienced a lot of life since the moment when the former first lady reminded us that “when they go low, we go high.” One global pandemic, a domestic insurrection and dozens of personal crises later, Michelle spoke to women across the country to remind us of the power we share, a power rooted in our connections to one another. It isn’t “enough for our kids to thrive while everyone is drowning,” she said, and I am reminded of the father who turned back in the roiling Rio Grande to try to rescue his 2-year old daughter, only for them both to drown. Michelle reminded us that Vice President Kamala Harris’ story is “my story, our story,” and she’s right. Our mothers — mine in Pakistan, Michelle’s in Chicago, Kamala’s in India — vast oceans and cultures apart — had been single-minded in telling their daughters to “do something” and lift up the people around us. Michelle gave us a way to heal and laugh, not by going low but by going in hard, using Trump’s insecurities and insults against him, reminding everyone that before Trump was in the White House, the presidency was, indeed, “one of those Black jobs.” She called out Trump for trying the “same old con” of racism and misogyny and noted how the rest of us don’t have the benefit of generational wealth and skating around multiple bankruptcies. And Michelle gave all of us who have been heartbroken by our disconnected communities, by the smallness of people like Trump continuing to seek power, a way to fight back without going low because “our mothers taught us better than that.” “This is the time to stand up for what we know in our hearts and minds we know is right. This is the time to do something.” And to those dragging their feet, Michelle said, “There is no time for that kind of foolishness!” Yes, indeed, America, hope is making a comeback. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/michelle-obama-dnc-speech-democratic-convention-rcna167484