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Uploaded on May 20, 2009

The President and First Lady kick off an evening of poetry, music and the spoken word at the White House on May 12, 2009. (public domain)

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  • carb10

    - If Michelle is ugly then let her ugliness be an inspiration to all the ugly, disabled, fat and short people that have been conditioned, bullied and teased into believing that they will never amount to anything because of how they look. Let the First Lady's ugliness inspire these people to reach for the impossible because she's a little black girl from the south side who took an unlikely journey to the top of the mountain and not only made it but made it big.

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  • herbpittman

    real Americans Rspect their President and family no matter what, that's how we do it here in the good ol USA who cares what you think, maybe your mother is ugly to many , but they don't have to go out of their way to express it, can't you find another way to express your rights of free speech?

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  • ThyGeekGoddess V

    This is what the truly powerful do. He got his Grammy and put a spotlight on those who work hard to hone a talent. It is in the ability to UPLIFT another.

    Congress might just wanna get on board. Instead of having their hand out every time We the People catch a break.

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  • Asil Moussa

    This is great! I also make poetry videos (posted on my channel). Check them out if interested! :)

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  • Russell Greer

    Who??

    

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  • CrudePrunes

    If this is a poetry jam, where the HELL is Tom Waits?

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  • megajames3000

    you don't know good music even if it's right in front of you

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