First lady Michelle Obama gave one of the best speeches, if not the best, of the opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. It certainly couldn’t have hurt that she was one of the few speakers who could have commanded and end to the non-stop heckling by Bernie Sanders supporters, who were shushed quickly.
Room just hushed the Sanders supporters while the First Lady speaks
— Sharman Sacchetti (@SharmanTV) July 26, 2016
Cali Berners just tried to bust out a Bernie chant and got *hushed* with a quickness.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) July 26, 2016
Mrs. Obama went after Donald Trump several times without mentioning him, at one point taking a familiar jab at his “Make America Great Again” slogan.
First Lady: Don't let anyone say the U.S. needs to be made great again — this is the greatest country on Earth. https://t.co/DebXRg6n3h
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) July 26, 2016
.@FLOTUS: "Don’t let anyone ever tell you that this country isn’t great… Because this right now, is the greatest country on Earth.”
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) July 26, 2016
.@FLOTUS: "Don't let anyone ever tell you that this country is getting great, that we somehow need to make it great again." #DemsInPhilly
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) July 26, 2016
Especially, don’t let anyone tell you that it needs to be fundamentally transformed. America fell for that one already.
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"Don't ever let anyone tell you that this country isn't great." Michelle Obama says. Glad she's finally proud of her country #DNCinPHL
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) July 26, 2016
More than a few people noticed quite a turnaround from the person who told the country in 2008, “For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country.”
https://twitter.com/FrontRowBrian/status/757764660921716737
"Don't let anyone tell you this country isn't great" – Woman who thought this country wasn't great until her husband ran for POTUS
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) July 26, 2016
what a turnaround for FLOTUS. Calling America the greatest country on earth. WOW.
— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) July 26, 2016
does this mean she is proud to be an American?
— Jeannette (@chiplover44) July 26, 2016
I guess she is proud of America for the SECOND time!
— Mary Goodwin (@MaryLGoodwin) July 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/CDEikenberry/status/757762869299585024
https://twitter.com/whiskeyjeff/status/757763268006055936
you mean she's not ashamed anymore? It's a MIRACLE!
— Rosemary Bryant (@PassTheTe) July 26, 2016
shes been proud of it for almost 8 years now
— Austere American Patriot (@EDMAGA_) July 26, 2016
Of course it is NOW, BO worked a miracle and she has to make sure everybody knows!
— Shawn (@22norsedad) July 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/ceadamssr/status/757762897661440000
If you had been on a 7 year, trillion dollar vacation you would think so too.
— Captain ‘Murica (@Teslasnotebook) July 26, 2016
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