Michelle Obama introduced her husband introduced her husband, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, at a campaign stop in western Iowa
with this absolutely stunning speech:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNuqLsOiZ5o
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Added to YouTube August 16, 2007 ; From: ScarceTV

Here's my rough summary of this speech:
Before she introduced her husband to the audience, Michelle Obama talked about how folks have shared with her their fear that her husband would be targeted and hurt because he is a Black man running for President of the USA. She said that she and Barack had talked at length about his running for President, and while she shares those concerns that others have voiced, and while she would rather have her husband home with her & their beautiful two girls, she agreed to make the sacrifice that is involved with him running for President and becoming President because she is "tired of living in fear". Michelle than said that for too long people in this country have been living in fear. It's time for a change.

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I believe that this speech is absolutely as great as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's "I have a dream" speech.

By googling "Michelle Obama" I'm Tired Of Being Afriad" I see that this speech is all over the blogosphere. Here's another link to along with viewer comments:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/08/17/michelle-obama-embraces-her-husbands-campaign/?eref=ib_politicalticker

Does anyone know if a transcript of this speech is available yet online? If so, would you please post the URL?

I started this thread to alert Mudcat members and guests to this eloquent speech.

I agree with Michelle Obama that I'm tired of being afraid.

What about you?