Response to Monica's question #1

This is in response to Monica’s first question regarding women and their role in powerful positions and how that relates to Michelle Obama. As far as the comparison between Hilary Clinton and Michelle Obama is concerned I do not think that they are equally comparable. Through each of them hold a degree in law does not make them candidates to be compared. I think they are severely different in several ways. Hilary Clinton has a much more dominating energy than Michelle Obama. Hilary comes in and claims her space, Michelle does not really do the same, she is a much more silent character in her energy. It think that Hilary is a little bit more brave than Michelle is, in the way that Hilary is not afraid to take risks whereas Michelle might be a little hesitant to confront confrontation. It is early in the Obama’s career, but Michelle has her first television interview on Friday and that will show us a window into what at the least the next four years will be like regarding the first lady. As far as watching their every move, it’s not just the media. Every American is watching what is going on in the white house, not only because this is a new president who promised great things for this country and everyone wants to see if he will do them. We are also in an economic downfall, with the country’s economy the way it is; people are waiting for the white house to act on that as well. So we are watching to make sure that everything goes well. Maybe not if they do something wrong but if they do, it will be magnified because of how much people are counting on them.
As far as race goes, I do not think that will have an impact on how Hilary and Michelle are compared. I do not think that the media will pay more attention to her because she is an African American. That will not be a deciding factor on how much the white house is watched and how much media coverage they both get. They are the President and the First Lady; they will be watched no matter the color of their skin. I do not think that their skin color puts any real weight into the dilemma, this may be me being naïve but I feel as if they would be watched regardless because of the economy and all of the promises that Barack made that America wants to see come true.