Michelle Obama: Feingold Fundraiser, Milwaukee

Unlike his avoidance of Obama, Russ Feingold doesn't plan to run away from first lady Michelle.

She'll be in Milwaukee for a fundraiser for Feingold in October.

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

First Lady Michelle Obama will appear in Milwaukee on Oct. 13 at a fund-raising event for U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), the White House announced Tuesday.

Details of the event and whether it would be open to the public were not immediately available.

...Feingold is in a hotly contested race with Republican Ron Johnson. Feingold is seeking a fourth term.

A statement by the Feingold campaign said, "Senator Feingold is excited to join the people of Wisconsin in welcoming the the First Lady to Wisconsin. We look forward to her visit and appreciate her support."

President Barack Obama, meanwhile, will be coming to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus during his visit to Madison next week.

An official with the Democratic National Committee said Tuesday that more details of the Sept. 28 rally, including the exact location, will be released soon.

So what will Michelle's message be?

Will it be different from what she said in Wisconsin on the campaign trail in February 2008?

Then, Michelle told us we were miserable and living in a hellhole of a country.

In Madison, on February 18, 2008, Michelle made her infamous statement about finally, for the first time, being proud of America.

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MICHELLE OBAMA: For the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction. And just not feeling so alone in my frustration and disappointment I've seen people who are hungry to be unified around some basic, common issues and it's made me proud.

Who could forget that?

For the first time as an adult, Michelle was proud of America. Stunning.

While in Milwaukee on the same day in 2008, Michelle told those in attendance their souls were broken and Barack would repair them.

At Milwaukee's Pabst Theater, Michelle Obama said her husband is prepared to address the challenges facing low-income and middle-class Americans.

"There is more that unites us than divides us," she told the crowd of several hundred. "But when you're struggling every day, it's easy to be cynical. It's easy to believe that nothing can change."

..."Barack understands that what we're lacking in this nation are will and hope," she said. "Our souls are broken."

Our souls are broken. We lack will and hope in America.

That's what Michelle saw. She believed Americans lacked will. Americans lacking will -- very nice assessment.

(I would never use those words to describe the determined people of this great country.)

Now, over two and a half years later, what does Michelle see?

Good grief, if we were a broken and hopeless people then, what are we now in her eyes?

So many people are out of work and struggling.

Barack didn't deliver. He hasn't been a healer. What's broken are all the promises the Obamas made.

So what will Michelle say when she's in Milwaukee to raise cash for the floundering Feingold?

Will she talk down America again?

If she's honest, she'll have to say things are far worse than they were in 2008. Barack hasn't changed things for the better.

Will she say he failed?

Of course not. She'll lie.