As a matter of fact I started my post with "please"….

However, I’m no longer interested in your response.

Ah, yes, the silly old right wing fundamentalist diversionary tactic, unearthed once again, employing the same ridiculous arguments. Let me ask you a question. Do you know of even one mother or daughter who want to marry? Do you know of even one brother or sister who want to marry? Because I have never heard of one person who has expressed that desire. And if you are being honest, you haven’t either. This article is about a group of people, numbering in the millions, who had already been granted a legal right - a right that was taken away from them, largely because of the big bankrolling of sensational advertising by the Mormon church and other religious organizations that still don’t understand the separation of church and state.

Please provide proof and sources to back up every one of your assertions.

"Her record on charitable contributions is a sad testiment (sic) to her real intentions."

"She welcomes this type of discourse, she invites it. She knows what she has started, it is no mistake. I believe that she is a narcissist that will find every way to rub her position in the nose of this Nation that she looks to with contempt"

These scurrilous paragraphs express only one opinion - namely yours. Unless you know Mrs. Obama personally, have access to her bank account, have heard her express her thoughts on these subjects, you know nothing. You are only stating what you want to believe about her with absolutely not one fact to support your insulting remarks.

I love this President! We’ve been waiting for so long for women to be heard by the White House. This Council is the beginning of a new era for women to influence governmental policy. Now, let’s get busy and pass the ERA!

Mugsy - so glad you brought up what we can actually do to help out. I attended a women’s leadership conference over the weekend and I was glad to hear one woman in my group speak out about the economic crisis in positive terms. She said she was "invigorated to help," a phrase we built on in our discussion. When I came home I made a list of what I could do for my community. Yesterday, I took bags of food to my local Food Bank, where the line to qualify for food was a long one. But the donations were pouring in, too. I remember my mother telling me that during the Depression the acts of kindness by strangers were the glue that kept people together. Whenever there is a paradigm shift, like the one we’re experiencing, we’re presented with a chance to tap into our higher selves. That’s where we find the best of who we are - volunteering, donating, listening. This is our opportunity, and I feel sorry for those people who are stuck in the muck of anger, hatred and blame. If they could turn all that negative energy into positive actions, not only would they be doing good, they’d be doing well.