And she did it without mentioning 'Bubba'....

....or using surrogates..., no excuses, no knives........

Michelle Obama: Husband No `Fairy Tale'

Jan 13, 7:41 PM (ET)

By ERRIN HAINES

ATLANTA (AP) - Michelle Obama said Sunday her husband is the person America needs in the White House right now and criticized anyone who would dismiss his campaign as being built on illusion or fairy tale.

She said Barack Obama is the right candidate "not because of the color of his skin, but because of the quality and consistency of his character" and that postponing his bid for the White House was not an option.

"I know about the sense of doubt and fear about what the future holds, that keeps us hoping and waiting for a turn that will never come," she said. "There are a lot of doubters and naysayers out there talking about, 'I'm not sure America is ready for a black president.'"

But she declared that "we are more ready and prepared than we can ever know."

Greeted by a standing ovation when she took the stage at the opening of the Trumpet Awards - an event celebrating black achievement - she went on to criticize anyone who would "dismiss this moment as an illusion, a fairy tale" in an obvious reference to comments made by Bill Clinton, the spouse of her husband's main rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, who used the term "fairy tale" to refer to Obama's characterization of his position on the Iraq war.

This sure is getting more interesting every day. The Dems have 'used' the black vote for fifty years without returning the favor... they put down minorities that try to 'rise above their position', and now they are using the same old, same old, code talk to sublimate their message. Maybe folks'll open their eyes and minds now that the long knives are coming out.