[Ads-l] FW from Barry Popik: "When they go low, you go high" (Hillary Clinton, from Michelle Obama, from Barack Obama)

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

Dear colleagues,



Barry Popik (author of the extraordinary website barrypopik.com) sent the message below

to several ads-l members.  With his permission I now forward it to the entire listserv.

The item below is short, but his website has a considerably longer version.



Gerald Cohen



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From: Barry Popik [bapopik at aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 7:03 PM
Subject: "When they go low, you go high" (Hillary Clinton, from Michelle Obama, from Barack Obama)

http://barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/when_they_go_low_you_go_high/
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This is, perhaps, the quote of the year. Anyone can post to ADS-L if you want.
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Michelle Obama said this on the radio on The Steve Harvey Show on December 11, 2012. It was originally from Barack Obama, not Michelle..
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In 2016, Michelle Obama said it at a college commencement, then at the DNC, and then Hillary Clinton used it at the debate on Sunday, crediting Michelle Obama (but not Barack Obama).
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MISC.:
Hillary Clinton twice said "America is great because she is good." I have an old post for that, ...

Barry Popik; in today's NY Daily News,...)
Goshen. NY
www,barrypopik.com

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