Michelle Obama votes early

When Bob Schieffer was beginning to think modern politicians had forgotten how to give a good speech, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro delivered a classic barnburner at the 2012 DNC. And Michelle Obama was terrific, too.

As the Obama campaign is pushing its supporters to vote early, Michelle Obama announced Monday afternoon that she followed the campaign's advice.

• Obama pushes students to register in Ohio

Via Twitter, the first lady wrote that "I just dropped my absentee ballot in the mail."

Hey, @barackobama, I just dropped my absentee ballot in the mail - I couldn't wait for Election Day! Love you! -mo

-- Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) October 15, 2012

She also released a photo of herself holding the stamped envelope containing her Illinois absentee ballot.

At a rally at Ohio Wesleyan University today, she told the crowd: "I'm pretty fired up and ready to go myself especially because this morning - I cast my vote early for Barack Obama. Today. I voted for my husband."

"Right now my absentee ballot is on its way to Illinois, my home state. ... So, forgive me if I'm a little excited today. For me it was Election Day."

President Obama, who has been urging voters to cast their ballots before Election Day, plans to vote early - in person - in Chicago on October 25, according to the Obama campaign.

"The President and First Lady are making history by voting early in person and by mail in order to promote the ease, convenience, and importance of voting," an Obama for America news release says.

[realist2O1O]

This is Earth-shattering news worthy of headline status!

[mikesfilms]

The War on Women: Attack women's freedom of choice with 1000 anti-abortion bills, women's health curtailing access to contraceptives. R-Mo Todd Akins thrashing rape victims. Rush Limbaugh naming student Sandra Fluke a "****", Va Governor-ultrasound-McDonnell forcing devises in women in need of abortions and criminalizing those who refuse.

[Fareed17]

Vote it is a right and a duty. I plan on voting early also to miss the crush.
"We are going to become one in our respect for humanity, for the excellence of man created by G_d. If we don't do that, then we wont have a place in the future-except the place in hell suffering miserably in this life and in the Next."

[crashdummy38]

She probably won't be in town on election day, probably on another vacation at our expense.

[GOP-R--Con-Men]

Dear Fellow Americans,

It is much easier to destroy something than to repair/restore it.

Republicans along with Bush/Cheney destroyed the country and looted our treasury. They block legislation to make corporations, big oil, big pharma and the super rich pay their fair share to restore revenue. They want you to replace President Obama with Romney as they continue fight and block anything to help struggling Americans and revive the economy.

Republican behavior is nothing short of treasonous including their bogus voter I.D. laws designed to strip voters including longtime voters of their right to vote by making it unreasonably difficult to obtain the added paperwork new I.D. laws require to vote. That alone is reason enough not to vote for the republican party which has thrown our constitution in the trash. In fact republicans have more allegiance to the GOP and Grover Norquist than our constitution.

A vote for Romney/Ryan is a vote for a third Bush/Cheney term to finish the destruction of America that Bush/Cheney began.

[walkthetalk]

She's probably tired that's one long hard ride on Greyhound from Juarez.

[walkthetalk]

She's probably tired that's one long hard ride on Greyhound from Juarez.

[mikdfour]

Vote early, vote often. Right?