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Who was Michelle Obama referring to in her speech when she said?

"Surely we can give everyone in this country a fair chance at that great American dream"?

Update:

The statement implies there are some people who are currently being denied a fair chance. Who is being denied?

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    I don't think she was referring to us crackers!

  • 9 years ago

    It alluded to an american dream, and for that matter ANY human beings/citizens dream

    As if you cannot recognize another fishing LINE for voters.

    The carrot on the stick being dangled in front of the donkey,

    If you walk this way/ follow us/ vote for us and pay more taxes, we MIGHT give you that carrot

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Nobody is denied, but many far too many people blindly and willingly put themselves in slavery by accepting government control over their lives.

    If you wanna take a shot at greatness, you can't do it on the government dole.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    9 years ago

    Young adults who cannot enroll in classes at their local community college because the education budget has been cut--thus 500+ sections have been eliminated!

    Fewer classes means it takes longer to achieve the transfer credits to college

    High tuition costs make college education impossible for those who cannot "borrow the money from their parents" Young adults are being denied education...that is the great leveler--education.

    And, yes, the dreamers. Children born in the USA whose parents were/are illegal immigrants should have equal opportunity to education.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Everyone deserves and should be given a fair chance. To Republicans. You really need to stop watching the not fair and not balanced FOX. You guys be tripping. You come up with the dumbest things to ask and say. Unbelievably. Think for yourself.

  • 9 years ago

    definitely not Mitt Romney

  • 9 years ago

    Shirley MacLaine. She's in charge of American dreaming.

  • 9 years ago

    She was talking about the huge number of people the GOPers seem to want to destroy, the middle class.

  • 9 years ago

    *She meant, those that want the American dream, but don't want to work for it, it should be given to them. Just like everything else that is given to the freeloaders.

  • 9 years ago

    All Americans.

    Can't believe you didn't know that....

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