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16 May 2009 21:22

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U.S.: Michelle Obama gives commencement props to a tiny school

  • There are few things that are more rewarding than to watch young people recognize that they have the power to make their dreams come true. And you did just that.
  • First lady Michelle Obama • Giving a commencement speech to the first graduating class of the University of California, Merced, which is the newest school in the University of California system. Students and their families lobbied Obama to show up and give a speech, and she proved that her heart is not made of stone. See, students, dreams do come true! (This is way more uplifting that this drama.) • source