Ratchet & Respectable Where is Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama of the South Side?
Mar 11, 2026
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Michelle Obama Chooses Boundaries Over Attendance
- Demetria observes Michelle Obama skipped both Jesse Jackson's memorial and private funeral, signaling deliberate boundary-setting rather than oversight.
- Demetria links Michelle's absence to history, politics, and Michelle's stated exhaustion from public life as reasons she simply 'didn't want to go.'
Hot Mic Incident Still Shapes Chicago Alliances
- Demetria recounts Jesse Jackson's hot-mic remark about wanting to 'cut Barack Obama's nuts,' which damaged Jackson's standing when Obama rose politically.
- She ties that past incident to current awkwardness between the Obamas and Jackson family, explaining part of Michelle's likely reluctance to attend.
You Can't Invite Politicians Then Complain About Politics
- Demetria argues Jesse Jackson Jr.'s anger at politicized eulogies is complicated because his father was a political figure, so the event was inevitably political.
- She questions why Jackson Jr. allowed many politicians to speak if he didn't want politics at the memorial.
