Politics on the Hudson

Michelle Obama’s first prime-speech tonight will include a video of her life titled “South Side Girl” and aides said she will talk about her husband, “the values that have driven him as a father, husband and public servant, and why she believes he will be an extraordinary president.”

In the speech, Michelle Obama will also talk about her upbringing on the South Side of Chicago and frame her life as a “great American story,” the Obama campaign said.

The speech will show her “modest means but big dreams—and encouragement from loving parents that she and her brother could accomplish whatever they put their minds to if they worked hard. Like Barack, Michelle was also taught to give back to the community and the country that has given her so much. Now, as a working mother of two young girls, Michelle is continuing to give back to the community and country she loves.”

She and her family toured the stage at the Pepsi Center this morning, and as the New York Times says, their children “Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, provided comic relief as they played on the stage and posed for pictures.” (shown above)

The video will be narrated by her mother, Marian Robinson, then her brother, Craig Robinson, will introduce her onstage.