Hillary Clinton 'absolutely ready' to be commander-in-chief: Michelle Obama

Washington Hillary Clinton is absolutely ready to be the US commanderinchief on day one as the Democratic presidential nominee and former secretary of state has more experience and exposure than any candidate in our lifetime First Lady Michelle Obama has saidMichelle Obama and Hillary ClintonDuring a rare joint appearance with Clinton at a North Carolina election rally yesterday Michelle contrasted Clintons vision of a powerful vibrant and strong nation with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trumps vision of hopelessness and despairI am out here first and foremost because we have never had a more qualified and prepared candidate for president than our friend Hillary Clinton Never before in our lifetime I say this everywhere I go she saidI admire and respect Hillary She has been a lawyer a law professor First Lady of Arkansas First Lady of the US a US Senator secretary of state She has more experience and exposure to the presidency than any candidate in our lifetime Yes more than Barack Obama More than Bill Clinton So she is absolutely ready to be commanderinchief on day one And yes she happens to be a woman Michelle said yesterdayIn the past few weeks Michelle 52 has emerged as a strong advocate of Clinton 69 and has made several impressive speeches in some of the key battle ground statesIt takes a level of generosity of spirit to do what Hillary has done in her career in her life for our family for this nation If people wonder yes Hillary Clinton is my friend She has been a friend to mine and Barack Malia Sasha and Bill and Chelsea have been embracing and supportive from the very day my husband took the oath of office she saidThe First Lady called this election unprecedented I do not think we have ever had two candidates with such dramatically different visions of who we are and how we move forward as a nationOne candidate has a vision that is grounded in hopelessness and despair a vision of a country that is weak and divided where our communities are in chaos our fellow citizens a threat This candidate calls on us to turn against each other to build walls to be afraid Michelle said without mentioning Trump 70And then there is Hillarys vision for this country that you just heard a vision of a nation that is powerful and vibrant and strong big enough to have a place for all of us a nation where we each have something very special to contribute and where we are always stronger togetherThat is the choice we face between those who divide this country into us versus them and those who tell us to embrace our better angels and choose hope over fear she said Michelle said this years election is not about Republicans versus Democrats but about something much biggerWe know the influence our president has on our children how they turn on the TV and they see the most powerful role model in the world someone who shows them how to treat others how to deal with disappointment whether to tell the truth Michelle added