because if you re tough, you don t make excuses. it s amazing. everybody in both political parties, whatever you think of it, drop their gs when they re speaking to us, like we need help with the language. for barack and michelle obama, this has become more than politics, it s become personal. i m joined by colleen mccain nelson, and fred hyde. colleen, let me ask you about this. why is it personal for michelle obama? can you get into her head and heart. she talked about this shook her to her core. she speaks as a mom, and it s resonant in a way that it s not when hillary clinton talks about being a mom and being a grandmother. but i think it s also personal because of the birther issue. i mean, president obama and michelle obama took that very personally. being called an illegal alien when you re in the white house. exactly. that was very personal for them. you have seen kind of a new