At a time of crisis, the Obamas are sending a powerful message, and Mrs. Obama, as the female archetype who has picked up Princess Di’s dropped baton, is instrumental in crafting it: no matter who you are, how stressed, how broke, there is, figuratively speaking, a seat in the White House with your name on it.
在经济危机中，奥巴马夫妇传递着强有力的信息，而且奥巴马夫人，作为捡起黛安娜王妃掉落的指挥棒的女性的典型，在传达这一信息上是有帮助的：不管你是谁，多么有压力，多么一文不名，都象征性的在白宫有一个写着你名字的座位。