The possible future First Lady gave a bunch of college journalists a call this Monday in an effort to get out the youth vote for Obama. And it might just work, considering every college journalist wrote a story about it the next day in their respective school’s papers, including prominent features in Michigan State and Wisconsin papers. Not bad at all Obama, not bad at all.

She talked about issues that matter to college students, like health care (eh), energy (better), and the economy (for sure, graduating with no job prospects isn’t fun). Here are a few highlights from the call:

Talking about student debt and finding work:

“The average college student is weighed down by almost $22,000 in student loans. That’s on average. Barack and I have experienced that as well because we just paid down our student loans. We were in debt to that tune even greater. Our country is facing high unemployment rates on top of it. And the bad news on the economy keeps coming. It’s getting harder for recent graduates to find jobs that pay a good enough wage to help cover the debt that they’re all coming out with.”

About youth voter impact:

“No matter who your readers support, I said in this race we need folks to register to vote, to make their voices heard. Young people have already made a huge difference in this election and they can determine the outcome on Nov. 4, but only if they speak out, only if they get involved, only if they register to vote.”

And finally, the future of the country:

“The next president can lead us in a different direction. Or the next president could not. So this is a crucial moment in our nation’s history. The consequences of this election will play out for years to come.

The next president is going to have a mess to deal with on so many fronts, and I think that’s something young people have to understand. The next president is going to be dealing with crises here and abroad that’s going to impact the way they think about this job, and what they can get done.”

The effort she’s putting forward for us youth is admirable, but telling most college kids to vote for Obama would be like Lou Dobbs to vote for Lou Dobbs, it’s already going to happen. And the hardcore base of college republicans wouldn’t sway even if John McCain turned out to be the father of Sarah Palin’s baby.

Just over a month until the election…