Michelle Obama: "For the first time in my adult life, I'm proud of my country."
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ib1yysguy
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HA! PROOF.
http://www.c-span.org/
They've got it. Wisconsin. Its like the second link. Its UNEDITED and it clearly says "really." The clip was edited by someone and widely distributed somehow.
Look at the ticker at 1:13 pm PT.
Listen to the inflection, then say you're sorry.
http://www.c-span.org/
They've got it. Wisconsin. Its like the second link. Its UNEDITED and it clearly says "really." The clip was edited by someone and widely distributed somehow.
Look at the ticker at 1:13 pm PT.
Listen to the inflection, then say you're sorry.
It's actually been given in three states, in all three she didn't say "really", at least according to MSNBC.
I've been looking for more clips too. The only one that I have seen at all is that one that seems to be cut.
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Little-Acorn
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Fox News is now reporting that Michelle Obama gave that speech several times in different cities in Wisconsin. The first time was in Milwaukee, where she said "...for the first time in my adult life, I'm proud of my country". The second was in Madison, where she modified it slightly: "...for the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm really proud of my country...".
So the quote in the OP was, in fact, 100% accurate.
She went to Princeton, then to Harvard Law School, where she got her law degree. People who do those things are trained to be VERY careful with their words. But now people are saying, she just goofed, didn't mean it the way it sounded.
Maybe she should have simply praised Strom Thurmond on his birthday. We know the leftists would have let that go, assuring us that she probably didn't mean it the way it sounded, just as they did to that other guy who praised Thurmond... right??
BTW, someone here said it takes guts and class to apologize when you're wrong. I guess we'll see now, how much of those qualities the people who have been throwing around insults like "liar", "hack", are capable of showing now that their slurs are debunked.
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Michelle Obama Takes Heat for Saying She’s ‘Proud of My Country’ for the First Time
by FOXNews.com
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, is under fire for leaving the impression that she hasn’t been proud of her country until now, when Democrats are beginning to rally around her husband’s campaign.
Speaking in Milwaukee, Wis., on Monday, she said, “People in this country are ready for change and hungry for a different kind of politics and … for the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback.”
Greeted with rousing applause after making the comment in Milwaukee, Obama delivered an amended version of the speech later that day in Madison, Wis.
“For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country … not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change,” she said. “I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction and just not feeling so alone in my frustration and disappointment.”
Obama was born in 1964, meaning her adult life began in 1982. Critics quickly seized on the newfound national pride.
“I am proud of my country,” John McCain’s wife, Cindy, said at a campaign stop in Brookfield, Wis., Tuesday. “I don’t know if you heard those words earlier … but I am very proud of my country.”
During a follow up press conference, the Arizona senator was asked if they were responding to Michelle Obama and he deferred to his wife.
McCain responded: “I just wanted to make the statement that I have and always will be proud of my country.”
Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the candidate’s wife wasn’t trying to knock her country, only underscore the meaning behind her husband’s campaign.
“The point is that of course Michelle is proud of her country, which is why she and Barack talk constantly about how their story wouldn’t be possible in any other nation on Earth,” she said. “What she meant is that she’s really proud at this moment because for the first time in a long time, thousands of Americans who’ve never participated in politics before are coming out in record numbers to build a grassroots movement for change.”
But conservative outlets aren’t so ready to let her off the hook.
“Can it really be there has not been a moment during that time when she felt proud of her country?” reads an article in Commentary magazine. “Forget matters like the victory in the Cold War; how about only things that have made liberals proud — all the accomplishments of inclusion? How about the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1991? Or Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s elevation to the Supreme Court?”
The article then says Michelle Obama’s comments suggest “the pseudo-messianic nature of the Obama candidacy is very much a part of the way the Obamas themselves are feeling.”
Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol said the comment “was sort of revealing.”
“She was an adult when we won the Cold War without firing a shot. She was an adult for the last 25 years of economic progress, social progress,” he told FOX News. “I think the Democrats have to be careful … they’re running against the status quo … You have to be careful not to let that slide into a kind of indictment of America. Because I don’t think the American people think on the whole that the last 25 years of American history is a narrative of despair and nothing to be proud of.”
So the quote in the OP was, in fact, 100% accurate.
She went to Princeton, then to Harvard Law School, where she got her law degree. People who do those things are trained to be VERY careful with their words. But now people are saying, she just goofed, didn't mean it the way it sounded.
Maybe she should have simply praised Strom Thurmond on his birthday. We know the leftists would have let that go, assuring us that she probably didn't mean it the way it sounded, just as they did to that other guy who praised Thurmond... right??
BTW, someone here said it takes guts and class to apologize when you're wrong. I guess we'll see now, how much of those qualities the people who have been throwing around insults like "liar", "hack", are capable of showing now that their slurs are debunked.
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http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008...-shes-proud-of-my-country-for-the-first-time/
Michelle Obama Takes Heat for Saying She’s ‘Proud of My Country’ for the First Time
by FOXNews.com
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, is under fire for leaving the impression that she hasn’t been proud of her country until now, when Democrats are beginning to rally around her husband’s campaign.
Speaking in Milwaukee, Wis., on Monday, she said, “People in this country are ready for change and hungry for a different kind of politics and … for the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback.”
Greeted with rousing applause after making the comment in Milwaukee, Obama delivered an amended version of the speech later that day in Madison, Wis.
“For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country … not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change,” she said. “I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction and just not feeling so alone in my frustration and disappointment.”
Obama was born in 1964, meaning her adult life began in 1982. Critics quickly seized on the newfound national pride.
“I am proud of my country,” John McCain’s wife, Cindy, said at a campaign stop in Brookfield, Wis., Tuesday. “I don’t know if you heard those words earlier … but I am very proud of my country.”
During a follow up press conference, the Arizona senator was asked if they were responding to Michelle Obama and he deferred to his wife.
McCain responded: “I just wanted to make the statement that I have and always will be proud of my country.”
Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the candidate’s wife wasn’t trying to knock her country, only underscore the meaning behind her husband’s campaign.
“The point is that of course Michelle is proud of her country, which is why she and Barack talk constantly about how their story wouldn’t be possible in any other nation on Earth,” she said. “What she meant is that she’s really proud at this moment because for the first time in a long time, thousands of Americans who’ve never participated in politics before are coming out in record numbers to build a grassroots movement for change.”
But conservative outlets aren’t so ready to let her off the hook.
“Can it really be there has not been a moment during that time when she felt proud of her country?” reads an article in Commentary magazine. “Forget matters like the victory in the Cold War; how about only things that have made liberals proud — all the accomplishments of inclusion? How about the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1991? Or Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s elevation to the Supreme Court?”
The article then says Michelle Obama’s comments suggest “the pseudo-messianic nature of the Obama candidacy is very much a part of the way the Obamas themselves are feeling.”
Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol said the comment “was sort of revealing.”
“She was an adult when we won the Cold War without firing a shot. She was an adult for the last 25 years of economic progress, social progress,” he told FOX News. “I think the Democrats have to be careful … they’re running against the status quo … You have to be careful not to let that slide into a kind of indictment of America. Because I don’t think the American people think on the whole that the last 25 years of American history is a narrative of despair and nothing to be proud of.”
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Little-Acorn
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Seventy posts on the subject in the last 24 hours, and these folks can't figure out "who gives a shit".
I guess we shouldn't be surprised.
I guess we shouldn't be surprised.
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Seventy posts on the subject in the last 24 hours, and these folks can't figure out "who gives a shit".
I guess we shouldn't be surprised.
Most of those posts are an attempt to enlighten people like you as to why this is not a big deal. Apparently those attempts failed to educate you on the topic. I apologize for failing to help you.
Little-Acorn
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Now the 70-plus posts, with all their screaming, denials, and evasions are my fault.
Again, no real surprise there.
Again, no real surprise there.
blackascoal
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Since the republicans won't have Hillary to run against after they've built their hopes on using her to galvanize the minions .. now they'll try to turn Michelle Obama into Hillary.
After all, republican first ladies must not have real brains. They must be stoic Stepford wives who know when to smile, do meaningless "community" work, stand at attention behind her husband .. and bake cookies.
Nancy Reagan, Barbara "yuck" Bush, Laura Bush .. all manequins .. one of them a real ugly one. No careers or individual ambitions .. just cookies.
Just as Hillary made their rectums twitch because she was educated, successful, and powerful, so shall Michelle Obama. She's quite a dynamic and accomplished lady.
This bullshit is just business as usual for the shrinking voices on the right.
After all, republican first ladies must not have real brains. They must be stoic Stepford wives who know when to smile, do meaningless "community" work, stand at attention behind her husband .. and bake cookies.
Nancy Reagan, Barbara "yuck" Bush, Laura Bush .. all manequins .. one of them a real ugly one. No careers or individual ambitions .. just cookies.
Just as Hillary made their rectums twitch because she was educated, successful, and powerful, so shall Michelle Obama. She's quite a dynamic and accomplished lady.
This bullshit is just business as usual for the shrinking voices on the right.
true dat.
Honestly, if barak becomes president, I wonder if his wife can run for Senator from Illinois. She is way smarter, more articulate, and tougher from what I've seen, than more than half the morons in the Senate now.
blackascoal
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I watched McCain's wife standing behind him last night and it was if I could almost see the hand up her back moving her lips to say "I'm proud of my country."
Ok, now you've said what you've been told .. shut the fuck up.
Come to think of it, republicans didn't care much for Edwards wife either. Too much mouth. Speaks when she ain't spoken to. Acts as if she can form an opinion.
America has gotten smarter than to fall for this bullshit .. which is validated by TEN IN A ROW.
I would totally vote for an Elizabeth Edwards/Michele Obama ticket. They're orders of magnitude more comptent than the circus that was called the GOP "primary"
in fairness to cindy mccain, I assume she's smart and competent. I think she graduated from Stanford, and runs a philanthropic foundation.
As to why I'm always seeing Michele Obama and Elizabeth Edwards solo at town hall forums, giving compelling and articulate talks and fielding questions with ease, and why I never see the GOP spouses doing the same, I don't know why that is. Maybe they are, and I'm just not seeing it on cspan. But, I doubt Ron Paul's wive or Romney's wife were running town hall forums. but I could be wrong.
As to why I'm always seeing Michele Obama and Elizabeth Edwards solo at town hall forums, giving compelling and articulate talks and fielding questions with ease, and why I never see the GOP spouses doing the same, I don't know why that is. Maybe they are, and I'm just not seeing it on cspan. But, I doubt Ron Paul's wive or Romney's wife were running town hall forums. but I could be wrong.
blackascoal
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tru dat' my brother