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I think this is outrageous and Fox News has been unfairly attacking Obama...We need to force Fox to change their bias reporting. I have a campaign that demands the immediate stopping of these attacks: https://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/taking-on-foxs-racist-attacks-on-michelle-obama-one-sponsor-at-a-time-first-up-dell-computers

Why do people want to feign ignorance unless they really are? There are many things that border on derogatory that you can say about yourself or about some of your friends/family that other people if they say it would probably be involved in a fight with you and your family/friends.

For instance a woman can call her friend/sister a bitch all night long and both will laugh about it, but let a stranger say this even in jest and I am sure a HUGE disagreement will erupt.

Fox should use logical judgment instead of ignorance when ATTEMPTING to be neutral reporters, but this is Fox and assaults on financial standings, sexism, and racism are tolerated.

I mean it is a network that when listens to only caters to white males over 35 whom make more than $200,000/yr, I mean those are really the only people they do not take shots at LOL

What is the big deal here? Michelle introduced Barry as "my baby's daddy" when he won his senate seat at the victory party in Illinois.

Why is it only ok for her to talk like that?

CNN covered it and the transcripts are out there.

It is the most sexist word one can use. Offensive to any woman and to any respectable man.

As that p0s3r said, the term itself is not racist, ie when Michelle Obama herself described Barack as her baby daddy. However when it is used by a white commentator for no other reason then to draw attention to the race of the subject it is racist. Would they describe Hillary Clinton as President Clinton's baby mama? Never! The indignity! So yes Maury Povich is why we all know this term. The way it was used on fax was extremely racist.

In the words of Tyler Perry's Ma Dear: "It ain't what they call you. It's what you answer to."

After November I'm sure that it will be "First Lady", not "Baby Mama", that Michelle Obama answers to.

It is not racist, its disrespectful.PERIOD!! Ask yourself this..If they said "Bill Clinton is campaining today in Iowa for his Baby Momma", or "McCain and his Baby Momma have just arrived". Come on dummies. My husband would not appericate anyone calling me his baby momma. No one that is actually MARRIED should.

The GOP, McCain and Fox News must really hate women. First they go after Hillary tooth and nail, now they attack Michelle Obama. They must have the political formula that says destroy women at all costs.

Most Hillary supporters need to understand that it was the GOP that destroyed Hillary from the very beginning. The GOP with Rove leaked press stories and information to drive up Hillary’s negatives even before she announced her candidacy. The GOP thought she would be the Democratic nominee and needed to destroy her reputation and define her image. That is why the initial press was so aligned against Hillary initially.

Until women as a group start to fight back against this kind of stuff they will always lose and be thought of as second class.

So, let me get this straight - I heard Michelle Obama on an interview last year call Barack her "baby daddy" but it is NOT OK for Fox to call her a "baby mama".

Oh come on folks, its Fox News! they had to move onto something else after the terrorist scarf and terrorist fist jab stories... this is just stupid and non news trying to get at trailer trash minds.

So this is how FOX News celebrates Father's Day? Their own fathers (and mothers) must cringe when they're asked what company their children work for.

Tell you what. Send emails to Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes telling them what you think of their "family values".

For all the people trying to turn the outrage expressed into something racial with replies like "Black people made up the term and use it all the time. So Black people can say it and whites can't?"

Black people KNOW what the term means! We KNOW when to use it and WHY!

Michelle Obama is not Barack's "Baby Mama" and FoxNews owes her an apology.

If you want to use our terms, I suggest learning what those terms mean first! Because saying the wrong thing to the right person could get more than your feelings hurt!

Some people are so opinionated. They will use and twist words just to make things up about people they do not like. Rush Limbaugh makes a living doing just that, I wonder if he sleeps good at night. He has to deal with it.

To call Michelle Obama -Barack's baby mama is a term used to say the person is ignorant and stupid and not worthy of respect--Michelle Obama is none of that-She came up out of the inner city to go to an Ivy League College and soon to BE FIRST LADY OF THE US. DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A PERSON THAT IS IGNORANT.

In his 1992 Senate bid, McCain was joined on the campaign trail by his wife, Cindy, as well as campaign aide Doug Cole and consultant Wes Gullett. At one point, Cindy playfully twirled McCain's hair and said, "You're getting a little thin up there." McCain's face reddened, and he responded, "At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you ----."

AHHH, GOP FAMILY VALUES! OBAMA 08!

"A guy who would call his wife a trollop and a ---- just because she had ruffled his hair in front of five guys is not only a jerk, but a dangerous hothead if he ever gets his finger on the button."

OBAMA 08!

Melanie, yeah, I don't like a$$ slap$ either of his wife. at least he can now stop his one-finger face scratching whenever he says Hillary's name. But the worst is he is too liberal and changes his mind too much about most everything.

That may people use that expression affectionate at times does not mean that an American TV network should refer affectionately with the same words. Those who are arguing that the expression are not reserved for blacks only are right but miss the point. It has been reported that McCain calls (or once called) his wife a c-nt. Should CNN or THE VIEW use that tag line the next time Cindy McCain on those networks? If you are not sure what that expression means look it up.

Melanie, I have not seen Obama do that. Are you sure? I will be watching for that, becaue if that is the case, there is another term for that. You "in the know people" know what I am referring to.

Oh, and another thought. I wish Obama would quit slapping his wife on her a$$ on national tv. That is not racist, and it is far from being respectful of women. That is just dead common.

Talking about racism....CHECK THIS OUT:

"For the first time in my adult lifetime I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change." --Michelle Obama

"The point I was making was not that Grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn't. But she is a typical white person, who, if she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know, you know, there's a reaction that's been bred in our experiences that don't go away and that sometimes come out in the wrong way, and that's just the nature of race in our society." --Barack Hussein Obama, jr.

since you asked stated "(have been to 7 counties in the last 8 years)"

guess he must have stayed in his own backyard up until that time......

Posted by: dixiecharms
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Yes,I had stayed in my own country (i.e., 1 country, USA) PRIOR TO THE LAST 8 YEARS, and pretty much in my own backyard. I was unaware that was so unusual -- but then, I guess it is for some people. As I said, I didn't waste money on travel vacations when I had bills to pay.

Or are you trying to make some(obviously missed) point?

By the way, I am female, not a "he".

since you asked stated "(have been to 7 counties in the last 8 years)"

guess he must have stayed in his own backyard up until that time......

I saw noting bad in the video clip.....what's the big deal? If Cindy McCain was out there on the stump saying questionable things about our country....she'd be called on the carpet too. The Obama's should distance themselves from "blame whithey rhetoric"....but it may be too late for that with the folks they have chosen to associate with. It will be an issue.

First of all, I for one do not dwell in the past and this has nothing to do with bitterness nor hurting anyone. We all have history (what is the purpose for history books - so that we remember events from the past), but we do not dwell on it. History is a part of our learning process to help us make a better future for ourselves and future generations.

Well, "baby mama" or "baby dady" refer to unmarried parents, but I don't mind Fox news using the term, so long as they refer to Cindy McCain as John's "Slampiece".

I don’t care for someone who says she isn’t proud of America or someone who attends a church led by an American hating racist. I’m certainly no fan of Obama, his wife and surely not his minister. I would like to see Obama lose his senate seat. Some things however are unacceptable. ... The clip was written as if it was a quote from outraged liberals. No matter who said it, the statement was childish and inappropriate. The ‘Bitter Half’ I think is acceptable but the other is not. I would expect that from a thirteen year old boy with a low IQ, but not from intelligent adults.

"Are you better off today than you were 8 years ago?"

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To be honest, YES I am.

I now own my own home (mortgage finally paid off, thanks to getting a 15-year mortgage that I could afford, rather than getting over my head in an interest-only or ARM in order to keep "moving up" to a fancier McMansion every 4 or 5 years), have a good job with great benefits (govt), finally have the vactaion time and discretionary income to do a real vacation (have been to 7 counties in the last 8 years), have no debts, and am in decent shape regarding saving for my retirement (had not even begun that 8 years ago!)

Do I "credit" GWB for that ? NO, I credit my own hard work, to earn promotions and performance merit awards; being financially responsible in terms of not tossing money away on things like the latest model of cell phone or iPod or TV, setting savings and debt pay-off goals, and in general not living beyond my means. But to be fair, then neither could I "blame" GWB if I was worse off now than 8 years ago.

why only blacks can use certain words? is it not being racist? When a clack preacher talks racist things about whites - it is his/her anger about the past. If a white preacher talks racist against balcks or whites - he gets fired. What kind of biased society is this? If you are fighting for equal rights then you should be ready to give up some previledges too.

All of you who say that you don't want to dwell in the past, but you'll never, ever forget, part of OUR history....blah - blah - blah. Well, that is exactly what you are doing - dwelling in the past. You are not the only group to ever be treated badly. Look at women in general. Look at the native Americans. Look at the Jewish people during Hitler. Let it go. Your hate is hurting you more than it is hurting the white people you feel so much bitterness towards. (White people who never did anything to you.)

First, let me clear something up. My post to Mack was a mistake. That post was meant for Tasha. I am an African-American also and believe me I am well aware of what our ancestors have gone through and what we are still going through now. We have come a long way but still have a long way to go. No, we do not want to dwell in the past, but we certainly cannot ever forget it. It is part of our history. It's what keeps me striving for higher heights.

Well said Tasha. The truth will prevail. Whether you want to believe it or not, Senator Obama was purposed for this time in his life (as President of these United States of America) and ours (God is having mercy on this sinful nation). God is in control of this (not the Republicans nor the Democrats). This is Senator Obama's destiny.

Didnt Donna Brazile (superdelegate, and rules and bylaws commitee member) say back in february when Clinton had the majority of superdelegates, and obama had the vote,that if the superdelegates overrode the vote of the people, she would quit the democrats?? Shouldnt Donna Brazile be packing her bags?

Mack I applaud you for the statement made earlier. There is nothing else that needs to be said because the truth prevails.

Only a black person can use that phrase? I need a politically correct dictionary by race so I can learn who is allowed to say what.

I am a proud American! I have no problem with the color of a mans skin, where I have a problem is that we have a man that is running for the most powerful office in this land that refuses to pledge allegiance to the American Flag, he wants to change the National Anthem to I'd like to teach the world to sing, and at one point he refused to wear the flag pin! People we need to WAKE UP! Our brave heroes have fought and died for this land, and Mr. Obama acts like he is ashamed of what we stand for. Instead of being concerned about the color of the canidates, the ago, republican or democrat, we need to look for the best man for the job. A man that will work hard for ALL THE PEOPLE!

Dan... Great sense of humor. Thanks for the light heartedness in the midst of such anger and passion!

All this faulderol reminds me of the old joke, which I first heard on Sanford & son, that classic broadcasting paragon of cultural diversity. Fred said "Mama's baby, Daddy's maybe".

So it goes in the exciting but Godless world of big city, Liberal politics.

Dee Tee Gee: You missed my point. I would love (and I mean that from the bottom of my heart) to see s black man as president of our United States. Just not Barack Obama. He is a divider not a uniter. Read the article about strange Bedfellows: Obama and the Evangelicals. Hardly a chance when he stands where he stands. He does not want to protect the most innocent among us (in the womb) and other assorted Un-evangelical stands.

Spooky. Just spooky. I hope that these are fringe elements responding here. On both sides.

Its easy to say bad things about people because of hate, and ignorance. Just think most of you will suffer greatly for your ignorance, and I know you don't think so. You are like little children playing with life and fire. even if Obama doesn't become president Of America, because of racism, that's America's trial with God. If you think that tornado's, earth quakes, food shortages, extreme hate for Americans by other nations, war, a bad economy, rising gas prices, divisions in our communities, and America's destruction is only a passing phase, just pick John McCain. I can not lose at this point. If Obama wins America wins, If Obama loses I still win because you still have to face God for your evil to the human family, and especially black people. Yes, you will have to face God, and it won't be like you think, God is a racist too! This is your last chance to show that you are really a servant of God. Your weapons of mass destructions will not help you when God is on your backside. This does not include to good hearted people of the country, just the devils.

It seems to me that there are a very few that live in the USA that are not racist. If you want everyone to be treated equal then you should be AMERICAN'S period, why distinguish yourself as being different by calling one's self AFRICAN-AMERICAN. If by some chance you were actually born in Africa and came to this country in order to change your nationality most that I have come in contact with proudly call themselves AMERICAN! Let's see I guess I could call myself AMERICAN INDIAN/GERMAN/IRISH citizen.

RE: Obama and Sinclair -- was Obama the doer or the doee?

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Yes the republicans are so obsessed with Michelle because they 've got nothing serious to pin on Obama.

It goes a long way to show their hopelessness.

Shameful !!!

I have the feeling that the people that are the most offended by the phrase, are the self-loathing, latte liberals. They take up causes whether they are invited to or not. I could be wrong though.

About 1 out of 10 posts on this topic seem to be coming from folks who are thinking rationally, or even thinking at all. The rest are non-Obama supporters accusing his supporters of racism and Obama supporters accusing non-Obama supporters of racism. What a waste of time. Republicans and Fox news are probably ecstatic.

truthtell

A complete lie!

My baby's Daddy = standard English.

My babies' Daddy = standard English

baby daddy = a slang term used about men who are not married to the mothers of their children.

baby mama = a slang term used about women who are not married to the fathers of their children.

Is everyone clear now? Michelle didn't "start that ball rolling" and anyone intelligent enough to have a basic knowledge of the English language knows it... wait, I guess that explains it. A large segment of the viewership watches Faux News because they need everything dumbed down to match their low level of grammatical comprehension.

Heidi...just to be clear Obama's dad converted to Christianity many years before he died.

I work with an African American women and she always refers to her brother-inlaw as her her sisters babies daddy, I thought it was more being funny than offensive.........at least how it was used when I heard it. People are to sensitive today.

As an interracial woman who has had the ability to see both cultures up close and personal, I find most of the rants posted here to be a poor reflection of the America I know and love. My father's family is Republican while my mother's is Democrat. Half my family is white, the other black . . .Catholic versus Baptist. One thing that I have learned is that sometimes people make racist-like comments and they don't even know it. I've seen this in my own family. It's all about perspective. My grandma will always be right because her experience and beliefs tell her so. This does not mean I have to agree. So with everyone having a different American experience, does that make anyone else's untrue or less important? No!

Instead of these posts being a place where people can debate the issues intelligently, we are reduced to calling strangers names and speculating on improbable truths that have nothing to do with the issues at hand. Perhaps it's only under the shelter of anonymity that people can express their deepest fears. . . a sad thought indeed.

Jake, what's really disappointing is reading the comments here, and how so many people don't mind trivializing a degrading term. I am starting to think people don't understand what this word actually means when used as a way to insult women - minority or not. I would like to think people can do better than this. It's not OK to degrade people. Disagree with people who have ideologies you don't like, and do speak your mind, but it's wrong to stereotype people based on the color of their skin. Period.

BBLACK:

.....and you got the nerve to say: "Obama 2008"

Do you really think that senator Obama would be pleased to read the harsh words towards the wife of senator McCain from you?

If you are an Obama supporter, then act like one.....

I am going to have to consult Rev. Wright on this one and see if he thinks this is racist.

i'm surprised. fox news's racism is usually much less overt. as mr. tapper pointed out, the obama's are married. this term is used to describe parents of illegitimate children. this would be like describing cindy mccain as "the mother of john's illegitimate kids."

fox should be more careful about how they disseminate their racism.

ifi:

that was cool for her to do......So, stop trying to justify Fox News stupidity......

Vanessa and all you HRC supporters just stop whinning, YEZzzzzzzzz. She lost and she did it on her own. Obama got just as much bad press as she did ,if not more. You are lucky the Reps didn't Really did into her past or she would have been stonewalled. Grow up and put on your BIG girl panties...!

Anything elae you can report on,you are someting else.For God sakes let these two men get on with this election ,we have had enought of this crap with Clinton.I want to know how much it is going to cost me to heat my house this winter not what two people who are married call each other GET A LIFE

This is all very funny, although it deviates from the real issue, which is how utterly un-qualified he is to be president.

Question of the day: How many of you are "typical white people" who were "punished with a baby" while "clinging to your guns, and religion" ?

I think anything said about the Obamas is going to be accused of taking on a racial tone, no matter what. This will go on and on until he loses in November.

They were probably just trying to make a funny rhyme and sound cool, but failed. We all know only Obama can make cool, hip statements and get a pass.

I don't know why I am posting anything here. I heve learned in my 35 years that ignorance is not just a piece of the mind, it is the state of ones mind, and it is very unlikely to teach an old dog anything new (especially when he's been wading in ignorance as many of you are). The liner "Obama's baby mama" was in very poor taste, just as it was meant to be by the powers at FOX. The term "baby mama" is a horrible term. It is slang for a woman who has a child out of wedlock. Most times she is no longer in a relationship with the father, and refers to woman who were never married to the father of their child. Therefore, this term does not fit when addressing Michelle Obama. Her daughters were born to her and Obama after during their marriage, not before. She is not a 'baby mama'. She is a wife and mother to her two children from the same man whom she shares a committed love and relationship with. The ignorance of you all to bash this woman for being something that many of you probably are not - smart, attractive, successful(not because of her husband or inspite of her husband but regardless of her husband),respected, and honest. I have a biracial son, and [white] people seem to not understand when I say that I don't mark other or biracial for him. Why should I? The bottom line is that white society is going to still seem him as black no matter what. Obama has a white mother and grandmother that he loves and adores. When he was asked during a debate what has been his biggest regret in his life, he stated not being their at his mother's bedside when she was dying. This man adored that woman!!! But so many of you call him rascist or anti-Christian. Maybe the problem begins with the fact that his white mother laid down with a black man... and an off the boat African at that. Did that leave her tainted, and therefore less white? So Obama is rascist because of the church he attended? My son's white father visited a church in our city numerous times while researching religion for an anthropology class that was all-white and regularly espoused it's racial pride. How many of you grew up beiving that blacks were inferior because "it says so in the Bible"? It no more says in the Bible that blacks are inferior than it states that whites are superior. But why is one okay and the other is not? Those of you who are saying all of this sheer evil today are the same ones that swallowed the rascist Koolaid almost ten years ago when the talk then was that McCain had a "black baby". Oh how the wagons circled him and laid doubt into the hearts of others about how much he was really "one of us". You all are the same folks that got all upset about the "bitter" comment. The sad part is that you all are bitter. And that bitterness has eaten away at your hearts. Patiotism and love of country lays in the hearts and souls of all of those who love this country. How can you all have that kind of love when you walk around with such bitter-eaten hearts? God help you all, because obviously you are too ignorant to help yourselves.

After reading some of the comments, all I can say is "Wow". You can't be serious.

Fox was wrong on every level!

Mack:

As Denzel said: "explain to me as if I'm a second grader." So, besided Pee Wee Herman.....what does it mean, Mack?

Dee Tee Gee.. you could not be more wrong my dear friend. You just missed the mark. Alan Keyes would have been the man for the job and would have been outstanding!! He would have made the changes this country is in great need of, and would have united and not divided. He is not filled with hate for any race or any person and that my dear beautiful black friend is the difference!

Hey folks, ever heard of the spiel, er, spall, er, spell, checker? Brilliant dialog.

Sorry Shalom, my bad. (am I allowed to use that phrase?)

Until today I had never heard of this expression. I guess now we will all be exposed to ethnic slang in high quantities.

Mack:

whatever!!!

This is only the start of the "war of words" .... it truly amuses me. And when it is over and done with, I can sit back and say "I did not vote for Obama." Guess that will leave me feeling a little smug, but I will not abandon my belief and my common sense over racist and bitterness. God Bless America - Proud to be an American.

Shalom, Peewee!

Mack:

Technically speaking, oh well, just forget it....Will you please just....oh well, just forget it......'cause you don't get it......

You probably got all your shoes line up neatly somewhere, right?

I don't know about racist or sexist, but it is certainly disrespectful and juvenile. Shouldn't that be enough?

I must be out of the loop. I've been called "baby mama" before and never thought of it as disrespectful - I just took it for its literal meaning. I've even seen Mother's Day cards with the term "baby mama" on them. Of course, the term doesn't belong in a news broadcast, but aren't we being just a tad over-sensitive?

Technically speaking, it is correct.

Wow. We are officially a nation of puppets. Tug the string and watch us dance! "Baby Momma" is not a racist term or a Black term. It's a slang term for the mother of your child, whom you did not marry or have a serious relationship with. It is used by different races, and has to do with location and economic status, not color. That said, is this what's passing for news these days? Slang - and not even properly applied slang, at that?

Stop salivating like a dog at the ringing of Pavlov's Bell. Stop letting someone else tell you what you should be afraid of, or how you should take something that's been said. Start thinking for yourselves again.

It won't matter who's sitting in the White House, if the people that put them there are too busy fighting over stupidity and made up controversy to properly task him.

Kevin, Uh-oh! Would be a shame for Fox to sue ABC for slander!

The term is not racist, but it is sexist. Bridget Moynahan is constantly referred to as Tom Brady's "baby mama". This nonsense has got to stop.

i think Obama is not very happy about it's but im not very happy

Is anyone talking about McCain's baby mothers? Yes, PLURAL I don't know if you know he cheated on his SICK wife with the current WIFE who he married a month after being divorced. Greedy opportunist and a user.

He look like he's going to keel over a die at any moment? I don't believe that man is healthy or a christian.

After reviewing the clip, neither the Fox News Anchor or Contributor verbally called Michelle Obama "Obama's Baby Mama". The only reference in the clip is in text, however not by FNC, but instead the quote is from "outraged liberals" in the Democratic National Committee, who made similar statements that day and can be found rather easily across the media. While the term "outraged liberals" did not need to be said by FNC, there is no racism here.

I would expect this waste of reporting and slander from the tabloids, NBC, the Daily Kos, the Drudge Report, or Rush Limbaugh. However, seeing this on the front page of ABCNEWS.com is a disgrace to ABC's legacy and a major disappointment.

Ms. Obama refered to her self as her husband's "baby mama" in an early campaign speech. I'm guessing this is a follow up on her own reference about herself.

This is gonna be fun.. Just can't wait till the election gets into full swing!!

"Baby Mamma" is used in the Black community referring to a women that has a child for her boyfriend. Michelle children were not born out of wedlock so she should not be referred to a "Baby Mamma"

Didn't she refer to Barack as her "baby Daddy" when they were on Oprah ages ago? I think it's a dig by the Fox people, but she certainly opened the door to it.

Those of you that see nothing wrong with it are using casual conversation as your example. Should we use "Baby Girl Bush Visits Afganistan" as the headline for Laura Bush's recent visit to that country?

Angie:

Well said....thank you.