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Michelle Obama Fair Game for Another State GOP
July 17, 2008 10:37 PM
The Washington State Republican Party -- following the lead of the Tennessee State GOP, and its controversial Web ad vilifying Michelle Obama -- has launched a Web ad of its own "welcoming" Michelle Obama to the Evergreen State.
The Web video makes hay out of her "for the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country" comment, featuring various state GOP officials saying they're "proud to be an American," and then pledging allegiance to the flag.
Presumably, that's a dig at the false smear that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., refuses to say the pledge himself.
Washington's Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire issued this statement in response: "I was proud to welcome Michelle Obama, who clearly loves our country deeply, here to Washington state this morning. These shameless attacks by the state Republican Party have no place in our politics. If John McCain is serious about running a 'respectful' campaign on the issues, he and Republican leaders like Dino Rossi will denounce this tasteless attack ad and tell the state Republican Party to pull the plug on it immediately. After eight years of the most divisive, fear-driven politics this country has ever seen, I agree with Sen. Obama that it's time to turn the page and bring Americans together."
- jpt
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Robert in Cleveland - obviously you have no sense of subtlety or ability for deeper thinking.
Posted by: counting crows | Jul 18, 2008 9:13:01 AM
counting crows,
The flag is not a piece of material. It represents the United States of America.
People have died for the freedoms you enjoy today and military families have been torn apart for people like you. How ungrateful can you get. I have a suggestion, move to a country where you don't have the freedom that you have here and maybe you will respect that "piece of material"!
Posted by: J | Jul 18, 2008 8:56:42 AM
Michelle Obama was not running for office, Hillary Clinton was/is. If Michelle announces her bid for an elected seat, then she's fair game. Geez.
Posted by: Kathy
Hillary and Chelsea weren't running for public office back before Bill got elected and they were fair game. Obama needs to grow a pair.
Posted by: J | Jul 18, 2008 8:43:16 AM
Mary wrote:
Michelle has made some remarks that did not sound good to the public and now she is being sent back home to be a mother. Seems his campaign feels the same way.
Obama will not win in November.
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Pay attention: Michelle Obama never left home, and has said that she will continue to stay home during the election to raise their daughters (currently being babysat by their grandmother). If she has abandoned them to be raised by a nanny, then you'd be all over that, too.
Posted by: Kathy | Jul 18, 2008 8:41:50 AM
The Patriot wrote:
for people who say, "leave michelle out,
or she should not be fair game, or you can attack without talking about the wives" must be new to the political process, especially american politics.
because, Sen. Clinton has ALWAYS been "fair game" at anytime for anyone.
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Michelle Obama was not running for office, Hillary Clinton was/is. If Michelle announces her bid for an elected seat, then she's fair game. Geez.
Posted by: Kathy | Jul 18, 2008 8:38:13 AM
Does the RNC really want to make Cindy McCain fair game with her past? Michelle Obama has lived the American Dream and is a great role model.
Posted by: leslie | Jul 18, 2008 8:37:35 AM
If drug use is not exaclty.....be careful of glass houses.
Posted by: Robert in Cleveland | Jul 18, 2008 8:34:22 AM
Clearly Cindy McRove is fair game now, and she's a MUCH BIGGER TARGET than Michelle. Drug use and theft to support drug use are not exactly Mainstream American Values.
Posted by: Snarxon | Jul 18, 2008 8:31:55 AM
some of the worse attacks i have seen have been against hillary from the bho supporters............
Posted by: tr | Jul 18, 2008 8:30:44 AM
Don..I don't think calling someone a COW is just political talk. I think it is disgraceful the way they slander people.
Posted by: truthtell | Jul 18, 2008 8:26:36 AM
Posted by: BKMC | Jul 18, 2008 8:12:28 AM
i did not realize michelle walked on the water next to bho.
if she is on the campaign trail, she is fair game.
Posted by: tr | Jul 18, 2008 8:25:41 AM
Omg,
If she is in the public eye she is fair game. Hillary has put up with this kind of stuff for years and she sucked it up. They've picked on Chelsea as well. Do you see them crying like babies. Heck no. Obama criticized Bill Clinton in the primaries. Politics is an ugly business. If you don't have the b-lls to put up with this stuff don't run.
Posted by: J | Jul 18, 2008 8:24:47 AM
Isn't Michelle also the woman who said she'd like to claw Bill Clinton's eyes out? And then said, "Just kidding"? It's a two-way street. And this is the most bitter, divisive campaign I've seen in 40+ years of voting. Black pride and 'white guilt' have combined to make this an election in which we are told that it is unacceptable to say anything uncomplimentary about only one candidate, and his surrogates.
Posted by: Charlie35 | Jul 18, 2008 8:21:02 AM
Michele's half sentence is not fair game at all. Angry,unhappy and nasty people like Rossi, Hannety etc. have no other issue to put on the table for discussions and are afraid of a smart, well-educated, beautiful, a good mother, and intelligent black lady like Michele that is why they have to hang on a half sentence, a sound bite and transform it into a subject of that distraction because that will not solve energy crisis, war crisis, economic crisis, low approval rate at international level, etc. Eight years of WBush-Cheney-McSame' s lack of leadership, fearmongering and warmongering have brought America very close to bankrupcy and economic collapse. Hannety's America is a faillure. Let us make issues the center of the political debate and not the wife of a candidate. If a wife of a candidate should be fair game then then let us about their IQ, their accomplishments, I am sure that Michele Obama is on top of Cindy McSame. Godd save America from Hannety, Rush, McSame+ 3rd term WBush-Cheney. God bless America and God bless Obama. OBAMA08
Posted by: BKMC | Jul 18, 2008 8:12:28 AM
for people who say, "leave michelle out,
or she should not be fair game, or you can attack without talking about the wives" must be new to the political process, especially american politics.
because, Sen. Clinton has ALWAYS been "fair game" at anytime for anyone.
even a hint of anything-has been fair game.
there is a whole cottage industry in the msm making it's living on running the clinton' hillary too, down.
so of course it is not right, it was and is not right for the clinton' and it is not right toward the obama'
but it is what it is.
and obama is a humbug indeed.
Posted by: the patriot | Jul 18, 2008 7:47:36 AM
The GOP can get plenty of good shots in against Obama without bringing his wife into the mix. McCain needs to get involved and shut these anti-Michelle attacks down. Oh, wait...
Posted by: matt | Jul 18, 2008 7:39:31 AM
yes, Sen. clinton has always been
"fair game" to the pack of wolves always biting at her.
The Clinton' just as all public servants are as soon as you try to serve, there is a public out there waiting to eat you up.
the obama' need to just be quiet,and be snipped at like the rest of them.
can't stand the heat?...
get out of the frying pan...please
Posted by: the patriot | Jul 18, 2008 7:36:19 AM
I don't believe Hillary was fair game in 92', I don't believe Cindy McCain was fair game in 04', and I don't believe Michelle Obama should be fair game in 08'. It's sad but there's nothing the Obama's can do, so just suck it up like Hillary and Cindy McCain.
I also find it ironic that it's always the Republican attacking the wives.
Posted by: Vanessa | Jul 18, 2008 7:18:00 AM
She is campaigning for him, any gaffes are fair game, barack better suck it up he can't expect anyone to say nothing. Just like people got on Bill, about the primary's when bill why saying he couldnt believe how bad hillary was beign treated just for continuing to run. Michelle commented on Hillary not beign able to take care of her house(refering to bill's affairs)and Michelle said that she wasnt sure she would vote for Hillary if she became the nomniee, Hillary never said anything about her, so michelle and barack need to suck it up and take it on the chin you are not the untouchables.
Posted by: rachel | Jul 18, 2008 7:04:10 AM
If McCain was all that, then the GOP wouldn't be spewing about, "the other guy." (or wife)
The truth is, there's nothing to say about McCain. We said it all 4 and 8 years ago. . . . . .look at how that turned out!
Posted by: DAVID NH | Jul 18, 2008 7:00:56 AM
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