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Obama Campaign Says Michelle Obama ‘Interview’ on ‘African Press’ Web Site Is 100% Bogus

October 15, 2008 11:42 AM

Some conservative blogs are all atwitter about a bizarre interview allegedly with Michelle Obama on a Web site called "African Press International."

“My husband was born in Hawaii and adopted by his stepfather -- does that make him unpatriotic," she supposedly said "on a direct telephone to API" the "interview" hypes. It goes on from there.

This morning my inbox is filled with the "WHY ARENT YOU COVERING THIS?" e-mails on the subject. The answer is: because it doesn't appear to be in any way real.

Obama campaign senior adviser Robert Gibbs says the interview is a complete and utter fabrication. "It's bogus, she didn't call, it's all a lie," he says.

And I have to say -- I find their pushback quite believable. The Obama campaign does not tend to directly engage fringe Web sites making wild charges, and if they were to do so, they certainly wouldn't have Michelle Obama make the call.

Maybe the folks at API were taken in by an imposter. Maybe they made it up, I don't know.

In these last three weeks, there is going to be a lot of dung thrown at the wall. Lots of charges and counter-charges and counter-counter-charges.

A word to the wise, my friends. I don't know if you know this, but not everything that appears on the Internet is true.

(Counting down now to the explosion of insane comments that will inevitably post below. Three...two...one...)

- jpt

UPDATE: Little Green Footballs takes issue with the first line of this blog, believing I was lumping ALL conservative blogs in with the use of my word "all" in "all atwitter." For the record, by no means did I mean to suggest every or even most conservative blogs had hopped on the story -- any more so than I would be implying that every liberal blog slimed Gov. Sarah Palin with some of the rumors I've criticized "liberal blogs" for spreading.

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Hopey Uniter says "We all know Michelle "hates Whitey"...."
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You must be talking about the tape that's supposedly out there wherein Michelle alledgedly says "whitey" when in reality she says "why'd he". If it actually said "whitey" it would have been released this week already.


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Posted by: Jay | Oct 29, 2008 10:52:28 PM

"(Counting down now to the explosion of insane comments that will inevitably post below. Three...two...one...)"

Holy $%#& - I don't think I've ever seen such a collection of upper-case-infused derangement outside the most far-flung fringes of the lunatic right.

Where do you find these guys, Jake? Or more fairly, how do they all find you?

Posted by: Sky | Oct 24, 2008 2:39:18 AM

Barking mad.

I am so glad that the USA is finally waking from its nightmare of domination by the obviously insane right-wing crazies, if I might not be so premature.

Obama anti-American? Oil the cause of the credit crisis? Ms Obama going on about birth certificates?

Really, My Friends, take your medication.

Posted by: Jackomo Conti | Oct 23, 2008 3:18:58 PM

We all know Michelle "hates Whitey"....she has followed Rev. Wright and Louis Farrakhan for years and her college thesis is off limits to read now as her racist views are out there for everyone to read.
ANYONE WHO HAS DONE THEIR HOMEWORK KNOWS THE OBAMA'S FOLLOW BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY....wake up people!

Posted by: Hopey Uniter, is Dopey Divider | Oct 23, 2008 12:39:25 PM

THE PERFECT STORM FOR A DEPRESSION ...
A far left Media ...
A far left President ...
A far left Congress ...
A far left Senate ...
eliminates all the checks and
balances that our democracy is based upon.
A vote for Obama is a vote for voter fraud,
a corrupt media, and the road to Socialism.
God Help Us !!!

Posted by: Howard | Oct 22, 2008 7:44:04 PM

There is so much legitimate information about Barack Obama that the media should have investigated and exposed by now that "we the people" should just turn off anything that is not totally documented. Barack Obama has raised and spent more money than any politican in history - he has more anti-American, radical associates than any politican in history. Just one of the antics should disqualify Obama for POTUS. Just one! WHAT IS HAPPENING TO AMERICANS - HAVE WE ALL GONE STUPID!!
WAKE UP!!! We need a real American hero in the White House right now - today - we need John McCain. GET SENSIBLE FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!

Posted by: RAltiere | Oct 22, 2008 1:37:31 PM

Whether the call happened or not... the quotes they a realizing don't seem overly offensive.... I am a southern white woman and the notion of a Black Woman talking about how this historic race will effect the feelings of black people in this country seems perfectly legitimate... I can't wrap my head around it... why do so many white people feel threatened and defensive when people talk about race in this country???

It's a fair discussion that is LONG overdue... seems quite obvious since so many people have such strong feelings... (refer to all the CRAZY comments before mine =)

And when it comes to API it seems awfully suspicious that they choose Berg to represent them AND released the tapes to Fox news for free when they could have given them to any number of independent news organizations...

Posted by: mk | Oct 22, 2008 9:14:06 AM

It's no wonder that FOX won the scoop with API since the MSM seems to be incapable of taking their heads out of Obamessiah's behind long enough to come up for air.

FOX has proven time & time again to be the best that we have in this country for any semblance of true reporting. The MSM is a pathetic propaganda machine for the extreme left. YEP, that includes you ABC! You're a joke!

End of story.

Posted by: Susan | Oct 22, 2008 5:40:58 AM

I think Fox News won the scoop

Posted by: NoBama | Oct 22, 2008 3:05:11 AM

Thanks Ted Park - that was funny!

"not everything that appears on the Internet is true"

Would that include this internet article?

Posted by: Kahleeka | Oct 21, 2008 4:08:40 PM

OMG.. I am so disheartened and confused. Can this really be true?
"A word to the wise, my friends. I don't know if you know this, but not everything that appears on the Internet is true."

This just turns my world inside-out

Posted by: Shovelkicker | Oct 21, 2008 2:11:35 PM

Another one of my comments was suppressed. None of my comments have been beligerent or using smears or slurs of any kind. The strongest thing in my most recent comment was questioning the enthusiasm of the 3 major networks for investigating things that may turn out bad for Obama.

Posted by: Ted Park | Oct 20, 2008 11:23:26 PM

"not everything that appears on the Internet is true"

Would that include this internet article?

Posted by: rightinmissouri | Oct 20, 2008 10:06:27 PM

The reason why America’s enemies prefer Barack Obama as president is obvious. Obama is as naive as John F. Kennedy and Jimmy Carter. And we know how the world came apart during those two administrations.

The Russians are courting Hugo Chavez; conducting naval exercises together and planning to provide Venezuela with nuclear technology. They are also planning to provide Cuba with missiles for “commercial use.” There is speculation that Putin wants to expand and perhaps regress to the old USSR ways.

Considering the aforementioned, the radical Islamic groups that have been in check, and the rest of our enemies we must ask ourselves, is Barack Obama the right man for the job? If the Russians proceed with their plans to provide Hugo Chavez nuclear technology and arm Cuba with missiles again, will Barack Obama allow it? What will he do if Russia invades neighbor countries?

There is no secret that the rise in oil cost precipitated the economic meltdown. An economic crisis before the elections benefited Obama and was a huge setback for McCain. The two OPEC countries responsible for the rise in oil cost were Iran and Venezuela. Shouldn’t this be raising flags?

There is much at stake; we need experience and decisiveness, not eloquence and socialism.

Posted by: Santiago | Oct 20, 2008 8:29:25 PM

After reading this, I'm not sure you are right:

Posted by: Linda Starr | Oct 20, 2008 5:59:52 PM

Hey Ted,

Surely America's enemies would then endorse the candidate they most fear. Am I right?

Posted by: Ralph | Oct 20, 2008 2:32:53 PM

Why did the very excellent question I asked here yesterday about Obama's membership in the Socialist New Party get suppressed? It was here for a while and then disappeared. Very fishy.

Posted by: Carlyle | Oct 20, 2008 1:16:48 PM

Do our enemies prefer Obama?

Why isn't this the central issue of the campaign? I believe every state and every organization we are presently in conflict with have verbally or in writing endorsed Obama. Perhaps I am wrong, but some simple investigative reporting by the Media could quickly determine the real truth of this. If I am right and our enemies are universally in favor of Obama, how can that be good for America? Why doesn't this consideration trump all others? How can we get this message out?

Posted by: Ted Park | Oct 19, 2008 3:06:44 PM

The unbelievable aspect of this entire matter is "we the people" are in a position to have the SLIGHTEST doubt regarding the legitimate citizenship of a candidate for POTUS. What is all the confusion - I think the DNC is obligated to verify - leaving not the slightest doubt - the deal on this birth certificate.
And - beyond that - this is a man with so many - so very many - radical, anti-American associates - it is absolutely incredible - the media has taken a "strange" candidate and made him into a phenomenon - Obama lost me at the flag pin and no hand on heart for anthem deal. Let alone all the twists and turns and QUESTIONS in his recent history. WHAT IS AMERICA THINKING??

Posted by: RAltiere | Oct 18, 2008 3:53:27 AM

This would all be over if he gave them the requested documents...as requested in court. McCain gave them all teh information that they requested.....What does he have to hide?

Come clean! No one knows who Obama is? They are going to give him the top position in the country??? I guess now we know what it takes to be president...$550 million.

Posted by: kandis | Oct 18, 2008 3:43:25 AM

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