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Michelle Obama on the Clintons, Edwards', and John McCain
February 12, 2008 7:41 AM
ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Declaring her husband "the underdog until he is sitting in the Oval Office" Michelle Obama appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live".
The wife of Senator Barack Obama, D-Ill., said that while her husband is always pretty confident and has a good shot at the presidency, she is still superstitious and doesn't want to claim victory until it's all over.
On Obama's opponent, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama said that Clinton has "handled herself well" throughout the race and even though there was some ruff and tumble the candidates will be friends after a nominee is chosen.
Mrs. Obama said she was not one of those little girls who dreamed of the first woman president.
"That wasn't even a possibility for me. The truth is a woman or an African American president was the furthest thing from what could be possible," and said that only now can Americans move beyond those issues and vote for the person who is the best candidate. She admitted, though that she'd understand why some women would vote for Hillary Clinton because they want to see a woman in the White House.
When asked if she was "ticked" the hardness of the race, specifically coming from the Clintons, Mrs Obama answered, "Of course. That's my husband," but said she doesn't give it too much weight, "I don’t have time to focus on the competition."
Looking ahead to the presumed Republican nominee, Mrs. Obama said that her husband would "relish the opportunity to expand their differences, but will do it in a way with respect.:
On the courtship of John Edwards endorsement, Michelle Obama says she hopes the former senator and his wife will be able to see the similarities between the couples, "I am hoping that they are supporters as well and John will see the alignment of interests and we can work together."
On Tuesday – while Virginia, Maryland and DC voters cast their ballots in the "Potomac Primary" – Michelle Obama will head to Wisconsin to campaign in advance of their February 19th primary.
February 12, 2008 in Kucinich, Dennis | Permalink | User Comments (21)
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well Michelle Obama carries herself with the dignity and respectfulness you would expect of a pertential First Lady. Her remarks about the courtship of the Edwards endorsment is quite interesting, from what I saw in the dabates, there positions were quite different especially on healthcare.
It this point in time i would have to say though that Obama will get the Edwards endorcment.
Posted by: Jason Brown | Feb 12, 2008 8:35:56 AM
"If you can't take care of your own house, how can you take care of the White House".
I think she's cheap.
Posted by: Sam | Feb 12, 2008 9:15:57 AM
Michelle : "There's no one better than Barack, and that's just a fact...in my opinion."
Smart and graceful alright...
Posted by: Sam | Feb 12, 2008 9:18:42 AM
clown face: [sigh] She did not say she wouldn't vote for Clinton - said she'd have to think about campaigning for her. What's wrong with thinking about something before you do it? You might want to give it a try, instead of totally misrepresenting it.
Posted by: Mark | Feb 12, 2008 9:26:32 AM
"If you cant take care of your own house"
Stop being so sensitive, she was refering to Guliani who was the Repub front runner at the time. Rudy's kids hated him, and endorsed Obama and he had a messy divorce, married 3 times.
It was obvious who she was refering to. Hillary supporters really have to shed the persecution complex the 90's created.
Posted by: Mary | Feb 12, 2008 9:39:33 AM
I think Barack is just what the United States needs to get back our integrity. Change is good people and we all know that something needs to change. Even the die hard Republicans have to see that there is something definitely wrong with everything that has gone on during this administration. We have been lied to more than during any other administration and that is just shameful. I mean come on maybe former President Clinton lied about some personal matters as far as his scandal with Monica, but that did not effect the country as much as the lies we have been told the last 8 years.
Posted by: bcindiana | Feb 12, 2008 9:40:22 AM
Apparently this interview was prior to the latest Clinton Mud slinging. I find it intersting tha Clinton continues to scream about a clean campaign but always finds time to do research to sling mud at Obama. She claims moral supeirority but refuses to release her fiancials. Without a doubt she is pimping her daughter for the mbenefit of her campaign and now wants to say she is off limits. She has made her daughter a political figure and now she has to reap the wind on that one.
Posted by: Louis | Feb 12, 2008 10:57:38 AM
Let me state for the record that, though an Obama supporter, if Senator Clinton wins the Democratic nomination, she will have my COMPLETE, WHOLEHEARTED SUPPORT from day one.
Won't the rest of you, Clinton and Obama supporters alike, join me in such a pledge, regardless of the winner?
Consider the alternative:
Though on the surface a likable individual and obviously an heroic figure of the Vietnam War, as president, I believe Senator McCain will represent a carbon-copy continuation of the Bush presidency, which we're all committed to ending forever.
Whether it's the era of "perpetual war" McCain promises, apparently including an invasion of Iran and a willingness to keep us in Iraq for 100 years or longer, his foreign policy team's increasing reliance upon the same failed Bush/Cheney neocons (e.g. William Kristol) who got us into the Iraq quagmire to begin with, his flip-flopping on the Bush tax cuts for the uber-wealthy, his backsliding on his previous support for the immigration bill, his intention to stack the Supreme Court (now expected to see from 1 to 4 retirements in the next 4-8 years) with more extremist right-wing justices like Thomas, Roberts, Scalia and Alito, his stated intention to overturn Roe v. Wade, the *26 lobbyists* who currently serve as his advisers and fund raisers, and, as they did with Bush, will no doubt play a huge role in any McCain administration -- I'd say we need to be far more concerned about stopping McCain than we do about tearing one another and our two Democratic hopefuls apart. Every time we do so, we play right into the GOP's ruthless hands.
By all means, choose and root for your favorite Democrat to win, but please DON'T do so at the expense of your fellow Democrats, or do anything to undermine our chances -- which remain exceptionally good at present -- to win in November!
Hillary OR Barack -- we can't lose!
But with McCain, the Bush Darkness will continue dragging our country and the world down, and *no one* will "win"....
Posted by: (the other) Mark | Feb 12, 2008 12:16:19 PM
A leader who: doesn't have or cause dirt, nor a carbon copy stamped out, lived life upstanding w/out drugs, crooked spouse, with a plan of change, while in support of securing this country. No rants or chants of race power. Walked the walk of the poor, middle, rich class. No skeletons that leave wonder if he'd hurt this nation. Genuine American beliefs.
Posted by: callenfallen | Feb 12, 2008 12:27:46 PM
her quip, "if you can't take care of your own house..." is spot on, because she meant it metaphorically. if clinton cannot control the people who are campaigning for her, and she is going to pin all the race baiting on her husband, who was acting outside of her jurisdiction, how is she going to be able to be the leader we need?
Posted by: invisible_hand | Feb 12, 2008 1:02:23 PM
No dirt????? What about the obvious lies he's told about promoting the parole of a convicted rapist who went on to murder and rape at least one other woman.
And his refusal to allow a pregnant teenager who was raped by her stepfather to have a publicly-funded abortion.
And his insistence that God created the world 6,000 years ago and that evolution is wrong and should not be taught in science classes.
And the famous "bridal registry" his wife set up, 30 years after their marriage, so that political cronies could skirt the law and present them with gifts for their private home before he left office.
And his penchant for misuse of campaign funds
And his insistence that the state pay for improvements on his private property.
There's plenty of "dirt" on old Huck - he's a phony snake-in-the-grass with that "populist" pose. He's just as corrupt as the rest of his party.
Posted by: CarolSoprano | Feb 12, 2008 1:03:36 PM
Jason Brown wrote:
"If you can't take care of your own house, how can you take care of the White House".
I think she's cheap.
Read: "Wah, wah, wah! My candidate is being persecuted! wah!"
Posted by: T-NYC | Feb 12, 2008 1:03:56 PM
She handles herself quite well, I think. I think she'd make a fine First Lady.
Posted by: Paul | Feb 12, 2008 2:02:38 PM
I heard her speak very early on in the campaign and I thought she was great. Paul is correct she would make a great First Lady. Her husband may make a fine President, Edwards would have been better, but...
Now here's a question for all you who bitched about the Clinton's making a big deal about David Shuster's Chelsea being Pimped out statement: What would have happened if Shuster accused the Obama campaign of "pimping out" Michelle?
Posted by: Henk | Feb 12, 2008 2:39:33 PM
CarolSoprano
I see you are harboring a hateful grudge against the Humble Huck.
Huck is a straight talker, who says what he thinks and thinks what he says. No need to post such hurtful things.
If you really need to beat up on a phony candidate, there's none better than HRC or Mittens.
Posted by: The Commander Guy | Feb 12, 2008 3:49:11 PM
If Obama isn't politically savvy enough to know that you never, never admit you used cocaine, God help us with his other judgements. The idea of getting out front of the issue before someone "outs" you is idiotic. Washington D.C. is awash in coke and has been for years, and yet you virtually never hear of politicians being "outted". The notion that politically you can treat the admission of cocaine use the same way you treat the admission of marijuana use reflects that the user has been submersed in the cocaine culture for so long that he/she fails to recognize how differently larger society still views the use of the two drugs. The question of "did you ever sell" is almost inevitable, and as those that have been involved particularly in the cocaine scene can attest, it's not at all uncommon for users to occasionally buy a little more than they want for personal consumption in order to sell a portion and make their own use cheaper. Does that make you a drug dealer? Not by the definition of those "personal users", but it makes the truthful answer to "did you ever sell" a "yes". Even GWB was smart enough to avoid walking himself into that trap. Let people think or "know" whatever they want about your use of cocaine.
Posted by: sps91158 | Feb 12, 2008 5:53:28 PM
Michelle is far more impressive than Barack...
Posted by: jamieboy | Feb 12, 2008 7:06:04 PM
I would like to speak on the behalf of Obama. He is great. Michelle is wonderful. I do not want to compre one with the other.
Posted by: Wanda | Feb 12, 2008 10:12:56 PM
To sps91158: Maybe Obama is so not politically savvy that he successful became more of a friend than a politician. Maybe people are tired of politics...
Posted by: TheOne | Feb 13, 2008 8:16:10 AM
I think Obama is just what we need in the White House, we have done everything else inthe white house so why not change everything including the culture,trust me it can`t be any worse than the pass.
Posted by: James | Feb 13, 2008 9:31:17 AM
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