As if Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama did not have enough problems – now his detractors are focusing their wrath on his wife, Michelle. “Cal Thomas said on Fox News last week that black women on television “are usually angry about something,” and singled out Michelle Obama, who also has made the cover of National Review as an angry “Mrs. Grievance,” and been referred to by Michelle Malkin as her husband’s “bitter half,” according to the Washington Times.
The attacks have been so awful that “a trio of black women launched a Web site, MichelleObamawatch.com, to monitor the coverage of the woman already disparaged as a “Baby Mama,” a racist and an unpatriotic radical.”
To make matters worse, “An Associated Press-Yahoo! News poll has found that 30 percent of the respondents view Michelle Obama favorably and 35 percent unfavorably,” according to an online news site. That same poll found that “Cindy McCain was viewed favorably by 27 percent and unfavorably by 17 percent.”
A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll found 51 percent viewing Michelle Obama favorably and 28 percent unfavorably. Cindy McCain’s rating was 39 percent favorable and 23 percent unfavorable.
I also read that many supporters of Hillary Clinton are considering staying home in November instead of voting for Obama.
Can the Obamas reach these voters? Will Americans give Michelle Obama a fair shake? I hope so. The alternative is extending the Bush disaster via John McCain. I don’t know that this country can afford four more years of Bush-style policies, not to mention a total lack of diplomacy!
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Yeah! Love Michelle! Terrorist fist jab! McCain’s wife looks like a scary incubus and steals recipes from Rachael Ray.
PS Poll ain’t working for me (delete this message if you figure out the problem)
Why does Cindy McCain hate motherhood so much?
Shimmy –
The question of the season is – would Michelle Obama have remained not proud to be an American if her hubby had lost to Sen. Clinton?
#1 – OK, Cyndy lifted recipes and claimed them to be her own. No biggie. However what troubles me is the public dumping of Rev. Wright by the Obamas. This man, by their own admission, was their spiritual advisor for over two decades. Unfortunately Rev. Wright became an inconvenience in Obama’s quest to the White House. And that’s old time politics.
Based on her early anti-American comments, I don’t like her. I don’t think she can do anything to change that because I no longer trust her.
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I read that the airlines are now charging for checked baggage. Will Michelle Obama represent “baggage ” for the Senator will be open for future debate. That said, we should not exclude Cindy McCain from similar oversight.
Wow. We now elect presidential “packages”s. Very few of our prior president’s spouses ever made the news. Yes, there was Martha, Elizabeth and Edith.
Edith who? Edith Bunker of that old sitcom?
No, Edith Wilson, a household name from the last century. Yep. She was married to a president in WWI
Typo. “Eleanor” is more recognizable than Elizabeth.
FDR’s very active bride with whom I discussed the current status of Social Security. She was not very talkative. Perhaps due to the fact that it was a statue at their presidential library in upstate New York. No one can say that I only visit Republican homes.
she became a target when she opened her big mouth about for the first time in my life blah , blah blah . statement i dont trust her either , shes got attitude written all over her ..
Grate One. Criticizes somebody for having “attitude written all over her.” This person just happens to be a woman of color. Of course Great One wouldn’t consider himself to have “an attitude” at all. And he wonders why everyone thinks he’s racist.
That Michelle should keep in her place and keep her big mouth shut, shouldn’t she, Grate One.
PS If you-all notice, I never try to change this Grate One’s mind about anything. I just like having him around as an object lesson.
Brother Vern. Regardless of the outcome in Nov I am glad that I didn’t have to decide between Bill or Michelle as the wife (or husband) of our party’s standard bearer.
oh my god far left vern . COLOR has nothing to do with it . you said that . playing the race card . i just love far left vern views haaaaa he makes me laugh ..
You would never have said “attitude written all over him/her” about a white man or woman. And maybe not a black man, I don’t know. But it seemed to you a totally appropriate putdown for a black woman.
It is shameful that this is even a topic of discourse. I guess it’s easy to forget how Hillary was castigated ’92 for having the gall to call herself Hillary Rodham Clinton? Or that she wouldn’t be the kind of “first lady” (what kind of backwards terminology is that, anyway?) who baked cookies in the White House? Please, let us not be reduced to giving credence to this crap.
thats why obama gets a free pass vern . you cant say any thing negative or get called a racist . or way over sensitive like your post . if she wAS WHITE AND SAID THE SAME THING . I still dont like her attitude ..