Buckwheat's Big Mama Screws Up - Sez She's 'Proud of My Country' for the First Time!

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Michelle Obama Takes Heat for Saying She's 'Proud of My Country' for the

First Time

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, is under fire for leaving the impression that

she hasn't been proud of her country until now, when Democrats are beginning

to rally around her husband's campaign.

Speaking in Milwaukee, Wis., on Monday, she said, "People in this country

are ready for change and hungry for a different kind of politics and . for

the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country because it feels

like hope is finally making a comeback."

Greeted with rousing applause after making the comment in Milwaukee, Obama

delivered an amended version of the speech later that day in Madison, Wis.

"For the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm really proud of my country .

not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry

for change," she said. "I have been desperate to see our country moving in

that direction and just not feeling so alone in my frustration and

disappointment."

Obama was born in 1964, meaning her adult life began in 1982. Critics

quickly seized on the newfound national pride.

"I am proud of my country," John McCain's wife, Cindy, said at a campaign

stop in Brookfield, Wis., Tuesday. "I don't know if you heard those words

earlier . but I am very proud of my country."

During a follow up press conference, the Arizona senator was asked if they

were responding to Michelle Obama and he deferred to his wife.

McCain responded: "I just wanted to make the statement that I have and

always will be proud of my country."

Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the candidate's wife wasn't trying

to knock her country, only underscore the meaning behind her husband's

campaign.

"The point is that of course Michelle is proud of her country, which is why

she and Barack talk constantly about how their story wouldn't be possible in

any other nation on Earth," she said. "What she meant is that she's really

proud at this moment because for the first time in a long time, thousands of

Americans who've never participated in politics before are coming out in

record numbers to build a grassroots movement for change."

But conservative outlets aren't so ready to let her off the hook.

"Can it really be there has not been a moment during that time when she felt

proud of her country?" reads an article in Commentary magazine. "Forget

matters like the victory in the Cold War; how about only things that have

made liberals proud - all the accomplishments of inclusion? How about the

passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1991? Or Ruth Bader Ginsburg's elevation

to the Supreme Court?"

The article then says Michelle Obama's comments suggest "the

pseudo-messianic nature of the Obama candidacy is very much a part of the

way the Obamas themselves are feeling."

Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol said the comment "was sort of

revealing."

"She was an adult when we won the Cold War without firing a shot. She was an

adult for the last 25 years of economic progress, social progress," he told

FOX News. "I think the Democrats have to be careful . they're running

against the status quo . You have to be careful not to let that slide into a

kind of indictment of America. Because I don't think the American people

think on the whole that the last 25 years of American history is a narrative

of despair and nothing to be proud of."

Democratic strategist Bob Beckel said Obama "shouldn't have said it the way

she said it" but she gets the benefit of his doubt. He added that she most

likely was just referring to the grassroots movement that's swelled to

support her husband, but she needs to be more careful.

"The Obama's have to recognize they are now front-runners, and everything

they say, it's now open hunting season for people," he said.

Click here to see the video of Michelle Obama talking in Madison about being

proud of her country for the first time: http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=49244

Click here to read the posting on the Commentary Web site:

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/jpodhoretz/2541

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:26:02 -0500, "Patriot Games" <Patriot@America.com> wrote:

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>

BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama sought Tuesday to clarify his

wife's statement that she is proud of the U.S. "for the first time in my adult life."

He said her newfound pride is about the political system and was not meant to

disparage her country.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The wife of Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama

sought Wednesday to clarify her comment that for the first time she's really proud of

her country.

Asked by WJAR-TV if she would like to clarify her comment, Obama replied that she has

been struck by the number of people going to rallies and watching debates, as well as

record voter turnouts.

"What I was clearly talking about was that I'm proud in how Americans are engaging in

the political process," she said.

"For the first time in my lifetime, I'm seeing people rolling up their sleeves in a

way that I haven't seen and really trying to figure this out - and that's the source

of pride that I was talking about," she added.

When asked if she had always been proud of her country, she replied "absolutely" and

said she and her husband would not be where they are now if not for the opportunities

of America.

Didn't really seem to hurt him on Tuesday.

"AnAmericanCitizen" <NoAmnesty@earthlink.net> wrote in message

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> On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:26:02 -0500, "Patriot Games" <Patriot@America.com>

wrote:

>

>

>http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/02/19/michelle-obama-takes-heat-for-say

ing-shes-proud-of-my-country-for-the-first-time/

> >

> BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama sought Tuesday to

clarify his

> wife's statement that she is proud of the U.S. "for the first time in my

adult life."

> He said her newfound pride is about the political system and was not meant

to

> disparage her country.

>

>

> PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The wife of Democratic presidential contender

Barack Obama

> sought Wednesday to clarify her comment that for the first time she's

really proud of

> her country.

>

> Asked by WJAR-TV if she would like to clarify her comment, Obama replied

that she has

> been struck by the number of people going to rallies and watching debates,

as well as

> record voter turnouts.

>

> "What I was clearly talking about was that I'm proud in how Americans are

engaging in

> the political process," she said.

>

> "For the first time in my lifetime, I'm seeing people rolling up their

sleeves in a

> way that I haven't seen and really trying to figure this out - and that's

the source

> of pride that I was talking about," she added.

>

> When asked if she had always been proud of her country, she replied

"absolutely" and

> said she and her husband would not be where they are now if not for the

opportunities

> of America.

"AnAmericanCitizen" <NoAmnesty@earthlink.net> wrote in message

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> On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:26:02 -0500, "Patriot Games" <Patriot@America.com>

> wrote:

>>http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/02/19/michelle-obama-takes-heat-for-saying-shes-proud-of-my-country-for-the-first-time/

> BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama sought Tuesday to

> clarify his

> wife's statement that she is proud of the U.S. "for the first time in my

> adult life."

> He said her newfound pride is about the political system and was not meant

> to

> disparage her country.

> PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The wife of Democratic presidential contender

> Barack Obama

> sought Wednesday to clarify her comment that for the first time she's

> really proud of

> her country.

> Asked by WJAR-TV if she would like to clarify her comment, Obama replied

> that she has

> been struck by the number of people going to rallies and watching debates,

> as well as

> record voter turnouts.

> "What I was clearly talking about was that I'm proud in how Americans are

> engaging in

> the political process," she said.

> "For the first time in my lifetime, I'm seeing people rolling up their

> sleeves in a

> way that I haven't seen and really trying to figure this out - and that's

> the source

> of pride that I was talking about," she added.

> When asked if she had always been proud of her country, she replied

> "absolutely" and

> said she and her husband would not be where they are now if not for the

> opportunities

> of America.

Are they lucky or what?

Had this incredibly stupid gaff happenned during the General Election

campaign it might have been bad news.

On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:14:05 -0500, "Patriot Games" <Patriot@America.com> wrote:

>Are they lucky or what?

>

>Had this incredibly stupid gaff happenned during the General Election

>campaign it might have been bad news.

Yup. But they shouldn't worry too much. Look how fast the liberal press puts an

even bigger story up about the opposition to take the heat off....AAC

"AnAmericanCitizen" <NoAmnesty@earthlink.net> wrote in message

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> On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:14:05 -0500, "Patriot Games" <Patriot@America.com>

> wrote:

>>Are they lucky or what?

>>Had this incredibly stupid gaff happenned during the General Election

>>campaign it might have been bad news.

> Yup. But they shouldn't worry too much. Look how fast the liberal press

> puts an

> even bigger story up about the opposition to take the heat off....AAC

Yep, took just 24 hours.

The MSM dredges up a non-event to counter an ACTUAL EVENT.

She actually DID say that stupid thing. Nevermind that, because MAYBE <That

Guy> had an affair with some woman, even though he denied it, even though

she denied it, even though there is ZERO evidence to support it.....