McCain vs Obama…Cindy vs Michelle, That Is

I’m with Michelle all the way!!! I was NOT proud to be an American UNDER BUSH! I was ashamed of my country’s leadership, Iraq, our rights being ripped away along with the Constitution. The moment I realized that Obama just might be the next President, I different. Proud. Proud of what we will show the world when we elect OBAMA. A Texan for Obama ALL THE WAY!

I think that Michelle made an innocent comment. I think she is just very proud of her husband. Cindy McCain should just keep her mouth SHUT the same way she has been, or somebody will start talking about her past.

This just shows how cocky the OBAMAs are getting.

a liberal, i am embarrassed of those radicals who will not pledge allegiance, face the flag, wear lapel pins or feel pride for their country. the obama’s can kiss my you know what. this will be only the second time in my 57 years that i vote republican. go cindy!

I am sure Michelle Obama did not mean to say what everyone is making what all the news broadcast are trying make it sound like she was not patriotic,well to to even let your family be put through the scrutiny and lies I’d say you have to be very patriotic.And as for Cindy McCain she can finally step out from behind her husband to say something he will need her to help get their party behind him because he still has memebers of his party that are not totally behind him yet.He has done some flip flopping of his own.

After saw CNN news,Michelle Obama the day before. On Monday, she told a Wisconsin audience that
For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country, because it feels like hope is making a comeback…. not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change.”
I am shocked, Isn’t it should be proud of your country no matter what?
this woman is hungry for power, I have really doubt that she is love this country, I can not imagine if Obama elected, what will happen next!!! I am not American but live in America, I think I love America more than her, I am not American yet, but I can not stand for this statement, I just hardly understand American voter why vote for this Obama family who even do not love their country unconditionally???

magicspell: I wish you the very best. I know how hard it is to get in this country legally. Keep going forward and eventually it will happen. Good luck.

Why so many people still think Michelle Obama made an innocent comment???
If Obama elected she is first lady, her word will represent America.
If you are Amerian, You can point out the problems in this country, people together make this country strong, But no matter what kind of president or what kind of situation, you should always love your country.
OH, by the way I agree with you RON, You can judge a politician by judging his wife.
American voters wake up be smart, do not be a follower of media.

I did not know McCains wife could even talk.

Michelle and Cindy have the right to say whatever they feel. If one has been proud of their country forever, good for her and if the other has just become proud, good for her. In all honesty I haven’t been 100% proud of this country in the past seven to ten years myself. Get a life all of you out there who has nothing better to do with your time than try to make someone look as small as you must be feeling.

Ihave always been proudof my country regardless of whoever our leader is.Icanot believe what Michelle Obama said she is getting a little too sure of her self Ophelia

Why hasn’t Cindy said anything until now? Who is she to question the patriotism of another American? Shame on her.

This is ridiculous!
We will look at anything to try and get an edge in politics? What about talking about policy?
To tell the truth.. I am not particularly “proud” of my country when we are more concerned with minor mis-statements than we are with the issues.
ShaTry this … Get up in front of a group of people and try NOT to stick your foot in your mouth. Judging by a lot of comments in this blog .. I think a lot of you would have trouble with that.

Furthermore, Michelle founded and ran a community service organization here in Chicago. If she wasn’t proud of her country, she wouldn’t have devoted time and effort into bettering impoverished neighborhoods in Chicago. Last time I checked, Chicago was in the United States of America.

Michelle Obama should have kept her big mouth shut. It is a disgrace for a person her age and who has used the freedoms of this country to stand up and say that the only time she has ever been proud of this country is when her husband is running for President.
God Help Us if he were to somehow win.
He he gets the Democratic Nomination most democrats will be voting for Mcain. Which is even worse than Bush.

Cindy should’ve kept her mouth shut! Who is she to question the patriotism of another American?

Michelle is Ungrateful for the opportunities America gave her. The Obamas should move to a country that they are proud of. Good Riddance!!!!!

I love this country, but I’ve not been proud to exchange my increasingly worthless dollars for euros and other currencies. Thanks to Bush’s war that has saddled us with massive budget deficits, we’ve flooded the world with our dollars. Are you proud of that Cindy McCain?

Cindy was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. She can’t relate to the average American who doesn’t live a priviledged life. How dare she question Michelle’s patriotism?

Some of these posts are missing the statement…first time she is proud in her wholde 40 PLUS years not in the last 8 years under Bush. That kind of scares me. I am 40 plus, and there have been countless times I was a proud American. She shouldn’t be in OUR WHITE HOUSE IF that is her true beliefs.

Just an inoccent mistake my fanny! Fifty years ago, she and her husband would have been dropped by their party that afternoon, black or white. This isn’t about race. It’s about America hating liberals getting away with murder. But take heart America. We didn’t have to listen to that peach of a person Mrs. Heinz after the last elections were over. Same thing with this America hating peice of work.

I have always been proud to be America even though having felt G Bush tobe a real looser. If this is the best Ms Obama can do we surley do not her as a first lady!!!!!

Words, just words – this is the first time in my adult life that I am proud of my country – words, just words? Inspirational isn’t it!

Michelle gave away her true feelings. She’s been ashamed to be an American. Thank God that previous generations of Americans had more integrity than that. I am proud to be an American. I am ASHAMED of HER.

While she loves her country, Barack Obama supporters have to admit that Michelle Obama mouth got ahead of her brain.
Michelle Obama’s “For the first time in my adult lifetime I am really proud of my country”, not only alienate some Democrats but “fire up and ready to go” those reluctant conservatives to vote for war hero John McCain.
The Cindy McCain incident is an example of how the Republicans will use Michelle Obama statement to motivate their conservative base with 30 seconds commercials whether is fair or not.

Michelle unintentionally misspoke — you know, just like Junior Bush has every hour on the hour for the last 7.5 years.
Cindy *intentionally* inserted herself quite awkwardly and unconvincingly into the middle of this pathetic non-story to score cheap political points.
But at the end of the day, it truly matters not; those who’ll buy into this claptrap are either hardcore Clintoneers, or they planned to vote for George W. McCain anyway.

Hey Michelle, I’ll help you pack your bags out of the country. MILLIONS of people around the world would be PROUD to live here, which is why they flock here daily. They’ll gladly switch places with you. And don’t let the door hit you on the way out as you find that other country better than the U.S.

This could be the fastest deconstruction of a political candidate in modern history. Bribing super delegates, plagiarism, insulting the country – all in the last three days. Yes you can!

Yes, as a Princeton & Harvard grad being a senator’s wife with a beautiful home, I’d be very ashamed to be an American too. *snort*

Thank you Michelle for ending your husband’s presidential career. Say hello to President John McCain!! : )

*Please* fellow Obama supporters, resist the Clintonian/Republican urge to “go low” on Cindy McCain’s issues. Respect her privacy.
Don’t sink to their level. It doesn’t reflect well upon us, or, by extension, our candidate.
Even though our opponents are attempting speciously to create an “issue” over Michelle Obama where no “issue’ actually exists, we must not permit ourselves to be dragged into the muck with them.

Go figure, the Democrats are favoring a guy who doesn’t respect the flag and his wife who apparently doesn’t like her country. What perfect role models for today’s Democratic Party!

Americans don’t want a geriatric president who has violent panic seizures like McCain. Even his close friends have said they don’t want his finger on the Nuclear Button. He’s already showing signs of Alzheimers like Reagan. McCain is just a senile version of Bush Jr…and Americans won’t go down THAT road.

Michelle put down her country and the libs are defending and praising her. ALL Cindy said was she was proud of her country and they’re raking her over the coals.
Welcome to modern day liberals and their sick *cough* “logic.” LOLOLOL

Michelle Obama can speak in complete sentences. McCain’s Stepford Wife could not.

Listen to these Republicans crowing here. Seven years of corruption, incompetence, failure, and daily scandal under Bush Jr and the GOP…not a SINGLE accomplishment…and they STILL think they’re right. What delusional freaks.

The GOP can save millions in advertising dollars. Just let Michelle keep talking!!

The Democrats can save millions in advertising dollars. Just let Jill keep posting!!

Mouth Piece Michelle… For some reason, this broad is reminding people of the obnoxious Theresa Heinz Kerry.. Remember First Lady wannabe, John Kerry’s Blabbing Wife, whose vocal public appearances were all but shut down by the Kerry campaign. Before it’s over, I predict the same fate for Mrs Obamanation..She is even more Radical..

Michelle is a ticking time bomb – get her off the stage and shut her the hell up if we want to win. This is a PR disaster.

Well, yeah, Jill, on this point I have to agree with you. Too many Democrats regrettably turned a blind eye to Clintonian subterfuge too often not to admit it now.
Ah well…better late than never.
Now, when can we expect YOU to begin admitting the truth of our many claims and grievances against GW Bush and his former rubber-stamp GOP congress? : )

Jeanette, Jeanette, Jeanette, calm down. Geeze, all Cindy said was she was proud to be an American. She nor her husband said a thing about Michelle.
Go check your blood pressure, you’re losing it.

I’ve never posted before, but I feel I have to say something. I think what Obama said sounded wrong, but I don’t think she meant it that way….what’s the saying…”think before you speak,” well, she didn’t and now it’s been turned into a big deal. And about McCain, I think that there isn’t one person in this entire country that has been squeaky clean in their life. If there is, they must be a robot and not human. But then again, a robot would be created by a human, so once again, we’re back to no one being perfect.
The things that I’ve noticed with this country of ours, which I’m proud of, especially for our soldiers who fight for our freedom, no matter what the cost or how they feel…they do their job and I stand behind them! The problem is that we, as a people, think that we have to be liberal or conversative, not in between. I haven’t seen one candidate yet who has stood for the middle class. It’s always been either for the poor or the rich, and the middle class always having to pay for everyone else. Why is that? Then you wonder why there are so many people in this country that don’t want to work and provide for their kids….why should they when they can get so much for free?? And the worst thing is that children are having to pay for it…their future in our hands…Democratic or Republican…think about the people who are paying the taxes the most in this country and give the middle class a break for once. Wishful thinking on my part….I’ll just be prepared in paying even MORE taxes to cover those who don’t put in, or for those who have so much money, that we cover for them, too, because they pay people to find loopholes for them.

Cindy McCain I’m so glad you said something because now the media has to acknowledge what Michelle said. Otherwise they were trying to sweep it under the rug….just like they always do when it comes to democrat gaffes.

I love how democrats are always trying to explain away other democrat’s gaffes to the rest of the country by “What this Harvard-Princeton grad meant was…..”
LOL

Michelle said this same remark twice (in two separate speeches) and in one speech she left out the word “really.” So all this defending her is quite ridiculous. She knew exactly what she was saying, and we all know exactly what she meant.
Now I’m off to see if Obama can “save my soul.” According to Michelle he’s the only one who can.
LOL What morons.

Sean, Sean, Sean, you’re losing it. In her first speech where she said this, she didn’t even use the word “really”….
So there is no defending her – but all you guys get an award for trying!!

This is not a perfect country during the
Vietnam war I was not proud of my country
turning it’s back on the men and women who fight. That does not mean I do not love my country.

DMK, seems all you republicans can do is take a small sliver of truth and expand it into a lie to attack the Obamas. Michelle Obama NEVER said she was not proud of her country. She NEVER said she did not love her country. Lies, lies, lies, that is all there is to republican politics.

Sean, explain it to the rest of the American people, because they’re not buying your defense.

Perhaps people are taking her comment out of context. My read is: For the first time in her adult life (the last ~20 yrs), she sees hope returning to a place of prominence in this country, which makes her proud of her country. Regardless of her intent, I give her a pass. I’m not voting for Cindy or Michelle or Janet or Bill or Carol.

Obama is speaking on TV. Wonder who he’s plagerizing tonight.

Skyhawk, good observation. These people are just phonies as are the Clintons. Nothing special about them, except their ability to fool a lot of gullible people.

At least Cindy McCain ain’t out there saying her husband is the only one who can “save our souls” sheesh.

Erin, that won’t be the first time you thought wrong.

Stephanie I wish that made sense, but it didn’t. But thanks for trying.

Since the early days of his candidacy, I have strongly felt that Obama has no love for America; the fact that his wife saw no reason to feel proud of this great nation, even one time over the last 44 years, just shows they both have disdain for the country they are so power-hungry to lead.
The Unites States of America desperately needs another Ronald Reagan, not another Jimmy Carter- and Obama is no Ronald Reagan!

obama the spin-doctor. change. lol. depends upon what the meaning of “country” is….lol

Lee — I am not voting for obama. I’m a Clinton supporter, and I think the Dem elites and media did a snowjob. WEll, I guess the Dems cannot learn from their past snowjobs. they love to lose. Go Republicans. lol. cant wait for this angel dust to clear.

“What we have learned over this year is that hope is making a comeback. It is making a comeback and let me tell you something,for the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country.” There is NOTHING wrong with Michelle’s statement. But there is Something wrong with the Republicans who would put negative, where only positive lives. I would NEVER want Cindy for my first lady. Cindy is a very negative PETTY kind of person. Cindy and Hillary are two peas in a pod. Both have Republican Fathers. PETTY CINDY, HILLARY PETTY CLINTON, two-of-a-kind!

Obama just spoke, and it sounded all fine and good, but it means nothing. And you can’t unite a country where half the people think differently than you. Why do liberals always think they have the magic wand to make all the political differences go away just because they’re in office. Arrogance, that’s what. Didn’t work for Clinton either. He didn’t unite the country nor did Bush. And Obama wouldn’t either. Nor will McCain when he becomes President. Quit acting like Obama is God.

Stephanie is embarrassing herself. Democrats tend to do that because they don’t know history.

What is in a name? Cindy, for first lady? Next the Republicans are going to give us Ashley, or Candy, or how about Suzie. But the name Michelle sounds more like a First Lady’s name to me. Make fun of Obama’s name, and I’ll make fun of your Cindy’s name.

My Vote is for Hillary. Never Obama. McCain if I must.

Erin, you MUST be kidding!
I’ve been on here *needling* Jill for her absurd postings half the night!
She and notoobama are hardcore right-wingers; I’m the smart one! : p
(Easy, Jill — just tweaking you some more)

Hey maybe Michelle can bring along an interpreter for her speeches, so when she says something very clearly and it’s offensive, the interpreter can tell us what she REALLY meant to say.

For those who critcize Michelle Obama…
I’m tired of the Republican party always saying, and criticising those who don’t say, that the the king has clothes. Always saying the country is great is an excuse for doing nothing.
Maybe we need a few people who are willing to be objective in their criticism and do something about it.
Go Obama!!!

What Obama means is….he’s going to bring about “change” (meaning he’s going to bring liberalism back) there is now “hope” (hope to bring back more liberal change) and a “hope for the future” (a future he sees hope for if there are more liberal policies in play)….blah , blah, blah.
He’s a liberal. America will find out. McCain will win.

I suggest to Michelle that she tell us the country of which she is more proud than this one. Seriously, I’m dying for the answer. We all are.

Ricca, according to Michelle, how dare anyone in America be proud unless her husband is elected President!!
Why are immigrants here from other countries who are poor and can’t speak the language more proud of this country than a Princeton-Harvard senator’s wife? Simply ASTOUNDING!!!

To all of you who turn your noses up at “fancy talk”, what do you think of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence? Ever read it? The last 8 years with a public-speaking challenged Texan has ruined your mind. I rest my case.

I have been angry at some of our political leaders from both major parties. I have been ashamed of some of our leaders. I can’t say I am always proud of our government.
I have always been proud of the United States of America. I always will be. I will be ashamed of our citizens if we elect a president who’s first lady isn’t proud of our nation. I will still be proud of my country, I just won’t be proud of her or her husband.
Lady, if you ain’t proud of the United States I will buy you and your husband one way tickets to any country you think you can be proud of if you agree to stay.
This country is ours until the next president gives it to Mexico or the UN, and I’m proud of it.

TO enrique, I am not an OBAMA supporters! OBAMA do not and will not get my vote!!!

Wait till Americans hear about Obama’s voting on a proposal to have a global tax on America brought to you by the United Nations. This and other revelations will nip this candidate in the bud, pronto.

Obamas speeches (lifted from Deval Patrick)
Obamas books (lifted from Rev. Wright)
Michelle’s patriotism (born 2008)

faraway, EXCELLENT!!!! You rock

Let’s see – bribing super delegates, plagiarism, disrespectful to country, all this in only three days. I see how he is uniteing the country. I’m just about united enough to vote republican.

Be proud of your country when it deserves it. Being proud of something when it doesn’t deserve it, makes it meaningless.

Liz, in the last 20 something years there has been nothing to be proud of? Nothing? Sorry, but it is YOUR words that are meaningless. And ridiculous.

no one questioned Michelle’s dedication, they questioned her love of country. Try to keep up.

So Jim you want to CHANGE the topic? Oops, didn’t mean to copy Barack’s “change” rhetoric. lol.

Enrique:
We allow free speech in this country whether you like it or not!
For the record Cindy McCain is right!
By the way did you graduate high school?
“Who Cindy McCain”? Duh, you must be a Democrat!

Good for Cindy McCain.. No doubt, she will, appropriately, continue to stay in the political background; behaving like a lady, as well as a true American who inherently respects and honors this unique and great country. Cindy is looking more like a First Lady..

I am worried that the American people are going to be turned off completely by Michelle Obama. She reeks of hostility…it seeps out around the edges and she doesn’t smile. She is scary!

It is almost funny that you people are fighting about these silly words and slips of the tongue. Seriously people, there are bigger fish to fry.
Rather than focusing on Michelle Obama’s words, I prefer to look at those who attack her for them. Honestly, I feel worse for those who blindly follow their leaders and are “always proud” of their country. Lacking pride in things your country does is not un-American…it is UNIQUELY American. It is our duty as Americans to question our govenment and hold them accountable…something that has been sorely missing in recent years.

Far too much has been made of Michelle Obama’s comments. I love this country and I served it from 4/1985 to 4/2005 but I’m not proud of everything in our history. I’m not proud that we obliterated the Native Americans, enslaved other human beings, placed Japanese Americans in internment camps and continue to pay equally qualified women less than we pay men for the same job. To me America is at its best when it practices the principles it was built on…namely “liberty and justice for all”. This election is historic no matter whom you support and it is something Americans can be proud of. This year we can choose between two card carrying members of the AARP or the young guy, or choose a woman, a Black guy or a Vet…we have historic choices and historic voter participation. I’m more proud today than I was approaching the 2004 election.

This was a prepared speech. A speech she has given before. She is a law graduate hence her timing and delivery. She and her husband are fully aware of the power of language and choice of words.
They were trying to intimidate people and it blew up in their faces . If you on’t vote for Barack you don’t want a country you can be proud of.
Michelle I am in law school, I got in the old fashioned way – my grades. I am paying for this myself through my own sweat. Shame on you for wanting and taking the soft option. Did you care about who you denied? Shame on you. I think you and your husband are two faced.

People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Anyone here whose is married has said something or done something that SHOULDN’T relfect on their spouse.
Leave the women alone, and focus on what is important people.

Of course Ms. McCain has always been proud to be an American… she has never had family or friends killed in a pointless war, she has never waited 8 hrs on an ER, she’s always lived in big mansions and has never wondered how she’ll make it to the end of the month. I’ll be proud of being an American if I were her too!
I’m glad she’ll never get to be our fist lady.

The Obamas are proud about their committment to healthcare.
They are simply liars.
They have done nothing especially when it effects their interests and if they are such blatant liars on this subject then they are not to be trusted on others.
If they cared about healthcare then why does Michelle work at one of only a handful of hospitals in the whole country that doesn’t offer a discount to the uninsured ? Why as the Senator of Illinois has Obama never addressed this? A hospital that charges hugely inflated margins on care and medicene.
Why has he never questioned that this goes on at a “not for profit hospital” that made 100 million profit last year. A hospital that is a serious contributor and fundraiser for his campaigns. A hospital that tripled Michelles wage to nearly 300k when he was sworn into the Senate. A hospital whose management at her request found her couple of board positions (externally) when she asked and she picked up another 50k plus a year.
This is well known at the university of Chicagos hospital where the Obamas didn’t pick up the nurses votes. Dont just believe me read the Sun and the Tribune and Crains.
No Obama votes from me.

Michelle Obama’s comments are Un-American. I will not be voting for Obama. I plan on voting for John McCain, a true American hero.

this is going to add a whole new chapter on the war on drugs. Just say yes Cindy.

ain’t no way in hell I’m putting nut job McCain anywhere near the button. This man is a loose canon and crazier then an outhouse rat. Even his own party doesn’t think he is fit, I know of at least 5 republican senators who’ve publically said the thought of him as President is scary. I don’t think his own party will let him win, they know he is nuts.

This buisness about Michelle Obama mispeaking and Obama’s non-plagerism is just more of the typical political rhetoric that clouds the real issues of this country instead of dealing with reality. This is exactly why Obama is so appealing. He’s a breath of fresh air in politics and he’s going to take it to the house. The Whitehouse that is!

If you were born in 1961 and by the age of 7, Martin, Malcolm, Bobby, and Joe had died, and by the age of 30 your country had seen Ron Brown and Mickey Leland die in plane crashes, and then go to war with Vietnam and wake to Vietnam living in your neighborhood, then go to war in the Middle East, and the villan still lives in Pakastan’s mountains and many boys dead from war and not returning to be a “surviving POW” like McCain, then perhaps you would understand Michelle’s comments.
After all justice isn’t blind and neither should American Patritorage be… we should love America enough to take off the blind folds and help her have a better vision.
That’s truly American

On 60 Minutes in her first real interview, Michelle was asked if she was worried about the safety of her husband should be become president. Michelle said something like “As a black man, my husband could get killed going to the gas station.”
As a black man? What does that mean? I don’t know a lot of black men getting randomly shot at gas stations, Michelle, unless of course you’re talking about black men killing other black men. Does Michelle realize that most blacks are killed by other blacks? Somehow I doubt she would admit this, because you see, Michelle likes to divide us (and shame us) using RACE. And now she wants to make us ashamed of our country. Not going to work.
Michelle, you’re not fit to be First Lady, don’t quit your day job.

i’am a born and raised BLUE COLLAR AMERICAN all my life i have been nothing but PROUD that i’m a AMERICAN
no matter who the president is or what our country’s done because this is our country that comment offends me besides her husband has never served this country that sissy
we don’t need change we need answers all these presidential canidates talk about change we need ANSWERS !!!!!!!!! NOT IMAGINERY CHANGE
GO Cindy

Maybe Michelle needs to spend some time in Africa, and see what her future might have been if she hadn’t been born over here. How does Darfur look to you Mrs. Obama? Rwanda? and all the other murderous hellholes that we have to send millions to just to keep a handful of people alive. Are you proud of the land of your ancestors? You got real thriving democracies over there, don’t you? Why not take a visit and stay there. We’ll elect someone to represent us who actually likes the country they’re representing.

let’s debate this til no end and forget that there are larger forces at play here shall we. yeah…that’s mature.
by the way…the people make the country, not the other way around.

Dearest Jill (and other hate-mongers)… this country was also built on the backs of slaves who never got a dime nor any respect for all the work, sweat, blood, and tears that they gave to this country – but that has been forgiven.It is ok for you to be for Mccain, for others Hillary, and others who want solutions,answers and change from Obama. This is what makes America great! We all have a voice – an EQUAL voice. Hate, however, and racism is another thing… I agree that Michelle was speaking from the disillusionment with the past, but believe me, SHE loves the USA. If she didn’t, what woman in her right mind would allow her family to be ridiculed and placed in danger (from rascist fascists and multi-mega rich oil people). they have courage, and they are follwing the democratic process of taking a stand. Now if you do not choose to stand with them, that is your choice. When will WE as a COUNTRY stop judging people for the color of their skin and start looking at the content of their character. None of us know the pain this woman carries. You all have made me decide to vote OBAMA!

lol, I saw McCain & wife today on TV with his “goober” grin you would think he had already won the presidency. Another 4 years of the Bush administration NO THANKS!
Go home McCain and take twinkle-toes with ya

It is a shame how C. McCain has taken Michelle Obama’s comment out of context. It shows how petty some politicians can be. There are still a number of people who want the institional racism to live on. Then there are the positive hopefuls who want change in the right direction like Obama and his wife. Let’s talk about the real issues America. Don’t forget their are a number of people around the world who are waiting for us to destroy ourselves from within.

Words, just words – for the first time in my adult life I am really proud of my country – words, just words? Really inspiring isn’t it! I’m thinking of “changing” my vote. McCain 08

I’m trying to understand what Michelle meant by her statement. Some of the Obama supporters say the key word is “adult” some say “really” some say it was just a “poor choice of words” even though it was given twice. I think there is one ADULT who can REALLY clarify her POOR CHOICE OF WORDS.

Give me a break. Do you people really think Cindy McCain sits around listening to anything Michelle Obama has to say? This woman says nothing the whole campaign and now, all of a sudden, she speaks. Can you say Handlers? Here Cindy say this. Talk about grasping for anything you can get your hands on. How pathetic the “Right” has become.

I too will be voting republican for the second time in 35 years. I have always been proud to be an American reguardless of politics. At least I have something in common with McCain that these new voters want to forget. There will be many more abandoning the democrats this year. GO McCain!

i am 70 years old, have seen a lot of presidents with always a good english american name, i can not for the life of me see a president born in Kenia, be an american president, just imagine, introducing your president barrack obama
i never thought i would see the day i could see it happen.
a confuse Canadian

Sorry, I cannot say I have been proud of politics in this country over the past 8 years (and many times my pride came and went). Earlier someone made the comment that we should be proud of our country all the time no matter what. That is BS. If you have children, are you proud of them when they act up in school? Are you always proud of yourself? NO. I love my country, but there are many times I can do nothing but shake my head at the actions of the politicians ‘leading’ us.
Therefore, Michelle’s comments are right on. I like McCain and I like Obama. A matchup between them will be a win win in my book.
All these people stating that they will be voting republican for the first time? I ask why? What is Obama doing that is angering you? Every solution he has come up with for political problems provides carrots and sticks and shows that a great deal of thinking was involved in developing the idea. Sure makes me like him more and more for his message and his substance.

I listened last night as various news commentators chastised Michelle Obama for her remarks, taken out of context, on how proud she was of her country at this moment in her life. Let me be clear, before Obama, there has never been a credible Black candidate running for the office of President. Before Obama, there has never been a Black man that could galvanize this country into supporting him for the office of President. Before Obama, Blacks had little to be proud of when it came to ‘Politics’ in America.
I served for twenty years with honor in the United States Navy on both submarines and surface combatants – few can say that. I wore my uniform with pride, dignity, and a conviction that only a person willing to die for his country could identify with and understand. I have never been more proud of my country than I am now. My country has finally said with a strong voice at the voting polls that ‘yes’ a Black man can be president of these United States.
That is what Michelle was trying to say people – nothing more!

I can see this playing over and over again. Unfortunately it will be on Al-Queada’s website. Good move Michelle, your uniting them alright.

I just watched the space shuttle land. It really makes me wonder how she could say that nothing in her adult life has made her proud of the country. Really sad that she thinks she is emotionaly ready to be the first lady.

Regardless if I’m proud of Bush being the president which I’m not has nothing to do with the PRIDE I feel and have always felt being an American. If Obama would some how become President I’m sure I wouldn’t be proud of him either since I do not care for his American Idol nonsense now. I am a Democrat and unless Hillary is the candidate I will not waste my vote on Obama! I will have to go with McCain.

I think Cindy McCain should tread lightly. Lest some long ago skeletons raise their ugly heads from she and the senator’s closet!

I find it hard to believe that ALL of you bashing Michelle for what she said, have been 100% proud in this country your whole life. With Bush’s approval rating so low, I would think most people would find it hard to be proud of what this country has turned into.
Besides that,
You are contorting her words to mean something completly different. Get over yourselves and actually listen. And don’t even attempt to tell me that after all of the crap that has gone on with this last presidency, that you are completly proud of this country. :|
Because we all know that would be a big, fat, lie.

Theres nothing wrong with what she said, its how people take it, that can make it wrong! My Son is Active duty Military and im Proud as well as im sure all Parents are that our kids could be comming home next year with a Obama Victory!

Reading all of these comments. I can tell whom you are going to vote for. I’m not proud of my country and I don’t love it either. This country have not been fair to minorities since I’ve been born. My ancestors was not asked if they wanted to come to America. If they would have been asked you best believe they wouldn’t have come. Just read about the 2 million who jumped to their deaths on the voyage here. AND I’M NOT LEAVING FOR THE SIMPLE FACT MY ANCESTORS BULIT THIS COUNTRY AND DID NOT GET PAID ONE THIN DIME. SO IT’S MY RIGHT TO BE HERE BECAUSE THEY WERE FORCED TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The old saying behind every good man is a good women, well im sure the same thing holds true for, “Behind Every Bad Man Is A Bad women” McCain as all us American allready know is a Old Man with a temper, and he loves War!

The United States is a powerful country, that doesn’t always act in the best interests of black people or poor people or women.
The electorate has been largely apathetic; the politicians cynical and calculating.
The country has been ruled by the special interests of large corporations.
The global environment is going down the toilet.
I have to say, Michelle Obama’s words make sense to me.

Michelle O has been an adult longer than 8 years! She is 44 you know. Sorry to hear she has been so unhappy in a free counrty all these years! I don’t want to hear about “I’ve never walked in her shoes” bull because she’s never walked in mine!

I am proud of my country everyday. I am a black American and I will always be proud of my country. How can someone allow Bush to make them less proud of their country? We do great things everyday to help people all over the world. She has been an adult for 25yrs and nothing has ever made her proud to be an American? I can not forgive that comment. She needs to make a public apology and explain what she meant, if she didn’t mean what she said.

bret; Hillary needs to make a Public Apoligy about her months of lies about Obama!

Cindi can go after Michelle if she wants to, but she’d better be ready for a good fight.

Anyone can have slip of tongue.
Problem is she didn’t appreciate her real error … and thought she only needed to take out the word ‘really’ in her second go of that speech.
I’m sorry but this is more than a slip of tongue … its a freudian slip that reveals her inner beliefs.
The real Obamas have been exposed. I no longer see them as POTUS / First Lady candidates, for proud Americans.

Nancy;
You’re a typical Liberal Democrat!
You can’t debate the issues in a civil
manner so you resort to personal
attacks! Cindy McCain has the right to
say whatever she wants in this country!
You probably think it’s ok to shout
down invited speakers at universities if they don’t agree with you!
Maybe you’d be happier in Russia!

just becoz the waters are calm does not mean there no crocodiles.michelle should have somebody help her row not rock the boat down the stream.
in the heat of the moment every thing is under scrutiny.

Let’s see if this makes sense:
Proud to be in the country whose leader should be impeached for lying to the people about an issue such as nucelar armaments and then to ask the people to send their son or daughter into live combat to further their greed(oh…strategic interest) to another country’s soveign mineral rights? Who do people who support such nuts think they are? Pride in a country comes through consistent representations of truth, liberty, and equal rights!!!

I would never vote for a canidate whose wife is “just now’ proud of her country,what sort of example would she be as the first lady, but, I see the news media is giving this little attention, could it be because they are all “Democrats”??? LOL
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I don’t understand the American people on why they want Obama in the White House. He didn’t swear in as Senator on the Holy Bible, he turns his back when the Pledge of Allegiance is said. Didn’t the Iraqi’s state they would get the US, but the next time it would be from within. What better position than from the Presidency. I don’t think he can bring change. If you want change, then change your congressman. If it came down to just Hillary and Obama,I would vote for Hillary just for the reasons above.

It doesan’t take a rocket scientist To figure Michelle out that Michelle Obama stuck her foot In her mouth!!

Regardless of who the President is, I will ALWAYS be proud to be an American and of my country. As of those who were “ashamed” while Bush is in office… Then get the HELL out of this country! Maybe you should move to Cuba.

just because Michele has not been proud of her country does not mean she doesn’t love her country. I don’t understand what one has to do w/ the other. If you had a child that was running amok, making bad decisions and hurting people you would not be proud of that child, but you would still love him just the same. I am w/ Michele 100%…you cannot question a person’s patriotism just because they disagree w/ the actions of the president; or don’t want to wear a pin on their lapel. btw, I wear a peace sign on my lapel, and it doesn’t not lessen my degree of patriotism.

This is a non-story. This is a desperate last ditch effort by a few desperados to hit Obama with something. Wisconsin voters young, old, white, black, brown, blue-collar, white-collar, educated and even semi-literates like some posters here, didn’t buy it and neither will other voters.
If this is all you can find, he’s sailing on to victory!

She, like her husband, doesn’t have the experience to be in the highest office. This person could be our first lady and she’s telling you flat out that she has not been proud of her country her entire adult life! IF she is a true American and she has some political savvy, she should know better than to say something that stupid. It’s not the first time. I’ve listened to them and tried to be inspired (not brain washed by celebs), but all I keep hearing is him regurgitating pieces of speeches from past Americans or her acting like she has it all figured out.

There’s been some sarcastic talk suggesting that this counrty, under the Bush administration, doesn’t have too much to be proud of. WE THE PEOPLE are the country…not the administration. If you think the war was illegal…if you were never convinced that Iraq posed a threat to the US…if you thought the US was INVADING a soveriegn nation without good cause…what did you do about it? Did you write your congressmen and senators? Did you speak up when “patriots” were calling for war in Iraq around the water cooler at work? DID YOU STAND UP TO BE COUNTED?
I’m proud of my country (WE THE PEOPLE who are willing to give our money to help natural disaster victims in other parts of the world). I’m not proud of the Bush administration who either totally lied to us about WMD’s or was so wrong, it borders purposeful, criminal incompetence.
There’s a middle ground between those who would never say anything negative about our counrty because they’re soooo patriotic and those who would blast our country for Iraq because they’re soooo patriotic. Let’s find that middle ground and choose a candidate that will make decisions based on the total truth of the matter, sing our praises we deserve it, but also tell let us know when we need to do better.
WE THE PEOPLE!

The kind of statement that was made by Mrs. McCain shows the importance of electing a President who stills has the common touch. Mrs. McCain went on to later that she has lived a priviledged life and that is exactly why Mr. McCain should not be President we have had enough leaders who have never had to worry about whether the decisions being made for them would effect their everyday living. We need a President who’s had to depend on his leaders making the hard choices that help to benefit him. That’s the problem with the Clinton’s as well, for them this is all business as usual. For Senator Obama this is about changing the conditions of everyday working Americans. To do that you need to have been an everyday working American. Senator Obama is the only candidate who can provide that kind of leadership.

dougious,
For non-drinkers tell the readers who Hensley & Company is

Wow! Cindy McCain has spoken!! It is a know fact that certain people in this country do not get the same preferential treatment as others, because of the way they look. The reasons could be their skin color, facial features, a woman’s weight, etc.., and some will be treated differently. So therefore, their American experience will be different. I guess the Republicans are still compassionate. That’s what we started hearing 8 years ago. It’s as if God said, OK, prove it!! Katrina!!! Go down there to the Gulf Coast, and let us see if they’re going to back up their words. We better pray that someone in this race will.
BJ from Houston

I AM FINDING THE ENTIRE OBAMA CAMPAIGN TO BE A LITTLE ONE SIDED. IT SEEMS EVERYONE IS DOING A TWO STEP TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE POLITICALLY CORRECT TO THE EXTREME WHEN IT COMES TO REPORTING ABOUT THE OBAMA’S BUT VICIOUSLY LASH OUT AT MRS CLINTON.ESPECIALLY WHEN I FEEL THAT MRS CLINTON WILL DEFINITELY BE THE NEW CHANGE WE AS AMERICAN’S WILL NEED.

I’m a 60 something lady who lived through the awful sites and sounds of the civil rights struggle, the deaths of MLK and Bobby Kennedy. I also lived through the 8 years of the Clinton’s and stuck by Clinton when the Lewinsky transcript was placed on the internet by Ken Starr. No statement as trivial as what Michelle O. said comes close to the pain that Bill Clinton placed on his country, his party and the Oval Office.

You can be proud of your country for some things, love it for other things and feel REALLY proud of it when things change for the better. There have been many wonderful actions (and sentiments) during this election that have made me really proud of this country and there are times my pride grows larger and times it grows smaller. Bush’s actions have made me less proud of this country.
Let’s celebrate the good. I’m sure both Obamas are proud and patriotic citizens and I’m sure, as they head around the country on the campaign trail, they are seeing a lot to make them more proud.
It makes me less proud of this country to hear people say that Michelle Obama is where she is because of affirmative action. She is a strong, articulate, and admirable woman. Cindy McCain the cheerleader should continue to keep her mouth shut if she can only open it to slander other people by insinuating they are unpatriotic. Do we want more Bush-style Macarthyism in the White House?

What you Republican GOP members do not understand is this. Main stream America does not want any of you to lead them anymore. You guys are so out of touch with the average American citizen you have no idea what they are feeling. Go had bash Obama and his wife, you will go down just like Hillary is going down. You will get your heads handed to you in the general election. The American people are intelligent and they do not want anything to do with anyone from your party. Get a clue GOP; this is what happens when you do care about the regular people out there or when try to kill someone when they make a mistake.
When you do not have a job, or loosing your house, or your savings are being depleted and your pension has been stolen. National Security does not mean a damn thing to that person. You guys have your head so far up butt you can’t see the light of day. Try learning history you can learn from it. This is your lesson from this election take notes. Go ahead and vote for McCain and your 100 year War in Iraq, your to stupid to even capture Osama Bin Laden after spending 8 billion a month. God Bless America and the people of America.

just once it would be nice to hear compliments about each other! this nit picking is getting so irratating! thats all you hear day after day after day! i wouldn’t be proud to be an american if all i did was pick people apart! i think michelle is a very elegant intelligent women. you go girl!!!!

McCain said: “I have never lived a day, in good times or bad, that I haven’t been proud of the priviledge, of being an American.” Well, fine Mr. McCain…
You also said that you were serving in the military while MLK was demonstrating for equality for all people……
The fact of the matter is plain…..No one who is not of color can relate to the pain suffered by those of color from a country that used them in Vietnam and treated them like second class citizens upon return…….
This type of foolishness makes no sense……
Why should anyone be proud of a nation that allowed dogs to attack protesters?

She will be a great first lady and barack will be a fantastic president. These words that she said does not mean that she was bashing the past of our country. She just knows that Barack and change the way our country runs and she feels confident about that which makes her a strong person. I am all for the obamas. freedom of speech.

I can’t wait for stupid Republican flag waving morons to try to make hay out of this – their creaky old hate machine cannot withstand the Obama charm offensive. The GOP are yesterday’s news… get ready America, it’s OBAMA TIME!

Most decent people are ashamed to be Americans these days because the GOP and Bush have turned our nation into a paranoid, hateful cesspool.

In reality, Michelle Obama knew exactly what she was saying and she meant every word of it. She is as vacuous as her husband. If the only time she can be proud of America is when hubby is in the limelight, this nation will be ill-served by the Obamas at any level of authority.
Trying to qualify her statement is ridiculous – and should be called for what it is… a sound bite born of ignorance, hubris, and arrogance.
If Obama is nominated I’m going to do something I wouldn’t have even considered 25+ years ago; I’m switching parties and voting for John McCain. John doesn’t have trouble being an American and proud of it when times are only good for him. He’s proud to be an American period. As much as I hate to see a Republican back in office, it’s a damned site better than the possible alternative.

Our nations history is rich and rife with moments to be proud and moments to be admonishing it’s leaders. I have never NOT been proud of my country. I cannot imagine a politician or their spouse making a public statement like that and the people being forgiving. Her weak explaination is silly. I am proud of the senator for doing as well as he has. I will not vote for him, if that time comes, for my own reasons.
Keep the wife in the backgound if you want to do well, Barack!

“clinton is grasping at straws. i know what she meant, and so does clinton and all these others trying to make this sound like something else.” Did you actually read what Clinton said in response to this (in the article?)? It sounded like she sided with Obama? Read again – and this wasn’t something from the Clinton camp – this was something from the Repubs and you will see much more, if you survive past the debates tomorrow.

Shame on you, Obama, to say that ‘For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m proud of my country’. But – I guess these are “Just Words”. Empty words. Obama is nothing but a con. His words turn out to be nothing but a phony, stealing words and speeches from others. Maybe he needs to consult Deval Patrick again. Patrick is a disaster as a Mass governor. The people in Mass saw this coming, they heard all the phony speeches before and they just don’t buy them. They voted for Hillary.
There is nothing real in the Obamas, they just want the power, to turn this country upside down, which is the CHANGE, that they want. We don’t want leader who is not proud of being American all the time. GO HILLARY – THE ALLTIME PROUD AMERICAN.

I think she is honest sometimes.
But I cannot imagine what is to happen when the people in whitehouse are not confident nor proud of this country! Wake up!!!

Anyone who is still proud of the United States after what we’ve done in Iraq is a sick human being with no sense of decency or morality. The best among us are deeply ashamed of what has been done in our name, the worst among us are strutting around, make loud fools of themselves while the rest of us try to minimize the damage they’ve done. Michelle Obama speaks for me.

There is a trend here and I hope everyone is following it: Ms. Obama’s nasty comments toward Clinton and now against our great country! How can they explain this one away and smooth it over? What about our soldiers who are serving overseas right now? Who does she think she is?! Why is it okay for her to say such things and the media helps smooth it over and when Bill Clinton, another spouse, says something – it gets so much press and discussion and helps sway voter pattern in the states with more African Americans? I am tired of this and now I’m voting for Clinton here in Texas; at least she’s withstood all of this extreme media bias where nothing gets smoothed over for her.

read my post which has the full quote. You and others like you obviously have not heard the full quote, if you have and continue to take it out of context then you Sir, have some serious comprehension issues.

What was the conversation prior to this remark from Michelle? Get a grip, people! You need to put things in perspective and get the whole story, not just some sound bite. The media and politicians (including Cindy) spin things at their whim with little regard to the truth or the whole story, just enough to use to their advantage or cause an uproar. I don’t know why Michelle should even have to explain herself, I guess some people aren’t bright enough to figure it out the first time.

NO Barack! Bad Timing! Don’t bring her out just yet. Please secure your win first. I remember the last time she spoke. it was a turn off. I’d keep her in the background. She ain’t no Bill Clinton.

Again people, here is the full quote
“What we have learned over this year is that hope is making a comeback. It is making a comeback. And let me tell you something — for the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction and just not feeling so alone in my frustration and disappointment. I’ve seen people who are hungry to be unified around some basic common issues, and it’s made me proud.”

I read the entire text and am getting more of a larger picture of the Obama couple; this is not the first time they’ve said something offensive or done something offensive to me (taking lines from a speech that was already said by his friend, he has used drugs and there are some concerning things about his dealings with a felon and drug use that have not been addressed) I guess I don’t know anything about this guy really and my gut thinks that he really couldn’t do the job as President. At least Clinton’s skeletons are out – why else would she go back into the limelight like this – wouldn’t you think she would know that if she had more skeletons they would be discovered by the GOP again? She seems smarter to me anyway. I’m willing to give this woman a chance – i trust her more than this guy that I have a weird feeling about!

I like Michelle — she reminds me of ME. I have put my foot in my mouth any number of times, and all it amounts to is trying to get a point across and not parsing the words too well. Maybe she should take lessons from Bill..how many ways can you define “IS”? At least she has something concrete and meaningful to say which is more than we can say about the trophy wife with the less-than-pristine past. I too have been bitterly ashamed of my country for some time now…where to begin? Torture? Starting wars without even getting the consent of congress? Throwing out Habeas Corpus? Rigging the Supreme Court with wingnut activist judges? We need Obama so much. And Michelle, too.

Why would you take pride in the luck of your birthplace? I’m an American, and I’m happy that I am, but I’m not proud of something over which I had no control. On the other hand, there have been many ocassions when I’ve been ashamed of being American. The majority of those ocassions were in the last 7 years.

Sure, backtracking is easy -
Did you expect something different?

It’s like when the Dixie Chicks said they were ashamed bush was also from Texas, turns out they were RIGHT to be ashamed. The TRUTH is TRUTH – YOU CAN BE FOR THE USA & AGAINST BUSH!

Oh now it starts with Cindy McCain? Well honey, she looks like a first lady and has the class to go with it. She doesn’t have a loud, obnoxious mouth like your Mrs Obama and she is evidently very well raised by her parents.
You obama supporters just don’t give up. If you can’t slam Hillary around you start on John McCain’s wife. Just how low life are you anyway?
Let the riots begin!

AnnGarells:
If you fell that way, why don’t
YOU LEAVE! Go live in Russia or Cuba!

Michelle is going to be a very entertaining first lady. You ain’t seen nothin yet! She’s just getting warmed up. You think Dan Quail said stupid things?. . . . just wait until Obama takes office. This is going to be hilarious. The country will be in a shambles, but at least we’ll all be entertained.

Obama did not “sweep” Wisconsin … Clinton got delegates there too! Do any of these Obama supporters understand the democratic political process? As for Michelle … couldn’t the obama camp spin doctors have written her a better excuse … or perhaps she can find someone else’s words to use like her husband does.
Hillary ’08 … all the way for the USA!

What I sense here on this site is a bunch of losers who just cannot stand to see the day when a person of color will rise to become president. Please be advised, this is perhaps the reason the Republicans are fighting immigration as they are…….This country will one day truly be integrated at all levels.
It’s amazing how folks will fight to keep power…….There is only one African American governor in the US….
Are you fellows proud of that? There’s only one African American United States senator? Are you losers proud of that?
There’s never been an African American or woman president or vice president…..Is that something to be proud of this country? Never has there been an African American female supreme court justice? What is that to be proud of? Never has there been an African American attorney general, secretary of defense, FBI director, CIA director, Federal Reserve Chairman, Speaker of the House, and the list goes on and on and on and on……And you knuckle heads talking about being proud of America…..Proud for what? slavery and Jim Crow?
You people need to catch yourselves and back off Michele Obama with your envious and silly selves…..

Michelle Obama is a joke, look at her trying to look like Opera and everyone knows Opera is a racist. Wonder which mosque they will want to give their acceptance speech from?

I am sick and tired of hearing McCain being a war hero. I am also sick of his security BS and fear he wants to generate inside the minds of Americans. I bet all the COWARDS are going to vote for McCain. I am going to vote for the stronger candidate on healthcare and economy. Because thats what makes America so great.

Steve:
I guess you feel rather safe in cyberspace behind your little terminal…..It’s easy for you to say such vile things, huh?
You must really live a sad life…..
May the Lord help you…

Hey Michelle-life is simple.Say what you mean and mean what you say. Evidently you are not even a simpleton.

This is PATHETIC. Michelle’s words are taken out of context and she even clarifies this (non-)story. Clearly she is a proud American and she seems very likable and genuine. Try to focus on politics instead.

@Ron:
You can judge a politician by hr husband.

Cindy McCain was stealing narcotics from seriously ill people; what a wonderful role model and First Lady she’ll make.
These Republicans have no shame in their hypocrisy; can you imagine the manufactured outrage the theocrats in the Republican Party would be spewing if Michelle Obama was a drug embezzling felon?

Dougious: you forgot to mention how Cindy McCain stole pain killers for her own personal use from her charity. She cut a deal with the prosecutor that kept her out of jail. Little important detail you conveniently left out of her biography.

Michelle did not need to clarify anything. The truth is that some people are deprived of the capacities to go beyong the spoken words trying to capitalize on every spoken word and turn it into their advantage.
Obviously the level between a Harvard graduate and every body else is clear.
The graduate americans who follow Obama do UNDERSTAND his speeches and those of his wife.

Just dont like Obama! I will vote for McCain in Nov if he wins.

McCain is trying to make something out of semantics. Stupid. Typical Republican effort to win something. For the life of me I don’t understand the mentality of the party. They think they represent being strong. Whereas what they really represent is narrow mindedness.

I can’t believe what I’m hearing! It’s NO BIG DEAL when Michelle OBama mis-speaks – but don’t let Bill Clinton say anything about Jesse Jackson. That’s all you reported for a week and because you “made a big deal” about it, the blacks stopped supporting Hilliary and now support OBama. SHAME ON YOU. You should take your responsibility to report the truth unbiasly more seriously. SHAME ON YOU.

to the guy by the name of Bill, don’t be a hypocritical idiot, Michelle couldn’t get into those schools because of affirmative action, you want to say that every white person in this country is smart? Not all black people needs the help of affirmative action when they succeed. A student have to get good grades and reach the top to be kept in schools like Princeton and Harvard, they dont keep students there because of their color. You should not make yourself happy by thinking that Michelle is a dumb person or any black person that goes to famous schools because of their color because that is not the case, they still have to excel like anyone else. As I said before they are lots of dumb whites, not all white people are smart. I believe Michelle worked hard to accomplish the success and education she now have, the press misquoted her on what she said about being proud of her country now, I am sure her statement meant a broader sense, if people would open their minds and stop looking for the Obamas to slip.

To Joy: loving one’s country and being proud of it are two very different things.
I am a 39-year old white woman, and cannot honestly remember being proud of my country, except maybe once or twice–and those were more about being proud of groups of people within the country. Cynicism about politics…the sense that big money controls everything…two soulless wars fought for the wrong reasons…a complicated history of exploitation of groups of people to achieve the economic and territorial superstatus that we now “enjoy”–there’s not not much to be proud of. However, I still love the country, and keep working for change, because I believe that people CAN change, and can work for the common good–provided they are led to see it as the common good.
I respect Michelle’s honesty, whatever she intended to say. I also think people are forgetting the “really” part of the quote as well…I know Fox News omitted it from their reporting and their website. Deliberately, I’ll bet.

In what other country would Michele Obama had a chance to attend her fancy ivy league schools–ONLY in AMERICA and ONLY because of AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. They want to see Hillary’s tax returns? Fair enough! Let’s see your SAT’s and LSAT’s, Michele and Barack. I suspect you got in over more qualified candidates. You should be GRATEFUL for the opportunities this country has given you both. At least Hillary got into schools on her merit. BTW: How is Obama going to reform PUBLIC SCHOOLS when he’s never attended PUBLIC SCHOOLS???—no, he’s the “guy from the ‘hood” that went his whole life to ELITE, EXPENSIVE private schools paid for by somebody else. What a load of crap.

Me thinks Waheeda has some “issues”.

I’m sad that our country is so split. What happened to the respect for one another? Even on this board. Sure, you have to vote for someone, but I wish we could listen to each other, rather than bash one another before letting others get a chance to express how they feel.
We are so divided and so hurt. It makes since that Michelle is proud to see change in our nation. But more change needs to happen. If Obama can do that great! If McCain can, great!
But bashing isn’t going to solve much. It just distracts you from the true problem, our division.
So please. I will not be able to legally vote in the next election, but I hope that rather than form strong judgments or pick a party, all you voters will seriously listen to each candidate and decide as your own person, who will be a respectful leader who will listen to the people.
He may not do everything right, but if we would just unite, then maybe our country can make a comeback.

Michelle dont have to explain anything to the media, they took that statement and turn it around, sometimes things happen in this country that makes one discouraged. I am sure Michelle meant her statement to be understood in a broader sense, not for those who wants to turn it into a national disgrace. As for Senator Cain’s wife, she can go to hell because if her husband gets into the white house, we will see an escalation in the war, higher taxes and the poor working class living on the street.

i would like to comment once again on churches. why is it not racism if a black church only help black causes and not all people. and as far as Mrs.McCains drug use ahhh excuse but didnt obama also use dope. so if using dope makes you stupid and unqualified just how do you think he is going to do according to some here using drugs fries your brains. another thing to consider in case many of you have forgotten the president is not the sole ruler of our country without congress or the senate behind him, he is an useless as a peahen

Michelle can beat up Cindy!!!! Cindy can beat up Michelle!!! Reading some of these comments takes me back to high school again.

All McCain has is a desperate and juvenile attempt to distort the words of his adversaries. This says a lot about a candidate. What happens if he is elected and does things the MAJORITY of citizens object to? Do we now become his adversaries? Is this just another GW type we are now dealing with?

OBAMA THE DIVIDER…HE CLAIM HE CAN UNITE THE COUNTRY…MORE LIKE DIVIDING THE COUNTRY FROM ALL THE POSTING AND HEARING IN PUBLIC’S POINT OF VIEW FROM DIFFERENT RACES, OBAMA IS DIVIDING THIS NATION. I HAVE FAMILY MARRIED TO BLACKS THEY WON’T EVEN WANT TO SEE OBAMA WIN, BECAUSE THEY KNOW HE WON’T DO A GOOD JOB…

Boy you people really need to get a life. You people sound so ignorant the way you try and twist things around just to prove a dumb point. I’m sure some of you have seen things you are not proud of. Once again GET A LIFE. This just goes to show how scared these hateful, war mongering republicans are getting. They have to grasp onto whatever straws they can to try and bring Obama down. A SHAME. And for the record there are plenty of things i am not proud of.

AND – I certainly should’ve added that of Dr. King…

Nice to know in her adult life she hasn’t been out there with the rest of use working towards solutions to problems. I’m not there all the time & surely not enough, but there are plently of people who’s sleeves have been rolled up & they have been working. I find her explanation almost as offensive as the initial comment. Wake Up Michelle, some of us always participate.

that’s just what we need. a first lady with a big stupid mouth. apparently affirmative action hasn’t handed everything to her politely enough all her life.

How many of you are PROUD that the founding fathers wrote “All Men Are Created Equal” and then promptly ignored it? How many of you are PROUD that entire nations were kidnapped and transported to America where they spent over 200 years in slavery? How many of you are PROUD that native americans were targeted for extermination via genocide? How many of you are PROUD one half of our country fought a was of independence against the other to maintain an economic system based upon slavery?
How many of you are PROUD that shortly after that war former slaves were disenfranchised with the utter nonsense of “separate but equal.”? How many of you are PROUD that this evil was enforced with a hundred years of lynching, murder and bloodshed simply for wanting to enjoy the American dream?
How many of you are PROUD that thousands of Japanese-Americans were illegaly interred and had all of thier legally stolen for a pittance of thier worth (not a single German-American or Italian-American was interred)?
How many of you are PROUD full citizenship was not bestowed on African-Americans until 1965 with a Voting Rights Act to again prevent disenfranchisement. How many of you are proud that we fought a senseless war that resulted in over 58,000 pointlessly killed (I was there–1969/70 So I know what I’m talking about.)
How many of you are PROUD we have destroyed our infrastructure by refusing to fund them. How many of you are PROUD we are destroying the middle-class by shipping our manufacturing jobs overseas? How many of you are PROUD that effective careers are being replaced with McJobs?
How many of you are PROUD that we’re involved in another foreign adventure by again attempting to change a culture by blasting it to bits and calling it “collateral damage.” How many of you are PROUD that we’ve thrown billions down the toilet in Iraq? How many of you are PROUD that education is being de-funded to pay for this stupid war? How many of you are PROUD of our nations response to Katrina?
How many of you are PROUD of Bush stealing an election in 2000 and 2004 and us rolling over and taking it? How many of are PROUD about anything this moron has done in the last 7 years?
I know what Michelle Obama meant. I know it well. And I’m PROUD of Michelle Obama for having the courage to stand up and say it!!

it is stupid to even be debating this. no one and i mean NO ONE has been proud to be AMERICAN 100% of the time. i am sure we all can find fault with some facet of our government and some of its policies.get off your high horses. so you saying this is worse than the things Clinton did in the Oval Office. so you are saying the times when some of our presidents were caught with their hands in the cookie jar were worse than this?
get over your self righteous selves.

I think we should really get back to the issues. Obama’s campaign said today that pulling out of Iraq in 09 is just a ‘goal’. He also reserves the right to change his position once he is in the White House. Hmm, that’s not the way he presents it in the speeches. Must be in the fine print.

I think the Obama’s should try living in another country for a couple of years to see just how proud they really are of this country. I did (in Brazil) and believe me I was a changed person when I returned.

Kind of reminds me how the moonies all stick up for Rev. Moon. From the outside it never makes sense.

Hey ABC, why “tries to clarify”? Oh yeah. Stephanopoulos.

Michelle will be a wonderful First Lady of course proud of this wonderful country.
To be honest many of us were ashamed of the politics of the current BUSH administration.
If you don’t believe, please travel to Europe or Asia and you will see what sentiment people out there have about us because of BUSH.

Yes, we all know what Mrs. Obama meant, we can figure it out. You don’t honestly think this election process is on the up & up. Pretty much like the last presidential election, anyone checked the electronic voting machines lately, or who bought out who? You honestly think Mrs. Clinton is going to win when we all know what is going to happen if she really does. How many black riots have you been in because things didn’t go their way?? Do you realize what will happen to our economy due to rioting if Obama doesn’t win this? Black history will tell you that it will happen & devistate our economony if Clinton wins & it will run true to form roiting in our 25 largest cities in our country. Give it up you Clinton fans & go for the most economical vote, Obama has already been fixed to win to avoid our countries economic disaster, riots. Be a proud American & let elections be fixed, just like the last one.

When is she gonna just be quiet. Princeton? Harvard? When is she going to realize that the press just want to hear her spew her silliness.

Obama laid out a lengthy Pakistan policy last summer in a speech at the Woodrow Wilson Institute where, responding to National Intelligence Estimate reports that Al Qaeda had re-constituted its forces in Pakistan, Obama called for air strikes against Al Qaeda targets if the United States had clear-cut intelligence.
Obamas willingness to bomb Pakistan in order to fight terrorists makes Obama a hypocrite.
When we went to war in Iraq, it was thought that Sadaam had WMD’s. We know that Osama does not have WMD’s and yet Obama says he will unilaterally start bombing Pakistan if he finds Osama or other terrorists there.
Obama claims, and most people agree, he was against the vote to authorize the use of force against Sadaam in Iraq. Obama claims he was against the Iraq war from the git go, because there were no WMD’s, and so what if Sadaam was supporting terrorists and threatening the west. Terrorism and supporting terrorists was not a good enough reason to go to war in Iraq according to Obama.
But now, under the same circumstances of harboring and supporting terrorists, Obama says he will bomb the sovereign nation of Pakistan.
Obama the flip flopping little weasel. God help us and the world if he gets to the White House.
Bush was wrong about Iraq, and his execution of the war was stupidity. But Obama is Wronger Than Wrong. Obama says he will go to war in Pakistan for a lesser threat than was in Iraq.
Don’t get me wrong, if Osama is found in the mountains of Iraq, the US should, with the support of Pakistan, go after Osama. But, the US cannot do it alone.
The problem for Obama is he said this was not a good enough reason to start bombing Iraq.
I am not against Obama because he is Black. I am against him because he is Wronger than Bush, and Wronger Than Wrong.
He is wrong on how and when to fight terrorism, he is wrong to take money from sleazebags under indictment to help buy a house, he is wrong on his immigration plan, and he is wrong to steal Hillary Clintons plans for Health Care, Education, and the Economy.
I live and Texas and were starting to see that Obama is all Hype, and no Hope.

Tom in MA,
Right on!

Cindy McCain should not criticize Michelle Obama. Cindy would be serving jail time for drug theft if her husband wasn’t a Senator. She is certainly not the kind of person I’m proud of. She who lives in a glass house shouldn’t throw stones!

I am a lifelong Dem…never voted anything but “D” on the ballot. But if Obama is the Dem candidate in November, I will leave the party and likely vote for McCain. Obama is and arrogant elitist that has NO substance whatsoever. And what I can figure out from his “light policies” is that he is a very traditional liberal democrat, which under normal conditions I’d be excited. But…we are being lied to: he is not “unique,” different, a new kind of politician, a uniter and all these other crazy things he claims to be. He has no new or original ideas–they are recycled “old” liberal democratic party ideas. He wont change Washington. If anyone is really listening–he sounds a lot like Bush in 2000 (albeit more eloquent). So, there is no way I could vote for him this fall. I’d be a hypocrite for doing so (as will millions of Americans who have bashed Bush). Obama is an opportunistic light weight. The emperor has “no” clothes! And, Michelle’s recent comments give us a glimpse into the psyche of this family. It’s beyond frightening!

In my opinion, Michelle is one of the brightest, an achiever, proud American that America ever produced. America should rather be proud of Michelle Obama. If she was not a black woman, the media would not have spinned this cruel allegation out of context. Her statment rather reflects a character of a states woman. Those who are in the business of misinformation, are doing deservice to the good people of America who hope for a better inclusive America.

Mike…if Cindy goes to jail for drug theft, Obama should march right behind her for his drug use and questionable dealings.

It will be a sad day if Obama is elected president of our country..are we not tired yet of overly cocky presidents who really only care for their own wealth not the people.

after reading majority of the comments were posted,i feel sorry for those whom attacked michelle obama, not because i´m an admirer of obama, but because they didn´t show a sense of realistic thinking, all what they´ve manifsted is their rejection to their rights as human-beings who live on an american soil(the promoters of democracy & human rights).
my respond to those which i consider them really ignorants is:
she is an elite graduate, and eloquent person.and i don´t think a witch like cindy are eligable to evaluate her, because she really doesn´t understand nor comprehend what she´s said.
second of all, when a person say something and others don´t get the meaning of their saying, that person the only one could clarify what he/she meant.
finally:i´d like to say no matter what the clinton´s would do- Mr. barak would win the nomination, and would beat mckain.

Ignorance of our history? Can this election open up an honest dialogue about the differences we all live in this country? Can we even begin to acknowledge the times during the history of this nation in the past 200 years that America has not upheld those ideals it promotes?
Ignorance of our foreign policy? Our nation has achieved monumental success and is a global superpower. Yet we turn a blind eye to how we got there. We are not ready for honest dialogue not yet.
I am sure there are many times though a parent may love their child, they are not proud of some of their decisions.
Our history is not free from the stain of blood of those Americans who were sacrificed on the altar of the Almighty Dollar to create the empire we now have.
WE still have a long way to go in this nation before we LIVE the ideals set forth in our Constitution. For those very ideals of Freedom and Liberty were written with slaves in the next room while genocide of Native people occured throughout the land to make way.
Both people have a history and a wisdom that has been discarded, deemded to be of no value simply because it was not European.
Yet it is those very values and wisdoms that were trampled that have saved America from itself time and time again.
We need to ask why instead of condemning. We don’t all share the same opinions, religions, culture or values.
True democracy makes room to maturely discuss them. We have come a long way, we have not arrived yet.

Michele who stated that she wants Obama to be President so her daughters can go to college. Is she for real? Her salary can send many children to college.
Michele reminds me of John Kerry’s wife, Teresa Heinz

The distruction of America was said,
“It will come from the Inside”, not “The outside”. Obama is that man.
He’s all talk! Inspiring? Apparently,
Michelle has been very uninspired for most of her adult life! That’s alot of wasted time. Hillary has proved to withold many trials and tribulations and has never let anything get in the way of her work and as first lady, Senator and I believe she is definately the stronger presidential candidate. She’s proved that she is a strong leader
just from her track record. Insiring talk is “Just Words!” With no real experience to back it up. Maybe Oprah can be his vice President. I salute Hillary Clinton and John Macain, 2 very proud and experienced candidates whom are very proud to be Americans all of their adult life!

Give her a break. She is for one heck of a ride as possibly the first black first lady. People seem to think since she is black, it will be different for her than any other first lady. I think not. I think all first ladies had a hard job where they have to watch every word they say of it will be plastered around the world.

I believe that Michelle Obama is a beautiful, intelligent, and hard-working woman. I’d like to see some of you get on stage sometimes three times a day, on the road, missing your kids, and see how you come out. Michelle grew up as an African American female in a sometimes racist and unfair society. So, I agree this is the first time I’ve been really proud to be an American.

Ease up on M.O. She’s a really good person, and still very new to this stuff. Have no doubts, she is a patriot, just like her husband.

pa·tri·ot·ism
–noun
devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country; national loyalty.
proud
–adjective
1. feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often fol. by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
2. having, proceeding from, or showing a high opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, or superiority.
3. having or showing self-respect or self-esteem.
4. highly gratifying to the feelings or self-esteem: It was a proud day for him when his son entered college.
5. highly honorable or creditable: a proud achievement.
6. stately, majestic, or magnificent: proud cities.
7. of lofty dignity or distinction: a proud name; proud nobles.
8. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. pleased; happy: I’m proud to meet you.
9. full of vigor and spirit: a proud young stallion.
10. Obsolete. brave.
I post this to demonstrate the difference between pride and patriotism. To draw an analogy consider America your child. You always love them but sometime there actions are disgraceful and you are less than proud of them.
The short version of this: You can lack pride in your country and still be patriotic.

why are we so sensitive;she was talking about the political process;now you remove the phrases out of context and you re making it a pretext;just the same old politics;after it we ll be astonished to have elected twice bush as president ;think twice do not be so queek to judge;for the first time in my life i am proud that to many young are engaged in politics,i am proud that they people want change ;what is unpatriotic about that;TALKING ABOUT POLITICAL PROCESS OUT OF CONTEXT FOR A PRETEXT

Saddam DID have weapons of mass destruction – you were not lied to. He admitted destroying such to an embedded FBI agent.
What Michelle Obama did was show the true perspective of the liberal democrats … nothing anyone does, except them, is right or good enough. And, if what THEY do FAILS, then it is someone ELSE’S fault! They live lives of double standards and they pick and choose those things which they haven’t enough backbone to act upon to become indignant over. They want a socialist system in which to live … that way, no one EVER has to be personally responsible for their shortcomings or failures. The race card would certainly become outdated – - however, look at how many liberals whine and bellyache (still) over KATRINA … has ONE of them EVER accused the idiot Mayor-chocolate-NAGIN (WHO is prejudice??) of not handling the situation as it should have been? HE, and the state of LA, are THE ONES responsible for the tragedy that happened – they’d known for DECADES what would happen if hit by a hurricane of that magnitude … yet, they didn’t even maintain the levees as they should have (much less apply for matching federal funds with which to do it) or even make sure that their own citizens were evacuated BEFORE the hurricane hit(& they had DAYS!) They’d rather blame Bush and the Federal government … no personal responsibility on THEIR parts, oh no … even though George Bush allotted MORE money for those levees than anyone else prior! This is just one little example … if a far left liberal gets into the white house, things really WILL be the administration’s fault because all those of the same ilk will not take care of themselves … they are waiting on the GOVERNMENT to do it. And, as far as Michelle O., she truly showed her IGNORANCE and the fact that she sees only from a very narrow and “gimme” frame of reference.

She is a shame to this country. If you are that stupid a mistake like that at this stage of the game then she deserves to be torched for her idiocy. As for the husband, is he that stupid to not say to his wife, now honey you need to watch everything you say because the media is on your every word. She went to Princeton huh, my dog is smarter.

Mitchelle used the word pride now the media uses there own words for her and us proud. I hear over and over the media uses other words for her to cover her true colors. Funny that the media does this for her and Obama only. I thought pride is forbidden as in the Bible mentions, she did say pride but now the media is covering her true words as she did us the words pride??

Take a poll and I am sure the majority of the people if honest would feel the same as Michelle. Not proud of the country but love it.

Michelle doesn’t have what it takes to be a first lady. It is no excuse for someone in her position to made such damaging statement about the United States. If she/you think she is, smart,educated, she should have think twice before making that stupid remark. There is no room for a first lady to make another stupid mistake like that in the future. I am not a native born American, but I am very troubled by her statement.

I would place my bet on Michelle Obama over Cindy McCain any day. Cindy needs to keep her my shut

This is a moot point, simply because the Mccain and Clinton camps are grasping for straws as they unsuccessfully try to slow the momentum of “The Obama Movement.” It’s sad to see such “experienced” politicians have to resort to such desparate tactics because a “newbie” has come along and stolen the show. Those that are smart enough to see past all of the spin-doctor tactics are the ones who will actually vote. It’s a blessing in disguise for the Obama camp simply because it opens their eyes to what people will resort to when they are desparate for votes. I am sure that they will be much more careful in what they say, and how they say it.

My country tears for thee, sweet land f liberty of thee i sing! For those of you that can honestly say that they have always been proud of America, has never journeyed outside of America or followed the history of the country! Here’s where Hope comes into play. A feeling that something will change, for the better. Once again Hope being a word of starting the journey, With Obama in the white House, free speech will be relished and protected.

It is interesting how they chewed Obama up for lack of words. Noteworthy to mention, everyone borrows words. We all hear phrases or words that we feel expresses what we mean and oftentimes use them. Please tell me who doesn’t! Nevertheless, the look a like Joan Rivers (Cindy Mcain) actually opened her mouth to remark on something that was said by Michelle Obama. Thank God Michelle said that or we might never have known that the trophy wife had a voice. Girl get a life.

Isn’t that interesting that the worst thing that can be said about Cindy McCain is that she looks young..while she doesn’t suffer from the radical “foot in the mouth” syndrone.. Bravo..to the next First Lady..Cindy McCain..

.Most McCainians were ready to vote for Guliani or Romney before McCain realized how weak the GOP field really was. McCain lost the GOP nomination back when Bush ran, and he’s going to lose the election in November. “Superstitious Navy Aviator?” Give me a break. So what will he attribute the economic woes of this nation too, walking under a ladder? breaking a mirror? People may have bought Bush’s fear politics in 2004 but this is a new day, and McCain has far less appeal. Let’s talk about experience. How much experience as Commander in Chief, did any past Commander in Chief have before they were first elected? Did Arnold Schwarzennegger have any political experience before becoming Gov of Cali? And Ronald Reagan….nuff said. The job of the President is not to micromanage the entire nation. Your a fool if you think that it’s The President’s job to make sure you go to school, get a good job, stay out of trouble, raise your D**N kids, keep your neighborhood free of filth and crime, and live a decent life. BUT it IS a President’s job to unite people under one cause. It IS the President’s job to motivate people to want to change this country, as well as themselves, for the BETTER. If Mr. Obama can do either of these things, he has already succeeded where Bush has SO MISERABLY failed.

Unfortunately, in this country more people recognize Cindy Lou Who than Cindy McCain and perhaps for good reason. Cindly Lou Who never bashed the Grinch or took a cheap shot when she had an opportunity.
I agree with Michelle – what have we had to be proud of in the last 12 years of the Presidency? Let’s face it, there hasn’t been a lot to be proud of. We spend billions of dollars on a useless war and ignore the victims of natural disasters in our own country. Our health care system is third world and American made goods are a distant memory. We let China poison our pets, our kids and our medicine. And Osama bin Ladin is still a free man (and don’t say we don’t know where he is)!
Is THIS an America to be proud of?
When we put Americans FIRST, then we shall truly be a nation to be proud of, and I think we are slowly making a comeback. It definitely IS time for change.

Bush said he had a drinking problem, which he overcame years ago. There is not evidence he used cocaine, as you allege. Obama admits he used cocaine –and had the audacity to do so in front of impressionable teenagers.
I’ve never used illegal drugs, but a friend of mine died 2 days ago as a result of drug and alcohol abuse. He was in his 40′s and left behind a lady who loves him dearly and a 2-year old son, who will not remember his father.
I think it was grossly irresponsible for Obama to go to a high school and tell of his own drug abuse. What a poor example. Kids aren’t going to listen to “do as I say, not as I do.”
If we want our kids to respect moral authority, we need to support leaders who’s lives advocate for a high standard of moral integrity.

I voted for Alan Keyes in the primary and I plan to vote for him in the general election, next November.
He is a candidate I’m proud to support.

Michelle Obama meant exactly what she said. She got lost in her speech and could not find her line so she inserted her thought. She has made several slip ups before. She said she will think about supporting the democratic ticket, if her husband is not the nominee.
Definitely this is the attitude to show for party loyalty, very patriotic. She was off the campaign trail for awhile because her mouth was getting her in trouble. When Michelle and Barack Hussein Obama get off the speechwriter’s script they have a Freudian slip. I call it the real truth. Obama has already shown what he thinks of this country in the way he does not recognize the American flag or the national anthem. Yet these pied pipers democratic are going to let him be their presidential nominee.

I wonder how many of these folks who are claiming that Obama misspoke ran to defend GWB when he made some verbal blunder? My guess is zero. That’s how the game is played. The person you support can do no wrong and the person you are against can do no right. It’s all a very stupid game that brings out the hypocrisy in all of us. I can think of other reasons to not want Barack for president other than his annoying wife making stupid statements. Things like his policies. Very charismatic guy with very scary ideas.

I thought we wanted to end America as we know it. Vote McCain!

Obamabots are like smurfs … no matter what you tell them they’re convinced that the color blue will feed them, clothe them, protect them etc. All they can come back to you with is 2 years experience and the Hope and Change song&dance. Michelle Obama is the perfect example of a well to do politicians wife with no regard for their country – only the status.

Obama has publicly spoken about his grandmother who lives in a very poor village in Africa….THEN WHY THE H#LL DOESN’T THIS MILLIONAIRE &/OR HIS WIFE HELP HIS GRANDMOTHER, INSTEAD OF JUST USING HER AS AN EXAMPLE OF HIS HUMBLE FAMILY ROOTS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY EXAMPLES PROVING HOW THEY’RE JUST IN IT FOR THEIR OWN GAINS, THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT ANYONE WHO’S POORER THAN THEM, THEY DON’T EVEN CARE ABOUT THEIR OWN GRANDMOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At least Michelle’s comment being taken out of context provided the talking head spinmeister’s, Hannity, Limbaugh, Levin, Pag and other’s a reason to have a job. (At least for a while longer). It gave them a brief respite from slamming McCain.

America stood idle while Bush stole the 2000 election and then re-elected the dim-wit after he invaded the wrong country. America stood silent while Bush and company stifled dissent about a war and created “free speech zones”. America stood idle while W committed treason by outing a key CIA agent… all for political revenge. America stood silent while Bush dismantled the Constitution. America stood silent while this administration trampled our civil liberties and tapped our phones and read our email. Yeah, I guess maybe I can relate to what Michelle Obama said. I’ll bet the founding fathers would agreeing with Michelle Obama too.

Ps. No, I’m NOT for Clinton NOR McCain EITHER!!! I & MANY OTHERS are voting for MIKE GRAVEL (& YES, he IS still running, DESPITE mainstream media’s CONSTANT NON-acknowledgment of this GREAT MAN (I’d post some VERY INFORMATIVE websites about him for you, but “they” don’t LET me)!!!!! For starters, just look up the “National Initiative”!!!

As a white female supporter of neither Bill, Cindy, nor Michelle, I have to say that her remark (and don’t forget she DID say ‘adult life’) struck a cord with me. She’s right. We Americans have gone from being the proudest most-loved nation in the world to being the least loved nation. And we’re becoming a 2nd rate country. This has all come about in my ADULT lifetime! Am I proud to be an American? Absolutely! Am I proud of my country and what it’s done in my name as an American? Not too much lately. And by the way, Cindy McCain. Mrs. Obama DID NOT say she wasn’t proud of her country. She said for the first time in her adult life SHE WAS PROUD OF HER COUNTRY because people are hungry for change. Big difference from the spin you and the Hillary supporters put on her remarks.

Amen to Alyce Claerbaut!
I read this blog and my heart failed me for the low and arcaine remarks touted by a great number of you.
These remarks expose the obvoious feelings of bigotry and prejudice that still has a hold on many in our great nation. (two words that have not been stated through out this discourse)
I am an American. I was born an American and am proud of that. However, that does not blind me to the flaws of my country. It is clear to me that our experiences in this country can differ soo greatly that our perception of a valid statement could cause such opposing reactions.
This moment in our nations history has been the greatest source of pride for many in this country and for my generation. If we actually knew our contry’s history we would understand this.

“Ron” and “Mary” – if you claim that you can judge a politician by his wife then how do you defend McCain’s drug addict wife who stole drugs from her own charity to support her habit?! I wouldn’t be so quick to point the finger at everyone else. Do a little research and you’ll find out that Cindy has not always been an “angel”

Mrs. Obama did say she was proud of her country too, only she qualified it to say for the first time in her adult life. Well, let’s see, she was born in 1964, so her adult life began in 1985. Reagan was in his last term, followed by Bush, Clinton, and Bush. Her words struck a chord with me because I am very proud to be an American. But I’m not proud of what the leaders of my country (for the most part) have done to the prestige, morals, and morale of my country since 1985. I, like Michelle Obama, for the first time in my adult life am proud of America because the people are hungry for change. And with a less spin and venom from the Clinton camp, maybe we’ll get the change we need. I know what we’ll get with Hillary or McCain. This white female will vote for at least a chance to get away from the past 20 years.

I see people are really trying to make a mountain out of this. If you have never been disappointed with this country then I seriously doubt your patriotism. Even parents can be disappointed by their child but does it mean that they do not love their child? This woman is right. Today there are far more people paying attention and voting for change that there have ever been in the history of this country. How many people do you think even knew about delegates and super delegates in 2007? How about now? People paying attention to this process and if you did not get what she was saying, you need to buy, “Comprehending…for Idiots.” It is pathetic.

Good for Michelle! Can you try to put yourself in her position? I was born in 1985 and the only thing I can recall about my presidents is that they lie, cheat and steal. I agree with her wholeheartedly!

Michelle Obama back-tracking on her statement is too little too late. People’s first thought is normally their true feelings. The Obamas are an arrogant pair that feels this country has not given them enough. While they mock this nation they are urging people to let them lead, they have had priviledge lives that some of us can only dream about. They are living in a multi million dollar home with vacation homes all over the country and this is the one time in her adult life that’s she been proud? I am a non-white american who is either rich or priviledged. I have a way to go still to even reach what people call ‘upper middle class’. However, for each item on a list of want I have for america, there are dozens of blessings I count on. I am proud to be an american because at the end of day….I am still richer, better and have more opportunities here then I can ever dream of elsewhere. This country is a glass half full for me while the millionair Obamas see it as a glass half empty. I truely do not believe, I want that type of thinking in the whitehouse….I do not believe they understand the true depth of love people have for this country even in the worst of times.

It was Obama that said words have meaning. Oops. I guess he meant “Words have meaning when my wife or I mean them to or when someone is criticizing me for giving another meaningless ‘change’ speech. Otherwise, don’t take what we say as having any meaning until we tell you later what you’re supposed to believe.”

The best thing she could do for her husband if she wants him to win the nomination is to stay home and keep her mouth shut. If she wants him to lose, keep on campaigning Michelle. John Kerry had the same problem with his wife, she had a bad mouth on her too and it certainly did not help him.

Eric: I was born and raised in this country and no matter what the situations are or who the president is I will always be proud to be an American and proud of my country. Michelle is wrong and apologizing doesn’t change her words. She should not have said them in the first place. Let her go to Kenya and live if she doesn’t like it here.

cookieinspiron: Who is judging anyone? I did not judge anyone, I just stated a fact – the woman has a bad mouth and its going to hurt her husband’s campaign. Don’t take my word for it, ask him.

I’m a little younger the Michelle Obama, and I’ve been proud of my country my entire life. Our backgrounds are quite different; I went to high school and college (an historically black college) in Mississippi before joining the Navy. I actively supported any democrat because I beleived they were good for America. Even after serving for six years in the Navy where I gained an appreciation for our strong military and a recognition of just how many jobs the Dept of Defense provides for American (world’s largest employer once you count all the subcontractors), I still voted for Clinton (both times) because I thought he better represented me as a Black American. By the way, I voted for him while teaching ROTC in Baton Rouge, LA; I gladly left the state in 1998 when I saw how ignorantly corrupt many local and state officials were who knew the state’s infrastructure (schools, roads, levees) was in sore need of repair, but squandered and stole tax dollars instead of taking care of the of the people who elected them. Anyone who sees the tragedy in New Orleans as the fault of the Bush Administration is not looking at the whole picture; it happened well before 2005, and rebuilding homes will not fix it. In the time since, my family and I have lived in both Japan and Italy, and I’ve visited dozens of countries and talked to thousands of people worldwide (including Iraq, which did have weapons of mass destruction) — I see the regard that citizens of other countries have for America as well as the respect the democratic, freedom-loving countries have for President Bush. Many forget how we cheered when he vowed to “stay the course” in the war on terorism after 9/11. He promised we would not falter and we would not fail, but because so many of us are weak in our own resolve, we call our leader who has done what he promised us he’d do a failure. Unlike Michelle Obama, I’ve always been proud of America, but I’m saddened that there are those who believe the president who has failed us (or at least me) in the past 16 years was George W. Bush.

Wake-up & smell the American Kona poetryman69!
Barack Obama was born in Honolulu,
Hawaii USA.
Know the facts before you rant.
Get to know him. He’s about to become our next President of The United States of America.
And the rich aroma of the melting pot that is Americans ready to take our country back, gratefully warms our newly inspired patriotic souls.
Brew some up!
Your US friendly neighbor in New Hampshire,
Joanie

I want to say Bravo & Ditto to Tony regarding all the vitriolic criticism of Michelle Obama & Cindy McCain too. Let’s “turn the page” & agree to a higher level of public discourse than this petty nonsense.
Joanie

San Francisco CA said: “People’s first thought is normally their true feelings.”
So I guess Hillary meant it when she slammed stay-at-home Moms with her,”I guess I could have stayed home and baked cookies, but I chose to have a career instead.” remark. Sure wish she had!

Michelle Obama should try living in another country , if she is not happy here . It’s like her husband said ” time
for a change ” for both of them ! Thank
you Michelle for telling the world how
you feel about American & American,s !

So I guess if her husband loses she won’t like America anymore, how sad, if you don’t get your way or if things aren’t exactly the way you think they should be, then you take it out on America.

While I think too many people are making too much out of a remark taken out of context, it did get me thinking. I’m a bit older than Michelle but there haven’t been any times I was ‘really proud’ of my country either. Notice the ‘really’ in my statement and in Michelle’s. Yes, there have been time I’ve been proud but not really proud. And there have been too many times I’ve been appalled. Like our federal government’s response to Katrina, like Bush Sr. cancelling Carter’s funds for alternative energy research, like the way tabloid news has slowly taken over almost all national news, like the U.S. invading Iraq, like Reagan’s obviously flawed ‘trickle down’ economic theory padding the pockets of the rich while the middle-class shrank and the poor class grew as well as our national debt, etc. Think about it. 35 million with no health insurance, 35 million going to bed hungry in our country. We have a lot of work to do before we can be ‘really proud’ if we are being really honest about our country.

i’ve been following the american election and i think the mindset against which michelle made the comments is one more reason why american jails are disproportionately fill with blacks am. MICHELLE YOU ARE INVITED TO SPEND A WEEKEND IN sonewein, Monrovia liberia, WA. after which you would be proud of AMERICA FOR EVER AND EVER, AMEN

I am and have always bee proud to be an american, no matter what the situation.We truly do live in the greatest country in the world. I have voted in every election since I turned 18, some times the other person won but I have always supported who ever was elected. This is the first time in my life (52 years) that I would actually think about moving to Canada should that ignorant idiot that does not pledge to our flag and his big mouth wife (the Obama’s) get elected to lead our great country

Cindy Mccain was a special ed teacher to severely disabled children. She has a son who is a marine and has done double duty in Iraq. She faces the possibility of her son being killed in this war- what was that post of her not experiencing real life?

Time to put an end to “democracy”. Time to put an end to “life, liberty and pursuit of happiness” Time to dig the grave for “evil capitalism”. Time to spill the blood of burgeoise on the streets. Time to implement ‘from each according to his capability, to each according to his need” Time for change. Time for Obama.

The only reason I write this note is because of McCain’s wife, who proposes to originally be against her husband running for President, so easily jumps on the ‘political’ bandwagon of lies and deceit.
I have never liked politics because to me it’s all a deception. There have been few instances where we actually had Presidents that were ‘for the people’. Those Presidents were assasinated!
I personally understand Michele Obama’s comment and what she meant. Mrs. McCain stated that she has been fortunate – well good for her! I am sure that she can appreciate America – because if she was in another country, she would find out what it’s really like in the real world! We need a President that knows what it is like in the real world.
The President’s job is to do what’s best for it’s people, not just a select ‘fortunate’ few.
America was and is Blessed by God; and no matter how much man tries to remove God – He is and always will be running the show and at this point, I firmly beleive that God designated Barama for this position…

America needs John McCain!

Can we really afford to have Michelle Obama making these stupid/moronic statements as first lady? Think before you talk. Since most of these supposed innocent statements are halftruths. I agree…both Obama’s are inexperienced to lead our country and really deep inside they are unpatriotic (until now since they have lots of money). I am really scared of Obama being president…Change that I can believe in that’s scarier than now!!!

I doubt any child was deprived of pain killers because of Cindy McCain’s drug addiction. Besides, you liberals have a long history of overlooking law breakers and people with vices. So get over it.
Besides, I’d rather have a former drug-addict as a first lady than a man as president who signs laws and then does his best to cover his tracks after breaking them and depriving a woman her day in court by inducing others to lie under oath.
I’d also rather have a former drug-addict as a first lady than a woman who asks what her country can do for her husband instead of what she can do for her country.

How on earth people can actually support Michelle Obama is astounding to me. The woman doesn’t even like her country. If everyone gave up on America when something didn’t go right, we wouldn’t be here today.
Cindy may not have the picture-perfect image, but she at least doesn’t publicly proclaim public distaste for her country. Just looking at Michelle’s expressions on TV and in magazines is disturbing. She appears to be constantly conniving, with an almost evil look. Let’s say Barack wins the nomination (also a disturbing thought). What if something goes wrong? What will Michelle do, jump ship? Switch countries?
I’m not sure about the rest of America, but I know I would prefer the wife of a decorated veteran in the White House.
http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx?RsrcID=2036

I am a white male and I was open to change. Not because I am against the war in Iraq. I think George Bush will be vindicated by history. He may not be a good speaker but he is not stupid. I was willing to look into Obama as a serious contender because he did come across as intelligent and charismatic. A born leader. I was impressed. Bt not for long. The irreverent Jeremia Wright taught me a lesson. Yet, it could heal some wounds to have a colored president. I soon began to realize that this guy is associated with hate mongers and that what sounded charismatic is really rather hollow and unstubstantiated generalities. Change? What change? For better or worse? At my expense? I always thought I am middle-class. But under Obama I will be rich and must be taxed poor. And Michelle clearly meant what she said. This “out of context” excuse is becoming old. Do I want somebody like Michelle in the White House?

cindy mccain is defenitly better she actually knows how to “set up a smart party” unlike michelle she wil jus give you paper plates and microwave dinners.

checking things out, need to read some more of your posts before I give an opinion