More Bad News for Michelle Obama
By Larry Johnson on May 26, 2008 at 11:07 AM in Barack Obama, Current Affairs, Michelle Obama
I know for a fact that Barack and Michelle Obama would like the tape of her blasting “whitey” during a rant at Jeremiah Wright’s church to never see the light of day. They are worried, appropriately so, about the damage this tape will inflict on the Obama campaign. They can be certain of one thing–the tape will hit the blogosphere and TV land come October if Obama is the nominee.
How do I know? I have learned from someone in touch with a senior Republican over this holiday weekend that a major McCain backer has a copy of the tape in addition to the one controlled by the Karl Rove folks. McCain’s supporters are not about to cut Hillary a break. They believe that John McCain stands a better chance of beating Barack rather than Hillary. That’s why they are holding the video. They realize showing it now would likely boost support for Hillary and erode support for Obama among the Super Delegates. Simply put, McCain wants Obama.
Then there is the angry woman problem. Here’s Michelle–living in a $1.6 million dollar home, graduate of America’s most prestigious universities, and pulling a six-figure salary–and she was not proud of the United States until Barack ran for President. Know what? The average angry, bitter white person. who is clinging to God and guns and not living in a mansion, not able to afford college, and making less than $50,000 a year, does not know what her damn problem is.
Jeff Jacoby’s column yesterday in the Boston Globe adds further insight:
In an interview on ABC, Obama growled that Republicans “should lay off my wife,” and described the inoffensive Tennessee video as “detestable,” “low class,” and reflecting “a lack of decency.”
If Republicans “think that they’re going to try to make Michelle an issue in this campaign,” he added ominously, “they should be careful.”
Ooh, very fierce. But unless Obama is prepared to emulate Jackson - Old Hickory defended his wife’s honor by fighting duels, in one of which he killed a man - he stands no chance of putting his wife’s remarks off-limits to criticism. As long as he keeps sending her around the country to campaign on his behalf, everything she says is - and should be - fair game.
And unfortunately for Obama and his allegedly sunny politics of hope, what Mrs. Obama seems to say with grim regularity is that America is a scary, bleak, and hopeless place.
Here she is, for instance, in Wisconsin:
“Life for regular folks has gotten worse over the course of my lifetime, through Republican and Democratic administrations. It hasn’t gotten much better.”
And in South Carolina:
America is “just downright mean” and “guided by fear . . . We have become a nation of struggling folks who are barely making it every day.”
Michelle needs an attitude adjustment. Americans don’t want a nattering nabob of negativism in their face for the next four years. And that will become increasingly clear as America gets to know Michelle.
she is a b***h, simple
Calling Michelle misogynist names does not help make the case for Hillary. I request that you not use that language on this site. thanks
lj
Thank you for both items, Larry.
hey larry,
what i find interesting, is how axelrod and friends, were able to paint hillary as the ’shrew’, as the nagging wife, and the overbearing mother you never wanted.
they were able to build a whole school of hate around that image of hillary, most young men and unfortunately women bought into it.
really the videos should have been about michelle, and her overbearing, school marm,
authoritarian personality.
hillary is a doll compared to that…
God, no kidding. And Hillary actually REALLY cares about other people, not just what SHE feels and wants.
Hi Larry, I am new here and thank you for this site.
Question, perhaps naive, do you think the supers and DNC know about the tape, and if they do, do they believe it exists? Or are they just ignoring it?
I concur. I have gotten more than my overdose of mysogyny this campaign to have it continue in this form. My own mother called Michelle Obama this term and I asked her, “is it any different to call her that when many rightfully object to calling Hillary that term, or you for that matter, or your mother?”….she quickly responded, “yes its different, she’s a different sort of bitch”. I’ll leave that to mom, but none the less….
my grandmother embraced that word actively. she had teeshirts, mugs, bumper stickers, and more. But call my wife, mom, or daughter those names and you’ll be pickin yourself up for it.
Quoting Spiro Agnew. Awesome!
And its perfectly fine to ask objectively McCarthyite questions, in Larry Johnson’s fantasy world, so long as the phrase bitch is not used.
Roy Cohn is smiling down on you.
You are performing a great service to our country, and you have warmed up some of my final days. Thank you.
That is not appropriate. Please stop.
I appreciate the fact that you do not like MO
but calling her a B**ch only lowers us to the
level of the obamabots. She is a very devisive
woman and it would be a travesty to have her as
our first lady. I hope more of the press will
start to take a look at her.
Well, IF she becomes first lady, all the “ugly” jokes they made about Eleanor Roosevelt can be renewed! Hope they don’t get a dog!
How could America make such a mistake? He should ask Harvard for his money back. What an IDIOT!
Speeches and speeches so many praise him for. What a crock. Is he “high” on something? He has made more mistakes in the last couple of months that was so awful and downright shameful!
I can only imagine what you look like. Next time I have the runs I’ll tell you hello.
Larry Johnson getting caught in another lie. Hey Larry, where the Whitey Tape, you huge DB? LOL.
I can’t wait to see this video. Larry, you’ve gotta get it. As I think about it I laugh, on the inside, where it counts.
thanks Larry…This intriguing little item will surely turn the tide….I just wish it could work for Hillary’s benefit…I do have a Question for Meeeechelle Obama….If you and Barry care so much for the lil’ people or as the US Govt. classifies us THE WORKING POOR…Could you spot me a few bucks…I’m short on my Utility Bill…chuckle…
** I live in Texas and gettin cut off is murder this time of year…I’ll pay you back asap….I swear !….By the way please ignore the fact that I’m a CRACKER….after all Science has proven we all came out of Africa..mkay ? **
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Why do not ask Hillary? after all, if Obama is a big busness man and communist (yes, I have read it here), I am sure she is a nice, NO-big business anti-communist and would help her “white brother”
After all, why Hillary, who has more than 100 000 000 bucks,is a Senator and studied in schools for elite is not happy about her being discriminated as a woman? Or she is happy with women’s status in USA?
I can’t stand this passive aggressive pass the buck attitude.
Hillary is NOT THE ONE SAYING THIS STUFF!
Geez…
I.e. Hillary is NOT saying that she is all for poor whites? I found it is just ridiculouse when her supporters (and calling themselves names like “workingclass”) attack OTHERS for being rich, as if Hillary was wating tables to put herself through college. If Obama is rich (he is, and I am NOT for him at all), Hillary is SUPER rich. You might love her for it, but a bit of logic would be helpful here (just like to decide whether Obama is a man of big business or a communist :))
The question is, then, how do Superdelegates get wind of the existence of said tape from sources they would give enough credibility to to realize the enormity and severity of the impact such a tape will have as an October - or sooner - surprise?
Give it a rest with the man’s family already. You people are pathetic.
All of this from people who fried the Clintons every day for the past year and a half. Like we almost care what they do to Miserable Michelle.
Amen to that!
Don’t care a bit about the trails and tribulations of that b***h michelle…
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Wish I had a dime for everytime I’ve come across the word “bitch” being used to describe Michelle Obama on this “pro-Hillary” site.
So much for the oh-so-righteous indignation about all the so-called sexism supposedly directed at the racist Hillary Clinton and her campaign. It was a running theme through her campaign, covert and otherwise, and is well-documented in the public record. Never heard Barack crying and complaining about it either. Sure pissed me off though and was the reason I finally decided I could not in good conscience, support Hillary.
I never condoned attacking Chelsea in any way and always condemned it when I saw it. As far as going after Hillary’s husband, President William Jefferson Clinton? Fair game. After all, the ever-ambitious Hillary relies on her husband’s name and connections in her own political calculations and always has.
Just as some have pointed out here, when Michelle makes political speeches, she must expect appropriate scrutiny of the speeches and her fair share of criticism. On many levels though, this site is extremely biased and often uses offensive codewords when talking about the Obamas.
It is not a neutral or credible source of information on either of these Democratic candidates.
Funny, how you’re complaining about MO being called sexist names and then you thinks it’s appropriate to call Hillary a racist. Rather convoluted thinking, and hypocritical to boot. A double standard at work here.
And quite frankly, to call someone else a racist when your candidate gets + 90% of the black vote, simply because of your candidate’s race, is not the brightest strategy. Actually, I would say the shoe is on the other foot and Obama and his supporters are the real racists in this campaign. Another example of hypocrisy.
think, not thinks.
Amen. I am so sick of the Clintons being called racists. They are probably the most fair minded people in politics when it comes to race and gender. And the remark about 90% of the AAs voting for BO because of his color is spot on.
I don’t remember Hillary telling the world that “if she can’t take care of her own house, then how can she take care of the Whte House”.
You guys are something else, really.
Knock it off. Didn’t you ever learn not to call people names?
Michelle Obama is not a bitch.
She’s just an incredibly bitter individual.
The PC term might be, “civility challenged,” eh?
Since the dumbing down of America started and the government THREW money at anyone with 2 X chromosomes for Education, I have, in 5 or so years in Higher ED administartion, seen between 50 and 100 angry black women just like
Winnie Mandela…er, Michelle Obama.Their complaints are so similar and their tones and attitudes so congruent that they might all be reading from the same script.
In other words, I have seen her kind often in the last 25 years. And they are ugly - acting people.
You should have to deal with these types in the workplace! They are angry, petulant, and refuse to learn anything. Any form of instruction is “disrespecting” them. They could care less about doing a good job and are always and forever setting employers up for lawsuits. Those angry kids that took up all of your teachers time in school? They don’t change at all once they “grow-up.” BO wants them all to get big raises ASAP.
Tell me about, can’t stand those type of people.
Grow up Bobby! The GOP will trash him with it.
You want a first lady who rants about whitey, go ahead and vote for him.
We’re ready for an AA president. But most of America is not ready for that type.
Nor should we be.
I’m a Democrat, and a Hillary supporter, but last night when I watched the PBS Memorial Day concert, I kept thinking that Colin Powell would make a great president—not to mention a much better role model than the Obamas for young AAs. If Obama is going to be the Democratic nominee, I wish that McCain could get Powell as a running mate.
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Yes, a role model, sure, esp. by his UN performance about Saddam’s WMD.
Yes, a role model, sure, esp. by his UN performance about Saddam’s WMD.
Oy, not the old WMD argument again. Dude, I have a Stars and Stripes (sent to me by my husband in Iraq when he was there)around here dated from 2004 where the US ARMY proclaims NO WMD’s. Powell came out and said that the UN speech was one of the biggest mistakes of his life. I use to admire powell, but as a military family member, I can’t forgive him for not fighting harder to keep us out of Iraq. My family and scores of others are paying the price for Powell not having a stronger spine.
Colin Powell? He lied to the U.N. about weapons of mass destruction. NO WAY! He lost all credibility with me.
If lying before the United Nations is a good role model, well then I don’t know what to say. Powell is really toast–the only man who could have stopped the Iraq war and he caved and lied. Not a role model I want for my kids.
Gee, if only he hadn’t lied at the U.N.
Powell?
Gosh, if he only would of done his duty to his country, as he was trained to do, and told the truth about Obama, IL and Washington.
I wonder how much money HE made…
Colon Bowel was involved in the cover-up of the Mai Lei massacre — of US troops who deliberately murdered Vietnamese civilians.
For this actions in the cover-up — he should never be considered as Presidential material.
Have you been paying any attention? Powell has been advising Obama and has said many positive things about him. He may even endorse him.
Here, he talks about his he is excited by Obama’s campaign and impressed with him.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tavis-smiley/gen-colin-powell-on-the-_b_80353.html
And one of the reasons Powell didn’t run is because his wife was worried about his safety and the kind of personal attacks this site specializes in.
Have any of you actually seen Michelle Obama speak in person? I have, and the picture painted here is incredibly distorted.
She is a better, more inspiring, and more positive speaker than he is.
You just take comments out of context and make ad-hominem attacks. You’d be rightly outraged if Obama suppoters used this kind of sexist language about Senator Clinton.
sorry, but michelle is just words. powell is still a liar, so what if he’s excited about Obama….you know, birds of a feather do stick together.
thats how the obamas have made it–use language and style to bamboozle americans.
Colin Powell said he admired how he ran his campaign. Of course we all did until we found out where his massive amounts of money is actually coming from and all the terrorists that suport him and his campaign as well
“You’d be rightly outraged if Obama suppoters used this kind of sexist language about Senator Clinton.”
Dude you guys already are!
I second that emotion! Michael Nutter would make an excellent candidate for Prez. There are many other “credible” candidates that come to mind. BO is NOT one of them.
Once upon a time, over a year ago, I was very open to BO. But, when he and his surrogates began the Hillary/Bill –”you’re a racist” bashing 24/7, and other disgusting maneuvers taken straight out of the Neo-con Talking Points, he became completely intolerable to me. Add to that, his inexperience, blind ambition, race-card shenanigans, and terrorist-loving, Rev. Wright I-hate-America friends — his inability to be prez. became vastly apparent.
I am AA…and with you guys all the way….Give us someone we can be proud of.
This is what gets my goat about this Obama mess.
He wants to be the FIRST African American President! What?
How about we get a REAL African American President! I’m sure there were many great candidates before Obama’s dad decided to take a vacation in the US and bang a white chick.
You people?
Robert T. -
You’re a terrorist supporter. The b***h that is MEchelle is an attorney, not a librarian. [WORD CHANGED BY ADMIN -- SEE LARRY'S NOTE ABOVE -- I DO HOWEVER LOVE THE CHANGE IN THE SPELLING OF HER NAME!]
She put her America hating self on prominent display all over the nation - even toting the kiddies to try and con the voters into believing that they aren’t out to destroy America.
MEchelle works at Chicago Hosp. turning away the sick and injured. Real maternal stuff there.
She and her hubby oppose Universal Health Care - what if millions are left to suffer so long as the self-serving Oblamers get theirs?
They attend a Black Liberation Church (unity?) and announce his candidacy for Senate in the living room of terrorists Ayers and Dohrn.
MEchelle worked with Dohrn, who claimed credit for trying to kill an innocent 9 year old.
Take your Malcom X poster and stick it up your ass Robert T.
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so much for Larry asking to NOT call a woman by four-letter words. They only repeat it in full.
So much for women-friendly blog LOL
Lidia–actually it’s a 5-letter word that was used. And, it is unacceptable. However, one person’s usage of that word are not and will not ever be condoned by LJ or most others on this blog. With that said… if you are sincerely appalled at misogynistic, sexist behavior and language, then you should stop the LOL! and move on to the gazillion other blogs where Hillary is ripped to shreds 24/7. There are plenty vulgarities, misogynistic, hateful, slime-bucket verbage at places like DU, DailyK, HuffPo, t name a few. Perhaps, you should take that high-minded, holier-than-thou attitude off to one of those places and give them some of your unsolicited advice. I’m sure they’d love to hear from the female perspective.
I have NO time to teach ALL USA dems how to be polite to their OWN people - after all, I am NOT from USA and I am NOT a dem. But I counted MORE than one person’s usage and it WAS condoned, sorry.
Seriously. Stop calling her a bitch. It’s inappropriate.
where were you buddy when bill and chelsea were being victimized by the obama campign and media? oh that’s right, it only counts when it is being done to obama. boring!
how interesting that you find the above comment “pathetic” — you’ve probably never heard of the word “empathy” either
we’ve learned all about ‘empathy’ from obamas ‘true believers’, fortunately, we have rejected it, its only for elitists and friends.
true empathy is for the needy, not the rich. we will fight for the poor and working class, and those americans who really need a ‘hand up’.
Well I don’t see anyone from Obama’s camp not attacking Bill and insulting Chelsey…Obama and little fascists like you Rob T are HYPOCRITES !
hmmmmmmmmm
you guys thought it was pertinent when you were always talking about bill and chelsea, alright, fair enough, thats politics, your whole life is an open book.
michelle obama=important scrutiny
(it is the highest office they are applying for after all, president and first lady…
I agree, sunshine is very important in helping to keep the thing clean, Americans should have some idea of the people they vote for, the last thing we need is even MORE IL in Washington…
LOL
They aren’t entitled, and elections are not formalities.
YOU are pathetic.
SHE’s a shrill for Obama.
SHE made herself part of the election process.
SHE opened herself to vetting.
SHE is Obama’s chief advisor.
SHE GETS VETTED just like he does.
Deal with it, junior.
Hey…Robert T….you give it a rest!!!!!!…you and the Obamakins opened this can of worms…all’s fair in politics as she, MsMichelle, is about to find out…what is good for the goose, is good for the gander….
Carry on Class!
Hillary beats McCain. That’s clear in all the really telling measurements now. So, there’s no way they want to run against Hillary now that there’s a shot at getting McCain in.
Until lately, I think they would have helped her because she’s more palatable.
Not now. They can see that they will win the White House.
And us Hill supporters will gladly help him get there if BO is the nominee. Patriotism first, party after!
Larry I love you! How do we make the superdelegates aware of this???? Ideas anyone? Larry you know people…this is urgent. The DNC NEEDS to be aware of this information NOW!
They already know. It should be fairly obvious to everyone by now that the DNC wants to lose so they can continue to blame the GOP for the mountain of shit that is headed our way.
In an election that the dems could not lose, they find a way.
You could be right on that one. They seem to be fairly chicken.
I hold similar suspicions to Scott’s.
I hate to think that but it is becoming more obvious that the DNC wants to lose. I know McCaskill is married to a republican. Arianna and Kos are “former” neo cons. McCain was Kerry’s first choice for vp. Who else in the DNC “leadership” would benefit by helping the republicans win?
They are all making money. No one wants to investigate big oil or wall street or the hospitals … that is why they are dumping so much money into the BO campaign. Forget “China” being the banker. Its a heck of a lot closer than that. They want to control who gets investigated and frog marched …. follow the money.
Months ago, I used to joke about how the Democrats should “take a pass” this GE, and let the Repubs clean up their own mess.
I didn’t REALLY think they’d DO that!
Do we have any doubt the DNC has a copy of that tape as well?
If they do, we should write to SD to demand they see it…
Larry, do you know for a fact if the DNC or the Obama campaign has a copy?
Let’s get a court order for a police search
Uh…an the underlying cause for this would be?
A crime (yielding a Warrant) or a Civil Action (yielding a Subpoena)?
Expecting Law Enforcement and/or the Executive Branch to do one’s dirty work is pretty much a Republican Core Value.
(see: “Watergate”)
Andy, BO’s camp doesn’t need a tape ’cause they exactly what is on the tape. BO knows about it because he has been witness to what has purportedly said. The SD’s have heard the scuttlebutt…
This a freight train that even Casey Jones can’t stop.
If BO and his MO don’t know about the political version of the Miranda rights they are about to find out the hard way.
Just saw a “lead out” in on Fox about Ayers and his wife…in relation to BO.
BO does not have a leg to stand on if he thinks the Tennessee production shows “a lack of decency.”
I agree with Mr. Johnson, that one may have a personal view about MO but calling her what her husband thinks she is is not helpful to Senator Clinton. Yeah I know I wondered were the leash was for BO, guilty as charged.
The real damage is the second tape of “BO controversial” that Mr. Johnson alluded to. Larry used the word ‘coniption’ which I thought I would never hear in a political context, but “controversial” is being kind.
To all sevice members past and present God Bless and thank you for your service.
Obama has been quoted as saying “…Tennessee…lacks decency…”
Sure to win those votes in Apppalacians that he already lost to Hillary with.
just like Mr. Murder has been quoted saying “win those votes in [Appalachia]…Hillary”
These two (Obama and Michelle) are gonna flush America down the toilet. This past weekend, we witnessed once again America’s might and leadership in space science, which as you know often leads to humanistic developments in other areas (smoke alarms, pace makers, food storage, etc). Yet, Barrack and his angry bitter wench are willing to set aside these thrilling breakthroughs for myopic Marxist ideals.
Watch out, Whitey. Michelle and Obama are morally bankrupt and intellectually lazy. If it were up to them we would still be picking lice off each other’s body in the name of equality and justice. They are not driven by lofty visions, but by the plagiarized reasoning of mental midgets.
Is that a parody troll? Some horrid imagery you try to extoll, a thinly veiled attempt to discredit the conversation.
He is absolutely right that BO wants to stop space programs. They amount to less than 1.5 percent of the budget … it makes no sense. He is no JFK or RFK when it comes to lofty thinking …
If it is an attempt to make the arguments against Obama look absurd, he’s failing.
With those two, already a self parody, it’s the truth, he’s proving the opposition argument, perhaps inadvertently.
He’s corrupt, he deals with terrorists, some of whom murder his own countrymen.
Does it get much worse?
To anyone growing up in Chicago, this is not a surprise, the entitlement of corruption spread to the electoral process, what is a surprise is the obtuse notion no one will care.
Off topic, but I just wanted to send out a Memorial Day wave to everyone. Taylor Marsh posted a lovely you-tube tribute that’s too good to miss.
America the Beautiful Performed by Ray Charles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKlF7utcstw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GooPzffWkVc
Here is a message from the “Godfather”.
Very Nice, Thank you!
If Bill Clinton is fair game then so is Michelle.
I was just reading a piece by Jonah Goldberg over at RCP. He is advocating a unity ticket where McCain picks a democrat as VP.
There is only one Unity ticket that can run away with this election
McCain/Clinton 08
Lets save our country!!!!
Like Lieberman? I say no.
i don’t want libermann that close to the wh period. now if he comes up with someone else, i’ll look at it. but holy joe! no way no time no how!
I saw one of his short-list guys…..is it Crist?
Anyway, the governor of Florida.
He’s super-attractive….a true silver-haired foxy guy. I pictured women of a certain age melting all over the country.
And his rhetorical skills? Omigod….the man is GOOD!
By the end of his speech, I had forgotten entirely that the Republicans were actually responsible for the FL Dem problem. I did, indeed, picture Dean slinking around Washington in a trench coat, stealing votes from old ladies and putting kids out on the street.
LOL*….
He would be a fabulous running mate. Very Republican when he needs to be. Very “all male” when he needs to be. He might allow McCain to take a softer approach, which is an odd part of his politics.
He’s hot-tempered, but often more liberal. Crist is a cool cucumber, but often more conservative.
Good yin-yang.
And Christ is GAY…Not gonna happen.