Michelle Obama hasn’t been proud of America in at least 26 years?
posted at 5:28 pm on February 18, 2008 by Bryan
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That’s what she said today, if this quote is accurate.
“For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country,” she told a Milwaukee crowd today, “because it feels like hope is making a comeback.”
Only her husband’s run for president has made her proud of America? That’s…extremely narcissistic and self-centered.
Nothing America has done in Michelle Obama’s adult life, which at 44 goes back 26 years to 1982, has made her proud of her country? Nothing? Not winning the Cold War? Not our regular and orderly transitions of power based on the rule of law? Not the fact that we feed and defend the world, not that we lead in science and technology research, not that we elected the first black president in 1992…nothing? Not the fact that she and her husband were able to go to Ivy League schools before embarking on extremely lucrative careers? Not the fact that we help out in disasters wherever they strike in the world? Nothing has made Michelle Obama proud of her country in her entire adult life?
How sad. I certainly don’t want such a vain pessimist as First Lady.
Update: Here’s the video.
(h/t NRO)
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That video is not quite right. First off she clearly says “lifetime”, and there is distortion in the audio, but I hear “really” before “proud”.
corona on February 18, 2008 at 6:52 PM
She’s adds black bona fides to his resume.
JiangxiDad on February 18, 2008 at 6:53 PM
LMAO!
Dusty on February 18, 2008 at 6:55 PM
This Texan is giving a pass on voting in the primary,
just to give Huckleberry another unwarranted vote, but
WILL VOTE for McCain in November.
gary on February 18, 2008 at 6:55 PM
She has been so ingrained by the hatred of America spewed by the likes of the NAACP over the past 40 years, is it any wonder her vision of the country is so myopic.
pocomoco on February 18, 2008 at 6:56 PM
She needs to speak out more and as often as possible. Just so the rest of the country can be made more aware of her and her attitude.
The more I hear from her the more I can’t stand the thought of having her in the White House. Barrack by himself is bad enough.
Guardian on February 18, 2008 at 6:57 PM
Yeah, keep an eye on her but only one.
The Obama and Clinton camps are not so far apart ideologically that they are not more than happy to borrow each other’s good ideas as they have amply displayed in recent days.
Remember:
Deety on February 18, 2008 at 6:57 PM
She also may have acquired her world view while at Princeton and Harvard.
JiangxiDad on February 18, 2008 at 6:57 PM
I’ve got to wonder if Hillary will use this to drive a stake through Obama’s heart.
Dusty on February 18, 2008 at 7:01 PM
+ 1 Zing! :-)
Hawkins1701 on February 18, 2008 at 7:02 PM
According to Patterico’s site the rest of the quote
is
““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. I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction and just not feeling so alone in my frustration and disappointment. I have seen people who are hungry to be unified around some basic common issues. It has made me proud.”
changes the outrage meter a little doesn’t it? Unless you believe the last 20 years have been what you would categorize as a unified country.
Bradky on February 18, 2008 at 7:06 PM
We spend way too much time yakking about Hillary. Time to shift focus. It’s all about the O.
Buy Danish on February 18, 2008 at 7:06 PM
It is gems like this that convinces me that I am right in doubting the conventional wisdom that it would be easier to defeat Clinton.
highhopes on February 18, 2008 at 7:07 PM
Doesn’t anyone else find the Obamas real downers when it comes to America?
mred on February 18, 2008 at 7:08 PM
She wants to build the fence and enforce the borders?
mred on February 18, 2008 at 7:10 PM
What a jackass.
Knuckledragger on February 18, 2008 at 7:10 PM
I hear the audacity of bigtime crap.
JiangxiDad on February 18, 2008 at 7:11 PM
I miss Jerry Thompson.
shick on February 18, 2008 at 7:13 PM
I find that incredibly offensive, personally.
I’m pretty damn proud of my country every damn day. Yes, we have issues, and there are things that need improvement, but my frame of reference is completely different.
The things I take exception with are the exception to the rule - for Mrs. Obama, it seems quite the opposite.
Midas on February 18, 2008 at 7:14 PM
Jeri Thompson.
shick on February 18, 2008 at 7:15 PM
Those excerpts are found at
http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/MediaPlayer/AudioPlayer.aspx?ContentGuid=9e3a08aa-ad84-46cf-8492-6aff289bca42
Listen to them. It’s scary! Where is the MSM?
Longhorn Six on February 18, 2008 at 7:16 PM
You believe the country was unified behind Bush or Clinton? You may need some smelling salts if that is the case…
Bradky on February 18, 2008 at 7:16 PM
No, it doesn’t, because I had seen/heard the entire thing to begin with.
Midas on February 18, 2008 at 7:16 PM
Her remarks are vaguely offensive, but they’re also empty of anything to engage my intellect.
Kralizec on February 18, 2008 at 7:17 PM
Typical lib stuff. but, for the first time in my adult life, I guess I may actually be concerned about a true racist winning the Presidency.
JellyToast on February 18, 2008 at 7:17 PM
I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction and just not feeling so alone in my frustration and disappointment
Boo Hoo Hoo. I can envision the other Michelle doing one of her video parodies of those anguished words.
Buy Danish on February 18, 2008 at 7:19 PM
Funny, I’m not feeling too proud that America seems to be falling for her husband’s drivel. Weird how that works.
SouthernGent on February 18, 2008 at 7:19 PM
I’m not all that hot on unity myself.
Deety on February 18, 2008 at 7:20 PM
Not even proud during the LA riots?
Not even of Reginald Denny’s welcome wagon?
Sister be lyin’.
profitsbeard on February 18, 2008 at 7:21 PM
interesting, 10 minutes ago this was the headline at Drudge, now it is gone.
ctmom on February 18, 2008 at 7:21 PM
For someone who’s had a fairly privileged life, she’s sure got a huge galactic-sized chip on her shoulder.
Urban Infidel on February 18, 2008 at 7:22 PM
Sheesh. Mr. Obama better get that lady a coach or something because I don’t believe this is the first time she’s said saomething like this which was extremely foolish and insulting.
Yakko77 on February 18, 2008 at 7:23 PM
And yet she just didn’t leave for a country that she could be proud of.
andycanuck on February 18, 2008 at 7:24 PM
For the first time in my adult life I’m going to hold my nose and vote. Thanks M.O. for your help in making this decision.
dragondrop on February 18, 2008 at 7:25 PM
I’ve seen that too Michelle.
Makes me queasy though.
Deety on February 18, 2008 at 7:28 PM
You are asking me to make intellectual sense out of the senseless. Can’t be done. There is no content there. It allows anyone to make anything of it that they like. You hear some Kumbaya appeal. I hear nothing but the audacity of deception.
JiangxiDad on February 18, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Hillary would be a far better President than Obama.
Be careful of what you wish for; getting rid of Hillary may give this second-rate race pimp the Presidency.
TexasJew on February 18, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Hmmm. An hour ago this story was a Drudge headline, now it’s nowhere to be found on his site. Did Matt lose his nerve?
Sean68 on February 18, 2008 at 7:30 PM
“Obama Girl Paid By Barack???”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh1i9ufuV_I&feature=related
pedestrian on February 18, 2008 at 7:31 PM
Funny… I’m 48, and for the first time in my adult life, I’m beginning to feel not so proud of my Country.
The “hate america” crowd, and “blame america first” crowd, are a cancer that I’m not sure my America will be cured of.
To us, and those like us… may there be more than just a damn few of us left.
singlemalt_18 on February 18, 2008 at 7:31 PM
Bryan you left out a bit of legislation passed in 1983. MLK day…signed into law in 86 by none other than Ronald Regan. Apparently she isn’t very proud of that either.
repvoter on February 18, 2008 at 7:32 PM
No all I hear is a bunch of people acting silly over the remarks of the spouse of a candidate. Remember when everyone was touting Fred’s hot wife as one reason to vote for him? Same kind of sophistry.
Bradky on February 18, 2008 at 7:32 PM
If so he should probably ask for his money back. I heard that she found it too inconvenient to actually bother to go vote for him in the primary.
I love “the youth vote”!
Deety on February 18, 2008 at 7:36 PM
I find his wife’s comment a moment of honesty in what is otherwise a campaign based on misrepresentation. The guy who’s running the meticulously race-transcendent campaign belongs to a vociferously anti-American, Farrakhan-revering, racially chauvinistic church; there’s an inconsistency here that indicates deception. Why would the guy we see running for president choose to belong to such a church with such a pastor?
Sean68 on February 18, 2008 at 7:37 PM
Why hasn’t the hillary campaign exposed this by now?
ctmom on February 18, 2008 at 7:44 PM
MLK day is a joke. It should be Civil Rights day (what it used to be called in Arizona?) He was a great man but celebrity should not be put ahead of the issues. Civil Rights would be a just and great endeavour even if MLK was never born.
aengus on February 18, 2008 at 7:45 PM
Fear, I suspect.
Sean68 on February 18, 2008 at 7:48 PM
Is Drudge afraid of the Messiah?
ninjapirate on February 18, 2008 at 7:52 PM
Synergy/kumbaya is when we all go under, together, my friend Brad. Please internalize this, before it’s too late for all of us. No progress has ever come from all “being together”. That doesn’t mean that we should hate each other, but “change” and “hope” is not going to solve a thing, as simple words. What does Obama stand for, outside of the two words?
Entelechy on February 18, 2008 at 7:57 PM
Together we can heal Gaia and mankind.
ronsfi on February 18, 2008 at 8:00 PM
No, he’s just changed his headline to a red “SATELLITE SHOOT DOWN SET FOR THURSDAY”. First time they’ve set a date for the shoot down.
amerpundit on February 18, 2008 at 8:04 PM
The story was completely removed from his site. This is unusual. What Drudge usually does is that the drops the headline down with the other stories.
Sean68 on February 18, 2008 at 8:05 PM
Yes we need “The Dear Leader” to unify us. Go read “Liberal fascism”
mred on February 18, 2008 at 8:06 PM
From the Belly-Button down she is built like an Amazon Rosie O’Donnell……..
awesum on February 18, 2008 at 8:08 PM
Hi Entelechy,
“No progress has ever come from all “being together””
Is this not what the conservatives are insisting on - that we all share only conservative values and ideals?
I know it is not your view but the idea that we must all be together in pronouncing the democrats as enemies is no less damaging than a liberal kumbaya.
regards,
Bradky on February 18, 2008 at 8:29 PM
Drudge has it on his site I was just there a minute ago. He hasn’t lost his nerve. Hey, someone has to start exposing these two for what they are.
UnEasyRider on February 18, 2008 at 8:39 PM
Whoops!!!!! You’re right, it’s gone from Drudge. How about that? What’s that all about? So Drudge isn’t really a credible source of news.
UnEasyRider on February 18, 2008 at 8:42 PM
I found a clip from Red Lasso too.
http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=e867ad16-66c2-4319-af1c-3dcfeadf6159
TimboJackson on February 18, 2008 at 8:53 PM
People have been desperately looking for Obama’s Achilles’ Heel; some are so desperate for it(and stupid enough) that they’ve tried to link him with chaos in Kenya. Looks to me as though that weak spot was a lot closer to home.
baldilocks on February 18, 2008 at 8:56 PM
Then there’s this one too:
We can at least talk about it…Regards to you and yours,
Entelechy on February 18, 2008 at 8:57 PM
No you don’t have to share conservative ideas. But if you find Barry/Billary ideas superior to conservative ideas please explain your stance. The “unity” crowd are the fascists.
mred on February 18, 2008 at 8:58 PM
I guess Condi Rice, Colin Powell, and Clarence Thomas were… uh… what exactly? Shameful???
I suppose if your party’s example of great leaders who also happen to be minorities are the likes of Jessie and Al… well, never mind…
Gartrip on February 18, 2008 at 9:00 PM
I’ve never paid that much attention to what she had to say, she is one scary woman. I can just imagine her welcoming dignitaries from around the world for dinner at the White House with her attitude.
oldernslower on February 18, 2008 at 9:01 PM
Isn’t Odinga his first cousin? And Odinga’s followers have murdered Christians? Isn’t that a pretty close link?
CrimsonFisted on February 18, 2008 at 9:04 PM
For not liking America in the last several years, she sure has made a good living off of it. Hypocrites.
mimi1220 on February 18, 2008 at 9:07 PM
Dude. What is your point? Her comments are outrage-worthy, as well as vapid and nearly meaningless. (Note: the full quote is shown in the video, also). Bryan has it exactly right: she is a middle-aged woman who was told at Harvard to blame America first, and has done so her entire adult life.
Note also that this no-talent woman gets paid several hundred thousand dollars a year by the U of Chicago to do nothing. Maybe that’s why she isn’t proud of this country — maybe she hates affirmative action?
As for her being proud of people uniting and being hopeful, I urge you to explain to me who is united and what they are hopeful for.
You have the floor.
Jaibones on February 18, 2008 at 9:08 PM
That’s over-generous.
aengus on February 18, 2008 at 9:14 PM
No. His second cousin.
And Muslims and animists whatever other religions that their percieved enemies–President Kibaki’s Kikuyu tribe–subscribe to. It’s a tribally-based settling of old and new scores.
Not unless you’re contending that Obama and Odinga got together and concocted the chaos over there.
Many of the American bloggers talking about Kenya are twisting these events to suit their own purposes. And the twisting would be laughable if this weren’t serious business–both here and in Kenya. (My father is Kenyan Luo also.)
Obama and the Mrs. are empty-suit Socialists–reason enough to do everything we can to keep them out of office.
baldilocks on February 18, 2008 at 9:17 PM
I wonder if he took it down because he reconsidered the wording and the context. I’ve seen her quoted two different ways–with in one case the word “proud” standing alone and in another it being modified by “really.” If what she said was that this was the first time she was “really proud” of her country, well–I still don’t like it–but it’s a little more defensible than the implication that she has never (in her adult life) been proud of her country.
Sean68 on February 18, 2008 at 9:20 PM
Kind of like the Cab Calloway scat performance in Blues Brothers.
mikeyboss on February 18, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Ah. I wasn’t sure of the connection - that was what I understood, first cousin and closer contact than you indicate.
However, still too close a connection for me, especially to the WH.
But your comment is the most important, O and the Mrs are empty suit socialists and enough to keep far, far away from the WH.
CrimsonFisted on February 18, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Unless you believe the last 20 years have been what you would categorize as a unified country.
And his policies are going to unify the country?
Sue on February 18, 2008 at 9:24 PM
The Obamas are a gift to Maverick. Up to a couple of weeks ago, I couldn’t picture myself pulling the lever for ol’ Mav. I have him pegged as the third Democrat still in the race. But the narcissistic, condescending, ebony Ken and Barbie dolls are just tooooo much. Man, I’d like to make a statement with my vote. But I’m not going to help the country commit cultural, economic, and security suicide by voting for these two.
Sugar Land on February 18, 2008 at 9:25 PM
The clinton campaign is spreading the Obama Cult meme via their myspace.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972554/posts
ninjapirate on February 18, 2008 at 9:31 PM
This story will be ignored by the mainstream media because it puts the lie to the claim that liberals are as patriotic as conservatives. This won’t be picked up by the mainstream media for that reason and because it might draw into the discussion Obama’s church and the statements about the US made by Obama’s preacher–America is racist; we had 9/11 coming because we’re a racist country etc.–and the media DOES NOT want to Obama in a position to have to parse those statements before the general public.
Sean68 on February 18, 2008 at 9:31 PM
I agree baldilocks. I find it worrisome that for some “conservatives” the positions and proposals proudly espoused by these two and their ilk are not on their face enough to cause them to recoil.
There is no need to start digging around for shadowy conspiracies to advance the cause of islamo-fascism due to BHO’s family connexions.
There is plenty of cause to reject this candidate as a leader for this country already out there for all the world to see.
Unless of course one somehow finds the flavor of straight-up Socialism and a cult of personality somehow less objectionable than the tyranny of Sharia.
Deety on February 18, 2008 at 9:36 PM
First you have no proof that she was told to “blame America first” at Harvard — that is your pet theory hence wild speculation.
Second, your past comments about Obama show that you clearly despise him and are evidence of a bit of ODS on your part.
Thirdly, I suspect that you are looking for a reason to be offended - you seem to be covetous of that victim pie you complain about so often the last two years.
Lastly, the most inflammatory sentence was taken from her speech. It elicited the expected outraged comments.
Bradky on February 18, 2008 at 9:38 PM
Would Barak Obama say this too?
If this quote is accurate, it displays a view of the place of our country (and western civilization) in history that lacks balance and perspective. It suggests Ms. Obama is part of the Hate-America Left.
She needs to listen more to the uplifting words of her husband.
petefrt on February 18, 2008 at 9:48 PM
Michelle Obama is pretty much all that is wrong with…I’ll stop there, I don’t have all day.
Grafted on February 18, 2008 at 9:48 PM
She’s not even proud of the south side of Chicago? What’s goin’ on there? Haven’t they fixed it?
DfDeportation on February 18, 2008 at 9:51 PM
New Rasmuessen Poll in Florida: Maverick 52 Obama 37 I can’t wait to destroy the messiah and his plaigarism. This guy is the biggest phony since Romenee.
THE CHOSEN ONE on February 18, 2008 at 9:54 PM
lookit folks:
in their hearts, most leftists HATE AMERICA.
and they hate the troops who defend America.
and they hate the freemarket.
she just let the mask slip…
reliapundit on February 18, 2008 at 9:59 PM
On their knees of coarse…
TheBigOldDog on February 18, 2008 at 9:59 PM
*sighs* :)
ThePrez on February 18, 2008 at 10:08 PM
JERI THOMPSON 2012?!
ThePrez on February 18, 2008 at 10:08 PM
This is the first election where a spoiled adolescent leftist runs for the presidency. We’ll see how that goes, how people feel to finally hear the self-loathing inherent in their message.
Sorry, Michelle, but I am proud all the time. But I look elsewhere than in the mirror to see America.
PattyJ on February 18, 2008 at 10:15 PM
This woman is a MORON!
It all about her.
Chakra Hammer on February 18, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Oh we’ve got a live one here! This could be lots of fun, I bet it will be pretty easy to get her to blow a gasket. Coulter or Laura could probably push her buttons and get her to start a full blown hand on hip, head shaking, finger waving, bug eyed you-go-girl, ghetto smack down.
Alden Pyle on February 18, 2008 at 10:24 PM
Oh she’ll know exactly how to handle Coulter’s kind of bigotry after four hundred years of o’pression.
Sean68 on February 18, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Not Laura OR Coulter…
Larry Elder or Michael Medved
Chakra Hammer on February 18, 2008 at 10:36 PM
OK, everybody on the count of 3, everyone have a big group YAWN.
1, 2, 3 ……. YAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAANNNNNN
MB4 on February 18, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Dear Lord….can you imagine putting up with this ungrateful dolt in the White House? I can’t either. I hope they keep trotting her out to the public because we will get alot of ammo to use against them. She can’t keep her mouth shut. Reminds me of Mrs. Ketchup Kerry.
Winebabe on February 18, 2008 at 10:38 PM
Geez, she’s as bad as Obama… it’s time to play “Spot the Substance!”
DaveS on February 18, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Obama is promising Sugar Coated Rainbows!
Believe in Sugar Coated Rainbows!
Chakra Hammer on February 18, 2008 at 10:40 PM
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