Comments on: ‘08 Election Slime Report: Chapter 1

By: vikkitikkitavi

vikkitikkitavi — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:59:56 +0000

Welcome to the jungle, Ms. Obama. While you’re here, you might want to hook up with a speechwriter who’s savvy enough to vet shit like that out of your speeches.

By: Larry Jones

Larry Jones — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:07:34 +0000

sj – That’s me. No more Mister Nice Guy.

By: sj

sj — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:42:14 +0000

just saw it, but LOfuckingL…. “harshing your mellow” ha to the ha. And the Michelle Obama ‘omission’ is not as funny to me as Karl Rove being a “correspondent’ on numerous, numerous news programs these days. shit.

By: Larry Jones

Larry Jones — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:10:09 +0000

Wren - Taken out of context? Sure, and I'd expect no better from our Republican friends and brain-dead media. But what I was referring to is the fact that one of her words was taken out, period. Read the quote you supplied above as you watch the YouTube video posted at the NYT blog. Someone has attempted to delete the word "really." In my opinion, this changes her meaning significantly.

By: Wren

Wren — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:48:52 +0000

Here’s where Benen found the quote, and the argument about context:

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/blogtalk-michelle-obama-under-fire/

By: Wren

Wren — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:46:51 +0000

According to Steve Benen at The Carpetbagger Report, this is the actual 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.”

Michelle Obama’s words were taken out of context.