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ABC News: 'Why Wasn't Michelle Obama at the 9/11 Ceremony?'
NewsBusters ^ | 09/11/08 | Mike Bates

Posted on 09/12/2008 7:23:00 AM PDT by Mike Bates

On ABC News's Political Punch blog, senior national correspondent Jake Tapper writes "Why Wasn't Michelle Obama at the 9/11 Ceremony?"

Some readers have asked me why it was that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., was without spouse at the 9/11 commemoration ceremony today in New York City.

After all, they point out, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., was accompanied by his wife Cindy.

Where was Michelle?

The Obama campaign responds that Michelle was back in Chicago with her daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, since this is the first week of school.

The McCain kids, incidentally, have all graduated from high school (some long ago) with the exception of Bridget, who's 16.

CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer questioned White House correspondent Suzanne Malveaux about Michelle Obama's whereabouts on CNN's Situation Room today:

BLITZER: Do we know why -- why Michelle Obama decided not to come, or has the Obama campaign explained that?

MALVEAUX: Wolf, they haven't actually explained that. And since -- since we have seen these pictures, I have e-mailed two people from the Obama campaign to see if we can get an answer to that question, whether or not she was with the daughters, taking care of something else at the time, and why it is that she wasn't able to make it today.

Later, Malveaux had the explanation:

MALVEAUX: Well, Michelle Obama was in Chicago. It was the first week of school for their young daughters, Sasha and Malia. So, she felt it was important to be with them for this week.

All parents can appreciate the importance of being there for young children as they begin a new school year. Unfortunately, Michelle Obama wasn't able to be with her daughters yesterday. As reported today by the Indianapolis Star:

FISHERS, Ind. -- Michelle Obama on Wednesday described her struggles to balance career and family -- and spoke of the guilt she often feels when she shortchanges either one.

But her presentation before a mostly female, friendly crowd of 250 in reliably Republican Hamilton County was about more than underscoring that she and her husband, Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, understood family pressures.

Even then, Obama wasn't done for the day. UPI detailed her Wednesday evening:

The National Black Baptist Convention meeting in Cincinnati warmly welcomed Michelle Obama who called on members to "struggle for the world as it should be."

Obama had to wait for the crowd of about 7,000 to calm down before she could begin her speech Wednesday night, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. She began by telling the National Baptist Convention USA she was speaking "as a person of faith who believes we have all have been called to serve our fellow men and women and to honor God's creation."

"We can either settle for the world as it is, or we can fight and struggle for the world as it should be," she said.

It doesn't seem as though anyone in the mainstream media asked the obvious question: If the candidate's wife felt it was important to be with her children this week, and that's why she was unable to pay her respects at the 9/11 ceremony, why did she spend yesterday campaigning in two states?


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 7thanniversary; 911memorial; michelleobama; obama
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1 posted on 09/12/2008 7:23:01 AM PDT by Mike Bates
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It’s a Muslim thing...


2 posted on 09/12/2008 7:24:22 AM PDT by johnny7 ("Duck I says... ")
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To: Mike Bates

Because up until now, Michelle Obama hasn’t been proud of her country.


3 posted on 09/12/2008 7:26:45 AM PDT by sageb1 (Feminism is dead. Long live Palinism!)
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To: johnny7

Its a RAT thing


4 posted on 09/12/2008 7:27:59 AM PDT by Snurple (VEGETARIAN, OLD INDIAN WORD FOR BAD HUNTER.)
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To: Mike Bates

She began by telling the National Baptist Convention USA she was speaking “as a person of faith who believes we have all have been called to serve our fellow men and women and to honor God’s creation.”

So now tell me why Palin was attacked last night for having prayed that her son’s work in the army fits in as part of God’s plan?


5 posted on 09/12/2008 7:28:02 AM PDT by Williams
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To: Mike Bates

Michelle doesn’t poll well with voters, so they didn’t want her seen at a high profile event side by side with Cindy McCain.


6 posted on 09/12/2008 7:28:05 AM PDT by petitfour
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To: Mike Bates

These Obamas, especially Michelle, are such despicable creatures.


7 posted on 09/12/2008 7:28:39 AM PDT by kromike
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To: Mike Bates

Read My Lips, Michelle!

8 posted on 09/12/2008 7:28:59 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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To: Mike Bates
The Obama campaign responds that Michelle was back in Chicago with her daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, since this is the first week of school.

Did we not see Barry escorting the girls to school earlier this week? The girls are obviously in school during the day.....what does she need to be there for?

9 posted on 09/12/2008 7:29:12 AM PDT by Mygirlsmom (How to make a Dem crazy: Speak softly and carry a big LIPSTICK!!!)
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To: johnny7

Michelle Obama does not “care” about her country...
She hasn’t been seen lately in public. Maybe they are keeping her out of public view. She doesn’t look or act like a future first lady.


10 posted on 09/12/2008 7:29:32 AM PDT by mendedheart
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To: petitfour

Be compared with either Cindy or Sarah.

Don’t blame them.


11 posted on 09/12/2008 7:29:41 AM PDT by altura
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To: Williams
So now tell me why Palin was attacked last night for having prayed that her son’s work in the army fits in as part of God’s plan?

'Cause she's driving the mainstream media crazy?

12 posted on 09/12/2008 7:30:00 AM PDT by Mike Bates (Irish Alzheimer's victim: I only remember the grudges.)
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To: petitfour

“Michelle doesn’t poll well with voters, so they didn’t want her seen at a high profile event side by side with Cindy McCain.”

Michelle projects the personna of an angry black woman. The Obama camp knows this and has effectively been trying to minimize her public exposure.


13 posted on 09/12/2008 7:30:48 AM PDT by brownsfan (Algore makes P.T. Barnum look like a piker.)
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To: johnny7

I wouldn’t touch this with a ten foot pole. This is a trap.


14 posted on 09/12/2008 7:30:59 AM PDT by Perdogg (Sen Robert Byrd - Ex community organizer)
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To: Mike Bates

Michelle Obama is poison to his campaign. Her absence from just about everything lately soeaks volumes.


15 posted on 09/12/2008 7:31:01 AM PDT by conservativemusician
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To: Mygirlsmom
Did we not see Barry escorting the girls to school earlier this week?

Yep, and it was a 5-SUV event.

16 posted on 09/12/2008 7:31:07 AM PDT by Mike Bates (Irish Alzheimer's victim: I only remember the grudges.)
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I think this one is worth giving a pass to, she does have small children and the democrats keep telling us over and over that a woman must stay home with the children, they can’t handle big boy work..

Isn’t that what they are saying about Palin?


17 posted on 09/12/2008 7:31:12 AM PDT by mnehring (Maverick/Barracuda 2008)
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To: Mike Bates

(translation)

Wolf: “Has someone called THE ONE to ask what our talking point is when people ask where his wife was?”


18 posted on 09/12/2008 7:31:14 AM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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To: Mike Bates

It’s just Michelle Obama thumbing her nose at America and at all of us again. Nothing new in this.


19 posted on 09/12/2008 7:31:30 AM PDT by SMARTY ('At some point you get tired of swatting flies, and you have to go for the manure heap' Gen. LeMay)
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To: Mike Bates

Cindy McCain really looked the part of the 1st Lady.

B-I-G mistake by the Obama people.

GREAT move by the McCain people.


20 posted on 09/12/2008 7:31:37 AM PDT by nuconvert (Obama - Preferred by 4 out of 5 Dictators & Terrorists// Biden= Big,Blowhard Doofus)
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