Michelle Obama IS a Campaign Issue, and a Big One

IsraPundit ^ | 05/20/08 | Bill Levinson

[Winged Hussar]

General Sun Tzu wrote 2500 years ago that if an opponent is oversensitive (e.g. to personal insults) you can goad and enrage him into doing something stupid. The Art of War cites a case in which a general sent his opponent a full chamber pot instead of the customary gift. The opponent let his temper get the better of him, and allowed his rage instead of his judgment to guide his decisions. The results were predictable. It seems like the way to stop Obama is to focus more attacks on Michelle Obama, as shown by the following.

If they [Republicans] think that they’re going to try to make Michelle an issue in this campaign, they should be careful, because I find unacceptable the notion that you start attacking my wife or my family.

–Barack Obama

Michelle Obama is an issue in this campaign just as Hillary Clinton’s spouse is an issue. Some Democrats are attacking Cindy McCain just for being a multimillionaire, while Elizabeth Edwards (whose personal character makes her more suitable for public office than her husband) was a positive asset for John Edwards’ campaign. Anyone who participates materially in a political campaign is a legitimate target for campaign-related criticism so, if they can’t take the heat, they should stay out of the kitchen. Michelle Obama can’t express contempt for our country–a contempt that Barack Obama shares as shown by his refusal to respect our National Anthem–by saying she has never been proud of the United States until her husband ran for President, and then expect nothing to be said about it. She can’t write a senior thesis that reinforces a very comprehensive picture of Barack Hussein Obama as a Black Nationalist and very possibly a racist, and then expect it not to become an issue.

[Winged Hussar]

God blankety blank BLESS America, McCain 2008

[gridlock]

My Favorite Liberal, who has never voted for a Republican in her life, has stated that she will vote for John McCain in November if Barack Obama is the nominee. She cannot support Obama because she can't stand Michelle. I have to say, for once, I see her point!

[HappyinAZ]

Michelle Obama is the “gift that keeps on giving”...just like “Bubba”!

Start the popcorn!

[The_Republican]

I love the Sun Tzu reference. Very appropriate.

[RepublitarianRoger2]

I am your Messiah. Please ignore the racist lunatic woman on my left. Oh, and my crazy “Uncle” Wright, too. Thank you, thank you! Yes, we can! Hope! Change! blah blah...

[Mr. Mojo]

Some Democrats are attacking Cindy McCain just for being a multimillionaire

Completely ignoring the (multi-hundred million dollar) weath of the Kerrys and Edwards, of course. When Republicans are rich they're "elitists." When Democrats are rich they're "selfless public servants."

[Mr. Mojo]

My Favorite Liberal, who has never voted for a Republican in her life, has stated that she will vote for John McCain in November if Barack Obama is the nominee

I have a few moderate lib friends doing the same. It's pretty common, I suspect. Moderate Mac is going to gulp up a big portion of the political center.

[Biblebelter]

My Favorite Liberal, who has never voted for a Republican in her life, has stated that she will vote for John McCain in November if Barack Obama is the nominee. She cannot support Obama because she can't stand Michelle.

The assumption is that Barry is not getting the white woman's vote because women favor Hillary and the fact she is making history for her gender. I think Michelle's in your face angry demeanor may have had an affect as well, and may not be recognized until Barry kicks Hillary out of the race.

[MrB]

They would have to be “moderate” libs.

Hardcore libs understand that their ideology is unacceptable to the public, but “know” that it is superior. Due to this they know they have to keep it under wraps, and defend their candidates’ “right” to keep their true ideology hidden as well.

This is pretty much what Obama is saying to us - that we don’t have a right to expose his core beliefs as represented in his wife and pastor’s expressed beliefs.

[Dante3]

There are also people who cannot vote for Hillary because of Bill and the sleazy he brought to the White House and who cannot vote for McCain because of Cindy and her embezzlement, drug problems, refusal to release her tax records, running around with a married man with a sick wife, etc.

Not only do we have three of the worst POTUS candidates, but there are also issues with their spouses.

[Godwin1]

Sorry, if she had stayed home and watched the kids, that would be one thing. But she's in the game, out front, stumping for her husband while running down our “mean” country. She has made herself a legitimate target for criticism. I'm surprised Obama does not understand this.

[calex59]

God blankety blank BLESS America, McCain 2008

God bless America is right, and I say that as a person who has tasted her freedoms first hand. I will probably vote for McCain, but only because I can't see the muslim, white hating, American hating obama as president. McCain 2008 puke, how I wish it was Hunter or anyone who had an ounce of conservative principles left in them than McCain. What a liberal jerk he is.

[SMARTY]

SHE’s the very reason that even IF Obama makes it to the WH as the first African-American President, it will be a VERY long time before there is a second.

[Grampa Dave]

Time for a reality check, Hussein ObamaMessiaHamas:

1. Hussein ObamaMessiaHamas, when you run for the highest office in America, you don’t get to set the tone of the discussions and set the limits about what is said about you, and you have an open field with your opponents to say any lies you want to say.

2. When you send your millionaire, loud mouthed, Black racist, spoiled America Hating B$tch of a wife out to knock America, the other candidates and to campaign for you. She becomes a legitimate target of how America feels about her and her bitter comments about America.

3. Last but not least, when you say this bs about leaving your Bitter wife out of the campaign, there must be something really bad that she has done. So are you trying to preempt the disclosure of what else she has done, said or worse?

Put some ice on it and stop your whining, you thin skinned elitist bastard!

Or should we say: " Stop your Whining, you thin skinned Elitist Liberal Sweetie Bastard?

[gridlock]

Whenever My Favorite Liberal says we are both voting for McCain, our ten-year-old daughter looks out the window, because she says she has never seen a pig fly!

[freespirited]

But she's in the game, out front, stumping for her husband while running down our “mean” country. She has made herself a legitimate target for criticism. I'm surprised Obama does not understand this.

Yup. If she cant stand the heat she can go back to the kitchen.

[newfreep]

Yes, we can! Hope! Change! blah blah...

Please use Spellcheck - it's "Che-nge" in keeping with his Houston office flag.

[Jane Austen]

I agree. She is a legitimate target for criticism. So is every spouse. Hillary might have done better if she had divorced Billy.

Saw a poll posted re Who would make a good role model: Laura Bush, Hillary, Michelle Obama, Marge Simpson, and Cindy McCain. Laura received the most votes, Cindy a mere 4%, less that half of Marge Simpson.

[MrB]

That’s gotta make you proud.

My 1 yr old asked to join us in saying grace (”Gaace!”) last night. Can’t help but brag on that.

[RepublitarianRoger2]

Hah, duly noted. :)