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CNN's Martin: 'Crazy Folks on the Right' Distort Michelle Obama
News Busters ^ | 25 Aug 2008 | Lyndsi Thomas

Posted on 08/25/2008 12:18:37 PM PDT by edpc

Monday’s "American Morning" featured a segment on CNN political analyst Roland Martin’s recent TV One interview with Michelle Obama which seemingly sought to counter negative assertions about Obama by Republicans and “crazy folks on the right.”

After airing a clip of Obama talking about her blue-collar upbringing, during which she stated that her story was the "quintessential American story," co-host Kiran Chetry asked Martin about how important it would be for Obama to address that in her speech at the Democratic National Convention. In his reply, Martin contended that "crazy folks on the right" are to blame for mischaracterizations of Obama, although he has previously acknowledged that "idiot Democrats" were also to blame for certain rumors:

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; 2008election; cnn; michelleobama; msm; nabobmedia; obama; obambi; palin; sarahpalin
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To: ozzymandus

So you’re mentally ill if you don’t embrace Obama and “Change”. Sounds just like Cuba.


21 posted on 08/25/2008 12:49:42 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: edpc
re: After airing a clip of Obama talking about her blue-collar upbringing, during which she stated that her story was the “quintessential American story,”

Michelle can't have it both ways. We have been hearing from her that America is a mean, racist country that she was never able to be proud of for any reason whatsoever until her husband got the nomination. But now we are told that her personal experience of coming from a blue-color upbringing to possibly ending up in the White House is the “quintessential American story”. If her first viewpoint is true then it is impossible for the second viewpoint to be true at the same time.

22 posted on 08/25/2008 12:50:40 PM PDT by Nevadan
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To: Nevadan

Michelle “represents” the American success story but other people apparently are incapable of doing likewise and if they do rise above the rest of the populace in earnings, their success will be taxed to appease global poverty.


23 posted on 08/25/2008 1:00:13 PM PDT by weegee (The higher taxes that Obama demands of Americans are 'Above my Pay Grade'.)
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To: MurryMom

Speaking of “crazy folks on the left...” How’s FR’s favorite lefty doing these days ? ;-)


24 posted on 08/25/2008 1:08:23 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: edpc

Guess what a$$wipe. Even crazy people on the right get to vote along with the dead from Chicago. So maybe you had best let them alone and not pi$$ them off anymore the MIchelle the Belle has already done.............


25 posted on 08/25/2008 1:11:24 PM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (Got Freedom ? Thank a Veteran...... Want to keep Freedom? Don't vote Obama)
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To: edpc
Michelle Obama And Farrakhan's Wife Together In Photo (...From JET Magazine, a powerful Chicago-based publication, July 26, 2004)


26 posted on 08/25/2008 1:26:15 PM PDT by weegee (The higher taxes that Obama demands of Americans are 'Above my Pay Grade'.)
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To: GOP_Raider

You can still see Roland Martins fishing show on the Versus Channel-beats hell out of CNN!


27 posted on 08/25/2008 1:59:45 PM PDT by pistolpetestoys (Vote Obama:Americas own Eskimo Pie)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
What’s a “crazy folks on the right” ?

Maybe I'm paranoid, but I think he's talking about me.

28 posted on 08/25/2008 2:01:54 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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To: edpc
Everyone knows damn well that he wanted to say "crazy white folks on the right".
29 posted on 08/25/2008 2:15:26 PM PDT by BubbaBasher (No matter who wins, we lose.)
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To: Joann37

The guy I can’t stand is that Professor Marc Lamont Hill,he was the one that said Jesus wouldn’t think it was wrong about partial-birth abortion,while on O’Reilly Factor. O’Reilly was somewhat speechless! This is suppose to be an African American leader? 14 million dead black children because of abortion. It’s people like him that makes me sick and I don’t understand why so many black Americans go along with this creeps. Nobody is that stupid to believe partial-birth abortion is not evil,nobody.


30 posted on 08/25/2008 2:21:34 PM PDT by red irish (Gods Children in the womb are to be loved too!)
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To: edpc

Yes of course we made all of this stuff about her up out of thin air.


31 posted on 08/25/2008 2:25:01 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: edpc; Allegra; big'ol_freeper; Lil'freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; Larry Lucido; Diplomat; ...
Re: ...co-host Kiran Chetry...

Kiran, oh so sweet... fun loving Kiran!

Gadzooks! Why, oh why, did she... have to go over to the dark side?

Now, oh how do I know... the pain Obi-Wan felt!

But Ali... is taking up the slack nicely!

So... very nicely!

And, to stay on topic:


32 posted on 08/25/2008 4:52:23 PM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: Bender2

OMG BEnder that cartoon of Michelle look like Maria the Robot from Fritz Lang silent movie classic Metropolis LOL!


33 posted on 08/25/2008 4:53:49 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: SevenofNine; big'ol_freeper; Lil'freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie
Gadzooks, Seven? Why... would you want to insult Maria?

Look I'm sparking her kid sister, Goria... and later tonight, I've got an after hours hookup with Maria.

Hunnnnnn! Gort think Maria hot! Bender... I melt your private parts with envy!

Well, Seven! Another fine mess... you've got me into!

34 posted on 08/25/2008 5:11:17 PM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: Bender2

NO Bender just bad version of Maria the Robot you know what I talking about EVIL Maria the Robot LOL!

She does remind me alit a bit


35 posted on 08/25/2008 5:47:06 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: Bender2

Chetry has always been on “the dark side”. When she was at Fox, she showed it less, but now that she’s at CNN, it’s open season on conservatives, and she looks so darned comfortable in her surroundings there. Just another pro-abortion Obama cheerleader. Fox was smart to let her “go home” to CNN.


36 posted on 08/25/2008 6:22:24 PM PDT by fox0566
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To: Bender2

Perfect!!


37 posted on 08/26/2008 8:33:23 AM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: edpc
The drive-by media and much of the blogosphere are giving Michelle Obama a free pass because of her speech on Monday evening.

Why is it that when someone gives a speech, that the speech is supposed to wipe away multiple gaffes and incidents that tell all you need to know about someone?

Now, we come to find out that Michelle Obama quoted passages from the the 2nd chapter of Saul Alinsky's book, "Rule For Radicals".

"Barack stood up that day," talking about a visit to Chicago neighborhoods, "and spoke words that have stayed with me ever since. He talked about “The world as it is”and “The world as it should be..."

And, "All of us driven by a simple belief that the world as it is just won’t do – that we have an obligation to fight for the world as it should be."

As much as the drive-by media has tried to cover up and smooth Michelle Obama's image over, a pig with lipstick is still a pig.

38 posted on 08/26/2008 10:00:25 AM PDT by TennTuxedo
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Nowadays we crazy Democrats far outnumber our Rethug counterparts. Also note that the Democratic National Convention had no need to go negative against McCain last night. Bush and his henchmen have been making our case for change over the past 7.5 years.


39 posted on 08/26/2008 10:52:52 AM PDT by MurryMom
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To: MurryMom

They have Biden and Hillary lined up to go negative ,but we know they will lie after all they already endorsed Mccain...tee heee


40 posted on 08/26/2008 11:01:16 AM PDT by linn37 (Hail Me, Obama or be cast into the firey pits of eternal damnation!")
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