Morning Joe opened today with a clip of Michelle Obama on the stump that I can only call stunning. By her tone, and her language both verbal and physical, this is one angry lady. The transcript below doesn't begin to convey Mrs. Obama's apparent rage.
That Bill Clinton was elected twice is proof that an angry wife is no bar to office. But Michelle Obama's level of ire can certainly be no asset on the campaign trail. Morning Joe did air it, but just how much MSM coverage will we see of what I would sincerely call an astounding piece of video?
MICHELLE OBAMA: There's a lot of people talking about elitism and all of that. But let me tell you who me and Barack are, so that you are not confused. Yeah, I went to Princeton and Harvard, but the lens through which I see the world is the lens that I grew up with. I am the product of a working-class upbringing. I grew up on the South Side of Chicago in a working-class community. I want people to know when they look at me, to be clear that they see what an investment in public education can look like.
May I say suggest that telling voters they may be "confused" and that they need to get something "clear" is normally not considered good politics? And while Mrs. Obama might feel the obligation to pander to the teachers unions with her claim to be a product of public education, the last time I looked Princeton and Harvard were private institutions. Finally, while we shouldn't forget where we come from, shouldn't our goal, and the purpose of education, be to permit ourselves to view the world through a wider lens?
In any case, please view and judge for yourself.
—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.
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Just one thing, Michelle...
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:22 ET by Adam_MEIt's "Barack and I", not "me and Barack". So much for being taught proper grammar in public schools. :-)
Well, as she said...
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:32 ET by scamorama" I want people to know when they look at me, to be clear that they see what an investment in public education can look like."
thats some upgringin'
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:35 ET by aeroveloSo how did a working class woman from south side Chicago wind up going to Harvard and Princeton?
Funny thing is, Michelle...you do not speak like a Harvard/Princeton educated woman.
So after hearing you speak I do have some doubts about investing in public education.
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Ask yourself: Do I want a good paying job, or do I want a government hand out. Its that simple!
You beat me to it!
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:39 ET by DEVILDOCMOMOk, so now we see what a public education can do...that was the first thing I caught. So much for "elite" schools. Of course, she may just be "dumbing down" for her audience...
I still feel if I had her chances AND INCOME, I would not be so angry and downtrodden. At some point you have to say, yes, it was tough and, yes, I had major problems when I grew up, but look what chances AMERICA has given me and I am grateful.
Anger
Thu, 04/17/2008 - 09:23 ET by pbanks7Look at the "bitterness" on her face. That was my first thought, too - would she say "workin' class" in San Fran? Pshaw. Ah'm waaayyys tahrd a dese phonies.
MSM - shaping all the perceptions you need to believe.
Adam, I think she said
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:48 ET by motherbeltAdam, I think she said "me and Barack" on purpose. She's deliberately "roughing up" her communication because she's emphasizing where she came from...you know, letting the folks know she's not all "uppity."
I'd be willing to bet you
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:57 ET by red_dragon311I'd be willing to bet you are more right then you know.
it would not be the first time poor grammer or a term like "Y'all" was uttered by the likes of these two.
and if America is such a Gulag (H/T Mark Levin from last nights show) how did she get to where she is, today?
I was a professional twice over - an analyst and a therapist. The world's first analrapist
Hi red... Yep, I have
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 15:02 ET by bigtimerHi red...
Yep, I have noticed both of them doing this depending on where they are, what city they are in ect...it just isn't as noticeable as Hillary when she did this...which by the way she has quit doing dang it all, it was so fun to watch her make a fool of herself, she has even quit the loud cacklin' now.... just does it in a softer tone....
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
I agree,
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 18:58 ET by DEVILDOCMOMit is similar to hillary's "speaking in tongues" a few months ago-really funny. Sad that people actually buy this nonsense.
Din't she also say, on
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 16:41 ET by motherbeltDin't she also say, on another occasion: "Ain't no black people in Iowa!!"?
Yes she did .... I also
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 16:46 ET by red_dragon311Yes she did ....
I also found this nugget of goodness
WASHINGTON — Barack (H-word this is mine) Obama often boasts he is "the only candidate who isn't taking a dime from Washington lobbyists," yet his fundraising team includes 38 members of law firms that were paid $138 million last year to lobby the federal government, records show.
Everyday in everyway this fool and his wife dig themselves deeper and deeper
so not to be a dick, but Balboa does this qualify for an "F you"
I was a professional twice over - an analyst and a therapist. The world's first analrapist
Oh. My. God. That should
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:38 ET by motherbeltOh. My. God. That should be a deal-breaker right there!
Just look at her face! She did everything but outright sneer!
As often as Mrs. Clinton got angry, her face never showed the contempt that Michelle Obama just expressed.
Mychal Massie was 100% correct when he called her an Angry Black Harridan
and they whine about angry
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:54 ET by TruthMongerand they whine about angry talk radio...
hey, I bet this is the kind of American first lady people overseas would really like to see
"now get this clear - whatever nation this is - it's me and Barack's way, or the friggin' highway - don't make us push the nuke button now..."
The More Barry's "Friends & Family" Talk...
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:38 ET by geoff.galeThis clip is further evidence that SnObama cannot lift himself out of the pit in which he has placed himself. He's surrounded by people who are so unrepresentative of middle America, his wife, his pastor, his friend W. Ayers, his bagman T. Rezko, etc., that he will never be able to withstand a good assault on his inability to govern in the interests of middle America. That is, if J. McCain can mount such an assault.
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Michelle, just missin her pickles, perhaps
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:39 ET by Gary HallYou know, Michelle's being on the board of that pickle corporation didn't look so good to the campaign, being the good public servant she is with that big fat high paying glossy community coordinator position at the Chicago Hospital and all, so she resigned just a few months ago, in Jan., from the pickle board of directors, that is.
Losing out on the free monthly supply of pickles - that's got to be what has got her in such an angry mood. Right?
The only voting bloc to
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:42 ET by Chris NormanThe only voting blocs to which this anger and these words will appeal are the Air Americers, Kossacks, and Rev. Wrightians who have made political anger, outrage, and bitterness a way of life.
My thoughts exactly. There
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:47 ET by SmartypantsMy thoughts exactly. There is some talk of why these weekly foot in mouth errors by Obama and his team are not hurting his poll standing. I believe it is merely because we're talking about Democrat party voters here. I hate to generalize, but I will anyway: A significant number of Obama's supporters are either too young to truly be paying attention or are so filled with the hatred evident in his minister, that any transgression on Obama's part is immediately dismissed or not noted in the first place.
He hasn't dropped because
Thu, 04/17/2008 - 09:33 ET by pbanks7He hasn't dropped because this kind of rhetoric resonates with the racist nation, hate America first croud. If he's the nominee, he's gonna get creamed, maybe worse than Dukakis.
MSM - shaping all the perceptions you need to believe.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:42 ET by TWOTIMETUNADemocrats are either Parasites or Parasite Enablers
Ignore Mrs. Uh-bamas anger?
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:43 ET by ConservativeRexIgnore Mrs. Uh-bamas anger? No, they won't ignore it, they'll revel in it. The MSM think that type of anger is "justified". What a load of crap.
What I see and hear out of this woman is affirmative action biting us squarely in the buttocks. As far as the public education part. You are correct Mrs. Uh-bama, when I look at you I DO see the result of a public education. And it confirms everything I already knew.
No education
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:45 ET by ScrapironThe Lame Stream Media and the Democrats could care less that the million dollar welfare education of Michele was a dismal failure. Isn't it a fact the a lot of colleges now graduate people with less knowledge than they entered college with? Puts the 'dumb' in dumbed down.
Old, Retired and glad of it.
Ms. Obama is very angry all
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:48 ET by bigtimerMs. Obama is very angry all the time, Hillary doesn't hold a candle to her IMO...the anger she is expressing recently is they are slippin' with voters....she is losing her grip.....
I love it!
Carry on Michelle...carry on....pretty please...with sugar on top.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
bt....did you see her put
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:02 ET by motherbeltbt....did you see her at the very end, put her hand on her hip and put on that threatening look, as if to say "And I DARE anyone to say somethin'!
That's the "still shot" at the top of this posting. Holy cow, look at her eyes!
ROFL!!
mb... Exactly! You know
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:10 ET by bigtimermb...
Exactly!
You know who she reminds me of....that character on the old Sanford&Son show, his sister-in-law!
I am having a mind blank on her characters name at the moment....
Anyway, she fills the bill...just a little younger.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
"Aunt Esther" and we're the
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:20 ET by Chris Norman"Aunt Esther" and we're the "heathens".
Bingo Chris...and
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:27 ET by bigtimerBingo Chris...and thanks...it would of bugged me all day...unless I googled it...heheee
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
more than that, bt....she
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:55 ET by motherbeltmore than that, bt....she reminds me of every pushy black woman on the sitcoms...the ones who wag their finger back and forth and say "And lemme TAY you somethin'!" (And don't you give me no backtalk!"\
Hey, I don't write the dialogue....this is the kind of entertainment that Hollywood produces because they think it is what black people like to watch.
bt.. Michelle Obama is "bitter"
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:03 ET by Gary Hallbt.. Michelle Obama is "bitter." That is what she is. She is angry and mad; she is just plain bitter about so many things. Other than the obvious guess that much of her current bitterness has been guided by her late pastor and family mentor, the Rev. Wright, perhaps it was her bitterness Obama was speaking of:
Hi Gary... Well that puts
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:13 ET by bigtimerHi Gary...
Well that puts it all in a nutshell.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
Whenever you point your finger. . . .
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:38 ET by kdizzydazeat someone else, there's always three more pointing right back at you.
Using Barry O's words to truthfully describe her rant is priceless. It is amazing how it fits so well. Prepare yourself as there will be much more of that forthcoming.
kdizz.. cha cha cha ..change.
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:48 ET by Gary HallI told my wife a couple of months ago, just after I watched another one of Michelle Obama's angry (bitter) speeches, "I just don't want that woman in the White House - come to think of it, that makes two women I don't want in the White House."
Perhaps I just want someone who brings a bit of joy and hope into the White House - and a little nice change, like Laura Bush did. Cha cha cha change. Don't want no ugly bitter change. (;~>
Not that kind of elitism
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:50 ET by ArcherBThere is more than one type of "elitism". She thinks everyone is calling her an elitist in the sense that she's the Thurston Howell type of elitist. I don't believe this is the case. She is an "urban elitist". An example of urban elitism is when someone who has never left NY City looks down on someone from Plano TX or any other small town in middle America. It has nothing to do with where you went to school or how much money you make. It has to do with the attitude that you know better than others and the way you live is better than those who choose to live differently, even though you really have no idea how those "other people" live, who they are or what motivates them.
"To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary." Ernesto "Che" Guevara
delete
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:53 ET by motherbeltdelete
Good point! Working class values?
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:08 ET by MaximusBraveheartWhat exactly are her "working class" values? To further expand the welfare state that is funded by "us" workers; and TAKE AWAY OUR GUNS? So is she saying she has a handgun and carries it at times? I do. The original Obama snub was to gun owners; not workers. Go Plano TX!
It's also the elitism of the
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:15 ET by Chris NormanIt's also the elitism of the university liberals who scorn the "rednecks", blue collars, and the religious, who aren't looking to government for handouts that lead to living under control. They can't understand why many people reject their "guidance" and "benevolence". They know what's best for these "little people", dammit!
Derogatory terms
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:31 ET by ArcherBExactly. Speaking of, you used "redneck", "blue collars" and "religious" as derogatory terms that would be used by these elitists. Other terms would be "Bible thumpers", "hicks", "backwards" and "inbred". All these would be derogatory terms for someone who lives in a small town in middle America.
Notice how there are no derogatory terms for someone who lives in LA, NY, or Chicago?
"To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary." Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Right you are Archer... I
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:38 ET by bigtimerRight you are Archer...
I never hear the term city-slickers used.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
Or worse yet, WalMart
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 15:36 ET by Chris NormanOr worse yet, WalMart shoppers, SUV drivers, and NASCAR fans, - the lib university elites save their most condescending scorn for them.
"Mah fellow bitter an'
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:51 ET by Jack BauerSo there you have it, if you
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:52 ET by ChandlerSo there you have it, if you come from the "south side of Chicago" there is no way you can be a snob, but "bitter" maybe!
You Think She Is Angry Now...
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:55 ET by Beresford...just wait until Hillary and/or McCain takes away what she thinks the country owes her.
So I guess this means all of
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:57 ET by goldbarSo I guess this means all of you are Hillary Clinton supporters?
...ah heck gb... I'm a
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:01 ET by bigtimer...ah heck gb...
I'm a swing voter, when it comes to the two leftists and their partners to-boot.... I swing back and forth...lol!
It's been a great show so far....more to come too....nothing like cannibalism in the dem party lately.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
No, bt, you're a swinging
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:17 ET by Chris NormanNo, bt, you're a swinging voter, baby! :)
I wonder if John McCain
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:25 ET by goldbarI wonder if John McCain ever get angry?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCAqm286eAM&feature=related
gb.... I know all about
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:31 ET by bigtimergb....
I know all about McCain's temper....
Your point is....?
This wasn't about McCain, I'm quite sure it will come up in the general, just be patient.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
LOL Chris.... Thanks...I
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:26 ET by bigtimerLOL Chris....
Thanks...I like that...leave it to you to come up with that.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
What are you suggesting?
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:57 ET by sam.i.amThat Affirnative Action may have played a role in Michelle's attendance at Princeton and Harvard? Certainly not!! I can't believe you would insinuate that. . .
OK, enough sarcasm. Of course she was the recipient of preferential treatment. This is a matter of fact.
Oh, and by the way, it is clear what she looks like: an angry, bitter, paranoid, bloodsucking lawyer.
So now Chicago Public schools are the standard to be emulated?
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 13:57 ET by Dee BunkI thought they were racist and all that stuff. They certainly are not well performing other than the Magnet schools.
I wonder if she went to a Magnet school. I don't remember when they started those but they are elitist public schools that are supposed to allow people strictly on test scores, but I know an administrator at one and it's not the case.
The schools are filled with politicians and celebrities children and only a very small % get in purely on merit.
I couldn't get the video to work so I'll have to watch later.
Some of the most snobbish,
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:06 ET by chessplayerSome of the most snobbish, elitist, people in the country who have become successful have come from poor backgrounds. Just ask John Edwards. And from what I have seen, a lot of people who have attended college show disdain and look down on those who have`nt. Just because she came from a poor background does`nt mean she and BO are not snobbish or elitist.
I agree completely chessplayer
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:15 ET by Dee BunkIt's the whole - I did it but you wouldn't be able to - I'm smart but your just too stupid so you need my help - I know whats best attitude.
What are you suggesting?
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:00 ET by sam.i.amThat Affirnative Action may have played a role in Michelle's attendance at Princeton and Harvard? Certainly not!! I can't believe you would insinuate that. . .
OK, enough sarcasm. Of course she was the recipient of preferential treatment. This is a matter of fact.
Oh, and by the way, it is clear what she looks like: an angry, bitter, paranoid, bloodsucking lawyer.
Calm Down
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:11 ET by ShatmanduYou guys are crying wolf on this one.
Michelle is pissed!
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:13 ET by c5thenDamned right! She is pissed that "some" would call her and Obama elitists. After they had that top-of-the-line public education from the South Side Chicago schools and they went to the public Princeton and Harvard colleges and became lawyers and Obama became a Senator and they made $1.5 million on their last tax return? How dare they! Anybody can see that "dey is just da same plain old hommies from da sout side as dey always bin".
I bet they are not going to put up with those "average white people" disrespecting them and calling them elitist. They'll show them. If Obama gets elected, he'll take away those guns and religion that average white middle america has been using as "crutches" and then where will they be?
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
Embedded in Mrs. Obama's
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:30 ET by SmartypantsEmbedded in Mrs. Obama's comment is a view that is held by too many people, that it is somehow noble to be from a disadvantaged background. This background, apparently, affords her the right to be bitter and anti-American. Similarly, it really grates on me when so many people, from sports announcers to news readers, throw out this "blue collar worker" term to imply a hardworking individual, as if white collar employees are not hardworking. There is nothing more noble about being poor than there is about being rich. It is not any more rewarding to be a blue collar worker or a professional. What any of us do is not reflective of who we are. Mrs. Obama is no better or worse than someone who did grow up rich, and she has no more right to preach hatred and bitterness than anyone else on this planet.
This woman could be First Lady?
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 14:40 ET by Peg C.And I thought Hillary! was a screeching, termagant fishwife! Holy cow. I've rarely witnessed anything more repugnant. She's worse than her husband and that's saying something.
She has a Wright to be angry...
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 15:25 ET by RMRAngry? Of course she is angry! The woman spent the last twenty years of her life listening to Jeremiah Wright. Anger is all she know.
Hilary could win this thing by just stepping up to Michelle and yelling "elitist". She could then pick her vice-president...after getting up of the floor.
Man, that Omarosa sure can
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 16:30 ET by Roger the ShrubberMan, that Omarosa sure can channel Hillary, can't she?
She can switch from Princeton grad to urban female chick-flick sidekick in a snap! "oh no you didn't"
Yeah. 'Real First Lady' material
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 18:15 ET by SickofLibs... and I thought Shrillary was the master of the fake southin' axe-sent...
"Yeah, I was a shuckin' an a' jivin' while I's at Princeton and Harvard, you best believe me".
What, no chain gang references, Homey?
Yeah. 'Real First Lady' material
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 18:15 ET by SickofLibs... and I thought Shrillary was the master of the fake southin' axe-sent...
"Yeah, I was a shuckin' an a' jivin' while I's at Princeton and Harvard, you best believe me".
What, no chain gang references, Homey?
So, this is the Michelle
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 18:18 ET by Chris NormanSo, this is the Michelle Obama who us described in much of the media as "charming". Yeah, after watching this clip, "charming" was the word I was looking for, too...
I can't help but notice
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 22:38 ET by ToddonCapeCodI can't help but notice how many whites were seated behind her.... and no doubt they were pre-arranged that way
Salute
Thu, 04/17/2008 - 00:01 ET by Xango AnnieI was waiting for the Black Power salute to go shooting in the air at any minute..you know she wants to..
And early on in the primaries, I am pretty sure she came close to it...unless I was dreaming, and I'm pretty sure I wasn't.
That woman has "Symphia" Mckinney eyes..mean and wild...
And if you think Obami wears the pants in that family, I have a bridge............and some swampland..........
That camel gets it's nose in the WH tent and it's all over....
XA
Thu, 04/17/2008 - 00:04 ET by bigtimerOMG...I'm laughing so hard...XAnnie you said it all so damned well!
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
Spot on about the eyes.
Thu, 04/17/2008 - 15:19 ET by Roger the ShrubberSpot on about the eyes. Great observation!
Mutual of Omaha presents Wild Kingdom
Thu, 04/17/2008 - 01:21 ET by Parker1227This week, Jim Fowler will learn that wrestling an anaconda in the water is child's play compared to coming face to face with an angry black panther.
(What is it with all the fake po' folk accents this year? The Dems must really think that voters are stupid.)
Mutual of Omaha
Thu, 04/17/2008 - 01:27 ET by bigtimerMutual of Omaha presents Wild Kingdom...
Parker, just seeing that in the comment section had me belly laughing...I don't know how else to explain it...but thak you, you may have outone XAnnie...
I needed that ... and you did say it all.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
If Barack Obama is looking
Thu, 04/17/2008 - 09:28 ET by bassndudeIf Barack Obama is looking for proof there are indeed bitter Americans out there, he need look no further than across the kitchen table.
A truer statement, there never was.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!