Comments on: Michelle Obama: We’re Average Americans http://donklephant.com/2008/05/01/michelle-obama-were-average-americans/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:05:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jimmy the Dhimmi http://donklephant.com/2008/05/01/michelle-obama-were-average-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-400688 Jimmy the Dhimmi Sat, 03 May 2008 01:33:16 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5419#comment-400688 Don't forget those rough adolescent years Obama struggled through while growing up in that beach front neighborhood in Honolulu. Don’t forget those rough adolescent years Obama struggled through while growing up in that beach front neighborhood in Honolulu.

]]> By: djthedj http://donklephant.com/2008/05/01/michelle-obama-were-average-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-400457 djthedj Fri, 02 May 2008 19:36:24 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5419#comment-400457 Yea Dos!!! Never met an enormous debt he didn't just love! Thanks for bankrupting America. BTW, how many times can the republicans lie to you about fiscal responsibility and you still believe them? My god you must be gullible! Yea Dos!!! Never met an enormous debt he didn’t just love! Thanks for bankrupting America. BTW, how many times can the republicans lie to you about fiscal responsibility and you still believe them? My god you must be gullible!

]]> By: Dos http://donklephant.com/2008/05/01/michelle-obama-were-average-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-400220 Dos Fri, 02 May 2008 16:30:53 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5419#comment-400220 You're not one for nuance are you. First, I am not solely a consumer of right-wing memes, I am also an active producer of right-wing memes. In much the same vein, that you are total lap-puppy for Obama -- if the man farts you post something about the scent of roses. I did not compare Wright and Michelle -- I compared the response -- the whole, you-took-it-out-of-context-and-don't-really-know-the-person defense, the "mistatement" defense, the poor-choice-of-words defense...blah, blah, blah...It is through people's slip-of-the-tongue that you actually learn what a person is thinking and/or about. Obama meant it went he said people cling to their guns, religion and xenophobia and Michelle meant it when she said she has never truly been proud of this country until it did something for her husband. You can do better, Justin. I don't begrudge your support of Obama, but you seem particularly susceptible to hero worship and that is, imo, not how we should elect a president. You’re not one for nuance are you. First, I am not solely a consumer of right-wing memes, I am also an active producer of right-wing memes. In much the same vein, that you are total lap-puppy for Obama — if the man farts you post something about the scent of roses. I did not compare Wright and Michelle — I compared the response — the whole, you-took-it-out-of-context-and-don’t-really-know-the-person defense, the “mistatement” defense, the poor-choice-of-words defense…blah, blah, blah…It is through people’s slip-of-the-tongue that you actually learn what a person is thinking and/or about. Obama meant it went he said people cling to their guns, religion and xenophobia and Michelle meant it when she said she has never truly been proud of this country until it did something for her husband.

You can do better, Justin. I don’t begrudge your support of Obama, but you seem particularly susceptible to hero worship and that is, imo, not how we should elect a president.

]]> By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2008/05/01/michelle-obama-were-average-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-400131 Justin Gardner Fri, 02 May 2008 15:12:24 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5419#comment-400131 Okay Dos, keep believing right-wing created memes. Bravo. Way to think for yourself. No, don't give Michelle credit for addressing the "proud of America" comment and clarifying that she meant "American politics." Instead, expect a person to be completely on message at every single second of the day and never say anything that could be taken a couple different ways. Also, to compare Michelle to Wright is just so hacky. You can do better. Okay Dos, keep believing right-wing created memes. Bravo. Way to think for yourself.

No, don’t give Michelle credit for addressing the “proud of America” comment and clarifying that she meant “American politics.” Instead, expect a person to be completely on message at every single second of the day and never say anything that could be taken a couple different ways.

Also, to compare Michelle to Wright is just so hacky. You can do better.

]]> By: Dos http://donklephant.com/2008/05/01/michelle-obama-were-average-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-400085 Dos Fri, 02 May 2008 14:32:05 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5419#comment-400085 "Struggling Class", Jimmy, refers all those down-driven souls with dastardly student loan debt. Repaying Harvard is a nightmare of Dickensesque proportion -- Malia Ann and Sasha were seen wearing burlap sacks stealing loaves of bread from the street markets. Here message is solid: "If you elect my husband, your going to have put up with me and I'll only be proud of this country if I get my way. I'll be the national jewish grandmother, ready to lay a self-absorped guilt trip come the least resistance to our combined brilliance." <blockquote>the media has done everything they can to simply take a couple sentences she’s uttered and turn her into an elitist/unpatriotic woman, when it’s clear she’s anything but.</blockquote> This sounds very similar to the excuses being made for Rev. Wright. "Oh, he was taken out of context. You just don't know him. You are distorting his words....exc....." As it turned out, the media and everyone else had him begged perfectly. I think the same applies to Michelle. “Struggling Class”, Jimmy, refers all those down-driven souls with dastardly student loan debt. Repaying Harvard is a nightmare of Dickensesque proportion — Malia Ann and Sasha were seen wearing burlap sacks stealing loaves of bread from the street markets.

Here message is solid: “If you elect my husband, your going to have put up with me and I’ll only be proud of this country if I get my way. I’ll be the national jewish grandmother, ready to lay a self-absorped guilt trip come the least resistance to our combined brilliance.”

the media has done everything they can to simply take a couple sentences she’s uttered and turn her into an elitist/unpatriotic woman, when it’s clear she’s anything but.

This sounds very similar to the excuses being made for Rev. Wright. “Oh, he was taken out of context. You just don’t know him. You are distorting his words….exc…..” As it turned out, the media and everyone else had him begged perfectly. I think the same applies to Michelle.

]]> By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2008/05/01/michelle-obama-were-average-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-400058 Justin Gardner Fri, 02 May 2008 14:14:25 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5419#comment-400058 Jimmy, My point was in terms of <i>time</i> they're not that far removed from being in the struggling class. It wasn't too long ago that they had massive law school debt, and it's not like Barack's salary as a state legislator was that lucrative. Jimmy,

My point was in terms of time they’re not that far removed from being in the struggling class. It wasn’t too long ago that they had massive law school debt, and it’s not like Barack’s salary as a state legislator was that lucrative.

]]> By: Jimmy the Dhimmi http://donklephant.com/2008/05/01/michelle-obama-were-average-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-399960 Jimmy the Dhimmi Fri, 02 May 2008 12:53:08 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5419#comment-399960 If earning 4.2 million in a single year isn't "that far removed from being in the struggling class," then this country is a lot better off then they say it is. If earning 4.2 million in a single year isn’t “that far removed from being in the struggling class,” then this country is a lot better off then they say it is.

]]> By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2008/05/01/michelle-obama-were-average-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-399399 Justin Gardner Fri, 02 May 2008 01:29:36 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5419#comment-399399 <blockquote> One can be poor and still think religion and guns are less-than vital values. One can be struggling to pay off bills and still wonder what’s the matter with Kansas.</blockquote> Sure, but I think her point is that her and Barack aren't that far removed from being in the struggling class. Not only that, he took a job that didn't pay as much so he could help people. I think the message is solid, but the media has done everything they can to simply take a couple sentences she's uttered and turn her into an elitist/unpatriotic woman, when it's clear she's anything but.

One can be poor and still think religion and guns are less-than vital values. One can be struggling to pay off bills and still wonder what’s the matter with Kansas.

Sure, but I think her point is that her and Barack aren’t that far removed from being in the struggling class. Not only that, he took a job that didn’t pay as much so he could help people.

I think the message is solid, but the media has done everything they can to simply take a couple sentences she’s uttered and turn her into an elitist/unpatriotic woman, when it’s clear she’s anything but.

]]> By: Brad http://donklephant.com/2008/05/01/michelle-obama-were-average-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-399251 Brad Thu, 01 May 2008 21:07:46 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5419#comment-399251 It would probably require pumping your own gas and working a coffee machine at the 7-11 like Hillary did...oops she couldn't make either one of them work. She is so like us. It would probably require pumping your own gas and working a coffee machine at the 7-11 like Hillary did…oops she couldn’t make either one of them work. She is so like us.

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