Cindy McCain:"I've Always Been Proud of My Country"

[Frankg]

Do we want a First Lady whose never been proud of her country ?

All of us , at one time or another had to have been proud our country at some point in our lives , no matter which side of the fence you were on, this woman has hated the United States of America her whole life , and she's wants to be first lady ?....
The Audacity of Hating One's Country--
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Since her husband is pulling ahead in the Democratic primary, Michelle Obama said today that for the first time in her adult life she is finally proud of her country.
Breitbart has the amazing video HERE (http://www.breitbart.tv/html/49244.html).
How Sick!

John Podhoretz at Commentary Magazine (http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/jpodhoretz/2541) had this on Michelle Obama's shocking comments:

Michelle Obama today said that “for the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.”
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/02/michelle-obama-decides-shes-finally.html

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Cindy McCain Responds: "I've Always Been Proud of My Country"
Cindy McCain takes a lob ball and hits it out of the park.
Nice swing, Cindy.
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U.S. Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R-AZ) is introduced by his wife Cindy at a campaign rally in Brookfield, Wisconsin February 19, 2008. (REUTERS (http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//080219/ids_photos_ts/r1317751246.jpg/)/Allen Fredrickson)

** HERE (http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/02/19/cindy-mccain-responds-to-michelle-obama-proud-comments/) is the video.

No contest (http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/2008/02/19/cindy-vs-michelle/)---
Cindy McCain spoke out at a couple of rallies yesterday on the pride she feels for her country.
FOX News You Decide 2008 (http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/02/19/michelle-obama-takes-heat-for-saying-shes-proud-of-my-country-for-the-first-time/) reported:

“I am proud of my country,” John McCain’s wife, Cindy, said at a campaign stop in Brookfield, Wis., Tuesday. “I don’t know if you heard those words earlier... but I am very proud of my country.”

During a follow up press conference, the Arizona senator was asked if they were responding to Michelle Obama and he deferred to his wife.

She responded: “I just wanted to make the statement that I have and always will be proud of my country.”

An article in the conservative magazine Commentary (http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/jpodhoretz/2541) on Tuesday said Michelle Obama’s comments suggest “the pseudo-messianic nature of the Obama candidacy is very much a part of the way the Obamas themselves are feeling.”

“Can it really be there has not been a moment during that time when she felt proud of her country?” the article asked. “Forget matters like the victory in the Cold War; how about only things that have made liberals proud — all the accomplishments of inclusion? How about the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1991? Or Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s elevation to the Supreme Court?”Michelle Obama was born in 1964, meaning her adult life began roughly in the early ’80s.

Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/014/764fosie.asp) Editor Bill Kristol said the comment “was sort of revealing.”

“She was an adult when we won the Cold War without firing a shot. She was an adult for the last 25 years of economic progress, social progress,” he told FOX News. “I think the Democrats have to be careful … they’re running against the status quo … You have to be careful not to let that slide into a kind of indictment of America. Because I don’t think the American people think on the whole that the last 25 years of American history is a narrative of despair and nothing to be proud of.”The conservative blog Hot Air (http://hotair.com/archives/2008/02/18/michelle-obama-hasnt-been-proud-of-america-in-at-least-26-years/)also seized on Mrs. Obama’s comments.

“Only her husband’s run for president has made her proud of America? That’s … extremely narcissistic and self-centered,” the blog posting said. “How sad. I certainly don’t want such a vain pessimist as First Lady.”
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/02/cindy-mccain-responds-ive-always-been.html

[LadyMod at scam.com]

White people have always had more to be proud of America for than those of color. They have never been discriminated against just for being white.


Every minority has.


Lady Mod

Who just voted for OBama today. :D

[LadyMod at scam.com]

And by the way, you are editorializing again. She said her adult life not her whole life. AND because she sees people not behaving like sheeple but hungry for a change.

For that I'm proud of my country too. It's about damned time.

Lady Mod

[Frankg]

Originally posted by Ladymod
White people have always had more to be proud of America for than those of color.

You're generalizing Ladymod, you're telling me that, you personally , don't know any african-americans who are not proud of the United States of America ?

I find that hard to believe


Origially posted by Ladymod
Who just voted for OBama today.

You would've been better off grocery shopping Ladymod, you're not a superdelegate and it looks like its going to come down to that at the DNC , Hillary has 234 super-delegates , Obama 165

no way Obama will get the nod

[playboydojo]

Wisconsin, Lady Mod?

She was an adult when we won the Cold War without firing a shot.

Tell that to Korea, Indochina, and Latin America.


Let's see, for the last 25 years, we've had...

Iraq (and falsified intelligence)
Afghanistan (right after Afghanistan made a diplomatic counter-offer)
PATRIOT ACT (reversing the few Church Committee suggestions that were followed through)
gross negligence in national defense
Rigging voter's roles in Florida; and the Supreme Court (and US media) not really interested in that.
Balkan invasion (right after diplomatic counter-offer)
Way to much focus on a series of blow jobs, by hypocrites
Bombing al-Shifa for...no reason really.
Iraq (and it was so worth putting half a million Iraqi kids through that to discredit a guy that stuck around anyway)
Iran-Contra
Reagan breaking the air traffic controller's strike
The US being condemned for state terror against Nicaragua.

I hope I'm not missing anything, because I can' see that helping your case any.

Nope, nobody has any reason to not be proud of this nation!

“Only her husband’s run for president has made her proud of America? That’s … extremely narcissistic and self-centered,” the blog posting said. “How sad. I certainly don’t want such a vain pessimist as First Lady.”

When they first met, weren't they the only blacks in their law firm? Could it be that she's not merely proud of her husband, but of the progress that was made? Maybe? could be? Huh?

[LadyMod at scam.com]

Wisconsin, Lady Mod?


Texas. I voted early.


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[LadyMod at scam.com]

You're generalizing Ladymod, you're telling me that, you personally , don't know any african-americans who are not proud of the United States of America ?

I find that hard to believe

No Cupcake, you are taking her words out of context and twisting them to suit your racist agenda.


You would've been better off grocery shopping Ladymod, you're not a superdelegate and it looks like its going to come down to that at the DNC , Hillary has 234 super-delegates , Obama 165

no way Obama will get the nod


Don't count on that Cupcake. When the whole thing started he barely had a prayer of getting this far, much less so close to having it all. A lot of superdelegates have not made decisions yet.

And if he doesn't get it, I'll vote Independent in the general election.

Lady Mod

[Frankg]

Wisconsin, Lady Mod?

She was an adult when we won the Cold War without firing a shot.

Tell that to Korea, Indochina, and Latin America.


Let's see, for the last 25 years, we've had...

Iraq (and falsified intelligence)
Afghanistan (right after Afghanistan made a diplomatic counter-offer)
PATRIOT ACT (reversing the few Church Committee suggestions that were followed through)
gross negligence in national defense
Rigging voter's roles in Florida; and the Supreme Court (and US media) not really interested in that.
Balkan invasion (right after diplomatic counter-offer)
Way to much focus on a series of blow jobs, by hypocrites
Bombing al-Shifa for...no reason really.
Iraq (and it was so worth putting half a million Iraqi kids through that to discredit a guy that stuck around anyway)
Iran-Contra
Reagan breaking the air traffic controller's strike
The US being condemned for state terror against Nicaragua.

I hope I'm not missing anything, because I can' see that helping your case any.

Nope, nobody has any reason to not be proud of this nation!

“Only her husband’s run for president has made her proud of America? That’s … extremely narcissistic and self-centered,” the blog posting said. “How sad. I certainly don’t want such a vain pessimist as First Lady.”

When they first met, weren't they the only blacks in their law firm? Could it be that she's not merely proud of her husband, but of the progress that was made? Maybe? could be? Huh?
George W Bush , President of the United States of America

1 - Has brought the terrorists responsible for 9/11 to justice,

2 -Toppled the taliban regime and put Afganistan on the path to democracy ,

3 -Protected this country against attack by Saddam Hussein ,

4 -Crushed the Baath party

5 -Killed Saddam's two murderous sons Oueday and Kusay

6 -Captured and brought Saddam Hussein to justice

7 -Has enabled Iraq to have free elections and has put the country on the path to democracy ,

8 -"Convinced" Mohmar Gadafi to turn over his nuclear weapons and become America's ally,

9 -Successfully defended this country from terrorist attack since 9/11 and has foiled many attempts

10 -Disarmed North Korea

11 -Got Mohmar Kadafi to turn over his nuclear weapons program and work with the US to fight terrorism

I can't remember when I've ever been prouder of my country or my president

no terrorist attacks in 7 seven years, I doubt the next president will be able to accomplish that

[LadyMod at scam.com]

Forty-five percent still up for grabs
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147072

According to the NBC News Political unit, as of Wednesday, 439 superdelegates have publicly committed to voting either for Clinton or Obama.

That leaves about 45 percent of them still up for grabs --- that is if they haven't made private commitments to either candidate.

But even the ones who have made statements in support of either Clinton or Obama are free to change their minds at any time, right up until the moment that the convention begins balloting in August.

Remember, in two more years they will be up for election too. I don't think they are going to want to piss off the American voters too readily just to appease the Clintons.


Lady Mod

[Frankg]

Originally posted by Ladymod
A lot of superdelegates have not made decisions yet.


Are you sure ? From what I've read about superdelegates Ladymod they are solidly behind their candidate , no if's , and's or but's

[LadyMod at scam.com]

Are you sure ? From what I've read about superdelegates Ladymod they are solidly behind their candidate , no if's , and's or but's


You should try some other site than FOX blogs.


Lady Mod

[LadyMod at scam.com]

Clintonista Harold Ickes: Superdelegates will decide the Democrat nomination (http://hotair.com/archives/2008/02/16/clintonista-harold-ickes-superdelegates-will-decide-the-democrat-nomination/)


Current polls have Obama defeating McCain, and Clinton losing to McCain. Polls at this stage are fleeting things, true, but upon what will the superdelegates base deciding for Hillary over the Messiah if not the polls? She’s not any more experienced than Obama is. So far in the primaries she isn’t proving to be any more popular than he is. She looks tired and wasted compared to Obama looking like a man with a mission.


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[SirMoby]

Frank, are you now saying that First Lady is a very important political role? I thought most of the wingers were saying that it was not a significant role.

What's going on?

[Bill]

I'm not proud of what this country has done, or what it's people have become.

So I'm totally behind Michelle Obama's statement. It makes me more interested in Obama, because his people are telling the truth.

Anybody who is influenced by this tempest in a teapot crapola issue is an idiot.

[LadyMod at scam.com]

McCain pegs OBama as his opponent.


In the Republican race, Senator John McCain reaffirmed his position as the near-certain Republican presidential nominee with a comfortable win over former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee.

In his victory speech, the 71-year-old Arizona lawmaker targeted Obama as his likely Democratic opponent in the November general election.


http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=c0b4127b-9348-420f-911c-53fd7a3b1b17&k=37209

[kres24GT]

This is why people hate politics.

[kres24GT]

I'm not proud of what this country has done, or what it's people have become.

So I'm totally behind Michelle Obama's statement. It makes me more interested in Obama, because his people are telling the truth.

Anybody who is influenced by this tempest in a teapot crapola issue is an idiot.


I agree, I am ashamed to be an American. The entitlement mentality and pussification of this country has made any self respecting American ashamed to be one.

[disrupter]

And some people are proud to be shit eaters too.

Pardon my circumspection all you hyper-reflexive, frenetic, desperate flag wavers.

Here, have another bite full,

mmm, good stuff, eh?

[Sherzoey]

FYI - According to an article in the Washington Post the other day, some people seriously think Obama is the Messiah, the Second Coming.

[LadyMod at scam.com]

FYI - According to an article in the Washington Post the other day, some people seriously think Obama is the Messiah, the Second Coming.

Now wouldn't that just rock the far right religious nuts?

The man is Muslim.


LOL

[Little Red Dog]

Michelle Obama's remarks (she said it twice that same day) have almost certainly been blown out of context. But, trust me, this will come back to haunt them in the general election.

The GOP will take this, combine it with the pic of Obama not saluting the flag, throw in a dash of foreign policy inexperience, and - voila!

Saying this was a blunder of the first order. The kind of scrutinity that it's getting is the kind of microscopic analysis they'll be getting in the general election. Everybody's been so obsessed with the Clintons that the Obamas have largely slippped under the radar. Expect the gloves to come off...

[Little Red Dog]

I'm not proud of what this country has done, or what it's people have become.

So I'm totally behind Michelle Obama's statement. It makes me more interested in Obama, because his people are telling the truth.

Anybody who is influenced by this tempest in a teapot crapola issue is an idiot.

You're referring to an electorate that sent George W. Bush back to the White House for a second term, instead of kicking him to the curb, where he belonged...

[Sherzoey]

Now wouldn't that just rock the far right religious nuts?

The man is Muslim.


LOL


Yes, he is.

The article was a bizarre interview with a guy, who is Jewish, and who claimed to be speaking for others, that they know and are trying to spread the word or something. :disbelief:

[SirMoby]

Now wouldn't that just rock the far right religious nuts?

The man is Muslim.


LOL
The man ain't Muslim.

[LadyMod at scam.com]

The man ain't Muslim.

Did he change? I must have missed the conversion. Sarcasm Moby, it was sarcasm....


Lady Mod

[LadyMod at scam.com]

Yes, he is.

The article was a bizarre interview with a guy, who is Jewish, and who claimed to be speaking for others, that they know and are trying to spread the word or something. :disbelief:

Just for the record Sherzoey, Keith Ellison, not Barack OBama is the first elected practicing Muslim to Congress. He's in the House of Representatives.


Namaste'

Lady Mod

[playboydojo]

Also forgot to mention American disinterest regarding Rwanda and Darfur. Yeah, so much to be proud of this past quarter-century.

1 - Has brought the terrorists responsible for 9/11 to justice,

The "terrorists responsible" died in the airplane crash. Unless you mean OBL, and if so, that's news to me.

2 -Toppled the taliban regime and put Afganistan on the path to democracy

Thousands of civilians dead and Afganistan is no closer to democracy.

3 -Protected this country against attack by Saddam Hussein

By proving Saddam couldn't possibly have been a threat.

4 -Crushed the Baath party

Which caused much of the insurgency and domestic strife in Iraq from 2003 into 2004.

5 -Killed Saddam's two murderous sons Oueday and Kusay

Putting them on trial would have been real justice, but I'm assuming you're a cowboy, so I'll give you that one.

6 -Captured and brought Saddam Hussein to justice

I'll give you that one. Although I'm pretty sure it's against Security Council resolutions to invade a country just to arrest someone. This issue was brought up years ago when we took Noriega.

7 -Has enabled Iraq to have free elections and has put the country on the path to democracy

Truly something to be proud of...if we'd seen any of this progress. What we HAVE seen are lots of dead and fleeing Iraqis and destroyed infrastructure, and even more depleted uranium that's going to leave behind a legacy of congenital problems and high cancer rates. Among other things.

8 -"Convinced" Mohmar Gadafi to turn over his nuclear weapons and become America's ally

Okay.

9 -Successfully defended this country from terrorist attack since 9/11 and has foiled many attempts

List these "many" attempts, please.

10 -Disarmed North Korea

DPRK wasn't sufficiently armed in the first place. The could maybe hit Japan if they were lucky. And all Bush did was basically the same Framework from the mid-90's.

11 -Got Mohmar Kadafi to turn over his nuclear weapons program and work with the US to fight terrorism

Okay, okay.


So, which part exactly outweighs my list; TMZ; reality television; the economy (becoming more disparate by the day since the 80's); the quality of political discourse; the price of a damn cup of coffee; the thirty-or-so food products a year that are being recalled for carrying some debillitating bacteria; corporate scandal; increasing and pervasive drug use, alcoholism, and Family Guy among our young; and the fact that your house is prolly worthless because some flippers, speculators, and hotel magnates just couldn't stand to avoid the temptation to ruin things for everybody?

[Little Red Dog]

You know something? I'm about the same age as Michelle Obama, and I was never "really" ashamed of my country, except for the last 8 years. In my adult life, I have mostly been "really proud" to be American - except for the last 8 years.

The idea that American has done absolutely nothing to be proud of in 25 years is bullshit. Her statement is as much an exaggeration as the response to it is.

[Bill]

I'm actually fairly proud that progressives fought off the republican attempt to turn this country into a police state.

And I hope to be proud again, as we americans work together to create an electricity economy and a new lifestyle.

I believe we can do it.

Not all americans are afraid.

[Frankg]

Originally posted by Bill
I'm actually fairly proud that progressives fought off the republican attempt to turn this country into a police state

Say what ? ...did I miss some kind of mini civil war ....anyone have a clue as to what crazy Bill is talking about ?

Someone throw me fricken bone here

[LadyMod at scam.com]

Say what ? ...did I miss some kind of mini civil war ....anyone have a clue as to what crazy Bill is talking about ?

Someone throw me fricken bone here

Yes, most of us know what Bill is talking about, frankie. But to explain it to you is like explaining the color purple to a blind man.



Lady Mod