by Rhonda
Not a full 48 hours after Barack Obama re-iterated that families are off-limits (he’d said as much back in May as well), former Massachussetts governor (and former presidential candidate) Mitt Romney made a reference to the ages-old quote about Michelle’s pride in her country.
He told the pumped up Republican crowd at St. Paul’s Xcel Center, “Just like you, there has never been a day when I was not proud to be an American.”
Anita Dunn, senior adviser to the Obama campaign pulled no punches reacting to the thinly-veiled attack with the following statement:
Barack Obama has said that families are ‘off-limits’, and we thought that John McCain agreed. But tonight, John McCain’s handpicked attack dog, Mitt Romney, exposed the fake outrage that the Republicans have been peddling all week as the blatant hypocrisy that it is. The McCain team’s disgusting attack on Barack Obama’s wife shows they would rather generate false outrage to distract from their own problems than talk about the issues facing the American people. Mitt Romney’s attack on a candidate’s wife is as pathetic as his failed presidential campaign.
Dunn and done.
5 Comments, Comment or Ping
A J
While I couldn’t stomach the entire convention I did notice that Palin also said something similar towards the end of her “speech”. What I DID NOT hear about was how the republicans plan on tackling the issues that are crippling people in this country.
Sep 3rd, 2008
Anonymiss
Anita Dunn is gangsta. I’m feeling her.
Sep 4th, 2008
Tolu
The Republican attack tactics are very childish. It is as though they are running for a lesser office than that of the president. Obama’s campaign is definitely more humane and graceful. Sometimes, I wish they would be a little harsher though.
Sep 4th, 2008
true American
How in the world can we have a first lady that for the first time she is happy to be american??if this is so then i im very sorry for our country.Im so lost for words that people feel this is the best we can do for our country, I want someone who has always been happy to be american in the white house. enough said so you bloggers go to town with this.
Sep 10th, 2008
born american
Just what did Michelle have to be happy about before now? Of course white people have a lot to be happy and proud of, but what exactly did black people have to be proud of? Proud of how we have been treated and that we had to fight to get to where we are today. I swear if it wasn’t for some of your belief in white supremecy you all would have no reason to wake up every day.
Sep 16th, 2008
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