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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
Spence, PLEASE enlighten me...in what context did Michelle mean that statement?
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Quite simply, the context was about the upwelling of people, especially younger people, getting excited and engaged with their government.
The line was a bit sensationalistic and Her speechwriters/handlers should have realized it left her too open for criticism. But given the situation it's also a quite reasonable thing to believe, the energy around Obama's candidacy was like something I know I've never seen in American politics.
The reversal, that this is the first time she's
ever been proud of her country as an adult is really quite a silly thing to believe when you put a little thought into it, especially considering how the Obama's have remarked that their story would be impossible anywhere but the USA. Yes it fits ScottW's tin-foil hat Alynsky obsessed fantasy of commies trying to undermine America, but outside of that, it's just a clumsy remark that was blown out of proportion by a well coordinated effort to tear Obama down.
-spence
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