Tenn. GOP Sen. Wants Obama Ad Pulled

(AP)  Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., has asked the Tennessee GOP to pull its Michelle Obama online video that her Democratic presidential candidate husband criticized.

The video features replays of Michelle Obama saying that "for the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country."

Sen. Barack Obama criticized the Tennessee GOP as "low class" for posting the video. Michelle Obama has said her comments were misconstrued.

Tennessee Republican Party spokesman Bill Hobbs declined comment when contacted by the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

Corker's chief of staff, Todd Womack, said in a statement that their office has "strongly encouraged the national party and state parties to absolutely refrain from getting involved in negative personal campaigning."

Sen. Lamar Alexander's spokesman, Lee Pitts, was also critical of the ad. When asked he said, there are probably better ways the party to communicate its pride in America.

[rudy654-2009]

Michelle Obama%u2019s actual quote:

%u201C"for the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country."%u201D

I find this statement, by Michelle Obama, to be entirely appropriate and completely understandable.

Africa-Americans were originally brought here as slaves.

The United States has come a long way since it%u2019s founding.

We have made many changes, some good, some not so good.

When slavery was abolished African-Americans had tremendous reason to be proud (although that alone could not erase the memories of their enslavement).

When they were given the right to vote, they again had a reason to be proud.

When integration laws were passed allowing them to ride in the front of a bus or eat in the front of public restaurants or simply use the same public toilets as whites, they had reason to be proud.

Now, in 2008, after more than 2 centuries, the fact that a black man is actually leading in the nomination for president by a major political party dwarfs those gains (in a political sense) and this is the ONLY one of those events that has happened in Michelle%u2019s adult lifetime.

If Americans have overcome past prejudices enough to accomplish this, then I think ALL Americans should be REALLY proud of their country, and for many, perhaps for the first time.

Posted by jn122736 at 11:21 AM

Excellent post!

[rudy654-2009]

Posted by thgdriver at 04:19 PM

Isn''t there some stupid right wing radio show you need to listen to? Hannity, baby?

[lilvinnyb]

WHY DONT YOU BLAME THE 10 DOLLAR MILK ON THE LIBERALS WHO TOLD US TO USE MORE ETHANOL. THE CORN FEED USED TO FEED THE COWS COSTS MUCH MORE NOW.

AGAIN, YOU LIBERALS WITH YOUR KNEE-JERK REACTIONS TO EVERY THING NEVER SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES.

NEXT, YOU WILL TAX THE OIL COMPANIES AND WHEN THEY STOP INVESTING IN THER CAPACITY TO BRING US MORE OIL, THEN YOU WILL WONDER WHY PRICES ARE EVEN HIGHER.

FRIGGIN CLOWNS!!!

[homespunlady]

Next up:

5 dollar then 6 dollar then TEN Dollar GAS - compliments of "our friends" the Saudi OPEC/Bin Laden and WAR PROFITEER/Bush CARTEL.

Followed by Ten Dollar gallons of Milk - since the Bush APOLOGISTS have ALWAYS pointed out that MILK was Cheaper.

Followed by the IRONIC collapse of MORE NEGLECTED infrastructure - like the BRIDGE that collapsed in the city the NEOCONS will be holding Their Convention in.

Which the NEOCONS will use to justify selling or gutting the rest of our roads, water systems, ports, parks, forests, lakes, aquifers, historical sites.....

It''s gonna be a GREAT year...for a Depression.

[twood001]

Shame on any of you taking this comment out of context. I am ashamed to be an American where illegal spying, torture and sensless war killing the poor''s children to meke the rich wealthy is the code of the day. I don''t blame her for need feeling proud. You''ve got to be nuts to be proud of corruption and torture.

[chinwendu-2009]

What Michelle Obama truly said, I believe everyone understands. It is a truth and it''s nothing wrong in what she said. But there are those who are taking what she said out of context on purpose. Additionally, it is the thing to do for Barack Obama to speak out on his wife''s behalf but the trigger words being used and attributed to his proper action are now trying to be spun as over the top. Barack Obama presidential candidate or not has the right to say what is happening with his input of whether he agrees, disagrees, likes or dislikes it. Thank you very much.

[minnick8-2009]

We need a clean and resounding break from the slime that has pervaded our once great nation by Bobbyduck

Maybe, but I''m not so sure that Obama is it.

[dukuss]

The only thing in this race that is low class........is Michele Obama. Just down right nasty.

[superdem]

We ALL look like monkeys, because we ARE. The difference is, monkeys learn from their mistakes, but humans make the same mistakes over, and over, and over again. We''ve just had nearly 8 years of disasterous Republican government, yet some still plan to vote Republican. Proof positive.

[randaids]

Are you people all so blind that you cannot see the difference between criticizing Michelle for something she said puiblicly while campaigning and just criticizing Cindy Mc Cain? If not, open your eyes & ears.