Michelle Obama loves the United States and the opportunities it has given her, but some have been taking comments Michelle made about her pride in America out of context, twisting them into false, negative attack ads.
It’s one thing for Republicans to attack Barack, but even manipulative forces looking to keep cynicism in politics have no business attacking Michelle.
Unfortunately, we can expect these attacks to keep coming.
Barack has said these attacks are “infuriating, but it’s not surprising.” We have to be prepared to fight back the next time someone twists Michelle’s comments.
Watch the video of Michelle explaining her pride in America and share it with your friends.
Laura Bush on Good Morning America
Michelle Obama Discusses Laura Bush Coming To Her Defense
Michelle Obama talks about her pride in America at the DNC Convention.
The Washington Post: First lady Laura Bush Defends Michelle:
Read this ArticleThe first lady also suggested that Obama’s wife, Michelle, probably did not intend to say, as she did in February, that she was proud of America for “the first time” because of her husband’s candidacy.
“I think she probably meant I’m more proud, you know, is what she really meant,” Bush said. “You have to be really careful in what you say, because everything you say is looked at and, in many cases, misconstrued.”
Michelle Obama later clarified the remark, saying she was always proud of America.
ABC News: Michelle Sets the Record Straight:
Read this ArticleAppearing eager to set the record straight [on ABC’s The View] in front of a television audience of millions of women, Obama said she is “proud of my country, without a doubt.”
“I’m a girl who grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Chicago let me tell you, of course I’m proud,” she said. “Nowhere but in America could my story be possible.”
“What I was talking about is pride in the political process,” she said.
Michelle Addresses Her Own Patriotism at the DNC Convention:
Read More“[My dad] and my mom poured everything they had into me and Craig. It was the greatest gift a child can receive: never doubting for a single minute that you’re loved, and cherished, and have a place in this world. And thanks to their faith and hard work, we both were able to go on to college. So I know firsthand from their lives – and mine – that the American Dream endures.
In my own life, in my own small way, I’ve tried to give back to this country that has given me so much. That’s why I left a job at a law firm for a career in public service, working to empower young people to volunteer in their communities. Because I believe that each of us – no matter what our age or background or walk of life – each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation.”