I guess if Michelle and Barack Obama can leave the wrong impression, so can Representative Franks:
"'He was just referring to the way President Obama has set himself up as the most pro-abortion president in America's history,' Bethany Haley, spokeswoman for Franks, said. She ticked off a list of the president's policies and appointments she said were favorable to abortion rights.
'It's a trend — it's not just one or two things. Ever since his days in the Illinois Senate, President Obama has been radical on the issue of abortion,' Haley said.
A White House spokesman had no immediate comment."
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Are you really defending Representative Franks' rhetoric? Or just trying to excuse it because Michelle Obama has also said something stupid at some point in time?
In regards to the Michelle Obama aspect of the post -- It's so sad that what I find a very clear sentiment is misconstrued to make her look bad. The frustrating part of politics, i guess. No matter what you say people will hear what they already believe or want to about the politician, issue, or circumstance. When i attended a hearing in the natural resources subcommittee congressmen only attended to state thier opinion and demoralize a few panel members only to leave immediately afterward not even pausing to hear the other side of the argument. It's really irrelevent, because members of congress aren't there to educate themselves on issues, but merely to reiterate what they've already decided about everything. Someone listened to Michelle Obama heard that and thought to themselves "oh good, exploit that, she must have meant she thinks the first part of her husband's term has been a failure and is only JUST feeling proud...not to mention how anti-american that is"....COME ON. There's just nothing to support a claim like that, except the flagrant and inherent biases we all bring to the table in everything. Some say statistics are the only things that don't lie, but thats all in the interpretation and selection of statistics that support your claim. We all do that in papers to support our own arguments and politics is just a prime example of how bad it can get. This is a small and mostly insignificant example, but its apparent in every political and partisan argument. Very disheartening and something to be aware of in our own reasoning as well.
Holly, The Michelle Obama statement was made in Febuary of 2008, during the presidental race, before Obama was elected.
It was brought to national attention because she has made previous statements expressing what some whould consider, un-American sentiments.
Saying that you're proud of America for the first time at a certain point in time isn't un-American.
It isn't the role of a citizen to cheer whenever its country does something, and then cheer louder when that something is criticized. (see: the Iraq war, the stimulus bill.) We can be patriotic and disagree with any administration. You can believe strongly in America and disagree with every policy of the past 4 administrations. We can be patriotic and disagree with what being patriotic even means.
The notion that somehow Michelle Obama is un-American, or made un-American comments, I find a troubling and incorrect accusation. And I'm not trying to ascribe that view to you, Andre--I don't think you believe that--but I think some people believe it and I think it's certainly worth commenting on.
Your exactly right Evan, thats why I said "expressing what some whould consider"
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