The shameless right-wing attack machine has figured out that it may be more politically expedient to go over after Michelle Obama with subliminal racist attacks than the Democratic candidate himself. And the racist code word of the day is "angry." What they're trying to do is scare Americans into seeing Michelle Obama as nothing more than an angry black woman who they should fear getting into the White House. It's absolutely disgusting.
We've heard for months now how the wife of the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for president, Sen. Barack Obama, is unpatriotic and hates her country. That she is not "proud" to be an American. That she believes America to be a "mean" place.
And now she's "angry." Very, very angry. One of the more relentless perpetrators of this reprehensible attack is Sirius Radio's Andrew Wilkow. On his "The Wilkow Majority" show Monday the Sean Hannity wannabe went on a verbal rampage against the "mean-faced," "tough-looking" Obama, saying she was "harboring a whole lot of anger" and that she was "full of rage." So much rage that she has "quivering lips" and a "scowl" when she speaks. And as if that wasn't enough, he railed that "she looks like the kind of woman that would hit her husband with a shoe for talking back." Is this guy for real? If Wilkow would like us to believe that he's not trying very hard to conjure up the racist image of the angry black woman, he is either terribly dumb and naive or thinks we are. Just how does Wilkow know she's "full of rage?" What's he basing this prognosis on? Is he watching the same intelligent, happy family woman that I see plastered all over the TV? I've yet to see even one public display of even a bad mood let alone the sort of "rage" Wilkow refers to. Perhaps it's Wilkow who's the one "full of rage?" Maybe it's Wilkow who "harbors a lot of anger" at the thought of a a black First Family? What's even more outrageous than Wilkow's blatant stereotyping is his claim that his attacks on Michelle Obama "are not personal."
The right wing attack dogs have one goal, and that's to scare the crap of America. "Michelle and Barack Obama. The angry radical black man and his angry black wife. A couple of militants whom Whitey should be very, very afraid of." It's 2004 all over again. But instead of gay marriage it's angry black folk. Let's just hope this time Americans care more about the war, the recession, $4.50/gallon gas prices, unemployment, record debt, the housing slump, the mortgage crisis, universal health care and global warming.
She has, literelly, brought herself up from bootstraps and has gone on to become an influential person in Chicago Medicine.
I was amused a couple of months ago when I was watching some guy from Fox News on Verdict saying that MO had a "do nothing" job...... she was promoting DIVERSITY and that Diversity was a non-issue...
Where and when was this guy born? Diversity is the number one issue in the USA today.... only bigots like him would not be able to understand that.
I am Asian/american... a halfer... but look out for us "people of color" you white people.... We are soon to become the majority in America...... and in the near future you can look forward to the celebration of Caucasian Day and Month in our diversity activities because you will be the minority.
that any of these so-called feminists are planning to vote for MkKain
(in their words, "to change the Democratic Party leadership")
is the most bizarre scene I have ever witnessed
My advice to Michelle is: Continue to be YOURSELF and don't let others define WHO YOU RE. It's your life and you must stick by it! YOU ARE SOMEBODY and that's what haters are having a problem with.
It is interesting that I am middle aged with no children and I should not give a .... But I do.
Wakeup before we lose the wonderful country to fanatics and power hungry dictators.
In that, Forrest Gump has defined the entire rethuglican party.