It's A Whole New Ballgame, Michelle

This is the second time Michelle Obama has said something really dumb (the first being her quote that she'd "have to think about it" when asked if she could see herself working to support Clinton if she won the nomination). [Ed. note: Corrected quote.]

This one's a lot more serious.

This will really turn a lot of people off. For somebody who held a highly-paid PR job, she doesn't seem to have a clue about how things sound. Someone has to tell her this is a whole new ballgame, especially when the famously sharp Sasha Issenberg is covering her on the campaign trail. Look what he caught her saying today:

MILWAUKEE -- So what did Michelle Obama think of the United States before her husband decided he wanted to run the place?

"For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country," she told a Milwaukee crowd today, "because it feels like hope is making a comeback."

Those words will come back to haunt her.

It's almost impossible to control the surrogates on the campaign trail, because they always seem to think the candidate isn't aggressive enough and decide to throw a few bombs. It's even more difficult when the person shooting off his or her mouth is the candidate's spouse. (As Hillary Clinton can tell you.)

Voters aren't into nuance. They just know when it sounds like someone's attacking their country, and the Republicans will take every opportunity to remind them.

Comments

[BlogMoses]

Nothing wrong with what Mrs. Obama said. A lot of people felt this way. None story... none issue. Let their opponents try to use it. I don't think it will be harmful at all. Nice try though... It's okay... some folks can't help but be negative. We won't hold it against you.