Obama: "Fox News...went fairly deliberately at her {Michelle} in a pretty systematic way"

[sabra]

http://www.glamour.com/news/blogs/glamocracy/2008/07/barack-obama-ta.html

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GLAMOUR: An AP poll shows that while the positive ratings on Michelle are higher than those of Cindy McCain, her negative ratings are higher as well. I'm curious about how as a husband that makes you feel. Does it mystify you? And what do you want to say to those Americans who don't know the woman that you know?

SENATOR OBAMA: It's infuriating, but it's not surprising, because let's face it: What happened was that the conservative press—Fox News and the National Review and columnists of every ilk—went fairly deliberately at her in a pretty systematic way...and treated her as the candidate in a way that you just rarely see the Democrats try to do against Republicans. And I've said this before: I would never have my campaign engage in a concerted effort to make Cindy McCain an issue, and I would not expect the Democratic National Committee or people who were allied with me to do it. Because essentially, spouses are civilians. They didn't sign up for this. They're supporting their spouse. So it took a toll. If you start being subjected to rants by Sean Hannity and the like, day in day out, that'll drive up your negatives.

Everybody who knows Michelle knows how extraordinary she is. She's ironically the most quintessentially American woman I know. She grew up in a "Leave it to Beaver" family. She is the best mother I know. And our kids are a testimony to that, because she's really had to raise them, oftentimes without me being there. She's the most honest person I know, she's smart, she's funny, so yeah, it infuriates me. And I think that it is an example of the erosion of civility in our political culture that she's been subjected to these attacks, and my attitude is that the people who have attacked her in the ways that they have...if they've got a difference with me on policy, they should debate me. Not her.

[NattPang]

1. I hate the corporate media

and this is an example as to why.

[glitch]

2. What an excellent response. They both have good taste. Good for Glamour too nt

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. Yes. Good for them, for setting him up to give this excellent response.

Shows a lot of class.

[Pirate Smile]

3. I liked this line: "the problem is that rarely do these folks have the guts to say it to your face."

[bleever]

4. I'm glad he calls out Hannity by name.

Hannity has been constant in his attempts to get people to be afraid of Michelle as somehow being un-American. I find it detestable, and the magnifying glass should focus on this insect.

[anonymous171]

5. Obama should keep attacking Fox News.

And Fox's rivals (MSNBC, CNN, etc) may give him better coverage.

[vaberella]

6. What's sad is that one of the largest anti-Michelle people besides MSM, is Cindy McCain!!

It's damn near disgusting how basically the DNC and Obama Camp are protecting her from their rath which they could expose in the public and lambast her with, and yet she and her husbands cohorts do that to Michelle Obama. Disgusting people with no honour.

[elehhhhna]

10. Yeah, but Cindy's a pillhead, so she gets a lotta leeway.

[Faygo Kid]

8. "Terrorist fist bump." "Obama's baby mama." Relentless Hannity attacks. Yep, that's Faux.

Sean Hannity has made himself into a creature as equally revolting as Rush Limbaugh and Anne Coulter. I didn't think it possible.

He is putrid abscess on the butt of humanity.

(Which helped Rush dodge the draft, of course. . .)

[Fleshdancer]

9. Great response

I'm a huge defender of Michelle Obama. I refuse to allow anyone near me say anything negative about her.

[Diane R]

11. Fox knows that people who see the real Michelle will love her. She's smart, witty & wonderful.