New York Post:
  • Democrat Barack Obama has a message for Tennessee's Republican Party: "Lay off my wife."

    Obama, his party's presidential front-runner, and his wife, Michelle, were asked in an interview aired Monday on ABC's "Good Morning America" about an online video last week by the state's GOP taking her to task for a comment some considered unpatriotic.

    "The GOP, should I be the nominee, can say whatever they want to say about me, my track record," Obama said. "If they think that they're going to try to make Michelle an issue in this campaign, they should be careful because that I find unacceptable, the notion that you start attacking my wife or my family."

    The video, posted on YouTube, centered on remarks Michelle Obama made while campaigning in Wisconsin last February, when she said: "For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country."

    The four-minute video replayed the remark six times, interspersing it with commentary by Tennesseans on why they are proud of America. In a news release that included a link to the video, Tennessee's GOP said "the Tennessee Republican Party has always been proud of America." It urged radio stations to play "patriotic music" during Michelle Obama's visit to Nashville last Thursday.


If he doesn't want people talking about his wife, she shouldn't be out their campaigning for him. That's just common sense. If a spokesperson for any candidate says something stupid, people are going to comment.

You know, for a politician that claims to be the enemy of cynicism, Barack Hussein Obama is quickly turning into one of the most cynical politicians I've ever seen.

Any comment against him is "divisive" or a "distraction".

It's clearly a cynical attempt to silence his critics and avoid actual debate.