Comments on: I Got This One

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:23:41 +0000

Absolutely. Thank you for your gracious response. I have an idea we have much more in common than we have differences. Thank you again.

By: AngieNextDoor

AngieNextDoor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:26:02 +0000

Lisa, I’m sorry. You’re absolutely right. I got carried away and used a sweeping generality against ALL conservatives. Of course, not everyone thinks the same or feels the same about all issues. I apologize. And I’m glad we both agree that the negative comments around the first lady are dispicable. Ironically, they too use sweeping generalities against minority women. Truce?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:59:11 +0000

angienextdoor,
do all liberal writers speak for you?? all left-wing leaners share your every thought and belief? It is unfair and naive to say that townhall.com, because they CLAIM to speak for the “Christian Right” then, well by golly, they DO. To use YOUR quote, they are “self-proclaimed.” There are untold numbers of people claiming to speak for others. Just like Tara, I had never heard of townhall til I stumbled on this site. I am sickened by the comments found on that site, and PLEASE DO NOT SAY THEY SPEAK FOR ME. I will not waste my time by ever going to that site again. And just in case some of you may have missed this point, there are many, many other just as sick, mean-spirited “liberal, leftwing” sites out there as well. When we lump people into stereotypical groups and make assumptions about them, we do nothing to further understanding and acceptance of each other.

By: AngieNextDoor

AngieNextDoor — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:01:33 +0000

Tara, Townhall.com is the self-proclaimed “#1 conservative website” and also claim to represent the so-called Christian Right. Like it or not, they are speaking for YOU. So I’ll wait for the PUBLIC outrage from the christian right as well as wait for the PUBLIC outrage among the right-wing feminists….I won’t hold my breath, though…

By: Tara

Tara — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:58:49 +0000

As a conservative Christian, I am appalled by what this man has written. Unreal what some people think they can get away with in the name of wit. I want to point out, though, that I don’t believe Townhall.com is the face of Christianity as someone mentioned. I’d never heard of it until I read this post. Most Christians I know would be as shocked and appalled as I was to read such viciousness. I did not vote for Mr. Obama, nor do I agree with many of his policies, but he is my president and I will respect him because of the office he represents.

By: Sheri

Sheri — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:53:38 +0000

I am here via a link from a blog that I keep up with…Not by searching for comments on comments made about Michelle Obama. With that said I have to say that as a right leaning christian I take what the mainstream media says and sort through it for grains of truth and weigh it against other info out there just as I do with right wing media info. Try it, if you don’t mind having your beliefs challenged.
Town Hall.com is NOT the face of Christianity. I am a Christian and haven’t heard of it until now. If you want to hear the views of Christians ask one. Talk to their face you’ll be surprised what you will learn. Its a much better exercise than wasting your finite amount of time and energy on worrying about what Christians are NOT getting excited about. You might find you are passionate about the same things. Helping the orphan and speaking up for those who have no voice. You don’t have to be a Christian to help your neighbor. Isn’t that what socialism is all about anyway.

By: roz

roz — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:12:57 +0000

so i’m not the first canadian to comment, but wow, suddenly our stephen harper criticism (or even our michaelle jean criticism) seems a lot nicer. then again, at least you have a black president, or a woman running for one.
once i ran a protest against the status of women offices being closed by the federal government (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/11/29/status-women.html). my favourite comment from men passing by was ‘what?? women totally have the same rights of men in this day and age!!’.
to answer = “…First Family gets a female dog, will she be the First Bitch or will she have to settle for second place?”

By: Sg

Sg — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:06:47 +0000

Four more years of people playing the race card. Can’t wait. Just like President Obama is half white, my grandfather was black. So yes I am sensitive to the race card. As forthe First Lady, I think she is beautiful and to hell what others say. Haters will always hate.

By: Pissed Off

Pissed Off — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:59:06 +0000

Those comments are exactly what’s wrong with us as a country!
All the conservatives were so proud to say now that we have an African American President racism no longer exists.

Has it really gone away?

How can you say racism does not exist when OUR FIRST LADY is being called a bitch and heads are not rolling. Don Amus lost his job for making similar remarks about a women basketball team and yet this receives no press time!

This is a slap in the face to EVERYONE who thought the feminist movement meant anything or that civil rights is a thing of the past. Those comments are EXACTLY what she was referring to when she said I can finally be proud of my country. No other FIRST LADY has ever been treated with such disrespect as Michelle Obama.

How can we preach to other countries about tolerance and democracy when we do not respect the first family. Attack the President on his performance is one thing…but saying his wife is a “James Brown look-a-like,” how dare you!

Like it or not Obama IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and his wife, Michelle Obama, IS THE FIRST LADY and they should be treated as such.

By: AngieNextDoor

AngieNextDoor — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:21:46 +0000

I hope you don’t waste any time “waiting” for the outrage on the part of the conservative feminists. It’s not gonna happen : ( Afterall, if a HIGHLY educated, HIGHLY accomplished, exquisite woman like the first lady is considered “trash” and is called a bitch; there’s something else going on here.
So many ugly disgusting, heartless and cruel comments have been made about Michelle Obama and I don’t expect them to stop any time soon…

As a woman (and a minority woman) I can feel the sting of these comments as they are uttered by the right. It’s unfair that Michelle Obama has to bear the brunt of the racism AND misogyny that seems to thrive in those circles. When they put her down, they put all of us down. ALL right wing women should be ashamed of their association to this bullshit.