Obama: 'Lay Off My Wife'; China Mourns; and More
Barack Obama had harsh words for the Tennessee GOP today: "Lay off my wife." Obama was responding to the Tennessee GOP's recent online advertisement featuring remarks from his wife that some viewed as unpatriotic. "The GOP, should I be the nominee, can say whatever they want to say about me, my track record," Obama said on ABC's Good Morning America. "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."
Exactly a week after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake rattled China and killed thousands, Chinese citizens stood still Monday for three minutes to mourn the dead. The death toll has reached 34,073, and thousands are still missing as the Chinese government appeals for more international aid to cope with the country's worst disaster in years.
And in Myanmar, the government announced a three-day mourning period for cyclone victims as people remained angry over the inadequate government effort following the storm. Myanmar's military junta agreed to allow in medical teams from the 10 countries belonging to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. And ASEAN will also lead a task force to redistribute foreign aid.
—Nikki Schwab
Reader Comments
Another showing of class, leadership ability, and fearlessness
I already have the utmost respect for Senator Obama. The statements he made in defense of his wife make me respect him even more.
The fact that Mrs. Obama is capable of defending herself and is very much in the public eye is totally unrelated to Senator Obama's decision to fulflll his responsibility to love, honor, and respect his wife. Thank you Senator Obama, for (again) exemplifying your class, leadership ability, and fearlessness.
And no, I'm not an old-fashioned, cooking-baking type who looks to a man to do the talking for her. I'm a legal professional, a wife, and a mother, and I couldn't bake a good cookie if my life depended on it!
Get your Facts right - Sam
Sam, I don't know where you get this one sided "hypocrite" thing from. Obama is the one that has on the whole been positive, avoided negative campaigns. Such a refreshing change in Politics.
Hillary, Bush and McCain are all the same with minor twists, they don't want real change and the way this country is headed into depression we need change.
Your comments indicate that either you are really a Republican pretending to be a Democrat, or are simply a bigot.
At least I have an open mind and do my research.
Defending his wife
Michelle may be "fair game" because she is working in the campaign, but really Republicans, isn't attacking a woman, wife and mother just bad politics?
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