alt.politics.republicans

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:26:02 -0500, "Patriot Games" wrote:

>/2008/02/19/michelle-obama-takes-heat-for-saying-shes-proud-of-my-country-for-the-first-time/
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BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama sought Tuesday to clarify his
wife's statement that she is proud of the . "for the first time in my adult life."
He said her newfound pride is about the political system and was not meant to
disparage her country.


PROVIDENCE, . (AP) - The wife of Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama
sought Wednesday to clarify her comment that for the first time she's really proud of
her country.

Asked by WJAR-TV if she would like to clarify her comment, Obama replied that she has
been struck by the number of people going to rallies and watching debates, as well as
record voter turnouts.

"What I was clearly talking about was that I'm proud in how Americans are engaging in
the political process," she said.

"For the first time in my lifetime, I'm seeing people rolling up their sleeves in a
way that I haven't seen and really trying to figure this out - and that's the source
of pride that I was talking about," she added.

When asked if she had always been proud of her country, she replied "absolutely" and
said she and her husband would not be where they are now if not for the opportunities
of America.