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Michelle Obama Gaffe

This is a major gaffe, in my opinion, and I think she (and Barack) are going to get beaten over the head with it for a long time to come.

James Joyner rounds up some blog reaction to it, and offers his own analysis, which I think pretty much hits the nail on the head:

“It’s not that Left hates America; few do and I can’t imagine the Obamas are among them. But there is a strain of the elite Left that takes the Chomskian stance of hyper-self-criticism of one’s own country. In bending over backwards not to be jingoistic and judgmental of others…they emphasize America’s faults to the exclusion of its good.

It’s a useful stance to take, actually, in private. Self-examination is good. Recognizing our limits in changing the world is good. Understanding how others might perceive us is good. But one doesn’t want to say that they’re not proud of their country if they’re looking to lead it. The Obama campaign needs to walk this one back and pronto. This isn’t the kind of “change” Americans are looking for. And it’s the opposite of “hope.”

Unless, of course, you’re Hillary Clinton, who has to be feeling a little more hopeful than yesterday. There’s a reason that Obama is the choice of wealthy, educated Democrats while Hillary appeals to the working class. Michelle Obama drove that lesson home powerfully with these words.”

Like he said, the Obama campaign needs to fix this now.