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"Greetings, I guess because it is a slow news day, Michelle Obama is
getting criticized for saying: For the first time in my adult life, I
am really proud of my country."

Some are suggesting she was unpatriotic in her statement, Mrs. McCain
saying she has always been proud of this country. While this
argument and issue is one of the stupidest things to make an issue
out of, it begs the question, Since both of them are at least 45
years old..

Let's go back to 1963:
*Was Mrs. McCain proud of this country when Blacks were living under
Jim Crow?
* Was Mrs. McCain proud of this country when Blacks were being lynched?
*Was Mrs. McCain proud of this country when it stripped Ali of his
title?
*Was Mrs. McCain proud of this country when 4 little girls were
killed in Birmingham?
*Was Mrs. McCain proud of this country during the Tuskeegee Experiment?
*Was Mrs. McCain proud when male astronaunts were sent to the moon
and the female astronaunts who trained along side them were shuttled
into absurity?

Let's move to the 70s:
*Was Mrs. McCain proud of this country that women were stereotyped
into stay at home moms, with no sight of getting into the Boardroom?
*Was Mrs. McCain proud of this country when women were forced into
shady clinics for pregnancy choices?
*Was Mrs. McCain proud of this country when Vietnam Vets came home to
homelessness because of no acknowledgment of PTSD?

And the 80s:
*Was Mrs. McCain proud of this country when it supported the
Apartheid government of South Africa
*Was Mrs. McCain proud of the Iran-Contra scandal?
*Was Mrs McCain proud of the S&L scanddal?

The 90s:
*Was Mrs. McCain proud of the lack of intervention in Rwanda?
* Was Mrs. McCain proud of the racists immigration policy toward Haiti?

C'mon.. outside of the fact that one is reaching for straws to even
criticize such a statement, as an African-American Woman I am sure
there are more days when one felt ashamed of the government action of
this country than proud... I guess that is the difference between
Mrs. McCain and Mrs. Obama."

Another Brother writes:
"...You forgot a few "honorable mentions" :-)

"Was Mrs McCain proud of this country that produced the "tech bubble"
economy that effectively turned a multitude of people's 401k's into 201k's
overnight?"

"Was Mrs McCain proud of this country that saw a crack epidemic of
historical proportions? "

"Was Mrs McCain proud of this country that this country DENIED the fact that
Desert Storm Syndrome was indeed a medical condition?"

"Was Mrs McCain proud of this country when more Blacks were in the penal
system than any other time in history?"

"Was Mrs McCain proud of this country that encouraged insider trading,
making a multitude of "techno-millionaire s overnight?"

"Was Mrs McCain proud of this country a black man was dragged to his death
behind a pickup truck in TX?"

"Was Mrs McCain proud of this country that watched the cost of healthcare
rise geometrically? "

"Was Mrs McCain proud of this country that watched uniformed policemen beat
Rodney King?"

"Was Mrs McCain proud of this country that nurtured T. McVeigh and watched
him commit a little good ole fashioned American Terrorism?"

"Was Mrs McCain proud of this country that backed the scams A.K.A. "Contract
with America, Welfare Reform, etc.?"

I could go on, but why?"