Michelle Obama called John F. Kennedy's presidency a "fairy tale."

[wyldwolf]

She refuses to buy into the expectations of some supporters that her husband could unite the country and recreate the "Camelot" of John F. Kennedy's presidency. "Camelot to me doesn't work," she says. "It was a fairy tale that turned out not to be completely true because no one can live up to that. And I don't want to live like that."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2007-05-10-michelle-obama_N.htm

Other dubious uses of the racist "Fairy Tale" in regards to Barack Obama

"By picking Springfield as opposed to Chicago, it goes along with the attempt to push this almost fairy tale aspect of the whole Obama political explosion." - Racist historian and author Taylor Pensoneau speaking to ABC News about Obama's presidential announcement location.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2864211

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"The Bears are going to the Super Bowl," a gleeful Obama told reporters Monday outside a church in suburban Chicago. "I am happy for New Orleans. I think it's a wonderful story for their city, but this fairy tale ends when they come to Chicago." (using the term to describe a mostly African American football team who won against all odds isn't racist because, well, Obama said it.)

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2732257&type=story

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[mike_c]

1. could this get any more pathetic...?

Full disclaimer-- I don't support Obama's candidacy either, but this is getting ridiculous.

[progressoid]

24. Sadly, I'm afraid it might. n/t

[William769]

2. ...

:wow:

[NYCGirl]

3. No, actually she said Camelot is a fairy tale. But if it makes you feel better,

go for it.

[ellacott]

8. Camelot was coined by Jackie Kennedy after he was assasinated

This is getting so ridiculous. I think I'm sitting out this election.

[midnight]

35. The fatigue is intended.....Please keep and expecting

great solutions to the problems that we are facing.

[rodeodance]

17. yes, it was, But, I have to say it is Curious indeed that the media was not

all over Michelle with distortions----as they were so eagerly were ready -and did-jump on Bill Clinton to the same phrasing.

curious indeed.

[ellacott]

What distortions were there?

[EV_Ares]

65. LOL, have to say that was pretty good & accurate as well NYC, eom.

[PresidentObama]

4. Stretching and twisting, and distorting. It's what you do, huh?

[mtnsnake]

40. No. It's what YOU do. Throw in a few of your flip-flops & you've got a recipe for humble pie

lmao, a week or so ago you were lamenting how Obama has simply lost you and how if Edwards didn't do well you were going to support Hillary. Now, 10 days later Obama is your hero and Hillary is the anti-christ.

Can you go 2 weeks without flip-flopping on ANYTHING?

[Occam Bandage]

5. When did the Obama campaign call "fairy tale" racist?

[wyldwolf]

in the memo they sent. It's on Huffington Post

[Occam Bandage]

11. "Memo they sent?"

The campaign didn't send it out. Even HuffPo admits that. Campaigns constantly keep tabs and issue internal recaps on their opponents' potential missteps; this was just another one of those. It clearly isn't a talking-points memo; there aren't any talking points in there.

The Obama campaign had, for its own internal use, the fairy-tale statement, and the statement of an activist who believed it was offensive. That's it.

Saying "The Obama campaign called it racist" is an enormous stretch.

[wyldwolf]

15. ok, the memo they wrote.

[Occam Bandage]

18. So, if a campaign

writes an internal memo detailing the controversial statements an opponent has made, along with some media reactions--and with no suggested responses, talking points, spin, or statements--and does not release it, nor do they make any public statements on the affair...

...isn't saying "They played the race card / called it racist" a distortion?

[papau]

12. If surrogates/supporter comments can be used to dump on Hillary it seems fair to

do the same with Obama - the black radio/black blogs/black leadership in SC are claiming she gave them more reason to vote for Obama base on Bill Clinton's comment about Obama's pretending he has never wavered in his rejection of all things Iraq - indeed they pretend the comment was about the Obama campaign and a put down of the idea of a black running - despite the context and the actual words making it obvious that it was only about that anti-Iraq war stance by Obama.

[Occam Bandage]

14. Surrogates? Since when are black activists Obama surrogates?

More shoddy attempts to link Obama and race.

[papau]

23. Since when are Cumo (NY AG) comments the same as a Hillary comment?

[Occam Bandage]

30. So, you're excusing your lies by pointing to the lies of others. OK.

[papau]

56. That is perhaps one way of looking at the situation - DU posts re Hillary supporter are different

from those re Obama supporter that makes a questionable comment

[papau]

6. "fairy tale" means whatever those wanting to promote Obama says it means at any given time

[BeyondGeography]

7. Wow! Obama said fairy tale about a football team!

I have to rethink his whole candidacy now.

[Yael]

9. What do you do when you are in a hole of your own making?

Why, you keep digging. Yay!!

[DrFunkenstein]

10. And He Also Wanted to Be President From Kindergarten

Seriously, the Clinton camp really doesn't understand how pathetic they sound when they try to prove they are "right" or, more often, muddy the waters when they've been called out.

[PresidentObama]

13. Did you know he snorted cocaine, too? Yep, it's getting pathetic.

They're using Karl Rove tactics, and it's rather disgusting.

[papau]

20. If the nominee Obama will win - but the GOP will use the drug confession to smear

[Occam Bandage]

22. Holy shit! The GOP might attempt to smear Obama? We better nominate Clinton.

If anything, the last few decades have proven that there's simply no way the Republicans could possibly attempt to smear a Clinton.

[papau]

31. the attitude on DU seems to be you can't mention Obama's self confessed drug use - why?

[Occam Bandage]

32. LMAO @ "attitude on DU." DU is not representative of anything but DU.

And according to DU, everyone is mean to their candidate, and every other candidate's supporters are ridiculously awful.

[papau]

58. OK - black radio - black blogs

[Occam Bandage]

62. And, er "black radio" and "black blogs" are the Obama campaign? Why, because he's black?

Now all black people are part of the same organization?

[papau]

16. data: re Obama denying he ever thought about running for President

Immediately after joining the Senate, Senator Obama started planning run for President. "'The first order of business for Senator Obama's team was charting a course for his first two years in the Senate. The game plan was to send Senator Obama into the 2007-2008 election cycle in the strongest form possible'...The final act of the plan was turning up the talk about a potential Presidential bid, which was greatly aided by his positive press and suggestions by pundits that he run for President." (U.S. News and World Report, 6/19/07)

His law school classmates say that Senator Obama has been planning Presidential run for 'more than a decade.' (A)ccording to those who know him, he has been talking about the presidency for more than a decade. "It was clear to me from the day I met him that he was thinking about politics," says Harvard Law School classmate Christine Spurell.
15 years ago, Senator Obama told his brother-in-law he was planning to run for President. Craig pulled him aside and asked about his plans. "He said, 'I think I'd like to teach at some point in time, and maybe run for public office,' recalls Robinson, who assumed Senator Obama meant he'd like to run for city alderman. "He said no -- at some point he'd like to run for the U.S. Senate. And then he said, 'Possibly even run for President at some point.' And I was like, 'Okay, but don't say that to my Aunt Gracie.' I was protecting him from saying something that might embarrass him." (Washington Post, 8/12/07)

In third grade, Senator Obama wrote an essay titled 'I Want To Be a President.' His third grade teacher: Fermina Katarina Sinaga "asked her class to write an essay titled 'My dream: What I want to be in the future.' Senator Obama wrote 'I want to be a President,' she said." (The Los Angeles Times, 3/15/07)

In kindergarten, Senator Obama wrote an essay titled 'I Want to Become President.' "Iis Darmawan, 63, Senator Obama's kindergarten teacher, remembers him as an exceptionally tall and curly haired child who quickly picked up the local language and had sharp math skills. He wrote an essay titled, 'I Want To Become President,' the teacher said." (AP, 1/25/07)

[Occam Bandage]

19. LMAO. You're seriously using a Kindergarten essay to bash a candidate. Because

that worked *so* well in Iowa.

[papau]

26. no - it is just a pattern of strong facts from day one *age 7 to 13 months ago) of lies about

the past put out by Obama

the age 7 start is a bit much - but over a lifetime and indeed in the last few years he has never changed from that age 7 goal - then he lies about it - why?

[Occam Bandage]

29. You know, bashing a candidate for a Kindergarten essay is about as pathetic as it gets.

Seriously, you're not helping your campaign.

[papau]

33. try again - Obama denied he was thinking of running for president - a dozen times in last 5 years -

he lied

[Occam Bandage]

34. LOL. I'm happy to keep this argument kicked. Tell me again about the cunning 7-yr-old bastard.

[papau]

57. LOL back at'ch ya - past 10 years of plotting/planning presidential run - and telling the lie that

he was not doing so?

You seem to have a problem realizing that Obama was an adult 10 years ago - indeed 3 years ago. Or do Adult lies not bother you if they are from your candidate.

"'The first order of business for Senator Obama's team was charting a course for his first two years in the Senate. The game plan was to send Senator Obama into the 2007-2008 election cycle in the strongest form possible'...The final act of the plan was turning up the talk about a potential Presidential bid, which was greatly aided by his positive press and suggestions by pundits that he run for President." (U.S. News and World Report, 6/19/07)

His law school classmates say that Senator Obama has been planning Presidential run for 'more than a decade.' (A)ccording to those who know him, he has been talking about the presidency for more than a decade. "It was clear to me from the day I met him that he was thinking about politics," says Harvard Law School classmate Christine Spurell.
15 years ago, Senator Obama told his brother-in-law he was planning to run for President. Craig pulled him aside and asked about his plans. "He said, 'I think I'd like to teach at some point in time, and maybe run for public office,' recalls Robinson, who assumed Senator Obama meant he'd like to run for city alderman. "He said no -- at some point he'd like to run for the U.S. Senate. And then he said, 'Possibly even run for President at some point.' And I was like, 'Okay, but don't say that to my Aunt Gracie.' I was protecting him from saying something that might embarrass him." (Washington Post, 8/12/07)

[Occam Bandage]

60. Man, what a crafty kindergartener. I'll never look at a seven-year-old the same way again.

[Tellurian]

63. Thanks, papau...

Obama supporters habitually mentally edit and delete anything that could be seen as derogatory to their candidate, even if it's the Truth unearthing a Lie. I'm with you all the way on this. We have concerns on how much of his autobiographical depictions are accurate and how much of his selective embellishments fall into categorical LIES as well.

[depakid]

21. Well, she's right- no one can live up to that ideal

It wasn't so pretty at the time.

Neither was the Clinton administration- and it makes no sense to pine for the 90's either.

[Barack_America]

25. Karl Rove called...he wants to offer you a job...n/t

[CyberPieHole]

27. Great post wyldwolf! Proud to KICK AND RECOMMEND.

The Obamatons think they can smear the Clintons by calling them racists, but I hope it backfires.


:kick:

[Bonobo]

28. Fucking pathetic. I had resisted adding you until now, but that settled it. Bye. nt

[YOY]

36. The faux outrage is tangible

Jesus this is funny...

[Tellurian]

64. I was thinking, palpable..

:hi:

[ProSense]

37. Yikes!

Camelot, a fairy? Eek!

This is truly a desperate OP!

[mtnsnake]

38. howwwLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Wolf serves crow to the fools again. lol

:thumbsup:

[AlCzervik]

39. i can't wait to go on vacation, i wish i were leaving tomorrow.

[mtnsnake]

41. When your boss finds out your fucking off all day on the computer you might get a permanent vacation

lol

[AlCzervik]

43. i am my own boss which works out well.

hah!

[mtnsnake]

44. If you were your own boss, you wouldn't be whining about waiting to go on vacation, would you?

Your previous post gave me the impression you were at a job.

I don't know of any self-employed people who state it like you did, but there's always a first one, I suppose :)

[AlCzervik]

45. i have to wait for Spring break, my daughters school doesn't look to kindly

on people pulling their kids out for two weeks for a vacation while school is in session.

[mtnsnake]

47. Let me guess where you're going

Puerto Vallarta?

Just taking a wild stab at it. :)

[AlCzervik]

48. lol no. My daughter is 13 so none of that for her. We're going to London, Scotland and Prague.

[mtnsnake]

50. Nice!

Europe would be my wife's choice too. Maybe next year we'll make the attempt.

BTW, Puerto Vallarta is fine for kids that age. It's a real family place. I guessed PV because when my wife and I went there a couple years ago we met several people from CA there and I noticed on your profile it said CA.

Anyway, have a great time overseas.

[AlCzervik]

52. Thanks, i hope to get to Mexico in August, my friend is turning 40 and wants to go on vacation

and she's already talking about Mexico.

[mtnsnake]

53. Mexico was the best vacation we ever had

We flew to Guadalajara and then bused to Monzanillo, and then bused to Puerto Vallarta. Vallarta was just awesome. The 6 hour bus rides were incredible...a little scary, too.

[zulchzulu]

42. Look at the Hillsheep K&R this bullshit thread

What incredible garbage...

[YOY]

46. Yup...

Sad...and they act like they won something other than jerks of the year...

[Catherine Vincent]

55. You're kicking this thread too. nt

[Scriptor Ignotus]

49. what is the point of this post?

that the Obamas have used the term "fairy tale" in some context at some point in their lives?

I do realize the "fairy tale" ref Bill made has been taken out of context and its meaning has been twisted. But taking other quotes out of context in retaliation doesn't really do anything but make you look foolish.

[2rth2pwr]

51. K&R for Hypocrisy Exposed. nt

[jackson_dem]

54. The audacity of the Obama campaign's hypocrisy

And this is what brought the race issue into the campaign in the first place. The politics of hope? More like the politics of using any low blow possible when given a chance.

[Occam Bandage]

61. Obama has not played the race card, nor has the Obama campaign.

[LittleClarkie]

59. I guess I missed something.

What the Sam Hill are you talking about?

[TankLV]

66. simply disgusting - and clueless, as usual from these people...

what an embarassment...