Michelle is asked "what would you do if obama treated you like bill treated hillary.?"

[george_maniakes]

Should she answer the question, or take the high road?

[gateley]

1. Take the high road. nt

[YDogg]

2. Perhaps answering the question would be the high road.

[Kber]

3. High road - don't interfere in other people's marriages

and you never really know unless it happens in yours anyway, so it's a silly question all around.

[galaxy21]

8. I remember one polticians wife was extremely critical of Hillary for staying with Bill and then...

her husband cheated on her. And she stayed.

Don't judge till you've been there, ladies.

[LSparkle]

4. High road definitely ...

Decline to answer but throw out a witty barb in the process.

[stellanoir]

5. She already answered that question by saying

"I don't need to control my husband."

[keep_it_real]

6. Indeed, take the high road.

[still_one]

The question is not relevent, and tell the reporter that. Did someone ask that?

[george_maniakes]

14. no, noone asked it, im just wondering if obamas campaign should try and stoop...

to what hillary is doing to obama.

[still_one]

33. Definitely not, and it is an irrelevent question, which I wouldn't put past the MSM asking /nt

[bluestateguy]

7. "I'm a trifle deaf in this ear. Speak a little louder next time. Next question."

nt

[tokenlib]

9. The high road...she should say.. Barack jokes how everyday I remind....

..him that he is not a perfect man. Well, Barack isn't THAT imperfect!!

Actually she should politely sidestep the question...

[LakeSamish706]

10. I think she should answer the question with; I would remove his privates with...

a butcher knife and feed them to the garburator. That would take care of any more Monica moments...

[george_maniakes]

16. I have a feeling thats how my wife would answer. :) n/t

[Bonobo]

11. She should say the question is inappropriate.

[LaurenG]

12. she should keep quiet

until it happens to us we always say what we think we'd do and that isn't necessarily the same thing...

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

23. Very good point. "Unless I find me and my children in said situation, I just do not know how I

would react. There, before the Grace of God go I. As us All.
We just never know sometimes, what the hell is gonna POP up in the middle of the street.

Hang in there, Folks!

[TheDoorbellRang]

40. hmmm

So you associate unfaithful husbands with things popping up in the middle of the street?
Are they...still attached? :evilfrown:


:rofl:

[slinkerwink]

13. Take the high road, definitely

[woolldog]

15. take the high road.

don't answer the question.

[knixphan]

17. "You mean, like sending me to Bosnia with Sinbad under sniper fire?"

[george_maniakes]

19. Not a fan of Sinbad are we? :) n/t

[AllentownJake]

18. Simply say

This campaign is not about rehashing the battles of the 90s...next question.

[lisa58]

20. I wouldn't answer it...

...except maybe to say, "None of your $%@& business."

[Harry Monroe]

21. She should answer "I'd chop his pecker off" (Perhaps not literally BTW!!)

What Hillary should have done to Bill. What my wife would do to me if she caught me cheating!!! What any normal wife's reaction would be!!

[lumberjack_jeff]

24. Huh huh. Domestic violence makes me laugh. n/t

[mamalone]

22. Honestly,

I think she should answer with some kind of kind comment towards Hillary... something like, "I have always respected Mrs. Clinton's commitment to her marriage" or something similar.

Now that I'm writing this though I think I remember her making kind of an icky comment regarding the Clinton's marriage. I think she said that "whoever wanted to run the country should be able to keep their own house in order first" or something like that. It was kind of unpleasant to hear...

[VolcanoJen]

27. Michelle's actual comments

Might want to rethink what you've heard... Michelle's comments were not directed at Senator Clinton, she was addressing a crowd about the importance of keeping one's family grounded while running for political office. In context, her words are thoughtful and inspiring, and were never meant, in any fashion, as an attack on the Clintons.

MICHELLE OBAMA: That one of the most important things that we need to know about the next President of the United States is, is he somebody that shares our values? Is he somebody that respects family? Is a good and decent person? So our view was that, if you can't run your own house, you certainly can't run the White House. So, so we've adjusted our schedules to make sure that our girls are first, so while he's traveling around, I do day trips. That means I get up in the morning, I get the girls ready, I get them off, I go and do trips, I'm home before bedtime. So the girls know that I was gone somewhere, but they don't care. They just know that I was at home to tuck them in at night, and it keeps them grounded, and, and children, the children in our country have to know that they come first. And our girls do and that's why we're doing this. We're in this race for not just our children, but all of our children.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200708220002?f=h_latest

[mamalone]

29. I think we're talking about different quotes.

here's a youtube clip of the one I'm talking about.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=sN1qZMBE9Gc

The lead-in says that she is making a dig at Mrs. Clinton, but there is really little context shown, just the quote itself, so maybe the comment isn't actually directed at her. I hope it isn't:)

[VolcanoJen]

32. We're talking about the same speech-set that Michelle used often, yes.

In that case, as was common with the dirt-digging media, they again took it out of context.

Look at the quote I pasted above, and then look at all the words that came after it. And stop buying the media's temptation to cut and paste everything to fit their narrative arcs.

[mamalone]

34. I stand corrected....

and happily so!

[stillcool]

49. Have I told you lately...

that you rock!:toast:

[Seabiscuit]

25. Where was she asked this question and by whom? nt?

[george_maniakes]

35. it wasnt, im talking hypotheitical. Hillary thinks obamas relationship with his pastor...

is political fodder. So im wondering should the obama campaign treat her relationships the same way? Would it be the right thing to do? Or the fair thing to do?

[Seabiscuit]

44. Michelle needs to stay the hell away from a question like that. No response. nt

[knixphan]

26. bluestateguy has the right answer.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

28. High Road...Do Not touch the Stank

[Kurovski]

30. I'd just say "well, I guess we'll just have to wait for that one."

And then I'd say "Now, how in the fuck would I know how Bill treated Hillary? Do I look like some fly on the wall to you? Do I, ya screwy bastard?"

[Kurovski]

53. ...and then

I'd give the reporter a playful smack on the ass with my clutch.

[cooolandrew]

31. I wouldn't take the bait. Michelel should always avoid interviews ths side of the GE.

[RichardRay]

36. "Sorry, I don't do hypotheticals." n/t

[Coexist]

37. high road.

without a doubt.

[OhioBlue]

38. She should say something like she won't judge another

person's marriage and the very personal decisions that they make.

That would draw a contrast to how Hillary shouldn't have judged the Obama's relationship with their church based on clips played in the Media.

[David Zephyr]

39. The Obamas don't have that sort of relationship to begin with.

Bill Clinton is a self-confessed serial adulterer who admitted to going into treatment for sexual addition, but never reported back if he is still involved.

We already have a self-confessed alcoholic in the White House who self-regulates himself.

David Geffen, a long-time Clinton supporter who finally caught on to the easy lying and bloodletting ambition said the following about Bill Clinton who made adultery the hallmark of his marriage: "I don't think anybody believes that in the last six years, all of a sudden Bill Clinton has become a different person."

[Adelante]

41. She should do as Chelsea did today

Say it's none of their business.

[galaxy21]

43. Obama doesn't seem like a typical lothario anyway

Considering Hillary has been looking for dirt on his since last year and there hasn't even been hint of any infidelity, I'm going to go with he actually hasn't cheated on his wife.


Saying that, I'll probably wake up tomorrow to find out he's been revealed as client 10.

[Adelante]

46. Heh - I kept asking myself

If the Governor of New York is Clint 9, who the hell is 1 through 8? :D

[loyalsister]

42. Answer the question

diplomaticly. So that no one is insulted.

[knixphan]

45. ooh I got one...

"Antarctica is falling apart and THIS is what you want to know?"

[LowerManhattanite]

47. I would hope (and expect) her to keep it classy...

...and say to whoever would ask about that...

“You're better than that. And if you're not—you should be.”

Then, if they'd continue to press the issue, either slap the shit out of the querying idiot, or more realistically—just walk out.

[knixphan]

54. yeah!

[Spirochete]

48. She should say

"I'd annoy him by following him around asking him really stupid hypothetical questions"

[maximusveritas]

50. She could say:"You don't choose your family, but you choose your husband"

"I think given all we have heard and seen about how Bill cheated on her, I would not have have stayed with him"

And then if she's questioned on it:
"Everyone will have to decide these matters for themselves. They were obviously very personal matters. But I was asked what I would do if Barack cheated on me like Bill cheated on Hillary and I said I think the choice would be clear for me."

She could say all that if she had no integrity or sense of decency, but she does, so she probably wouldn't go through with it.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

51. we heard last month from Michelle what she wanted to do, "I want to scratch his eyes out"

[Kurovski]

52. Yeah, but that was about something important, not sex.