Michelle Obama's statement has been edited & changed

[skooooo]

Listening to Air America. Michelle said it was the "...first time she had been REALLY proud..." of her country. The Air America host says the link to Drudge Report has been edited to take out the word "really."

Check it out and spread the info.

[SharonRB]

1. I've been trying to find the original on YouTube

No luck so far.

[rawtribe]

9. YouTube Link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn618UpbF-k

[SharonRB]

22. Yeah, I just found it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh1TddL9YvQ&feature=related

It's at 6:37 in this clip.

[City Lights]

23. Thanks for that link!

I sent it, along with a transcript of her words, to MSNBC.

[MonkeyFunk]

37. There were two speeches

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGjR81pFJI4

In one she said really, in the other she did not.

[City Lights]

47. Great. Air both of them and let the viewers decide if Michelle hates 'Murika.

[libertee]

2. she's how old and it's the first time she has been REALLY proud..

that could be the issue.

[skooooo]

4. No the issue is that the tape was edited.

What's your issue?

[ShortnFiery]

13. For the first time in my adult life, I see that libertee cares about SPIN vice SUBSTANCE.

:evilgrin:

Does anyone here TRULY BELIEVE that Michelle Obama does NOT love her Country?

Now ask yourself? Genuinely reflect on what she MEANT as a black woman who grew up poor? It was hyperbole on her part - BUT "in context" it was heartfelt.

IF those of you petty acting "Cindy McCain wannabes" continue this absurd "feeding frenzy" to drag down this TRUE and GENUINE LADY, it only reflects how delusional and mean-spirited you are willing to be JUST to score a *cheap shot.* :grr: :nuke:

[wryter2000]

45. No one doubts her patriotism here

But, this message is going out to people who think humans strolled with dinosaurs.

[gateley]

34. No - the "snip" is evident. Presenting a doctored tape of somebody's

statement - regardless of WHO made it -- is the issue.

[zabet]

3. NBC showed the video clip

last night and twice today.

[skooooo]

5. because it has been edited...

[gateley]

35. The doctored or undoctored one? nt

[Guava Jelly]

6. And this matters because?

Nobody in their right f'n mind truly believes that Michelle Obama hates America..

[skooooo]

7. Because someone is editing the record..

..and everyone should be concerned about the truth.

[Guava Jelly]

11. And the truth is what?

Michelle Obama hates America..
You know that it is a republican tactic to attack someone on issues of Patriotism.
You do them proud.
Congrats

[skooooo]

14. Thanks! Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYY73RO_egw

[Guava Jelly]

15. I say stone her to death!

She hates America!!

[wryter2000]

42. I think it does matter

Because it proves the source of the editting is dishonest. I think it also matters because this changes the subject to the editting.

[BuyingThyme]

8. She made the same speech repeatedly.

And edited it herself.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

10. with a scrub scrub here & a buff buff there & a stuff stuff here with a stuff stuff there that's how

we work and sing all day in the merry old land of Oz

[DJ13]

12. This needs to be investigated

I know the Hillary supporters are going "whats the big deal", but this is no different than the Swiftboat group lying about Kerry in 2004.

Its unacceptable.

[ShortnFiery]

16. No, the republicans and some democrats need to extract their mean-spirited heads out of their a**es

and "turn the page." :shrug:

[DJ13]

17. "turn the page."

Turn the page?!

What are you scared of?

Maybe that the edit happened within another campaign?

Are you sure you want to just roll over and allow more lies?

Im not willing to let this happen again.

You dont like it, tough shit.

[Windy]

20. Could it be that HRC campaign had something to do with this?

If that is the case, god help them!

[MonkeyFunk]

39. No, dont' be silly

there were two speeches. She didn't say "really" in one of them.

You're all hysterical over this and refusing to acknowledge the simple truth - she said what they're saying she said.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGjR81pFJI4

[gateley]

38. Yes. It would be unacceptable if Hillary was the one this happened to. nt

[Windy]

18. someone on Thom Hartman just found and played the original tape from CSPAN...really is IN THERE!!!

This has to be blasted to the media and they have to report it. Someone at least get this to Keith that knows how!

An OUTRAGE!!!!!!!!!!

[Doctor_J]

19. Yes the wingers are now editing audio and video

There will be a video soon of Obama saying "I like to cook and eat little white children".

[gorfle]

21. I don't understand the uproar...

I just watched the clip.

I don't understand the uproar. I don't see how this could be ammunition against her or her husband.

This is the first time in her adult lifetime she has been really proud of her country because people are hungry for change, and it appears that they are actually standing up to do something about it.

It is something to be really proud of.

We've had a lot to be ashamed about for the last 8 years, too.

[City Lights]

25. Some outlets are airing an edited clip that leaves out the word "really."

And they're using the edited clip to basically accuse her of not being proud of America until now. Cindy McCain jumped on the edited clip to tell everyone how proud she is to be an American.

[SOS]

31. Cindy ought to be very careful with her attacks. She's a big target.

Homewrecker, addict, thief.....

Flawed Cindy McCain:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article3295472.ece

[City Lights]

32. Someone needs to ask Cindy her opinion on Gitmo, Abu Ghraib, and the

shredding of the Constitution that has taken place during Bush's reign. Do those things make her proud to be 'Murican?

America is not black or white, but of shades of grey, and Cindy stupidly jumped at the chance to make Michelle Obama look bad.

[shraby]

26. If you don't understand that editing a tape

and presenting the edited version as the whole thing, then you need to examine your values. It was misleading and dishonest at the very least, and should be exposed and determined who did it. Not only that, shows like Hardball should have been able to discern it had been edited because I could tell it had been watching it on Hardball. They should be called on pushing propaganda.

[MonkeyFunk]

46. You're all acting like there's only one tape of one speech

and it's been edited. That's just not true.

There were two speeches - I saw MSNBC show the first one in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGjR81pFJI4

[shraby]

49. The point is the edited one is the one I saw on

Hardball. That's intentionally misleading the public.

[Kali]

24. I have no dog in this fight and frankly don't even understand it, but there was

a post last night that may have been locked that said there were two versions...found it! http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4668169

[redqueen]

27. No chance she might have said it twice, huh? And not exactly the same, each time?

Unfrickinreal.

[Saturday]

28. That's exactly what happened!!!!

[redqueen]

29. Nooo... it's a conspiracy!

Stone her! She's UNUHMURICKUN!

[BadgerKid]

30. Sound like the RW "can't be against the war yet support the troops" meme. n/t

[gateley]

33. I heard that. It's really obvious.

Do they know who initially cut it?

The MSM should run a lot of stories with a visual of MO with TAPE FRAUD across it in big red letters. They are responsible to get the truth out since they perpetrated the untrue version.

[MonkeyFunk]

36. She gave two speeches that day

in one she said "really", in the other she didn't.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGjR81pFJI4

[gateley]

40. But the ISSUE is - they are presenting a tape with an obvious "cut" in it as though

it's accurate -- regardless of what she did or didn't say.

If they want to run the one where she didn't say "really", that's fine. But don't take the one where she did use the word and edit it out.

That's just WRONG.

[MonkeyFunk]

41. I saw MSNBC show the first tape

unedited, in which she didn't say "really".

[gateley]

44. That's fine, then. But don't you think it's wrong to also show a tape where

she DID say "really" but just that word had been edited out?

If she didn't say "really" at one time, just play that one -- don't doctor one in which she did use the word and play that one.

Do you understand the distinction I'm trying to make? When I re-read some of my posts I realize that even though it makes sense in my head, good luck to anyone else trying to figure it out.

[whatchamacallit]

43. God help me, I can't believe I'm about to say this, but I agree with you on this one

It's two different speeches, one with 'really' and one without. It appears someone has attempted to remove the word in question from the second speech. I still believe it a huge meaningless distraction, either statement is fine by me.

[Crooked Moon]

48. tempest in a teapot

although the republicans will couple this with the fact that her thesis is restricted from public view until nov. 5 2008 in order to paint her as a radical.

it's always best, in a chess game, to stay a few moves ahead.