Does anybody remember when our msm edited a picture of John Kerry into a picture of a group of

[IsItJustMe]

1960's war protesters. From what I remember, it was a complete fabrication, and yet it ran for several days, and after it was found out to be a fraud, there was no follow up from the msm to make sure that people knew it was a fraud.

I just wonder if the same exact type of tactics are being used against Michelle Obama's statement that "I am really proud of my country". Could that have been edited out? I don't know, but I would sure like to know. I do know this, it's not out of the realm of possibilities.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVLc7B5cLLc

[DJ13]

1. There was this doctored photo from 2004 as well

They never appeared in any rallys together.

That photo was proven to be spliced together.........after it had already damaged Kerry.

[JDPriestly]

2. Thom Hartmann played Michelle Obama's full statement

She goofed. She said she was proud of America for the first time in her life. The Obamas are not ready for a national election.

[k8conant]

3. Nope, she said "really proud"...n/t

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. It looks like Wisconsin and Hawaii disagree with you.

By large margins.

[tyne]

6. This is what she said.

"What we have learned over this year is that hope is making a comeback. It is making a comeback. And let me tell you something-for the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction and just not feeling so alone in my frustration and disappointment. I've seen people who are hungry to be unified around some basic common issues, and it's made me proud."

[tekisui]

8. Michelle is entitled to her opinions. and she is NOT running for office.

[anigbrowl]

4. Enough with the paranoia. It was not the 'MSM'

I was a right-win activist called Richard Taylor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Fonda_2004_election_photo_controversy

Paranoia about the MSM is silly. The mainstream media is corporate and presents the news in a sensationalistic way most of the time to sell advertising, and sometimes in a slanted way to please its owners. However, it has always been like this - look back at the history of journalism. And before you come back 101 anecdotal examples of bias in the media, ask yourself why so many right-wingers are convinced that the MSM is dominated by liberals and hates thr gith - or are all these right-win MSM haters also part of a conspiracy to make the MSM appear liberal when it is?

As for the video of Michelle Obama talking about pride in her country, yes it was edited. Sloppily at that - I work in film and I could have done it a lot smoother. On the other hand, she did give several speeches that day, in one of which she said she was proud, and in another she said she was really proud.

So she got edited in someone's lame attempt to make a cheap smear even dirtier. Well, that's what you get when politics meets the internet. The edited video was quickly exposed as having been doctored, undermining the intention of the person who posted it. So the smartest thing to do is let the issue die and move on. Cooking up theories about whether it's all part of some big media conspiracy just plays into the hands of right-wingers who say everyone on the left wears tinfoil hats.

Think of boxing or any other sport. sometimes fouls are commited. The referee imposes a penalty of some kind. The game continues. They don't stop and make it into a big legal case. Occasionally disputes become more heated, but if they go on too long people get annoyed with the complainants. So accept that the video was a dirty play, but it's been exposed as such. Now it's time to carry on with the positive campaign, which is what most people care about.

[IsItJustMe]

7. I wish I could believe you and I wish I believe our msm, but I do not.

Our msm told us that Iraq had wmd. And you know what, it was a lie. And as of right now, I can show you at least 3 posts out there where there is some dirty tricks being pulled. You can call it all a giant coincidence. I call it a pattern.

If the same thing was being done against Republicans, which it is not, I would say that your argument would have some validity to it, but I don't.

On edit: Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction.