Michelle Obama clarify her statement.

[Moh96]

(CNN) – Michelle Obama said Wednesday she has always loved America, seeking to quell the firestorm over her comment earlier in the week that seemed to suggest she is only now proud to be an American.

"What I was clearly talking about is that I am proud in how Americans are engaging in the political process," Michelle Obama told CNN affiliate WJAR after a campaign event in Providence, Rhode Island. "I mean everyone has said what I said, in that we haven't seen these record numbers of turnouts, people who are paying attention, going to rallies, watching debates.

“For the first time in my lifetime I am seeing people rolling up their sleeves in way that I haven't seen and really trying to figure this out, and that's the source of pride I was talking about," she continued.

On Monday, Michelle Obama told the crowd at a campaign event that "for the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country, because it feels like hope is making a comeback… not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change."

That comment immediately drew fire from several conservative talk radio-hosts. John McCain's wife, Cindy McCain, seemed to be responding to the remark when she introduced her husband at a campaign rally Tuesday by saying, "I am proud of my country. I don’t know about you, if you heard those words earlier — I am very proud of my country.”

On Wednesday, Michelle Obama said: "I love my country, and wouldn't be in this if I didn't care deeply and didn't believe that the kind of possibilities I had as a kid should be available to every single child."

[MNDemNY]

1. There is no issue with this...

I would just think it a unfortunate set of words for potential 1st Spouse. A lesson learned.

[islandmkl]

2. Every f****** RW, LW, MOR talk show host, MSM on-air 'personality'

should be made to play the whole sentence, instead of the snippet that is used to make this a controversy. This smacks of Goebels-to-Rove propaganda. And the masses will have this spoon-fed to them so they won't have to Think and Know, just Nod and Follow.

On Monday, Michelle Obama told the crowd at a campaign event that "for the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country, because it feels like hope is making a comeback… not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change."

[Iwasthere]

4. yep

And Gore said he invented the internets too! Soooo many still believe that to this day.

[islandmkl]

7. awww...wait a minute...

he thinks he did!!

[rocktivity]

3. ..

rocknation

[tularetom]

5. She does not have to 'clarify" it for me.

I realize the videotape was doctored but I don't give a shit. If she was not able to feel proud of the country until now, that'd be OK with me too.

[FlyingSquirrel]

9. On the whole, I'm not proud of my country

and haven't been for a long time. But hey, I'm not a politician's wife so I can get away with saying it (and not even being taken out of context).

[Moh96]

6. dam right Michelle and you should be proud of this

[debatepro]

8. This is obvious to anyone...

- Everyone has said something that didn't come out as you "meant" it. And yet people often times people will say they know what you meant.

Only people who are intent on distorting meaning(intent) for some other motive would distort this statement as she has never been proud of America.

[Connie_Corleone]

10. She gave the same speech in Cincinnati last week...

and I knew exactly what she was talking about. There's a part in her speech where she lists good things about this country, "Only in America can you...."

So for ANYONE to act like she was making some America hating statement is just being an ASS and using her quote to paint Democrats as unpatriotic.

And for some so-called Democrats to use this against Michelle Obama is disgusting and make them look like freepers.