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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 04:41 PM Oct 2016

Trump Goes After Michelle Obama: 'All She Wants To Do Is Campaign'

Source: Talking Points Memo

During his rally in Fletcher, North Carolina, on Friday, Donald Trump claimed that Michelle Obama's 2007 line about not being able to run the White House if you can't run your own house was a dig at Hillary Clinton, even though the Obamas have denied that was the case.

"We have a president, all he wants to do is campaign. His wife, all she wants to do is campaign. And I see how much his wife likes Hillary," Trump said. "But wasn't she the one that originally started the statement, if you can't take care of your home — right? — you can’t take care of the White House or the country."

"Where is that? I don't hear that. I don’t hear that. She's the one that started that. I said, 'We can’t say that, it’s too vicious.' Can you believe it? I said that," he continued. "They said, well Michele Obama said it. I said she did? Now she said that, but we don't hear about that."

In August 2007, Michelle Obama did say, "If you can't run your own house, you can't run the White House." Some suggested that it may have been a dig at Hillary Clinton and her husband's affairs, and the line gained attention when it was picked up by the Drudge Report. But both Michelle and Barack Obama denied that the line referenced Hillary Clinton.

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-michelle-obama-hillary-clinton

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Trump Goes After Michelle Obama: 'All She Wants To Do Is Campaign' (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2016 OP
Of course Roy Rolling Oct 2016 #1
Two more weeks. BlueStater Oct 2016 #2
Actually, there is a judge, a few jurors and victims of Trump University that are dying to hear what okaawhatever Oct 2016 #15
Please Trump Botany Oct 2016 #3
I have nothing but this all american girl Oct 2016 #30
Well, Obama and his spokesmen baited Trump about it. And... Stonepounder Oct 2016 #4
She's kicking his ass on the campaign trail, and he can't help but respond to the most popular.... Tarheel_Dem Oct 2016 #5
Did this guy even make it out of sixth grade? awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #6
My thought exactly! mazzarro Oct 2016 #18
WRONG! They tell him all the time they LOVE how he talks ... brett_jv Oct 2016 #22
It is probably awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #24
He is done trying to win anything Jon King Oct 2016 #7
How much is Pence campaigning now that Donald has proven him a liar? keithbvadu2 Oct 2016 #8
Did you see Trump conferring with Pence murielm99 Oct 2016 #10
And Melania won't or can't jpak Oct 2016 #9
Funny! Lulu KC Oct 2016 #11
Hmm. This should work out well for him. yellowcanine Oct 2016 #12
This is rude to say, but at least she can speak clear and fluent English. Melania? George II Oct 2016 #13
No, Trump? His English is neither clear nor fluent. (nor sane or rational). At least with Melania okaawhatever Oct 2016 #17
It's tough speaking 5 languages. I wish I spoke two. yeoman6987 Oct 2016 #20
which five does melania speak? niyad Oct 2016 #35
Google it. yeoman6987 Oct 2016 #37
whatever niyad Oct 2016 #38
Big Melania fan? Kingofalldems Oct 2016 #39
'All She Wants To Do Is Campaign'... and dance FailureToCommunicate Oct 2016 #14
LOL. My first thought too. Is he trying to revive 80's songs? Is it Freudian that he keeps okaawhatever Oct 2016 #19
Word salad. WTF is he babbling on about? NYC Liberal Oct 2016 #16
Kicking ass & taking names Donald... Historic NY Oct 2016 #21
And All He Wants to Do is Destroy This Country dalton99 Oct 2016 #23
Huff Post covered it, too Panich52 Oct 2016 #27
He got nothin'. Nitram Oct 2016 #28
But his wife is an admirer of Michelle LiberalLovinLug Oct 2016 #29
Maybe she thinks it is fun.... whistler162 Oct 2016 #31
jealous much, Mr. Trump MissMillie Oct 2016 #32
Yesss, you hung-over drone. Insult the First Lady.... sofa king Oct 2016 #33
Full quote makes it clear it wasn't: here.............. riversedge Oct 2016 #34
Of all the lame-ass Dump lines, this has got to be the lamest. Nitram Oct 2016 #36
How low can he go? smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #40
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Roy Rolling

(6,917 posts)
1. Of course
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 04:46 PM
Oct 2016

But what's a woman to do with her time after she's finished the housework and before she fixes dinner for Obama and the kids, Donald?

okaawhatever

(9,462 posts)
15. Actually, there is a judge, a few jurors and victims of Trump University that are dying to hear what
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 06:08 PM
Oct 2016

he has to say. And the true joy there is that lying to those folks is a crime!! Ha, ha. Perjury much, Donald?

Botany

(70,510 posts)
3. Please Trump
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 04:51 PM
Oct 2016

"You want a character debate, Trump? You better stick with me, 'cause Michelle Obama is way out
of your league."

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
4. Well, Obama and his spokesmen baited Trump about it. And...
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 04:55 PM
Oct 2016

as Trump has proved again and again, he simply can't resist taking bait.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-michelle-obama_us_580a67a6e4b0cdea3d875c11?section=

Last week, White House spokesman Eric Schultz seemed to lay the bait for Trump to attack the first lady, who had a high favorable rating of 64 percent in August, according to Gallup.

“I can’t think of a bolder way for Donald Trump to lose even more standing than he already has than by engaging the first lady of the United States,” he said.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,234 posts)
5. She's kicking his ass on the campaign trail, and he can't help but respond to the most popular....
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 04:57 PM
Oct 2016

Democrat in the country. I say, go for it, and see how that works for him.

brett_jv

(1,245 posts)
22. WRONG! They tell him all the time they LOVE how he talks ...
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 08:27 PM
Oct 2016

They say the way he speaks is probably his greatest asset, even better than his temperment if you can believe that!?!

English teachers love him ... bigly.

But you don't hear about it ... it's really very sad that you never hear about how much they love him.

Jon King

(1,910 posts)
7. He is done trying to win anything
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 05:04 PM
Oct 2016

Its all about the base. The deplorables even post horrid stuff about Mrs. Obama.

keithbvadu2

(36,816 posts)
8. How much is Pence campaigning now that Donald has proven him a liar?
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 05:04 PM
Oct 2016

How much is Pence campaigning now that Donald has proven him a liar?

Does Pence even bother to get out of bed anymore?

murielm99

(30,742 posts)
10. Did you see Trump conferring with Pence
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 05:08 PM
Oct 2016

right after the debate? I noticed the body language. Trump tried to pull Pence in close, to speak into his ear. Pence resisted. After a few seconds, Pence gave ground and had a small stumble before stepping in closer to Trump. Odious as he is, even Pence seems repelled by Trump.

okaawhatever

(9,462 posts)
17. No, Trump? His English is neither clear nor fluent. (nor sane or rational). At least with Melania
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 06:11 PM
Oct 2016

English isn't her first language. With Trump I guess one can say that honesty isn't his first language.

okaawhatever

(9,462 posts)
19. LOL. My first thought too. Is he trying to revive 80's songs? Is it Freudian that he keeps
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 06:12 PM
Oct 2016

referring back to the only time he was even mildly successful?

NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts)
16. Word salad. WTF is he babbling on about?
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 06:11 PM
Oct 2016
"Where is that? I don't hear that. I don’t hear that. She's the one that started that. I said, 'We can’t say that, it’s too vicious.' Can you believe it? I said that," he continued. "They said, well Michele Obama said it. I said she did? Now she said that, but we don't hear about that."

dalton99

(781 posts)
23. And All He Wants to Do is Destroy This Country
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 08:30 PM
Oct 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/21/opinion/campaign-stops/american-gut-check.html
To understand how Trump got this point you have to understand who is shaping Trump’s worldview. The architect of the candidate’s last-gasp attempt to bring the country down with him is Steve Bannon, the former head of a fabulist, far-right website — Breitbart. Bannon is not much of a Republican.
“I’m a Leninist,” he said in a conversation recounted by Ronald Radosh in The Daily Beast. “Lenin wanted to destroy the state, and that’s my goal, too. I want to bring everything crashing down and destroy all of today’s establishment.”

Panich52

(5,829 posts)
27. Huff Post covered it, too
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 10:10 PM
Oct 2016

With Nothing Left To Lose, Donald Trump Lashes Out At Michelle Obama

Maybe not such a good idea.

Sam Levine Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post

Donald Trump, with his standing among women badly damaged by reports of predatory behavior toward them, is now attacking Michelle Obama, one of the country’s most popular political figures.

The GOP presidential nominee’s attacks Friday come as Obama has shown herself to be one of the best surrogates for his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, on the campaign trail. She has given cutting speeches highlighting the pain that Trump’s comments about women have caused her and his refusal to promise to accept the results of the election ― often without mentioning the GOP nominee’s name.

(Snip)

Michelle Obama did speak about the importance of modeling strong family values during the 2008 primary campaign, but never mentioned Clinton’s name and the Obama campaign denied at the time that it was a veiled swipe at the Clintons, according to PolitiFact.

More
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_580a67a6e4b0cdea3d875c11

LiberalLovinLug

(14,174 posts)
29. But his wife is an admirer of Michelle
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 10:40 PM
Oct 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/20/hey-look-the-trump-team-just-admitted-that-melania-trump-is-a-fan-of-michelle-obama/

"A person she has always liked is Michelle Obama," McIver wrote. "Over the phone, she read me some passages from Mrs. Obama's speech as examples. I wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately became the final speech."

That he would even dare to bring up Michelle's name again after the plagiarism fiasco is un-freakin-believable.
 

whistler162

(11,155 posts)
31. Maybe she thinks it is fun....
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 07:15 AM
Oct 2016


To see your dream of the Presidency fail ignominiously!

Donald Rory Calhoun said it best -

riversedge

(70,239 posts)
34. Full quote makes it clear it wasn't: here..............
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 09:35 AM
Oct 2016



Daniel Dale ?@ddale8 19h19 hours ago

Trump is citing a 2007 Michelle Obama quote as an attack on Hillary Clinton. Full quote makes it clear it wasn't: pic.twitter.com/9otnKBEWjL

:large

Nitram

(22,803 posts)
36. Of all the lame-ass Dump lines, this has got to be the lamest.
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 02:20 PM
Oct 2016

There is no job description for First Lady, and she can do whatever the fuck she wants.

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