Barack Obama is sounding more whiny by the day. If he isn’t careful, he’ll soon make Jimmy Carter look forceful. Today’s episode starts with Sen. Obama declaring that his wife’s statements at campaign rallies are off-limits:

Michelle Obama was asked about the ad on “GMA,” but her husband said, “Let me just interject on this.”

“The GOP, should I be the nominee, I think can say whatever they want to say about me, my track record,” Obama said. “I’ve been in public life for 20 years. I expect them to pore through everything that I’ve said, every utterance, every statement. And to paint it in the most undesirable light possible. That’s what they do.”

“But I do want to say this to the GOP. If they think that they’re going to try to make Michelle an issue in this campaign, they should be careful. Because that I find unacceptable,” he said.

Sen. Obama, if she’s making stump speeches, then those speeches are fair game. There aren’t any scrutiny-free zones in this election. If you don’t want her scrutinized, then keep her away from the microphones.

This is hypocritcal of Sen. Obama, too, especially since he went after Bill Clinton’s stump speeches. If Bill Clinton’s stump speeches are justified targets, then so are Michelle Obama’s. I suspect that Sen. Obama is making this an issue because Michelle Obama’s anti-American diatribes are hurting him politically, especially with swing voters.

Sen. and Mrs. Obama aren’t much different than Billary 16 years ago. The only difference between them is that then-Gov. Clinton had some gravitas whereas Sen. Obama is a lightweight who couldn’t wonk his way out of a wet paper bag. To steal a phrase from How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the cartoon), Hillary and Michelle have all the charm of a seasick crocodile. Shouldn’t we learn that the Obamas are the identical two-for-the-price-of-one couple that we had to deal with when the Clintons got elected?

The bottom line is this: We won’t talk about Michelle Obama the minute she stops making anti-American speeches on her husband’s behalf. Not a minute sooner.

Sen. Obama can take that to the bank.

Technorati Tags: Obama, Michelle Obama, Anti-Americanism, Billary, Bill Clinton, Gravitas, Hillary, Elitism, Jimmy Carter, Election 2008

Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

1. Ok then! I’ll file this one away and remind you when you start saying Cindy McCain is off limits. Did I mention that had we done what McSame wants for Iraq in Vietnam — stay for 100 years — he’d still be married to the first wife and Cindy would still be just the million-heiress to a beer distributor fortune. ‘Course, he probably wouldn’t be running for President, let alone, running, walking, living…

   Comment by Rocky — May 19, 2008 @ 5:59 pm

2. In case you haven’t noticed, the media HAS been going after Cindy McCain: from her tax returns to her good fortune to be born into a wealthy family, to her quietness, her looks, etc. Difference is, you don’t hear McCain whining about it like a crybaby with a bruised ego. The McCains have experience campaigning for national office (not to mention experience in the Senate, in the military). If Obambi and his wife can’t take the criticism, if they can’t stand up to something this trivial, then they aren’t qualified to be President and First Lady.

   Comment by Kalifornia Kafir — May 19, 2008 @ 9:15 pm

3. Ditto to Kalifornia Kafir!

   Comment by NW Chris — May 20, 2008 @ 6:31 am

4. Wjhat was it tghe last real Democratic President said; “If you cant stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.”

   But that was when Democrats had balls.

   Comment by T. A. Gray — May 20, 2008 @ 8:45 am

5. Just call him President OBAMAO:

   http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2018148/posts

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   Comment by revsaln — May 20, 2008 @ 11:00 am

6. Used to be the First Lady was the one with the class and graciousness, who often outshined their husband when it came to personal diplomacy. Jackie Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, Rosiland Carter, Nancy Reagan, were all Dolly Madison types. But that all changed with Hillary. She gave First Lady an activist role didn’t she?
   People are going to want to know what role Michelle would be, a Jackie or a Hillary.

   Comment by T. A. Gray — May 20, 2008 @ 7:53 pm

7. Conservatives can’t land a target on Obama and that’s all it comes down to.

   Comment by Liem — May 22, 2008 @ 7:54 pm