Gramm Slammed, Michelle Latests Rants Ignored

Gary Bauer, Campaign for Working Families: When former Texas Senator Phil Gramm said last week that we have become “a nation of whiners,” the media and the Obama campaign pounced. Jesse Jackson’s offensive comments about Barack Obama were quickly shoved off the front pages so that liberal reporters could slam Phil Gramm and by extension John McCain. But lost in media’s McCain-bashing frenzy was another “gem” by Michelle Obama.

Speaking to an audience in Pontiac, Michigan, last week Michelle Obama mocked the government’s recent stimulus payments, saying, “You’re getting $600 - what can you do with that? …The short-term quick fix kinda stuff sounds good, and it may even feel good that first month when you get that check, and then you go out and you buy a pair of earrings.” Excuse me? Maybe that’s what Michelle Obama would have done with her stimulus check if she had gotten one, but I’m sure many hardworking families were grateful for those funds and did not spend them on a $600 pair of earrings. But, predictably, the liberal media gave Michelle a pass, even though her arrogant elitism was, once again, fully on display.

Earlier this year, speaking in Zanesville, Ohio, Michelle was giving one of her rants about how bad things are in America today. Trying hard to relate to the struggles of middle-class families, Michelle complained about the fact that she and Barack were spending as much as $10,000 a year on extra-curricular activities like dance and piano lessons for their two daughters. Now, the median household income in Zanesville, Ohio, is just over $37,000 a year. I suspect few in that audience could relate to spending a third of their income on extra-curricular activities for their kids, which may explain why Barack lost Zanesville and the surrounding area to Hillary Clinton by 36-points.

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