So yesterday news broke that the Tennessee GOP is using Michelle's "proud" comment to attack her and Obama by proxy. This is the Obama response:
This is a shameful attempt to attack a woman who has repeatedly said she wouldn't be here without the opportunities and blessings of this nation. The Republican Party's pathetic attempts to use the same smear tactics to win elections have failed in Mississippi, failed in Louisiana, and will fail in November because the American people are looking for a positive vision of real change. And if the Tennessee Republican Party has a problem with Senator Obama, maybe next time they'll have the courage to address him directly instead of attacking his family.
Yes, they went there. They didn't go negative, but they basically said, you wanna fight? Well bring it on! They've been pretty quick and forceful with the campaign responses lately, the further we get into the process, the more feisty they get, and I love it!
I think it's also fitting that his most forceful retort has been when someone attacked his wife/family. He basically threw down the gauntlet, "do what you want to me, but leave my family out of it."
And this is the Tennessee GOP which thinks they are just a bunch of badasses, so that makes the fact that he's calling them out even better!
This is a short diary, and it's not as silly as my typical Friday diaries, but I think this is great! It also shows that he will NOT back down from the GOP thugs this fall when he's the nominee.
Update: Obama on Toughness:
Here's another fun video:
Bring on the general election!!!