Americans cool to Michelle Obama, don't know Cindy McCain

Thursday 03rd July, 06:52 AM JST

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Sarge at 04:52 PM JST - 3rd July

Michelle Obama - she ain't no Sherry Palmer!
Sarge at 04:58 PM JST - 3rd July

When comedy host Steve Colbert told Michelle "Everybody knows you and your husband are elitists," and asked her how many silver spoons she was born in her mouth with, she declared, "We had four spoons, and then our father got a raise at the plant and we had five spoons."

Har! Good one, Michelle!
buddha4brains at 05:07 PM JST - 3rd July

OK sarge, my bad. Though I still wonder at the fuss. With the US in 2 wars and a third on in the offing I am amazed that the wives are becoming part of the calculus - or more technically, jibber-jabber.
Helter_Skelter at 05:51 PM JST - 3rd July

GJP2006

this has got to be a joke

Those closest to Obama are not so subtly telling you what they really think about the country. It's not a joke. Get a clue.
Betzee at 07:21 PM JST - 3rd July

I do like Laura Bush, she's has proven herself to be a very strong willed and outstanding lady.

She also came to Michelle Obama's defense, stating "I'm sure she meant 'more proud.'" Cindy McCain, by contrast, stated "I'm always proud of my country." While she's entitled to her opinion, it implies a sort of mindless affirmation of everything the US does. I'm certainly not optimistic the country can right itself from the current ills which afflict us, namely burgeoning debt, a political process increasingly dominated by special interests, and a citizenry disengaged by it all.
Betzee at 07:27 PM JST - 3rd July

What Michelle Obama was commenting on was "feeling proud of seeing citizens once again engaged in politics." You can support her husband's candidacy or not, but lack of citizen engagement is not a good thing whatever your own political opinions.

The same people who cried McCain's "100 years in Iraq" comment was misunderstood aren't willing to acknowledge the context in which Michelle, who's not running for office, made that remark.
stanoue at 09:03 PM JST - 3rd July

It's a joke that approval of a single person's wife even rates in electing a political leader. There is a need for a major haul of the US political system...guess it's never going to happen though
RedMeatKoolAid at 09:13 PM JST - 3rd July

"It's a joke that approval of a single person's wife even rates in electing a political leader"

It wasn't a joke 4 years ago. Kerry's foreign-born billionairehead wife was proof for all the envious Europeans and Canadians here that he was the better candidate.
adaydream at 10:17 PM JST - 3rd July

I don't make this stuff up.

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/18/drugs/

Read it bfor yourself. < :-)
SezWho2 at 10:43 PM JST - 3rd July

Sarge,

It's far too simple a deduction. This is from the same AP-Yahoo news poll that said 30% of people viewed Michelle favorably. Does this mean that 70% of people view her unfavorably? The article says that 35% view her unfavorably. Does that mean the other 35% are wishy-washy or does it mean that they just don't have enough information to make an intelligent assessment?

Furthermore, the more I read this article the more the wording seems misleading. For example the wording is that whites have an unfavorable view of Michelle by 18%. This could mean that unfavorable white responses were 18% higher than favorable ones or it could mean that 18% more of the white population found her unfavorable than not. In either case the numbers would be far different from what you presented and I foolishly accepted.

In the first case, assuming no "wishy-washiness" whites would have a 54% unfavorable reaction. Assuming 35% "wishy-washiness" whites would have a 35% unfavorable reaction--which is, low and behold, rather like the statistic presented in the article. In the second case the percentages would be 57% and 41.5% respectively. No matter how you slice it, that's a heap of negativity from white folks compared to that from blacks, no matter where the "wishy-washiness" comes down.

You can find the results at:

http://news.yahoo.com/polls

I couldn't find any breakdown of results by demographics. The demographic composition of the study is broken down however. Another point, the margin of error is about 2.5% overall.
SezWho2 at 10:46 PM JST - 3rd July

Or, to make it more simple, this poll is not saying that 82% of whites like Michelle while only 80% of blacks do.

Can I just refer you all to the second paragraph of the article which indicates that only 30% of all Americans view her favorably?
usaexpat at 11:42 PM JST - 3rd July

I'm cool to both of them. I see Michelle Obama as a race baiter from the "slips" she has made. I see Cindy McCain as the aging trophy wife who funds her husband's political ambitions. It doesn't matter as neither of them are on the ballot.
RomeoRamenII at 11:52 PM JST - 3rd July

Here's an interesting article about Mrs. O's background:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-517824/Mrs-O-The-truth-Michelle-Obamas-working-class-credentials.html

It's also interesting to note that American voters have to look at news sources outside the U.S. media to learn about the half-truths and dirty laundry that's piling up about the obama's.

RR
usaexpat at 12:04 AM JST - 4th July

RomeoRamen: interesting read but hardly surprising. People of humble means do not get to the final stages of the presidential contest. It's a money and connections game which I already surmised the Obama's had plenty of both.
adaydream at 05:04 AM JST - 4th July

I will say that I'd be proud to have Michelle Obama as our first lady. A woman that got where she is because she pulled up her boot straps and made something of herself. None of it was "GIVEN" to her. < :-)