Taylor Marsh – TaylorMarsh.com – News, Opinion and Weblog on Progressive Politics

via Marc Ambinder

Everyone can certainly understand Senator Obama sticking up for his wife.

In a one-on-one interview with The Brody File, Barack Obama says he is deeply disappointed that John McCain has not spoken out against the attacks leveled against his wife. Michelle Obama has come under criticism from some conservatives because of comments that they say suggest she’s unpatriotic, not proud to be an American and outside the mainstream. Obama vigorously defends his wife. This is unfortunately become a habit in our politics where anything’s fair game, and we just make things up about people. If you think about Michelle, I mean here’s somebody who’s done everything right. She grew up in modest means. She grew up in a nuclear family. Her parents looked after her. She went to college on a scholarship. She’s worked hard for everything that she has. She is the best mother I know… EXCLUSIVE: Obama Expresses ‘Deep Disappointment’ in McCain’s Silence on Wife Attacks

Republicans are going to target Michelle Obama for her viewpoints and the
things she’s said. Senator Obama doesn’t like it.

But where was Obama when Hillary was getting maligned in the press? He was
nowhere to be found.

This situational anti sexism doesn’t impress me much from Senator Obama. All
it does is remind me of his silence throughout the entire primary season, incluinding
when his national co-chair Jesse Jackson Jr. questioned whether Hillary cried
after Katrina.

So excuse me if I’m not too moved about Obama hitting McCain for not sticking
up for his wife, especially since he couldn’t do the same for Hillary. To combat
this type of sexism you can’t just care when it happens to you or your family.
It’s got to matter no matter the woman being slimed. Obama is now learning it
doesn’t feel too good, just like Bill Clinton learned on the campaign trail. No one cared when WJC complained about this stuff; instead they attacked him mercilessly for simply sticking up for his wife. Because after all, we are talking about the Clintons.

Too bad Obama didn’t have the spine to stick up for Hillary, too. Then I’d be all in on this latest from our nominee. But since he couldn’t be bothered neither can I.

However, it is interesting that he went to David Brody to posture about it and get all chivalrous, no doubt in an attempt to traditionalize his marriage and his role as defender. He’s hitting McCain in his weak spot, tapping into the Christian Broadcasting Network’s audience, which isn’t a bad play. They likely know nothing about Obama’s situational sexist outrage. Lions to lambs, etc.