http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/6249/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/times-defends-michelle-obama-suggests-proud-gaffe-overcovered <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Dismissing Michelle Obama&#039;s &quot;For the first time...I am really proud of my country&quot; gaffe as a &quot;rhetorical stumble,&quot; the Times&#039; Michael Powell and Jodi Kantor (pictured) rally around its pick for future first lady against out-of-line conservative critics. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Who needs Fightthesmears.com when you have the New York Times?<img src= "http://mrc.org/Timeswatch/stillshots/2006/JodiKantor2.jpg" align="right" width="240" height="180" /></p><br /> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/times-defends-michelle-obama-suggests-proud-gaffe-overcovered" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles TimesWatch "Gaffes "Whitey Campaign2008 ChristopherHitchens JodyKantor MichaelPowell MichelleObama NewYorkTimes NYTimes racerelations TimesWatch TimesWatch.org Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:00:00 +0000 admin 6229 at http://archive2.mrc.org