David Oatney puts it nicely:
There is one problem with Mr. Barack's analysis, and it is that his wife volunteered to go out and campaign for her husband, and it is in the context of a campaign appearance that she made the remarks in question. If Michelle Obama is going to campaign for her husband, she has to be prepared to take the heat for any remarks that she might make on the campaign trail-that is part of politics. If Michelle Obama didn't campaign for her husband, then Barack Obama would be correct-she would not be fair game. She is a part of this race, however-she's chosen to join the national discussion, and so she and her words are very much available for political fodder.
When fellow Democrats attacked Hillary's spouse (Bill Clinton) for comments he made on the campaign trail, it was ok to do it then. Now that the tables have been turned, Obama wants to whine about it.
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