Apology for Ann? Not Necessary

Tuesday, December 16th
10:10pm

Dear Diary,

Ann Coulter never ceases to amaze me. And after being informed that she addressed me directly on the Hannity and Colmes show, I couldn’t help but watch the clip on YouTube, just to see what inanities she cared to express. As expected, it was ridiculous.

Barack has decided (with my encouragement) to be sworn in as Barack Hussein Obama, since it is a tradition for the president to be sworn in using one’s entire name. To be sworn in as simply Barack Obama would be calling into question how comfortable Barack is with his own name, which then brings up a host of other issues and implications. He and I both agree that it’s better go about this according to protocol.

But of course, all the conservative news stations and television shows are having a field day with this. Ann Coulter, one of Sean Hannity’s favorite guests, (guest being a more realistic title than “pundit,” which gives more credit than is due) has to make this a big deal. At first she called him “B. Hussein Obama,” but then resorted to simple referring to him as “Hussein.”

When she identified him as “B. Hussein,” I had to stand up. It’s obvious she’s trying to create a fear bomb by creating a non-existent connection between him and Saddam Hussein to scare Americans. Not only that, since when is a President referred to by his middle name? I never heard of FDR referred to as “F. Delano” or Richard Nixon called “R. Milhous,” or simply “Milhous.” So why do it with Barack? She’s trying to create fear. And to demand an apology from me for telling the truth is laughable. I’m simply calling a spade a spade. So no, Ann Coulter, I will not apologize.

More importantly, it’s sad that Barack’s middle name is even an issue. People should have more common sense than to make a big deal about something so insignificant and so inconsequential. Come on, America, we’re smarter than that.

Yours always,
Michelle

Originally posted in The Secret Diary of Michelle Obama