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The email states:
"Michele Obama clearly has a chip on her shoulder. Not only does she see separate black and white societies in America, but she elevates black over white in her world. Here is another passage that is uncomfortable and ominous in meaning: 'There was no doubt in my mind that as a member of the black community, I am obligated to this community and will utilize all of my present and future resources to benefit the black community first and foremost.' What is Michelle Obama planning to do with her future resources if she's first lady that will elevate black over white in America?"
This is one of the more damaging statements from the email. You "debunk" this with:
"This isn't particularly subtle, even by the standards of the e-mail. The message is almost as clear as in the rumors, which the campaign denied, that some tape exists of Michelle Obama ranting about "whitey" -- it's basically, "watch out, white people." (And cue up the image of Obama with an Afro and a machine gun, burning an American flag as she fist-bumps her husband in the Oval Office.)"
How is that "debunking" that passage of the email? What's wrong with that passage, other than it's incredibly damaging to the Obama camp?
