Obama to Tennessee GOP: Lay Off My Wife - America’s Election HQ

I think if a spouse (or anyone) that actively campaigns and gives speeches, etc are fair game. There are some spouses that do not actively campaign so I do see them as being off-limits.

I certainly can understand that Obama wants to protect his wife. BUT she is actively campaigning so it is not unexcepted that people would use what she said (in a speech) against her.

Children should be off limits.

I agree, the spouse is fair game, if he/she is actively campaigning.

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Small children, off limits. Adult children who campaign not off limits.

Past medical/addiction problems (Cindy McCain) off limits.

Spouses who actively campaign not off limits.

Tax record releases of spouses (Cindy McCain and the Clintons) not off limits. I frankly could give a flying flip about the tax release business but such a big deal was made about Teresa Kerry making her records public I'm in the good for the goose, good for the gander mode on this one.