Clacker Quotes Allen Quoting Halperin Talking To O'Reilly About How Michelle Obama's Recent Comments Hurt Her Husband

Smart. All the way around.

(Except you O'Reilly, we still think you're a jerk).

Fresh from this morning's Playbook:

ALSO DRIVING THE CONVERSATION:

1) Cable news continued to make hay with Michelle Obama’s remark on Monday in Milwaukee: “Let me tell you, for the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country. Not just because Barack is doing well, but I think people are hungry for change."

***Mark Halperin of TIME’s “The Page” told Bill O’Reilly: “The Republican, I think, against Obama, have one problem before they have to address all others and that is: Can the base of the party unite to get as angry and as fired up to stop Barack Obama as they would be to stop Hillary Clinton. And I think this one comment is the spear tip that could lead to that feeling.”