First lady visits La. Center, says it's not like what you're seeing on T-V

[truthpusher]

http://www.ktvotv3.com/Global/story.asp?S=3801662

First lady visits Louisiana center, says it's not like what you're seeing on T-V
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LAFAYETTE, La. First lady Laura Bush says she's seeing proof that not all parts of Louisiana are in terrible shape.

Mrs. Bush has visited an evacuation center inside the Cajundome in Lafayette. She told reporters the center "doesn't really look like what we're seeing on television." The first lady says "some things are working really, really well in Louisiana."

She said about six-thousand people are having basic needs met inside the center, and she's urging more volunteers to show up there and at locations around the Gulf Coast.

After at first steering clear of a question about the federal response to Katrina, the first lady later said the response hasn't been the kind the government had in mind. She says "we know we can do it better."

link to story: http://www.ktvotv3.com/Global/story.asp?S=3801662

[Fleshdancer]

1. you mean no one took her to the bad parts? Imagine that.

:sarcasm:

[Seabiscuit]

57. Are Shrub and Pickles afraid of being shot? Or strung up?

They should be.

[MADem]

101. They sure didn't let her near the Superdome or Convention Center

LaFayette must be getting essential services...and I haven't SEEN the Cajundome on TV at ALL, so there ya go....

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[liberaliraqvet26]

3. the spin is in full force tonight...

Trent Lott , Laura Bush, Haley "Medicaid" Barbour, Faux....

They are all at it. It's the media making up the death and bi partisan stupidity of the aftermath

[cvoogt]

4. like the secret service would put her in a dangerous situation

yeah right.

[anotherdrew]

5. did she think they'd take her to where the bodies are floating?

[Robb]

6. Who you gonna believe?

Me, or your lyin' eyes? :eyes:

[Mabus]

7. If she had stepped foot inside to actually see

there'd be footage of it on Faux. She either drunk or smoking crack.


Watching Pickles spin herself into a tizzy.

[PSPS]

8. She says "we know we can do it better."

I agree, they know they can "do it better." The infuriating thing is that they deliberately chose not to.

But I catch the drift of the story. The next phase of the propaganda will be the refrain that "the media" isn't "showing and telling all the good things that are happening."

[ElectroPrincess]

13. Man I wonder what magical medication Pickles is

constantly on to be so "light" and "upbeat" and "oh so rosy" ...

Two words = Heavily Medicated :smoke:

[calimary]

98. Whatever meds she's taking, she's hogging them ALL.

She still chain-smoking, too?

[bahrbearian]

9. She says "we know we can do it better."

come on give us another chance " bring it on"

[neuvocat]

10. And everyone should belive her because....

...because...

[mzteris]

11. They made sure she

was wearing those Rose Colored Glasses, eh?

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[The_Casual_Observer]

14. That was today's message from rove.

Delivered by Mrs. Ugly.

[agincourt]

64. Hit the nail on the head,

"our comforter in chief". LOFL. I was wondering when they were going to drag her out.

[Roy]

15. It's easy to tell when Bush is trouble, isn't it?

Only then do you see America's Mom to make you forget what a cold hearted, rambling, inarticulate boob that is charged with running this country.

[Lefty48197]

16. duct tape bottled water to her and send her into the French Quarter.

.

[CoffeeCat]

40. LOLOL!!!!

Definitely, one of my fav DU posts.

You made my top 5 list.

"There goes my Easter ham" is still number 1! :D

[Lochloosa]

54. Lefty...that was good...no I mean really good...

my side hurts..

[Z_I_Peevey]

76. Oh, that's the first time I've really laughed in awhile.

Oh, Lord.

[calimary]

96. I'd pay to see that one! And somebody oughta pay YOU to write

one-liners, Lefty.

LOL!!!

Pickles (or in her state of reality, Pickled) reminds me of Mary Landrieu's insufferable chirping (one of those many politicians breaking their arms patting themselves on the back for a job well done): "Gidget Goes to Hell."

[Canuckistanian]

17. "There's sunshine and rainbows... and puppies!"

"And little gumdrops are falling from the skies as the children giggle"

[Gregorian]

18. Joker

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

23. Perhaps.

[Gregorian]

35. With all due respect to Cesar Romero.

It's a bit uncanny.

[DrZeeLit]

67. How many face lifts? That neck has gotta be next in line for the knife.

Is that a photoshop job... cuz if it isn't...ooooh boy, somebody's in trouble: hair, make up, cameraman...somebody's gonna get fired.


Jeez! Separated at birth from the Joker.
And they said irony died after 9/11.

[Catt03]

19. Her advice was

"these children have to get into school" right away.

????????? Laura...how about food, water, shelter, clothing, money.

Can we at least attempt to save them first?

[Skittles]

20. DON'T BELIEVE YOUR LYING EYES, BELIEVE THE LYING FIRST LADY

YES INDEED!!!!!!!!

[VOX]

21. Yeah, Pickles, just like Iraqis tossed rose petals at U.S. soldiers' feet!

It's **all** so good that I'll bet you could just wet your pants.

:grr:

[wryter2000]

22. Wait, let me guess

No one's telling the good news. :sarcasm:

Someone posted that as irony the other day. Laura must have been reading.

[liberal N proud]

24. So the media staged the conditions in these places?

Damn you can't trust that librul media can you

[Double T]

25. Laura has got to be brain dead to make such a statement......

She should go back to her sheltered life in the White House or The Plastic Ranch.

[progressivebydesign]

26. Why does that really upset me? She is doing PR work???

She goes somewhere out of harm's way and proclaims what a freakin' success that is? That's an insult to the people who have died on the streets since the hurricane. People who LIVED THROUGH THE HURRICANe, ONLY to DIE waiting for basic necessities.

[ticapnews]

27. She was asking for volunteers to come to the Gulf coast...

which is a good thought, and people really should go if they can...

but she finished up by saying with a smile (almost laughing) "If you can't come down this week, there's always next week, and the next week, too"

Pickles, please be quiet and go help George rebuild Trent's house.

[area51]

66. Speaking of volunteering,

When are Pickles' dumbass daughters going to volunteer for the war against Iraq? <crickets chirping>

[ignatius 2]

100. My friend in Louisville called to volunteer 2 days ago to go down and

help, nobody has called her yet.

Today, Chicago offered help but Bushco. turned Daly down.

It is all about the photo-ops,not the reality.

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[Dr Fate]

29. "The media does not report the good stories from Iraq- er I mean LA"

Same old BS.

[Pastiche423]

30. Did she say that while holding a dead baby in her arms?

I believe she would, maxed out on "mommies little helpers" and her Joker smile.

[Parche]

31. WRONG CITY

She was actually in Lafayette Indiana when she said that............
what an idiot!!!!

[rodeodance]

32. putting Laura out on the road is a big big part of their damage control.

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[KamaAina]

34. Is she actually as dumb as her moronic husband?!

Lafayette is over a hundred miles west of N.O.! It's damn near halfway to Houston!

Next time I order a deli sandwich: 'Hold the Pickles"...

[bee]

36. "Its not like what youre seeing on tv"

Has she lost her F*ing mind?!
ummm... hey lady... those arent actors.
dumbass.
scary. VERY scary.

[FVZA_Colonel]

88. Perhaps she needs to take a look at this H&C clip

then she might get a picture of what's going on in the rest of Louisiana: http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/09/02.html#a4763

[calimary]

102. Evidently Little Miss Happy Face isn't even watching them anymore.

Yeah, laura, let's focus on all those snipers whose guns don't go off. All those floodwaters that don't have floating turds or bodies or other contaminants in them. That 24-inches or so of the levees that are still in place.

BTW - Welcome to DU!

[Iris]

37. yeah.Just like all the things that are "working really really well"in Iraq

but somehow we never see that.

Damn liberal media.

[NVMojo]

38. Fuck her, the chimp bootlicker. Silverspoon queen.

[damntexdem]

39. Typical Bushista logic:

go to a part of the state not hit (well, one report from Lafayette stated that one tree was down) and report that things are not so bad.

Yeah, she should have finished the thought: "We know we can do it better, we just don't want to."

[all.of.me]

41. oh god! wake the fuck up!!!!!!!

[Danmel]

42. Always look on the bright side of life!

Glad she's able to see the silver lining. What totally useless pieces of shit they are. What did we do to deserve this?

[AnnInLa]

43. Evacuees at Cajundome Wait for First Lady, and for Lunch (Lafayette, LA)

http://www.acadiananow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050902/NEWS05/50902009/1075

Evacuees at Cajundome wait for first lady, and for lunch

Jan Risher
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# Complete Local Coverage

As the first lady toured the Red Cross shelter at the Cajundome this morning, a line of evacuees waiting to eat their lunch trickled out the door of the Dome.

First lady Laura Bush arrived about midday to tour the shelter and meet evacuees.

By 12:50 p.m., the trays of food were still covered and hungry evacuees stood in line, holding empty plates. Rice, beans and jambalaya were on the menu. About that time, volunteers began rolling the carts of food into position to serve.

[liberaliraqvet26]

44. why dont she have lunch at the convention center??

bitch

[Canuckistanian]

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[Pirate Smile]

46. Everything is a friggin photo-op for these people.

I wish they included more details.

[The_Casual_Observer]

47. The implication is that they held up lunch for an hour while

they waited for laura to show up to get in the picture. I wouldn't doubt it for a minute.

[AnnInLa]

51. Yes, I think the newspaper WAS making that implication

Since it's a pretty right-leaning paper, I was surprised at the obvious snarkiness. bushco is losing the sheeple here in LA.

[bahrbearian]

48. How nice , Pickels can feed the masses, just like savior chimpy.

[MuseRider]

49. Who the fuck do these people think they are?

Making starving people who have lost everything wait for a meager and much needed meal so they can have another photo op?

Everything they do is a slap in the face to the people of this country and most especially to those who can bear it the least.

Just more fuel for the smoldering anger.

[Mabus]

50. Do I detect surprise?

After seeing the convoys of supplies rolling in on half the tv screen and Bush yammering on the half, it only adds fuel to the fire for me.



Hey, at least Pickles got her ass there before some of them fainted with hunger.

[JerseygirlCT]

52. Sounds an awful lot like "things are so much better

than you see on tv in Iraq"

I don't believe this, either.

[PA Democrat]

53. She should be ashamed of herself

Ignore those suffering masses, because a few are getting help?

[neohippie]

56. what about the 30,000 folks at the convention center

why doesn't she go down there and tell us how things are?

I dare her to go down to nawlins and spout that kind of bs!

[melody]

55. Laura Antoinette Speaks n/t

[Media_Lies_Daily]

58. What a moron.

[salin]

59. ah to appear so Stepford Wiveish.

wow.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

60. damn librul media not covering the good parts of Louisiana

shame on them.

:spank:

[Cocoa]

61. coming from someone who called Afghanistan "very safe"

http://www.stpetetimes.com/2005/03/31/Worldandnation/6_hours_on_ground_in_.shtml

KABUL, Afghanistan - Under heavy protection in this dusty, dangerous capital, Laura Bush on Wednesday talked with Afghan women freed from Taliban repression and urged greater rights. She expressed high hopes, envisioning a day when tourists would flock here for vacations.

There were reminders of war at every turn of Bush's visit. U.S. soldiers in camouflage fatigues manned M-60 machine guns at both ends of four transport helicopters that flew the first lady and her entourage to events around Kabul. Apache attack helicopters that shadowed the aircraft provided further protection.

"I knew we'd be safe," Bush said aboard her plane shortly after it left to return to Washington. "Afghanistan is safe. There are certainly parts of it that aren't right now. But, in general, I think it is a very safe place to travel."

Still, Bush kept her stay brief. She spent just six hours on the ground after flying nearly halfway around the world to get here. The trip was kept secret until the morning she left Washington.

[calimary]

106. Of course it's a "safe place to travel," laura. You had guards,

Secret Service, and other presidential-level protection UP THE YING-YANG!!!! YOU would be the LAST person to whom anything bad would have happened.

(Sound of palm of hand, smacking forehead...)


And this lady was a teacher once? No wonder bush thought our schools were screwed.

[triguy46]

62. Well la di dah...

If that isn't a Scarlett O'hara response. If you just look at the good things, you won't see the bad. If you don't see the bad, they aren't really there.

Time for a little drinky and another prozac for Senora Presidente for Life.

[howmad1]

63. Probably said the same thing......

.....when she caught george and condi together.

[bling bling]

65. Don't believe what you see. Believe what we tell you. How typical. n/t

[President Kerry]

68. no shit - she was in Lafayette..

Try NOLA, or Biloxi MS, and get back to us, mmkay?

[enki23]

69. yeah, we're doing some good up here...

where we weren't fucking destroyed by a giant storm, flood, fire, and fucking famine.

[The Night Owl]

70. Iraqization!

Laura Bush: Don't believe your lying eyes! The media is reporting only the bad news!


What a bitch.

[cyr330]

71. bitch

She's a lying whore.

[cyr330]

72. Bitch

She's a lying whore-- just like her husband.

[Miss Chybil]

73. Things are going great here in Arizona, too! What's her point?

:grr:

[Olney Blue]

74. Things aren't that bad in Louisiana? Thanks for the new flash, LB.

Now I can stop worrying.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

75. ...and some things are so bad that they can't put them on tv

But it's important to try to cover your husband's ass, isn't it?

[Fovea]

77. She says "we know we can do it better."

"Now, watch me drive."

[geckosfeet]

78. Go to hell first lady. n/t

[DesEtoiles]

79. that woman is one cast iron b!tch

[MasonJar]

80. Pardon me while I vomit.

[DesEtoiles]

81. Random Acts of BULLSHIT

[Javaman]

82. hey pickles eat shit.

[anitar1]

113. I second that--n/t

[mike_c]

83. pickles ALWAYS gets the best drugs....

Isn't that special? Why look-- those people all have their own mattresses.

[leftyleftist]

111. No shit! Best drugs in the WH....

Were her eyes as glazed over as usual?

[kerryin2004]

84. The media never shows all the schools being built..

and all the other good stuff. Wait, wrong propaganda, that is the Iraq war Sorry.

[lumpy]

85. She's right.

I'm sure where she was standing it wasn't as bad as what we have SEEN on TV. Freaking ditzbrain!

[pinniped]

86. Ya, just like they only show the bad things about Iraq on TV.

We all know there are great things going on.:eyes:

[Piperay]

87. Let them eat cake eh

Marie LAURA Antoinette! (sp?):eyes:

[Blaq Dem]

89. She's trying to appease her conscience so she can sleep at night

She needs a good lie to keep her going.

[Blasphemer]

90. Wow....

This woman has proved herself to be completely useless as a First Lady but until now I mainly found her to be vapid and irritating. She has crossed over into the despicable category. I mean - WTF?

[AuntieM1957]

91. Please, why listen to someone who mowed down her BF?

Can you imagine if Hillary Clinton had "accidentally" mowed through a light and killed someone?

Would they ever shut up about it?

But if WE mention it, we're bringing up a "painful" subject.

Painful for whom, I ask?

Laura's so out of touch with reality it's simply not possible for me to take her seriously about anything at all.

[Sleepless In NY]

92. How stupid is this woman? "The children should get back to school"

Apparently she has no idea of what's going on. When she got finished speaking even the anchors on MSNBC seemed bewildered by her comments, no electricity, towns destroyed, schools along with them. These children don't have homes let alone schools. And the anchors came right out and said it too.

It's like with her..its no big deal.

When Cindy Sheehan was in Crawford, I kept wondering how could a mother not feel another mother's pain? If bush wouldn't meet with Cindy, wouldn't it have been nice for Laura to have reached out to her? Laura is as cold as ice.

I love the way they trott Laura out, perfectly coiffed, so robot like. She has no idea of people's suffering & I have a feeling she doesn't want to know either.

The biggest joke is when they send her out to promote "womens rights" Wouldn't you love to see Laura go to Saudi Arabia and try & sell them on that?

It's all too sad to be believed.

[kestrel91316]

93. Everythin is fine down in LA. They are all eating their cake and smiling.

[rooboy]

94. It's so good she was able to loot 6 cartons of cigarettes. n/t

[mountainvue]

95. Have another valium Laura. n/t

[MaineDem]

97. CNN guy in Houston said those now arriving are from the Cajundome

He said the conditions in Layfayette were deteriorating so people had to be bussed to Houston.

Didn't Laura say from the Cajundome that things weren't as bad as we see on tv???

[zann725]

99. ...as documented by Pickles. Yeah, sure.

n/t

[yorkiemommie1]

103. yeah, sure, Marie

now wipe the frosting off your chin.

[BenDavid]

104. Well Hell!

Yes, Shreveport is not in terrible shape. Why one would ask? Cause the hurricane did not come near here. Well hell it is amazing how what she said is the truth,and some media outlets on the right will most likely say that Mrs Bush said the conditions are not like what we are seeing on the T V. Kinda like the conditions in Iraq are not like what we are seeing on the T V...."we know we can do better" Well hell woman. As Garfield would say. "WELL DUH!" No shit Sherlock.

No one is talking about what areas are not in terrible shape. We talking about and seeing the area and areas that are in terrible shape.....I am quoting now, " Personally, I think you're a fucking idiot."

[philosophie_en_rose]

105. THEN WHY IS HELP BEING TURNED AWAY????????

Isn't the "lawlessness" supposed to be too scary for the poor wittle government to bring help? Isn't too dangerous to let services help?


Huh? What was that? Your Stepford chip malfunctioning? Maybe Karl forgot to input the new talking points.

[jurassicpork]

107. I guess no one took her to

the Convention Center and the Superdome before they finally opened the doors. The stench alone would've knocked that Wal-mart smile right off her fucking face.

JP
http://jurassicpork.blogspot.com

[sakabatou]

108. IS SHE FUCKING BLIND?!

[yurbud]

109. she was one of the more likable Bushes when she remained silent

[Roland99]

110. Jesus H. Christ on a popsicle stick

She's so far removed from reality she doesn't realize what planet this is.

[fishwax]

112. Gee, you mean it's not so bad 150 miles from the flooding?

Now that I know that, I wonder what all the fuss is about :puke: