Laura Bush to appear on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

By Faye Fiore

Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON — Facing criticism that he appeared disengaged from the disaster wrought by Hurricane Katrina, President Bush has been looking for opportunities to show his concern. But the White House will take the effort a step further Tuesday, venturing into untested waters by putting the nation's first lady on reality television.

Laura Bush will travel to storm-damaged Biloxi, Miss., to film a spot on the feel-good, wish-granting hit "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." Mrs. Bush sought to be on the program because she shares the "same principles" that the producers hold, her press secretary said.

In its standard format, the popular ABC series finds hard-pressed but deserving families, sends them away for short vacations and then, in a whirlwind of carpentry and appliance-shopping, gives them new homes. This time, though, the show will broadcast from an underserved shelter near Biloxi, where a convoy of trucks stocked with everything from mattresses to pants will arrive, courtesy of Sears, one of the show's sponsors.

It's not clear exactly what Mrs. Bush will do, but Tom Forman, executive producer and creator, said he is hoping that she'll just pitch in and help unload.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002522643_weblaura26.html

[madeline_con]

1. Are you sure it's not "Extreme Hangover, WH Edition"??

:shrug:

[VegasWolf]

7. Snarf!! Dammit, you just made me snort out some milk!!!

:toast:

[DRoseDARs]

38. That's why I finished mine before opening the thread...

...I just KNEW someone was going to post a good zinger! :silly: :thumbsup:

[ewagner]

62. Cleanup Crew!!!

Coffee in the keyboard!

cleanup!

Stat!!!!!

[Blaq Dem]

95. She needs to make over her face!

Ugly woman. Her and Barbara Bush.

[TomInTib]

2. Trent's house

[Pirate Smile]

3. She "sought them out"? Pure Photo-op. They are inserting themselves

into the show. She wasn't asked to do it.

Pathetic.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Is she going to build a new trophy home for Helmet Head Lott?

Pickles, stay home and bake some cookies instead.

[Robertwf]

5. Is that why she was trying on the H*me Depot apron?

[Seansky]

6. If this happens, it's going to backfire on them. What an insult.

[Fenris]

8. Oh, that'll REALLY help out.

[tanyev]

9. Oh, yeah, Laura's going to help unload sofas off the truck.

That'll be the day.

[Binka]

45. Laura LOVES Sofas She Covets The Fabric For Suits

Lots of BIG Pockets and Buttons! Rove got his ladies mixed up Laura Bush Is A CLOWN!

[ElectroPrincess]

46. I can't believe that she won't hold her dogs close to her ...

If you watch that pathetic excuse for a "Christmas with Barney and the WH Neo-Cons from Hell" film, she also has that, "don't you dare shed on my new outfit!" DEATH GRIP on these poor pooches. :(

[Binka]

47. She Hates That Dog But She Loves Sofas!

[Maine-ah]

51. it's too early in the morning for anyone to see that picture.

it will now be burned into my brain for the rest of the day.

put a warning *graphic* before you post that, damn-it. :puke: :evilgrin:

[Binka]

52. Mi Dispache It Is Past Lunch Here In Italy

But damn it that woman is wearing the couch I gave to Goodwill in the 80s. BTW my ex picked it out so you CAN NOT blame me. And no the poor dear has not come out of the closet yet. Sigh.

[Ripley]

55. DID THAT DOG WEE=WEE ON HER PINK OUTFIT????

I swear I see piss there. She is one freaky-eyed robot (Laura, not the poor little critter).

Italy huh? There to send off your son? Enjoy your stay Binka! Do as the Romans do! :hi:

[Binka]

60. No Rip I LIVE here! Ben has been in Iraq for three weeks now

I haven't heard from him in 15 days and I am sick inside. I had a friend mail him a care box (the size of a fucking bathtub) from NAS Sigonella yesterday. My friend is in the Navy and he can mail ANYTHING ANY SIZE to an FPO address for FREE! Good deal. Hold good thoughts of Ben. Hope you are doing OK. If you need anything let me know. I can help you sister friend!

[Ripley]

61. Damn, how come I didn't remember that?

Can't keep track of everyone's location here! That's great about the free shipping...maybe you can ship Ben an ultralight and he can fly away from there. Sorry he's gone, but best wishes for him to come home soon!

Now don't you go posting anymore scary pictures! Ciao!!

[ninkasi]

80. Good to see you, Binka

I think of you so often, and pray that Ben comes home safe and unharmed. I'll bet you never thought that sofa would turn up on national t.v., did you?

[Binka]

81. Hey There! How Are You After Rita?

"Katrina and Rita We Need a NEW Leader!" My gawd that sofa has seen it all. The ex would rent gay porn and wiggle around on the damn thing. Hope she went for the industrial upholstery cleaner! Thanks for your kind words.

[ninkasi]

84. Doing fine

We lost power for about a day and a half, and phone service for a few hours, but that was all. I'm so glad we didn't try to evacuate!

[saigon68]

70. NICE PHOTO----- RIGHT AFTER HER BRAIN WAS REMOVED

What a VACANT, VAPID STARE.... YIKES


vapid \VAP-id; VAY-pid\, adjective:
1. Lacking liveliness and spirit; unanimated; spiritless; dull; as, "a vapid speech."
2. Flavorless; lacking taste or zest; flat; as, "vapid beer."

[superconnected]

73. That woman just looks like shes a nut in an aslyum on happy pills.

Major happy pills.

There's nothing authentic to her face. She's not there.

It's a puppet!

[DBoon]

90. "This is your brain on drugs"

Kids, don't do dope - ever!

You could end up like this person.

[tblue37]

87. Man, she really DOES liik like the Joker!!! (eom)

[nothometoday]

91. Is she touching the doggies.........

erm.....Nevermind.

[Arkana]

94. Is it me...

or does that shot look like she's got an absolute DEATH grip on that dog?

[rocktivity]

10. If only FEMA had thought this up five weeks ago.

Or should I say two years ago when it was decided to pull the funding on shoring up the levees.

:eyes:
rocknation

[DeepModem Mom]

11. Rove and/or Karen Hughes are really reaching now --

these attempts to pull themselves out of a hole are becoming more and more ludicrous.

[deadparrot]

12. Another reason to watch The West Wing on Sundays at 8/7C. nt

[all.of.me]

13. what an insult!

they had to get her on TV to help out?! she couldn't just figure out how to do that herself?! this is disgusting, to use one of her words.

one of my other thoughts was - are they trying to get the bush's to look like real folk by putting them on tv that almost everyone watches? is this the only way they see fit to TRY and infiltrate them into the real world? they certainly are grasping at straws to get those ratings up!!! sorry, georgie - too late. once again, too little, too late.

[brentspeak]

14. self-del

del

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. How about doing some reconstruction on her mother-in-law?

There's a real project.

[daleo]

16. She should be on Fear Factor, eating worms.

I might even watch the show if they could swing that.

[aquart]

17. Celebrities are always showing up for EM Home Edition.

Damn shame she couldn't show up for this past week's episode, which built a home for a man mutilated in Iraq.

[Olney Blue]

18. Jeez, is this real?

I thought they didn't watch TV in the Blight House.

[kedrys]

19. I thought she was s'posed to keep an eye on *

to make sure he doesn't fall down drunk in public... :P

[kstewart33]

20. These guys must really be desperate. nt

[54anickel]

21. Next appearance will be on the Jerry Springer Show! eom

[NYC Liberal]

22. Keep an eye on the curtains and tableclothes!

You know, Laura likes to take 'em to make them into "gowns"!

[rwheeler31]

23. Wow a lesson in how to screw up a wet dream.

I thought that the show was great, An add on Bush makes it creepy.

[tinrobot]

24. Did she buy those pants and matresses herself?

Or is she just standing in front of them and taking credit for someone else's generosity?

[wtmusic]

25. How if she and her millionaire friends FOOT THE FUCKING BILL?

that would just warm my heart.

[KoKo]

26. That is Disgusting! Cheap and Tawdry. What nerve she has.

Do the Bush Bots every think of anything but "commericialization?" How are all the other families in this disaster going to feel about this?

Oh...nevermind..they can't watch because they are living in tents, or in makeshift shelters without TV's to be able to enjoy "Extreme Makeover."

The other folks are spread all over the US or in Shelters. I'm sure they are going to get a kick out of this when they watch it...

They have no Class...

[Ilsa]

27. Let her make the beds. nt

[NYC]

28. The television program is paying for the materials.

What will Laura Bush be contributing? Anything?

[Stinky The Clown]

29. " ..... just pitch in and help unload."

She can do that, for sure. They've been practicing on the US Treasury for five years, now.

[calimary]

72. GOOD one. It'd be funny if it weren't true...

Actually, it WAS funny.

Gallows humor. Inspired by Mrs. Corpse Bride - at least that's what her rigor-mortis face reminds me of.

Ever notice how, when she smiles, her eyes do not? Creepy. Usually signifies that the smile is not genuine or heart-felt.

Methinks Miz Pickles probably would do her miscreant husband's cause more good if she stayed closer to home and kept the bar locked up.

[ninkasi]

79. Is that photoshopped?

Is that a real picture of her? It is one of the scariest things I've seen. Come to think of it, all of these people are scary. They all have empty, soulless eyes, and no lips.
The Chimp administration has the biggest collection of pure evil the world has seen since the fall of Hitler.

[Erika]

30. The Bushs', equal the content of barf bags

Laura has joined them.

[WillyT]

31. ROFLMAO !!! - Man, This Shit Just Writes Itself, No ???

Who needs comedy writers?

:rofl:

[Scurrilous]

41. I smell Emmy...

...Special Category: Best Actress In A Comedic Farce.

Pickles is a lock.

[SoCalDem]

32. Queen For a Day..the 2005 version

I used to watch that old show wirth my Grandmother.. She would get herself all "ready for her show"..two or three hankies and a cup of coffee.. She'd blubber like a baby when one of the "ladies" was deemed pathetic enough to win her BRAND NEW MAYTAG WRINGER WASHING MACHINE...or a Kelvinator Refrigerator..

Nothing new..just pricier stuff for the most pathetic "contestants"

and a shitload of "free" advertising for Home Despot, Walmart, Sears et al

[ladylibertee]

33. I know a house that needs a makeover.....

I believe the White House has a lot of white trash all over the place.Especially in the OVAL OFFICE.:sarcasm:

[antonialee839]

34. Again? I thought she went under the knife earlier this year.

[yorkiemommie1]

35. ohhhhh, brother !

n/t :eyes:

[geckosfeet]

36. "she shares the "same principles" that the producers hold" - And

which principles would those be? Making loads of money airing vapid bullshit to the world?

Acts of kindness and goodwill are not meant to be worn on your sleeve.

[WCGreen]

37. They are gonna make her over into a democrat......

[Polethebear]

39. What the hell does she want???

This is supposed to be.......oh,never mind. Maybe she's on the prowl and advertising herself. Maybe she wants a Demi/Ashton with Ty.

[alarcojon]

40. Restoring dignity to the White House

My Ass !!!

[goclark]

42. Laughing At myself ....

I've never seen the show.
So when I saw the POST, I thought I was going to learn how Pickles was going to get yet another face lift!

She and her Mama In Law really need an Extreme Make Over!:rofl:

[ElectroPrincess]

44. Oh please!

Laura's skin's as tight as a snare drum right now, i.e., must be her third lift and umpteenth botox injection regimens. Damn lady! Sometimes you have to say "enough" or turn cyborg on us?!? :puke:

[Delphinus]

66. I've watched it a few times,

but after they had Jessica Lynch on the show I said forget it.

[Piperay]

43. 'Extreme Makeover'

is the show she should be on, get her face lifted and someone to co-ordinate her wardrobe.

[Skittles]

48. someone please tell me this is a joke

please

[Lochloosa]

49. Damn...right in the middle of the National Championship match

for "Underwater Basket Weaving"

[Garbo 2004]

50. What next? Condi on "Soul Train?"

:crazy:

[halley]

53. The Biggest Loser

would be more appropriate. She and hubby can share staring roles.

[dusty64]

54. Gawd abc/disney

have become such regime shills. Excuse me while I :puke: :puke:

[tanyev]

56. I'm wondering how pissed off all the other hurricane victims

are going to be. You know, the ones that WON'T get new homes full of stuff.

[Betty]

57. Isn't this like welfare?

Laura...they are just GIVING stuff to poor people. Sure you want to be associated with that?

[Ripley]

58. These People are SOO tacky.

I remember when they made fun of Bill playing the Sax on an "entertainment" show on TV. Yet, that was VERY different. He showed his musical talent and "entertained" us. Now, what exactly is "reality" about Laura and her husband's Gang of Thugs...the most scripted, Orwellian, lying, phoney Administration, Ever? It would be more appropriate if she did a bit part on The Sopranos and had lunch with Carmella at the spa.

[tomg]

59. Hey, how about the whole Bush

administration doing a version of Survivor/ Big Brother in Baghdad. First, we withdraw all the troops, then we put Cheney, Bush, Condi, Bolton,DeLay -well you get the picture - in a house without runninmg water, electricity, definitely not green zone - and each day, they have to decide who goes to the market for food. On foot. Unarmed. No bodyguards. The Survivor gets taken back to the US where they are immediately impeached/ brought to trial/ given life imprisonment.

The Spin off possibilities are endless. For example, Laura Bush, Laura Schlesinger, Ann Coulter and Frank Dobson in Mecca. Or each week George Bush is faced with another disaster and has to find a new place to hide. The Left has to find him and mount a massive protest. Sort of a cross between The Great Race and Where's Waldo

[marions ghost]

68. (((((((( SSSSSIIIIIICCCCCKKKKK!!!!! ))))))))

:applause: You capture the sickness of our bizarre 'Reality,' tomg

How about "Extreme Makeover of America" by the Rethuglicans...each week would feature a new assault on Democratic principles and a clinical explanation of the benefits of erasure...

Does anybody remember the plastic surgery segments in the 1980's Terry Gilliam movie 'Brazil' ?? --shudder. Some days I feel we are living in that movie...

[tomg]

71. And the first one is "Extreme Makeover"

the Bill of Rights. Wait, we can call it "911 Changed it All." You have freedom of assembly - except when you don't. You have freedom of speech - in Free Speech Zones. We can have Gonzalez host it ( with Ashcroft acting as his Ed McMahon-type sidekick).

[0007]

63. Next up!! Yo mommy, barbara bush on how to install a toilet

inside your home.

[defiant1]

64. Jeeeeez....

:puke:

[hatrack]

65. This is a joke, isn't it? Right?

Please tell me this is a spoof of some kind.

[kitty1]

67. Barb Bush's cameo..Well I think this will work out well for them..

Being that these people are underprivileged, they won't be used to operating all those appliances. We can help with that.

[NYYFan]

69. You have got to be kidding me !

Can you say PANDERING !

:eyes: :puke:

[superconnected]

74. Let's start with her face and her drug addiction.

She looks like a fucking prozac ad.






she's not home.

[Javaman]

75. yet more unreality for this disconnected admin*...

"well, we can't help them, but maybe our friends at the networks and the corporations, can", laura pickles was quoted at todays press conference.

colossal racist failure*.

[superconnected]

76. In all fairness to Laura

I would be be drugs too if Barbara Bush was my mother in law.

[demo dutch]

77. They must be getting desperate!

[AspenRose]

78. This is really, really bad

How in the world are they going to determine the "most needy" family in the Biloxi area to warrant being graced with Laura's presence (and a new house)?

Hell--just about EVERYONE in the Biloxi area needs a new house!!!

And, um, several folk in New Orleans need houses, too. But alas, I guess there are too many dark skinned people for Laura to even risk going there....guess Biloxi makes a better photo op.

[Dissenting_Prole]

82. How metaphorical!

The United States is a house that needs to be remodelled and The Powers That Be are fully aware that it is finished.

When you remodel a house, you don't just add a fresh coat of paint. You take a sledgehammer to the walls. You rip out the carpets. Strip it right down to the bare walls. Then you build something new.

TPTB are building something new. And I'm betting everything that we won't like it.

[dflprincess]

83. Perhaps she'll be donating some of her old clothes

to be used to recover sofas.

[sakabatou]

85. Dear God, no...

[neuvocat]

86. ...what...the...fuck....?...

BWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH-HHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAHHHHHHAAAAAA-HHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

[wryter2000]

88. I missed this

I thought Springer was kidding this morning. Holy fucking shit? Are there no depths to which these bastards won't sink?

[DrZeeLit]

89. Talk about defiling the office POTUS... wow. And they had the balls to

proclaim Hilary a grandstander for working on health care.

Next Laura and the Chimp with go on The Great Race, so they can finally meet some real people who live in other countries.

They should do that episode where the contestants end up in the ghettos of South Africa.

Or at least... make her eat a bug.

[Cha]

92. How pathetic...rove wants to put

pickles on one of those high ratings reality shows so millions of Americans can see she's just a caring down to earth bozo.

I hope this backfires like every one of their millions of other photo ops did.

Let's see if this makes the carpenters in Louisianna and Mississippi any happier that they aren't getting a fair wage when the time comes to rebuild.

[Arkana]

93. Oh, please.

She'll show up, gaze vacantly around the room with that Jack Nicholson-smile pasted on her face, mutter something incoherent like "Don't mess with Texas!" and totter out. Maybe she'll swig from her bottle of Xanax and vodka.

[TankLV]

96. Well that's one show I'll make a special effort to miss!

YUCK!

What the fuck is she doing there?

She will just get in the way and screw everything up.

If I ran the show, I'd tell her to go take a hike and head to her favorite bar, like usual.

What a leech.