First Lady plans more involvement in presidential campaign

[Hobarticus]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- With campaign 2004 in full swing, first lady Laura Bush is ready to apply "a grain of salt" to persistent Democratic criticism of her husband.

"I know this is our last campaign, whatever happens, and I think there will be a sense of nostalgia with that," Mrs. Bush said in an interview Thursday on CBS's "The Early Show.

(snip)

Mrs. Bush, who has recently stepped up her involvement in the campaign by making a host of trips, said she expects to be even more visible as the November election approaches.

"I already have done a lot of fund-raisers for Bush-Cheney 04 and I will continue to do fund-raisers," she said, "and I'm sure that as it gets down closer to the fall campaign, I'll travel more with him."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/22/elec04.prez.laura.bush.ap/index.html

[bif]

1. Excellent! Now America will see what idiots they BOTH are.

n/t

[JitterbugPerfume]

2. I can barely

contain my joy at the peospect

[Hobarticus]

3. What exactly has she done for the past four years, anyway?

At least Nancy taught us to "just say no".

[yellowcanine]

4. Bring it on.

She comes across as clueless as the shrubmeister.

[Qutzupalotl]

5. WHAT?! Doesn't she know a woman's place is baking cookies?

How dare a woman be involved in politics!

/sarcasm

[benburch]

6. So, they've sobered her up?

I can't imagine any OTHER reason that they've been hiding her all this time...

[PaDUer]

12. Didn't she have some

cosmetic surgery recently? Thought I read that somewhere..Guess she got tired of those wrinkles and lines.

[soup]

7. Laura Bush is ready to apply "a grain of salt"

and I'm prepared to take everything she says "with a grain of salt".

[Desertrose]

8. they'll have to keep up her meds....

...how else can they control her....but if she is just "visible" ......then again maybe its too late....

Prez & Mrs. Dim & dimmer....

Peace
DR

[xxqqqzme]

9. '...stepped up her involvement in the campaign...'

means she has a closet full of brand new polyester pant suits ready to show off! Dazzel me, Laura-bad-lid-lift!

[PaDUer]

13. Thought she had more done

than just her lids?

[Sapphocrat]

10. Maybe she can...

...pen some more fake, meter-impaired "poetry."

Rose are red
Violets are blue
Vote for George if you know
What's good for you.

Pledge your allegiance
Or he'll really be pissed
And Tom Ridge will put you
On the big no-fly list.

(Hey, it's supposed to be crappy!)

[soup]

11. ha!

Love it, thanks.

[Sugarbleus]

16. LOL LOL.............good one sapph n/t

[Malva Zebrina]

14. She has already done a lot of fund raisers that is for sure

they have not generally been in the news. They trot her out to say things like this when they want to take a swipe at another woman on the political scene. I have a feeling this is a swipe at Doctor Judy Steinberg Dean, who everyone knows, does not enjoy becoming a stump wife, as she has a medical practice and patients who depend upon her.

Just like Laura showed her jealousy when Hillary took away the limelight from her, and went to Afganistan and Iraq recently, she is now , it seems to me, being a Stepford bitch and assuming her very great importance to the election campaign of George-that's her job!-why what would he do without her?

[MikeG]

15. Shouldn't she be home cooking and cleaning

and keeping her man happy? (Sarcasm)

[0007]

17. Dear, dear, I wish she'd use her power to help the hungry children

and the homeless children instead of the rich and powerful adults.

[Just Me]

18. Who cares,...I don't,...

[IndianaGreen]

19. We want Pickles! We want Pickles!

Now, why did she lie to us when she told us that George wrote her a love note referring to her as the lump in the bed?

I love Barney, and I enjoy Barney's videos, but I think this Xmas should be the last one that Barney spends in the White House.

[bluedeminredstate]

20. I loved Tom Shales'

bitchy line in his review of the SOTU address that Laura looked hynotized as usual. Delicious and so true.

She has that weird, spaced-out look every single time I see her and when she speaks it is never above the level of vacuous platitudes. What has she been doing for the last three years? I like to see her go up against Gert Clark or Teresa Kerry in a debate...