Laura Bush Grows Into Star Role

[Rose Siding]

(CBS) For the Republican faithful, she is the political equivalent of a rock star. And like the most easily digestible pop song, her appeal is simple, straightforward and to the heart.

"The thing I get the most from her is how much she loves her husband and loves her country. And her strength, it just inspires me," said Bush supporter Susan Boring at a recent appearance by first lady Laura Bush.

"Well, of course I'm passionate about my husband," says Mrs. Bush. "I mean, that's why I'm here, because I married him. And I am passionate about my daughters. Family life and my friends are very, very important to me."
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"I find that it's really best not to give your spouse a lot of advice," she continues. "I don't want a lot of advice from him."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/06/24/eveningnews/main625975.shtml

Interesting about the "advice" quote. If it's constructive rather than merely critical, like "gee, maybe you should lose some weight", counsel from those closest to us is valuable, isn't it?

[clydefrand]

1. Who the hell would want advice

from the Bush?

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. Rock star? Please pass me a bucket....

:puke:

[thebigidea]

3. So are they implying that Laura Bush wasn't a star BEFORE?

Good heavens!

[The Zanti Regent]

41. She was a murderer before

And she still has blood on her hands that she can't wash off

http://www.homejobsource.org/car/43/accident-bush-car-laura.html

[GaryL]

4. I guess the zanex must be working!

Just keep her from ever driving again!

[Fenris]

5. Susan Boring?

LOL! A Bush supporter named Boring. How droll!

[ilovenicepeople]

32. speaking of Boring

I'm going to read this entire thread on Boura Bush I must be BORD.Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups! HOWDY :hi:

[fdr_hst_fan]

6. Shrub wouldn't listen anyway-

remember, HE NEVER MAKES MISTAKES!

[PartyPooper]

7. Susan Boring's adoration of the Boring First Lady is, well, Boring.

:eyes:

[LowerManhattanite]

8. The Company One Keeps...

"said Bush supporter Susan Boring"

Speaks volumes about "the Lump". "Yawn!"

[Malva Zebrina]

9. It is simply disgusting what people will accept as a model

this woman is without any sort of credentials at all except to tell others whose money she spends on European trips, that she "sticks by her man" who is a stupid idiot--and that makes her a stupid idiot and that makes her two slovenly daughters idiots also.

They are all, the entire family, stupid idiots sponging off our money and costing us money for their stupidity. Most likely she will appear in the photo ops draped in the upholstry from the latest Holliday Inn lobby windows. And for that she will be lauded as actually knowing something about this country and the people who live and work in it. She and her fat ass draped in material that she thinks makes he look twenty again will be waving to all us paeons from AF I, and in her dull mind will be saying and touting that she got there because of who she married and not because of anything she herself accomplished as a human being.

Bush will have 700 Secret Service persons protecting him when he goes to Ireland for a visit that will last about 24 hours. That is OUR money being spent on this frivolity while he drags along this dumassed, botoxed, eye lifted badly woman without a scitilla of self esteem for herself who is billed as the great American "comforter"--a total manufactured personna which she herself willingly succumbs to and accepts, because if she did not, she would be without any wealth or means of supporting herself.

and meanwhile, here at home, we have people without health care insurance, many of them children.

It is time for the revolution.

We are being jerked around and sinking lower and lower on the economic scale due to no fault of our own--and Kerry is not compassionate to our plight. He is just as roped in as Bush is to corporate America, and it is time to admit that corporate American is in charge here and not an elected president as we may naively believe.

This entire thing needs a cleansing. And if it is not forthcoming, then teach your children exactly what it means to be free.

[kskiska]

15. If her marriage broke up like Neil's did

she'd be in the same boat as Sharon Bush – she'd have to move out of her comfy house and get herself a job. Poppy told Sharon she was on her own now. The famous "Bush Loyalty" is a one-way street.

[AlGore-08.com]

10. Laura Bush sings her greatest hit!

I like books.
Books are fun.
I read books.
I like to read.
Reading is fun.
Because books are fun.
I like books.

[smirkymonkey]

24. That's funny!

Sounds like the type of songs I made up when I was about 4 or 5. :)

[pathansen]

11. She reminds me of a "Stephen Wife"

I have heard of several other Republican wives being pressured into
lying about their husbands being good family men when they couldn't be further from the Truth. Bob Dole for example and Norm Coleman.
Also read an article about George Bush, Jr. admitting that his mom (Barbara) and him are not that close anymore.
I think she has criticized him publicly before.

[leftchick]

12. give me a fucking break...only a fundie stepford wife....

would love pickles the stepford wife in chief..... PATHETIC...

[Kimber Scott]

13. Who the hell is Laura Bush?

Oh, yeah, now I remember. She's the one who walks behind "The President."

[buff2]

14. zzzzzzzz.....

:boring:

[PROUDNWLIBERAL]

16. Laura Bush Killer

Remember dear old Laura killed a former boyfriend by running a stop sign and hitting his car. I say put a hood over her head and turn the dogs loose on her. Shes' already had a chimp! I also prefer the values that the Clinton's gave their daughter than the ones that the Bush's' gave their daughters. Chelsae have her head on straight, the Bush girls are just a couple of drunken sluts!

[Mace]

22. "Well, of course I'm passionate about my husband,"

:o

[tnlefty]

17. Role as Mafia Wife perhaps... n/t

n/t

[Lindacooks]

18. Is that why the Bushes* send out Christmas cards

without the twins on them?

What a 'family'.

[TheDonkey]

19. Now THAT'S how a woman should act... classy

Submissive
Quiet
Likes to bake cookies
Doesn't offer new ideas
Conforming

The only thing that bother me is her hair is a bit too short and she seems to wear pants to often.....

/sarcasm off

[Zomby Woof]

20. LAURA BUSH NEVER BLINKS

That's disturbing.

[struggle4progress]

21. Dubya needs to spend more time with his family. eom

[0007]

23. The biggest insipid star that makes me puke when I look at that

blank stare of a phoney smile that would scare most animals.

[SoCalDem]

25. S T E P F O R D wife to the max

Too bad her family values life doesn't seem to ever include her children.. They did not even spend much time with them on breaks from school..

Most kids would love having white house experiences, but those girls were nowhere to be seen..

[Geo55]

39. Stand by your Idiot

THAT"S MY LIL' WOMAN !

[Solly Mack]

26. If Laura Bush was a rock star, we'd have to come up with a new genre

on the musical style scale...

Somewhere between tom cats screeching and farts

[riverwalker]

27. "strength"???

Strength?? WTF?
They mean all those visits to the wounded soldiers at Walter Reed just down the road from Pennsylvania Avenue? Like NONE.
They mean all the inspiration and "strength" she bestows upon parents of soldiers in the lobby at Walter Reed, (just down the road), while they wait to hear if their kids will ever walk, or talk, or feed themselves again? Like NONE.
They mean the comfort she gives to the families by attending ONE frickin' funeral? Like none.
They mean the "strength" in her concern and compassion for the orphaned and wounded children of Iraq? Like NONE.
What "strength" is there in hiding in the White House popping Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft and getting face lifts and eye jobs while the mothers of this country are grieving?
Marie Antoinette is what comes to my mind.....

[pfitz59]

28. Eleanor Roosevelt she aint!

[Magleetis]

29. I find no

admirable traits in Laura. She married a rich idiot so fucking what.

[progressivebydesign]

30. Rock Star?? OMFG! Who wrote that shit?

Is this what we have to look forward to in the coming months? Howard Dean is a rock star, Bill Clinton is a rock star, if you're handing out political rock star labels, Laura Stepford Bush does NOT even come close.

[Neshanic]

33. "Like she's under sedaaaaaation." Lets do the time warp again.

[Kinkistyle]

34. Didn't you know? She can dish out some mean licks on the fretboard.

Oh yeah, I saw her live in concert at the Budokan. MAN, SHE WAS ON FIRE! She stage-dove and every was just moshing and having a good time. Woo, that Laura Bush - she's hard-core! :D

[MoonRiver]

31. Well, if Susan BORING loves her,

that's very telling. :boring:

[PaDUer]

35. Rock star my ass!

My, aren't they really trying to brainwash the sheep! Sorry, we know the truth about this gang!

[2Design]

36. stepford wife.....just a talking robot

[keithyboy]

37. Laura Bush is full of shit!! She isn't passionate about her husband

She may be about her daughters but she is doing only what is required of a First Lady. My gut tells me she thinks GW is stupid and a lousy President and would say so if she weren't married to him.

[arikara]

38. Take it with a grain of salt...

remember a year or 2 back when Rumsfeld was supposedly the sexiest man in the world!

[Tight_rope]

40. Pickles a rock star?...Susan Boring must be on crack! n/t

[dmr]

42. Just an illusion for the delusional

There's no one left around the White House not entangled in current controversy, so they snagged Laura.

Thus they created an image for her. The teacher. The librarian. The loving wife. The loving and caring mother, and now the handlers have crowned her the political rock star! The pugs will buy it, they have to latch on to something! They have to believe that Bush* is a good God-fearing family man. Who better than his lump?

Hey, they once made Babs the nation's sweet grandmother. :puke:

:puke:

I suppose his other women aren't available. Condi, is in hiding; and the other one Karen Hughes, I don't know what happened to her.

[Swamp Rat]

43. "Star Lump"

and nothing else

[Cheswick2.0]

44. more like a spokes model for Walmart fashion

[lumpy]

45. For Christ's sake,

Bess Truman had more charisma and more brains. Bess refused to be used as a political prostitute. The Trumans were truly a devoted loving couple without the immoral baggage carried around by George and Laura Bush.

[Dulcinea]

46. I think she hates public life.

She just shuts up, goes with the flow, & waits for all this to be over so she & Boy George can go back to Crawford, never to be seen or heard from again.

We must work to make that happen!

[The empressof all]

47. This star's a little dim

I feel a little sorry for poor Laura. She had the poor judgement to marry that weasel and lacks the chutzpa and common sense to realize she is a far, far better person than him. Move on Laura, move on!

[hatrack]

48. An automotive analogy to explain Laura's "popularity"

Since the only other car in the garage is a rusted-out 1973 Ford Pinto, your 16-year-old would rather drive the 1985 Cutlass.

True, the vinyl roof is starting to shed, the seats are ripping and it's a totally boring car, but at least it's not a TOTAL piece of shit.

[Liberal Gramma]

49. Lucky for her she's stupid, too

because it would be hell to be married to the * if you were intelligent enough to figure out what he is.

[gatlingforme]

50. LOL, nothing like having a devoted brainless wife that Bush can.

be proud of. LOL

[Southsideirish]

51. The more we see her grinning mug the lousier his polling #'s must

be. Then when I heard he's going to drag the twins out of mothballs for speeches - he must be scraping the bottom of polling history.