Former First Lady Barbara Bush hospitalized

[kestrel91316]

LA Times, no additional yet


ETA: Per ABC

[cynatnite]

1. Here's a link...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/27/lady-barbara-bush-hospitalized/

[cal04]

2. Barbara Bush hospitalized

According to a spokesperson, she hadn't been feeling well for the last couple of weeks, and at the request of her doctor, went to Methodist Hospital for routine testing. She should be released in a couple of days.

This is the second time the former First Lady has been admitted to the hospital in recent years. Back in November of '08, she underwent laparoscopic surgery for a perforated ulcer.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7351859&rss=rss-ktrk-article-7351859

[BlooInBloo]

3. Is that the "beautiful mind" one?

[TheDebbieDee]

23. Yes. Both she and her be-yoooo-ti-ful mind are in the hospital.

Also, she thinks living in a covered arena with 40,000 other homeless people is a GOOD thing!

[Tailormyst]

4. I just can't find an ounce of pity for her.

She is not a good person.

[kestrel91316]

6. My grandmother always said, if you can't say something nice about someone,

don't say anything at all. I have rarely followed that advice when it comes to Repukes. I suppose I ought to try.

[hlthe2b]

8. Yup...

Much as it pains me....

[Jackpine Radical]

11. And who was it that said "If you can't say something nice about someone,

come over here and sit by me?"

[REP]

13. Alice Roosevelt

When Senator Joseph McCarthy asked her, "How are you, Alice?" she stated that the garbagemen, taxi drivers and street sweepers in her neighborhood could call her by her first name, but that he could call her "Mrs. Longworth."

[aquart]

22. Oh, I wish I could have sat by her.

She sounds like a pip.

[REP]

28. "I can manage the country, or I can manage Alice - I can't do both" - her father, Pres T. Roosevelt

[aquart]

79. Smart man.

[kestrel91316]

29. Wow. She had moxie.

[proteus_lives]

52. She had the spirit and energy of her father.

If women had the same choices back, she probably would have followed her father into public office.

[bobbolink]

31. That is bee-yoo-ti-ful... thank you for posting that! I actually did really LOL.

:hi:

[REP]

37. So was she. Here's a tinted photo of her:

[bobbolink]

40. Yes, a beautiful woman, but her spirit is even more beautiful.

The outer beauty fades... that inner beauty continues to inspire.

[REP]

51. She did die 30 years ago, so it's probably completely gone

She was a remarkable person during her 96 years, though. Did not give a flying fuck what anyone thought of her and just did what she pleased.

[bobbolink]

58. I wish she could impart some of that spirit to me!

I will welcome more of her quotes, should you feel so led.

Thanks for this!

[aquart]

81. Wow! I had no idea she was a beauty, too.

[malaise]

33. Wow

that's a great response

[Ysabel]

90. "alice blue gown" the title of a picture of her that my grandma left me...

- also "AliceBlue" one of the original 1987 X11 color names which became the basis for color description in web authoring (got that part from wikipedia)...

p.s. there was also a song entitled "alice blue gown" about her as well...

[csziggy]

15. I think that was Mae West - sounds like her.

Since I have nothing to say about Babs, I will just post this for the Bush Family:
:nopity:

[REP]

19. Alice Roosevelt, not West

[csziggy]

45. I should have Googled it! n/t

[goclark]

57. Mae West said, "Come Up And See Me Some Time.."

Right?

[csziggy]

70. Why don't you come up sometime and see me."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L0eJp7V2Zs

[tnlefty]

42. *pullin up a chair*

I have nothing nice to say. I suppose I'm building up my negative karma.:evilgrin:

[goclark]

56. Was that Alice ? nt

[Jackpine Radical]

65. Apparently. I thought Dorothy Parker was a good guess, though.

[REP]

73. "You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think" was Parker's response in a word game

[Jackpine Radical]

102. LOL

:rofl:

[Morning Dew]

14. Ah, but Dorothy Parker said...

If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit by me...

Sometimes I'll go with that sentiment...

[EFerrari]

18. LOL

Yes, she did. :)

[REP]

25. No, she didn't unless she was quoting the person who said made it famous

[EFerrari]

34. Ha! I always thought it was Parker.

I stand corrected. :)

[REP]

60. She also originated, "He wants to be the bride at every wedding, the corpse at every funeral"

She said this about her father, Theodore Roosevelt.

[REP]

21. No, it was Alice Roosevelt; had it embroidered on a pillow on her couch

[northernlights]

16. let me put it this way...

no words suffice :rofl:

[Electric Monk]

36. nt nt

nt

[hyphenate]

43. I think that when it comes to Babs

It would be difficult for me to find an iota of empathy or sympathy for her. That wicked witch (with a b) is the REAL anti-christ, and I would say even the devil himself would hate her with a just passion.

[goclark]

55. My grandmother always said that too ~

She knew early on that it was wise to remind me because Little Miss goclark loved to speak truth to power.

I have to remind myself of her wise words all the time.

Hope Mrs. Bush feels much better soon ---

[RC]

64. You're excused this time for sure.

Say away. :evilgrin:
Barb is another repug poster child for birth control.

[PSzymeczek]

92. Preferably

retroactive.

[DLnyc]

87. .

[Raksha]

41. My sentiments exactly.

[Xipe Totec]

5. I remind fellow DUers to refrain from snarking

It will not show us in a good light.

[vanboggie]

7. Eh, not worth bothering my beautiful mind

(muffled snark)

[Xipe Totec]

10. Thank you

(I think)

[cynatnite]

9. I've never felt the need or desire to criticize someone who is ill or dies...

no matter how much they deserve it. That's just not who I am.

[dflprincess]

69. If I didn't have anything good to say about them when they were healthy

I've never thought that illness or death suddenly makes them worthy of my respect.

[cynatnite]

71. It has nothing to do with respect. n/t

[beam me up scottie]

91. I try to do the same out of courtesy to those grieving,

but I have danced on a few graves. Babs won't be one of them.

The current Pope, otoh, will be added to that list soon enough.

[DainBramaged]

12. I'm not in good light right now, does that count?

:evilgrin: :hi:

[Xipe Totec]

24. Just try to be good

If you can't, just promise that you will try to try...

:evilgrin:

[Botany]

17. things working out well for her?

"And so many of the people in the arena here, you
know, were underprivileged anyway, so this--this (she
chuckles slightly) is working very well for them."

[TheDebbieDee]

30. Oh, I didn't read far enough down the thread before I posted the first time.

You and I think alike.......(I think I'm post 23)

[Raine]

20. Much best wishes to Bar Bush ... as much

as she had for the New Orleans Katrina people.

[YOY]

26. I wish her all the warmth and caring that she espoused to the rank and file.

n.t.

[jillan]

27. I hope she is thankful for having healthcare insurance.

[NotThisTime]

32. Yes, that government run healthcare she has...

[jillan]

44. Wonder if the teabaggers know about this? Do you think they know their beloved Ronnie had

Gov't run healthcare too? hmmm.

[Newest Reality]

35. I would expres the same sympathy and condolences that

would apply to any member of any crime family without prejudice or ill will.

I sincerely wish the beautiful mind that spawned an unforgettable President the very best in state-of-the-art health care that is available, which I am sure she will get.

[depakid]

39. I have about as much sympathy for the woman as she had for the victims of Katrina

[tango-tee]

76. Thanks for saying exactly what I was thinking.

I try to be a decent human being and send good wishes to those who are ill, but in this case I would have to try really, really hard.

[Caretha]

38. Why do I have this feeling

that Karma is about to bite her in her not so "beautiful butt".

Not my call man.

[Bonobo]

46. I pray she receives as good medical care as that which she wished on the people of N.O. nt

[Roland99]

47. Hmm...she has gov't provided insurance I presume?

Has she met with a death panel yet?

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[MajorChode]

50. I've seen people die slow painful deaths

I don't wish that on anyone, period. No one deserves that.

[REP]

53. I have, too

Left me with the opposite feeling.

[MajorChode]

95. Then you have a lot more capacity for hate than I do

[REP]

97. Thank you

[PhD]

99. Wow

I thought sentiments like yours were not allowed here?

[REP]

100. Please point out the exact sentiment of mine that has caused this reaction

[MajorChode]

103. Post #48

Now deleted.

Cheers!

[REP]

105. That wasn't my post

[MajorChode]

116. You asked the question

I answered it.

Whether it was your post or not is irrelevant.

[REP]

117. My question was about MY posts, since the handwringing response was directed at me

HTH HAND

[MajorChode]

118. Your sentiment was the same, no?

[REP]

119. Nope; just not as holy as thou

Nowhere did I wish anyone ill. I merely said that seeing death from a long, painful illness left me with a different opinion than yours. Nothing more than that.

[MajorChode]

121. OK, then you just don't articulate your thoughts very well, it seems

There was also no sanctimony involved. I simply expressed my feeling and answered the question you asked. I made no judgments for or against you.

I was the one who said I didn't wish anyone such ill and you said you had the opposite feeling. I don't see as how anyone could draw any different conclusion. Since you would rather cast dispersion rather than clarify your statement, I'll leave you to settle the matter on your own as I don't care to discuss it anymore.

Have a nice day!

[REP]

122. "cast aspersion" not "cast dispersion"

You're welcome.

[uppityperson]

49. Gee.

[blogslut]

54. She has nice hair

That's all I have to say.

[WolverineDG]

59. I'm not going to trouble my beautiful mind about her nt

[Lint Head]

61. Me either.

[unkachuck]

62. would it be....

....unkind or inappropriate of me to say, 'good'?

[datasuspect]

63. she is an evil fucking cow that squirted out our national shame in trodlodyte form

and his name is dubya

[vanboggie]

93. I concur

There are very few people I could care less about and this one is right in there with Cheney and Chimperor and his old man. Blech.

[Raineyb]

66. And yet I can't muster up enough care to give a fuck. n/t

[KamaAina]

67. Don't worry, it's only a heart attack

how big could it possibly be? :P

[Dogmudgeon]

68. "ETA: Per ABC"

Oh, no!

ABC is reporting that Basque separatists have occupied Texas!

--d!

[piratefish08]

72. eh.

whatever.

[Hawkeye-X]

74. Do I look like I give a shit about Barbara Bush

Both of them?

Hawkeye-X

[flvegan]

75. So many ghouls here on DU.

You don't have to like her, you don't have to care. But to go out of your way to be cruel? That's the same ego that FR would embrace cheering something bad happening to Clinton.

Be better than them.

[emilyg]

77. Thank you.

[Common Sense Party]

83. Asking water not to be wet. n/t

[Electric Monk]

88. nt

[AnArmyVeteran]

89. I agree, we shouldn't be cruel like right wingers...

But we can express concern and still point out the facts about her sociopathic son who started a war based on lies and killed hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis. Bush also is a war criminal who ordered torture performed on prisoners. The rest of Barbara's offspring all have dubious lives filled with shading dealings. While I hope Barbara gets well quick, I can never quite understand what she taught her children to make them such opportunistic sociopaths. And when Barbara made that 'my beautiful mind' statement she distanced herself from any link to humanity or understanding humanity...

[laughingliberal]

78. I never trusted that woman. She reminded me of my mother (not a compliment)

That said, I can't bring myself to voice ill wishes for another human.

[cherish44]

80. Hope she's feeling better soon

nt

[Maru Kitteh]

82. Thumper's mom says, if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all. - N/T

[guitar man]

84. Well, bless her heart

It's a good thing she will get the best possible medical care, paid for by the taxpayers...

[AnArmyVeteran]

85. I hope she will be ok... get well Barbara, in spite of producing your evil son GW...

[AnArmyVeteran]

86. I would even have sympathy for Charles Manson's mom... But GW killed hundreds of thousands!

[lumberjack_jeff]

111. Unlike GWB, There is little to suggest that Charles Manson's mom made him what he became. n/t

[LLStarks]

94. I wish her a speedy recovery. nt

[upi402]

96. Why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that

She's irrelevant.

[Ichingcarpenter]

98. It must be working out well for her

[malaise]

120. I hope so

:hi:

[HughBeaumont]

101. .

[Barack_America]

104. She's got a comfy bed and food at the hospital so I'm sure things are working out well for her.

[mstinamotorcity]

106. If you cannot say anything good then do this

:P :bounce: :nopity: :toast: :fistbump:

[Toasterlad]

107. I'm Sure the Hospital Is Much Nicer Than Her Home. It's Like She's On Vacation.

[GrantDem]

108. My grandma used to tell me, "if you can't something nice, don't say anything at all." So hear goes..

.

[JitterbugPerfume]

109. as Bill Clinton would say--

Nice tie

[lumberjack_jeff]

110. I find it hard to imagine a person more emblematic of every bad trait of modern americans.

Do I have sympathy for her? Not really.

[ccinamon]

112. she never cared about anyone but herself, so I don't care about her...

people like her shouldn't live so long while young and innocent children are dying...

[piratefish08]

113. I bet there were no issues with her healthcare plan.

Can't leave a beautiful mind like that unprotected.........

[unhappycamper]

114. It was for an oil change.

Her and Darth are alike in many ways.

[Bluebear]

115. I'm sure this is working out (chuckle) very well for her. nt

[rucky]

123. Hot meals, a bed, cable TV...

this is working very well for her.

[kestrel91316]

124. Is the old bat dead yet?

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[kestrel91316]

126. We don't much care for the old bat here on DU. Her fans are happier elsewhere.

[kestrel91316]

127. BTW, you apparently failed to notice I STARTED THIS THREAD.