Laura Bush Defends Husband on Leaks

[underpants]

http://www.abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20031001_652.html



"The president doesn't like leaks out of the White House," she told reporters traveling with her on a five-day trip to Paris and Moscow. "He's already called for everyone to come forward for anyone to come forward but for everyone to cooperate in the investigation. But he expects the very highest standards from everyone that works in the White House."

Mrs. Bush said she had not talked to her husband about the situation since she left for her trip. Their last conversation, on Monday when she was still in Paris, was mostly about their dog Barney and other mundane topics.

Without elaborating, she said they had "already talked about" the investigation before she left Sunday for the trip, as news of it had broken in the media over the weekend.

[Resistance]

1. Excuse me while I

puke in the nearest trash can.

"He expects the very highest standards from everyone that works in the WH"??????????? ??????? ???????????? ????????? ???????

:wow:

[UpInArms]

2. this stepford thing

gives me the creeps

[underpants]

5. That's why I included the picture

It looks like she is being wound up.

[ewagner]

3. There must be a poll

somewhere that says people trust Laura more than Dubya.

They've been making her very, very public recently and they wouldn't do it if they didn't believe that she can pull Dubya's numbers up in some way or another.

[underpants]

11. News report last month said she is his "secret weapon"

Why I don't know but that is what the box said and the box is neer wrong :eyes: .

[lumpy]

26. Laura, poor man's Nancy

"Secret weapon". Nancy Reagan used this expression.

[Mari333]

4. WTF does she know about it!!

and why is it everytime some dirty sleazy scandal occurs, these guys like Ken Lay and Bush throw their wives out there to speak..
Pickles needs to up her dosage and go back to DC , and stop embarassing the USA any further with her meandering and twittering gabfests . She probably thinks the "leaks" mean something is wrong with the WH plumbing.

[central scrutinizer]

6. or her Depends

are leaking

[Mari333]

10. hah and I dont even want to THINK about

her conversation with George...
W: HI HONEY IM LEAKING
PICKLES: NOT AGAIN! PUT A SOCK OVER IT DEAR LIKE U DID ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER

[searchingforlight]

7. She probably doesn't believe that a woman could be a covert operative.

Much like she isn't really a First Lady. She is a throwback. Hillary Clinton gave a new and in my opinion better definition to the position of First Lady.

[Jivenwail]

8. Mrs. Pickles Whistle Ass

Just another member of the "Whistle Ass Gang", Stepford division. Just glad I don't have to see or hear from Babs on this crap.

[havocmom]

9. Next up: KD Lang's new spoof rendetion of 'Stand By Your Man'

costumed in ill fitting and poorly co-ordinated sportswear.

[CO Liberal]

12. "... doesn't like leaks out of the White House,"

So are we to assume he uses THESE?



:-)

[cosmicdot]

13. 'already talked about' the investigation before she departed

I'm sure she had to be briefed ... I'm conjecturing possible panic attacks of having to go to Europe ... 'what if they ask me something?' 'what should I say?'

... up the Buspar ... tweak the Xanax ...

[underpants]

14. There is something about the timing that is odd

Not that they didn't know aboutthis ahead of time but it just seems a bit weird that they were having discussions about nothing pertinent except for this.

Let's check the meter

[0007]

15. This wasn't a leak -

It was vindictiveness in it's highest form, from a decompose administration to bastardize Joe Wilson at any cost.

As an American it is Robert Novak's duty to come forth and expose his source.

And don't ya think that the folks that gave Novak this information was hiding behind the laws, as big business hide the monies in off-shore banking schemes?

[smirkymonkey]

16. And she's supposed to be the

Literacy Czarina??? She's almost as bad as her idiot husband!

[pansypoo53219]

17. but last year on that 'most admired woman' clap trap

which USUALLY goes to the CURRENT first lady. HILLARY was 1st or 2nd and Laura stepford was only like 7%admired. so americans are not all that inthralled by her. so his weapon is carrying blanks.

[shanti]

18. pickles

shut your piehole and go sweep the porch!

[Brucey]

19. It amazes me how fast the repugs can get their story together.

They're constantly calling it a "leak," instead of "crime," or "treason." As if that was the problem... leakage.

[underpants]

20. It's easier when yo don't have to do analysis or reviews of policy

Policy has already been set all they have to do is test the focus groups to see which message sells best regardless of if it has anything at all to do with policy or legislation.

They have perfected the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) method. And these messengers are very well versed at it.

[Eloriel]

21. Is there anyone in the world

more vanilla than Laura Bush?

She is so bland aned banal it's downright scarey.

Eloriel

[LeftIsBest]

22. She doesn't like him

You can see it in the way she talks about him. Whenever she says anything nice it's totally forced. And of course as all of us at DU would say "I don't blame her"

[Rebel_with_a_cause]

23. A little early to trot out the wife, ain't it?

The WH must be desperate.

[Mari333]

24. Just say EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[Jinx]

25. Laura Bush

And now, for a thought from Bizarro-land:

Laura Bush for pres!

I would laugh until my diaphram burst if there was a way to get Laura Bush to run on the 2004 democratic ticket... She's always struck me as far to sensible to believe even half the crap her husband tries to put forward. And what a fun debate to watch that would be, and how humiliating for Georgie!

Oh well, one can dream. She's probably not even as sensible as I want to think she is. *sigh* After all, she IS still married to the guy.

[frank frankly]

27. they had pickles with chirac on the fucking front page of my local paper

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

my eyes fell out of my head. with all the shit breaking, they put pickles as the big front pix and story.

this is certainly a distraction PR push. rove you f**k!!!!!!!

[pippin]

38. Traitor!

Letting a Frenchman kiss her hand!!! :evilgrin:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/09/30/wbush30.xml&sSheet=/portal/2003/09/30/ixportal.html

[monobrau]

28. So much for that trip

Her little goodwill mission is buried by the antics of dubya's fascist bully boys. :(

[snippy]

29. WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF?

I am shocked and awed. Or maybe not.

Is this part of damage control?

Does she know where the WMD are?

[sendero]

30. I dunno 'bout you all....

.... but Laura Bush creeps me out. Those eyes of hers look, well, E.V.I.L. :)

Seriously, she looks like someone who could go on a murderous rampage if she missed her medication just one day.

But, I could just be projecting :)

[frank frankly]

31. she's on ludes

everyone is on something. those Psyc Pills are really something else, though. they make you....very....loopy......zoombified....especially when....like Pickles....you're already.......braindead.

Pickles! Your husband is going to jail. Your daughters are probably alcoholics.

What a family!

[w4rma]

32. Who cares what she thinks. She most likely doesn't know anything. (n/t)

[MsChiff]

33. Well, the next step should be obvious...

"But he expects the very highest standards from everyone that works in the White House."

It must be time to clean House.

Let's start from the top, shall we?

[proud patriot]

34. Why the heck did she use the word "but" Twice

"He's already called for everyone to come forward for anyone to come forward but for everyone to cooperate in the investigation. But he expects the very highest standards from everyone that works in the White House."

:wtf:

[FormerOstrich]

36. I caugh that, too.

Here is how I interperted:

"He's already called for everyone to come forward (oops, can't say that I know Dumbya loves secrets and would come unhinged if everyone went forward...got to correct myself) No, not everyone to come foreward "but for everyone to cooperate in the investigation." (I'm messinn up because he says that but he really wants them to stonewall or lie....no he doesn't want them to lie. Does he? Well, maybe, but this is a little lie for a NO BIG CRIME....how do I fix it Well not really cooperate like, you know, cooperate But he expects the very highest standards from everyone that works in the White house."

Daddy, that was tooo hard!!! Don't make me talk again, pleeezee! Where are my meds!!!

[are_we_united_yet]

35. "Laura Bush Defends Husband on Leaks"

But all the other sh*t,she just can't say.

[dusty64]

37. Oh this makes

it all better.