Swift barrage is fine with Laura Bush

NY Daily News ^ | 8-29

[ambrose]

Swift barrage is fine with Laura

BY CELESTE KATZ DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Laura Bush

First Lady Laura Bush doesn't have a problem with the controversial attack ads that claim John Kerry lied about his medals in Vietnam. "Do I think they're unfair? Not really," she told Time magazine this week. "There have been millions of terrible ads against my husband."

The ads, aired by an anti-Kerry group called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, have dominated the campaign in recent weeks.

Kerry has denounced them as a smear and Sen. John McCain has asked President Bush to condemn them.

Even the President has said he does not believe Kerry lied about his service and yesterday he praised Kerry's actions on NBC's "Today" show.

"I think him going to Vietnam was more heroic than my flying fighter jets. He was in harm's way and I wasn't," said Bush, who joined the Texas Air National Guard during the war.

The First Lady, however, was unmoved by Kerry's complaint and was more upset by ads that criticize her husband.

"I think they're all very unfair. I really do," she said with a laugh.

In her interview with Time, Mrs. Bush dodged when asked if she supported her husband's proposal for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

"People want to be able to talk about it - and come to terms with it, if that's what people decide," she said. The proposed amendment "opens the debate up."

When pressed if she had an "open mind" on the issue, she answered simply, "Sure."

Vice President Cheney, who has a lesbian daughter, broke with the President on that issue last week.

When asked if she and her husband ever had a gay couple stay in their house, Mrs. Bush replied, "I'm sure we have."

Originally published on August 29, 2004

[VisualizeSmallerGovernment]

LOL! Watch the Democrats start to attack the First Lady for being too brash and opinionated.

[VisualizeSmallerGovernment]

LOL! Watch the Democrats start to attack the First Lady for being too brash and opinionated.

[onyx]

First Lady Laura Bush doesn't have a problem with the controversial attack ads that claim John Kerry lied about his medals in Vietnam. "Do I think they're unfair? Not really," she told Time magazine this week. "There have been millions of terrible ads against my husband."





TA-DA!!!!!!!!

[aquila48]

Way to go Laura!!

[ambrose]

Lemme guess... Media/Dems only like it when Republican wives speakout with RINO positions.. their heads must be spinning on this one.

[California Patriot]

Beautiful.

Major brownie points for the First Lady.

[onyx]

Think this will get mentioned on ANY of the Sunday shows?
LOL-LOL-LOL!

[risk]

Advice to the Kerry campaign: don't mess with the First Lady.

[JLS]

Clearly there is strategy going on here with first Jeb and then Mrs. G.W. Bush coming out and saying these guys have a right to express their opinion, while President G.W. Bush says all these ads are wrong. With Jeb, I wondered if his was a trial balloon or just his own view. With Jeb and the First Lady out there, this is strategy for sure. And a nice one to keep the president above the fray.

[garylmoore]

"Do I think they're unfair? Not really," she told Time magazine this week. "There have been millions of terrible ads against my husband."

Good for her, believe me their not going to trip her up, she's too elegant and America loves her, can't say that about the other one.

[ambrose]

Bingo!

[ambrose]

i.e., wink/nod to us, plausible deniability for the Prez... the DUmmies will be enraged, but the Sheeples will be oblivious.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

At some point George W. Bush might call a press conference and do a flip-flop apology for the media and come out and say something like, "I honestly believed that John F. Kerry was an honorable man and hero, but now I am forced to conclude that I was wrong. I'm shocked and deeply saddened. I apologize."

[tkathy]

She really makes points without sticking her foot in her mouth. She is terrific.

[snooker]

You go girl ... tell W to surf the tailwind to victory.

[KStorm]

Well done, Laura.

[marktwain]

At some point George W. Bush might call a press conference and do a flip-flop apology for the media and come out and say something like, "I honestly believed that John F. Kerry was an honorable man and hero, but now I am forced to conclude that I was wrong. I'm shocked and deeply saddened. I apologize."

I was wondering about this myself. When it becomes so clear to everyone that Kerry is a lying wannabe self-promoter, President Bush might be forced to apologize and admit that he was wrong about the guy!! It would be pretty hard to come down on him for standing up like a man and admitting his mistake!

[Chieftain]

Tired of the lamestream media and the DemocRATS 'smear the messenger' campaign?

Do SOMETHING ABOUT IT!

Do what Reagan did - GO AROUND THEM AND GO DIRECTLY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!

Get your own "EXPOSE KERRY'S FRAUD SWIFT BOAT VETERANS FOR TRUTH" STICKER!

I put this sticker on my truck the other day. I get lots of honks and 'thumbs up'!

The sticker serves 3 purposes:
1 - Shows visible support for "Swift Boat Veterans For Truth" to passing motorists, (encourages our side discourages the libs).
2 - Gets the swiftvets.com website visible to the public, so they can and find out more about 'Hanoi John' Kerry.
3 - Circumvents the lamestream media BIAS filter!

Made by fellow FReeper disabled vet who has a bone to pick with Kerry, like we all do!
Large (24" Wide 12" Tall) $20 (like mine above)
Small (12" Wide 6" Tall) $10
Profits go to SwiftVets.com

Ping your FRiends, let 'em know about this!

FReep mail / private reply for details on how you can get one for your vehicle!

[Stentor]

When asked if she and her husband ever had a gay couple stay in their house, Mrs. Bush replied, "I'm sure we have."

Priceless.