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Second Impressions (Mrs Bush photographed sitting on desk in oval office)
Washington Post ^ | Friday, December 10, 2004 | By Robin Givhan

Posted on 12/14/2004 2:34:30 AM PST by gwb43_2004

The first thing that one notices about the portrait of President and Laura Bush in the January issue of Vogue is its informality. The photograph was taken in the Oval Office by Annie Leibovitz and shows the president in his shirt sleeves. To be sure, his shirt has French cuffs and he is wearing a tie -- a blue one. But he has removed his suit jacket.

While it is always somewhat risky to read meaning into a facial expression, it would not be too much of a stretch to say that the president looks amused and mischievous, as if he is about to tell a tried-and-true joke. He is pushed away from his desk and is leaning back in his office chair. The president is some distance from his desk to accommodate the first lady, who happens to be perched on it. She is dressed in a grayish-blue suit by Carolina Herrera and is, as usual, wearing a restrained, inscrutable smile.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: bush; casual; laura; vogue
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1 posted on 12/14/2004 2:34:30 AM PST by gwb43_2004
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To: gwb43_2004

So do we get to see the picture?


2 posted on 12/14/2004 2:45:19 AM PST by tiamat (Solis Invicti)
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To: gwb43_2004

Does anyone have the photo to post?


3 posted on 12/14/2004 2:46:55 AM PST by Gerasimov (John Kerry just got his SECOND dishonorable discharge.)
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To: tiamat

well it should be out in the Jan issue of vogue.


4 posted on 12/14/2004 2:47:33 AM PST by gwb43_2004
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To: gwb43_2004

Wouldn't it have been better to just publish the pic? Gotta love the Old Media.


5 posted on 12/14/2004 2:49:52 AM PST by ovrtaxt (Political correctness is the handmaiden of terrorism.)
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To: tiamat

Muahahahaha! I knew you'd be here! Pics, Pics, WE WANT PICS!


6 posted on 12/14/2004 2:52:51 AM PST by dandelion (http://thequestionfairy.blogspot.com/)
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To: tiamat

Muahahahaha! I knew you'd be here! Pics, Pics, WE WANT PICS!


7 posted on 12/14/2004 2:52:51 AM PST by dandelion (http://thequestionfairy.blogspot.com/)
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To: dandelion

Hello!

You're up early!


8 posted on 12/14/2004 2:56:54 AM PST by tiamat (Solis Invicti)
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To: tiamat

No, I'm going to bed late.

Ooops, the man just came in and ordered me to bed! Rats!!


9 posted on 12/14/2004 3:00:10 AM PST by dandelion (http://thequestionfairy.blogspot.com/)
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To: dandelion

I like it when that happens to me! LOL!


10 posted on 12/14/2004 3:04:43 AM PST by tiamat (Solis Invicti)
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To: gwb43_2004

Sounds like they're trying to turn a playful time between 2 married people into a porno scene.

Will the ignorance in the press never stop ?


11 posted on 12/14/2004 3:12:00 AM PST by ATOMIC_PUNK (Lets keep God and Ban Liberals !)
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To: gwb43_2004

As enticing as the photo would seem to be, it's not enough to get me to register with the Washington Post. I'll wait until some kind person has posted the pic.


12 posted on 12/14/2004 3:13:39 AM PST by giotto
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To: giotto

Me too...I hate to register.


13 posted on 12/14/2004 3:27:44 AM PST by GOP_Proud ("Get your hands off him!" (President George W. Bush))
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To: gwb43_2004

Umm what no picture?


14 posted on 12/14/2004 3:29:04 AM PST by expatguy (Fallujah Delenda Est!!)
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To: giotto

There is no picture with the article.


15 posted on 12/14/2004 3:36:20 AM PST by PilloryHillary
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To: giotto; GOP_Proud
The Washington Post is one of the best reasons I know to go to BugMeNot.com. It lets you bypass that pesky registration thing most of the time.

BTW...without the the picture, the article about W and Laura in the Oval Office ain't worth a whole lot.

My opinion...your mileage may vary...

16 posted on 12/14/2004 3:38:17 AM PST by Ulysses ("Most of us go through life thinking we're Superman. Superman goes through life being Clark Kent!")
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To: Ulysses
I suspect the free publicity is worth plenty to Vogue.
17 posted on 12/14/2004 3:40:44 AM PST by mewzilla
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To: GOP_Proud; giotto

I went to www.bugmenot.com and got this email addy and password to use to get in: alice@wonderland.com and password is: fairy

Don't get your hopes up though; besides not showing the picture, it's not a very good read IMHO.


18 posted on 12/14/2004 3:42:22 AM PST by LibSnubber (liberal democrats are domestic terrorists)
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To: mewzilla
I suspect the free publicity is worth plenty to Vogue.

Yep, probably so! The way the Washedup Post tries to paint the picture will probably have folks scrambling to see the real thing.

19 posted on 12/14/2004 3:50:05 AM PST by Ulysses ("Most of us go through life thinking we're Superman. Superman goes through life being Clark Kent!")
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To: gwb43_2004
Can the Secret Service arrest me for having impure thoughts about the President's wife? He is one lucky man, that's for sure.
20 posted on 12/14/2004 3:57:52 AM PST by Hardastarboard
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