Posted on 05/01/2005 4:20:51 PM PDT by Wolfstar
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The President and First Lady attended Sunday morning church services at St. Johns, and were spending a quiet day at the White House.
TRANSCRIPT OF THE DAY: While I could not find an official transcript of the First Lady's remarks last night, I didi find the next best thing by cobbling together several news reports.
First Lady Laura Bush has stolen the show with a surprise comedy routine that teases her husband President George W Bush.
The performance at a dinner honouring award-winning journalists brought a standing ovation from the audience -- that included much of official Washington and a dash of Hollywood.
The president pretended to start a planned a speech last night at the 91st annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, but was quickly "interrupted" by his wife in an obviously planned ploy. "Not that old joke, not again," she said to the delight of the audience. "I've been attending these dinners for years and just quietly sitting there. I've got a few things I want to say for a change."
GWB sat down and Laura proceeded to note that he is "usually in bed by now," and said she told him recently, "If you really want to end tyranny in the world you're going to have to stay up later." She outlined a typical evening: "Nine o'clock, Mr. Excitement here is sound asleep and I'm watching Desperate Housewives." Comedic pause. "With Lynne Cheney." Comedic pause. "Ladies and gentlemen, I am a desperate housewife."
The First Lady went on to quip that one night she went out to Chippendales, a male strip bar, with Lynne Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and top Bush aide Karen Hughes.
"I wouldn't even mention it, except (Supreme Court Justices) Ruth Ginsberg and Sandra Day O'Connor saw us there," she said. "I won't tell you what happened. But Lynne's secret service code name is now 'dollar bill'."
Laura Bush also joked about the president's mother Barbara Bush. "People think she's a sweet grandmotherly aunt Bea type. She's actually more like (fictional Mafia capo) Don Corleone."
She said that her husband actually knew little about ranching when they bought their ranch in Crawford, Texas.
"I'm proud of George. He's learned a lot about ranching since that first year, when he tried to milk the horse. What's worse, it was a male horse," she said.
The president now often spends time at the ranch clearing brush and cutting trails. "George's answer to any problem at the ranch is to cut it down with a chainsaw. Which I think is why he and Cheney and Rumsfeld get along so well."
I loved when she did that, too! It was supposed to be about the books, not an agenda. The lefties just don't get it. And oh, what a terrible person she was to have the gall to cancel! :p
As I said, it's really, really close between Laura and Barbara Bush, both classy ladies.
Don't fall asleep at the keyboard I have done that one before now.
Have a good evening catch you later in the week.
Perfect, I can double it as a gift for the Diaz/Timerlake nuptials in France next week!
Thank you!
I hope it really HAS changed, and that this was not just a one night stand. Her other hairstyle makes her look rigid to me. Last night's hairstyle is great! She really needs to get rid of those flips in the back. Her old hairstyle is all over my high school yearbook of 1964.
So have I, or nearly so! I do transcription, so it makes an interesting medical report!
The problem is that our office gets so warm in the afternoon, and it's just after a nice lunch...zzzzzzzzzzzz-oops! I'm awake!
My mom does transcription too. Except she works at home so sometimes if she's really tired or sick or something, I make a little extra money by doing one or two tapes.
I suspect GWB and Laura cooked this routine up as a subtle response.)
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When his approval falls below 50%, the aides suggest using Mrs. Bush. It's a pattern I've noticed.
Between this and the Tonight Show appearance, it makes political sense. I'm not surprised by last night.
She did good, too. IMO
" Laura's jokes were sweet, good-natured and, yes, a bit adult .."
That sour lefty, David Corn was on FOX this afternoon rubbing his hands in anticipation that the conservative right and Dr Dobson would be very, very upset at Laura's routine.
Expect this to be the left's tact tomorrow - " yes, she was funny, but, was Mrs Bush too vulgar and X rated for Christian conservatives ? "
Make book on it.
Oh, I hope not. It's so annoying when they act like they know what we're thinking.
Will Lady Thatcher make it back from a long schedluled Italy trip before polling day? It seems strange not to see her around...
They think that Christians do not have a sense of humour and cannot discern between what is said in fun and what is real. They pretend to be grown up and sophisticated when in actual fact it is them that is immature.
Well, I've never done that. But you have to stay up much later than I for the Dose.
I sit at a computer all day long in a huge room with 350 people in it and flashing boards all around it (sort of like the floor of the NYSE, except with everyone sitting at computers). If I get sleepy during the day, it is totally miserable, because everyone could see you. So you have to sit there and stay awake.
If I get sleepy here, I can just go to bed. Much nicer.
Lynne Cheney is a very pretty lady. She must have been quite a beauty in her youth.
Hmmm... my first toaster order: light blue?
Exactly. It's so obnoxious.
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