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."
Just don't mention the war!
I tease my friend and call Baron Wolfie
My brother raised German shepherds for a long time, and belonged to Washington Dog Rescue in WA State. I love all dogs, but shepherds are my favorite.
I remember this one time when my brother was living out in the country with his shepherds, and a yappy little fluffball of a dog wandered into their yard. We looked out the window to see one of his shepherds, Banzai, shaking the dog by it's collar like a rag mop. At my brother's command Banzai let go, and the poor little dog waddled as if he was drunk, out of the yard and down the street.
Details of Alsace
http://www.answers.com/topic/alsace
That's funny....One of my friends daughters asked if I wanted to go see the Chip -n-dales...I thought she was referring to the chipmunks....A little naive here!.....They still tease me about it!
Our black Shepherd was a bit wide in the beam, and looked a lot like a black bear, so we always called her "Bear" even though her name was Beauty. Even our vet called her "Bear," he loved her. Strangers were usually very afraid of her and she would MILK that!- but little kids could do literally anything to her. She was an amazing dog and I still miss her. Unfortunately I married a guy who is deathly allergic to pets so we can't have any, tho he loves dogs and dearly wishes we could. So we've made good friends with the local squirrels.
This explains a little more where the word Alsatian comes from
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Alsatian+language&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1
LOL! (cue the music) I'm Chip, I'm Dale, we're just a couple of happy chipmunks out to have some fun!
That was also the point about my mom in that story, she was a very intelligent woman, but sometimes got her words a little mixed up.
Makes the end of this weekend of weedeating and other chores refreshing to see our President and his First Lady show so much incredible warmth and precious loving regard for each other.
The pics are great.
At the same time that we had our black shepherd, my grandfather had a purebred Pekinese named Bhudda. What an obnoxious little dog, as little dogs can be, but he just adored my grandfather. So Grandpa took him everywhere, and that included our house. Bhudda would constantly yap, yap yap at our dog and the looks she gave him were priceless.
ROFLMAO!!! That's a wonderful example of Cedric's DeLeeza character.
I think her hair might be up. I've seen her wear it that way before. Most becoming.
You guys are making me very sorry I didn't stay up for Cedric's act!
When it comes to labeling anything "too vulgar," the Left has zero credibility.
My mom did the same thing....SHe once told my dad she wanted to stay home (She was his secretary, they had a Bush marriage) for a few weeks and be a "groundhog". We had carpenters adding a room to the house and she wanted to be their "GO-for"!
Laura reminds me a lot of my mother....Basically very shy, but VERY capable......and a wonderful sense of humor.....Laugh easy and long.
How sweet! My previous roommate had a Rottie named Tasha. She was a love, but just let a stranger come around! How we all cried when she died of ovarian cancer, even the two guys we shared the house with.
Something must be wrong with the Condi clip, won't let me see it, or download it....
Details of clotted cream
http://www.britishdelights.com/cream.htm
I have also just found this recipe for actually making your own clotted cream.
MAKING YOUR OWN DEVONSHIRE OR CLOTTED CREAM
1 serving
In winter, let fresh, unpasteurized cream stand 12 hours, (in summer, about 6 hours) in a heat-proof dish. Then put the cream on to heat - the lower the heat the better. It must never boil, as this will coagulate the albumen and ruin everything. When small rings or undulations form on the surface, the cream is sufficiently scalded.
Remove at once from heat and store in a cold place at least 12 hours. Then skim the thick, clotted cream and serve it very cold as a garnish for berries, or spread on scones and top with jam.
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