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."
She looks simply gorgeous in that photo, and I love Dubya's expression.
Dont we just!!
Absolutely. Very well stated.
Oh! CNN! Phooey on them! Who in the world even watches them anymore! If they say something diminishing about any of the Bush White House, I just assume that the opposite is true!
ROFLMAO!!!
Hello
Yep, and I know that when I leave the thread in a little bit to go get dinner, the regulars will keep an eye on it. Our little Dose community is the best.
She is so incredibly beautiful! Mostly because love shines through her fack - uh face. Seriously, she is a true Christian and a truly lovely person. I have never heard a bad comment from her, an unkind word, or and uncharitable remark. Laura is loving and compassionate. If I could only be as kind as she...
Dana Bash is the CNN reporterette with the really narrow, pointy chin. I don't like her much at all.
Glad to hear it. I've about had it with them on the other threads today.
Toaster winner
http://www.thepoliticalteen.net/ (down the middle of the page)
Hi snugs, how are you?
Hi, snugs. This is a particularly happy thread tonight. However, we've been warned that some cranks didn't like some of Laura's jokes last night and might try to troll this thread. BTW, Dick and Lynne Cheney looked great last night, and they were obviously having a marvelous time.
I have no doubt the Dose regs know very well how to handle them -- and I would venture to say, so do they and it would take a brave one (actually a foolish one) to try any of their nonsense on this thread.
I don't post here often, but I do enjoy what you all do!!!!
Cedric would have slayed the audience on any other night, but he had to follow Laura!
Always glad to oblige. Please stop by more often.
Hi, Snugs! Great to see you again. Thanks so much for the pics you posted to me on yesterday's dose of Spot and Barney, they were definitely keepers!
I agree, the Cheneys looked so happy and beautiful.
And if any unwanted guest come knocking...toasters at the ready!!
Yep. However, I did enjoy his jokes about Condi. So did she.
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