Posted on 05/02/2005 6:00:13 AM PDT by fight_truth_decay
Who knew? First lady Laura Bush took over the podium from her husband at Saturday night's annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner and knocked 'em dead, keeping Washington's most powerful politicos in stitches as she worked the ballroom like a seasoned stand-up comic.
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Although Washington's movers and shakers laughed at Mrs. Bush's performance, some in the press woke up with a Sunday morning hangover and began to criticize her monologue as immodest at best and downright bawdy at worst.
"Laura Bush cracks risque jokes at the White House Correspondents' dinner," sniffed Agence France-Presse. CNN reporter Elaine Quijano, who attended the dinner, also apparently had her sensibilities scarred by some of the first lady's quips.
"In some respects, I think for some folks it was a little shocking because she kind of crossed the line a little bit in some people's minds," she said.
"It was very risque," the Nation's David Korn said yesterday on Fox News. "I was wondering what the social conservatives and James Dobson had to say about all these jokes that were laced with sexual innuendo. Not a very family-values-type speech. I'm not sure I want to explain a lot of those jokes to my 4-year-old."
Eyebrows were raised by the first lady's bit about the president's ranching skills, which Mrs. Bush said her husband lacked because the elite schools he attended, Andover and Yale, "don't have a real strong ranching program."
She then added: "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."
The crowd howled. The joke, a female Associated Press reporter said, "had women giggling in the bathroom."
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Wanna do a little investigative work when I get home, honey? ;~D
I was corrected just up the thread. As usual. :-)
Ah. I see. It was posted to me. It put words in my mouth. But it wasn't directly associated with me.
Is it your contention (misrepresenation) that he was elected to that office with RINO votes?
I'll get some dollar bills :~D
One more tidbit, I said I would never go back because I didn't enjoy it that much, not because I was ashamed.
To: snugs
I am constantly amazed at people who come on these threads, make controversial statements and then call "Foul" when we come along and contradict their postings.
I honestly believe they wish we just wouldn't comment at all!
946 posted on 05/02/2005 3:09:23 PM EDT by Howlin (North Carolina, where beer kegs are registered and illegal aliens run free.)
Do you see your name in there?
Can we get back to the purpose of this thread instead of just bashing each other
Bingo. This whole thread is full of nutcases who are looking for a way to "find the demons." 99.9% of the people who heard the milking the bull joke did not take it as beastiality or bovine masturbation. It's funny that the holier than thou crowd are the ones making the connection. Perhaps some repressed thoughts somewhere.....;-)
Barbour is responsible for growing the party to what it is today. Today, the GOP cuts deep into Democrat territory, leaving the Democrats left with fringe kooks.
Please see post 979 (ShowMeMom) and my post 984. He was robbed.
Got any others you'd care to mention that you claim got elected ONLY with "conservative" votes?
It's hard to imagine the "soccer mom" and "country club" crowd being strong supporters of Ashcroft, Barbour, Jesse Helms, etc. Besides, RINOs can fail in electoral bids. Remember Bob Dole in 1996?
How do you explain Alan Keyes continually losing then?
We have Alan Keyes; you had Harold Stassen and Tom Dewey.
I did and I think I thanked you sorry if I did not but I did appreciate you coming to me defence
Great post...wonderful insight, no one could have said it any better......Good job
Can we get back to the purpose of this thread instead of just bashing each other
Not before I get to use my newly learned and currently favorite insult, "needlebutt."
I saw the explanation of what it means but fail to see the relevance
You don't know much about the Mississippi Country Club crowd, do you?
As soon as I find a relevant place for it, I intend on using it!
Ah - you reference "people" generically and then act all indignant if someone on the other side of the debate responds.
Had Perot not run in 1996, Bob Dole would have kept Clinton from a second term. Neither one got 50% of the popular vote, and the percentage between Clinton and Dole was close enough to be contested for a recount.
I hope you're kidding. Don't let the devil deceive you with his twisting of that "submit" word. "Women talk" is far from useless. Godly men value women's opinions.
And please tell me you knew that. You've been here a long time -- I thought everybody knew.
If I knew, I'd forgotten. Whether it's your un-effeminate name or your other-than-vagina-monologue logic, you hide it very well. ;O)
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