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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Very dramatic quotation indeed.
Please quote a passage from Lewis in which he describes "having a different opinion than Dana Carvey" as "tyranny."
Happy hunting.
Nor can those who think Laura Bush's performance was out of line can win without those of us who think it was just fine.
They don't care WHAT they Bash him with, just as long as they can bash him about something.
You are certainly aligning yourself with people on this thread who ARE calling her a whore.
And why should you stand down?
Some people expressed their dismay over what they feel were inappropriate comments.. and THEN attacks came from every direction at them.. for simply expressing an opinion.
If this discussion degenerated into a "cesspool", it did so by the attacks, not the opinions about the First Lady's remarks.
The one poster's comments were unfortunate, but even that was preceded by all the attacks.
We must not call grey white if it comes from a GOP source. If we do, we are no better than the liberals.
Your "hurt" is misplaced. What should really be bothering you is the fact that, like the SNL "Church Lady", you're confusing legalism with conservatism.
Nancy Reagan's speechwriter wrote Laura's banquet roast remarks Saturday night. (oops!)
I see you are on Day 3 of trying to start a witch hunt on Laura because of the jokes.Here is a clue to some real motivation....GET A LIFE.
You know, your comments are far more filty and offensive than anything the first lady said. Just where is your mind that you found something whorish in what was said. I think you have a serious sexual problem, and you probably should seek professional help before you do something horrendous.
I am an Evangelical Christian, raised fundamentalist Baptist, and never strayed from the reservation, and I thought Laura was hilarious.
Do I count in your 'usual suspect Christian basher' category?
Here's the thing: nobody's bashing Christians; as I said, most all of us ARE Christians.
You all just try to make it Christian bashing, assuming that "your" religious views are better than anybody else's.
That is your opinion only.....so I will leave it at that.
You know, Howlin, people do have a right on this forum to express their opinion, just like you.
Thanks for ending your comment with a snide remark...typical of the usual suspects.
Most of what you see is not 'Christian Bashing', but 'Luanatic Christian Bashing'.
Extremists of any persuasion are always worth bashing.
As for what would have been said if Hillary had given this monologue, a lot of the character of a joke depends on our perceptions of the person telling it. Hillary has spent 12 years demonstrating to America her bad taste.
So9
Laura Bush has never seen the show, either. It was absurdity used to produce a comic zinger. Some of you more disingenuous just don't get that.
No, it was because they were flashing back to their last bestial act.
Get a grip wideawake, this nonsense is beneath you.
Keep digging that hole and pretending that you don't get it.
Ignorance can be cured with education if one is emotionally mature, but stupid is forever.
I really don't know. Just please don't bash people because they have a different view than you....just ignore them and move on.
The usual suspects constantly attack people who disagree with them....it is really getting old.
I was giving advice to a friend whom I respect.
This discussion degenerated into a cesspool because idiots were calling the First Lady immoral, and a very sick pseudo-moral freeper called her a whore.
The rest was healthy discussion and spirited disagreement.
Here is the post and ALL the responses to it; why don't you show me where he disavowed OR disagreed with it?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1395119/replies?c=215
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