LOL! We like the lady in the kitchen, is that it?
The first lady has every right to speak. Sorry, Charlie. What crosses the line is when she's put IN CHARGE of policy like Hillary was.
I applaud Laura every time she speaks out in support of the War on Terror. If you think she doesn't have that right, you have a problem with women.
Nice strawman. I did not say that she didn't have the right to speak. Just like the Dixie Chicks, Laura has a right to speak but she should realize that their are CONSEQUENCES.
Laura was not elected, but by her being the president's wife, the press does care what she has to say and it is linked to us by proxy. Terresa Heinz didn't know when to keep her mouth shut and it very possibly could have cost her husband the election.
And in the case of getting involved in policy, Laura should have no more input than anyone else. I guess you were in favor of Jimmy Carter looking to Amy for foreign policy advice too.
If Laura wants to be an activist then she should give up the privileges that her position as wife of the president gives her. We didn't elect a monarchy - her bullhorn shouldn't be any louder than anyone else's.