Posted on 07/31/2007 1:15:29 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Bush hatred has taken on a new, virulent mutation: animus towards First Lady Laura Bush. Witness today's New York Times column by Judith Warner, 24 as Reality Show [subscripton required].
Warner's jumping off point is Kiefer Sutherland's response to a question about the advent in this coming season's "24" of a woman president. Observed the actor who plays Jack Bauer: I can tell you one thing. We had the first African-American president on television, and now Barack Obama is a serious candidate. That wasnt going to happen eight years ago. Television is an incredibly powerful medium, and it can be the first step in showing people what is possible.
That prompted Warner to write:
I giggled a bit nastily over this at first. What was next claims that fingering China as a one-nation axis of evil on 24 had presaged the countrys exposure this spring as the source of all perishables tainted and fatal? That screen first lady Martha Logans descent into minimadness anticipated Laura Bushs increasingly beleaguered late-term demeanor? (Has anyone but me noticed her astounding resemblance to Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?)"24" aficionados know that Logan is a former First Lady gone mad who is currently institutionalized at a mental health facility. According to Wikipedia, "a quick scale of squeaky notes would accompany the background soundtrack whenever her character appeared, known affectionately among fans as the "cuckoo music.'"
Please tell me someone has contacted this elitist journo-hack and called her on it...
Liberal humor. There’s an oxymoron for you.
That would be arrogant, useless, demented Liberal Jew Judith Warner I believe. Obviously hates Christians and women who have achieved more than her miserable status!
Brief, accurate, and to the point.
A First Lady who plays a traditional role as Mrs. Bush usually does, is out of bounds.
A First Lady who tries to openly play a partisan political role and control an entire industry is open game, imo.
And please stop maligning whores.
:O)
Anyone who could hate Laura the Librarian is truly deranged.
Our most gracious First Lady:
Sorry, I think Hilary looks more like Voldemort.
B!TCH!!!
How about this gem from one of the premier liberal blogs in the blogosphere — WONKETTE :
http://wonkette.com/politics/rumors-on-the-internets/let-the-sunshine-in-284096.php
“Chief Justice John Roberts has died in his summer home in Maine. No, not really, but we know you have your fingers crossed.”
I bet a lot of the libs did too.
None of us should be the least surprised. Don’t we all wish that this was the most evil they would stoop to?
Well now we see the problem. It’s just more liberal jealousy.
That’s putting it mildly.
If you don’t have a sense of humor, people will think you’re a leftist. From the excerpt, she’s making fun of Kiefer Sutherland.
There is no depth that can't be taken lower. These dems would literally sell their nation and their children down the river if it meant Bush's and/or Cheney's head on a platter. They're that foaming-at-the-mouth maniacal about it.
Wots up with the NYT? It’s gone from not having competent editors to not even having adult supervision.
She might be making fun of Kiefer, but Warner is expressing her own opinion when she writes of “Laura Bushs increasingly beleaguered late-term demeanor. (Has anyone but me noticed her astounding resemblance to Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?)”
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