First Lady Thought President's Macho Talk of Wanting Bin Laden 'Dead or Alive' Made Him Look Like A

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[Dallas]

Friends Say Laura Has At Times Felt Sad and Isolated Since Sept. 11, But She Says Bush Steadies Her NEW YORK, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- When President George W. Bush remarked that he wanted Osama bin Laden "dead or alive," First Lady Laura Bush thought the macho talk made him look more like a hot tempered cowboy than a cool-headed statesman, writes White House Correspondent Martha Brant in the December 3 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, November 26). Since Bush can't stand being lectured, the first lady decided to use humor to make her point. Sidling up to ...

[ElkGroveDan]

It's settled then. The world needs more "hot tempered cowboys", and fewer "statesmen."

[arielb]

When Bush said that he wanted Osama "dead or alive" I remarked "no we want him dead or dead"

[Dallas]

A good'ole fashioned posse....

They always get their man..

[Dallas]

25 million will buy a lot of dead.....

[NetValue]

"She didn't want to see me become too bellicose, react with bloodlust," Bush explained in an exclusive interview with Newsweek.

Bloodlust rage is for the people. I am doing my share.

[Chapita]

Well, at least television is not showing Dubya firing off a rifle, with one hand, over a crowd, as they do Saddam!

[McGavin999]

They're a great pair. I think having George and Laura Bush in the Whitehouse is exactly what this country needs right now. It's great to have them to look to in this time of chaos and war.

[Mulder]

There's a lot to be said for America, and the President, to have the reputation of a "reckless cowboy". It worked pretty well during the 80s.

[Dallas]

Violence is the only thing muslims respect, and understand.

Like sheep, they will follow anybody who is domineering..

[Dubya_gal]

Ping!

[VA Advogado]

They're a great pair. I think having George and Laura Bush in the Whitehouse is exactly what this country needs right now. It's great to have them to look to in this time of chaos and war.

Now had this been Hillary, she would have - what - thrown an ashtray?

[alisasny]

After 8 years of Hillary, Laura can say and do whatever she wants as far as I am concerned. I hardly call her tactic in dealing with her spouse as meddeling..grow up.

[VA Advogado]

One Riot, One Ranger.

[Libloather]

Is Newsweak still predicting the fall of Kabul by late spring?

[Landru]

"25 million will buy a lot of dead..."

...& the one hangin' 'round here will settle for a good deal less than that, too.

[MomwithHope]

HILLARY IS JEALOUS.
SHE IS GREEN WITH ENVY AND IT SHOWS.
I would much rather have a president that said dead or alive, than one who got serviced by an intern while talking on the phone about our troops in Bosnia.
Hillary is jealous because now we have a president with balls and her husband's legacy is that he was obsessed with his.

[Dallas]

Chuck was regular in Bush's boxseat at Ranger stadium...

Great minds must think alike...