Michelle Malkin: The Wonkette-ization of Laura Bush

Michelle Malkin ^ | May 3, 2005 | Michelle Malkin

[EveningStar]

Most of Mrs. Bush's humor at the correspondents' dinner was just right: Edgy but not over the edge. But I think the stripper and horse jokes were totally beneath her.

Just put it to the other-shoe test: If it were Teresa Heinz Kerry standing up on the dais telling the same jokes, the conservative commentariat would be buzzing for the rest of the year about what a tasteless skank she is.

[Sir Gawain]

Hon, show me one single solitary liberal post that I've ever made on this forum in 7 years.

Here ya go. I didn't have to look far:

The Holier than Thou group will feel so vindicated and the hijacking of FR by the Taliban right will be complete.

I guarantee you I can find DU quotes that say the exact same thing about conservatives.

[Clemenza]

I must say, the Church Ladies have really gotten their britches in a bunch over a joke that was old when my granpa's dairy farmer cousin told it to him back in the 1950s.

I guess I should give up my hope for Michelle to pose in Maxim anytime soon.

[MikefromOhio]

That's exactly it.

We are in the presence of saints here on FR. Too bad they be the last saints if they keep it up.

[onyx]

I promise, I shall!

[Palladin]

The worst part is that she did it publically. It was televised. It was taped. It will be there FOREVER. A part of the history of our First Ladies, like Eleanor Roosevelt's speeches on poverty, and Jacquie Kennedy's White House Tour.

Shame on Laura Bush for caving in to contemporary standards of indecency!

[JohnnyZ]

Hon, show me one single solitary liberal post that I've ever made on this forum in 7 years.

Lol, dude, you've made several right here on this thread. Don't kid yourself!

[Howlin]

the real point is that we should have recognized that SOME people who vote with us, object to this.

Who doesn't know that "some people who vote with us" object to every single thing on the face of the earth?

[Alkhin]

Amen Peach. One of the posers is named WallaceT. A controlling manipulative jerk.

[TomB]

If this isn't the most overused phrase in the English language I don't know what is.

No, actually the most overused phrase in the English language is "I'm offended".

tommie

[Palladin]

I was disappointed in the classlessness of the act. Too Clintonesque.

Our President will go down in history as The Horse Masturbator, thanks to his mouthy wife.

[Peach]

LOL.

The list of names gets longer and longer. WHere have these people been previously or did I just visit the "wrong" threads?

[sinkspur]

The First Lady resorting to cheap horse masturbation jokes

Your mind is in the gutter, Palladin. Most people took that joke as a poke at Bush's supposed "ranch" experience.

They didn't dwell on all the implications of it. At least I didn't.

Some of you people are like coiled springs, just waiting to be offended.

[fml]

I'm sure you'll be slammed and we'll be in the minority but I agree with you.

[Peach]

I knew your couldn't point to a liberal position I've taken in 7 years. Nice dodge but you should know it's a sin to bear false witness.

[pollyannaish]

eh. Perfect and humorless, wise and knowledgeable

Used to be that way once, but grew up, got married and had children. Finally figured out that I am pretty much a screw up and it is only by the grace of God that I am as fortunate as I am. Great part is, He loves me enough to take me screwed-up and all. That's the miracle.

BTW, although I'm new to posting here, I've watched your exploits from my comfy lurker chair for a long time and just wanted to thank you, and your family, for your service.

[Alkhin]

You know, I am in COMPLETE DISAGREEMENT with Ms. Malkin, but there is no way on earth I would now call her a non-conservative or even worse, start calling her a morally bankrupt Jezebel simply because we disagree. Anyone who thought those jokes were tasteless were probably hearing it second hand or are so ensconced in their pure urban environments that a joke about some city dweeb mistaking a horse for cow would can only be translated as something dirty...because there is nothing in their pristine urban atmosphere that requires them to deal with anything more dirty than tkaing out the laundry. A good countrified joke and the wink-wink to the ladies in the audience was PERFECTLY in tune with the Classy Lady we know as Laura Bush.

Really, Ms. Malkin, I think you're a real firefighter, and I appreciate all that you do, but there are just some things you aren't equipped to take into consideration because you've been in the city for too long.

[Howlin]

Are you were offended by what Laura Bush said? ROFLMAO.

[TexasRepublic]

The uproar over Laura's jokes are a tempest in a teapot. Big deal.

[kellynla]

BTTT

[sinkspur]

Our President will go down in history as The Horse Masturbator, thanks to his mouthy wife.

No he won't. But you're getting a reputation for graphic sexual imagery, something you've carried over from the clerical sexual abuse issue in the Catholic Church.