Laura Bush Supports Gay Marriage, Abortion

abcnews.com ^ | May 12, 2010 | RUSSELL GOLDMAN

[Free ThinkerNY]

Former first lady Laura Bush has broken with her husband on the premier social issues of his administration and said she backs gay marriage and abortion.

After more than eight years of silence on the controversial issues, Mrs. Bush said in an interview with CNN's Larry KingTuesday, that gay marriage and abortion were points of contention with her husband, former President George W. Bush.

Mrs. Bush in recent weeks has been promoting her memoir "Spoken from the Heart," in which she writes about her life both before and after becoming first lady.

In response to a question about gay marriage, she said, "There are a lot of people who have trouble coming to terms with that because they see marriage as traditionally between a man and a woman. But I also know that, you know, when couples are committed to each other and love each other, that they ought to have, I think, the same sort of rights that everyone has."

Mrs. Bush said she and the ex-president "disagree" on legalizing same-sex marriage.

[Randy Larsen]

I have a theory on that very thought!

The truly smart are so impressed with their intelligence that they believe they have all the answers, but are blinded by their lack of common sense.

I hope I made some sort of sense.

[grand wazoo]

I always thought of her as creepy, cold, not personable.

[Outlaw Woman]

GW wasn't like that initially...his 2nd term was a real head turner though. He seem to capitulate at every turn. Laura though, well, this is jmho, seemed to be a 'rock' but, again imo, there is something deeply faulty with someone who is for the butchering of babies or sanctioned depravity. I have alot of faults myself but I have never compromised on matters of life and death or traditional societal standards. It's not just a 'matter of opinion' as some on here rabidly claim. These 'opinions' have legs and they have infected our land.

[FlyingEagle]

Obviously she is a democrat

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Unborn children have less rights than gays under the eye of the law.”

Exactly

[mylife]

A 5th grader should be able to grasp the difference.

[Outlaw Woman]

You absolutely did. And I agree that is definitely a part of people feeling the need to blurt out these insane positions; they believe they are intelligent..

[mylife]

The part that most don’t get is that they are dictating what they believe church doctrine should be.

[pgkdan]

Boy was I wrong about her!

[My hearts in London - Everett]

I guess we know now why she felt comfortable going on Oprah. :~(

[stephenjohnbanker]

Correct, as usual.

[GeronL]

I agree.

[mylife]

I understand that there are things the State doesn’t do well.

Compassion is one of them.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Amen!

[mylife]

Sigh...

[Obadiah]

Expect Mrs. Bush to be warmly embraced exploited by the women at the View, Rachel Maddow and Elena Kagen.

There, fixed it for you.

[Bigg Red]

Well, I know I won’t be reading her book. And to think I really admired her at one time....

[kcvl]

Do you think that they forced her to say those things?

No, she has always said this is what she believes.

[Randy Larsen]

I’ve worked with some very smart folks who made stupid decisions when pushed.

I hope I’m not gonna be that way when I have all the answers!

[classified]

Former school teacher and a very foolish woman.