Laura Bush: Not a dick (George, take note)
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 • by Patrick
Michelle Obama took a lot of flack for a comment she made about being proud of her country for the first time, a comment that was taken out of context and exploited by everyone from John McCain’s heiress wife to most of Fox News. The full quote:
“For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country. Not just because Barack is doing well, but I think people are hungry for change.”
So who comes to her defense? None other than Laura Bush. Yes, the one that’s married to the worst president in the history of the United States.
From the Chicago Tribune:
In an interview last week with ABC, Bush said, “I think she probably meant ‘I’m more proud,’ you know, is what she really meant.” She said comments in a campaign are closely watched and can be misconstrued.
We should give credit to someone willing be honest, rather than use something like this for political gain. And that goes for both sides– it’s not as if the Democrats are completely innocent in this.
Laura Bush, apparently you’re human after all.
It’s over…right?
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 • by Patrick
Barry has been trying to shake off Hillary and pivot for quite a long time now, but she has managed to keep her teeth in his ankle and raise serious doubts about his potency.
-Maureen Dowd, today in the New York Times.
Maybe he just photographs old
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 • by Patrick
This ad for John McCain was displayed right here at the Elitist, via Google ads. It’s funny, I thought he was 72.
Clinton says she’s open to being Obama’s VP
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 • by Patrick
WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton told colleagues Tuesday she would consider joining Barack Obama as his running mate, and advisers said she was withholding a formal departure from the race partly to use her remaining leverage to press for a spot on the ticket.
AP: Obama Clinches Nomination
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 • by Patrick
In honor of this, may I present “Young Hillary Clinton.”
It’s over, it’s all over.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 • by Chris
Seriously.
No, really. This time we mean it.
McCain calls Bush “Dangerous” - Well, he did in 2001 at least
Friday, May 9, 2008 • by Patrick
“McCain was just sort of going off on how much he disliked Bush and the horrible things that the Bush campaign had done to his family in South Carolina, and his exasperation with Bush about his ridiculous tax cuts and he really wanted to talk to him about it, but he said the guy doesn’t have the concentration, and you talk for 10 minutes and then the guy wants to talk about baseball,” Mr. Whitford said.”
-Bradley Whitford, actor and guest at a 2001 dinner party thrown by Candice Bergen and attended by John McCain, Arianna Huffington and actor Richard Schiff amongst others.
“Someone asked, ‘What do you think of Bush?’ ” Mr. Schiff recalled. “My recollection, and I have to qualify this, because I’m not 100 percent sure he used this word, but my recollection is that McCain said that Bush was dangerous and he didn’t trust him. Then this person said, ‘Why did you support him?’ And McCain said, ‘It was my obligation as a Republican to support the Republican candidate.’ And the person said, ‘Did you vote for him?’ And McCain said, ‘No.’ ”
