First Lady: World Listening to Iraq Talk

[sabra]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110102953.html

First Lady: World Listening to Iraq Talk
The Associated Press

HILLIARD, Ohio -- First lady Laura Bush cautioned Wednesday that Americans discussing the war in Iraq _ especially politicians _ should be careful what they say because other countries are paying attention.

"The right to have these conversations is part of what makes our country great and our democracy strong. We must be mindful that people around the world are listening to these discussions," Laura Bush said at a suburban Columbus recreation center during a campaign appearance with Rep. Deborah Pryce.

"Responsible candidates understand that the men and women of our military are risking their lives for us, and that we must conduct our debate here at home in a way that does not jeopardize our troops in harm's way," she said, calling for "conversations conducted with civility and respect."

Bush did not mention her husband's 2004 election opponent, Sen. John Kerry, but her comments came on the day the Democrat apologized for telling a group of California students that individuals who don't study hard and do their homework would likely "get stuck in Iraq."

[Tempest]

1. How about she start listening to the rest of the world?

The message is loud and clear, the world is more dangerous because of Bush's Iraq war.

[Nite Owl]

2. News Laura

people around the world are wondering why it took this long. People around the world get more news, more truth than our press gives us here. People around the world want to know what has happened to America under your husband. Go take more Prozac and crawl under the rock from whence you came Mrs. Stepford.

[Javaman]

29. She's being a good little ava. nt

[badgerpup]

3. Newsflash, Stepford Gal...

The 'rest of the world' isn't getting their information on Iraq as filtered through the 'liberal' media here...
Their 411 is much more accurate. Maybe your husband and his cronies are the ones who should "start paying attention"?

And don't EVEN start with me about 'civility' and 'respect'. :puke:
You have NO FREAKING CLUE of what those concepts entail.

:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

[mcscajun]

4. "Don't hang your dirty laundry in public." is all this amounts to.

She's all for free speech, as long as it's not TOO FREE. Ugh. Speak quietly amongst yourselves; be sure no one else can hear you. UGH.

What I want to know is: Who took her off her meds and wound up the Stepford wife this week? I mean, they only drag her out for special pronouncements; the rest of the time, she's a blank.

[onehandle]

5. Who the Fuck elected her?

In the Nineties, the right-wing lived by that question about Hillary. Laura, shut up, don your burka, and go fester in Saudi-Arabia, aka Republican Paradise.

[Anakin Skywalker]

6. Sounds Like *Pickle* Wants People to Self-Censor.

[blm]

7. I was glad Olbermann ripped into her bigtime tonight, too.

She DESERVED it. I'm FOCKING SORRY that I ever gave that witch any benefoit of the doubt all these years.

[Lindacooks]

8. Like your husband's 'bring it on' was nuanced?

Jesus, Pickles, STFU.

[LonelyLRLiberal]

9. The fact that bitch is married to Shrubya is proof she is unqualified to speak on any subject.

What a fool.

[THUNDER HANDS]

10. you mean like when Bush said on Monday

that if the Democrats win control of congres "The terrorists will win and America will lose."

like that?

[Az_lefty]

11. Oh for Christ sake! U mean we can't even talk about it?????

:shrug:

[Fenris]

12. Stuff a sock in it, Laura.

How's that for civility and respect?

[Hekate]

13. Maybe the rest of the world will realize that not all Americans are nuts...

That would be refreshing. :eyes:

In the meantime, I've lost whatever shred of sympathy I ever had for the First Lady of Stepford.

Hekate

[WinkyDink]

14. Or: just drop some shock-and-awe bombs on'em, right, Laura?

STHU, BITCH.

[leftchick]

15. "they are risking their lives for us"???

Just how is that pickles? Are they dying for the nonexistent WMD? For the non threat of saddam? For the "terrorists" who don't exist? omg she makes me want to hurl!

[oblivious]

26. Why, yes. Everyone knows Iraq was just about to invade the US.

Imagine how many American cities would have been destroyed and Americans killed if preemptive action had not been taken. We're fighting them there so we don't have to fight them here, blah blah.:sarcasm:

[SammyWinstonJack]

16. Is she channeling AriLiar now? Telling us to watch what we say?

Who died and made her Queen? I wish these lowlife scum would stop using the Troops for their political gain. It's sickening! Clue Pickles, it was your jerk of a husband who put the Troops in harm's way!

[antonialee839]

20. Ari was the first person that came to my mind too.

[Eugene]

17. IOW, step out of line and you endanger our troops.

This is nothing more than crude, cheap jingoism.
BushCo is now using its most popular member to spout
the party line.

If the whole world is listening to what we say, Laura,
then I profoundly apologize for what an idiot your
husband is and what a mess he has made things.

[Bake]

18. Hey, Pickles, don't you have some cookies to bake?

Or some divorce papers to file?

Bake

[onager]

19. And for those of us living/working in the Middle East...

Let me remind Laura that in the modern communications era, the whole world is also listening to Sean Handjob, Ann "Kill All The Muslim Leaders & Convert Them To Christ" Coulter, Mikey Savage-Weiner, and the rest of the far-right nuts.

Every time one of these fools opens their yaps, their quotes very quickly make their way to the Arab media, then down to the radical mosque preachers and assorted fundamentalist lunatics. (And I'm in Egypt, which is fairly moderate.)

It's not too much of a stretch to say that the right-wing media clowns are endangering the lives of Americans. If I were Republican, I could probably work up a lengthy whine about that.

Aww, gee, Laura, you're upset about those evil lib'ruls mildly criticizing your hubby, Mr. Stalin-Sans-Brain?

Try walking down the street over here, with loudspeakers booming out "death to America" in Arabic. When you're the only American in the immediate area.

In fact, I think all the right-wing asswads should visit the Middle East, walk around among the citizens, and chat with them about Shrub's marvelous Middle Eastern policy.

I'd pay to see that.

[Anakin Skywalker]

21. Censorship is UnAmerican. Why Do You Hate America, Pickle?

[Harper_is_Bush]

22. Shut the fuck up you stupid bitch.

[Quantess]

30. WOW.

That's harsh, coming from you.

Anyway, who the hell elected Laura?

[geniph]

23. You know what, Klonopin Queen? I'm NOT going to tell YOU to shut up

even though you just told ME to shut up. I think it's unAmerican to tell someone to shut up just because you don't like what they said.

Now take another Klonny, have another glass of Jack, and go back to pretending you're not married to the world's biggest war criminal.

[pinniped]

24. These assholes just love to spew this line out:

"The right to have these conversations is part of what makes our country great and our democracy strong.

[struggle4progress]

25. The world is askin: Are the Americans all brain-dead zombies?

[Beausoir]

27. Sshhhh! Be vewy vewy qwiet!

Wouldn't want "the world" to discover our filthy little secrets!

Put on some more lipstick and shut the fuck up, Laura.

[tabasco]

28. I'm sure the world is happy to see there are some here who know the truth.

Despite the most pervasive proto-fascist corporate propaganda campaign in history.