LAURA BRAVES WEASEL KISS (NY Post)

[nostamj]

so, it's not quite "Headless Corpse In Topless Bar" but thought you might like a glance at NYC journalism at its finest.....

LAURA BRAVES WEASEL KISS



Grim-faced First Lady Laura Bush looks as if she'd rather be anywhere else in the world yesterday as French President Jacques Chirac takes a stab at chivalry by planting a kiss on her hand.

http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/6890.htm

[jumptheshadow]

1. I was hoping somebody would post this

The NY Post is the new Mad magazine. And they aren't even trying!

[trogdor]

21. Mad Magazine was LIBERAL.

Bill Gaines (RIP) made fun of liberals, too, but the slant of Mad Magazine was, and still is, noticeably to the left.

[JHB]

2. Once upon a time...

...the Post was a lefty paper, like for, oh, the first 177 years of its existence. Then Molech.. err... Murdock came, and there you have it.

[qb]

3. It's so ugly when they forget to wear their "public" face.

edit: Laura's grimace

[Maeve]

8. Maybe she didn't realize that pic was being taken!

As opposed to the Post pic...it's only a photo-op trip, anyway.

[nostamj]

10. "bad clams" n/t

[demnan]

4. The one on the front of today's Washington Post is worse

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/print/image/

Come to think of it, they are in different positions. How many poses of this scene do you think they made?

[jumptheshadow]

6. He kissed her before and after their meeting

Ah, yes, Laura is such a good diplomat. x(

[IggleDoer]

5. She didn't have to go

- why did the Repubicans want her out of the country to go to hated FRANCE?!

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. This lady does not look distressed

As a matter of fact, I posted this pic in the lounge last night and a few people commented about how happy she looked. I guess it all depends on your point of view.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=237628&mesg_id=237628

[smirkymonkey]

15. This one is on the cover of the NY Times

this morning.

[nostamj]

16. yes, but the NYPost couldn't have Laura

SMILING next to a cheese-eating surrender monkey, could they ???

[smirkymonkey]

18. The Post is such a joke...

it has absolutely no credibility whatsoever. They know she's secretly digging the French action....:9

[lumpy]

9. What a farce !

Sending a jellyfish to do a Jackie Kennedy job.

[Ilsa]

11. Looks photo-shopped to me.

I wouldn't put it past the Post to do that to sell their rag.

[SoCalDem]

12. nevermind

sincerely,
E. Litella

[Jivenwail]

13. How pathetic

Do you have to be to send Pickles in to repair international relationships? It's actually quite laughable. She's been kept literally 10 steps behind Whistle Ass and now she's front and center? Desperation politics at its' finest.

They should send her back to the library - she fails miserably at diplomacy and public speaking.

[madrchsod]

14. " people of europe!"

"i send you the "rainbow of america".."let`s hear it for the rainbow tour".. from the "evita" soundtrack, "the rainbow tour"

[baldguy]

17. I'm more worried about Jacques.

I hope he got innoculated afterward.

[kentuck]

19. Why is Laura in France ?

Slipping in the back door, trying to talk Jacques into something George couldn't do...like give money and troops for Iraq quagmire?

[11 Bravo]

20. She looks like she just remembered who she's married to.

n/t

[CBHagman]

22. Suit by Grey Poupon

And she wore a mustard-colored suit to address UNESCO. Oh, the shame...