My mom is all skeptical over the news that Laura Bush is a size 6. Are

[henslee]

they lying about these numbers too?

[Kikosexy2]

1. 6?...

XL or Medium? definitely not a petite.

[Bluebear]

2. Yeah, each hip

[greatauntoftriplets]

11. Her brain size?

That woman is no size 6. With those hips?

[barb162]

22. gee, where did you get that photo of those HIPS? Whoa! She

often wears clothes that are unflattering to her figure. I look at that green short jacket and think she should be wearing a dark color in a longer jacket covering those hips

[yardwork]

43. I think she's lost weight since that photo was taken

But she's no size 6 I've ever seen.

[Bluebear]

55. Since day before yesterday?

[yardwork]

56. Oops. Didn't realize that was taken the other day.

Well, she could have crash-dieted.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

47. Come on

Each hip is a 14, minimum.

Did you notice how frumpy they all looked? The daughters have the posture of worms, and they picked such unattractive clothes.

Seems money can't buy taste or style.

Oh, now I've started hating again......................

[LDS Jock]

49. dang, those are some hips!

It's like J-lo, but on the side instead of the back.

[Misunderestimator]

3. I've been a size six, and I was quite too thin at the time...

I seriously doubt that Laura's a 6, more like a 10 or 12 (petite).

[LiberalFighter]

33. If what I read is correct a woman has to be 5'4" or less to be a petite

I don't think she is 5'4" or under!

[Misunderestimator]

37. Hard for me to tell... Everything is too short on me anyway.

She's probably just average and not petite.

[Blue Gardener]

4. Lying

They are incapable of telling the truth. She is absolutely NOT a size 6.

[Kurovski]

30. Maybe she's a size six

after Mammy tightens her corset.

[gollygee]

5. LOL does she claim to be a six?

whatever.

[henslee]

27. Yup. They said she was a six on TV and in the paper. That she lost 12 lbs.

[Webster Green]

6. They surely do create their own reality....

Size 666 is more like it.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

7. Shoe size?

Not dress size right? :shrug:

[LynneSin]

8. If she's a size 6 then look forward to seeing me in Playboy next month

:eyes:

[No Exit]

9. It is impossible that she is size 6, unless they're talking about

some other country's sizes.

I saw her on TeeVee just yesterday. It is impossible that she is size 6, if she is referring to the same sizing system other American women use. Impossible.

My mother was size 8, and she was MUCH smaller than Laura.

[Liberal Veteran]

10. The camera adds 10 pounds....

And with the number of cameras on her....well, you get the picture.

[Karenca]

12. She's a 14 at least.........nt

[jmm]

13. Now that's what I call fuzzy mathematics. n/t

[madison2000]

14. I looked at her and decided shes a 10, used to be 12-14

[Left Is Write]

16. Given that the camera does actually add pounds, and that

the angle of the picture in this thread isn't the most flattering, I'd buy that she's a 10. Maybe a 12. It really is hard to tell from pictures, though. It would be easier to tell in person.

[LiberalFighter]

35. Even if the camera adds weight... couldn't a comparison be made

with gw knowing his size or guesstimate?

[yardwork]

44. That's what I think - it's hard to tell on TV

There's no shame in being a size anything. Why would she feel the need to lie about such a stupid thing?

She has a nice figure by any standards. Her style? Oy!

[Left Is Write]

15. She is not a size 6.

Size 6 is bigger than it used to be, but only marginally. It hasn't grown that much.

For the record, I don't really find anything wrong with Laura's figure. She's proportionate, well-shaped, and looks fine to me (some of her wardrobe choices are another story). She's just not a 6.

[tnlefty]

17. I'm sure she is....and I'm rich and famous

Size 6 bwaahahahaha. I'm a 3 and she makes waaaaay more than 2 of me.

[SW FL Dem]

18. I used to wear a size six, now I am a 10/12

and I am a lot smaller than Laura. No way she is a size six!

[barb162]

19. 6 is her I.Q. I'd say her dress size is about 14; she doesn't have

much of a waist and shouldn't have been wearing that fairly form-fitting inaugural gown in a light color.

[Lex]

20. I think her height takes her out of a 6 and puts her at a 10

JMHO.

[candy]

21. Women's sizes have changed in the last 20 years,no wonder your mother

is confused-------I also wear size 6,but 20-25 years ago I would have been a 10.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

23. She's not heavy, but I don't think she's a 6.

I wish she would be a strong woman and just say "forget size 6, I'm a real woman and proud of it." But nah.

[Ellen Forradalom]

24. If I had to guess, I'd say 8 or 10 on top,

14 on the bottom. 6 on the bottom? NO WAY.

[grace0418]

25. Anybody can be a size 6 if they have enough money to

pay someone to replace the tags in their clothing.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

26. Forgive me for posting this pic, but she does look awfully slender here.

[smbolisnch]

28. Yes she does.

I don't know about a 6, but I really don't care. I don't think it's anybody's business but hers. If I were a major public figure, I'd probably lie too. Most women would, b/c of the focus on something like weight/size. :eyes:

[Kurovski]

32. The media had to bring it up,

and so away we go...

She does look slimmer, and her white daytime lab coat was actually flattering. The gown almost made it. Just too tight.

The most hideous thing she ever wears is that ball and chain of hers.

And we never forget that most inportant fact.

[Orangepeel]

53. I'd argue that it was only her business, if she kept it to herself

why anyone cares, other than to just chalk it up to one more thing they lie about, is another issue. But, IMO, if you announce your dress size to the media, it is fair game for discussion fodder.

If I were a public figure, I wouldn't talk about it. The media would speculate, because that's what they do, but I wouldn't participate.

[Shopaholic]

29. Still not small enough to be a size 6 though.

I'd say 10/12 in designer clothes. 14 in real life. She's got back on her and her waist is not very well-defined.

[distantearlywarning]

31. I'm a 12-14, and she looks a lot like me.

I bet I could fit into her clothes.

[DS1]

50. What waist?

[WritersBlock]

34. SixTEEN, maybe. No way a 6.

Unless Dubya's REALLY little.

'nuff said.

[bettyellen]

36. they would never tag anything larger than a six when i worked coture.....

....... most actresses had to be tagged a 2 or 4 to be happy with their gowns.
and the dresses we sent to saks were a size or two bigger than labled, i was never a 4 before, that's for sure.

[kskiska]

40. Nancy Reagan was a size 2

(or maybe a 0) if I remember correctly. Her head was bigger around than her body.

[amazona]

48. yeah but reagan was eating disordered

At times she was painfully anorexic.

She was a size 2 in 1980, which is size 0 today.

The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists
and other subversives. We intend to clean them out,
even if it means rounding up every birdwatcher in the country.
--John Mitchell, US Attorney General 1969-72

[B Calm]

38. This is the reason I could never buy clothes for my wife...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

39. Shoe size, maybe

or panties.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

41. She's no size 6!

If you don't believe me, go look at the size 6 clothes in the store. They're for skinny people.

The only possible way that this is true is if she patronizes a store or designer who deliberately understates his sizes. Back in graduate school, I went to a clearance sale at an Ann Taylor store and spotted a jumper that I liked. I tried on my normal size (10 at the time--those were the days), and it was massive. I kept going down the sizes and finally found a size 4 that fit. That is the only time in my life that I ever wore a misses' size 4, and I'm sure it was the result of trying to flatter the customer by understating the size.

[Minimus]

42. 666 maybe.

[medeak]

45. my sis met her last month and she said size two

Laura went to see her in Broadway production and came back stage..sis who is dem...was amazed at how petite and tiny she was and much more beautiful in person.

my sis is a size 4/6

[amazona]

46. no she isn't a size 6 I'll guess maybe a 12?

I'm a size 6 and I photograph bigger than I am but I'm still half her size.

A size 6 is really tiny, especially an "old" size 6, as opposed to the more recently inflated sizes. (Deflated sizes?) In young people's clothing at Old Navy I'm a 4. Come on! At least make it a little believable!

The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists
and other subversives. We intend to clean them out,
even if it means rounding up every birdwatcher in the country.
--John Mitchell, US Attorney General 1969-72

[Orsino]

54. I remember an old news story that said Babs was an 8!

This was back in the Reagan White House days, and I remembering thinking that they were bending the laws of physics on that one. I'd believe Nancy Reagan is a 4 or smaller, but there's no way Laura Bush is a 6. They lie about everything else, so it's not surprising they'd lie about their weight and dress size.

[Orsino]

51. It's a lie, but does not rise to the level of an impeachable offense.

My mom met her once, and afterward said that the First Lady mut have been wearing the world's most powerful girdle.

But, come on. It wasn't fair when they made Ronnie lie about dying his hair, and it's not fair to heckle Mrs. Bush on this point.

Even if she is in the Axis of Evil.

[tjdee]

52. J.Lo is a size 6.

Unless Laura is five feet tall, there is NO WAY, the number one reason being she is larger in the middle. She has lost weight, but I think it's a stretch to say she's a 6. Maybe, *maybe* an 8.

But, she wears really ugly clothes--so if she is a size 6, perhaps she should start dressing like it.

[SarahB]

57. Probably not.

I'm smaller than she is and my size varies depending on the cut of the clothing, but I don't wear less than an 8.

I think the larger issue has to do with a society that judges a woman based upon her clothing size or any other factor of her personal appearance that necessitates not only these falsehoods, but a rampant increase in women having to have themselves in some way surgically altered as they age in order to still be judged as worthy humans.

I personally feel unqualified to call myself a Feminist if I come on these boards and insult another woman solely based upon physical factors regardless of what their party affiliation is. That's my opinion and from the various Laura and Jenna threads recently seen around here, it appears many otherwise thoughtful and intelligent women of DU disagree with that opinion.

I find that disappointing, but 'oh well'. :(

[SOteric]

58. Laura Bush might very well be a size 6.

Not that I particularly care, nor do I consider it politically or socially relevant.

Sizes mean little really, and body types vary greatly between individuals. I petite size 6 under 5'2" might actually be a bit on the rounded side, whereas a 6' tall woman comfortably wearing a size 6 will look like a holocaust survivor.

What I do think is the case is that Laura Bush, whether she's advised by fashion mavins or not, has little style and no idea how to dress herself. I don't say that like it's a bad thing, she may very well have different priorities in her life and if so, I applaud that. It's still nonetheless a fact that she seems to persistently chose clothing which is ill-suited to her frame and downright 'frumpy' in it's style quotient. And that's the reason I think she could be a size 6. Even a size 2 frame can look dumpy and overweight simply by chosing the wrong clothing.

[demgurl]

59. Maybe it is a misprint.....

they forgot the "1" in front of the six!

[Flaxbee]

60. perhaps on the top, but definitely NOT on the bottom

My jacket size is different from my skirt/pants size which could be the deal with her. Six on top, 10, minimum, on the bottom.

[leftofthedial]

61. If she's a 6, she's 2 feet tall.

they lie about EVERYTHING

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I'm sick of it.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

62. Baloney ..she's a size 6!

Unless she's like 5' tall or shorter.
That woman has got some chub on her belly.

[Digit]

63. No way that she wears a "normal" size 6

I would guess she is a size 10.
In addition, that dress was all wrong for her. She does not have the figure for it and it made her look like a pear.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

64. I'm a six

No way do I have the same hips as Laura Bush.

[Kat45]

65. I'm a size 6, and I think she looks more like an 8.

Of course, those providing her clothing can tell her it's any size they think she wants to hear. :-)