Laura Bush: My husband never misled nobody about Iraq

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http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/26/laura.bush/

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In her first public comments about Bob Woodward's explosive book "State of Denial," first lady Laura Bush sharply denied claims in the book that her husband has misled the public about the level of violence in Iraq.

"Absolutely I think that is wrong," Bush said in an exclusive interview with CNN Wednesday. "Of course, the president has been frank from the very very first speech he gave to the country after the September 11 attacks, talking about this is a long war, this is a very difficult war.

"It's a different war than our country has ever faced. The enemy can make a big show on television like they did for the bloody last month we had in Iraq by blowing themselves up a lot of times along with other people. But our success is not so easy to see. But the fact is that we are succeeding."

The first lady also bristled when asked about Woodward's suggestion that she privately supported an effort by then-White House Chief of Staff Andy Card to push out Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

"Andy Card also went onto television and said that's not true," she said. "And let me just say the one thing about that book. Those 'quotes' of mine are in quotes and the author didn't call me and fact check, and it just didn't happen."

[marmar]

1. I used to criticize Laura for being too quiet....

Now I think it's best that she stay that way.

[karynnj]

6. Yours is the perfect response to these comments!

[saltpoint]

2. Well, hell. If Andy Card went on tv and said something, it must be

true.

Andy Card wouldn't fib, nosirreebob.

[baldguy]

3. "...never misled nobody...:

Double negative.

[smirkymonkey]

10. Careful Laura, your inner hillbilly is showing....

[ClusterFreak]

4. Hey Laura...

...fuck off, 'kay?:hi:

[YDogg]

5. Never mislead nobody?

Doesn't that suggest he did mislead peeps?

[polmaven]

13. You bet!

If her husband "never misled nobody" there has apparently never been a time when he was not misleading someone....I knew Laura was the truthful one!

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

18. He Mislead Stale Bad Tasting Styrofoam Marshmallow Pink Bunnies?

She also never said the part in the thread title. That was the OP's own embellishment, for the record.

No matter what she did say though, we still know she's lyin through her friggin teeth anyway.

[WinkyDink]

7. Why does Bushco always mention the "bloody" images "on our TV's"? I never see ANY

photos from Iraq, let alone Afghanistan.

[Initech]

8. *COUGH* bullshit! *COUGH* bullshit!

Yeah, right, Laura! What's next - "he never screwed the middle class"? :eyes:

[Rockstone]

No - "he never screwed nobody in the middle class"...

;)

[jimshoes]

9. Well, if it hadn't been for that

WMD thing and the mushroom cloud thing and the yellowcake thing and the aluminum tube thing and the Democracy thing and the Fightin' em' there thing and the Freedom is on the march thing and the stay the course thing, I, might just have given him the benefit of the doubt.

[lisa58]

11. With all due "whatever"...

...I don't believe you.

[Maggie_May]

12. You just keep believing that Miss Stepford wife.

Mrs Bush you are just as much to blame as your husband for letting this disaster occur. Or maybe your just plan blind!

[sweetheart]

14. News from the wicked witch of dumbfuck

Well, Laura, clearly you're an expert 'cuz you can smile and fuck a drunk.

[China_cat]

15. I'm reading Woodward's book right now

and, quite frankly, he's very soft on Bush's responsibility for Iraq...laying it all at Rumsfield's door.

However, the clearest image I get while reading this is of the Keystone Kops commanded by Larry, Moe and Shemp. (They couldn't even get the good 3 Stooges) If it weren't for the real people dying and being maimed, this would be just bad slapstick.

[WestSeattle2]

22. I just finished it and it only confirmed my worst suspicions......eom

[Benhurst]

16. I glad Laura is the First Lady.

It keeps the murderous bitch out of the driver's seat and off the roads.

[wholetruth00]

17. He sure didn't. He merely lied about it.

[Cha]

19. So they're draggin' pickles out

again to repeat the talking points ad nauseum..somebody should let her know her "husband's" polls are in the toilet and nobody believes a word he says. Stay the course

[WestSeattle2]

20. Why heavens no! Combat troops are stumbling over

stacks of WMD to this day.

[napi21]

21. You know what a double negatinve in a sentence means don't ya?

Double negative means HE DID!

[rug]

23. And she never missed the Stop sign.

[Rex]

24. 'never misled nobody'

Thanks Pickles.

[roamer65]

25. The Laura Bush Driving School

would be a great job for her after she and her twit hubby are out of office? Yes?

[peekaloo]

26. Was she in charge of the Dewey Defeats Decimal System at her liberry?

just askin'.