Laura Bush for gay marriage and pro-choice

[Clintonista2]

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[wtmusic]

1. Wow. Kudos to Pickles.

A big step for her.

:applause:

[happygoluckytoyou]

20. if i were W's wife... i'd favor gay marriages too... just another option... BUT

i applaud her stance on PRO CHOICE, because it is clearly too late for BARBARA to have W aborted

[faceit]

26. Funnnnnnny

[unabelladonna]

2. some DUers were very vicious....

i always thought there was more to laura than being married to the chimp and she was always very vague about how she felt on many social issues.
sometimes we can't control who we fall in love with.

[Captain Hilts]

9. Yes. The nasty comments about her clothes were particularly petty. And sexist. nt

[AmericaIsGreat]

3. I've always considered her a very nice lady

And I think she's always been more progressive than she let on.

[Captain Hilts]

10. I put her in the Pat Nixon category. Nice neighbor married to a real shit. nt

[BrklynLiberal]

4. Guess they stopped doping her up, so now she can speak out..

[Captain Hilts]

11. Shortly into 2001 she said she would not have voted for GWB had she not been married to him...

as she was reared a Democrat.

She was locked in a safe for about six months after that.

The only other first lady to say such a thing was Eleanor Roosevelt who admitted that had she not been married to FDR she would have voted for Norman Thomas.

[BrklynLiberal]

14. One can only guess what they threatened her with..or what they dropped into

her morning juice each day...

[Captain Hilts]

15. Yep. Christie Whitman and Colin Powell were in 'time-out' chairs about the same time

for saying 1) Clinton's policy on Korea was correct and 2)She (Whitman)supported CO2 controls.

They were all in time-out chairs the first six months of the administration.

[Enrique]

5. she wasn't able to change George's mind

but maybe she can change Obama's mind. :shrug:

[tomm2thumbs]

6. color me surprised and pleasantly so

level-headed, clearly spoken and sincere.

are we sure she really voted for George Bush in the voting booth? :)))

[Jokerman]

7. Why should we care?

The fact that she kept her mouth shut on these subjects until now just confirms my belief that she's a vacuous, hypocritical scumbag.

[Clintonista2]

8. You're just upset because the woman you try so hard to hate is more liberal

Than the "liberal" in office right now.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

12. Not really.

It takes no courage to speak out when you have nothing to lose. She's the same as every other politician who knew what the right thing to do was and instead chose to pander to the religious right.

A liberal is pro equal rights ALWAYS, not just when it's convenient to be so. Hence, neither she nor Obama nor Clinton are liberals.

[lumpy]

22. This reminds me of politicians who, when out of office, dare to

reveal their true feelings. She is no better. She has nothing to lose, especially money.

[ellenfl]

28. gwb talked the talking points. i believe his position on choice

and gay marriage was always more liberal but he needed to play act for the base. his poppy, who changed parties and became anti-choice for expediency, taught him that.

too little, too late, pickles.

ellen fl

[Jokerman]

16. You have no idea what you're talking about.

I hate no one.

[Captain Hilts]

18. Not fair. nt

[northernlights]

19. baloney.

you have no idea what threats may have been made against her...or her children. People at that level play for keeps.

Kudos to her for finally feeling free to speak her own mind.

[Kerrytravelers]

13. This was known before Larry King. I still have no respect for her.

What does she have to lose now? :shrug:

I swear, if I never hear from or see another bush family member, I'll live a happier life. That whole family... blech.

[dotymed]

17. They both understand

that the more they can keep the peasants arguing about obvious human rights, the easier it is to push through their shared agenda of getting the rich, richer and the poor, poorer...

[lumpy]

21. She understands George's viewpoint, and so do I. His viewpoint

is he will say and do anything for political purposes. Wonder what she thinks about George being Cheney's dupe? Does she respect George for snowballing us into war in Iraq and Afganistan and being a party to financially destroying this country? How in the world this woman can stand being around the jerk is beyond me.

[judesedit]

23. Did she fall on her head or is she just becoming more rational and less prejudiced?

I hope she's done some soul searching and realizes we are all entitled to control our own destinies, and not have strangers tell us what to do with OUR lives and bodies.

[Hav]

27. Neither the one nor the other I think.

I think she had these beliefs for a long time but just couldn't be vocal about it. Some call it cowardly but she obviously thought it would undermine her husband. It's kind of sad though to keep quiet when unjust things happen.
She seemed to struggle when trying to explain W's views. That sounded to me that despite what she said, she had no understanding for his opinions because it's kind of hard to find a rational argument for them when you clearly have opposing views. Who knows, maybe even W doesn't believe in it himself and just used it to get elected.

And to those who ask why we should care, I think it's beneficial to the discussion and for the future development whenever someone talks about these issues in a calm way, putting the emphasis on the humane side, which is more likely to make people think. Especially if it's someone who's connected to the "other side".

[ccharles000]

24. good for her

[judesedit]

25. People who ridicule a person's physical characteristics are just as shallow as

persons who are racist against another for their skin color, choice of life partner, or religious beliefs. No one is perfect and we are all equal...like it or not.

While you're busy dissing Laura, someone else is busy dissing you. What goes around comes around.