More from the Bigots for God:
...A California radio talk-show host says America is taking note of the differences between First Lady Laura Bush and the woman who wants to take her place: Teresa Heinz-Kerry, wife of John Kerry. Responding recently to the chant of "four more years" by Bush supporters, Mrs. Kerry said: "Four more years of hell!" That followed the prospective first lady's instructions to a reporter to "shove it" when he asked about a statement she had just made about "anti-American" activities. Sharon Hughes hosts "Changing Worldviews," a radio talk show heard in the San Francisco area, along the California coast, in Knoxville, Tennessee, and online at OnePlace.com. While Hughes notes that Mrs. Bush "has class" and was "very gracious" about Mrs. Kerry's remarks, the talk show host believes the candidate Kerry has his hands full.[Ok, that phrase here sounds vaguely sexist, but we'll go with it.]
"I'm afraid John Kerry will continue to have to make excuses for his wife's responses," Hughes says. "You can only say 'she's just outspoken' so many times." And according to Hughes, at least one Democrat sees the importance of having a gracious First Lady. She quotes one Democrat on the news who asked: "Can we have John Kerry for President and Laura Bush for First Lady?"[What "Democrat" said this, Zell Miller?]
Hughes does not deny that the pressures of campaigning are real, having experienced them herself when her husband ran for Congress in California. But such times, she says, bring out the real person. "We want to take seriously the comments and attitudes of those running for office and their spouses because they are no small matter," she says. "They reveal character, all excuses aside. What's inside does come out -- and American is taking note."Yes, they sure do reveal character. Like when President Bush, while campaigning in the 2000 election, called NYT reporter Adam Clymer a "major league asshole," and Cheney replied "yeah, big time."
And while we're comparing First Ladies and character, at least Teresa never killed anybody.
PS An astute reader just found this little gem in the Salon.com story I link to above:
At the Republican National Convention in 1988, [George W. Bush] was asked by a Hartford Courant reporter about what he and his father talked about when they weren't talking about politics.
"Pussy," Bush replied.
