It was a comment that got me thinking, altura....why did W drink? Perhaps, could it be that there was more of a "Sarah-side" to him than Momma Bush wanted to see -- onyx brought up the point about Mom & Dad calling Clinton their "Adopted Son" - how'd yah think that made W feel? Perhaps, just perhaps...this little "peek under the pearls" with Bar shows more truth about what W had to live with than she realizes. Maybe Mom & Dad always wanted a son who could "play the game and go to the right schools" and W truly was the kind hearted, feel the pulse of America Sarah type, but could never show that side of himself. Remember how Mom & Dad thought Jeb would be a better choice for Pres? How'd yah think THAT made W feel? I think the reason W uses the word "swamp" when he refers to getting back "into" it with political comments, is telling as to why he doesn't want to HAVE to prove or say another thing. It's over, he worked his butt off to please his parents, his donors, and combine that with who he really was...and he's tired of it.
Look back at all the ways Laura used to snicker when she would have to comment about Bar...remember those oh...she's a pistol type comments? I'm betting that the reason many of us were drawn to W in the first place, was how he reminded us of a real person, like Sarah; and that the elitist side Mom is showing could be the reason Dad didn't get another term and W got two.
There's a lot more to a sentence when you see the facial expression, altura...there was a LOT there given in a short, very spontaneous moment.
I just got to see the video today and I agree. It wasn't a comment taken out of context. It was very deliberate on her part.
I've always liked Barbara more than any other Bush but my opinion of her is right up there with Karl Rove now. Go back to Texas you bitter old bat.
KING: You also disclose, Barbara — George discloses something very personal about you, which he says you gave him special permission to write about. He wrote that when you once had a miscarriage, you showed him the fetus in the jar. BARBARA BUSH: No, really the truth is … KING: We touched on it before. But we didn’t elaborate. BARBARA BUSH: I didn’t put it in the jar. KING: What? BARBARA BUSH: It’s not in the library. No … KING: I know. BARBARA BUSH: George — Paula put it in the jar. And I was shocked when she gave it to him to — but, you know, memories dim a little bit but, anyway — but he was very … KING: Were you shocked that he put it in the book? BARBARA BUSH: No. He asked permission, and I gave him permission. It’s his book. And I think he was trying to say that he and I have a very special relationship. We tease all the time, and that’s not very nice of me, but —you know, you’ve got to tease a little bit. And he teases me unmercifully. But we’re very close.