Posted on 05/01/2005 4:54:50 AM PDT by Rebelbase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - First Lady Laura Bush grabbed the stage from President Bush at the White House correspondents annual dinner on Saturday and confessed to all his early bedtimes had turned her into a "desperate housewife."
Laura Bush, who is often seen smiling sweetly at her husband's side, stood up just in time to rescue the audience of political heavyweights and Hollywood celebrities from Bush's retelling of a joke about steel rail "cattle guards" that bombed before a Montana town meeting in March.
"Not that old joke -- not again," Laura Bush said, as her husband willingly relinquished the stage.
"I've been attending these dinners for years and just quietly sitting there," the First Lady told the audience. "Well, I've got a few things I want to say for a change."
One of her main targets was the president's bed time.
"I said to him the other day, 'George, if you really want to end tyranny in this world, you're going to have to stay up later,"' Laura Bush said. "Nine o'clock and Mr. Excitement here is in bed, and I am watching 'Desperate Housewives' -- with Lynne Cheney. Ladies and gentlemen, I am a desperate housewife."
Laura Bush also ribbed her husband for his notoriously rowdy youth, but said they were meant to be together.
"I was a librarian that spent 12 hours a day in the library. Yet somehow I met George."
Laura Bush's string of one-liners generated hearty laughs from the audience, which included celebrity names such as Richard Gere, Mary Tyler Moore, Venus and Serena Williams, Goldie Hawn and Elle MacPherson, as well as journalists and politicians.
The roasting continued as comedian Cedric the Entertainer took the stage, even though he conceded that "I thought I could follow the president. The first lady is something different."
He said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has two sides to her, one that's all business and one that has street credibility.
"Condi is the person you see on television with the nice hair, and then there's Leezza, the one with her hair wrapped up on the phone with her girlfriends watching BET (Black Entertainment Television)."
HA! Now that is funny!
Can you imagine any other president being secure enough in his own skin to put up with a public ribbing like that?
Laura stole the show.
Cedric had a line about the country is ready for a female president. He should have turned to the First Couple at that moment and said, "Laura, you best get rolling."
It would have bought the house down.
Still trying to figure out why Richard Gere, and Fonda were there.
Yes, RR.
If an Ex-Presidents wife ever runs for President it should be Laura Bush.
I thought of him, but not sure even he would. But then it's impossible to imagine as Nancy would never even consider taking a poke at her husband like Laura did.
To counter criticism about her wearing expensive and donated designer clothes, Nancy Reagan once did a surprise skit at one WH Press Dinner dressed as a ragged scrub woman singing "Second hand clothes."
This one is a beauty! LOL.
Now to spoil everyone's fun here: imagine a President Kerry with Mama T taking the microphone... *shudder*
The First Lady was great.
I believe the reporter of this story has made a slight error. If my ears heard correctly, Cedric the Entertainer referred to Condi Rice's 2 selves as Connie & DeLeeza. That was a funny bit and I've never seen Condi laugh that much.
You're right. And that was the funniest part of his routine imo.
I was trying to understand where this "desperate housewife" monologue headed after the above quote.
I did not see the White House correspondents annual dinner.
Can anyone who watched confirm the quote below came from Laura Bush at White House correspondents annual dinner? If someone made this up, I would like to see it exposed as a fabrication.
"I am married to the President of the United States and here is our typical evening. Nine o'clock, Mr. Excitement here is sound asleep, and I am watching Desperate Housewives. With Lynne Cheney. Ladies and gentleman, I am a desperate housewife. I mean if those women on that show think they're desperate, they ought to be with George. One night after George went to bed, Lynne Cheney, Condi Rice, Karen Hughes and I went to Chippendales....I won't tell you what happened, but Lynne's Secret Service code name is now Dollar Bill."
They occupied the cheap seats.
Laura stole the show.
It sounds like you watched the show.
Did Laura Bush actually say the words in the quote in reply #12 concerning the trip to Chippendales, or did someone fabricate that quote?
I simply cannot imagine Laura Bush saying those words at a correspondents dinner.
While I don't agree with him in some things, I truly respect the guy.
I thought her comments at the dinner were disgusting.
#14 was intended for you. Your consideration is appreciated.
Did you see it?
Did she actually say this at the dinner?
It sounds like you watched.
Is the quote in number 12 accurate concerning the Chippendales comment?
Here's why they were there. The media buys up tables and get to invite anyone they like beyond their cloistered world to this affair. It is after all a night for the MSM. So who do they invite? Some might invite a celeb who backs Bush but of course most hating Bush will invite an anti Bush celeb as an in your face up yours gesture. These celebs aren't going to get an actual White House invite as long as W is there.
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