Posted on 05/01/2005 4:20:51 PM PDT by Wolfstar
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The President and First Lady attended Sunday morning church services at St. Johns, and were spending a quiet day at the White House.
TRANSCRIPT OF THE DAY: While I could not find an official transcript of the First Lady's remarks last night, I didi find the next best thing by cobbling together several news reports.
First Lady Laura Bush has stolen the show with a surprise comedy routine that teases her husband President George W Bush.
The performance at a dinner honouring award-winning journalists brought a standing ovation from the audience -- that included much of official Washington and a dash of Hollywood.
The president pretended to start a planned a speech last night at the 91st annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, but was quickly "interrupted" by his wife in an obviously planned ploy. "Not that old joke, not again," she said to the delight of the audience. "I've been attending these dinners for years and just quietly sitting there. I've got a few things I want to say for a change."
GWB sat down and Laura proceeded to note that he is "usually in bed by now," and said she told him recently, "If you really want to end tyranny in the world you're going to have to stay up later." She outlined a typical evening: "Nine o'clock, Mr. Excitement here is sound asleep and I'm watching Desperate Housewives." Comedic pause. "With Lynne Cheney." Comedic pause. "Ladies and gentlemen, I am a desperate housewife."
The First Lady went on to quip that one night she went out to Chippendales, a male strip bar, with Lynne Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and top Bush aide Karen Hughes.
"I wouldn't even mention it, except (Supreme Court Justices) Ruth Ginsberg and Sandra Day O'Connor saw us there," she said. "I won't tell you what happened. But Lynne's secret service code name is now 'dollar bill'."
Laura Bush also joked about the president's mother Barbara Bush. "People think she's a sweet grandmotherly aunt Bea type. She's actually more like (fictional Mafia capo) Don Corleone."
She said that her husband actually knew little about ranching when they bought their ranch in Crawford, Texas.
"I'm proud of George. He's learned a lot about ranching since that first year, when he tried to milk the horse. What's worse, it was a male horse," she said.
The president now often spends time at the ranch clearing brush and cutting trails. "George's answer to any problem at the ranch is to cut it down with a chainsaw. Which I think is why he and Cheney and Rumsfeld get along so well."
LOL, and reportedly he did make the remark that Laura was a hard act to follow! I believe it!
Guess his jokes about Condi were a hit, too!
Grizzfan asked me to post this link re the dinner last night, I am not certain if it any of the links that has already been posted but here it is anyway
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1394567/posts
"However, we've been warned that some cranks didn't like some of Laura's jokes last night and might try to troll this thread."
You wouldn't be talking about me would you?!
Hi Snugs, how are you doing tonite?
I do try to at least take a look at the daily pix!!!
I can't imagine what jokes Laura told last night would send trolls here...?!
That's the first rule of comedy, never follow a speaker that you cannot possibly top!
I think far too many people are perpetually stuck in adolescence. Laura's jokes were sweet, good-natured and, yes, a bit adult. But it was an adult audience, and well past most childrens' bedtimes. In addition, both George and Laura are nearly 59 years old, have two grown daughters, and have seen far too much of the worst the world has to offer during their years in the WH. Seems to me anyone who can't cut the First Lady a little slack deserves nothing but scorn.
I am fine thanks
I have no idea, DrDeb. I didn't follow any other threads on the dinner, and only have mentioned the warnings.
A roast is a roast is a roast. It's not for five year olds and it's all in good fun!
Exactly.
When's your next outing with the girls? I wish I had a gang like that to go out with. It sounds like you really have a great time with them.
I was not talking about you when I issued the warning, because I think your comments are always reasoned ones. There are some posters on threads I've been on today who have gotten downright nasty. THEY were who I was talking about. There is definitely room for disagreement on whether the first lady's comments were or weren't proper, IMO.
I couldn't agree with you more.
My pleasure
Actually I haven't watched CNN since...hmmmmmmm...the day we got Fox News in Odessa! They are just so biased it makes my hair hurt! LOL!
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