http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/laurabush/ en-us Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:42:36 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414963/posts What I am about to share has little political relevance. It is simply a candid expression of my gratitude and a testimony to how anything can happen in this glorious experiment called America. Last Christmas, because I was selected by my congressman to decorate an ornament for the White House Christmas tree, my wife Mary and I were invited by Laura Bush to a reception at the White House. The White House sent me a six by six inch silver plastic ball with specific instructions. The theme of my design must reflect my state (Florida) in a red, white and... LloydMarcus.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414963/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:42:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405881/posts Former First Lady Laura Bush was in Rochester Friday as the guest speaker at the Lakeside Foundation's Annual Gala Dinner. Before her speech, she toured Lakeside Hospital in Brockport and sat down for a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with 13WHAM’s Don Alhart to discuss healthcare, literacy, and life after the White House. Mrs. Bush on New Mammogram Guidelines: “Well, I was concerned about hearing the new guidelines on breast cancer that say not to do mammograms until you’re 50, and they even sort of disregard breast self-exams. The reason I was concerned is that we worked so long for so many... WHAM-TV Rochester, NY http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405881/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:03:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384514/posts We know absolutely no one in Bush family circles and have never met former President George W. Bush or his wife Laura. If you have been reading us for any length of time, you know that we used to make fun of “Dubya” nearly every day…parroting the same comedic bits we heard in our Democrat circles, where Bush is still, to this day, lampooned as a chimp, a bumbling idiot, and a poor, clumsy public speaker. Oh, how we RAILED against Bush in 2000…and how we RAILED against the surge in support Bush received post-9/11 when he went to Ground... Hill Buzz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384514/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:53:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384167/posts We know absolutely no one in Bush family circles and have never met former President George W. Bush or his wife Laura. If you have been reading us for any length of time, you know that we used to make fun of “Dubya” nearly every day…parroting the same comedic bits we heard in our Democrat circles, where Bush is still, to this day, lampooned as a chimp, a bumbling idiot, and a poor, clumsy public speaker. Oh, how we RAILED against Bush in 2000…and how we RAILED against the surge in support Bush received post-9/11 when he went to Ground... Hillbuzz.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384167/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:58:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380839/posts FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) ― Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, visited wounded soldiers and their families near the site of the worst mass shooting on an Army post in the United States. The Bushes made their private visit to Fort Hood's Darnall Army Medical Center on Friday night. Bush spokesman David Sherzer said in an e-mail that the couple thanked Fort Hood's military leaders and hospital staff for the "amazing care they are providing." AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380839/posts#comment Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:32:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376284/posts November and winter is now upon us and it is almost frightening to realise it is almost a year ago that the election was held that made us realise that the previous 8 years of President George W Bush time as President was drawing to an end. Even though it has been about 9 months since George W Bush left office for many it seems another age so much seems to have changed and many things we hold dear now seem to mean nothing. We miss the class and character that George W Bush, his wife and of course his... www.georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376284/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 04:55:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335673/posts PARIS, France (CNN) -- Former first lady Laura Bush praised the performance of her husband's successor Monday, breaking with many Republicans in telling CNN that she thinks President Obama is doing a good job under tough circumstances. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335673/posts#comment Wed, 9 Sep 2009 19:16:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335177/posts The Super Bowl XLV effort has been a celebrity draw, attracting everyone from football legends (Roger Staubach) to business legends (T. Boone Pickens). Now, the host committee has landed its biggest names yet: former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush. They will be co-chairs of an educational, community service and art project that's being described as the largest of its kind in the country aimed at elementary school children. Dallas News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335177/posts#comment Wed, 9 Sep 2009 04:36:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334102/posts WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former first lady Laura Bush is defending President Obama's decision to address the nation's school children, telling CNN Monday that it is "really important for everyone to respect the President of the United States." "I think that there is a place for the President of the United States to talk to school children and encourage school children, and I think there are a lot of people that should do the same," she told CNN's Zain Verjee. "And that is encourage their own children to stay in school and to study hard and to try to achieve the... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334102/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 19:18:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307532/posts Where is the outrage? Flickr http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307532/posts#comment Tue, 4 Aug 2009 00:29:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306172/posts It is now going on eight month since President Bush has left office. I thank God for the time he was our President and kept us save after the horrible day on September 11, 2001For this month thread I will post the August photos from 2001 - 2004. The quote of the day will be President Bush’s announcement on the Patients’ Bill Of Rights, which I find very appropriate being what will face us if the democrat’s health care bill passes and becomes law Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island .. White House archives http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306172/posts#comment Sat, 1 Aug 2009 22:36:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305498/posts Michelle Obama's performance as first lady is getting high marks from her predecessor, Laura Bush. Speaking to The Associated Press after a change of command ceremony for the USS Texas submarine in Connecticut, Bush says she's watched the current first lady from afar and is impressed. KTVT11 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305498/posts#comment Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:39:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2287650/posts GALICE - Laura Bush walked down the concrete boat ramp at Almeda Park with four lifelong friends from Midland, Texas, to begin a three-day raft trip down the wild Rogue River. The former first lady graciously granted an interview, clad in long sleeves, long pants and a wide hat like her four pals on this sunny Monday morning. More of this story The Daily Courier http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2287650/posts#comment Tue, 7 Jul 2009 23:14:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283668/posts July 2009 sees nearly 6 months since George W Bush entered private life and as we have done in previously monthly threads I have collated photos from the month we are in from previous years. Tonight I will post July 2001 and July 2002 photos and then over the next few days post 2003 and 2004 photos. I have also found some photos from this June which I will also post in the next few days starting with one of them as the photo of the month. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island www.georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/ news www.yahoo.com/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283668/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 23:10:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273826/posts NEW YORK , June 17 (UPI) -- A New York jury has acquitted a 24-year-old man accused of heckling Laura and Jenna Bush and assailing a wheelchair-bound teenager and her family. The New York Post reported Wednesday a Manhattan Criminal Court jury acquitted Gary Talis Tuesday on assault charges stemming from an April 2008 incident in which Talis allegedly attacked a family following a New York appearance by the wife and daughter of then-U.S. President George W. Bush. The Bushes were in New York to talk about their children's book, "Read All About It." Authorities had accused Talis of shouting... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273826/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:26:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267090/posts WASHINGTON – Former first lady Laura Bush says she's pleased that President Barack Obama nominated a woman for the Supreme Court. "I think she sounds like a winner and a good nominee," Bush said of Sonia Sotomayor, the federal appeals judge Obama picked. AP via Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267090/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 12:50:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267133/posts Former first lady Laura Bush said while her husband, George W. Bush, does not think it’s appropriate for a former president to criticize his successor, she understands why former Vice President Dick Cheney has. “That’s his right as a citizen of the U.S., and I think he also feels obligated and so I understand why he wants to speak out,” Bush said in an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “On the other hand George feels like as a former president that he owes President Obama his silence on issues and that there’s no reason to second guess any decisions... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267133/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 13:58:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248970/posts POLITICO recently ran a story about the moments that shaped first lady Michelle Obama’s image. I like seeing so much attention paid to a first lady, and I think Americans enjoy knowing what she is working on and how she is spending her time in the White House. The coverage is helpful for all of us to develop an impression about the first lady. And surely there has been no shortage of coverage. I know firsthand what it takes to manage the diverse portfolio of this unique position, which in fact has no official description. The job is what the... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248970/posts#comment Tue, 12 May 2009 02:12:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226706/posts DALLAS -- The new couple at 10141 Daria Place accepted an invitation to a neighborhood dinner party last month. The guest list totaled eight. The main dish was chicken potpie. George and Laura Bush left their cul-de-sac in the back of a dark sedan, exited through a Secret Service checkpoint and rode down streets bordered by lawn signs adorned with gigantic Ws to welcome them home. It had been a bad week for the country. President Obama spoke on television about the burdens he had inherited in office: anti-American sentiment, two wars, a recession. But it had been a good... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226706/posts#comment Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:56:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225400/posts During a time when young women in the United States have few role models and Britney Spears' misbehavior is fodder for the airwaves, former First Lady Laura Bush continues to represents American womanhood at its best. While Mrs. Bush may have been thought of as an old style first lady because although she was a woman with strong opinions, she understood that her place in the White House was to bring dignity to her role as the first lady of the land. The song, "Stand by your man" might describe the way Ms. Bush supported her husband during his presidency.... Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225400/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2009 04:59:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208029/posts MARCH 17, 2009 The Dissing of Laura Bush By WILLIAM MCGURN By choosing Fort Bragg for her first official trip outside the capital last Thursday, Michelle Obama signaled that she will use her position as First Lady to promote one of America's most deserving causes: our military families. Plainly the families loved it. Just look at the smiles on those children as she read them "The Cat in the Hat." So it was just a little disconcerting the next morning to hear the First Lady explain how she came to this issue during last year's campaign. "I think I was... Wall St. Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208029/posts#comment Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:38:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2196772/posts > Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island White House.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2196772/posts#comment Sun, 1 Mar 2009 18:54:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195485/posts Former first lady Laura Bush says she didn't watch President Barack Obama's speech to Congress because "I just totally forgot about it." But Mrs. Bush hasn't become totally disengaged from politics in the roughly five weeks since she and her husband, George W. Bush, moved out of the White House. She says, for example, that she remains very interested in what happens in Afghanistan, calling Obama's developing policy there "encouraging." Mrs. Bush made women's rights issues in Afghanistan a personal priority, and she visited there alone on at least two occasions. She said the fact she overlooked Obama's speech was... The Beaumont Enterprise / The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195485/posts#comment Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:15:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2192578/posts Former President George W. Bush will embark next month on a series of speeches that will take him to Canada, the U.S., Europe and Asia, advisers said. The former president already has plans for about 10 speeches over the next year, and will do more. During his final news conference, Bush had predicted that he would be back in the saddle quickly. He has stuck to that: An offering for speeches went up on the Washington Speakers Bureau website on Jan. 29, the week after he left the White House. The president, who moved to Dallas last week after spending... politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2192578/posts#comment Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:27:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2169892/posts We have discussed both on the dose and privately via freepmail as to what we may do in the future of the dose. It is suggested that a thread is posted where anyone can post photos or news of George W Bush and if you so wish any other member of his administration as to what they are doing or hope to do in the future and the idea is that this thread will cover January 2009 news and photos as well as being a recap of the last few days of the George W Bush Presidency plus events that... www.whitehouse.gov/news www.yahoo.com/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2169892/posts#comment Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:58:15 GMT