Delusional Laura Bush: Don't Believe The Polls
Poor Laura, living in that White House bubble, not having a clue.
Laura "Permanent Glassy Eyes" Bush showed up on Faux News this morning to say she doesn't believe the polls that show her chimp husband with record low approval ratings.
She said on Faux: "I don't really believe those polls. I travel around the country. I see people, I see their responses to my husband. I see their response to me. As I travel around the United States, I see a lot of appreciation for him. A lot of people come up to me and say, 'Stay the course'."
See, Laura, it works something like this. The little worker helper bees inside the White House know that your husband can't take criticism. So, when he goes out into Middle America and gives speeches, they pre-select his audience. And only those people who have identified themselves as being in lock-step with your husband's policies, are allowed into these events.
So you see, if someone still has their Kerry/Edwards '04 bumper sticker on their car, they aren't likely to get inside to see your dear Chimp's speech, even though they have a right to.
It's Mother's Day Laura, so I'll offer you some advice: stay off the Xanax or whatever it is that makes your eyes so glassy. And come join us in the reality-based community.
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Comment by Dark Knight Raid— 2006/05/14 @ 02:10 PM — (Reply)
Actually, though, yes, the Bushies have had a habit of pre-selecting audiences, and denying admission to Bush events, to those who they feel are not for them.
Here's one article that serves as an example:
Ticket ripped because of sticker
Teacher, 55, wanted to see a president
BY IAN C. STOREY
Record-Eagle staff writer
TRAVERSE CITY - Kathryn Mead wanted to see her first sitting president when George W. Bush visited the city.
Instead, Bush campaign staffers tore up the 55-year-old social studies teacher's ticket and refused her admission because she sported a small sticker on her blouse that touted the Democratic ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards.
"I had my ticket and photo identification, but they would not let me in because of this sticker," said Mead, a teacher at Traverse City West Senior High, who said she has seen Queen Elizabeth and Pope John Paul in person.
"I have never found this kind of screening anywhere in my travels around the world. I can't imagine being denied access to hearing the president of the United States speak."
Several people outside the campaign event tried to console Mead, who was visibly upset.
"It really is comedic," said a man holding a Kerry/Edwards sign. "What absolute nonsense."
Kate Stephan, chair of the Grand Traverse Republican Party, could not be reached for comment after the rally.
But Ralph Soffredine, a Traverse City commissioner, school board member and former police chief who worked security at the front gate, said it is part of the Bush campaign policy.
"We were told that anyone with stickers or shirts would not be let in if they would not take them off," he said. "(Mead) came to me after her ticket was torn up, but I told her there was nothing I could do.
"I know her and it was really too bad, but I would say that we had very few instances of that. I thought it went very well."
Lynn Larson, chair of the Grand Traverse Democratic Party, said the move is typical of other Bush rallies that only allow Republican supporters to see the president.
"The very reason that we are here protesting is to protect our First Amendment rights," she said. "When the Secret Service rips somebody's sticker off and takes their ticket away, it makes me even more determined to march to protect our rights."
Mead, who has taught for two decades, instead stood on the sidewalks with other John Kerry supporters, listening to Bush from behind a fence.
"I really, truly wanted to have the experience of having seen the president and hear him speak, which is very important to me as a social studies teacher," she said. "How can anyone in the United States deny someone entry? Isn't this a democracy?"
Comment by SMillard— 2006/05/14 @ 04:20 PM — (Reply)
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"Hughes met with a variety of preselected audiences -- female Saudi students, working mothers in Istanbul, former exchange students in Egypt -- but generally had few encounters with people on the street, except for the occasional child she would stop and talk to. She said that on future trips -- she expects to go to Indonesia in October -- she wants to reach out to a broader range of people." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/29/AR2005092901290_pf.html
another article:
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Elle Kurpiewski, president of Democrats of the Desert, said Bush should take in some additional sights while in the area.
“Instead of just seeing Indian Wells and Rancho Mirage, our wealthier communities, it might be good for him to take a look at what’s going on down in Coachella with the immigration issue,” she said.
Kurpiewski noted there will be virtually no opportunity for most local residents to interact with or even hear the president.
“It’s a continuation of (Bush) going to give speeches to pre-selected audiences. He is living in a bubble,” she said.
http://www.desertsunonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060414/BREAKING/60414001
And other:
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"Hundreds of protesters gathered for the rally before Bush's appearance and then marched down neighborhood streets to stand as close as they could to the building where the president
was meeting with members of a preselected audience."
http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050304/NEWS/50304002
And then here's an article where the Bushies even wanted to know the RACE of a journalist who would be covering one of their events:
Bush camp solicits race of Star staffer
By C.J. Karamargin
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
President Bush's re-election campaign insisted on knowing the race of an Arizona Daily Star journalist assigned to photograph Vice President Dick Cheney.
The Star refused to provide the information.
Cheney is scheduled to appear at a rally this afternoon at the Pima County Fairgrounds.
A rally organizer for the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign asked Teri Hayt, the Star's managing editor, to disclose the journalist's race on Friday. After Hayt refused, the organizer called back and said the journalist probably would be allowed to photograph the vice president.
"It was such an outrageous request, I was personally insulted," Hayt said later.
Danny Diaz, a spokesman for the president's re-election campaign, said the information was needed for security purposes.
"All the information requested of staff, volunteers and participants for the event has been done so to ensure the safety of all those involved, including the vice president of the United States," he said.
Diaz repeated that answer when asked if it is the practice of the White House to ask for racial information or if the photographer, Mamta Popat, was singled out because of her name. He referred those questions to the U.S. Secret Service, which did not respond to a call from the Star Friday afternoon.
Hayt declined to speculate on whether Popat was racially profiled, but said she is deeply concerned.
"One has to wonder what they were going to do with that information," Hayt said. "Because she has Indian ancestry, were they going to deny her access? I don't know."
Journalists covering the president or vice president must undergo a background check and are required to provide their name, date of birth and Social Security number. The Star provided that information Thursday for Popat and this reporter.
"That's all anybody has been asked to provide," said Hayt, adding that this is the first time in her 26-year career that a journalist's race was made an issue.
Organizer Christine Walton asked for Popat's race in telephone conversations with two other Star editors before she spoke to Hayt. They also refused to provide the information. Walton told Hayt that Popat's race was necessary to allow the Secret Service to distinguish her from someone else who might have the same name.
"It was a very lame excuse," Hayt said.
Popat, a photographer with six years' experience, was on assignment Friday and unaware of the controversy. But she said she was glad the Star refused. "My race shouldn't have anything to do with my job," she said.
Tickets are required for the public to attend the rally, which begins at 12:50 p.m. All tickets were distributed by Friday.
? Reporter C.J. Karamargin: 573-4243 or ckaramargin@azstarnet.com.
Comment by SMillard— 2006/05/14 @ 04:34 PM — (Reply)