Serious question about "Our first lady" - Laura Bush (aka Laawra)

[Mira]

Is there anything whatsoever she has done for us?

For 5 years now she has been our first lady, I assume she has a staff, she does not have to do the cooking and cleaning, she has no job, and I do not know of a single cause or interest she has exhibited.

I know of no way in which the country has benefitted from her.
I apologize for the light weight question, but I don't want to despise her so much if she has a raison d'etre other than just walking around.

I see her look roundeyed, doped up and smiling, and hold hands with *Bush while they walk in front of Condi?

Is there more?

[Kierkegaard]

1. I think she may have been the personality model for the remake of

the movie 'The Stepford Wives.'

[smirkymonkey]

2. Seriously, what has she done? Anything?

Besides remaining perpetually doped up for the last 5 years? I can't think of a more useless first lady.

[Sparkly]

3. I was just wondering what happened to her inner-city gang project.

I mean, we all expected SO much from that.

[TexasLawyer]

18. LOL

whut up, Laura? :rofl::rofl:

[Sparkly]

28. "I so enjoy chilling with my homies."

"And of course, George owns in the hood. Now where's my limo? I'm jonesing for a watercress sandwich and a dry Chardonnay."

[carolinalady]

4. 2 things I remember about her--she is actively interested in

education and she was active in promoting women's rights in Afghanistan--she also helped raise funds for female children to have school supplies in Afghanistan.

[terrya]

6. Yes..Education...while her husband is underfunding "No Child Left Behind"

Of course. How sadly ironic.

[leesa]

17. Was she shilling the books Neil was making a bundle selling?

Obviously, she doesn't give a rats ass about women's rights in Afghanistan or anywhere else.

[Booster]

19. She was interested in women's rights in Afghanistan until

Oprah turned down the invitation to go. She and Bush dropped the subject after that happened. Jay Leno's wife must be livid also, after Leno fawned all over him - Bush used them all for his gain, but Oprah didn't fall for it.

[TankLV]

26. Hahahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha!

Oh, you were SERIOUS!

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Whoooo boy - that was a good one - thanks!

[tularetom]

5. I'm not sure that doing anything for us

is in her job description but I get your point. I suppose that the carbon dioxide she exhales does provide respiration for some trees but other than that she's is kind of a useless POS.

[Lubernaut]

7. She did raise awareness of Hurricane Corrina...

[carolinalady]

8. Also don't forget she picked Harriet Miers!

[Disturbed]

9. She has helped our Economy..

by purchasing large supplies of Zanaax.

[kskiska]

10. As she responded to Bar at their first meeting,

when asked what she did, "I read, I smoke, I admire." She's still doing it.

[Mira]

11. oh what a loss to all of us ...so it's every bit as bad as I thought! n/t

[Maccagirl]

12. I have never seen a public person

who is so invisable. She seems to give/receive nothing.

[Yupster]

13. She came up with the White ouse Book Fair idea

which is held each year.

I look forward to it on C-Span.

She also did the same thing when Bush was Governor of Texas. I went to one in Austin once. Lots of Democratic authors involved.

[adigal]

14. And she taught George how the FBI could get

the library records of all of its book borrowers. (snarky)

[EFerrari]

21. We're not hearing much about that since her invitations have

started to be turned down by authors against the war.

[hopein08]

15. Inspired horrible "Stepford Wives" remake???

:shrug::shrug::shrug:

[leesa]

16. She was supposed to be saving gang members, but I think she forgot

where they lived and went to Nordstroms instead.

[GRLMGC]

20. She's just married to him

She wasn't elected. It's always great when a First Lady takes on an important cause but its really not a requirement.

[EFerrari]

22. That's right. She can sit out both terms with her finger up her nose

on our dime. That's her right.

[GRLMGC]

23. What the hell are you talking about?

Do you want her to go on some stupid war on drugs or something? She does random shit that will never change the world. If she does nothing then that doesn't matter either. She's not an elected official. She's just unfortunate enough to be married to the president of the United States

[EFerrari]

24. Exactly. n/t

[TankLV]

25. She is as useless as Nancy rearranging the china, only a lot worse.

[win_in_06]

27. She has promoted reading (former librarian).

She's also given hope to the average man out there that anyone can pull a hottie.