Wash Journ NOW. "From Her Lips to His Ear" Laura to George

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/23/AR2006032302001_pf.html

From Her Lips to His Ear

By Sally Quinn
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, March 24, 2006; C01

Dear Laura,

It's time for you to act. Nancy Reagan did it. You can, too.

Things are falling apart. They always do in the second term. And when they do, there's only one person who can change things: the wife. You are the only one who can tell him the truth. You are smart, astute; you're not afraid of him and you love him.

I see you're going on Larry King tonight, and that's a good way to show your support and share your popularity. But your real work is behind the scenes.

The president's poll numbers have tanked. They are among the lowest of any president in history at this point in his term. So think back to Ronald Reagan's second term. He was mired in Iran-contra, his staff was exhausted, and their reaction to criticism was to dig in. Nancy managed to clean house, bring the White House back in touch with the outside world and, in doing so, allowed Reagan to clear his head, end the Cold War and "tear down that wall, Mr. Gorbachev." His polls skyrocketed, from a low of 42 to 68 percent when he left office.

Because of the nature of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, Hillary Clinton was unable to carry off the same trick. But you are perfectly positioned.

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1. umm. might work--as Laura is his babe!

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2. its a letter to Laura telling to get off her butt and change GEORGE!

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3. article says get new blood, etc etc. cause WH staff is wearing out.

[cap]

8. no it wont

Laura always walks silently 2 steps behind George. Laura is no Nancy and no Hillary.

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24. DING DING DING! Cap, you're our grand prize winner!

Laura always walks silently 2 steps behind George...

Quinn points out that Hillary was not in a "position" to do for Bill what Nancy did for Ron. So she should also be savvy enough to realize that Laura is a far cry from being another Nancy. She doesn't appear to have the capacity to take care of herself, never mind someone else.

:headbang:
rocknation

[Minnesota Libra]

4. I don't think she will tell him to do the right thing and resign though nt

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5. te he. a caller said--Let him have a few drinks--get loose a bit.

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6. a caller says she thinks Laura has spoken to G.--already told him how

bad things are in this country but he is 'pigheated"

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7. article says all the good things Mrs. Reagan did--turned his 2nd term

around. etc etc

[redwitch]

9. pigheated?

Now THAT is interesting! :P

[Junkdrawer]

10. LOL...As if Bush actually ran the White House...

:rofl:

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12. you caught my poor fast typing 'pigheaded" te he

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11. Everyone saw the stony faced anger Pickles displayed at

Coretta Scott King's funeral when everyone got up and told how out of control this administration is and what horrible shape the country is in. She isn't going to help. She's a believer. Just like blivet's horrible hag of a mother. She thinks they are 'special'.

[DemonFighterLives]

13. Laura is a dim bulb, just not as dim as the knucklehead in chief

She has done nothing of any substance and that is why she polls better than dubby. She really sees no wrong- with her power and prestige and MONEY $$$$$ is rolling in.

[susu369]

14. Dear Laura,

My private dinner parties are being ruined by nasty discussions of your georgie being an idiot.....

Please help. Pretty please.

Sally

Note: I do not believe Pickles persuaded georgie to stop drinking. He just drinks in secret. IMHO.

[BlueManDude]

15. Sally Quinn and her ilk are just as much of the problem as Bush is. n/t

[Buns_of_Fire]

16. Dontcha listen to Sally, Laura. You're doing just fine.

But if you want to go all Tammy Wynette on us, and considering the hole your Significant Chimp has dug himself into, I can offer one thing you can do to help: Hand him a bigger shovel. :evilgrin:

[LiberalinNC]

17. The day I give Laura that much credit, is the day she files for a Divorce!

[tanyev]

18. Laura's got a big stack of novels to read; no time to care.

[Binka]

19. What A Load Of Pants Quinn Has Lost Her Fucking Mind

She is advocating a nice Spring Clean Up to put things back on track? :wtf: Hey Sally listen up you old fucking nutter, Nancy put lipstick on a pig and called it Monique but it was still a motherfucking pig. Ray-guns numbers went up because the corporate press pimped him 24/7. Nancy was the Prez you fecking shitdustbag. She was incompetent and so she fired everyone in her circle to make it look like Ronny cared about his advisor's. It was an ACT for fuck sakes. Are you shitting me Sal, you are advocating that the wife of a sitting President put on a dog and pony show in an attempt to give you press whores a new angle to pimp? Have you no motherfucking shame? Quit. Put your pen down now and take your sagging ass and tits to the Hampton's and just SHUT THE FUCK UP.

[saracat]

20. Umm. Hillary never had to pull off the "same trick" . Bill's poll numbers

NEVER tanked. They never went below 50+! Hillary was NOT "unanble to carry off the same trick because of the nature of the Monica Lewinsky scandal".There is NO comparison between the two!

[PA Democrat]

22. Details, shmetails. Does Quinn think people's memories are THAT bad?

She seems to forget that Bill's dalliance with Monica didn't:

-bankrupt the country
-get our soldiers killed
-get innocent civilians killed
-destroy America's reputation around the world.

[UTUSN]

21. Sally, stick it where the Ben BRADLEE don't shine n/t

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23. It's official: Operation Unscripted was a failure

Time to trot out the above-reproach wife, because no self-respecting media outlet would dare to pick on her. It would be like picking on Mother Theresa.

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rocknation

[Lisa]

25. she's tried to tell him the truth before ...

It was either during the congressional or gubernatorial campaign ... anyway, he asked her for advice on how to improve his speeches, and when she made some suggestions, he was so upset that he drove the car into the garage wall.

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26. LAURA the performing seal!