...we have in Laura Bush. She said some very classy things about Hillary and about Michelle.
About Hillary:
"Mrs. Bush said she's paying close attention to the 2008 election.
She said she admired the "grit and strength" that Hillary Rodham Clinton demonstrated in the Democratic Party's long, hard-fought primaries, but said she would want to see a Republican woman as president.
"Of course I want the woman to be a Republican woman," Mrs. Bush said. "But I will say, I have watched the campaign and I admired Hillary's grit and strength. I know what it's like to run those campaigns and so I'll have to say I have a lot of admiration for her endurance."
About Michelle:
"And she came to the defense of Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, who's been harshly criticized by Republicans for saying last February in a Wisconsin campaign appearance that for the first time in her adult life she's proud of the United States. Michelle Obama later clarified the remark, saying she had always been proud of her country.
"I think she probably meant 'I'm more proud,' you know, is what she really meant," Mrs. Bush said. "You have to be very careful in what you say. Everything you say is looked at and in many cases misconstrued."
I saw the soundbite of that last paragraph. She was very sincere. Whether she truly believed it is another thing, but when asked the question directly, she didn't dodge it or dance around it. She sounded & looked very sincere, and that's true class & grace.
The link:
Mrs. Bush: History will vindicate her husband
About Hillary:
"Mrs. Bush said she's paying close attention to the 2008 election.
She said she admired the "grit and strength" that Hillary Rodham Clinton demonstrated in the Democratic Party's long, hard-fought primaries, but said she would want to see a Republican woman as president.
"Of course I want the woman to be a Republican woman," Mrs. Bush said. "But I will say, I have watched the campaign and I admired Hillary's grit and strength. I know what it's like to run those campaigns and so I'll have to say I have a lot of admiration for her endurance."
About Michelle:
"And she came to the defense of Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, who's been harshly criticized by Republicans for saying last February in a Wisconsin campaign appearance that for the first time in her adult life she's proud of the United States. Michelle Obama later clarified the remark, saying she had always been proud of her country.
"I think she probably meant 'I'm more proud,' you know, is what she really meant," Mrs. Bush said. "You have to be very careful in what you say. Everything you say is looked at and in many cases misconstrued."
I saw the soundbite of that last paragraph. She was very sincere. Whether she truly believed it is another thing, but when asked the question directly, she didn't dodge it or dance around it. She sounded & looked very sincere, and that's true class & grace.
The link:
Mrs. Bush: History will vindicate her husband
It was a total joke, and apparently Laura was cool as a cucumber at all the last minute problems, but she did say having a WH wedding would have been a LOT less work or something like that!