Friday, May 14th, 2010
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"But abnegating her own beliefs in order to stand by her man-even as he did things that affected innumerable lives, things she apparently knew to be wrong-was exactly 'traditional,' and the worst kind of tradition. The really troubling thing is how much people liked it: How a woman publicly enacting lack of engagement, lack of opinion, lack of self, was met with such sky-high approval ratings and such wide applause."
-That's Sady Doyle on the secret life of Laura Bush, and it is all kinds of oof.

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That's the last time I take advice from Tammy Wynette. DAMN YOU, WYNETTE, LOOK WHAT YOU'VE COST ME!

HiredGoons (#603)

Good thing that was written by a woman, otherwise it might have clout.

City_Dater (#2,500)

Laura Bush = Best Living Argument Against "Settling."

I would accuse Mrs. Bush of moral cowardice if I wasn't fairly certain she was a robot.

BadUncle (#153)

The good Texan.

Kevin (#2,559)

And people wonder why I'm never moving back.

nicole (#2,443)

I don't wonder! All the best people from Texas aren't in Texas anymore!

Crantastical (#4,127)

Well look at what happened when Hillary Clinton tried to think for herself (as First Lady).

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