Poor Laura >>>

[Stephanie]

Her assistant is better dressed than she is.



http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050524/481/egyv10205241031


And her makeup artist seems to have gone insane.



http: //story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050524/ids_photos_wl/r3259745031.jpg

[calico1]

1. Who designs her clothing?

And why does almost everything she wears make her look so "hippy?"

[Andy_Stephenson]

4. Her clothers are carefully designed by

Omar...the tent maker.

Lately into designing with drapery fabric.

[DoYouEverWonder]

38. I beg to differ

today's creation was definitely made out of table cloths.

BTW: What's with the mouth? I guess she couldn't find her own lips this morning.

[jmowreader]

44. That's actually a good technique

If your lips are very thin, line them outside the actual lip and fill the outline in. This gives you the illusion of a normal mouth, at least from a distance--at five feet it's hard to tell you faked the lipline.

Laura Bush has normal lips, so doing this to her makes her look like Mick Jagger in Plum.

[aden_nak]

7. George likes her hips. Them's "child bearin'" hips.

[mopaul]

8. chairman mao

[Warpy]

16. She may prefer the shorter jackets

but yes, it's an unfortunate choice for the 99% of us who don't have perfect, anorexic, drag queen bodies.

Yes, that was a dig.

[ariellyn]

52. There's nothing wrong with what she's wearing--although there's a

lot wrong with her husband. I don't get these threads. :shrug:

[oldtime dfl_er]

2. Huccome I don't hear the press making fun of her pantsuits?

The same way they made fun of Hillary for wearing them? Or, anybody recall Chris Matthews guffawing at length over Teresa Heinz Kerry's pashmina shawls? And rreally, to be honest, Laura Bush looks like crap in the pantsuits she chooses. The cut of this thing is incredibly unflattering -- imagine the view from the rear. Ugh.

www.cafepress.com/showtheworld

[Mika]

5. Because that would be treason. n/t

[Andy_Stephenson]

6. " imagine the view from the rear."

Do I have to?

[City Lights]

37. It's not just the press. The chimperor issued a dress decree after

the 2000 selection.

<snip>

One of the very first decisions President Bush made after his inauguration was to reinstate the White House dress code.

<snip>

The dress code was established initially by the first Bush administration, and, at the time, it specified that women wear knee-length skirts and stockings in the West Wing. In other words, during the administrations of Ronald Reagan and Bush the Elder, only the boys wore pants. Because this was an idea whose time came -- and went -- in the Paleozoic era, the minor style revolution that followed with the election of Bill Clinton was totally inadvertent.

http://dir.salon.com/mwt/style/2001/04/16/dress_code/index.html

I wonder if he allows Pickles to wear pants in the West Wing.

[northzax]

43. why would the wife come to the office?

[BlueEyedSon]

3. Probably more interesting, too....nt

[movie_girl99]

9. ewww look at the wrinkles

around her mouth. Those are tale tale signs of a smoker.

[elehhhhna]

10. ...and a face-sleeper. And a cow's anus.

[Maru Kitteh]

14. Definately smoker wrinkles

So all you smokers out there.......... QUIT NOW. Gross.

[Tim4319]

21. Do she smoke cigarettes?

Didn't she let it be known, that she partake in the smoking of the "self-rolled" variety? The kind used for cataracts?

[jmowreader]

45. Dubya even had the government-building smoking regs altered

so Laura could smoke in the family quarters.

Yes, she's a smoker. I don't think they're the little ones because she wouldn't have the Xanax Stare if that's what she smoked.

Besides, if Laura brought a bag of weed into the White House, George would smoke it all himself.

[Maru Kitteh]

47. Her and Babs both smoked

I'm pretty sure Babs kicked the addiction but I'm not sure 'bout Pickles. Sounds like she smoked just about anything you could fit inside of paper for a while. Explains a lot. The glassy stare, etc.

[elehhhhna]

24. True but:

My sis (40) who's never tanned or smoked is getting these lines due to a) thin lips --we're Dutch, and by "thin lips" I mean Howard Deanish can't see 'em hardly lips--and b) sleeping on her face.

Mine are from the above plus smoking. Euuuuuuuuuuw. Hypnotist & Restylane here I come.

[Maru Kitteh]

48. Laura ain't Dutch

She's too...... swarthy and stout to be Dutch.

[elehhhhna]

53. Right! In fact, she's a robot of unknown provenance.

[MsUSA]

31. I did, just 22 days ago, and I hate to say this, I have those ugly

smokers lines too, and I HATE THEM!! :cry:

[Stephanie]

32. They can be filled in with injectables

Just see a cosmetic dermatologist - your reward for quitting smoking.

[elehhhhna]

33. can also bee peeled if not too deep (yech)

[madrchsod]

12. more than that-my wife smokes and

is the same age but she doesn`t have that deformity...

[FreedomAngel82]

27. I think so too

My grandma has smoked for as long as I can remember and she has that.

[madrchsod]

11. what the hell is happening to her lips?

to much botox or what...no wonder he trys to hit up on every woman that comes near him...pickles is becoming really scary looking

[OKNancy]

13. Laura Bush will be 60 years old next year

As with many post-menopausal women, the body changes. We get a little thick on the bottom and get a few wrinkles. I think a lot of women, both Democrats and Republican, try to dress more conservatively as they age. If she were anorexic or dressed inappropriately for her age, I'm sure there would be even more threads like this.

There is plenty to criticize about the Bush administration. How Laura Bush dresses, her weight, her make-up are not of interest to me.
Just because the Republicans were hateful about Hillary or Eleanor Roosevelt doesn't mean I have to stoop to that level.

I have always found these kinds of threads to be embarrassing.

[undeterred]

15. thanks Nancy, me too

And if some freeper talked this way about Hillary or Barbara Boxer we'd be all over it.

[Stephanie]

19. If it's not of interest to you

Why bother posting?

[RebelOne]

22. I agree with you. I am really getting tired of all this bashing

Laura, her clothes and her looks. I don't particularly care for her, but she actually does not look too bad for her age. I find that as I am getting older that I must dress more conservatively. I can't get away with the thigh-high mini-skirts anymore.

[hippiegranny]

42. I agree that Laura looks OK

for her age. I think she is a vapid, medicated twit, and that whoever designs her wardrobe must be a Democrat, but otherwise, I cannot work up the same distaste for her as I do for that unmitigated moran she married.

[calico1]

23. I actually think she is an attractive lady and agree that

for pushing 60 she looks good. I was just wondering why she can't find a better clothing designer. She could look a lot better than she does. A lot of what she wears is not flattering and she is a public figure, unlike any of us.

[Dulcinea]

35. Agreed.

She's not unattractive, she just can't dress herself.

She needs a stylist! If she has no interest in style or fashion, she could easily hire someone to help. Shallow though it is, women are judged by their clothing, especially public figures like the First Lady.

Hell, she has DAUGHTERS! Evidently neither of her girls are her fashion police (I'm one of 3 girls, & if one of us wasn't dressed appropriately, we heard about it from Mom or our sisters!)

[oldtime dfl_er]

25. Historically a presidency is remembered for more than just the man

holding the office. First ladies are historic figures, too. And unfortuantely in our society, which is still sexist and paternalistic, first ladies set fashions, styles, cultural trends, etc. When Jackie Kennedy went to France and charmed Charles DeGaulle, that was actually helpful to US-French relations. When Dolly Madison saved the Washington painting, that was an act of historic heroism. Laura Bush is an embarrassment as an ambassador of style and as an historic figure. She stands for nothing and sets womens' rights back 50 years. She's worse than Nancy Reagan, who actually had some power.

www.cafepress.com/showtheworld

[spuddonna]

28. I totally agree!

You know, I don't care what Bush or his wife look like...
I care what they DO, because that is what has lead us to the economic mess we are in, the Iraq war, and the destruction of the USA's reputation as a great, country based on high ideals, moral treatment of prisoners, and a bastion for the free press.

The fundraiser letters I get from the GOP have nasty pictures, very unflattering pictures, of all of our Democratic leaders to persuade their members even more so that Hillary, Kennedy, etc. are 'evil'.

Do we really need to emulate the WORST of the GOP??!!

I guess I thought the Democratic party was the party of reason... maybe I was wrong...

[Stephanie]

30. Why is the GOP sending you fundraising letters?

[Dulcinea]

36. I get them from time to time too.

I have no clue why.

[spuddonna]

49. Because I write to Republican Senators...

like McCain, Hagel... like in this past month, I've sent a bunch of e-mails begging them to leave the filibuster alone. I wrote to McCain about how dissapointed I was with his decision on Gonzales... etc.

The downside is, they include me on their mailing lists! The last thing I need right now is more junk mail...

[dogday]

17. Oh Chit! The Botox is wearing off and so is the Xanax

Hurry get the Botox and Xanax for the first lady, she is looking a little worn out....

[barbaraann]

18. Isn't that Dick Cheney's daughter Elizabeth with her?

n/t

[Stephanie]

20. I think you're right

[im10ashus]

26. Mama shrub must be giving her tips.

They must share the same designer: Tent and Awning

[kskiska]

39. They DO share the same designer – Arnold Scaasi

Laura ditched her Texas designer for Bar's.

[im10ashus]

41. LMAO!

And I was just taking a wild guess. Thanks for the clarification.

[hopein08]

29. I think so. Cheney's daughter is......

assistant secretary of state for Middle Eastern affairs, or something like that that nepotism earned her that she's probably not really qualified for. So it is probably her and she was probably part of the official delegation.

[UdoKier]

34. When you think of Laura...

Laugh, don't cry.

I know, she'd want it that way, hey hey.


Love those cigarette mouth wrinkles, Pickles!

[progressivebydesign]

40. Actually I like Laura's pantsuit for once..

.. but the smoker's lips are very unattractive. The ciggie packs should have a warning on what it does to women's faces. Much more damaging to women than men cosmetically..

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

46. She would disappear into my living room sofa if she sat in it

same pattern and material

[paineinthearse]

50. Her assistant is better dressed than she is.

At least the jacket and pants match. Remember the state visit in Georgia?

[Swamp Rat]

51. Which one???

All three look like they shop for clothes at a curtain factory.