Laura Bush is IRRITATED by criticism of her husband's abstinence progams

[Bluebear]

First Lady Laura Bush made headlines recently on a trip to West Africa ("First lady irked by criticism of Bush AIDS plan," "Laura fires back at critics") defending the approach taken by the White House to fight global HIV/AIDS.

When asked about the Bush administration's emphasis on abstinence for HIV/AIDS prevention, Mrs. Bush told the Washington Post:

"I'm always a little bit irritated when I hear the criticism of abstinence, because abstinence is absolutely 100 percent effective in eradicating a sexually transmitted disease. In a country or a part of the world where one in three people have a sexually transmitted deadly disease, you have to talk about abstinence, you really have to. In many countries where girls feel obligated to comply with the wishes of men, girls need to know that abstinence is a choice."

Parts of her argument are absolutely true — empowering women and girls to make their own decisions about sex is crucial to ensuring their human rights and will also help stem the tide of HIV/AIDS. At the same time, however, Mrs. Bush is missing the other side of this argument — when women (and men) choose to have sex, they have the right to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS.

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/pp2/portal/files/portal/webzine/globaldispatch/gd-060202-laura-bush.xml

[emulatorloo]

1. time to up her Xanax dosage then EOM

[Maraya1969]

2. She looks like she has Late Stage Syphilis

[joemurphy]

3. Let's just say no to sex! n/t

[atommom]

4. Well, really. Why won't those people from other countries just stop

having sex? We taught that to OUR kids, and anyone can see it's been a raging success@

[LaurenG]

5. Will someone please tell her that human beings (mostly)

Do not do abstinence. We need another solution and btw SHE irritates me.

[Caoimhe]

6. abstinence makes the Church grow fondlers

:evilgrin:

[Canuckistanian]

38. LOL!

Brings new meaning to "Suffer the little children"

[Bluebear]

46. hehehehe

[Deja Q]

7. Oh come on. All she needs to do is get laid!

:rofl:

[SammyWinstonJack]

22. Ugh!

:puke: Not a mental image I wanted.

[Kerrytravelers]

8. That photo is the poster for abstince.

[Roland99]

9. Pickles should have abstained from driving in high school, too.

And, btw, how's Pickles doing on fighting that gang activity?

[muntrv]

10. Hey Laura,

how about fighting poverty? That's a bigger reason why kids have kids in that part of the world.

[spanone]

11. I'm so glad she's irritated.

[AndyA]

12. You really have to wonder about Laura...

There might be more to her abstinance wishes than we think.

After all, she has been married to Dubya for a good many years, and abstinance probably looks like a pretty good option for her these days!

:rofl:

[Tanuki]

13. Ken Mehlman

needs to tell her that she sounds "angry" and warn her that people don't like angry first ladies.:spank:

[Bluebear]

17. BINGOOOOOOOO!

[hlthe2b]

14. Abstinence is not a choice for married women and not teaching

them about the importance of using condoms and how to get their husband to use a condom is a death sentence. I wish this naive' pollyanna, who knows NOTHING about the real world would go back to Crawford and deal with the dry drunk and her own cigarette and haldol addiction.... :eyes:

[HysteryDiagnosis]

15. My my my doesn't she like looking at the

brazillion points of light.... heh heh heh....

[Fridays Child]

16. No, Pickles, in countries where girls feel obligated to comply with...

...the wishes of men, THE MEN need to know that abstinence is a choice.

[LynnTheDem]

18. Yeah them mean ol' DEMOCRACIES are so IRRITATING.

*whine*

Maybe bush shoulda practiced abstinence before he knocked up his GF and had to pay for the abortion.

Wish Beautiful Mind Baba had done either.

[marmar]

19. She and her husband...

are a strong argument in favor of birth control.

[fooj]

20. Tough fucking shit.

She married the rat bastard. WE didn't. She can whine all she wants...

Peace.

[bliss_eternal]

21. Laura, you ignorant (expletive)--

Quote:
In many countries where girls feel obligated to comply with the wishes of men, girls need to know that abstinence is a choice."

Um...many countries, women don't FEEL obligated to comply with the wishes of me, you friggin' idiotic, stepford wife--they are RAPED! There is a difference!

Abstinence is a choice, rape is not. Part of the reason women in other countries, like Africa get AIDS is because of rape. You sorry excuse for a human being.

Yes, young people should consider abstinence, but since she obviously hasn't bothered to read about it, it rarely works. :eyes: What a freak show she is...

[Vincardog]

23. TX has the HIGHEST TEENAGE pregnancy rate in the whole country under *

That is how well this BS works, By the way why don't they ask Does Laura look pissed?

[izzie]

24. She has been working with those street gangs to much

Poor women

[eaprez]

25. She's probably irritated because she doesn't want the Prez to think ...

...they should give up their practice of abstinence!

[leftchick]

26. just cuz it is easy for her to abstain from fucking the drooling idiot

does not make it logical for the rest of the worlds population.

[0007]

27. I get my nuts out of hock every time I see that photo of Laura

It expresses the conditions and times this country is experiencing.

[cornermouse]

28. But I really don't care what Laura says.

[NewJeffCT]

29. If only George H.W. wasn't in this program many moons ago

Or Babs Bush...

[Elidor]

30. Go back to sleep, Laura

"Abstinence is absolutely 100 percent effective in eradicating a sexually transmitted disease."

What proud ignorance! She's annoyed that people hurl facts at her husband's wretched lies. Go take your xanax and try not to drool into your dinner, Pickles. It's past your bedtime.

[NanceGreggs]

31. So now it's OBVIOUS ...

... when we got Bush, we got TWO ARROGANT, THOUGHTLESS, INARTICULATE IDIOTS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.

[Bluebear]

32. Laura sounds very ANGRY. America doesn't like ANGER, ya know.

Thanks to the poster above for reminding me what Mehlman said about Hilary.

[EFerrari]

40. If married to that strutting idiot, my brain would shut down, too. nt

[GreenPartyVoter]

33. That pic kills me. It's a time honored trick to lift your head to

appear younger but I think there's got to be a point where the benefits are in doubt. Such as when you look like a youthful... bedlamite.

[jmowreader]

42. And let's not leave out her choice in fine skin care products

Pickles, I know Max Factor doesn't make containers quite that big, but in the future please refrain from using "Glidden Evermore" house paint as foundation, 'kay?

[Virginia Dare]

34. I am extremely irritated that I am constantly exposed

to that empty-headed drug-addled wench and her delusional brain farts.

[Shipwack]

35. In other news...

Not getting hit by bullets is 100% effective in preventing gun-shot deaths.

[Justpat]

36. Dear Bluebear,

please make the picture of that awful woman go away.

It is really, really scary.

[McCamy Taylor]

37. Is abstinence a choice is her husband's RAPE ROOMs in Iraqi prisons?

Rape is used in prisons right now to torture female and male detainees.

[EFerrari]

39. "Listen -- the creatures of the night! What sweet music they make."

:rofl:

[kurth]

41. Abstinence causes irritation

and bitchiness.

[kskiska]

43. Case in Point?

[LisaL]

44. But think about Bush's parents-had they abstained, no doubt

world would have been a so much better place.

[applegrove]

45. What about if you have to have sex to feed your kids. You have sex

so they don't starve? Like if you have to marry for economic reasons? Can the husband call you Laura so you will explain it all?

Cause that is what it means to be poor in some parts of the world Laura.

[tsuki]

47. Irritated. OMG, she's irritated. Maybe she should have

preached abstinance to the sex slave of the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas. Now those women and girls really had the choice to just say "No."

And she, her husband and Tom DeLay & Just-Us Sunday were working hard to help them. :sarcasm: