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jorno67

(1,986 posts)
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:49 PM Sep 2012

Which first lady/potential first lady do you like least.

I only have ten spots...so here are the last ten.

SEE THE OTHER POLL FOR WHO YOU LIKE MOST!


12 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Ann Romney
3 (25%)
Michelle Obama
0 (0%)
Cindy McCain
0 (0%)
Teresa Heinz Kerry
0 (0%)
Laura Bush
0 (0%)
Tipper Gore
0 (0%)
Hillary Clinton
0 (0%)
Barbara Bush
7 (58%)
Kitty Dukakis
0 (0%)
Nancy Reagan
2 (17%)
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Which first lady/potential first lady do you like least. (Original Post) jorno67 Sep 2012 OP
I actually like all those women except for one... cynatnite Sep 2012 #1
Given what they have/had to put up with, not a bad bunch overall jberryhill Sep 2012 #8
If I had been Pat Nixon, I'd never be conscious from all the alcohol I'd need. n/t cynatnite Sep 2012 #11
Pat Nixon drank. A lot. hifiguy Sep 2012 #13
Why is Hillary on the list but not Bill? jberryhill Sep 2012 #2
Because hillary didn't get the nomination... jorno67 Sep 2012 #3
Ah righto... didn't notice that jberryhill Sep 2012 #9
Yeah, my son asked me what he would be called if that was the case. woodsprite Sep 2012 #6
LOL! VenusRising Sep 2012 #10
States with women governors call their spouses First Gentlemen jmowreader Sep 2012 #26
I think Ann could give Barbara a run for her money, though. n/t woodsprite Sep 2012 #4
Nancy Reagan just look at the first part of the NWA documentary on VH1 for more details. craigmatic Sep 2012 #5
Nancy Reagan - because I think she probably had more influence than the other Republican first LeftishBrit Sep 2012 #7
So we got someone with one post who thinks M. Obama is the worst? WTF? panader0 Sep 2012 #12
Be vewy qwiet, there are twolls about. hifiguy Sep 2012 #17
Barbara Bush Jeff In Milwaukee Sep 2012 #14
Ann Romney. hifiguy Sep 2012 #15
"My beautiful mind" Barbara Bush for her insensitive remarks while Cleita Sep 2012 #16
there's a great old SNL skit of Barbara removing Nancy from the White House Johonny Sep 2012 #21
I think I vaguely remember about it, but not Cleita Sep 2012 #23
Hard to say liking the least, I liked Laura Bush quite a bit actually quinnox Sep 2012 #18
Barbara Bush is just a horrible human being. Jennicut Sep 2012 #19
Having grown up in Manhattan HockeyMom Sep 2012 #20
Reagan WH advised by Psychics..........brought in by Nancy.... kooljerk666 Sep 2012 #22
at least Babs could laugh at herself and her family, Ann Romney comes off the Worst JI7 Sep 2012 #24
I just realized I forgot Elizabeth Dole! jorno67 Sep 2012 #25
Now that just not right. I voted Barbara Bush but I dislike Dole WAY more than her.... Rowdyboy Sep 2012 #27

cynatnite

(31,011 posts)
1. I actually like all those women except for one...
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:50 PM
Sep 2012

That would be Barbara Bush. I thnk she is a mean hateful woman. I really do.

Michelle and Hillary are my favorites, of course.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
8. Given what they have/had to put up with, not a bad bunch overall
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:55 PM
Sep 2012

With the one exception you note.

It's striking how many have had substance issues. Betty Ford, Kitty Dukakis, and Cindy McCain.

But, again, given the circumstances, maybe not that surprising.

I mean... Pat Nixon... could you imagine? She's gotta be a saint.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
13. Pat Nixon drank. A lot.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 04:16 PM
Sep 2012

Especially after Watergate blew up. I always felt kind of sorry for her and Julie, who seems like a genuinely nice person - hey, she and her husband David endorsed Obama in '08. Her sister always seemed like the perfect Republican ice princess.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
2. Why is Hillary on the list but not Bill?
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:51 PM
Sep 2012

Bill Clinton would have become the first male presidential spouse.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
9. Ah righto... didn't notice that
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:57 PM
Sep 2012

By "potential" for some reason, I was wondering why a lot of other folks weren't on the list, and was just thinking in terms of candidates generally.

I wasn't too impressed with Geraldine Ferraro's husband.

woodsprite

(11,914 posts)
6. Yeah, my son asked me what he would be called if that was the case.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:54 PM
Sep 2012

I told him he probably be called "former President Clinton". He thought "First Man" had a nice ring to it (he's 12yo).

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
26. States with women governors call their spouses First Gentlemen
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 06:25 PM
Sep 2012

Since Bill Clinton is a retired president...I dunno, 'special envoy' (being a roving diplomatic troubleshooter seems like the perfect role for Bill Clinton) sounds good to me.

 

craigmatic

(4,510 posts)
5. Nancy Reagan just look at the first part of the NWA documentary on VH1 for more details.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:54 PM
Sep 2012

Barbra bush was a bitch too.

LeftishBrit

(41,205 posts)
7. Nancy Reagan - because I think she probably had more influence than the other Republican first
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:55 PM
Sep 2012

ladies in actively pushing her husband to the right.

Jeff In Milwaukee

(13,992 posts)
14. Barbara Bush
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 04:19 PM
Sep 2012

I give Nancy half-credit. She's been OK on some subjects.

Barbara Bush, on the other hand, is one nasty piece of work. Don't let the grandmotherly image fool you. People who have been around her say she's the Wicked Witch of Any Goddamned Place She Chooses.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
15. Ann Romney.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 04:19 PM
Sep 2012

I don't think Cindy McCain ever wanted to be in the public eye at all. At least that's the impression I always got from her. Queen Ann seems to genuinely enjoy being unkind to "those people." Her snottiness comes naturally and effortlessly and she obviously enjoys lording it over people.

Cleita

(75,480 posts)
16. "My beautiful mind" Barbara Bush for her insensitive remarks while
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 04:20 PM
Sep 2012

people were drowning in Katrina wins, hands down, the most despicable FLOTUS award of all time.

Johonny

(20,851 posts)
21. there's a great old SNL skit of Barbara removing Nancy from the White House
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 04:53 PM
Sep 2012

after the 1988 election. Pretty much summed up both first ladies.

 

quinnox

(20,600 posts)
18. Hard to say liking the least, I liked Laura Bush quite a bit actually
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 04:23 PM
Sep 2012

She seemed like an elegant traditional southern woman. And don't know enough about Ann Romney to dislike her, or know enough about many of the others either. I also like Hillary of course and Teresa Kerry seems really cool as well.

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)
19. Barbara Bush is just a horrible human being.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 04:35 PM
Sep 2012

Worse then any of them. She said pretty horrible things about Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary Clinton. Nancy Reagan couldn't stand her. She was ruthless behind the scenes. She looked down on people that were underneath her. Anne Romney seems to be very similar to her.
Cindy McCain seemed to be a decent person, despite her wealth. She saw the dark side of the Bushes. I really have no problem with Laura Bush and her daughters, who all seem to be nice people despite having to hang around that idiot W.

I adore Michelle. I really like Hillary as well, she had to put up with a lot as First Lady from the Repubs constant attacks. Tipper and Teresa Kerry are wonderful women too.

 

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
20. Having grown up in Manhattan
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 04:47 PM
Sep 2012

I have met and known many "Ann Romney's". I have also known women who were welfare mothers, working poor, on food stamps, living in Section 8 housing, etc.

I will take the those over the Ann's any day.

 

kooljerk666

(776 posts)
22. Reagan WH advised by Psychics..........brought in by Nancy....
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 04:53 PM
Sep 2012
Though shocking as the title indicates it comes out as no secret at all to the fact that the Reagan presidency was actually controlled by the cosmos astrological forces.

It is believed that the Reagan's while making very important decisions concerning the state and in the White House strongly relied on astrology as a savior. Joan Quigley who was the planner of almost all presidential travel, press conferences, including the Reagan cancer surgery was an astrologer and based the surgery on astrology. It is believed that one signing of a treaty between the U.S and the Soviet to eliminate the medium-range nuclear missiles was signed on astrological advice from Quigley: the treaty was signed on December 8, 1987 at 1.30 p.m.

When Reagan was a Governor of California, he signed a legislation that allowed licensed astrologers to practice their trade and removed them from the category of being fortune tellers. In this case there is one astrologer who became very famous just because of predicting the assassination of President Kennedy and of which was once an astrological advisor to the Reagan's too; was known as Jeane Dixon. By predicting that Reagan would become Governor of California in 1962 and later the President of The U.S, Dixon gained Reagan's favor but of which was later dropped by Nancy when she predicted that the husband Reagan would not win the presidential elections in 1976 of which was correct.


For more: http://www.articlesbase.com/spirituality-articles/the-shocking-truth-about-ronald-and-nancy-reagans-use-of-psychic-help-839408.html

Psychics picked the VP for them & were deeply involved for years....

Reminds me of "Stranger in a Strange Land".

Barbra Bush seems the meanest from reports from hired help in Maine, but wait till ex rMoney employees start blabbing.
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