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Skittles

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5. the only first ladies I really disliked were Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush

Reply to LisaM (Reply #4)

Thu May 18, 2017, 07:16 PM

May 2017

it was obvious she had a lot of influence on her husband, but she did nothing to get him to do anything about the AIDS crisis. Unforgivable in my mind.

Barbara Bush - fuck, do I even NEED to explain???

Laura, she just always seemed like a piece of furniture, something in the background. Just very ineffective.

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Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton Unite to Fight for Women's Museum in D.C. [View all] DonViejo May 2017 OP

What???? No mention of Melania. nt DURHAM D May 2017 #1

screw the idiot's trashy wife onetexan May 2017 #23

K & R mountain grammy May 2017 #2

thanking Ms. Bush Skittles May 2017 #3

I go hot and cold with her. LisaM May 2017 #4

the only first ladies I really disliked were Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush Skittles May 2017 #5

I disliked Barbara Bush - and the way she behaved post-Presidency was even worse. LisaM May 2017 #6

OMG, editing! Skittles May 2017 #7

Understandable - I think she became dead to a lot of us after Katrina. LisaM May 2017 #8

you are correct Skittles May 2017 #14

Still pisses me off. LisaM May 2017 #17

whenever people start that "W doesn't seem so bad now" Skittles May 2017 #18

GWB said once, you think my dad's tough, he's nothing Alice11111 May 2017 #13

So far I dislike Melania Trump crazycatlady May 2017 #9

I'm torn on Melania Skittles May 2017 #11

I don't think she should be forced Wabbajack_ May 2017 #20

I disagree. LisaM May 2017 #22

At least Nancy came out in support of STEM cell research. Alice11111 May 2017 #10

yeah, only when it affected her beloved asshole husband Skittles May 2017 #12

Laura was absolutely an enabler zentrum May 2017 #15

that had nothing to do with laura JI7 May 2017 #16

I hope when I do bad things GulfCoast66 May 2017 #19

So about that little war.... zentrum May 2017 #21