TresSugar

Briefing Book! Laura Bush Took Obama's Criticism Personally

CitizenSugar — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:00:38 -0800

Laura Bush: Laura Bush says she took Obama's criticism of her husband personally. - Townhall
Torture: Top military official says US tortured. - Talking Points Memo
Eat the View: Vegetable garden coming to 1600 Pennsylvania? Petition to plant an edible landscape at the White House has won a competition for what Obama should do on first day. - CasaSugar
Flu Epidemic: This season's particular flu virus doesn't respond to the standard flu medicine. We should get WHO on the case. - Good
GOP Senator Blocks Treasury Hearing: All because of a tax mistake? Despite otherwise bipartisan support for Timothy Geithner, Obama won't have a treasury secretary until after the inauguration. - Huffington Post

Bush Plans Return to Texas on Inauguration Day

CitizenSugar — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:00:39 -0800

Considering the anticipation and preparation for Barack Obama's Inauguration it comes as no surprise that President Bush is ready to jet out of town. The White House has announced that President Bush will go straight to Midland, Texas after leaving Washington on Inauguration Day.

The President and First Lady Laura Bush will leave Andrews Air Force Base and head to Midland (which is Laura's hometown) for a welcome event. They will fly in one of the jets he used as Air Force One during his presidency.

The couple plans to spend their first night away from the White House at their ranch in Crawford.

Source

Laura Bush's Rumored Advance Looks Small Next to Hillary's

CitizenSugar — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:00:58 -0800

Outgoing First Lady Laura Bush is said to have received an advance of $1.6 million for her memoir, which is scheduled for release in 2010, though sources say it could be more. Though it seems like a large number, the sum is far below the rumored $8 million that Hillary Clinton received from Simon & Schuster for her eventual bestseller, Living History. The check is in line, however, with the $2 million Nancy Reagan and Laura's mother-in-law Barbara Bush were said to have received for their memoirs.

Yesterday 32 percent of CitizenSugar readers said they were interested in Laura's story, while 44 percent said they were more interested in Hillary's. Could it be no one expects Laura has a dirty story to tell, or is she simply perceived as less of a public figure and political powerhouse than Hillary?

Source

Which Former First Lady's Memoir Piques Your Interest?

CitizenSugar — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:30:46 -0800

Yesterday news broke that First Lady Laura Bush has signed on to pen a memoir with Scribner, the house of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Laura's mother-in-law, Barbara Bush. The book is currently untitled, but scheduled for release in 2010, and it's unclear what type of secrets she will reveal. Memoirs are somewhat of a right of passage for former first ladies - Hillary Clinton, Barbara Bush and Nancy Davis Reagan have each written one. Is there one you find particularly alluring?
Source

"Impeach Bush" Ornament to Hang on White House Tree

LibertySugar — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:30:32 -0800

Santa may still have to decide whether President Bush has been naughty or nice this year, but an artist invited to decorate an ornament for the White House Christmas tree has made up her mind. Deborah Lawrence, a Bush opponent and Seattle artist, decided to whip up some holiday activism and create an "Impeach Bush" ornament.

Through a local art organization, Deborah's Congressman, Jim McDermott, invited her submit his district's ornament. She told the Washington Post that despite feeling sick from the idea of painting a decoration for the Bush White House, she decided it was the perfect opportunity to highlight Rep. McDermott's support of Bush's impeachment. On the ornament she also features her state's 1919 labor strike, suffrage movement, and the 1999 WTO protests. Laura Bush's press secretary said there were no plans to reject the ornament and that Deborah is still invited to a White House reception for the artists.

Do you find Deborah's bold action an example of someone courageously staying true to what she believes, or did Deborah simply forget her manners?

Source

Bookmobile: Lewd American Wife Based on Laura Bush?

LibertySugar — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:00:48 -0700

Best-selling author Curtis Sittenfeld has written American Wife - a novel about a quiet librarian, and wife of a bumbling American president. The main character "Alice" might as well be called "Laura," as the story meshes snippets from Mrs. Bush's life with the stories of Sittenfeld's imagination.

Radar has provided some arousing excerpts from the book. Details of the presidential sex life are chronicled, as well as the realization that "Alice" had an abortion, and that her grandmother is a lesbian. The book graphs details from Laura Bush's pre-White House days, including a fatal car accident she was a part of when she was 16. But, Sittenfeld amplifies the drama by writing that "Alice" proceeded to have sex with the brother of the boyfriend she killed with her car.

Do fascinating public figures make for good literary muses? Would you indulge in a good read even if it bothered you that the author treated the First Lady disrespectfully to sell books?

Source

The First Family Is Cast. Do You Want to See the Bush Movie?

CitizenSugar — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:00:11 -0700

The Bushes, Sr. now have their official doppelgängers. James Cromwell and Ellen Burstyn have been tapped to play the parents of 43. Oliver Stone has been hard at work on casting the whole first family for his movie about George W. Bush's formative years. George W. and Laura have already been cast. The movie starts filming in April and is supposed to be out in time for the election, which could have an impact on the outcome.

Are you already on Fandango looking for tickets? Do you want to see the movie? Do you feel like you've lived through the film already?

Source

Mr. and Mrs. Bush Watch Abstinence Skit

LibertySugar — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:03:08 -0800

Above, President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush watch a skit about abstinence at a school in Kigali, Rwanda.

We're desperately searching for the lost script right now, but how do you think the story went?

PS - more awesome pictures from Bush's African voyage coming soon.

Source

Day 1: Laura Bush and Cindy McCain Appeal For Gulf State Aid

CitizenSugar — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:29:06 -0700

True to their promise for official business only, the Republican Convention today focused on floor votes and finished with a brief appearance by First Lady Laura Bush and Cindy McCain. After a series of touching and well-done video messages from the Gulf State Governors (all of whom are Republican) both women appealed for aid to Hurricane victims.

Laura Bush said, "Our first priority for today and in the coming days is to ensure the safety and well-being of those living in the Gulf Coast Region. . . When such events occur, we are reminded that first, we are all Americans - and that our shared American ideals will always transcend political parties and partisanship."

Cindy McCain followed (wearing a fantastic, 50s-silhouette goldenrod dress) saying, "I would ask that each one of us commit to join together to aid those in need as quickly as possible. As John has been saying for the last several days, this is a time when we take off our Republican hats and put on our American hats."

To see what the party is doing during the convention to help, and video of the audience's reaction to Laura and Cindy, read more.

The Republican party has formed a center where volunteers will make 80,000 "comfort packages," (including food and toiletries), a text message alert system, and a directory of websites to encourage Americans to donate to charities identified by the five Gulf Coast governors. The comfort packages will be packed by convention volunteers and shipped out Wednesday.

The crowd couldn't have been more enthusiastic to see the two speak.

Source

Front Page: Teen Tennis Star Takes Center Stage at US Open

TresSugar — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:00:33 -0700

Seventeen-year-old Melanie Oudin is taking the US Open by storm, beating some of tennis's biggest female stars. - FitSugar
Former first lady Laura Bush defended President Obama's upcoming speech to schoolchildren, a speech some conservative parents oppose because they say Obama is trying to indoctrinate children. - AP
A British playboy has been found guilty of killing a tenant who got in the way of his real estate deal. - London Times
Photographer Annie Leibovitz must repay her $24 million loan by today. - AP
The Sudanese journalist who was arrested for wearing pants has to pay a fine instead of being whipped. - New York Times