Sunday, November 25, 2001
Laura Bush Thinks George Sounded Like a Hot Tempered Cowboy
First Lady Thought President's Macho Talk of Wanting Bin Laden 'Dead or Alive' Made Him Look Like A Hot Tempered Cowboy; 'Bushie, You Gonna Git 'Im?'
NEWSWEEK
In Newsweek's December 3 issue (on newsstands Monday, November 26), President George and Laura Bush talk about September 11 and the war in Afghanistan, in their first interview since the attacks. Newsweek reconstructs the final minutes of Flight 93, as passengers tried to overpower their hijackers, with new information provided by informed sources who described in detail the words and sounds on the cockpit voice recorder. Plus: the military effort, and Hollywood's push for war movies. (PRNewsFoto)[TK]
NEW YORK, NY USA 11/25/2001
Friends Say Laura Has At Times Felt Sad and Isolated Since Sept. 11,
But She Says Bush Steadies Her
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- When President George W. Bush remarked
that he wanted Osama bin Laden "dead or alive," First Lady Laura Bush thought
the macho talk made him look more like a hot tempered cowboy than a
cool-headed statesman, writes White House Correspondent Martha Brant in the
December 3 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, November 26). Since Bush
can't stand being lectured, the first lady decided to use humor to make her
point. Sidling up to him later, she gently barbed, "Bushie, you gonna git
'im?" The president got the point and for days later he told people that
Laura hadn't "approved" of his choice of words.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011125/HSSA007 )
"She didn't want to see me become too bellicose, react with bloodlust,"
Bush explained in an exclusive interview with Newsweek. "I'll tell you this:
she's not a shrinking violet. I mean, if I do something she thinks needs to
be toned down, or something, she'll tell me."
In the weeks since the attacks, the once private Laura Bush has emerged as
a voice of calm and reason not just for her husband, but for the nation. At
home in the White House residence, friends say, she sees herself as a
protector of another kind, trying to preserve as much of a normal private life
as possible for her family. She makes sure the president takes time for one
of his favorite pastimes, playing with their two dogs. And she keeps family
and friends close by to lift the president's spirits, inviting them for
evenings at the White House or Camp David.
Since the attacks and the heightened security around the White House, Mrs.
Bush has at times felt sad and isolated, Newsweek reports. Friends say she
was visibly down for days after having visited with kids in Manhattan whose
school was shuttered after September 11. For support, the First Lady has
turned to her 82-year old mother and her love of books. But she says her
greatest support comes from her husband. "He acts like I steady him," she
tells Newsweek. "But the fact is, he steadies me. I really am not that
afraid. I mean, you know, if something happens, it happens. I think both of
us have a little bit of an attitude that -- you know, this is our life right
now and we can deal with it. We can handle it."
The first lady also says she doesn't think her husband has changed since
the attacks. "I think what people see now is exactly what I've always seen
and always known how he was. He's very focused, he's very disciplined. I
said that a million times during the campaign and I don't think it ever
resonated with the press. And, of course, he's more serious -- everyone is
more serious in our country," she said.
NEWSWEEK
In Newsweek's December 3 issue (on newsstands Monday, November 26), President George and Laura Bush talk about September 11 and the war in Afghanistan, in their first interview since the attacks. Newsweek reconstructs the final minutes of Flight 93, as passengers tried to overpower their hijackers, with new information provided by informed sources who described in detail the words and sounds on the cockpit voice recorder. Plus: the military effort, and Hollywood's push for war movies. (PRNewsFoto)[TK]
NEW YORK, NY USA 11/25/2001
Friends Say Laura Has At Times Felt Sad and Isolated Since Sept. 11,
But She Says Bush Steadies Her
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- When President George W. Bush remarked
that he wanted Osama bin Laden "dead or alive," First Lady Laura Bush thought
the macho talk made him look more like a hot tempered cowboy than a
cool-headed statesman, writes White House Correspondent Martha Brant in the
December 3 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, November 26). Since Bush
can't stand being lectured, the first lady decided to use humor to make her
point. Sidling up to him later, she gently barbed, "Bushie, you gonna git
'im?" The president got the point and for days later he told people that
Laura hadn't "approved" of his choice of words.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011125/HSSA007 )
"She didn't want to see me become too bellicose, react with bloodlust,"
Bush explained in an exclusive interview with Newsweek. "I'll tell you this:
she's not a shrinking violet. I mean, if I do something she thinks needs to
be toned down, or something, she'll tell me."
In the weeks since the attacks, the once private Laura Bush has emerged as
a voice of calm and reason not just for her husband, but for the nation. At
home in the White House residence, friends say, she sees herself as a
protector of another kind, trying to preserve as much of a normal private life
as possible for her family. She makes sure the president takes time for one
of his favorite pastimes, playing with their two dogs. And she keeps family
and friends close by to lift the president's spirits, inviting them for
evenings at the White House or Camp David.
Since the attacks and the heightened security around the White House, Mrs.
Bush has at times felt sad and isolated, Newsweek reports. Friends say she
was visibly down for days after having visited with kids in Manhattan whose
school was shuttered after September 11. For support, the First Lady has
turned to her 82-year old mother and her love of books. But she says her
greatest support comes from her husband. "He acts like I steady him," she
tells Newsweek. "But the fact is, he steadies me. I really am not that
afraid. I mean, you know, if something happens, it happens. I think both of
us have a little bit of an attitude that -- you know, this is our life right
now and we can deal with it. We can handle it."
The first lady also says she doesn't think her husband has changed since
the attacks. "I think what people see now is exactly what I've always seen
and always known how he was. He's very focused, he's very disciplined. I
said that a million times during the campaign and I don't think it ever
resonated with the press. And, of course, he's more serious -- everyone is
more serious in our country," she said.
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