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Omaha Steve

(99,660 posts) Tue Oct 22, 2013, 06:25 PM Oct 2013

In Omaha, Laura Bush says today's children need a support system

http://www.omaha.com/article/20131022/NEWS/131029615/1016#in-omaha-laura-bush-says-today-s-children-need-a-support-system

By Betsie Freeman

Former first lady Laura Bush spoke about one of her favorite subjects — education — at a luncheon Tuesday in Omaha.

The wife of President George W. Bush talked about the importance of giving every child a chance to excel at a fundraiser for Phoenix Academy, a nonprofit school in Omaha that helps children with learning challenges.

Bush said children today face challenges that previous generations never knew. She cited drugs, Internet predators and violence as examples and said many children have no one to turn to for help.

“Young people need us in their lives,” Bush said. “They need to know they are valued and their success matters.”

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In Omaha, Laura Bush says today's children need a support system (Original Post) Omaha Steve Oct 2013 OP

It takes a village Laura. nt TeamPooka Oct 2013 #1

Fuck her too. Solly Mack Oct 2013 #2

I've never understood the violent dislike of Laura Bush cali Oct 2013 #3

Her hypocrisy. She speaks of children and I wonder how much concern she had for all the children Solly Mack Oct 2013 #4

She puts a pleasant face on a political machine that's out to destroy the social safety net Bucky Oct 2013 #5

TeamPooka

(24,229 posts)

1. It takes a village Laura. nt

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 06:26 PM

Oct 2013

Solly Mack

(90,773 posts)

2. Fuck her too.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 06:31 PM

Oct 2013

cali

(114,904 posts)

3. I've never understood the violent dislike of Laura Bush

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 06:34 PM

Oct 2013

She's always struck me as a pleasant woman.

Solly Mack

(90,773 posts)

4. Her hypocrisy. She speaks of children and I wonder how much concern she had for all the children

Reply to cali (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 06:38 PM

Oct 2013

murdered because of her husband.

Her husband is an admitted war criminal and she's all smiles.

Ick.

Bucky

(54,027 posts)

5. She puts a pleasant face on a political machine that's out to destroy the social safety net

Reply to cali (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 06:47 PM

Oct 2013

She doubtless is convivial and compassionate human being who shares with us liberals a lot of the same goals for a better society. But her net effect on the political equation is to make an obnoxious, corrosive faction seem. less destructive to the public welfare.

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