Unfortunately, this is not surprising....
White House: Mrs. Bush Comment 'Personal'
The Associated PressWednesday, September 7, 2005; 4:07 PM
WASHINGTON -- Barbara Bush was making "a personal observation" when she said poor people at a relocation center in Houston were faring better than before Hurricane Katrina struck, President Bush's spokesman said Wednesday.
Mrs. Bush, after touring the Astrodome complex in Houston on Monday, said: "What I'm hearing, which is sort of scary, is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them."
My first thought was that her mic was accidently on and that she'd quickly apologise with shame and embarrassment. Not that it would have made the comment less horrific.
Not a chance.
"McClellan, at the White House briefing, said: "I think she was making a personal observation on some of the comments that people were making that she was running into. ... But what we're focused on is helping these people who are in need."
Not sure what is worse. Her comment or Scott McClellan's attempt to back pedal here.
Two places we're donating:
Southern Relief Fund
c/o Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights
PO Box 1223
Greenville, MS 38702-1223
Animal Welfare Disaster
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I like Scotty's comment. He's basically saying, "Yes, that's exactly what she said, got a problem with that?"
I hope that this is the "let them eat cake" moment.
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