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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: longnshort who wrote (29171)	10/14/2004 11:31:20 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 173976

Plus Kerri's death bed story, what crap. Did his mom leave a message on his cell phone when she was in a coma like Reeves did?

To: longnshort who wrote (29171)	10/14/2004 11:51:33 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Tell your wife how your mom is so much better then her. PS say good bye to a happy life You've made me look up this question that you find so important. SCHIEFFER: We've come, gentlemen, to our last question. And it occurred to me as I came to this debate tonight that the three of us share something. All three of us are surrounded by very strong women. We're all married to strong women. Each of us have two daughters that make us very proud. I'd like to ask each of you, what is the most important thing you've learned from these strong women? BUSH: To listen to them. (LAUGHTER) To stand up straight and not scowl. (LAUGHTER) I love the strong women around me. I can't tell you how much I love my wife and our daughters. I am -- you know it's really interesting. I tell the people on the campaign trail, when I asked Laura to marry me, she said, "Fine, just so long as I never have to give a speech." I said, "OK, you've got a deal." Fortunately, she didn't hold me to that deal. And she's out campaigning along with our girls. And she speaks English a lot better than I do. I think people understand what she's saying. But they see a compassionate, strong, great first lady in Laura Bush. I can't tell you how lucky I am. When I met her in the backyard at Joe and Jan O'Neill's in Midland, Texas, it was the classic backyard barbecue. O'Neill said, "Come on over. I think you'll find somebody who might interest you." So I said all right. I walked over there. There was only four of us there. And not only did she interest me, I guess you would say it was love at first sight. SCHIEFFER: Senator Kerry? KERRY: Well, I guess the president and you and I are three examples of lucky people who married up. (LAUGHTER) And some would say maybe me moreso than others. (LAUGHTER) But I can take it. (LAUGHTER) Can I say, if I could just say a word about a woman that you didn't ask about, but my mom passed away a couple years ago, just before I was deciding to run. And she was in the hospital, and I went in to talk to her and tell her what I was thinking of doing. And she looked at me from her hospital bed and she just looked at me and she said, "Remember: integrity, integrity, integrity." Those are the three words that she left me with. And my daughters and my wife are people who just are filled with that sense of what's right, what's wrong. They also kick me around. They keep me honest. They don't let me get away with anything. I can sometimes take myself too seriously. They surely don't let me do that. And I'm blessed, as I think the president is blessed, as I said last time. I've watched him with the first lady, who I admire a great deal, and his daughters. He's a great father. And I think we're both very lucky. ------------------------------- First: I'll stick with my original speculation. It was a stupid question. Second: The question is introduced with the sentence "All three of us are surrounded by very strong women." Which I think could include mothers. Schaeffer elaborates by mentioning wives and daughters. Third: In their actual responses, Bush and Kerry both refer to their wives and children. They both love their wives and children. This is surprising answer? [Hence, making it a stupid question.] Kerry is the only one that seems to think his mother deserves a mention in the context of "All three of us are surrounded by very strong women.". I think Bush could have managed to get in a mention of Barbara Bush, but that's ok. Fourth: It was a stupid question. jttmab