Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 192
November Surprises
“Maybe when we finally have a First Gentleman, and maybe we should be that way about the First Gentleman also and really critique the way they look all the time, their choice of tie or their hairstyle or whatever. Or maybe their weight.”
— Laura Bush, in an interview on C-SPAN, decrying the focus on the First Lady’s appearance.
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