Barbara Bush

:This article concerns the wife of the 41st U.S. President, George H.W. Bush. For the daughter of George W. Bush, see Barbara and Jenna Bush.

Controversies

On March 18, 2003, Barbara Bush stated on ABC's Good Morning America, "Why should we hear about body bags and deaths? Oh, I mean, it's not relevant. So why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that?"http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0429-11.htm, http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/barbara.asp. Opponents of the former first lady said that this statement showed how callous and cold she is, while supporters countered that Mrs. Bush was merely dismissing speculation of deaths before the Iraq War began.

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March 18 - 2003 - ABC - Good Morning America - Iraq War

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On September 5, 2005, while visiting Hurricane Katrina relief centers in Houston, TX, Mrs. Bush stated on the NPR program "Marketplace, "Almost everyone I've talked to says, 'We're gonna move to Houston.' What I'm hearing, which is sort of scary, is they all want to stay in Texas." "Everybody is so overwhelmed by the hospitality, and so many of the people in the arenas here, you know, were underprivileged anyway. This is working very well for them." Audio clip from Marketplace. Opponents of the former first lady said that this statement showed her elitist and racist nature (the 15,000 evacuees in the Astrodome were mostly poor and black) http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001054719 http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20050906/cm_thenation/120080;_ylt=AkeVExse9df0VvQYVh6FTKYDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl, while supporters countered that Mrs. Bush was expressing the gratefulness she had heard from the evacuees for the help and welcome they had received in Houston. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sfl-dome16sep16,0,3892147.story?coll=sfla-news-nationworld http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050907-2.html#d

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September 5 - 2005 - Hurricane Katrina - Houston, TX - NPR - Marketplace - Astrodome

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