BARBARA BUSH IS DEAD

Bitch was having a bourbon a few hours ago.

Guess she went out in her own way.

Fake news

Bush41 won't last out the year.

Link?

Jesus God in Heaven, why did you have to kill such hot snatch?

She was a class act. Let's cool it with the jokes on this one.

Bushed.

Nancy Reagan hated her because she knew that Barbara Bush came from old east coast money.

She is dead

for as bad as COPD can be I was thinking that she was just sitting outside in a wheelchair on Sun. Money buys such better healthcare.

Every news agency is reporting it

R6: Mary!

See ya cunt

NBC breaking news right now.

To honor her, I won't waste my beautiful mind on her death.

[quote]She was a class act.

She was a woman who knew how to hate.

Guess George won't be far behind?

Now she won't die during WW3 like this rest of us so this has worked out quite well for her.

What r3 said.

NPR is reporting it as "very sad news"

Tell that to the gassed Kurds, tell that to surrendered Iraqis on the Highway of Death, tell that to the millions of displaced and dead Iraqis that her fucking son caused to die because, "Saddam tried to kill my Daddy."

I give George one month

Classy, with a great sense of humor. Babs will be missed.

She was already dead on the inside, so this is working out well for her!

There is no way that the Bush family will let Trump deliver a eulogy—this is gonna get awkward!

[quote]"What I’m hearing which is sort of scary is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality.

[quote]"And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this--this (she chuckles slightly) is working very well for them."

Agree with R6 and R20.

r18, can you NOT waste our beautiful grieving minds with that nonsense? Honestly!

Quite an obit

Not a fan, but at least she reviled tRump.

Has Trump insulted her on Twitter yet?

R18 Well said

I would not have thought she would go before George H

Ooooh, I wonder if Melania will just sign a condolence book at a public memorial. The Bushes HATE trump over Jeb.

FLOTUS has her outfit picked out for the funeral.

Trump won't go but Melania will attend. I don't think Bill or Obama went to Nancy's funeral - that being said, it means Hilary and Melania together in the same row!!!

Barbara Bush was a remarkable woman. She had grit & grace, brains & beauty. She was fierce & feisty in support of her family & friends, her country & her causes. She showed us what an honest, vibrant, full life looks like. Hillary and I mourn her passing and bless her memory.

- Bill Clinton

Our prayers go out to the Bush family tonight as we mourn the passing of a terrific woman, former First Lady Barbara Bush. God Bless her and may she #RIP

- Al Roker

I will never forget the strength, resolve and patriotism of Barbara Bush who invited the Bush-Quayle ‘92 campaign staff to the White House the morning after Clinton-Gore won - she comforted us. #Hero

- Richard Grenell

RIP Barbara Bush. A truly amazing life. She lived it on her terms until the very end. She was adored by her children & grandchildren and shared her life for 73 yrs w/the love of her life. But my heart breaks for Bush 41. The thought of him without her, is just so damn sad.

- Ana Navarro

[quote]She was a class act. Let's cool it with the jokes on this one.

.....

Omg!!!!

They definitely don’t want Trump there

Hot ass, couldn't live forever.

r33,You may be right, but I think it's very possible that Melania won't go.

May she find peace in that glorious Astrodome in the sky.

FLOTUS has her outfit picked out for the funeral

I never got to grab her by the pussy!

- Donald Jackass Trump

The good ones always die young.

Hubby George Bush Sr. parachuting to her funeral. Wheeeeeeeee.......!!!

Trump is furious. This is upstaging his golfing with the Japanese PM.

Seriously, will he send out a tweet?? Everyone knows he hates the Bushes and they hate him.

Anderson is discussing it now - he is very somber. His own Mom is 94 btw.

Will George H.W. sing "On Top of Old Smokey" at the service?

The Bush's came from old, dirty money, bought their way into politics and caused a lot of problems and suffering. Dubya ran 2 crooked elections and took the cake as the worst President in modern history.

Goodbye to the Bushes!

So young.

I’ll always remember her for her sage advice. One time she said to me, it was when Bushie was trying to get that dolt Harriet Miers confirmed and she told me “Sometimes, Laura... sometimes, you have to be a high-riding cunt to survive. Sometimes, being a cunt is all a woman has to hang onto”.

She's in a better place now.....

Are you for real, R24?

Her fucking husband and son were responsible for a huge portion of the current chaos in the Middle East.

George HW was head of the CIA has been accused of being involved with everything from the Bay of Pigs to the Kennedy assassination. His family was involved in arms trading with the Nazis.

Read "American Dynasty" by Kevin Phillips, a Reagan Republican who left the GOP.

[quote]But my heart breaks for Bush 41. The thought of him without her, is just so damn sad.

They had 73 years ago. Instead, Ana's heart should break for all the dead Iraqis who never got the chance to live such long lives. There is nothing really all that sad about dying in your 90s surrounded by family.

Now George is gonna have to fix the roof himself. Here comes the 24/7 tributes to a cunt. I hope Trump speaks at the funeral and talks about how many people turned out to hear him speak. He ain't going to that funeral.

She's with her daddy in ... uh.. heaven.

*73 years together

We mourn the death of our mascot

Time to forgive her for the awful Katrina gaffes? Probably not, huh.

She's in the stereo cabinet.

Wow is CNN making her into a saint.

Anyway, OP here - did I put the "Carter's" apostrophe in the right place?

Well DL'rs adjust your screen colors to Black. Decorum always dictates that we mourn the loss of a fellow cunt

She had that genuine common touch with the poor and disadvantaged..... Oh, wait, no she didn't, that was someone else.

She just called. She's fine. She sends her love.

R6 is a woman who knows how to hate.

I'm SO happy she lived to see Trump pulverize Jeb.

With compassion and grace, Barbara Bush inspired generations of Americans. My deepest condolences go to President George H.W. Bush and her entire family.

- Rep Joe Kennedy III

Barbara Bush was a woman of incredible determination, wit, and compassion who embodied America’s best values. My deepest condolences to the entire Bush family — especially her devoted husband @GeorgeHWBush.

- Madeline Albright

We remember First Lady Barbara Bush, and our thoughts go out to her family, friends, and loved ones. Her legacy for women’s health won’t be forgotten as we continue in the fight to protect our rights.

- Planned Parenthood

She was strong, she was tough, and oh, she was passionate, especially about her family.... I admired her so... R.I.P. Barbara Bush

- Chris Evert

R20 is a woman who knows how to hate.

She left shit stains in my bowl.

R24 is a woman who knows how to hate.

She was my kind of mother. I know we'll get along really well.#KnowsHowToHate

- Mrs. Patsy Ramsey, formerly of Boulder, CO.

Nancy Reagan hated her because she knew Mrs. Bush looked down on her as vulgar, new money trash.

She was the People's Princess

[quote] CNN making her into a saint.

They always do that shit for first ladies.

Gawd knows they did that for that old cum guzzler Nancy Davis.

I saw her pic and thought it was Glenn

She loved dogs. I'll give her that.

Bill Clinton, Al Roker, Richard Grenell, and Ana Navarro are women who know how to hate.

Where did the rumor that she is Aleister Crowley's daughter originate?

First Ladies are the closest thing we have to Queens.

May she Rest In Peace.

The sky was so blue-rinse that day.

Rep Joe Kennedy III, Madeline Albright, Planned Parenthood, Chris Evert, and r78 are women who know how to hate.

Always a friend to Canada, Barbara Bush leaves a legacy of dignity, grace, service and devotion to family. Sophie and I send our deepest condolences to Presidents George H.W. and George W. Bush, their family, and to all Americans.

- Justin Trudeau

Ohioans join with all Americans to mourn the death of Barbara Bush, a woman of grace, humility, great compassion and resolve. Her dedication to her country and family was always absolute — an example to us. We pray for her family.

- John Kasich

Throughout her life, Barbara Bush showed us all the importance of charity, literacy, and love of country. Our thoughts are with the entire Bush family as they mourn her passing. Rest In Peace.

- Tim Cook

We’re honored to have known former first lady Barbara Bush. Our hearts go out to the entire Bush family.

- Red Sox

We're saddened by the loss of former First Lady Barbara Bush. In her honor, here's a pic of her and former President George H.W. Bush calling astronauts in space from Mission Control in Houston during Space Shuttle mission STS-120 & @Space_Station Expedition 16 in 2007

- NASA

RIP Barbara Bush - we should all be so lucky to have a mother to defend and protect us the way Mrs. Bush did for her family.

- Amy Siskind

Saddened to learn of the passing of Barbara Bush, a woman of great strength, dignity and good humor, she will be missed.

- Andrew Cuomo

Bush 41 cheated on her. He had his own "Gennifer".

Nancy would be there to welcome her to the afterlife, but she’s too busy sucking cocks in hell (or heaven- Nancy loved doing that). RIP mean old lady!

Remember when she called Anita Hill a liar for saying Thomas sexually assaulted her, and said Clarence Thomas was a great man who was having his reputation tarnished?

Good times

Warmest condolences to the Bush Family.

If Jackie was Mary, then Barbara was Rhoda!

I offer everyone my thoughts and prayers, even haters and losers like low energy Jeb.

She won in life. She lived a long life on her own terms and had a long marriage. Big bonus is that she never had to worry about money. Most people are not as fortunate as she was.

Bush 41 was allegedly having an affair with a "Hispanic staffer" in the 1980s.

r85, now THAT's funny.

For once, Trump gets it right. Just six words. Enough but not too much.

I always disliked her intensely but have mellowed. Frankly, she seemed more honest than many like the phony Mrs. Cater and Nancy Reagan. She didn’t like some people, held grudges and told you how she felt. She came off a bit imperious and mean because she was and didn’t hide it. But a saint or National Treasure. Nah.

I'll bet George HW is gone within the month. He's in bad health himself and won't last without her.

Boom bitch bye

- Rest of USA

Trump can’t spell “condolences.” Somebody else typed that.

I can come in house by the front door now?

I checked the DeathList - which has already been updated to say "Barbara Bushwhacked!" - and was reminded that Henry Kissinger is still alive. He'll be 95 in a few weeks' time. There is no justice in this world.

I think somebody else wrote it too.

I do agree she seemed honest about her cuntiness which I can always admire in a person.

He didn't really tweet that condolences tweet at R85. He tweeted instead a bland but longer statement obviously written by the White House press office.

Justin Trudeau, John Kasich, Tim Cook, Red Sox, NASA, Amy Siskind, and Andrew Cuomo are women who know how to hate.

Oh.

Thanks, r99. I should have known it was too good to be true.

That Bush family blocked the American people from health care. FUCK THEM!

Oh and they are WAR CRIMINALS too.

Awww Barbara Bush. What a full life....the stories she must have told her grandchildren.

- Bethenny Frankel

RIP Barbara Bush. Always classy. You set the bar high.

- Dixie Carter

Former First Lady Barbara Bush was a pillar of strength for her family and was much admired in our country. Both the wife and the mother of a U.S. President, she will be remembered for her service, pragmatism, and strong, kind spirit.

- Al Gore

Rest In Peace, Barbara Bush!

- Rep. Fredericka Wilson

They interrupted "Wheel of Fortune" for the annoucement!

She was very pretty when young. I wonder why she gave up so soon.

Phil and Liz are up soon

I thought Dixie Carter was dead.

[QUOTE] RIP Barbara Bush. Always classy. You set the bar high.

- Dixie Carter

Isn't she still dead?!

Me too R107. Is this some Mandela thing happening?

The Bushes were gods and goddesses compared to what we’re stuck with now.

I am sure she would have lived long enough to see Trump go down.

No, they were not, R110. They were horrific, and that's a false history you're writing.

Trump is awful. The Bushes were awful. Both are true.

Actually they did the same, were the same. The American people changed. They are more involved on public policy and no longer worship politicians.

Trump hasn't done as much damage as the Bushes have r110. I hate the bastard it is an embarrassment on our nation every day he is on the office, but he hasn't done as much damage.

This is kinda cute.

Mourning? There are millions who are celebrating!

Oh God. Look at Mao Tse Clinton.

Here are the tweets that matter

gloriaestefan

May she rest peacefully in the knowledge that she lead an exemplary life full of love, humor, integrity, service to her fellow man and dedication to family. I feel honored to have met her and the world is a little less virtuous without her. Rest In Peace #BarbaraBush

AND.........

@BarbraStreisand

Sending my sincere condolences and prayers to The Bush family

OMG so sad. Wasn't she like 200 years old?

Donald J. Trump ‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump

.@FLOTUS Melania and I join the Nation in celebrating the life of Barbara Bush:

its a bit soon. but i remember the old vanity fair article and others that stated barbara bush was very evil. i will research more. but whenever the media says bla bla bla she was so great ect... its usually a few weeks or months before the truth comes out. i know she had alot of dirt on her. she was not a good person.

I must say her death came at the right time because I was unsure as to what to watch tonight so this fits very well into my tv watching plans. .

Her womb gave us 2 war criminals and her family purposely blocked the American people from health care.

Stop worshiping these politicians who fucked us over.

I've never hear of Oil Of Olay. What is it?

Time is such a bitch.

[quote]the Carter's win

This should not be tolerated.

Clomp! The house finally hit her.

All of those quotes are just pr-manufactured quotes - I sincerely doubt anyone really believed that.

She was known to be a c*nt of the highest order. She's never known anything but wealth and power in her life. Her family did a lot of harm to the US.

Why sugarcoat it? She and her family are horrible. And no, they don't get off the hook. Bad people don't deserve respect and admiration just because they die. The world can be better off without a lot of shitty people.

LOL at Dixie Carter tweeting from her casket. I think someone must be confused with some other Dixie Carter who is a waitress down at the Cracker Barrel.

ding......

[quote]They were horrific, and that's a false history you're writing.

People have short attention spans, they've forgetton how disastrous the Bush family has been for this country and the world at large.

Bar has given her last withering look.

SECRETS OF THE BUSH FAMILY............POST MORE............FACTS ONLY PLEASE

This death has worked out quite well for her!

That simplistic cow, Jenna Bush, on the morning show has normalized the family, even for those old enough to remember the ruinous presidency of HW and the absolute horror show of the Smirking Chimp's reign.

I remember reading, from one of her oldest friends, that she was a “mean girl” in college.

Here is a Vanity Fair piece, when she was still First Lady.

[quote]Jenna Bush, on the morning show has normalized the family

Why do you think she was installed there? For that very reason!

Barbara Bush was the rock of a family dedicated to public service, and our thoughts and prayers are with both Presidents Bush and the entire Bush family tonight. We’ll always be grateful to Mrs. Bush for the generosity she showed to us throughout our time in the White House, but we’re even more grateful for the way she lived her life – as a testament to the fact that public service is an important and noble calling; as an example of the humility and decency that reflects the very best of the American spirit. She’ll be remembered for passing those American values on to her children, her grandchildren, her great-grandchildren – and to the countless citizens whom she and George inspired to become ‘points of light’ in service to others.

- Barack and Michelle Obama

Beautiful statement on Barbara Bush from President George W. Bush. Mothers should keep their sons on their toes. And how beautiful to have a settled soul. It's something we should all aspire to.

- Maria Shriver

Sad to hear about the passing of Barbara Bush. She was dedicated to this country and devoted to her family and friends. My thoughts are with them during this time.

- Kamala Harris

She touched the hearts of millions with her warmth, generosity, and keen wit.

- Jimmy Carter

Our hearts are with the Bush family as we celebrate the life and mourn the loss of Barbara Bush. Throughout her life, she put family and country above all else. Her dedicated service to the American people was matched only by her compassion and love of family. She was a woman of strength and we will always remember her for her most important roles of wife, mother, and First Lady of the United States. My heartfelt condolences and prayers are with the Bush family as we honor her legacy.

- Melania Trump

"I'm practicing for Mom's funeral......."

Dixie Carter is a WWE wrestler.

Meh.

- Jackie Kennedy Onassis

I don't think Melania wrote that. Maybe Kellyanne or the Sad Cow or Stephen Miller (nah, not Nazi enough for him).

Who will be the first public figure to actually call the bitch out for who she was? Will they wait until she is 6 feet under before spilling?

Hell has a new angel tonight.

no way Melania or trump wrote that. Maybe someone who works for Ivanka?

Fuck all you cunts!

Thanks for that r136, hadn't read that before.

RIP. She was a magnificent woman. She always knew where to hide the gold.

-Adolf Hitler

She had the soul of a DLer through and through.

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When I first met Barbara Bush in 1988 as she entertained spouses of congressional candidates at the @VP Residence, her sage advice snd words of encouragement touched my life in a profound way. Since becoming Second Lady, she has become a trusted friend. I will miss her.

- Karen Pence

From Barack Obama

Barbara Bush holds a revered place in the hearts of generations of Americans. She so loved her family and our country. She led both with clarity and character. To Mrs. Bush’s family, I extend the deepest condolences of the whole House. May she rest in eternal peace.

- Paul Ryan

I am happy for my daughter to finally join me in the afterlife. Welcome home, my darling Barbara! You did daddy proud.

- Aleister Crowley

Barbara Bush served her country and led her family with dignity and grace. She made children's literacy a lifelong cause and improved so many lives. I'll miss her wit and candor, and I send my thoughts to the entire Bush family.

- Diane Feinstein

She always reminded me of my grandmother. I'll say a prayer for her tonight.

- Sean Cody's Brysen

A beautiful spirit and a true hero to little girls everywhere.

- Corbin Fisher's Kenny

I can't imagine what George and George and Jeb and Robin and Neil and Marvin and Dorothy must be going through. Makes me want to cry.

- ChaosMen's Antonio Cervone

I didn't agree with her politically but a loss is a loss. Stay gold, sis.

- BiLatinMen's Mr. Freaky

I always loved how she talked about the American people as dumb peasants.

All republicans issuing a statement

What's on her iPod....you just know she was using one....

I bet the Queen Mother met her at the pearly gates and said, "Babs Bush! You old biddy. Get in here. The gin and tonics are fantastic!!"

Like any good Republican, she made the poor poorer, and the Rich PHENOMENOLY R-I-C-H-E-R !!!

[quote]What's on her iPod....you just know she was using one....

She liked to bust a move to Hall & Oates "Rich Girl"

She had a hot ass but she couldn't live forever.

From Bill Clinton

That Mr. Freaky is a class act.

Do Bee Do Bee Do

-Frank Sinatra

The last picture of Barbara Bush before she lost her ingenue looks to marriage and motherhood.

Statement from the Trumps (via CBS News)

No question that Bar was an überbitch, as verified by Dick Nixon, but her maternal grandmother could be a more congenial DL heroine: "After the judge died, Grandmother Robinson learned how to drive and she and some lady friends traveled the country with a small trailer."

HA. Just noticed that the official White House statement has the frickin date wrong.

She was the Matriarch in a Patriarchal Political family that did nothing for the American people, but hurt us.

What can you possible say about a war criminal, anti democracy, political dynasty?

The White House is understaffed and the ones they do have are pretty bottom of the barrell. Of course they fucked up the date.

It always breaks my heart when someone so young passes. RIP Mrs. Bush.

R102, I hope you were as critical of Ted Kennedy at his passing for his role in blocking national health care that could've been achieved in the Nixon Administration.

Has Billy Santoro issued a statement yet?

She was truly the people’s princess.

This remains one of my favorite political biography pieces. She was a frumpy Claire Underwood, which I can really get into. DC was terrified of a sideways glance from her, considering it a harbinger of political ruin.

I understand her will provides for the funding of scholarships for Cuntery at several of the more prominent women's schools in the east.

Which school will be the first to endow a Barbara Bush Chair of High Cunting?

[quote]She was truly the people’s princess.

More like the people's fat-assed, drunk off her tits grandmother.

The only reason why your husband is not consider the dumbest president is bc your son is.

What is the opposite of a Patron Saint? Whatever it is, that's what she is to Datalounge.

r143 - Jimmy Carter already mentioned her "keen wit", which is obituary euphemism for "raging cunt"

This is the "Dixie Carter" whose tweet is quoted above. I had never heard of her before, since I'm not a deplorable.

[quote] HA. Just noticed that the official White House statement has the frickin date wrong.

Amazing, isn't it? The competence of this White House is on every level.

Will Elton John rewrite lyrics to one of his songs in her honor?

The family blames Jeb!, don't they?

It’s amazing the things they have to say:

She was a force!

She told the truth!

She loved her husband!

That means, she was a cunt!

I guess Melanie won’t have to worry about any of those platitudes.

Who will they get to replace her on the Quaker Oatmeal box?

[quote]Will Elton John rewrite lyrics to one of his songs in her honor?

And it seemed to me you lived your life

like an ugly man in drag

trucker haircut, linebacker body

Like an SNL gag

"She was a class act. "

You either don't what class means, or you think a history of money equals class.

She wasn't class. She was an asshole. Yes, she was an asshole to Trump and that's what Trump deserves. But that doesn't confer anything extra to Bush.

Her entire attitude towards the Katrina victims sums up exactly who she was: a careless sociopath. It's no accident her children turned out the way they did. It's no accident she married who she married. Birds of a feather flock together, and she was a shitbird like the rest of her family.

Barbara Bush lived an incredible life. I’m sending my love to her family.

- Ellen DeGeneres

Barbara Bush was one of a kind: full of grace, determination and humor. Her devotion to family and service had a profound impact on our country. She loved America, and Americans loved her - and we will miss her.

- Mike Bloomberg

Sending my sincere condolences and prayers to The Bush family

- Barbra Streisand

Tonight is a sad night for America. First Lady Barbara Bush will be remembered for the dignity, civility & spirit she brought to every thing she did. But most of all, everyone who knew Mrs. Bush saw her immense love for & pride in her family.

- Nancy Pelosi

Hammer her damn coffin shut!

I hope they don't prop her up in the Capitol Rotunda.

Columba! Columba! Coloque sábanas limpias en todas las habitaciones y prepare un gran lote de guacamole. ¿Y quién dijo que podrías usar la puerta de entrada? - Laura Bush

Throw Momma from the train!

To paraphrase Bette Davis' famous quote:

You should never say bad things about the dead, only good… Barbara Bush is dead. Good.”

Did Barbara and Nancy ever dine alone?

Now we must endure endless coverage on cable news blocking the awful but addicting evil dirty donald reality TV.

I’m surprised she died before the hubby. She looked strong while he looked frail.

R198, do you mean fat?

I know r197. This news is interrupting my trump stories.

R6 here.

Any questions?

If you were rich, you were not automatically hated by her.

-condolences of the rich and famous

No loss.

The cunt was 90+... get over it.

Yeah R201. Why is your nose so red? Do you ever brush your hair?

[quote]Did Barbara and Nancy ever dine alone?

Are you kidding? Nouveu riche don't dine with hacktresses. Nancy Reagan should have been waiting tables, not slurping oysters.

You can't help but thinking that the fiercest Bar critics are Trumpers masking as liberals.

Della is certainly not on the guest list.

Nor in the will.

I so admired Barbara Bush's ability to social climb and then stomp on those beneath her.

--Meghan Windsor, Duchess of Suckit-Losers

Will the extremely wealthy and the outrageously priviledged please bow their heads for a moment of silence-

and reflect on how super sweet it is to be born that way & remember that you must fight everyday to protect it!

"You can't help but thinking that the fiercest Bar critics are Trumpers masking as liberals. "

Thinking isn't in your wheelhouse, dear.

I'm pretty sure it was washed overboard a long time ago for you.

Did you have insurance?

I don't know why the coloreds call me a racist, we implemented debt peonage and jim crow laws on the white peasants too.?

-barbara fucking bush

R209 Privileged* sorry Barbara

This nation owes this woman a huge debt for her wisdom, guidance, and love. Rest In peace my friend. What an incredible & inspiring life you lived Barbara Bush. Thank you for your friendship and so many memories.

- Brad Paisley

See You Next Tuesday, Bar!

[quote]You can't help but thinking that the fiercest Bar critics are Trumpers masking as liberals.

Bar represented everything progressives stand against. She was an old money bitch who was completely out of touch with and looked down on the working classes. Her husband and son were both blights on the world.

Though she probably would have been fun to have cocktails and talk shit with.

Well, she can throw a party for all those war criminals and puppet dictators she and her family supported, IN HELL.

I show my boobies at Meesus Boosh funeral and bring Teefany blue box for gift, yes?

I've people familiar with the Bushes in my family. All but two dead now. Let's put it this way..if I got married in the 90s, Bush Sr. wouldn't think of missing the wedding with these folks. The Connecticut side. When the Bushes were newly married they acquired an apt. next to a mother-daughter prostitute team. They would jokingly reenact the session they could hear through paper thin walls and to roll into laughter quietly. I always liked that story. Showed no outrage just hysterics. The jumping from a hit plane in Pacific seemed nice. Their son was basically a little clown an nothing more. Shame.

With all this talk of her wit, she should have been a stand up comedian.

Let’s get this straight: GHW Bush grew up affluent but his wealth was self made in TX- not inherited- not really old money. Barbara probably inherited a bit, but not big money. They were and are pretty much classic establishment upper middle class WASP- graduated to upper in the 20 million or so range. My Mom went to Rye Country Day with Barbara- they were casual friends through the years. I’ve got a pic of Mom with Barbara and Raisa Gorbachev at a Wellesley College commencement (my Mom was a trustee). I knew and know lots of people like the Bush seniors- it’s more or less what I grew up among along with the old Our Crowd (German Jewish) click in NYC.

She was one mean old ugly-ass white bitch. But she was OUR mean old ugly-ass white bitch, know what I'm sayin'?

Anderson's coverage was quite classy.

[quote]Anderson's coverage was quite classy.

I thought the bit about, "My mother has lost a bridge partner" was a bit much.

Who the fuck did she think she was, trying to get people to read???

The Bush family will use the media cycle about her death (and, one presumes, the impending death of her husband) to embarrass Donald Trump.

“Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.” - Barbara Bush

- Mia Farrow

First Lady Barbara Bush was a remarkable, passionate public servant who represented our country with the utmost grace and dignity. Sending my condolences and prayers to the entire Bush family.

- Kristen Gillibrand

Deepest condolences to the Bush family on the passing of their matriarch, Barbara Bush. She had such grace, dignity, strength, and wit. Her work and her memory will live on.

- Paul Begala

This evening we lost former First Lady Barbara Bush, a committed wife and mother. Her goal to create opportunity through literacy touched lives all across the country. My thoughts and prayers are with her family.

- Elijah Cummings

I loved her strength and tenacity. She put her family first. RIP First Lady Barbara Bush. You were a rare gem

- Cindy McCain

[quote]The Bush family will use the media cycle about her death (and, one presumes, the impending death of her husband) to embarrass Donald Trump.

Hopefully!

She stayed home and baked cookies.

--Hillary Clinton

R6 (and others) = completely new to the DATALOUNGE.

GO HOME.

after all the saccharine bullshit on other sites I had to come to DL to vent.

she was a hateful racist cunt, but then i guess she was never photographed diddling it, like some other first ladies.

92? Sad...she was just a girl. A very mean girl.

R41, you do love the bracelet, right?

After watching all of the stories about George and Barbara and their great love, am I the only one who's picking up pings from George Bush Sr.? The idea never crossed my mind. I knew Barbara Bush had a masculine beauty in her later years, but thought suredly there must have been something of a pretty girl earlier on. But nope, she was a bit of a hammer out of the gate. And you see young George Bush who was an attractive, dashing, tall gentleman with this frau like girl. And they met when they were 16&17 and were together ever since. That is something a closet case would do, find the one woman who loves him very early so he never has to make that point again. So you have young attractive dude, marrying a hammer of girl, very early on. Otherwise her father or family must have been filthy rich. But the Bush's had money then too. Am I wrong?

‘Why should we hear about this dead cunt? It’s not relevant. So why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that?’

R234, Bush had a string of affairs with various secretaries up until the time he was vice president. So, no, he wasn't gay.

Do Vaerst Leddies vind up lookink like that? Keel me now. Also condolences - FLOTUS Leddy

wasnt she who John Waters based DIVINE ON?

I didn't agree with her politics but seems sort of tragic that she would have to die by being partially sucked out of a plane

True class. I'll never forget the time she guest starred on Designing Women.

-Dixie Carter

Former first lady Barbara Bush said that Hurricane Katrina refugees being housed in the Houston Astrodome were "underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them."

I hope the worms will be working well for you, bitch

R234. EXACTLY. i have read all the articles and actually like her now. my understanding is she was totally dedicated to her husband and yes he was so much more attractive than she was, she realized at 16yrs old she would NEVER get a chance like this EVER again to land a hot rich man. What he required was that she SERVE him and be his wife slave, raise his kids, not complain and do what ever she can to help him achieve HIS goals.. so the deal was done. if you read how she was doing anything to be around him, tennis, golf, she would learn these sports just to be around him, and then he would not play with her because he would say she was not good enough at either sport. so basically she lived his life for her.......and i guess she was happy with that. and does not seem too bad a deal. i always thought he married her for her families money but his family had the money. he just needed a wife slave. and he got one. she was so unattractive. always. compared to him. he was hot as a young man.

R199!

You know, George Bush wanted me to marry him. He asked me first but I said no. And then I would have been First Lady, not Barbara. And anyway, she never really knew how to dress. RIP, you old fattie. - Little Edie Bouvier Beale

[quote]she was so unattractive. always. compared to him. he was hot as a young man.

Yeah they always had a disparity in looks. He was good-looking, she never was. But Bush slept with tons of other women, he was not faithful.

How long is acceptable before George The First can date again? Still quite a catch. He’s going to jump out of a plane again for his 100th and I hope he has a younger lady to share that with by then. Maybe he can meet a hot lady of 75 or 80.

r245, who besides Jennifer Fitzgerald?

She was what we call a REAL HONKEY !

R234

For years the DL consensus had Bar as the Grand Dame of Cuntery. So who wears the crown as High Cuntress now?

Everyone please just settle down, she's settling well into her new home.

[quote]So who wears the crown as High Cuntress now?

We cannot have a new coronation until she has been in the ground for 30 days, lest she rise again.

[quote]I've people familiar with the Bushes in my family. All but two dead now.

My great-aunt and -uncle knew them and said their kids were great (but they were massive Republicans so they would say that).

I nominate Elton John for the new High Cuntress.

R253 do I know you?

Elton John is a cunt, one needs one to be High Cuntessa.

After Decades of hearing how she is the evil mastermind of everything, HIllary is ready to Ascend.

R238, if Divine was based on anyone it is Liz Taylor, not The Mother of Black Arts.

HRC? Interesting...

Hillary has certainly performed all the Seven Wonders of Cuntery. I think she has a shot. Of course, it will have to be put to a full Datalounge vote.

R242, neither married the other for money because it was not there. Neither family were rich enough to impart 2nd generation wealth. GHW and Barbara move to TX eventually where he made a modest fortune, he earned not inherited wealth.

[quote]Elton John is a cunt, one needs one to be High Cuntessa.

As you may have noticed, we're on it.

Poor Babs is dead, poor Babs Bush is dead. This will bring out Katrina comments she had....

Barbara's father was president of a major publishing company, you can keep trying to downplay it but she was from a very, very well off family. Sure they weren't the Rockefellers but they were far wealthier than your normal upper middle class family.

[quote]Though she probably would have been fun to have cocktails and talk shit with.

No. The life-long embitteredness and frustration made for predatory sarcasm, not delightfully bitchy dish. And unless she considered you of her class you would have gotten fake-grandmotherly bromides at best, stony silence at worst. The Bushes rose in the world through their own hard work, as some are saying here, but they couldn't have done it without leveraging their families' already not inconsiderable wealth and, especially, social connections (apart from Barbara's father's position, George's father had been a successful businessman and U.S. senator). Most of all they had and still have a high WASP entitlement that comes from an overdeveloped sense of family history and breeding, and for them if you aren't family, you're the help.

Barbara Bush was a first class snobby bitch.

Guess that "comfort care" didn't work out so well for her. Good fucking riddance to a phony piece of shit.

R255, I doubt it, we're not VIPs!

I think Morrissey should be the new Grand Cuntessa. Heaven knows he's working hard at it.

Will this be the Official Babs Funeral Thread?

Cuntfort Care is the new Datalounge V.I.P. Area

god bless u cunts

i never laffed so much

truly the best meanest and true est shit to come out bout a fellow cunt.

old george married her for more $ and influence, that bush family was corrupt as shit.

they hid their evil better than dumb cluck trumpy....

THE FUKKERS DENIED US HEALTH CARE

BURN IN BUBBLING TAR PITS BITCHES.

She was "America's Lesbian Grandmother"

[quote]Her entire attitude towards the Katrina victims sums up exactly who she was: a careless sociopath.

Has the media covered her Hurricane Katrina comments yet?

My condolences to the Bush family. May they take some comfort knowing that Jeb is not longer the most low energy Bush.

@therealdonaldtrump

Her keen wit would have killed in Iraq, or wait it did? A total fucking GENOCIDE.

FUCK THIS HORRIBLE AND VILE FAMILY.

Did she revert back to her reptilian form? I know that Dubya and Daddy do at times.......

She was the cuntiest cunt to ever cunt, the patron saint of Datalounge.

Some professor in California blasted Barbara on twitter for being a racist a bigot and for unleashing her family onto the world. The comments on daily mail are crazy on the story.

But she was right about what she said about Barbara.

Barbara had one cocktail too many while she was carrying Dubya.

R264. What the hell are you saying?! The world knows the Bush family was and is CIA and made their in wars for oil. Prescott stole Geronimo's skull to use as the mascot of Skull & Bones at Yale.

^^ made their fortune in wars for oil.

R264. sorry. you're on our side. I misread your post.

Does her pussy still stink?

Not just oil. He was called "Poppy Bush" because he ran the CIA's heroin trade out of Afghanistan. It was huge. It was a tongue in cheek nickname for those in the know.

Roger Stone was not a fan, apparently.

[quote]The world knows the Bush family was and is CIA

You think the world knows that?

I don't think that many people are well-informed.

Remember when she called Hillary a bitch?

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R285 Geraldine Ferraro?

Vale

I am so tired of idiots who think you make a plural with " 's."

Go back to your English lessons, OP.

[quote] Remember when she called Hillary a bitch?

Which time?

She was a saint compared to Nancy Reagan.

I found it disturbing to read in the NY Times that she had two pet Maltipoos named Bibi and Mini-Me. And that the city of Houston named an entire dog park after them.

[quote] Remember when she called Hillary a bitch?

Did she? I know she said that Geraldine Ferraro a "rhymes with rich," but I didn;t know she said that of Hillary. And remember, she famously voted for Hillary (and endorsed her) in 2016.

According to this article, Melania was invited to the funeral but Donald was not. It says that previous to this Melania had reached out to Laura Bush and invited her to the White House for tea.

Sitting presidents don't attend the funerals of first ladies, as a rule. The last one was JFK, who went to Eleanor Roosevelt's funeral.

Even if they did, as a rule, I don't think it would be enough to tear him away from his golf games.

Don't even think of burying me with this corpse. I've got more than a few good clutches left, bitches.

R278 They are Lizards. George Senior has shapehifted like QE2 in front of people.

God needed another angel. That's the only explanation...

Oh God, the David Icke lizard conspiracy theorists have arrived.

Get some help, toots.

Burn in hell bitch!~

R282. I know that our soldiers protect the heroin poppies in Afghanistan but didn't know the Bush family was involved.

A poster on DL posted about the Gemstone Files. The conspiracy theory is interesting -- Onassis was shipping oil but also shipped heroin out of Vietnam. According to the Gemstone Files Ari was part of the plot to kill JFK. There are other things that I'd never heard but seem plausible - multiple shooters all with an assigned Spotter who told the shooter when to fire and also a Clean Up guy who picked up the shell casings and ran.

Lol. The shape-shifting above is just bad, low resolution VHS.

I don't buy into conspiracy theories in any way, but they are fun to read about in a very scifi/fantasy novel sort of way.

By far, the craziest is the shape-shifting lizards thing, the proof for which is usually just poorly shot video or bad satellite feeds.

The people who believe that shit need serious help. This is why I support socialized medicine and a strong welfare state. Keep them drugged and out of our hair, please.

Yes, yes. I'm one of the sheeple. Pfft.

It's being reported in the coverage of Barbara Bushes funeral in the UK that the American people viewed Barbara Bush as one of the closest things they have to royalty.

US Posters is this an accurate statement?

We may fawn over some of the British royalty but we don't want it here, thank you very much.

Nah, r305, European Royalty brought us WWI and by extension WWII. You keep 'em.

Good riddance!

Ding Dong the witch is dead! There must be a special place in hell for a person who raises a war criminal.

[quote]...that the American people viewed Barbara Bush as one of the closest things they have to royalty

Maybe, but it's not that close. People say that about any political dynasty, mostly the Kennedys, who at least had some charismatic figures. Apart from weirdo religious conservatives in the 2000s who were ready to "annoint" Bush Jr. as God's chosen, most Americans see the Bush family as just another political family, fitfully tawdry, criminal at worst, even if they like to buy into the nonsense that Bar was "America's grandmother." They voted out Bush Sr. after one term and barely, if at all actually, voted in Bush Jr. for two; Jeb! went nowhere in his presidential campaign and his son George P. is lying low for the time being, anyway, in a comfortable but low-profile office, knowing that no one wants him anywhere else. So they can't be that beloved.

George H W Bush was not a womanizer, there weren't "tons" of other women, that's ridiculous. He was and is a geek. However, I doubt Jennifer Fitzgerald was the only staffer he slept with (lol secretaries, R236?). The Jennifer Fitzgerald thing was out there when he ran in 1988 to the point that a CNN reporter asked him about it on the air.

We may not have any royalty, but we have plenty of queens!

I know a lot of you hate these Trump days -- but I think they pale in comparison to how awful the second Bush years were. People just tuned out and hid their heads in shame, including/especially Katrina.

History seems to be rewriting this stuff but I consider those post 9/11 years the worst of any presidency. Trump looks downright progressive in comparison.

Nice try R313. Bush was pres for 4 years before Katrina. Trump's been pres for a little over a year. They both suck and Trump has plenty of time to fuck up over and over.

R314 Shut up cunt. Seriously. This worship of the Bush klan is despicable. Deplorable.

R315 = Ivanka Trump

Does her pussy still reek?

r313 I agree. I think a lot of people have seemed to forget how fucking awful the years of Bush 2's presidency were.

I am with R313 and R318. I despise Trump and wish him the worst, but it pisses me off to see even my liberal friends now saying "Bush wasn't so bad!" It is almost like the whole Trump thing is a long con so, from now on, conservatives can throw assholes like Bush into elections and then say "Well at least he isn't as bad as Trump!"

I call shananigans. How soon we forget about stealing the 2000 election, the outright lies to get us into the quagmire of Iraq and Afghanistan, the thousands of soldiers and civilians killed, wasting the worldwide sympathy from 9-11 to further enmesh ourselves in the ME for oil, the swiftboating of Kerry during 2004 and using gay marriage as a weapon to get votes, the complete swindling of the American people which caused the biggest financial catastrophe since the Great Depression, on and on.

And now we think of him as some loveable old gramps type who paints pictures and we put photos of him on our FB pages that say "Miss me yet?" Um...no, I don't miss you, you old bastard. You and your family are every bit as evil/corrupt as Trump. You just had the smarts and the resources to get away with it more effectively.

Trump is an evil bastard and an idiot, and I can't wait until he is taken down, but let's not use him to normalize terrible people like the Bush crime family.

I call shananigans???