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Article: Laura Bush's literary series gets leftists' goats
- Article from:
- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- February 17, 2003
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First lady Laura Bush astonished the nation's intelligentsia
because they learned that this subversive hick of the East Wing has
been holding symposiums on literature. The Northeast snobs had to
grapple with their discovery that a conservative knows literature
exists. They were flummoxed that the Bush two-hour sessions covered
Mark Twain, the Harlem Renaissance and female writers from west of
the Mississippi. They were unaware that people west of the
Mississippi could read.
The media, politicos and think-tankers have been duped by Laura
Bush's demure appearance and stay-at-home background. Not I. Laura
Bush reeks of "I know who I am and don't give two Texas hoots what
the rest of you ...