| Accompanying her husband, former President George H.W.Bush, on a tour of hurricane relief centers in Houston, Barbara Bush said today, referring to the poor who had lost everything back home and evacuated, "This is working very well for them."
The former First Lady's remarks were aired this evening on National Public Radio's "Marketplace" program. She was part of a group in Houston today at the Astrodome that included her husband and former President Bill Clinton, who were chosen by her son, the current president, to head fundraising efforts for the recovery. Sen. Hilary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama were also present. In a segment at the top of the show on the surge of evacuees to the Texas city, Barbara Bush said: "Almost everyone I’ve talked to says we're going to move to Houston." Then she added: "What I’m hearing is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. "And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this (she chuckles slightly)--this is working very well for them." |
Let that sink in. "so this (she chuckles slightly)--this is working very well for them."
Listen for yourself. It's 45 seconds into the story. And then compare it to what Clinton says immediately afterwards. And then keep listening and hear what Barack Obama has to say.
"this is working very well for them."
--------
0 TrackBacks
Listed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: "THIS IS WORKING OUT VERY WELL FOR THEM".
TrackBack URL for this entry: http://www.alexwhalen.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/2246
Subscribe to this blog's feed
Leave a comment