Laura Bush: Don’t Campaign on Gay Marriage Amendment
The First Lady welcomes the debate over the issue, but says it should not "be used as a campaign tool, obviously." Guess it wasn't "obvious" to her husband when he was campaigning for reelection in 2004.The First Lady welcomes the debate over the issue, but says it should not “be used as a campaign tool, obviously.” Guess it wasn’t “obvious” to her husband when he was campaigning for reelection in 2004.
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WASHINGTON – Some election-year advice to Republicans from a high-ranking source who has the president’s ear: Don’t use a proposed constitutional amendment against gay marriage as a campaign tool.
Just who is that political strategist? Laura Bush.
The first lady told “Fox News Sunday” that she thinks the American people want a debate on the issue. But, she said, “I don’t think it should be used as a campaign tool, obviously.”
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