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[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
The context was that of a USA Today article

Begging the question, when was the last time Zsa Zsa had a real job?

As that article reflects, a couple of the prior questions and answers were:

• Q: Our poll shows a lot of Americans don't think the spouse of the president should have a job in the private sector.
  
  A: I'd love to see the wording in the poll, because I would have said, "If you had a woman president, and the husband was a brilliant neurosurgeon, (should) he give up being a neurosurgeon?" No! And I think what the American people really want is to make sure that the companion to the president — a woman now — supports him. And that's absolutely the No. 1 job for the country's sake, for his sake.
  
  Beyond that, I think the book hasn't been written. You know, there are no clear answers. We have to create our own stories and do the best we can.
  
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  Q: Do you have a role model for first lady in mind?
  
  A: The one thing I've learned from watching is that there really isn't a model, because every person coming in is different. Their experiences are different, and times have changed.
  
  Q: You'd be different from Laura Bush?
  
  A: Well, you know, I don't know Laura Bush. But she seems to be calm, and she has a sparkle in her eye, which is good. But I don't know that she's ever had a real job — I mean, since she's been grown up. (Related story: Heinz Kerry apologizes for comments) So her experience and her validation comes from important things, but different things. And I'm older, and my validation of what I do and what I believe and my experience is a little bit bigger — because I'm older, and I've had different experiences. And it's not a criticism of her. It's just, you know, what life is about.

That sentence doesn't sound good on its own -- which is why you should all send me money for wine -- but if you read just a little more it's abudantly clear that she wasn't dissing Laura Bush.