bush's "joke".. crickets or laughter? White House, Nov. 8, 2006 [View All]

[radfringe]

As the majority party in the House of Representatives, they recognize that in their new role they now have greater responsibilities. And in my first act of bipartisan outreach since the election, I shared with her the names of some Republican interior de, decorators who can help her pick out the new drapes in her new offices. --George W. Bush, White House, Nov. 8, 2006

-- Interestingly enough, the White House transcript claims that laughter followed this. www.dubyaspeak.com/freshdubya.phtml (real player clip) You be the judge. (I think I hear crickets chirping...)</i>

snippet from transcript:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/11/20061108-2.html

I told Congresswoman Pelosi that I look forward to working with her and her colleagues to find common ground in the next two years. As the majority party in the House of Representatives, they recognize that in their new role they now have greater responsibilities. And in my first act of bipartisan outreach since the election, I shared with her the names of some Republican interior decorators who can help her pick out the new drapes in her new offices. (Laughter.)