Comments on: First And Worst Ladies: A Yearbook http://collegecandy.com/2008/11/05/best-v-worst-a-yearbook-of-first-ladies/ Advice on student style, collegiate dating discussion guides, relationship advice and women's studies. Sat, 26 May 2012 20:09:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: carl http://collegecandy.com/2008/11/05/best-v-worst-a-yearbook-of-first-ladies/#comment-146683 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:42 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/14283#comment-146683 Bess Truman. What a sour, ungracious malcontent. Like her mother she never thought Harry was good enough for her. Oh really? Since she emulated her mother's attitudes so much would a man like her drunken bum father who abandoned his family be what you really wanted?

I've experienced those kinds of women before. They blame everyone except themselves for their unhappiness, and think they're above everyone else. All while accomplishing nothing with their lives. The look on Bess' face in every photo I've seen says it all. Why Harry adored her is a mystery to me.

]]> By: John http://collegecandy.com/2008/11/05/best-v-worst-a-yearbook-of-first-ladies/#comment-96675 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:41:51 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/14283#comment-96675 Jane Pierce. A shrinking violet to begin with, not much fun by nature (pro-temperance and deeply religious), laid low by the death of all her children (at different times), and with a pro-slavery husband who easily fits into the passive-negative category of Presidents, it's easy to see why I've long (since high school) viewed #14 as the nadir of the Presidency, in more ways than one.

]]> By: Super(lative) Democracy « Doopalus Plus http://collegecandy.com/2008/11/05/best-v-worst-a-yearbook-of-first-ladies/#comment-68264 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:31:37 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/14283#comment-68264 [...] turns the “great society” into our own “great leap forward“. Sigh. Lady Bird’s Hair slightly [...]

]]> By: Chewie http://collegecandy.com/2008/11/05/best-v-worst-a-yearbook-of-first-ladies/#comment-23893 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:14:51 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/14283#comment-23893 This economic downfall has been in the making since pre-2000. See Bill Clinton… don't blame Bush.

]]> By: Eszti http://collegecandy.com/2008/11/05/best-v-worst-a-yearbook-of-first-ladies/#comment-4930 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:19:47 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/14283#comment-4930 Why are you so mean? OF COURSE Bush has done a lot… He basically destroyed economy, he sent young healthy kid from all across america to be killed in a war which has nothing to be with patriatism, but mostly oil, so all of you stop it! What else could he have done?? I mean its not like he started WORLD WAR 3! And his daughters are such good party-people! So get over yourselves! He rocks!

]]> By: Rachel http://collegecandy.com/2008/11/05/best-v-worst-a-yearbook-of-first-ladies/#comment-4915 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:58:27 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/14283#comment-4915 Big Blue Dress. Monica saved her Big Blue Dress as a "momento."

]]> By: Jwe http://collegecandy.com/2008/11/05/best-v-worst-a-yearbook-of-first-ladies/#comment-4929 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:25:04 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/14283#comment-4929 Just to clear up the confusion – Ellen Wilson was Woodrow Wilson's FIRST wife. She died in 1915. He married Edith Galt, who was the First Lady who ran the country while Wilson was incapacitated.

]]> By: Really? http://collegecandy.com/2008/11/05/best-v-worst-a-yearbook-of-first-ladies/#comment-4928 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:16:42 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/14283#comment-4928 As a proud Libertarian (which is NEITHER Republican or Democrat thankyouverymuch), I find it amusing that EVERY "good" first lady was the wife of a democrat….and all but the older "bad" first ladies were the wives of republicans. Just wondering if Carter had been part of the GOP, would his controlling wife would have been seen in a negative light? Probably.

The blatant partisanism is almost tacky.

]]> By: teri http://collegecandy.com/2008/11/05/best-v-worst-a-yearbook-of-first-ladies/#comment-4927 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:28:01 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/14283#comment-4927 I think you need to study your history books a little better. Ellen Wilson actually ran the country for several months while her husband was incapacitated with a stroke. Laura Bush has had far more influence than you are giving her credit for. Lady Bird Johnson was most famous for her project "Keep America Beautiful" which was responsible for the beautification efforts in many of America's public places. Jackie Kennedy did research into the historical aspects of the White House and had many rooms redone to more accurately reflect their history. Like I said… do more research.

]]> By: Melinda http://collegecandy.com/2008/11/05/best-v-worst-a-yearbook-of-first-ladies/#comment-4926 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:03:40 +0000 http://www.collegecandy.com/reality/14283#comment-4926 I definitely don't think Michelle is a style icon. She wears clothes normal women her age would wear. I don't really understand why everyone is praising her as so fashion forward. Also Laura Bush was right "The role of the First Lady is whatever the First Lady wants it to be,” so i don't think its fair to judge them as failing ladies. They aren't required to do anything. You can admire the ones who really step out and make a difference, but I don't think its fair to call the other ones lazy. Its not like you can see what they did everyday in the White House. Maybe they didn't do anything amazing but that doesn't mean they didn't fulfill their roles as wives and mothers.

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