loving wife and mother, a godly woman, all of which barbara had. she believed in and practiced the principles of honesty, tolerance, decency, courage, and strength, and perhaps above all, humility. she lived according to the mantra of the bush family for many years, don t get caught up in the big me. one day we were walking together on the beach in kennebunkport. barbara was washing off her own shoes and a fella came up to her and said, hey, you look a lot like barbara bush and without missing a beat, barbara said, yes, i hear that a lot. [laughte [laughter] she was a friend to people of every political persuasion
household in 29 different homes in 17 cities. at the same time, she fully participated in his amazing career, including too many political campaigns to count. starting from the time he was chairman of the harris county republican party, to becoming president of the united states. once back in houston, they continued their dedication to volunteerism and exhausting rounds of good work. rather than bemoan their many moves, barbara just laughed and said, one thing i can say about george, he may not be able to keep a job, but he s certainly not boring. [laughte [laughter] the world saw a compassionate, but strict mother who inspired her children with
way it s filled today. the first of those is jesus christ, the second of those is barbara bush. so, we are grateful for your gathering here today. the word offering came to mind and then i heard barbara say, don t even think about it. [laughte [laughter] ganny s garden, given by friends and loved ones of barbara pierce bush is a lovely spot to rest and reflect near downtown kennebunkport and there you ll find on a sculpted bench a wide brim sun hat, the kind that barbara wore in her garden and an open cape face down of her favorite book, jane austen s pride and prejudice , a wonderful truth, i declare there s no enemployment like reading. how much sooner one tires of
i m so sorry about the bite, you just looked good enough to eat. [laughte [laughter] my word, we could talk endlessly about how great this woman is. but we re reminded in the lesson that there comes a time for everything, even the end of a great story. the least of barbara s virtues, i think, was patience. if you re sharing a meal or waiting on her favorite drink, bourbon and water for the record, i pause to say about the talking ever drinking and from the pulpit we ve done a great deal for the evangelism in the church. thank you. i mean that sincerely. barbara would say why the hold up? barbara liked to see things move along and i think that s why
he said in his statement yesterday he would like to have a second chance from hollywood. he s hoping to win a second chance from the hollywood community. it s hard to imagine that happening right now, but we ll see. impossible to imagine. so many are asking the question, how did this go on so long with all the women, the decades that it goes back to and here s seth mcfarland at the oscar nominations making a joke about this monster. congratulations you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attractedo harvey weinstein. the audience laughte i key there. that entire room knew what seth was talking about. both the new yorker and the new york times story said harvey weinstein relied on many others around him to essentially enable him and make these things happen, make them go away. so how did it just go on for so long? the idea of that is a key part of this, that he had employees at his company, whether assistants or executives