The 'Divine Ms. Hughes"? Ridiculously 'inappropriate' is more like it.

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The Divine Ms. Hughes?
Ridiculously 'inappropriate' is more like it.

by JUDITH HANEY

USNewsLink/April 18, 2002

Karen Hughes, a mammoth of a woman, (5'10'+, size 12 shoe) who 'advises' George W. Bush, has arabesqued her way across the shoulders of other irritating Bushites to arrive at being "the most irritating" Bushite of all.

Apparently the federal government needs to pare itself down one more notch because Karen Hughes, "the" spokesperson for Bush, has gone and found herself her very own "spokesperson", begging the question: "CAN WE AFFORD THIS?"

Krista Ritacco, who works for Hughes, and is 'authorized to speak for her', this week told members of the press that Hughes was not making a religious connotation when she told Congressional GOP press secretaries that "the experience of Florida definitely gave everyone the patience to deal with 9/11 and the aftermath."

In the session with Congressional GOP press secretaries Tuesday, one person asked Hughes whether the difficulties of the Florida recount helped the Bush team deal with the challenges presented by the terrorist attacks. Hughes responded that Florida "served a preparational purpose,"in the words of one GOP aide in the room.

The staffer said that he was left with the impression that Hughes felt "there was some sort of divine plan" that helped give the Bush team the strength to make it through the tragedy of Sept. 11. A second GOP aide added, "I could see how some people thought it was providential. It was fate."

Of course, everyone who follows Hughes' various religious speeches, and 'divinely inspired' public comments, knows that is exactly what she meant. However, Hughes is too much of a coward to come out from behind the skirts of her employee and admit it.

Hughes has previously credited 'divine inspiration' that caused her to turn her car around and drive back to the White House upon learning of the 9/11 tragedy. She also credits the 'divine' for saving the White House and its occupants on that fateful day.

In fact, Hughes regularly credits 'divine providence and inspiration' for her acts on behalf of Bush. She has certainly credited the 'divine' for putting Bush in the White House and for being the 'right' 'divine' 'predestined' man for the nation's top job in defending the U.S. from terrorist.

Given Hughes propensity for crediting the 'divine' for the 'ascension' of the Bush administration into the White House, one begins to wonder what she would say if Gore had won. Would Hughes accuse Gore of being inspired by 'hell' and 'Satan'? Who knows what the 'divine's chosen people' would have said if the situations were reversed.

Currently Hughes is attempting to reframe (spin) the actions of White House staffers who work 24/7 to sell Bush's programs to the media and to members of Congress. According to Hughes, the press should stop calling the Bushites 'spinsters'. Instead she urges us to call them 'persuasive communicators'.

Excuse me while I swallow her divineship's spin on spinning. Anybody got an alka-seltzer?