Althouse: Anita Perry, "a quiet feminine force," " a nurse first, first lady second."

September 28, 2011

Anita Perry, "a quiet feminine force," " a nurse first, first lady second."

A profile in the NYT.

21 comments:

Andy said...: This would be more interesting if Rick Perry stood any chance of winning the Republican nomination.; 9/28/11, 9:22 AM
Curious George said...: I'll bet some male doctor repeated her diagnosis and got all the credit.; 9/28/11, 9:22 AM
Fred4Pres said...: Thigpen? I am guessing she did not like her name when she was a kid.

Curious George, bravo. But if you were a chick I would have said nothing.; 9/28/11, 9:32 AM
edutcher said...: Sounds like The Blonde would like her.

She is a nurse, after all.

Curious George said...

I'll bet some male doctor repeated her diagnosis and got all the credit.

Good one.

Most people would be surprised at what good diagnosticians nurses are.

PS As usual, Andy R proves that the way you wear the hat is indicative of the way the brain was installed.

Perry can still win the nomination - primaries don't begin until February, but he's got a lot of work to do.; 9/28/11, 9:35 AM
Wince said...: There's a difference between "quiet" and soft-spoken.; 9/28/11, 9:38 AM
traditionalguy said...: In some people human compassion is a force field around them that wins every encounter.

King Solomon wrote that, "love cannot be defeated."

But that was before our edited TV, cable news and talk radio winnows out all personalities to fit their narrative du jour.; 9/28/11, 9:43 AM
Fred4Pres said...: I had no problem with Rick Perry vaccination program, other than it being easier to opt out (if you wished to do so).

But Rick Perry did not implode over that, he imploded over his debate performance.; 9/28/11, 9:52 AM
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Carol_Herman said...: Ha! Since Nancy Reagan wasn't a handicap to her husband's elections. Reagan proved all he had to do was show the public he loved his wife. NON-VERBAL. When he was out in the Rose Garden giving speeches ... he'd look up to see if he could catch his wife's eye ... looking down at him. And, when he saw her he glowed up a notch.

So Anita Perry is a nurse. Some women will wonder why she didn't go up the medical ladder and become a doctor. Our nurses, today, come from foreign countries.

And, they no longer wear their cute white hats.

Milton's wife can show off her underwear. In a fashion spread.

But don't depend on American women falling for this crap.

Nancy Reagan wasn't liked by the general public. It was her husband's limelight, anyway. And, for that a man stands alone.; 9/28/11, 10:09 AM
William said...: Access piece. Mrs. Perry wisely declines to be interviewed by the NYT. Ms. Saulny of the Times writes a puff piece. Mrs. Perry reconsiders and grants an interview. Then the whole sordid story of her belief in creationism is brought to light.; 9/28/11, 10:15 AM
Christopher in MA said...: Sounds like Joe McGinness has got his next project all lined up for him. I'm sure Mrs. Perry must have done some illegal pharmaceuticals in her time. Who knows? See if there's an increase in deaths on her ward. Or maybe she's sneaking off for "conferences" with the doctors on staff.

"So Anita Perry is a nurse. Some women will wonder why she didn't go up the medical ladder and become a doctor."

Oh, for the love of jumping baby Muhammad on a ham sandwich, will you just shut up, you cackhanded, neuron-addled lunatic?; 9/28/11, 10:18 AM
rhhardin said...: Palin would be a wild wet feminine force.; 9/28/11, 10:51 AM
J said...: "Fred4Pres", mormon sockpuppet (and Demo/BO voter), with his Today show schtick. Hey Fredronius maybe like show the A-tards the Abbie Hoffman avatar that you use on DU; 9/28/11, 10:55 AM
MadisonMan said...: Not just Thigpen, Fred4Pres, but Anita Thigpen. Think she was teased for her name in Middle School?; 9/28/11, 11:03 AM
sakredkow said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 9/28/11, 11:09 AM
Winston Smith Rides Again said...: And, they no longer wear their cute white hats.

Racist.; 9/28/11, 12:01 PM
ndspinelli said...: It's good she does "women's work"..our prez would approve.

Folks, 'J' is imploding, enjoy the show!; 9/28/11, 12:35 PM
Wince said...: rhhardin said...
Palin would be a wild wet feminine force.

I don't know what that means, but I like the sound of it.; 9/28/11, 2:43 PM
gadfly said...: So it begins -- Rick Perry to skate the Gardasil and Merck crony capitalism issues by putting Nurse Anita into the fray as the motivating force behind the governor's executive order.

Now, suddenly we have emails cropping up from Texas' First Lady that link her to the decision. And for those who didn't know, Anita is a fundraiser for the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault. Her donors are supposedly all of Rick's politically connected buddies.; 9/28/11, 5:31 PM
David R. Graham said...: IMO, Mrs. Perry is the one who wants Mr. Perry to run for POTUS, not Mr. Perry. Thus the vacillation.; 9/28/11, 11:40 PM
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