First Lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna doing their best to balance American financial AID to Africa with some good old fashioned tender loving care!
First Lady Laura Bush returns to Washington today after a goodwill tour of Africa that, regrettably, got less coverage in America than the latest “breaking news” from Aruba about futile efforts to find Natalee Holloway.
Perhaps she was ignored because Americans are only drawn to stories about Africa involving genocide, disease, starvation and corruption; or perhaps it was because, by welcoming her with serene dignity and respect, Africans did not create an international spectacle the way the Israelis and Palestinians did when they greeted her with jeers and physical threats on her most recent goodwill tour of the Middle East.
Whatever the case, Mrs. Bush – a former public school librarian- presented a more compassionate and empathetic face of America to the Africans she visited throughout her tour. And, even though the G8 and Live 8 leaders may provide more debt relief, her human touch may prove a far more valuable and cherished gesture for Africans dying of AIDS and living in inhumane conditions….
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