Her response?
"I just -- I don't like him. Can't stand to look at him. I
don't like his wife. She's far from the first lady. It's about time we
get a first lady in there that acts like a first lady, and looks like a
first lady."
She made this first statement at last month's American Legion annual meeting in Indianapolis, which started a firestorm among NPR listeners. Many accused her of racism.
After calls for clarification, Shapiro met up with her again in a local American Legion meeting in Northern Virginia earlier this week.
When questioned about any racial implications in her comments, Lussier doubled down and rejected those accusations. Lussier said, "I don't care what color she is. It's just she just doesn't act and look like a first lady. I mean she's more about showing her arms off. ...I mean, can you imagine you know, Kennedys or the Bushes or anybody doing pushups on the floor? I mean you know. That's just not a first lady."
Lussier must not have noticed that first ladies have been going sleeveless for years.
True, there was no equivalent of Michelle Obama Watch for First Lady Laura Bush or First Lady Hillary Clinton. But there was really no doubt that they were worthy of the title 'First Lady'.
Lussier ended the interview by saying that she was frustrated. "I just hope Romney wins."
Is her frustration racial? Decide for yourself.
The full transcript is here.
