Well, I've asked twice, so I presume BeardedBruce can simply find no evidence that "if this had been a Republican candidate's wife, there would still be headlines and screaming going on."   

And since Laura Bush lies through her teeth and gets a much freer pass than Theresa Heinz Kerry, I think we've shown him to be wrong about this.

We should change the subject to:

Farting in Elevators: A Conservative Conspiracy

That would be less nonsensical than the ACTUAL topic of this thread so far.