Barbara Bush Sparred With ABC Over Bill Clinton ‘Disrespecting’ White House

[See NewsBusters for more.] While reminiscing about the life of Barbara Bush, all three networks on Wednesday noted her toughness and willingness to fight. On CBS This Morning, journalist Bob Schieffer called the former First Lady the “enforcer.” What none of the networks noted in their tributes is that Mrs. Bush wouldn’t hesitate to bluntly call out liberal media bias when she saw it. During the 2000 Republican National Convention, as the party nominated her son, the family matriarch talked to then-Good Morning America co-host Charles Gibson. On August 2, 2000, Gibson demanded, “Is the party really ready to move to the center?” Mrs. Bush looked Gibson in the eyes and shot back: “I am wondering, is Al Gore going to be courageous enough to pick a Vice President who is pro-life? Just a thought.”