Bush Twins/Convention
 

So what did you all think tonight of the Twins intorduction speech to introduce George W?

the whole "we were young and irresponsible" was a nice touch. Good to see GW taught them responsibility and integrity.
:rolleyes:
(Although I liked Arny's "the soviets harassed my nazi dad" bit much better)

They seem to be doing okay. Yeah, they go out for a drink, etc. One had a fake ID.. So? They behaved like normal college students.

Those who live in glass houses...

I've never been a fan of Dubya, but it's nice to see his twins out and about these days.

I read something disturbing in a friend's LJ today, and he went as far as to say something along the lines of "Barbara's really cute, but Jenna looks like she's been beaten by the ugly stick."

That was just wrong.

I don't care for their father too much, but I'm glad to see that these girls are doing the most they can for their community and for the world.

The Thetas I'm sure are very proud.

I'm a staunch Republican and I was really looking forward to hearing from the Bush daughters. Unfortunately, they made me cringe. I was not impressed with their giggly, goofy speech. I found myself thinking, "They sound like sorority girls.".

I think that for their age and their experience, they should have come across with more class and maturity. I understand being nervous. But they didn't inspire me with thoughts of presidential dignity, like their mother does. I could easily picture them at a keg party. Not that there's anything wrong with that... but there's a time and place and this wasn't it.

I'm sure they don't have that much experience speaking to thousands of people, being on TV, etc. Few of us do.

No, I don't think they were as good as the Kerry daughters -- but the Kerry daughters came across rehearsed and fake with that stupid hamster story.

Calling daughters of presidents ugly is nothing new. Remember what people said about Chelsea Clinton? Very hurtful things.

Considering everything, I think they did okay.

They came across as NORMAL to me...and I think that disturbs a lot of people LOL. I think some people expect people in positions like that to be super-human and expect them not to make mistakes. Who wouldn't be nervous/excited speaking at the Presidential convention? I liked it..but I liked their mom's speech much more..she's such a classy lady and she makes Dubya look good!

I think they came off fine...people forget that they're college-age adults. Maturity-wise, they're at the same point a lot of us are; I don't think that's a concern.

To get up on stage, in front of all those people, and speak for your father as he runs for President of the USA...that's a lot of pressure, and I think they handled it well.

I think that the Bush twins are lovely young women. :)

I think it's nice to see normal Presidential kids for a change - meaning they don't appear super-human and they make the same mistakes the rest of us do/did. My husband and I actually had great fun with the "shake it like a polaroid picture" comment. We though it was hilarious. We just need to keep in mind that they are 22, and just graduated from college. They have also been shielded from the media until now. This is really the first time they have spoken in front of thousands of people and on national TV - I say we cut them a break.

They are human...I like the fact that they act like that. The Kerry girls come off as very fake to me. I think they share the same speech writer as their father.

Oh c'mon now..folks can't do that..Bush's don't get cut a break.:p

I agree that whoever wrote their speech should be get a pay cut. As for their awardness in front of the public, I think they were less than thrilled with having to spout such nonsense. It showed in their delivery of the lines.

You know what? Arnold has accepted the shame of his family's past and made good on those problems. He has made good on it to the point that most Jews accept him and congratulate him. You do know who Jews are in Iowa right? So stop bringing this up to try and make him look bad. The problem with the Soviets was one of freedom which affected everyone including Arnold and wasn't just his dad.

-Rudey

I agree, but I thought the speech writer was lousy - too many inside jokes. If you didn't know the names of the various White House personnel, you didn't catch half the jokes.

But I think they're adorable, and I just LOVED Laura's speech!

I too cringed listening to them. I just couldn't believe that with the education these girls received, their speech writer couldnt' come up with something more intelligent sounding. They sounded like airheads. That speechwriter should be fired.

As for the comments regarding their ugliness, I don't think either of them is that attractive & I think the Kerry girls were also wacked with the ugly stick. However, my favorite comment was one made regarding Chelsea Clinton. Someone once wrote that she should have been the poster child for birth control.

That's a cheap shot and a profoundly un-American comment. We do not hold people accountable for the actions of their parents in this country. When a society allows intergenerational accountabilty to have credibility, you get societal devolution like what we saw in the former Yugoslavia.

Neither of them came off as airheads. Jenna did seem trashy (she looked like she dressed to go out for a dozen Jagermeister shots after the speech, and her voice sounds like she's a chain smoker,) but Barbara came off with an air of intelligence, grace and wit.

From slate.com

Twin Terrors - How Bad Were the Bush Girls?

See Article

My favorite excerpt:

Barbara, in particular, seems to have been studying the Campaign Head Tilt at her mother's knee; when Jenna was speaking, Barbara often gave a knockout impression of Laura, who frequently appears as though she's had a run-in with a zealous taxidermist.


hahahahhaha.


(hahahahha's are lifesaver's, not the authors)

:D

LMAO at zealous taxidermist!!:)

but it DOES paint a picture....

I think there's a highly orchestrated effort to make The President seem a little more human -- and I think that both this and Mrs. Bush's speech were a part of it.

I think it's working pretty well.

Standing before thousands of people and hundreds of cameras is pretty daunting, and for the most part, I think they did as well as can be expected for people who have never done it before.

I do think Jenna could use a little fashion consulting.

Oh boy. I just read a R-TV Journalism BBoard I subscribe to, and the twins are getting roundly panned by everyone from top GOP officials to reporters and critics around the country.

Maybe they should lighten up a little. These kids aren't politicians or trained speakers.

It wasn't a great speech, but it is what it is -- a little fresh air among the bluster.

I thought their speech was cute. I think they were trying to speak in a language young people could understand

It would have been boring if they had given the same ol mature conservative speech.

Exactly was DeltAlum said...I little fresh air.

I pray that both of them come into the class and dignity that their mother has, because both are miserable. The sooner the better.

What does that even mean?? They're miserable?

Hey anyone want to see naked pictures of Kerry's daughter? She's a real class act.

-Rudey

Was this the first time they have ever spoken in public? I think so. I don't remember ever even HEARING them speak before in a normal circumstance like saying hello as they came off AF1 or something. If my first time speaking in public was at MSG for the re-election of my father I'd be nervous too! The speech could have been rehearsed more but that's about it. Very cute.

I have named my new computer & shopping cart in their honor. :)