Even the NY POST, yes the NY POST, pans the Bush twin

JEN & BARB: MORE GAFFES THAN LAUGHS

By KENNETH LOVETT

September 1, 2004 -- The Bush twins made their national television debut last night — with a string of weak one-liners that drew cringes from the crowd and at one point brought a soft rebuke from their grandparents.

The twins, Barbara and Jenna Bush, had the job of introducing President Bush, who in turn introduced First Lady Laura Bush.

For much of their brief time on stage, the twins seemed to amuse themselves more than the crowd.

Some delegates in Madison Square Garden seemed startled when Jenna Bush accused her beloved grandmother Barbara of being too opinionated, hating their clothes and being out of touch with pop culture.
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http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/27895.htm

They are not.

Cate Edwards
Born: March 4, 1982
Parents: John and Elizabeth Edwards, first generation college students, lawyers
Grandparents: Wallace and Bobbie Edwards, blue collar workers
Education: Princeton University, graduated 2004 (cum laude)
Arrests: None
Criminal convictions: None

Excerpt from convention speech: By now I'm not sure if more of you know me as John and Elizabeth's daughter or as Jack and Emma Claire's older sister. But tonight, I can tell you that I am the proud child of two people who have made our home a place of hope, two people who will make sure our country is a land of possibility when my dad is the next Vice President of the United States of America.

And standing beside him tonight, standing beside him always, is his wife, my mom, Elizabeth.

Both my mom and my dad have always taught me to dream big and reach high. Now, as a young woman about to head out into the real world, I have one thought on my mind: If I can live a life even half as accomplished as my mother's, then I'll have done alright.

The truth is, my mom has done it all. She's been a star law student, and a PTA member, a successful attorney, and a coach, a public servant, and a mentor, a devoted wife and above all, a mother who is always there for us -- always.

But I look up to her not only because of what she does with her life, but because of the way she lives it: with a strength that inspires. With a courage that carries on. With a kindness that keeps our front-door open and our family and friends close. And, with an optimism that keeps her joined to my father at the heart.

I know that some may find it easier to look at the hurt in the world and the challenges around us and simply turn away or sit at home. But we were raised by our parents to believe differently. Because my mom and dad believe differently.

John Kerry and Teresa believe differently too, and that's why together, we're going to change this country.

They say a ship in a harbor is safe. But that is not what ships are built for. They are built for exploring new possibilities. And, to quote from my mom's favorite poem, they are built for allowing us to "believe that a further shore is reachable from here."

My mom believes. She has brought joy to our home and love to our hearts, and she will join my father in bringing hope to America when she is our next Second Lady of the United States.

Ladies and Gentleman, my mother, Elizabeth Edwards.

Jenna and Barbara Bush
Born: November 25, 1981
Parents: Laura and George Bush, Yale graduate, failed businessman, politician, scion of two wealthy, well-connected Eastern Establishment families.
Grandparents: Barbara and George H.W. Bush, former congressman, CIA director, Vice President and President
Education: Barbara - Yale University (without honors) Jenna - University of Texas (without honors) May 2004
Criminal convictions: Jenna -2 Barbara - 1 (to date)

Excerpt from convention speech: JENNA: It's great to be here. We love Arnold. Isn't he awesome? Thanks to him, if one of us ever decides to marry a Democrat, nobody can complain, except maybe our grandmother, Barbara. And if she doesn't like it, we would definitely hear about it.

We already know she doesn't like some of our clothes, our music, or most of the TV shows we watch.

Gammie, we love you dearly, but you're just not very hip.

She thinks "Sex and the City" is something married people do, but never talk about.
We spent the last four years trying to stay out of the spotlight. Sometimes, we did a little better job than others.

We kept trying to explain to my dad that when we are young and irresponsible, well, we're young and irresponsible.

BARBARA: Jenna and I are really not very political, but we love our dad too much to stand back and watch from the sidelines.

We realized that this would be his last campaign, and we wanted to be a part of it.

Besides, since we've graduated from college, we're looking around for something to do for the next few years.

Kind of like dad.

. . .
JENNA: But, contrary to what you might read in the papers, our parents are actually kind of cool. They do know the difference between mono and Bono. When we tell them we're going to see Outkast, they know it's a band and not a bunch of misfits. And if we really beg them, they'll even shake it like a Polaroid picture.

BARBARA: So, OK, maybe they have learned a little pop culture from us, but we've learned a lot more from them about what matters in life, about unconditional love, about focus and discipline.

They taught us the importance of a good sense of humor, of being open-minded and treating everyone with respect.

And we learned the true value of honesty and integrity.

As I said, not even close!!!

comedy routine! What a contrast to the poised, polished, articulate Kerry daughters. John must be very proud of them. And Bush is probably proud of his, too, 'cause they sound just like he does. I'd say a chip (chimp?) off the old block??????????

supposed to mean anyway? I didn't know what they were talking about?

Great song, really.

Check out this unbelievable piece of fluff:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/01/politics/campaign/01twins.html

you've got competition for the most obnoxious, spoiled, rich brats in America

They could call it -- "High Maintenance."

It must have been quite a spectacle to get a pan from Rupert Murdoch's rag...

Anybody else reminded of Citizen Kane, and the scene where Kane's opera singer wife gets panned by Jed Leland in a Kane paper?

a guy who gives people demeaning nicknames, tells them to get real jobs, and demands they "watch this drive"?

Let's not fool ourselves by thinking that Jenna and Barbara developed this little skit. Nothing in this pageant is left to amateurs. So, they appointed a team of writers to make Jenna and Barbara look like your average teen kids. The problem is that Jenna and Barbara are adults now and to have these two go up on stage and pretend to be "kids" is foolish.

Cut back to the Kerry daughters - they were presented with class and respect. You don't want to have the children of the president doing amateur comedy skits, you want them to humanize their father and express their love and admiration for him and their mother.

I guess that was impossible.

about their age. So many assume they are underage that when you find out they're actually 22. it's surprising and sorta sad.

Bush wants to run the country? His daughters are the best example of how irresponsible he can be. He's raised two spoiled children that refuse to grow up and who don't even have the decency to show their family respect on one of daddy's most most important weeks if he wants to keep his job.

I say, bravo! They need to speak for him more often! I guarantee though, we will not see the daughters making any appearances anytime soon :D