[lbo-talk] the Bush twins...

[Doug Henwood]

...were really rude! They said nothing positive about their dad's 
policies and made fun of grandma.

<http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html>

>Republican National Convention: the twins:
>
>What did Barbara and Jenna Bush do after their (not terribly 
>well-received) convention debut?
>
>They displaced a group of hard-partying television producers at 
>Whiskey Bar on Sixth Avenue.
>
>The Secret Service came in and checked out the place and told this 
>group of producers that Jenna was coming in.
>
>"Then we were all asked to move so she could take our section," said one.
>
>Jenna was still wearing her outfit from the convention and sat down 
>with six gentlemen, all dressed in suits and very clean cut.
>
>Barbara Bush entered a short while later with an entourage of about 
>12-15 young girls and guys.
>
>Ann Gerhart of the Washington Post reviews the Bush Twins' 
>performance introducing their parents last night. LINK
>
>"Their appearance, said CNN political commentator Jeff Greenfield, 
>'was frankly, the one disappointing moment in the evening.' He 
>predicted that 'whoever wrote that material will be walking the 
>coast" in Alaska." LINK
>
>The Bush girls get panned in the Los Angeles Times. LINK
>
>And in the New York Post too: "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." LINK
>
>The New York Times' Jodi Wilgoren writes that the twins were 
>"notably underdressed" for their convention speech. LINK
>
>The Boston Globe has started "Twinspoting." LINK