Posted on 08/31/2004 8:41:49 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Text of a speech by Jenna and Barbara Bush delivered Tuesday at the Republican National Convention, as transcribed by e-Media Inc.:
JENNA BUSH: 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 BUSH: 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: Our parents have always encouraged us to be independent and dream big. We've spent a lot of time at the White House, so when we showed up the first day, we thought we had it all figured out. But apparently my dad already has a chief of staff, named Andy.
BARBARA: When your dad's a Republican and you go to Yale, you learn to stand up for yourself.
I knew I wasn't quite ready to be president, but number two sounded pretty good.
Who is this man they call Dick Cheney (news - web sites)?
JENNA: I think I know a lot about campaigns. After all, my grandfather and my dad have both run for president, so I put myself in charge of strategy. Then I got an angry call from some guy named Karl.
BARBARA: We knew we had something to offer. I mean, we've traveled the world; we've studied abroad. But when we started coming home with foreign policy advise, dad made us call Condi.
JENNA: Not to be deterred, we thought surely there's a place for strong willed, opinionated women in communications. And next thing we know, Karen's back.
BARBARA: So we decided the best thing we could do here tonight would be to introduce somebody we know and love.
JENNA: You know all those times when you're growing up and your parents embarrass you? Well, this is payback time on live TV.
BARBARA: Take this. I know it's hard to believe, but our parents' favorite term of endearment for each other is actually Bushy.
And we had a hamster, too. Let's just say ours didn't make it.
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.
JENNA: When you grow up as the daughters of George and Laura Bush, you develop a special appreciation for how blessed we are to live in this great country.
We are so proud to be here tonight to introduce someone who read us bedtime stories, picked up car pool, made us our favorite peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and cheered for us when we scored a goal, even when it was for the wrong team.
BARBARA: Someone who told us we actually looked cute in braces, always welcomed our friends and was there waiting when we came home at curfew.
JENNA: Ladies and gentlemen, one of the two most loving, thoughtful people we know.
BARBARA: Your president and our dad, George W. Bush.
Arnold was so impressive, was that on the alphabet channels too? I know Laura was.... I was out and when I came home Laura was on NBC- I was shocked that the liberals would give an election to us so easily by allowing for us to speak to the public without filters.... shocked.
I never could stand that, even when I was young and loved to have fun (and still do).
It's an attitude we had to endure during the eight years of the immature, superficial, corrupt Clinton administration.
If Arnold was on soup channels it would be a miracle. I hope so.
ABC/CBS/NBC all carried it.
Oooo, I dunno so much about that. He is the most hated president in recent history in the age and social group that my slightly senior fellow baby-boomers grew up it - except maybe Nixon and most certianly Ronald Reagan. My son's generation has a whole lot less love of socialists than my generation does.
Yes.
Boy, you're an odd one. You just posted a post commenting on women's fashion, while excoriating me in the same post for commenting on women's fashion.
I'm not worrying in the least about the girl's fashion. I don't feel the slightest need to have a "positive effect" on what the girl wears.
I just thought it was funny that she wore an Al Sharpton jogging suit. She should have sported some bling-bling accesories is all I'm saying, awyight!
Word.
Like your post? You don't know what your talking about; stay in your dank little corner and try not to converse too much with society- you may have a nervous breakdown; instead try a support group first and find confidence in yourself, be bold as you step into the future and dare to laugh at that which confounds your inner child... child.
AJ's freaking on everyone - perhaps it will score him a date with the twins. Good strategery?
WOW!!!!!!
Geez, man - some didn't like the act. Stop swinging the broken bottle around.
Kerry is in panic mode then; it will be a lot of fun to watch; even Gore (the nervous insane wreck he is/was) was more composed then these two goons- and Liberman was a much better candidate than Edwards.
Don't mess with Texas... especially the women of Waco... especially them two.
They'll probably grow up, just like Dad did. In the meantime, keep them away from the limelight as much as possible.
I don't think I made any comments about what they were wearing whatsoever.
I'm not worrying in the least about the girl's fashion. ...I just thought it was funny that she wore an Al Sharpton jogging suit.
Make up your mind.
Your bragging about how cool other children think your children are? How old are you?
Most people send their children to Catholic school for the values and morals that are taught and how cool they are is not among them.
Are you at all concerned about their goodness, strength of character and love for God? It certainly doesn't sound like it.
You see, really civilized people don't have to worry about embarassing themselves by being themselves all of the time.
Of course, as others have pointed out, this was obviously something either approved by or concocted by handlers, and they're the real pros
Somehow, I would guess that Barbara and Jenna wrote most of their own material. This act was far too "risky" for a "professional" handler to have approved of it.
While it might be a lot of fun for me - it would be a nighmare of a blind-date for them. I am almost as old as their old-man. However, I enjoyed being in my 20's and have not forgotten it. Nor did I leave my brain behind when I turned 30.
I think they may have written their own speech. And it's not their strong suit, that's all. Hubby thinks it was all carefully orchestrated to be funny to the youngest voters, making the girls seem like one of the gang.
I'm sure glad I'm not part of the gang...I could never speak that language. Shake like Polaroid??? I figured that out, but...it's stupid!
Kids ought to talk like we did. Cool, Man, Cool. That's Heavy.
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