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.
The Kerry daughter said her dad gave her hamster mouth to mouth to save him. The Bush girls implied their dad didn't go that far with theirs and it died.
They why are some people ranting about how "hot" they are?
yes! thats disgusting. please refrain from that trash.
everybody knows a koz. sandwich is much better :)
Given GW's occational speech issues, perhaps they should take a family trip over to Ireland, lean over backwards, and give that Blarney Stone a nice long kiss!
Most people fear speaking in public more than going to the dentist.
No one's going to vote for President Bush based on his daughters' view of their father. The Big Star Of The Night was Arnold. The kids were filler and their Mother gave a good speech but it didn't bring the house down.
Every move in this convention is crafted to pull potential Kerry voters to Bush. The girls were magnificent!! "We're not very political, but we love our dad. . ." Perfect!!!!!
My son just explained , you know how you have to shake those pictures to dry them.. I think we gained lots of new young voters tonight.
I couldn't wade through more than the first few silly remarks. Embarrassing isn't the word. I suspected they shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a podium for another fifteen years or so, and I was right. They're still just kids, despite graduation from college. When they achieve maturity, they'll probably have a few things to say about this performance.
You know I just DON'T GET this bashing of the President's daughters? They provided light commentary for the sake of humor.
They are lovely YOUNG women and if it isn't to your liking maybe you should vote for the father that allows his child to wear a see threw dress!
I personally was moved by that speech of theirs they love there dad a great deal.
Let's put it this way: no one will ever look on G.W Bush as a dork - not after tonight.
Not me!
But then, if I kissed the Blarney Stone, you'd never shut me up! *LOL*
I already speak in my sleep!
No wonder I'm 32, and unmarried! *LOL*
As a 47 year old happily married father with two boys 20 and 15, I thought they hit the mark. It's nice to see a non-dysfunctional family that love and respect each other over multiple generations, and that are real and have fun.
the crotchety lifeless hulls on this thread need to get a life!
well done to the Bush girls!!!!!
Yeah.
I realize Kerry's daughter is older and more experienced.
I think maybe they needed to practice more. And act like adults.
Me and dk88 were. :)
Yeah....and a BIG contrast to the Kerry "girls"....last I heard were booed off at the MTV awards show....there is justice...
No
Rush has always said that callers are there to make him look good. IMO, the speakers are at the convention to make Pres. Bush look good.
I didn't see it, just reading the text.
Sounds like the jokes could have been left out or either better jokes used.
(Why slightly ridicule your parents and grandparents?)
I can't stand all the pandering to young people's expectations of "cool."
Otherwise their comments seemed ok.
Personally, I didn't think the Kerry girls gave that good a speech either, the hamster story was rather silly, imo.
Perhaps you should go back to whatever lib site you usually post on because your vicious attacks on the 43's daughters and 41's grand daughters are quite telling.
I don't mean to mean, but, I had to leave the room. I thought the jokes were terrible, tacky, and extremely disrespectful of their grandma. I understand that the purpose of their presence was to reach the younger generation, but it could have been done with a little more class.
Flame away.
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