THE GIRLS (Andrew Sullivan on the Bush twins)

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[ambrose]

THE GIRLS: But Jenna and Barbara really did steal the show. The word "sex" emanated from the stage. No, this wasn't an ad lib. The marketers who are promoting the policies of James Dobson and Rick Santorum were making jokes mocking the prudery of people who think "Sex and the City" is something only married people do and never talk about. Like the president's gaffe about not winning the war on terror, this could never have been uttered at a Democratic convention without the Dems being described as out-of-touch metrosexuals. But the delegates, knowing that this kind of front is necessary to win over the American middle, didn't seem to mind. Compared to the earnest, mature, almost somber Kerry daughters, these two were upper-class brats, giggling, cooing, pointing to friends in the crowd, giggling over their lines, and generally showing the maturity of the average "American Idol" contestant. I have to say I loved it - if only for its authenticity, for the sudden interruption of an actual reality into the sometimes surreal script of this convention. So we have an Austrian-American bodybuilder with a history of orgies and a couple of spoiled, hard-drinking party girls fronting for a party whose platform is inspired in large part by Biblical fundamentalism. Yep. It would be hard to convey a more vivid reflection of our fractured culture than that

[dobbers]

I cant believe Fred Barnes would say a thing like that !!
It's tradition for the First Lady to chat about there husbands.How could Dick Cheany describe what the president was thinking walking in their front lawn anguishing over sending our brave men and women to war. I hope Fred isn't being serious.

[Renfield]

And Frank was right. The daughters, in particular, were not ready for Prime Time. My reaction to Jenna: How sharper than a Franken's tooth it is, to have a witless child.

Ahnold gave a rousing speech, but it struck me as a bit self-promoting. The speakers I would like to see are the likes of Randall Terry, Wayne La Pierre, Marlon Maddoux, and Thomas Sowell. Wonder if we can line them up for the next convention.....

[bushfamfan]

The Sex and the City line was inspired by their father being asked in 2000 by a reporter if he knew what Sex and the City was and he thought she was accusing him of being unfaithful to Laura but the reporter had to explain that it was a tv show. It was some 'pop culture' quiz. I think that's what the twins were referring back to.