[Prime Choice]

I thought the Bush twins speech was on target for the audience they were trying to reach --- 18-29 year olds (females, in particular).

I dunno. My wife is 25 and she was highly annoyed by the Bush daughters. She said (and I quote), "God! They sound like a couple of airheads!"

Now bear in mind that my wife is as Conservative and Republican as they come (she's the daughter of a U.S. Marine) and she thinks the world of the President and First Lady. The same goes for me, yet I have to agree with my wife. I thought the Bush daughters was a low point in the convention...a real let-down after Governor Schwarzenegger's say-it-loud-say-it-proud speech.

[conservative in nyc]

I dunno. My wife is 25 and she was highly annoyed by the Bush daughters. She said (and I quote), "God! They sound like a couple of airheads!"

That's exactly the point. Today was a day for breaking the tired stereotypes on who is or should be a Republican. You had a self-made Austrian immigrant who came here with nothing yet made millions in acting and real estate before becoming governor of Cal-e-for-nee-ya. He tried to explain why legal immigrants and every-day hard-working Americans should be Republicans. You had the "Clueless" twins breaking the stereotype that all young Republicans are stiff, stuck up aristocrats, to get the youth vote. And you had First Lady Laura Bush trying to explain mainly to women voters why President Bush isn't an evil warmonger. Today's speeches weren't really directed toward the Republican base; they were meant to reach out to swing voters and women.

[B-Chan]

I dunno. My wife is 25 and she was highly annoyed by the Bush daughters. She said (and I quote), "God! They sound like a couple of airheads!"

Two UT sorority sisters that sound like airheads? What are the odds?

[Apollo]

"God! They sound like a couple of airheads!"

Bet you never thought the New York Times would be kinder critics of the Bush twins than you and your wife.

[SWake]

I agree. I told my cow-orker here that I wish they wouldn't play these young women as dumb.

[paulsy]

sense of humor? I thought they were darn funny and most other people (especially the audience they were trying to reach) did too. I suppose there was something for everyone last night.

[Starboard]

I thought the Bush daughters was a low point in the convention.

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Have to agree with you. IMO the twins' demeanor came across as being borderline flippant. Given the extremely high stakes of this election, their cutesy antics seemed incongruous with the otherwise high standards set by this great convention. Maybe my expectations were too high, but I had expected to see them emulate their mother's class.