I don't know how intelligent Jenna Bush is, she could be the best thing that ever happened to the little kids ,but she was arrested for alcohol abuse and not just once. shit happens people make mistakes we all know this BUT!! when regular joes [especially my people black folk ]make mistakes like she has made nine times out ten ya not getting your job of choice especially not a job working with or around children it's not happening as for former president Bill Clinton being in harlem only a few bushwahs and ignorant folk who see him as a man who was t.v. aka a celebrity is happy ...shit most of them just happy a white person showing some interest.the rest like my self don't want him here we're mad rent went up everything went up and it's true he really did nothing positive for black folk ,but the dude was like novacaine you suffered through the negative shit unknowing the pain

I don't know how intelligent Jenna Bush is, she could be the best thing that ever happened to the little kids ,but she was arrested for alcohol abuse and not just once. shit happens people make mistakes we all know this BUT!! when regular joes [especially my people black folk ]make mistakes like she has made nine times out ten ya not getting your job of choice especially not a job working with or around children it's not happening as for former president Bill Clinton being in harlem only a few bushwahs and ignorant folk who see him as a man who was t.v. aka a celebrity is happy ...shit most of them just happy a white person showing some interest.the rest like my self don't want him here we're mad rent went up everything went up and it's true he really did nothing positive for black folk ,but the dude was like novacaine you suffered through the negative shit unknowing the pain

Jenna sticking her tounge out at the national press corps.

Way to go, genius!!

Are you available to teach a classroom full of children?

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040720/480/mosc10207202336

I don't think the problem is whether or not Jenna is qualified to do the job, or if it's "to get votes" for her dad, no matter what she does, you all are against her. Who cares if she partied in college, does that make her a drunk? People who didn't drink in college clearly had no life and are probably a drag to deal with. I wish I knew the girl, she seems fun to hang out with. She's way hotter than Chelsea(yuck, bad thoughts entered head).

I don't think the problem is whether or not Jenna is qualified to do the job, or if it's "to get votes" for her dad, no matter what she does, you all are against her. Who cares if she partied in college, does that make her a drunk? People who didn't drink in college clearly had no life and are probably a drag to deal with. I wish I knew the girl, she seems fun to hang out with. She's way hotter than Chelsea(yuck, bad thoughts entered head).

I don't think the problem is whether or not Jenna is qualified to do the job, or if it's "to get votes" for her dad, no matter what she does, you all are against her. Who cares if she partied in college, does that make her a drunk? People who didn't drink in college clearly had no life and are probably a drag to deal with. I wish I knew the girl, she seems fun to hang out with. She's way hotter than Chelsea(yuck, bad thoughts entered head).

I don't think the problem is whether or not Jenna is qualified to do the job, or if it's "to get votes" for her dad, no matter what she does, you all are against her. Who cares if she partied in college, does that make her a drunk? People who didn't drink in college clearly had no life and are probably a drag to deal with. I wish I knew the girl, she seems fun to hang out with. She's way hotter than Chelsea(yuck, bad thoughts entered head).

I don't think the problem is whether or not Jenna is qualified to do the job, or if it's "to get votes" for her dad, no matter what she does, you all are against her. Who cares if she partied in college, does that make her a drunk? People who didn't drink in college clearly had no life and are probably a drag to deal with. I wish I knew the girl, she seems fun to hang out with. She's way hotter than Chelsea(yuck, bad thoughts entered head).

It's amazing how far Bush and his daughter will go to get votes. I guess this school sees this is the best way to get funding for their school! Hire an educated drunk to teach inner-city children the fundamentals of underage drinking. Is this really what that Son-of-a-Bush means by "No Child Left Behind?" But then again, they can get away with anything huh? After all, it's not like she's teaching any rich African-American kids is she... I guess the Bush family thinks that Harlem parents don't care enough about their children to protest a school hiring someone like Jenna... why should they? It's such a "great" opportunity for their children to be used as pawns and photo opportunities... I wonder... how many qualified Black teachers do they have at this school? Or is it staffed with 90% of the teachers from outside the community or ethnic make-up of the students which it serves? Isn't that how most of the schools are these days? Maybe Jenna & the principal of this school can get the staff two-for-one drinks at the Lenox Lounge or the local Wine & Spirits... I only pray for the students at this school and their parents... Wake up & smell the black coffee!

Nola darling -- Kerry supported going to war only if an international coalition was formed.

However, that never happened because the rest of the world saw the idiocy and transparency of the plans long before those of us stuck in this administration's PR haze could.

To her credit Chelsea Clinton has put words into action by studying international policy at one of the most renowned programs in the world -- and by all accounts she got their on her own intellectual merits.Furthermore, she's now working for change at an influential think tank.

Jenna's feeble attempt to try to make a difference speaks to powers of the gray matter she inherited and has done little to enhance ("Hook 'Em Horns!").

You could argue: "At least Jenna's trying." To which I would say, if she were really working at the job best suited to her qualifications and abilities she'd be working as a floor manager at Wal-Mart in Dallas.

Even the Secret Service call her code-name "Twinkle." Or was that Twinkie, aka dumb-ass?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/16/politics/main630328.shtml

Tigger - Pretty lame comeback. What part of my statement is untrue? Something tells me you don't have an answer.

And why doesn't warpresident advocate Kerry's kids going to Iraq? He voted for war. Should Chelsea Clinton head over to Kosovo to deal with the aftermath of her daddy's actions? I don't care what side someone takes on any of these issues. Just don't be a hypocrite.

Read Orwell (no right winger) on the importance of clear thought. Unless you are too busy with Vanity Fair, Tigger.

Jenna and Barb are what now? 21, 22?

They are bonafide adults at this point. Anything they did before they graduated from college, I'll cut them some slack for, but now they are either for their daddy's war or against it, and if they are for it, then they should enlist in the armed forces. Have dubya or Laura Bush encouraged them to put their lives on the line for the war on terror? I really doubt it--that sort of sacrifice is not for the offspring of wealthy hawk republican politicians.

If they are against it, then they are big enough to let go of daddy's hand and speak out about it.

Man I feel dumb - nola was joshing me the whole time and I didn't catch on. Nice joke n. - totally fell for your faux-right-wing platform spiel. You almost sound like you really believe that stuff. Good work. you got me.

Sorry Tigger but to describe the pros and cons of a celebrity's child as a "trade" betrays your lack of understanding - we don't choose our parents. As for the Gore kids - his son is a stoner and drunk driver, but the media never have given it much attention. Which is fine - I don't think these kids should be scrutinized by the media. But you are a hypocrite for applying different standards to the children of Republicans than Democrats.

And if the Republicans are "starving" public schools, maybe you can explain why spending goes up and up regardless of which party is in charge. Do you really think public schools are lousy in Harlem because they don't have enough money? How about the out of wedlock birthrate? Or fathers who don't stick around to raise their kids? Or families that spend more on sneakers than books? Put down your Vanity Fair and listen to what right-wingers like Bill Cosby have been saying.

Nola, you are so dumb it hurts.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Joel Klein and Randi Weingarten are quietly being manipulated by Karl Rove without making a fuss or alerting the media. You know, what a bunch of pushovers.

Nola - I hate to respond - but, I just wanted to clear up something. Surely, growing up in the spotlight is a burden - but one that is balanced by perks most of us can't even imagine. It's a trade, and celeb scions win out (though they are normally too spoiled to appreciate the perks). Certainly J.B. is promoted as our better; pick up a copy of Vanity Fair. While not all of the Gore's children are saints, I really haven't seen anything about them being "drunks". Bush HAS hurt Harlem. Harlemites can take care of themselves when the gov't provides a level playing field. This is rarely the case and his "starve the beast" economic/social policy is quite literally taking money out of Harlem schools and redistributing to schools that already have $$$ from local taxes. The Republican theory seems to be that if you want better schools and social services, you should give up being poor and move to a rich neighborhood (which, of course, you cannot do unless you have good schooling and social services when you grow up). Moreover, I didn't really support Clinton's welfare reform, but at least he was trying to preserve the programs by comprimising with the Republicans instead of starving them like W.

Go get some therapy, Tigger and SP. You are both pathetic crybabies and hypocrites to boot. I'll bet you don't lose sleep over Al Gore's sorry brood of drunks. Growing up in the spotlight is no piece of cake. You whine that they are "getting away with it" but how many of us turned up on page one for buying drinks when we were underage? No one has promoted Jenna Bush as anyone else's better, you are just insecure asses.

And do the people screaming that Bush hurts Harlem know how racist they sound? As if people above 96th St. are incapable of taking care of themselves. Very condescending and foolish. If you subscribe to that theory you must really hate Clinton for signing welfare reform.

good point. Thats one real reason why I hate Bush so much, aside from the other obvious political reasons. He is portrayed as a great businessman, yet all his personal businesses were failures bailed out by his parents or their friends. He tries to project the image of being a rugged Texan rancher type, yet he's really just a New England prep school flunky. He acts like the Commander in Chief, demanding self sacrifice for the nation, yet he was at best AWOL during his service. He's had everything handed to him on a platter. He never had to work for what he's got. Its hard to believe in someone like that, a total golden boy.

Someone suggested that a lot of our anger against Jenna (such as we have any) comes from accidents of birth. I think it's old fashioned golden boy (girl) hatin'. A lot of us have had to work our way up or paid the price for poor grades and indulgences. Jenna B. was found by police in Texas with drugs on her more than once. The press and the police let the issue go. She limped through UT as her father limped through Yale. Yet, she retains her standing as a bright young woman. Even if most people aren't aware of all the facts, many can smell that this is a woman who's never been held accountable for herself. She's like you and me - but she gets away with it. Jenna B. is little worse than most of us and better than some. She could be likeable. Instead, we hate that she's promoted as being our better. Maybe if she didn't buy in to being a Bush she would have the bathetic/heroic qualties of Roger Clinton or Billy Carter. Instead, she's another hateful golden girl.