Gothamist: Jenna and Barbara: Good Time Gals

julia

Thu, 02 Sep 2004 08:23:08 -0500

That was painful...I don't look at the canidates kids to see who I want to vote for, but that was just stupid!

Trilby

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 16:56:27 -0500

I'd be embarrassed if they were my daughters. They are so shallow, so vacuuous. These "nuts" didn't fall far from the shrub, obviously. And the media gives them a pass (for the most part)just like dear old dad.

christian

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 16:16:31 -0500

Oh dear... It's kind of sad when the highlight of the RNC is the Bush Twins uttering lines that would have made anyone else cringe.And then find the speechwriters and flog them to death. I gagged.It would have been hysterically funny if it weren't so apalling. It definitely will go down in my book as one of the worst speeches ever given in televised history. What was with all the bad pop-culture references.Bono and Mono? The Bushes shing-a-linging to "Hey Ya?" All the while giggling and hairflipping like a couple of barhopping floozies out for a good time? Hey,we've engaged in some of the most cynical,base, offensive pandering ever to shore up our base,so hey,let's hit that youth vote? Family loyalty is great and everything,but there are some lines that should never be crossed...

christian

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 16:16:01 -0500

christian

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 16:15:42 -0500

erikka

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 14:25:38 -0500

The sad thing is, they probably DID hire writers, but were too dumb to figure out they were given crap. "And we learned the true value of honesty and integrity." From those parents? Unlikely.

Rose

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 14:13:32 -0500

Can't they hire writers? Can't they act like they're smarter? I'm sure they are social butterflies and with all that money and good breeding by their mother know which utensil is for what, but I really don't want to see either candidates kids onstage. They bore the crap out of me. More crap than I care to spare.

Norman

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 13:31:25 -0500

For the record: Barbara and Jenna turn 23 on Nov. 25th!

Hoyt Pollard

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 13:26:11 -0500

They are as shallow and uninformed as their father. Somehow their jokes aren't as funny while men and women of the same age are dying in Iraq. The Yale English department must be very proud.

seadragon

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 12:36:14 -0500

Sorry Gothamist. Please feel free to delete the multiple copies of the previous comment. I swear they're not all there for emphasis, as it might seem!

seadragon

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 12:34:51 -0500

I'm surprised to see everyone giving them such a break. They are the "kids of the candidates", the product of the person who wants to lead the United States. If he produces twits, what does that say about him? I'm not saying Bush is responsible for everything the girls do, but really, is that a speech he can look back and say he's proud of them? I don't care if they normally act like "average 21 year olds" and I imagine that they would be fun to do shots with. But I think that even your average 21 year old can act a little more grown up when addressing at least half of the nation.

seadragon

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 12:34:19 -0500

seadragon

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 12:33:34 -0500

mike

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 10:26:45 -0500

that cold you can't shake may just be allergies.

Uncle Grambo

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 09:56:16 -0500

Twinkle and Turquoise are a-okay in my book.

SteveO

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 09:45:58 -0500

I hit 'em.

andy

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 09:41:43 -0500

I'm sure Andre 3000 is loving having his lyrics used by the Bush twins to score cool points with the Red Staters. I hear tomorrow they're gonna perform Bombs Over Bagdad.

dudemasicus

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 09:36:05 -0500

They are the kids of the candidates, not the candidates. I think they did a good job - as did Kerry's. Kerry's kids talk about giving a hamster mouth-to-mouth, and we call them intellectual. Face it, they are all hot. Any any of them could be standing there talking about grass growing and we'd watch.