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By Judy Keen, USA TODAY
NEW YORK ? Barbara and Jenna Bush changed their minds and, giggling the entire time, made their first speeches on prime-time TV Tuesday.
President Bush's 22-year-old twin daughters surprised the delegates at the Republican National Convention when they appeared on the stage of Madison Square Garden. They had resisted campaign officials' pleas to speak. They introduced their father, who was in North Middleton Township, Pa. He then introduced his wife, Laura Bush.
"Jenna and I are really not very political, but we love our dad too much to stand back and watch from the sidelines," Barbara said. "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."
Barbara wore a slinky black top and Jenna wore a brown jacket. They waved at the crowd and blew kisses to Vice President Cheney after joking that they hoped to replace him now that they have graduated.
"You know all those times when you were growing up and your parents embarrassed you? Well, this is payback time ? on live TV," Jenna said. She teased her watching grandmother, former first lady Barbara Bush: "She thinks Sex in the City is something married people do but never talk about."
Jenna also poked fun at their underage drinking incidents by repeating the answer her father gave when he refused to describe his youthful shenanigans. "We spent the last four years trying to stay out of the spotlight. Sometimes we did a little better than others," she said. "We kept trying to explain to Dad that when we were young and irresponsible, well, we were young and irresponsible."
Their remarks were unlike those made by Vanessa Kerry and Alexandra Kerry at the Democratic convention in Boston last month. Vanessa described her father, Sen. John Kerry, resuscitating their pet hamster when they were children. "We had a hamster, too," Barbara said. "Let's just say ours didn't make it."
For the complete text of the Bush Twins' speech, click here.
--USA Today
By Judy Keen, USA TODAY
NEW YORK ? Barbara and Jenna Bush changed their minds and, giggling the entire time, made their first speeches on prime-time TV Tuesday.
President Bush's 22-year-old twin daughters surprised the delegates at the Republican National Convention when they appeared on the stage of Madison Square Garden. They had resisted campaign officials' pleas to speak. They introduced their father, who was in North Middleton Township, Pa. He then introduced his wife, Laura Bush.
"Jenna and I are really not very political, but we love our dad too much to stand back and watch from the sidelines," Barbara said. "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."
Barbara wore a slinky black top and Jenna wore a brown jacket. They waved at the crowd and blew kisses to Vice President Cheney after joking that they hoped to replace him now that they have graduated.
"You know all those times when you were growing up and your parents embarrassed you? Well, this is payback time ? on live TV," Jenna said. She teased her watching grandmother, former first lady Barbara Bush: "She thinks Sex in the City is something married people do but never talk about."
Jenna also poked fun at their underage drinking incidents by repeating the answer her father gave when he refused to describe his youthful shenanigans. "We spent the last four years trying to stay out of the spotlight. Sometimes we did a little better than others," she said. "We kept trying to explain to Dad that when we were young and irresponsible, well, we were young and irresponsible."
Their remarks were unlike those made by Vanessa Kerry and Alexandra Kerry at the Democratic convention in Boston last month. Vanessa described her father, Sen. John Kerry, resuscitating their pet hamster when they were children. "We had a hamster, too," Barbara said. "Let's just say ours didn't make it."
For the complete text of the Bush Twins' speech, click here.
--USA Today
