Jenna Bush: 'I'm Just My Father's Daughter'

[sabra]

Source: ABC News 20/20

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The story may be about Ana, but Bush says her book is a portrait of the many children she met while in Latin America, a representation of the millions of children around the world living with the same adversities.

"What about the abstinence question, which we think of as part of the administration? Was it tricky to be writing about AIDS and sexual choices and condoms?" Sawyer asked Bush.

"No, I mean, not at all, first, because I'm not part of the administration. You know, I'm just my father's daughter. ... I think that when we're talking about keeping kids safe, and we're talking about Ana and other kids that are living with HIV or other STDs ... kids need to have education; they need to be educated in order to make the right decision for themselves," she said.

Since returning from her work with Unicef in Latin America, Bush made headlines last month for her engagement to Henry Hager, the son of a politician and a former aide in the White House, whom she has dated for three years. The proposal took place while Hager and Bush were hiking in Acadia National Park.

"We hiked Cadillac Mountain, which is the tallest peak on the Northeast. ... It's supposedly where the sun first hits the United States. ... We got up at four in the morning, we had camped out in a tent, and he woke me up, and he was really excited, and of course, I did not want to go hiking at four in the morning. It was freezing. ... We hiked in the dark for an hour and a half, and then when we got towards the top, with the sunrise, he asked me," Bush said.

Bush accepted Hager's proposal.

In the upcoming months, Bush will go on tour to promote "Ana's Story," visiting schools to teach students about tolerance.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3649438&page=1

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. "I'm just my father's daughter; I drink a lot and am stupid, too!" n/t

[rateyes]

4. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. nt

[DinahMoeHum]

22. "I'm Just A Rich And Drunken B****"

n/t

[PittPoliSci]

26. did any of you even read what she said?

honestly. let's jump to conclusions and insult this girl for doing things that many young women do.

[rateyes]

28. Yeah, and I read where she also said in the same article...

that her daddy has done a great job as president.

[mac56]

35. Okay, let's do that.

The "things that many young women do" don't include a life of privilege and cachet.

It's disingenuous at the very least to compare Jenna to the young woman down the street, who waits tables and takes night classes at the community college. So let's not even try.

[AngryOldDem]

39. Yeah....she kind of left herself wide open, there, didn't she? n/t

[Tesla]

2. such frickin hypocrites

[Donnachaidh]

3. so Chimpie's a drunken skank, too? n/t

[Waya]

5. Yep, she is her father's daughter.......

.....also not in Uniform, fighting, when there is a war on...ts, ts...

[AnneD]

6. Momma always said...

stupid is as stupid does.

[driver8]

7. I hope Jenna and her hubby-to-be aren't sleeping in the same tent.

After all, they aren't married...that just wouldn't be right.

You know, "morality" and all...

[Nickster]

20. LoL, that was the first thing I thought too. Should an unmarried couple be sleeping in the same tent

What would we tell the children??:-)

[jaysunb]

8. Good for her !

It's good to see her mature...as all young people do.

I can truly appreciate her wanting to be her own person, with ideas that may not be in line with either of her parents. That was and is the case with me and lots of people.

I wish her the best of luck in whatever she chooses to do.

[0007]

16. Jenna sez pooie on you!



[Maine-i-acs]

9. Tallest peak in the Northeast??? Get a clue Jenna!

Cadillac Mountain - 1528 ft
Katahdin (ME) - 5268 ft
Mt. Washingtin (NH) - 6288 feet

Hope her book is just as accurate ...

[seriousstan]

25. highest point along the North Atlantic seaboard and is the first place to view sunrise

At 1,532 feet, Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park is the highest point along the North Atlantic seaboard and is the first place to view sunrise in the United States from October 7 through March 6.

http://www.acadiamagic.com/CadillacMountain.html

[smalll]

31. The only thing is, you can drive to the top of Cadillac - so it's a bit of an anticlimax when you

hike to the top (although at least you can find a bathroom/water/a place to buy a Coke when you get up there.) I think it would be more romantic to propose to someone on the top of Sargent, or Champlain mountains instead. No cars!

[foo_bar]

37. it's a nice area, besides the proximity to Kennebunk

and the influx of fratboys trying to impress their girlfriends by lying about the relative size of the mountain. Yeah baby, it's the biggest one in the area, but only when it's dark out.

[chelsea0011]

30. Jeesh. Tallest in Arcadia is to her the tallest in the NE.

I think Cadillac is the tallest coastal mountain in the NE. Is this whole family completely stupid. Now I would give her some slack on her misunderstanding of what exactly is meant by tallest in NE if she were from Arizona but these people spend one whole lotta time in Maine. I know because I've been stuck in that effin Rt 1 traffic when the bozos are in town.

[Igel]

33. Oddly it quotes her as

saying, We hiked Cadillac Mountain, which is the tallest peak on the Northeast...."

I wonder if she said 'in' or 'on', and if she said 'on' if maybe she didn't follow "Northeast" with some word ... like maybe 'coast'?

[Mike Daniels]

10. The media's trying to turn her into a role model to justify giving non-stop coverage to her wedding

Does anyone beyond the perpetual 30% actually think this dink had any direct involvement with the writing of "her" book?

If Jenna got married today, no-one outside the 30% and FOX News would give the slightest bit of attention to her wedding. However, I guess the media thinks if it can turn her into St. Jenna they'll be able to shift to all-Jenna/all the time coverage as we get closer to the date.

[goclark]

13. Bet they have made a deal that if they let her pimp her book

Lady Diane Sawyer can have the inside scoop on the Wedding.

It's all about money with these clowns.

[Magleetis]

11. She is not

part of the solution.

[LeftishBrit]

12. "It's not my fault - I never had a chance with my genes and environment!"

ETA: that was my first snarky reaction, but maybe there's hope after all. 'Visiting schools to teach students about tolerance' - if it was her dad, it would be to teach them about INtolerance.

[rateyes]

29. Tolerance for what?

People like her dad?

[spotbird]

14. Her "repudiation" of her father's views

would have a touch of credibility if she weren't marrying someone with identical delusions. Well, at least it's true that just like her father in one respect, she is a lying hypocrite.

[Mike Daniels]

18. Well, she thinks her father is doing a great job

Says all I need to know about any recent enlightenment that Jenna may have recently stumbled upon.

If was marrying someone who hadn't worked directly for the Bush administration (and for Rove no less) she'd be a little more convincing.

[whistle]

15. She admits that openly? What a tramp!

[ClintonTyree]

17. Why? Is she in the drunk tank or detox again?

Or did she commit mass murder? :shrug: She's a chip off the old blockhead alright. :eyes:

[Retrograde]

19. Not something I'd brag about (n/t)

[devilgrrl]

21. Does she even work?

What a idiot. Go sign up you unless fuck!

[HelloDubya]

23. Translation: "I'm a drunk"

[MisterP]

24. I see that the whip-smart Bush wit is inherited--any other gems, Princess Tautologica?

[tanyev]

27. OK, Jenna, you're not part of the administration. Fair enough.

But it sounds like you disagree with his policies and yet you campaigned for him and I'm sure you voted for him. You can't have it both ways, cupcake.

[0007]

32. You mean the secretary of state isn't yore mommy?

[JI7]

34. she campaigned for him

so no, you are not just your father's daughter.

[Joe Bacon]

36. Let's see the DNA test!

I'll believe it when I see it... :evilgrin:

[Canuckistanian]

38. Poor dear. She has SUCH a low opinion of herself.

I never thought she was THAT much of a fuckup.

[Solly Mack]

40. softening people up for that WH wedding....

and hoping to score some image points for Daddy