http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4878495Oh my.
This surely takes some unusual turns, predictable and unpredictable ones.
underpants (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:12 AM
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Jenna & Barbara Bush Give Advice to Sasha & Malia
Before anyone wants to jump on them for this I think this is sweet.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20253747,00.htm...
In keeping with tradition, President Bush left President Barack Obama a note in the White House – and now his daughters have offered their own advice, in the form of an open letter, to Sasha, 7, and Malia Obama, 10.
From that point of view, the women offer the new first daughters tips what to expect as they prepare for their new lives in Washington, D.C. Here is some of their advice:
• "Surround yourself with loyal friends. They'll protect and calm you and join in on some of the fun, and appreciate the history."
• "Slide down the banister of the solarium, go to T-ball games, have swimming parties, and play Sardines on the White House lawn. Have fun and enjoy your childhood in such a magical place to live and play."
• "Go to anything and everything you possibly can: the Kennedy Center for theater, State Dinners, Christmas parties (the White House staff party is our favorite!), museum openings, arrival ceremonies, and walks around the monuments. Just go. Four years goes by so fast, so absorb it all, enjoy it all!"
"Here is our most important piece of advice," they write. "Remember who your dad really is."
Read the entire letter – including the Bush daughter's thoughts about pets and where to go when they need a hug – here.
And away we go, the horses running in all different directions--although the bonfire starts off as expected:
Paint It Black (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:14 AM
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1. "Use your Secret Service agents to buy alcohol for you"
meegbear (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:15 AM
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4. Two Words, Fake ID ... don't leave home without it.
rateyes (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:22 AM
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20. There's a liquor cabinet in the Lincoln Bedroom, and we've hidden a key to it taped behind Malia's bedroom mirror.
AndrewP (305 posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:28 AM
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27. LOL
"Get sent home instead of to jail after a night of getting blitzed"
Blaze Diem (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:15 AM
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2. " Party till you puke"
god its fun!!!
nomad1776 (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:15 AM
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3. I thought it was the Secret Service's job to protect Sasha and Melia why did they let two bad apples, like the Bush twins, talk with them?
KG (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:15 AM
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5. 'don't try to by a drink at mexican resturant unless you have a really good fake ID'
bbernardini (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:16 AM
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6. "Beer before liquor, never sicker..."
davepc (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:16 AM
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7. The Bouncer at Toads Place in New Haven is REALLY GOOD at spotting fake IDs
after which some image of a "Maryland driver's license;" it looks like a bad photoshop thing by the Swamp Rat or Pedro Picasso or Fat Che's little brother
bigwillq (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:18 AM
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10. Actually, not really.
That place has been fined so many times for underage drinking!
davepc (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:19 AM
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15. I've been there many a time!
Ooops. Speed-bump.
elocs (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:17 AM
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8. You may be expecting way too much for it not to get jumped on here at DU where anything and everything that has to do with Republicans, especially anything Bush, is held up to ridicule. That is one of the worst qualities of DU, the inability to see anything good in anyone who does not agree with them and to question their motives on everything. There are far too many people here who behave that way.
lunatica (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:17 AM
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9. learn the art of dry humping on the dance floor
Sorry, I'm not impressed with the Bush twins. Remember they were invited to leave Brazil which is the swingingest country on the planet because they were so badly behaved. They should take advice from Malia and Sasha about behavior.
CarolinaPeridot (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:18 AM
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11. I thought this was very nice and cute.
And I can picture the girls trick and treating down the aisle of the Air Force while traveling with their parents LOL!!!
MrsGrumpy (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:19 AM
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12. I think it's a nice thing too... as if none of us had ever drank underage.
That was really nice of them to do. Good luck in your future endeavors Jenna and Barbara.
Wickerman (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:19 AM
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13. PS. the key to the liquor cabinet is under the tall vase in the Green Room
elocs (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:19 AM
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14. Well, that didn't take long. Thanks to those who proved me correct.
I am sure there will be more to come. At least our new President has class and grace.
MrsGrumpy (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:20 AM
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17. There are some of us who are decent, elocs.
And, I agree with you. It's really quite sad, the cesspool this place can become.
underpants (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:21 AM
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18. Indeed
DU wise....and otherwise
NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:25 AM
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22. I read the entire letter at the link in the WSJ. It is really beautiful.
I am pleasantly surprised in the depth of feeling.
Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:20 AM
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16. Lick the salt, down the tequila, then bite the lemon.
Sentinel Chicken (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:22 AM
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19. Don't leave your liquor bottles anywhere that daddy can find them.
He'll drain them.
The jaw just dropped twenty feet here:
cali (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:24 AM
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21. Most of the mindless, petty comments on this thread are just pitiful
pefectly innocuous gesture by the Bush girls. And the hypocrisy about their partying is a riot- not to mention, stinking of hypocrisy.
cryingshame (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:26 AM
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23. That's really cute and a nice thing to do!
Bonobo (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:27 AM
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24. That was sweet and actually made me tear up a little -as a father.
This part: "Remember who your dad really is."
Even Hitler was loved by his dog, I guess.
Yeah, and even the Bostonian Drunkard is loved by his mother, I guess.
It's one of the crushing burdens of motherhood, being compelled to love an utterly worthless child.
ebdarcy (591 posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:27 AM
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25. Very sweet, and it sounds like good advice.
FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:27 AM
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26. It was sweet and no doubt sincere.
I am just grateful it is related as something that has passed. May the bush family never again grace the halls of OUR White House.
My my. It's franksolich's White House too, and franksolich suspects he'll have something to say about who occupies the White House in late January 2013.
IAmJacksSmirkingRevenge (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-21-09 10:30 AM
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28. I hope those commenters upthread never drank underage
It would be unfortunate if there were that many hypocrites in one thread.
Not worth copying and pasting here, but the AdBot primitive has a whole lot of really good Barbara and Jenna Bush stuff.
