WP: (Sr.) Bushes Banter for GWU Grads

[DeepModem Mom]

Bushes Banter for GWU Grads
Ex-President, Wife Trade Politics for Humor in Day of Ceremonies
By David Nakamura
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, May 22, 2006; Page B03

When the featured speakers advanced to the lectern yesterday on the Mall, the crowd of more than 25,000 that had assembled for George Washington University's commencement buzzed with anticipation....What would former president George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, say? Would they be serious? Sentimental? Political?

Nope, nope, nope.

Instead, the Bushes struck a humorous vein.

Barbara: "I'm sensitive about the age thing. Once when I was speaking, a girl went home and told her mother, 'I heard the mother of the president of the United States -- George Washington.' "

George: "I consider that an honest mistake. After all, you look like George Washington."

One after another came the jokes....The Bush comedy hour drew mostly chuckles from the crowd that included about 4,500 of the 6,500 graduates who received degrees this spring. The pair drew a standing ovation before and after they spoke, with only a handful of protesters....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/21/AR2006052101157.html

[Erika]

1. The Bush family elitists make me barf

Barbara saying the stadium in NO was a step up for "these people" should have kept them away from any graduations.

[momster]

2. Read this piece this morning

Haven't felt well since. What a disgusting display of heartlessness. Makes me feel all the prouder of those kids at the "New School".

[bleedingheart]

3. did they playfully joke about Jennifer Fitzgerald too?

now that would have been funny...

[RedStateShame]

4. That's weak material

You mean to tell me Bar didn't have tons of jokes about blacks she was just itching to tell?