Barbara Bush has 17 grandchildren, none have ever been in Military?

[corkhead]

Is this true?

Heard it on Randi Rhodes
:shrug:

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[Oerdin]

24. That's just plan daft.

Where on Earth did you come up with the idea that multimillionaires and their children are going to depend on Social Security? That just doesn't make sense at all. The whole Bush family has used it's political connections to make itself rich so they won't be depending upon SSI for much of anything.

[corkhead]

26. My take was it was a wee bit of ironic sarcasm

and appreciated, at least by me. What is life with out a mild chuckle now and then.

:toast:

[LisaM]

29. SHE SAID IT

She said she has an interest in Social Security's solvency because of her 17 grandchildren. She said it about a week ago.

Edited to add the quote. I guess she said it in March.

Barbara Bush, 79, joined her son for his swing through Florida, providing a reassuring presence to endorse the president's promise that any changes to Social Security would not affect people 55 or older. The former first lady told an audience in Pensacola that she worries about the future of Social Security not for herself but for her 17 grandchildren. "We want to know, is someone going to do something about it?" she said.

[texpatriot2004]

2. It sounds likely...I think they should go...all of them, in fact, let's

send all of the Bushes to Iraq to fight without special privilege or special armor.

[ThoughtCriminal]

3. Military has not lowered standards that much yet

not that they're banging on the door.

[corkhead]

8. hee hee hee

:rofl:

[Cooley Hurd]

4. Not that I know of...

I heard it on RR, as well.

Why WOULD they enlist? They're all filthy rich and raised without the sense of public service (unless there's $$$ to be made).

[TwilightZone]

5. "Her" people don't join the military.

And, besides, why should they have to worry their "beautiful minds" about a war?

[melody]

16. Why didn't she just say "our class of people"? n/t

[havocmom]

6. Barbara Bush has no pictures of grandkids in uniform, but has mug shots

of several of them :evilgrin:

[funkybutt]

7. heres' some info

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_political_family

just noticed "John Prescott Ellis, son of Nancy Bush Ellis, first cousin of George W. Bush and media consultant, who was a consultant for Fox News during the 2000 Presidential Election."

I'm curious why everyone keeps refering to Barbara Bush instead of George H.W.

:shrug:

[corkhead]

21. I never really thought about it,

but she seems to be the "behind the curtain" operator of the BFEE

[Beaverhausen]

25. Because Cindy Sheehan is a mother- that's why we are talking about mothers

and grandmothers who have children in harms way.

as in none of the Bush mothers.

[funkybutt]

27. that's it

i knew there was some glue that held it together...i just missed it.

thanks

[CottonBear]

9. "as" or "has"? You may want to edit your post title!

In the * family, only Bar's husband, George H.W. Bush, served on active duty as far as I know. We all know that George W. Bu$h never completed his service with the TANG. :( George P. Bu$h (Jeb's son) spends his time terrozing old girlfriends and his poor sister, Noel, has a terrible addiction to painkillers. (Very sad :()

[corkhead]

11. oops, thanks

:yoiks:

[LiberalVoice]

10. Well GWB was in the military.

He was AWOL but he was still in the military. So I dunno how true that staement is. :shrug:

[Garbo 2004]

12. The statement refers to Babs' grandchildren. n/t

[lonestarnot]

13. Geee isn't that a fucking shocker!

:crazy:

[nookiemonster]

14. Hey, back off! These are the beautiful people.

:puke:

eom

[TwilightZone]

18. Off topic: great sig line!

How true, how true.

[annabanana]

17. Huh! The Queen of England's kids at least

do some symbolic service..

[RobertSeattle]

19. I doubt the Military would want them anyway

Spoiled brats make lousy soldiers.

[Javaman]

20. I believe Barbara was in the military...

Correction, the USO, she used to do a mean impersonation of J.Edgar Hoover.

[Generic Other]

22. Maybe the military doesn't want them after Poppy and Dubya's

splendiferous military careers?

:shrug:

[johnnie]

23. Why would the military want ANY of them?

Poppy jumped out of a plane with his men still on board and georgie blew off his orders to blow coke and get shit-faced drunk.
I am guessing that none of the other bush freaks would be any more courageous than those two assholes.

[WI_DEM]

28. the all-volunteer army isn't a place for there kind of people

it's for the riff-raff, not for the Bush's.