Double trouble, Part 2: Bush Twins

[superconnected]

Source: Yahoo News

Underage drinking, disregarding "strong suggestions" from the U.S. Embassy, regular appearances in Vogue fashion spreads — the Bush twins made more than their fair share of national headlines during their eight years in the White House. And it looks like they're not done.

According to the New York Post, a new book by former Washington Post reporter Ronald Kessler details how Jenna and Barbara gave the Secret Service "fits" during Bush's presidency. From an excerpt in the Post:

"Jenna would purposely try to lose her protection by going through red lights or by jumping in her car without telling agents where she was going. As a result, in a total waste of manpower, the Secret Service kept her car under surveillance so agents could follow her."

And it wasn't just the twins who stirred up trouble for the Secret Service — Kessler also claims that Jenna's now-husband Henry Hager got so drunk at a 2005 party that agents had to take him to a Georgetown hospital.

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[virgogal]

1. Those young women are like I was many years ago. So what?

[obliviously]

2. Hey we are bored tonight.

whats wrong with a little dirt!

[senseandsensibility]

6. Cool

but did the taxpayers have to pay special security costs for you?

[missingfink]

11. Bush Twins

Secret Service members would have lost their jobs had the girls been harmed after eluding their protection. However, I do agree that they should have protection as long as they feel the need.

[FarLeftRage]

16. Lost your way?

This is not freerepukelic...

[Egnever]

27. WTF?

[FarLeftRage]

31. ???

Poster stated that the b*sh twins still need SS protection, "as long as they feel the need". They are no longer the first frauds anymore... so Why the fuck should they still be protected on the taxpayers dime??? Not especially when they can afford the protection themselves.

[Unvanguard]

23. That wasn't their fault or their doing. Their father chose to be president.

We should accept it for what it is, a necessary cost of having a president in a world like ours, and of not having any right to deprive young people of autonomy for circumstances beyond their control.

[SkyDaddy7]

7. I agree!

They should just leave them alone as there is no news worthy info other than to to make them look bad. I want to vomit when I think about their Dad but they are simply girls growing up and should be left alone!

I would have to think if I were a teenager with all that security I would have played many games with them and would have tried to lose them when I needed a break! FO SHO!

[Turbineguy]

10. Not so.

Noblesse Oblige.

[msanthrope]

12. Did you risk the lives of people whose duty it was to guard you?

Look, I have sympathy for the fact that they were college kids.

But I have no sympathy for the fact that their behavior made the SS jobs more difficult.

Really, what the Bush twins should have done was taken up their problems with their parents, and NOT made the job of the SS harder.

[Egnever]

28. They were kids

Kids do stuff. How is it fair to expect more from them than your average teenager?

[provis99]

40. they weren't kids; they were immature, asshole adults.

[superconnected]

47. They weren't the average american teens. They're on the countries dime. They were in the spot light

and were expected to behave better.

[MUAD_DIB]

13. You had a Secret Service detail? Who knew!

[pasto76]

20. if you were running red lights, then you deserved to be in jail too

anyone who willingly disobeys traffic signals is very plainly endangering the lives of other motorists.

[virgogal]

22. Do they actually jail people for running red lights? Who knew?

[No Elephants]

24. You were the President's daughter and going through red lights to dodge

the Secret Service many years ago?

Tricia, is that you?

[slampoet]

42. You grew up a with millions of dollars and Secret service agents to pump out your stomache?

You grew up swearing at texas state troopers and saying DO YOU KNOW WHO MY DADDY IS?

[alcibiades_mystery]

3. So?

They were twentysomethings. Big deal.

[truthisfreedom]

4. They're preparing for a lifetime of politics, bush-style.

Ill-spent youth right up to age 40, then a lot of brain damage and strange speech patterns, and some asshole like cheney comes along and runs everything.

[InfiniteThoughts]

35. are you sure that the brain damage didn't happen much before these folks reach 40!

if you ask them, the bush-style folks are born without a functioning brain ... the root cause of all problem ...

[superconnected]

5. Bush and the twins are still milking the system.

"But why are the twins still under secret agent surveillance?

According to CBS, the adult children of former presidents lose Secret Service protection once dad leaves office. But The Reliable Source, a Washington Post blog, reported that before he left office, George W. Bush signed a presidential directive to "extend security protection for his twin daughters for an undisclosed period of time." (Former President Clinton did the same for Chelsea when he left office)."

[Optical.Catalyst]

8. Typical Republican trash

The Bush twins need to move to Alaska and join up with the Palin trash. They could all whoop it up in one big redneck party with booze, and meth, and shucks ...

[Tumbulu]

9. Yes, typical repug trash- personally trashing our country one by one

and yes it matters, as it shows how the entire family disrespects all of us. It is too bad anyone is that rude and self destructive. But the costs of this behavior should be charged to W and not us.

[bluestateguy]

14. Sigh

There is plenty to look back on from the Bush years with sadness, anger and exasperation.

This is not one of those things.

WHO CARES?

Seems to me that they were acting like any number of the rich kids I went to college with.

[Chemisse]

15. LOL - I would've done the same at that age.

[Tumbulu]

38. Really? Why would you have endangered Secret Service people's lives

and other motorists? Then shame on you! And shame on anyone who behaves this way. I don't care if rich kids get away with it somewhere, it is not OK. it is disgusting.

[Chemisse]

46. It simply would not have crossed my mind at that age.

Don't you remember what it was like being a teenager?

[Aviation Pro]

17. Apparently, according to the article, the Big Dick.....

...can't afford his own protection so the President extended his taxpayer funded Secret Service detail.

Guess the Big Dick and Mrs. the Dick aren't as wealthy as we suspect and had to get on their hands and knees and beg the Obama administration not to leave them defenseless from some unnamed boogey man.

[superconnected]

48. Actually they just didn't want to spend their own money. It's typical of the rich.

[DBoon]

18. Now compare the Bush twins to Chelsea Clinton

and you see the difference between self-centered trash and a truly mature and elegant young woman

[Egnever]

29. Well look at who their parents were.

What would you expect?

[Psephos]

37. A few pics you might have missed

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article149984.ece

lol looking pretty elegant and mature there

(btw, I'm a Chelsea Clinton fan - but I don't think she's perfect or infallible...which makes her just like every other human)

Bottom line: it's dirty and petty to drag politician's kids into the fray, regardless of who their parents are.

[Tumbulu]

39. Chelsea wasn't endangering other motorists by running red lights

reckless driving is potential homicide.

[Psephos]

41. and what does that have to do with the post I responded to, and my own post?

[wroberts189]

19. If I was w and learned of this I would be furious.

Did she not realize it was for her own safety?


""Jenna would purposely try to lose her protection by going through red lights or by jumping in her car without telling agents where she was going. As a result, in a total waste of manpower, the Secret Service kept her car under surveillance so agents could follow her."

[rateyes]

21. They don't call them "Ginna" & "Tonic" for nothing.

Or, would that be Scotch & Soda "Crackers?" :shrug:

[No Elephants]

25. LOLOL!

[Blandocyte]

26. Perfect examples of careless, classless offspring of the rich

You were the g.d. first daughters, Jenna and Not Jenna, you could have tried to at least act like you had some respect for the power you could have had as examples to America's young wormen. As it was, what? Were you trying to get corporate sponsorship from Bimbo cakes or something?

[Egnever]

30. So what?

[JI7]

32. Jenna Bush probably voted for Obama

[JeanGrey]

33. Who cares?

[Beaverhausen]

34. and you were a perfect angel in your teens and early twenties?

ok.

Who cares????

[The abyss]

36. The twin "Barbara" always reminded me of

Koo stark.

Need to put those images together sometime.

[Jennicut]

43. You can't choose your parents. I am surprised they weren't even worse.

They may be bratty and over privileged but part of it could have been a rebellious reaction to having your father being George W. Bush of all people and being the President when you know what a stupid tool he is. Just like poor Bristol Palin. Can't help it that your parents are idiots and did a poor job raising you. The further these kids get into adult hood I bet the happier they get (away from their parents).

[left coaster]

44. Sweet Jeebus..*this* is news?

I just have to wonder what corporate media knob gave the green light to this story..

WHO FUCKING CARES?? :eyes:

[SoCalDem]

45. Drunk at this party, probably