Jenna Bush says she is serving her country in other ways besides enlisting in the military

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.newsday.com/news/columnists/ny-nyhen285393001sep28,0,4750843.column

Jenna Bush skirts talk of Iraq military service
Ellis Henican
September 28, 2007

She had to know The Topic was coming up.

And when it did, when Diane Sawyer asked Jenna Bush about her father's unpopular war in Iraq, the delightfully effervescent Bush twin grew suddenly glum.

"It's a really complicated, obviously a very complicated subject," she allows in tonight's "20/20" interview on ABC. "Everybody can agree on that." snip

Why did Jenna and twin sister Barbara not choose to do what thousands of other patriotic young Americans have been willing to, to put their civilian lives on hold, join the U.S. military and go off to fight in Iraq? snip

"I think there are many ways to serve your country," says Jenna.

[BurtWorm]

1. "I would choose to serve it as a cocktail waitress..."

:party:

[PRETZEL]

28. She wouldn't qualify

She'd have to serve the drinks...........................

[Javaman]

38. and counting ceiling tiles. LOL nt

[Jack from Charlotte]

39. Picture of Jenna Bush serving her country.......

Smoking an American brand cigarette and drinking an American beer.... that's sort of like joining the military and serving in Eye-rack, isn't it?

[ThatsMyBarack]

2. I ain't watching 20/20 tonite!

I'm watching stuff I've DVRed instead! :patriot:

[Mike Daniels]

3. I guess she supported the country by increasing the profits of breweries in the United States

and putting money into local businesses such as pubs and other alcohol serving establishments.

I fail to see what else she's done beyond that.

[BOSSHOG]

5. She helped the bourbon street economy long before she turned 21

and with her secret service entourage in tow.

[youthere]

43. She drank them over here so they didn't have to over there.

[Tempest]

4. She can join Romney's 5 sons

As cowards.

[rurallib]

31. Romney 5 and Bush twins in Iowa? I am moving

It's a nice state, but only so big.

[Tempest]

47. Put them in a corn field

With their collective IQs, it'll take a good 5 to 7 years for them to find their way out.

[youthere]

48. Nah...It's harvest time here..they'd be found eventually.

[bullimiami]

6. Debutante Party Corps.

[liberal N proud]

7. serving the country - I call bull shit

Throwing parties is not serving the country.

[BOSSHOG]

11. Isn't the fake sincerity of a republican so cute?

[Mad_Dem_X]

27. Bless her heart.

:eyes:

[BOSSHOG]

8. That's a rather complicated talking point for patriotic conservatives.

"I think there are many ways to serve your country." 12 syllables. For christs sake, how do they expect the base trash to remember all of them?

[youthere]

45. If they REALLY want to show their sincerity they say...

"I think there are many MANY ways to serve your country." Note the extra "many". More Many's=More sincerity.

[Captain Hilts]

9. That's actually true. It's not her fault her dad decided to invade Iraq. nt

[rpannier]

14. Agreed

But the whole "...effervescent" part turns my stomach.

I said it to you before and I'll say it again "The Mook-man rocked"

[Captain Hilts]

32. It's always...

nice to hear from folks that remember the Mook.

I'm in Toronto right now, and he owned this town. Nice of him to follow me to Toronto from Norfolk . My grey, road "Mookie" Mets jersey gets honks and waves.

[youthere]

46. Effervescent? Is that code for:

Jenna's switched to sparkling wine?

[TahitiNut]

49. Let's be sure to remind her of that when she inherits wealth ("blood money") and expects no tax.

Despicable. :grr: :puke:

[Captain Hilts]

52. We don't know that she supports that either. nt

[petronius]

51. It is true. The problem, however, is that these chickenhawks think

there are many equivalent ways to serve your country. To the effervescent young republicans, voting for a war is as much a sacrifice as being sent to fight in one, posting on blogs is the equivalent of serving in the military, and buying plasma televisions is just as beneficial as extending aid to someone truly in need...

[Captain Hilts]

53. True. nt

[rateyes]

10. Shame on Diane Sawyer for asking and adult woman

about her Daddy's war, and messing up her "beautiful mind" with such negative thoughts. :sarcasm:

[rpannier]

12. "...the delightfully effervescent Bush twin grew suddenly glum..."

Disgusting!!!!!!!!!!

That last sentence is a misprint..."I think there are many ways to serve your country," says Jenna.

She really said,
"...I think there are many ways to service your country," says Jenna.

[yellerpup]

16. Interpretation: The booze hound bimbo pouted. eom

[rodeodance]

13. Of course there are other ways to serve than joining the miliary. No news.

[Jim__]

15. Sure. Mitt's kids serve their country by campaigning for him.

It's all the same. Some kids go to Iraq and get shot at and maybe killed. Pukes kids campaign for them. All serving their country. To say otherwise is to incite class war. :sarcasm:

[cyberpj]

17. Didn't I hear she's going to serve by having a Whitehouse wedding before Daddy leaves office?

That should serve to give us all something else to think about, huh?

[Mike Daniels]

20. Sounds like the wedding is actually going to be in Texas

Can't show attendees having to drive by people protesting across from the White House.

[cyberpj]

24. Ahhh... OR take a chance on Paparazzi catching Papa woozy I guess.

Laura probably had that in mind.

[TornadoTN]

25. Isn't it scheduled to be around election time?

Certainly want the media fawning over Bush and the G.O.P. rather than focus on a presidential race.

[Mike Daniels]

40. No set date as far as I know

If it does end up being held in Crawford why would the press even bother? Lord knows, they wouldn't be allowed within a couple of miles of the "ranch" for security reasons. Besides, my impression was that the press forces generally hated having to be anywhere near Crawford.

This whole book PR thing is just a desparate ploy to change Jenna's image from stumbling booze hound to someone who's wedding is worthy of more than a 2 paragraph blurb in the society/gossip section.

[cgrindley]

18. Calling military service during an illegal war patriotic is horseshit

joining the military nowadays is the exact opposite of patriotism.

[Captain Hilts]

33. There's an economic draft.

A lot of folks have few choices.

And there will always be 18 year olds with pregnant girlfriends who join for the medical insurance.

[Botany]

19. Got to serve on the beaches

[peekaloo]

21. You gotta fight, for your right to PARRRRTTTTTAAAYYY. nt

[Loge23]

22. Part of the mis-information campaign

This is all "prop-up" for the dicktator.
Now they roll out the wild child and try to pass her off as some kind of caring individual. Please.

I had the misfortune of having to see some of the "Today" show today (for Springsteen) - which I normally avoid like an STD. There's the bad seed, in a photo-promo, surrounded by children of color.
This family only interacts with people of color as their servants. Perhaps Bruce should've asked the perky brainless hosts of this program why they are carrying the water for the regime.

[Bitwit1234]

23. Isn't it odd how the MSM pushes bush and his family

They put them all on to spew their crap. I'd love to know how all the republican kids are helping their country. Buying more booze to give them the tax money. That's the only way they are going to get it...they figure out ways to cheat on taxes so they don't have to pay any.

Oh how about running naked thru the halls. Could that be an attempt to get green...not buying those pesky clothes that require to be made by polluting the atmosphere.

[sdfernando]

26. OK jenna..

Follow up to diane's question. Give me examples of how YOU are serving your country and exactley what sacrifices YOU are making.

[HarveyBrooks]

37. She said...

she's serving her country by teaching. She also said that her going to Iraq would put troops in danger.

[Mike Daniels]

42. Since when did she go back to teaching?

She taught for one year (at best), did her little UNICEF internship, and has been pimping her upcoming book ever since.

[dflprincess]

50. She'd put the troops in danger?

Does she have an STD?

[Done]

29. She "serves" by putting one of those yellow ribbon magnets...

on her monster SUV.

Oh, the sacrifice. :eyes:

[LibDemAlways]

30. That's the exact same response I once heard

William Kristol give as an answer to a caller on Washington Journal. He followed up with the howler, "I'm serving my country as an author and commentator," said with a straight face. The sheer in-your-face arrogance is beyond belief, and repukes will excuse them every time.

[ThomWV]

34. She should lear that servicing another drunk in a bar is not the same as serving one's country.

[yardwork]

35. Is she driving around in a minivan too?

[bridgit]

36. The Bush family forever intertwines their 'service' to America with their furthurance...

of the Bush family itself, they see too many parallels between their personal happiness with the common good/happiness of the 'we the people' America,

going to Paraguay and shaking hands with local dignitaries in the course of signing their rights into the largest fresh water aquifer in the region is not a per se service to America, it is a greater service to the Bush family and that is the way they intend to keep it period

[youthere]

41. How dare anyone impugn Jenna Bush!

This girl is nothing if not the very picture of selflessness.Do you really think she attended all those frat parties panty-less for HERSELF?

[Avalux]

44. Because the privileged don't mingle with the common folk and risk their lives.

Sometimes they do, of course, but for the most part, they don't.

[Disturbed]

54. "Sure. Mitt's kids serve their country by campaigning for him."

So did the Busholini daughters. They are fair game & they are not "girls". They are adults even though they usually don't behave as such.