nice

[sisyphusshrugged]

White House asks media to respect the privacy which the twins have chosen to reject by appearing in Vogue and injecting themselves into a presidential campaign

The White House asked the media on Monday to "show respect" for President Bush's twin daughters as they emerge from private life as students to work for their father's re-election campaign.

There has sometimes been tension between Bush and the media over coverage of his daughters, Jenna and Barbara, especially when both of them had run-ins with the law over alcohol three years ago.

In an incident in Austin, Texas, in 2001, Barbara was sentenced to perform community service and attend an alcohol awareness class, while Jenna, who had been found with a false ID, was fine $600 and lost her driver's license for 30 days.

"We hope that the media will continue to show respect for the daughters and allow them to go about their lives,... and recognize that they are the president's daughters," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.

The request came as the daughters, who are now 22 and have graduated from university, are themselves generating more media coverage.

They will do an interview and photo spread for Vogue magazine and then work at Bush's campaign headquarters in the Washington suburbs.

So although they have injected themselves into the public arena, the White House would like you to respect the privacy the twins have rejected for themselves by not publishing anything about them that won't make their parents happy.

Is this man Barbara's little boy or what?

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I am not sure if Bush even realises that he has an image problem with cryonism and nepotism.

All we have to do is putting Jeb bush, neil Bush, into the picture, and these twin things will fall apart as campaign tool.

..that not to mention they haven't said anything half smart so far.

Laura Bush total bubble head image hasn't help Bush either.