The Bush twins’ pitchy, flighty vocal inflections still ringing in our ears.
First, “party girl” Jenna: “Ganny, we love you dearly, but you’re just not very hip.” And then the “smart one” Barbara: “Jenna and I are really not very political.”
The Bush twins, our American first daughters, one blond, one mousy-haired, one U. Read More
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In order to cover Teresa Heinz Kerry, The New York Times comes up with some polite ways to say “plumb crazy”:
“flair”; “unpredictability”; “off-the-cuff”; “lively” (Jim Rutenberg, July 27)
“forthright”; “imperious” (Alessandra Stanley, July 28)
“quirky”; “outspoken” (Joyce Purnick, July 29)
“a centimillionaire heiress to a Read More
Kwame Jackson is one of the eight remaining contestants on The Apprentice ; so far, the Harvard M.B.A.’s lack of flagrant misbehavior on the show and calm demeanor has shaped his reputation among viewers as the cool team player who owns up to his mistakes. (Conspiracy-minded viewers speculate that Mr. Jackson’s low profile means he Read More
