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elf Donating Member (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 05:56 PM
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Jenna Bush didn't show up at her Graduation ??
Edited on Sat May-22-04 06:02 PM by elf
Just in on FOX, did I see and hear it right?? Anybody else?
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bahrbearian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 06:00 PM
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1. Oh Yeah, she's at the Pig Farm duking it out with Dad.
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powergirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 06:00 PM
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2. Cnn reported that she did not attend the graduation in AUSTIN
She goes to UT in Austin. She's supposed to have dinner with the folks. Maybe she didn't go b/c of security. CNN reported that her name was announced at the ceremony and she did get her degree in English. Didn't Bush fall off of his bike today?
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Sparkly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 06:02 PM
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4. Sounds like the family's having quite a celebration.
Yee-haw.
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cornermouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 06:01 PM
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3. Momma and Poppa weren't going to show up and be
proud of her, so what reason did she have to attend?

I used to think the Reagans were dysfunctional, but they look like the Waltons in comparison to Bush.
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fearnobush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 06:06 PM
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5. Some much for Bush family values.
Bush campaign for family values? What a freaking joke.
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Guava Jelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 06:08 PM
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6. Awol runs in the family
first daddy didnt show up now Jenna
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izzie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 06:29 PM
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10. Very funny and he also did not go see her when she was in the hospital
Just before he took office if you recall he went fishing.
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diamond14 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 06:09 PM
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7. probably not done with her courses yet...didn't want to embarrass
her family by informing them of this problem....
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Tinoire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 06:56 PM
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14. Agree. Did she graduate or is she just "walking down the aisle"? n/t
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Vickers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 06:11 PM
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8. Two words: happy hour.
C'mon, I been to Austin...there's PLENTY of bars there.

:P
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salonghorn70 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 06:14 PM
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9. No Big Deal-The Real Ceremony Is Tonight
Edited on Sat May-22-04 06:15 PM by salonghorn70
Lots of students skip the day events.The individual colleges have ceremonies during the day where the actual diploma is handed to the student. The real ceremony is at 8:00 tonight outdoors in front of the Tower. A very moving ceremony. The Tower is bathed in burnt orange and the ceremony climaxes with the singing of The Eyes of Texas.

HOOK 'EM Horns
Texas-Ex 1970
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markses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 06:31 PM
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11. I haven't been to a graduation since sixth grade
And I have a few graduate degrees. Sentimental bullshit, ya ask me.
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Hubert Flottz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 06:36 PM
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12. She went AWOL like her daddy!
Runs in the family!
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TheWebHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 06:45 PM
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13. actually they said her name wasn't read at the graduation
my guess is that they didn't want her to get booed either. The administration is terrified of any uncontrolled public gathering involving the President or anyone associated with him.
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salonghorn70 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-04 07:35 PM
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15. This Was Not Graduation
The day ceremonies are not considered "graduation." These are ceremonies held by individual Colleges. They are largely ignored by students.If you have not said that you will be in attendance at the day ceremony, then your name is not read. So it would not have been anything that school officials would have decided to prevent booing."Graduation" is generally considered to be the night ceremony. The night ceremony is the one with a Commencement speaker. Individual names are not read at the night ceremony.What do I have to do to get all of you to understand this? Sing The Eyes of Texas?:)

HOOK 'EM HORNS
TEXAS-EX 1970
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MoonRiver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 11:27 AM
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24. Is she going to be at the night ceremonies?
Texas Ex here too! :hi:
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Momgonepostal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 01:32 AM
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16. I didn't go to mine, either nt
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VolcanoJen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 02:33 AM
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19. Was your father running for re-election to the presidency, while...
... using his own wife in internet ads to tout his devotion to education?
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Momgonepostal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 11:18 AM
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21. lol...no, and the secret service wasn't involved either
I had finished up my last few credit hours at a school close to home, and briefly toyed with the idea of drving back for the ceremony. It was about a 750 mile drive. I decided it wasn't worth the trouble. They mailed me my diploma anyway, I wouldn't have gotten it at the ceremony regardless.

I skipped my 8th grade one, too. I just thought the whole thing was silly.
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sampsonblk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 02:07 AM
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17. They are still HOT
Who cares about their schooling?
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Momgonepostal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 11:20 AM
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22. how enlightened of you
Do people really think they're that hot? I think they're in the realm of regular looking.
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Tinoire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 11:37 AM
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26. Hot? That trash hot?
:puke:
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VolcanoJen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 02:26 AM
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18. My mother could have guilted me into this in 30 seconds or less.
College graduation is symbolic, and a it's a very big deal, especially when your father's latest re-election ads focus on your mother, touting your father's committment to education.

Either Jenna's a lazy-ass ignorant-of-the-family-business brat, or Laura and George have no balls as parents.

That's my take on the whole thing, anyway.
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Yupster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 02:49 AM
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20. I didn't go either
My mother went and took a picture of where I would have been.
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BBradley Donating Member (645 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 11:23 AM
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23. Who cares? <nt>
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kerry-is-my-prez Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 11:36 AM
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25. She was probably too hungover.
I shouldn't be too judgemental of her though - 'cause that's exactly what happened to me - lol!
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