Like most speeches at political conventions, the Bush twins' speech
was mostly scripted by a professional.
"Bush campaign spokeswoman Susan Whitson... said the twins'
five-minute speech was largely written by presidential adviser Karen
Hughes, who has known them since they were children."
AOL News: No More Speeches for Bush Twins in NYC
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"Word is that Karen Hughes, the consummate communications czarina,
actually wrote the twins' Tuesday night remarks. And that it was
'vetted'--approved--by about a dozen top GOP types. Yes, in short
order, they brought up a lot of GOP no-nos--daddy's drunken-driving
arrests (with the 'young and irresponsible line', premarital and
casual sex)."
Washington Post: Republican Convention: The Bush Family
http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/04/gerhart083104.htm
"Hugh Hewitt got an interview with Karen Hughes a few minutes ago.
Hughes is rumored to have written the Bush twins' speech, and Hugh
asked her whether that is true. It is."
Power Line: Karen Hughes on the Twins and Bush's Speech
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/007698.php
Here you can view a video clip in which Karen Hughes says, in
reference to the twins' speech, "I can't take credit for them
entirely, I'm not hip enough. But our media team and I was involved,
and, uh, some of the younger members of our campaign staff were also
involved."
Karen Hughes on the Twins and Bush's Speech (QuickTime video)
http://homepage.mac.com/jhinderaker/Convention9/iMovieTheater14.html
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