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Anonymous wrote:She is just a normal person with a pretty normal (for UMC Texas) background aside from her dad and gdad being president. Pretty similar to many other UT sorority girls I know but even more down to earth.
Pretty sure that the Bushes are past UMC at this point.
Well, yes. But this post is about when they were growing up. Her dad was governor in the 90s but they went to Austin High and were normal and had normal friends and she went to UT and was a normal UT student and then worked as a teacher then got into TV.
Lol, they were beyond wealthy even back then. But still, they were old school Republican - out of touch and think things were fine as-is so not great on race issues, but have a huge emphasis on service, love of country, compassion. I am certain you won't find a time that Barbara, Laura, GW, HW, even Jeb were rude or mean to a regular civilian just to be a jerk (not politician).
I read What it Takes by Richard Ben Cramer, about the 1988 presidential election. I came away liking George HW Bush and Barbara. What I remember 20 years later is that they wrote thank you cards to everyone and once when HW was a kid, he came home bragging that he won some game, maybe tennis. His mom scolded him because polite people don't brag. That's how they were raised and how they raised their kids. And remember, Laura does not come from a wealthy background. She knew how to raise kids with "middle class values". (I have never voted for any of the Bushes but like many, I would take them over today's leadership any day!)
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