The Whole Delivery

In this day and age of corporate media, who could really complain about her getting this gig. Former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager will contribute monthly segments to the Today Show as the morning show’s latest correspondent. The 27-year-old teacher in Baltimore, Maryland will highlight stories like education (she always wanted to be a teacher and a writer, and has already authored two books.) “It wasn’t something I’d always dreamed to do,” the daughter of former President George W. Bush said. “But I think one of the most important things in life is to be open-minded and to be open-minded for change.” So everyone, be open minded about Jenna being apart of the NBC team with a job. I sure know all those recent journalism graduates like me and my friends would sure be happy and open-minded about this decision. Especially with the not so extensive experience that Laura has in journalism. Then again, we should be open-minded like her and NBC for this decision, right? I wonder if she will...

In a story so embarrassing, disrespectful, and self-centered that it may make you want to regurgitate when you read it, get this : Former President George H. W. Bush, who has enough stamina to sky-dive each year on his birthday, apparently doesn't have the stamina to attend Sen. Ted Kennedy's (D-MA) funeral. The elder Bush's spokesman told the AP Friday that the 43rd president decided not to attend when he learned that his son would be going. What a pathetic family they are. Because he is so ashamed of being in the same building as his son (which someone of us can ironically understand of course), a man who has time to sky drive at his age won't even attend one of the great legislators of this nation (and the world) he worked with in his time of being president. Both Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, who definitely had their frosty times with Kennedy, as we all know, would possibly be the only, ONLY former Presidents who maybe, MAYBE, would be more likely to not attend t...