Jenna Bush On Larry King: I "Don't Know" If I'll Vote For A Republican... Laura Bush: I Don't Like The "Pounding" George Gets (VIDEO)

Laura and Jenna Bush continued their media rounds to promote their new book Wednesday night with a stop on CNN's Larry King. Larry managed to eek out some political conversation from the ladies. Laura told Larry she doesn't like it when Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton speak badly about her husband. And Jenna Bush dropped a bombshell by saying she doesn't know if she'll vote for a Republican. Watch the videos of Laura and Jenna Bush and then read the excerpted transcripts below.

Laura Bush on the "pounding" her husband is getting from the Democrats:

Jenna Bush on the possibility that she might not vote for a Republican:

Laura Bush transcript:

KING: Laura, has it been difficult putting up with all the flack that your husband has taken? And, you know, low polls, is it tough for you emotionally?

L. BUSH: Well, in some ways, of course, because I want George to be popular. But on the other hand, I know that he does what he thinks is right for our country and that he doesn't think he should try to be popular, that that's the easy way out.

But I also know -- and I've been watching the campaign, just like everybody else has, and it's been great theater -- that he takes a huge pounding from the other candidates, not all of them, not my candidate, John McCain, but I think that is -- that's demoralizing to me. I don't like that.

And for people who are running for this very office, I think it's sort of a good thing for them to think about --

KING: You don't like the way the Clinton-Obama campaign has been run, you mean?

Jenna Bush transcript:

KING: Do you have a favorite between the two, the two Democrats?

L. BUSH: My favorite is the Republican.

(LAUGHTER)

KING: Yours, too, I would imagine.

J. BUSH: I don't know.

KING: A-ha. J. BUSH: But, I mean, you know --

KING: Are you open to --

J. BUSH: Yes, of course. I mean, who isn't open to learning about the candidates? But, I mean, and I'm sure everybody is like that. But I really -- I honestly have been too busy with books to really pay that much attention.

L. BUSH: No, no, the way they talk about the president.

KING: Oh.

L. BUSH: For somebody who wants to be the president, I think maybe it's a good idea not to talk about the president that way. But anyway, that's my advice to them.

Comments

[newddle]

Just need to mention that Laura Bush slapped Jenna on the cheek when Jenna said that she was thinking about not necessarily voting for McCain. Jenna looked hurt and humiliated, and her cheek was bright red. I saw only the clip on cable news, so don't know whether LK soothed Jenna. At the time he turned away and seemed to laugh. There is no mention of the slap in the transcript.

[Phaedrus21]

"newddle" has been cutting-and-pasting this "Laura slapped Jenna" thing all over multiple websites and forums (even ones having nothing to do with the interview).

[Earl]

I'd bet even odds she's not even registered to vote.

[willo]

Well let's see, 9/11 conspirator, launched two illegal wars, killed over a million innocent people, ruined the economy of our country, I don't know what kind of treatment you [Laura] should expect for him [Bush]. Rigged elections and on and on.

[usnavyvet2002]

Ah , so Bush created 9/11, Afghanistan was "illegal", he himself killed a "million" innocent people, "ruined" our economy. "Rigged" the elections... either you have fantastic proof of this that the New York Times just couldn't stand to publicize lest they ruin their favorite person Bush, or you have been listening to too many al-Qaeda speeches. Then again, even al-Qaeda says they are upset that 9/11 conspirators are trying to steal their thunder, go figure.

[rimmer]

I'd say the NY Times has been pretty good to Dubya. They held off on that warrantless wire tapping story for a year until after he'd won re-election. Who knows what else they're keeping back.

[naturallight]

From a Navy Vet no less...


How does that blood money spend pal?

9/11 was an inside job.
Lao Tsu------------------------------Know your enemy.

[markusmarkus]

"I don't like the pounding George gets."

I bet George doesn't do much pound of Laura either.

[MyThought]

I think people are expecting too much of Jenna Bush - she's promoting a book and in the middle of planning her wedding and has to be careful what she says.

I think it's wonderful that the kids of presidents can rise above all the negativity and politics and be friends and speak well of each other - Jenna and Chelsea.


They've both grown up to be fine young ladies - give them credit for heaven's sake.

And, it's wonderful that she's thinking for herself. Face it, she had to be very careful in what she said or the media would be all over her - because today that's what the "inept" media do.

[brobike42]

MyThought, that was a very astute observation. I agree. Both of those young ladies have become very intelligent, very independent thinkers. I don't care for either of their fathers, but they have turned out ok.

[Reine]

The Bush have to be proud of Jenna as she seems to be a wonderful person. I like the fact that she hasn't made her mind up for who she will vote for. If she's thinking of voting for Obama, I think she will come to the same conclusion I did, I was intending to vote for him but there's too many negatives that surrounds him. One, of course, is Pastor Wright as he is a racist. Wright recents interviews on PBS, he says he speaks as a pastor & Obama speaks like a politician & says what he has to say to get elected. Sounds like Obama does share Wrights views.

[leftLibertarian]

Just be happy that the Democrats don't have the spine to put your George in prison,

[LiarLiarIraqsOnFire]

If you don't like THE POUNDING that Georgie is taking cut off his allowance and he won't be able to pay Jeff Gannon's fees anymore.

[JackNasty]

Laura dear, if you don't like the pounding George gets, stay out of the Lincoln bedroom when Jeff Gannon stays there.

[mamacat]

How about "Why do you think your husband is so widely criticised?" - To Laura.

And to Jenna, how about "What do you look for in a candidate, and what issues are important to you?"

[GiggidyGeshmoygen]

george loves getting pounded - why do you think Bulldog, the gay prostitute/ fake reporter was "in and out" at the white house 247 times??????????????????

[aristippe]

In what Texas tavern did Georgie meet this broad.

[GiggidyGeshmoygen]

it was called the Stepford Tavern, located in Clonesville TX...

[Truthmeter]

Well, maybe it was the same bar Obama's momma met the disappearing Kenyan.

[aristippe]

Too busy with books eh? Laura eyes Jenn askance with daggers and permagrin.

[aristippe]

A "huge pounding" huh? Eloquent. Just look pretty for the cameras and photo spreads Laura, and try not to talk too much.

[Truthmeter]

Actually Jenna has become a school teacher while Chelsea took a $125,000/yr job right out of college from a friend of her parents. Jenna also worked in Africa, exposing herself to kidnapping and death. Hmmm....who has the better character? Give me a break...the media asks one hard question of Chelsea...and everyone says" leave the child alone"...She's hitting 30 y.o..

[99hockeyman]

With Secret Service and I am sure Army personel right near her.

[mesuki]

How quaint !...while our soldiers ar fighting and dying in Iraq, Laura and Jenna are making wedding plans. She should be in Iraq fighting side by side with the soldiers over there ,in a war that her father got us into needlessly.....I'm apalled!.. I refuse to watch that circus! CNN is slowly going down the toilet as far as I'm concerened.I no longer watch them, ABC or Fox and if it was not for Keith on MSNBC I wouldn't be watching them either. The MSM has become like a dirty reality show,with lots of scandal and little news!

[usnavyvet2002]

In an alternate universe somewhere out there, the 30+ coalition countries continued to do nothing about Iraq for an additional 6 years tacked on to the pre-existing 11 years of pussyfooting, Saddam successfully bribed Germany, France and Russian to lift sanctions, Iraq acquired then gave terrorists a weaponized small pox virus, terrorists then infect 2 million people, and the Huffington post of this alternate universe is full of Truthers claiming Bush "knew" about the danger and did nothing just to create chaos in the alternate USA a reap the financial reward of bio-med companies creating vaccines.
Sounds pretty ridiculous, doesn't it?

[The 13 Colonies]

As Clint Eastwood said in Heartbreak Ridge, it's a clusterf **k.