First Girls Go Wild

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http://www.observer.com/pages/frontpage5.asp

What in God’s name is going on with political progeny these days? The Bush twins have been spinning wildly on the axis of privilege between Kennebunkport, the Crawford ranch and Washington, D.C., ever since they turned up at their father’s inauguration three and a half years ago, sporting knee-high Jimmy Choo boots and matching sullen expressions. Young Ms. Clinton has gone from days of ballet dancing to nights of table-dancing with Mark Wahlberg (at the Shore Club in Miami on Dec. 29)—a true "shark-jumping" moment for a former First Daughter—not to mention table-hopping with the actors Jessica Alba and Jason Biggs at the recent third anniversary of Tao, the trendy pan-Asian restaurant in midtown.

Then there’s Georgina Bloomberg, galumphing gaily on her horse through that Born Rich documentary. And now—move over, Gore girls! Beat it, Bush babes!—ready yourself for Alexandra (Alex) Kerry, 30, the chestnut-haired daughter of the Brahmin Senator and Democratic Presidential front-runner. An actress and aspiring director, Ms. Kerry lives in gaudy Los Angeles—where she attends the American Film Institute—and will appear in the David Mamet movie Spartan, due out March 12, playing a bartender and sexy eye candy opposite Val Kilmer and William H. Macy.

Alex Kerry "has always been a limelight-seeker," said Letitia Baldrige, former chief of staff to Jackie Kennedy, author of New Manners for New Times and a longtime acquaintance of the Kerry family. "She loves to talk and be seen and be part of the group."

The elder Kerry sister—there’s also Vanessa, 26, a medical student at Harvard studying economics and public health—has already shared screen time with Alec Baldwin and Sarah Jessica Parker in Mr. Mamet’s State and Main (2000), had a recurring role in Mister Sterling, a mid-season replacement for NBC in 2002, and began directing her own feature film about a Presidential candidate this summer, gathering footage while on her dad’s campaign trail.

[2004Donkeys]

1. Hey they have a right to do what they want to do

I only judge government officials.

[POed_Ex_Repub]

2. I agree with that

But I'd also say it is reflective of GW's parenting skills, ie. his "Family Values" as the RW'ers would put it.

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3. It's a light , kinda gossipy piece

Some info in there.

[Piperay]

4. Interesting

piece getting to find out about passed First Family offspring.

[izzie]

5. I do not recall first hand what they did in the 30's but have read

and seen movies about the sons and daughters of the rich and they were like this. It is not having any reason to make a living I think.They were called play-boys and debs. Movie stars often married them for a while and they were in and out of the paper. Who knows why. Like they are spinning out of control trying to find something.

[Mobius]

6. I want pix of this wildness

I thought Paris Hilton was a Bush Daughter?:shrug: