Word: barbarae
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That was the story in public. In private, nothing much had changed. "My dad," George W. Bush once said, "plays a big role in my life as a shadow government." All through this campaign, the father has been in constant and close communication--"obsessed," Barbara admitted, e-mailing and making calls to his old state operatives and doing events with police officers. An old magician with a telephone, he worked the long lines behind the scenes, making suggestions about what a good idea it would be to do a national Hispanic event, helping with fund raising. You could hear...
...while. There were lots of people outside Texas who didn't know whether it was the father running again or the son. An early 1998 poll revealed that 40% of the people backing Bush thought they were voting for the hero of the Gulf War. It was nice that Barbara had consistently topped the list of most popular women in the country and that the focus groups found people had warm memories of the clan--"Nice family. Honest. Decent." But too much emphasis on the family tie could do more harm than good...
...public mistakes just confirmed the need for discretion. There was that event in Iowa at which Barbara Bush quipped, "One out of every 8 Americans is governed by a Bush, and with your help, we'll make that all Americans." And there was that awkward night, on the eve of the crucial New Hampshire primary, when the family gathered for a rally at a tennis club and the father majestically reappeared to praise "this boy, this son of ours." The criticism that followed seared the parents and forced them from the stage...
...After W.'s acceptance speech last week, when there was pandemonium on the stage, President Bush made a point to stay seated, away from the camera epicenter, and tell old stories with his pal, former senator Alan Simpson. "When we went back to our hotel suite, Barbara and I did something we never do," he said. "We had a drink after dinner. A glass of red wine...
...Says Barbara: "I think he already eats...