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First Daughter: Mom's Nickname is 'Mommy-Zilla'
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ABC News' Lindsey Ellerson Reports: According to the First Daughter, Laura Bush has a side rarely seen by the public eye, a side that prompted Jenna to nickname her mother "Mommy-Zilla" in the days leading up to the Texas wedding. Jenna told Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" Thursday that a storm blowing in on the eve before the wedding caused her mother's "Mommy-Zilla" personality to come out in full force.
Watch the exchange HERE.
"It was a slight disaster," Jenna said of a storm that caused part of the wedding tent to blow away a day before the reception, getting everything wet and toppling the band's set-up for the next day.
"We named my mom, although she's not this...she may kill me afterwards, 'Mommy-Zilla,'" said Jenna, explaining how her mother helped repair the preparations that had been compromised. "Well, just cause I didn't really care. And thank goodness she was 'Mommy-Zilla' because she did everything. Is that mean?"
Laura laughed and jokingly said, "Yeah. I'm insulted."
The Bush ladies also talked about the emotion wrapped up in the wedding, revealing that President Bush was the most emotional, tearing up as he walked his daughter down the aisle.
"He started on the way down the aisle," said Laura. Jenna added, "he couldn't get through his toast either."
After the toast, Jenna said she asked her father if she could read his speech because through his tears, she had a difficult time understanding parts of the toast. But, she also remarked how much it meant to her to have her father so visibly moved.
"It means a lot that he would be so emotional, that it would mean so much that his daughter, his little girl is getting married and that shows how close we are. And it was really also great, even though I called her 'Mommy-Zilla', as a joke, that they would let me do it the way that I would want to and not put pressure."
Jenna and Laura also discussed their new children's book "Read All About It!" which was released in late April. The book is based on stories that Laura Bush shared with her daughters about her teaching experiences.
May 23, 2008 in Vote 2008: Democrats | Permalink | User Comments (34)
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this entitled brat should be serving on the frontlines in iraq. just as her sister should be. and laura bush should be in prison for being the killer that she is. if a man blew through a stop sign and killed a 17 year old, he'd had been put in prison for life. enogh of the charade of miss goody two shoes and her drunk, entitled brat daughters.
Posted by: fc | May 23, 2008 5:14:49 PM
JPMBZ: are you dumb, crazy or what? Both Clintons DID NOT COME from a wealthy family. Where did you read that? In Obama's column? His mother had PhD and was a VERY WELL EDUCATED WOMAN AND HE WAS RAISED BY HIS GRANDPARENTS AND went to EXCLUSIVE SCHOOLS. Food stamps! My eye! Go tell somebody else. The whole world is not stupid.
Posted by: Starlight | May 23, 2008 6:17:57 PM
Who gives a RATS BEHIND about any thing this little TWIT HAS TO SAY..Thanks to her old man thousands of other young decent kids will never see another day of life.And all she can do is GIGGLE.
Posted by: sondog | May 23, 2008 8:47:43 PM
FC???
Why should the Bush twins be at war in Iraq? When we were in Bosnia, did you feel the same way about Chelsea? is this your Bush Derangement Syndrome kicking in?
In case you are not aware, every soldier enlisted of their own FREE WILL!!! When they enlisted, they new they might have to fight for their country. Why is this a hard concept for you LIBTARDS?
Posted by: BusyBody | May 23, 2008 9:49:29 PM
sondog???
Did Bush institute the draft? NO
Did Bush go to war without Congressional approval? NO
Did DEMONcrats vote for the war? YES
Are casualties part of war? YES
Did your beloved JFK get us into Viet Nam? YES
Do you espouse your same anti-war tripe against JFK, especially when a draft existed then? Probably not
Was it a Republican or a Democrat that got us out of Viet Name? REPUBLICAN
These are facts and represent the TRUTH. Sleep good as you realize how delusional you actually are.
FREEDOM ISN'T FREE!!!
Posted by: BusyBody | May 23, 2008 9:59:23 PM
BUSYBODY...You are still drinking that BUSH Kool Aide...Good Luck..
Posted by: sondog | May 23, 2008 10:49:47 PM
Why do all the smart people support Obama?
Posted by: Gina | May 24, 2008 12:30:04 AM
sondog???
Wow!!! Kool-Aid!!!
That's a highly intelligent response to ...well, nothing.
I know the facts hurt and you cannot handle the truth. Enjoy your LIEberal views...if the Constitution is not protected, your ignorant speech will some day be prohibited by the Socialist regime that you Progressives allow into office.
Sleep easy. If you dare to respond, get a grown-up to help you with an adequate response to any of my provocative posts.
Enjoy your Kool-Aid, sonny-dog
Posted by: BusyBody | May 24, 2008 12:55:33 AM
BUSYBODY....MY-MY are'nt we getting a little TESTY???? Your name says it all..But then your LEADER has only 239 more days/5736 hours left so I can understand why you feel like you do..
Posted by: sondog | May 24, 2008 2:24:18 AM
Wow.. amazing to hear he actually cares about his children's future. Wonder how he combines that with joylessly aiding the environmental destruction of the world with his anti environmental stance- which ironically is destroying his children's children's future. Odd isn't it?
Posted by: DK | May 24, 2008 4:11:39 AM
DK???
Bush is destroying the environment? Isn't Al Gore and his liberal Hollyweird types that jet around promoting his THEORY of anthropogenic global warming?
Of course, they have CONVENIENTLY started referring to it is GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE since the FACTS don't support GLOBAL WARMING. LOL
Furthermore, the criticism of Bush had to change to something else because as you are aware, the Bush Administration has done more to help with AIDS research and treatments around the WORLD than any other administration including your beloved Bill Clinton.
Deal with facts and not theories.
FREEDOM ISN'T FREE!!!
Posted by: BusyBody | May 24, 2008 8:43:52 AM
Kudos to Jenna Bush, She puts a human face to this famiy.
Posted by: Texas Lil | May 24, 2008 9:52:38 AM
Texas Lil -
I agree (Kudos to Jenna Bush, She puts a human face to this family). I enjoy reading about her. She's funny and seems grounded, kind of normal. It's refreshing.
Posted by: Sues | May 24, 2008 12:47:17 PM
We no longer have a Constitution any longer...Cheney took it hunting with him about 8 years ago...And he ran out of toilet paper.
Posted by: sondog | May 24, 2008 2:14:55 PM
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