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Bush Defends 'Little Brown Ones' Term for Grandchildren, Tells 'Pride and Love'
August 17, 1988|Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — A bristling Vice President George Bush today defended his description of his three Mexican-American grandchildren as "the little brown ones," saying, "This heart knows nothing but pride and love" for the children.
"For anyone to suggest that that comment of pride is anything other than what it was, I find it personally offensive," Bush said at a news conference with his running mate, Sen. Dan Quayle of Indiana.
Bush on Tuesday introduced his grandchildren to President Reagan at a brief airport meeting.
"These are Jebby's kids from Florida, the little brown ones," the vice president said. The three youngsters are the children of Bush's son, Jeb, and his Mexican-born wife, Columba.
"Those grandchildren are my pride and joy, and when I say pride, I mean it," Bush said today.
http://articles.latimes.com/1988-08-17/news/mn-655_1_pride
August 17, 1988|Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — A bristling Vice President George Bush today defended his description of his three Mexican-American grandchildren as "the little brown ones," saying, "This heart knows nothing but pride and love" for the children.
"For anyone to suggest that that comment of pride is anything other than what it was, I find it personally offensive," Bush said at a news conference with his running mate, Sen. Dan Quayle of Indiana.
Bush on Tuesday introduced his grandchildren to President Reagan at a brief airport meeting.
"These are Jebby's kids from Florida, the little brown ones," the vice president said. The three youngsters are the children of Bush's son, Jeb, and his Mexican-born wife, Columba.
"Those grandchildren are my pride and joy, and when I say pride, I mean it," Bush said today.
http://articles.latimes.com/1988-08-17/news/mn-655_1_pride
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