In The News (May-June 2001)
Ear's Looking at You: The photo of President Bush
attempting to salute while clutching Barney (or is he checking for ear mites?)
made most of the major papers today. The ridiculous pose made it hard for photo
editors to pass up. Of course, no one could have been more
embarrassed than the short-legged one, whose look
can best be described in two words: Why me?--BB, 6/26/01 You Can Lead a Dog...: Barney's been keeping a low profile lately and we can only imagine why. What with older sisters Jenna and Barbara getting in trouble over that mess down in Texas, the First Pup figures he'd better keep his head down. One thing's for sure: Barney's sticking to water as his beverage (and he's got the drooling beard to prove it).--BB, 6/4/01 Dog (Almost) Gone: In a game of what-might-not-have-been, First Lady Laura Bush says she and the president nearly decided against adding Barney to their family. Former New Jersey Gov. Christie Todd Whitman offered George W. the Scottie pup as a gift for Laura. According to a profile of the First Lady in the June issue of Vogue, "Mrs. Bush told her husband that she had always loved Scotties. 'And then when we got home and thought, you know we've lost our minds.'" With the election outcome up in the air last fall, "We didn't know if we were going to be in the White House or in the (Texas) Governor's Mansion," Mrs. Bush told the magazine. "We really decided we didn't want the puppy." Just think, this Web site might never have existed if things had gone the other way!--BB, 5/31/01 Don't Tell Spot: Not that we didn't already know it, but First Lady Laura Bush says Barney's the most popular animal around the White House. According to the June issue of Vogue, as Mrs. Bush was being fitted for a new suit, Barney "energetically nosed the remaining safety pins at his mistress' feet. 'Isn't he the cutest thing?' she asked as Barney turned his attention to a tennis ball on the floor...'He's everyone's favorite,'" the First Lady said. Then, as if on cue to remind her that they're not chopped liver, the magazine said, "Spot and the black cat India also emerged."--BB, 5/31/01
Look Who's Bushy Now: The latest
in a flurry of magazine and TV interviews has First Lady Laura Bush intimating
the pet nickname she and the president have for each other. It seems she often
calls George "Bushy", Harpers Bazaar reports. But then again, maybe it's not
the commander-in-chief she's talking to.--BB, 5/23/01
Pump Her Up?: So it turns out the problem
isn't Barney's weight after all. A source close to the bushy one says he's not too
heavy for his age. And he recently shed a few ounces when he got another
trimming. Maybe First Lady Laura Bush needs to join the president
in his famous workouts and build up some muscles herself.--BB, 5/15/01
(BB enhanced photo)
Don't Mind Me: When President Bush announced
his new commission to save Social Security, Barney was off to the side of the action,
being walked on a leash in the Rose Garden. Can't blame the bushy one for not caring much.
Barney should still be covered through his lifetime. The program isn't expected
to run out of money until 2038.--BB, 5/2/01
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