Bush Upstaged by Preschoolers’ Chants of ‘Jesse’
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WASHINGTON — Vice President George Bush paid a visit to a government day care center today but was upstaged by a group of giggling toddlers repeating “Jesse Jackson” over and over.
It happened as Bush was winding up his visit to a center at the Labor Department and a reporter shouted out a question about the Democratic contender.
Upon hearing Jackson’s name, one child after another began repeating it. Soon, the entire class of about a dozen preschoolers was chanting “Jesse Jackson” in unison.
Bush grinned, then responded: “I’m not going to get into the Democratic side of the equation, particularly in a day care center.”
One child asked Bush if they should be afraid of him.
“I’ve got 10 grandchildren,” said Bush. “I wouldn’t hurt a flea.”
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