:: Do you vaunt the Mayflower or Alamo? ::

Thursday, May 05, 2005

Alexis Bledel, star of Gilmore Girls: Born and raised in Houston, Texas. Daughter of Mexican and Argentinean parents, learned to affect an erudite (if stilted) nondescript American accent, helping her land the role of Rory, a well-bred college student and Connecticut native attending Yale university. Down-home Spanish-speaking Houstonian -> Connecticut WASP Yalie = fame + success + all-American sweetheart.

George W. Bush, star of That's My Bush: Born in New Haven, Connecticut. Heir to a blue-blood patrician political and financial dynasty, attended eastern preparatory schools and eventually Yale university before relocating to Houston, Texas. Learned to affect a humble southern accent (and allegedly learned Spanish), helping him land the role of 43rd President of the USA, a sometimes bumbling everyman whose propensity for strong conviction is matched by a singular inability to articulate it in a manner consistent with his education. Connecticut WASP Yalie -> Down-home Spanish-speaking Houstonian = fame + success + all-American sweetheart.

Never underestimate the American capacity for expedient reinvention.

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