Robert Mosbacher, 65, her beloved and respected dad, was heading President Bush's national reelection campaign. Her brother, Rob Mosbacher Jr., 41, is running the Republican reelection effort in Texas. But for this gay-rights activist there was an extra twist in her gut. Like millions of American lesbians and gay men, Mosbacher, 43, found the onslaught difficult to watch. And Barbara Bush's AIDS-awareness ribbon mysteriously disappeared. Placards reading "Family Rights Forever/Gay Rights Never" waved for television cameras. Pat Buchanan declared a "cultural war" that stuck gay couples in enemy trenches. But they're not laughing much these days following last month's Republican National Convention, where homosexuals were pilloried. Later still, they stuck a cartoon bubble to the president's cardboard grin: "CAN THIS BE USED AS EVIDENCE?"Ī joke. Later Nanette and Diane added a caption, "George Bush Meets Lesbians 1989." "To Nanette, Best wishes, George," says the black marker scrawl. Next to the president smiles Diane's spouse of 17 years - a tall, gregarious doctor. And this picture in the corner, an official photo: Diane Mosbacher flanked by her dad and his pal George Bush. The four siblings squished together on a piano bench. SAN FRANCISCO - Family snapshots plaster her wall.
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