Posted on 02/26/2015 12:07:14 PM PST by Citizen Zed
“Did you know Jeb Bush is Catholic? Neither did I,” Maher wrote, before pointing out that Bush “converted to Catholicism in 1996 — 22 years after marrying his Mexican-born wife, Columba, — and conveniently between the first time he ran for governor (and lost) and the second time he ran, and won.”
“The Bushes play election hardball, but they also play the margins. They look for every little edge,” he added.
As Maher put it, George W. Bush became an Evangelical Christian before running for governor of Texas, a state where 34% of voters fall in that category. Similarly, Jeb Bush went from Protestant to Catholic and won the governorship in a state where 26% of voters are Catholic.
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Boy, they don’t like it when we question their patriotism, but they sure don’t hesitate to question our religion in every way possible.
It’s nice to have the MSM carrying your water, that’s for sure.
“But I’d say Jeb was more likely to do it because the wife Colomba told him to do it. Seems she is the boss. Jeb even prefers to speak Spanish at home.”
We got another ValJar situation on our hands? Weak, spineless types good in front of a camera, but the lady is calling the shots (and the lady happens to be a fellow traveler)?
They don’t like it when we question their religion either.
going Catholic in a state and a country where Catholicism is only a minority religion....(only about 25% in both places)...
now THAT’s not an Obvious Success Strategy for a politician
not at all. Sounds like Jeb needs now campaign advisors, or the newspaper needs new editors.
ps: We’ve had only ONE Roman Catholic President, he barely got elected ... and then he got shot.
Why didn’t he convert to Jewish and get even more votes in Florida ?
I’m not Catholic, but seriously, Bill Maher is anti-religious bigot of long standing and an all round douche nozzle.
He can go ahead and be Catholic if he wants, what I have a problem with is the fact that he seems to lack his own identity so he seems to be taking on his wife’s instead, and for some reason wants to run the country.
And who in the hell has to be reminded they are not a muslim but a Christian?
Not the first time!
“Paris is worth a mass!”
Jeb isn’t that smart.
If there is anything to this theory, the Catholics should learn from and beware of the “beads and rattles” approach that his brother used in gaining Evangelical support. It was all a bunch of words and shiny “good intentions” that just never seemed to materialize. Beware.
Is it any different than Obama sitting in Rev. Wright’s church for 20 years to get into political office?
Odds are he converted to the Catholic faith because of his wife, Columba, who is Mexican. In 1995, Bush converted from Episcopalianism to Catholicism. For many years, he and his wife have attended the Church of the Epiphany, a Catholic parish located in Miami. Bush is a Third Degree Knight of Columbus. ref.
Catholic ping!
That what I gather maybe he felt Cathoicism offer spiritual need that sound logical to me
I have in law that was Luthernan when she marry my cousin she covert to Cathoicism
If your argument is that a guy’s been in a church nearly twenty years primarily for political gain, it’s a pretty stupid argument. Which is where Bill comes in.
Oh! I made a typo.. my bad .. you converted to Atheist for political reasons....
Will there be a media firestorm deploring those who question the sincerity of the religious beliefs Jeb Bush? Of course not. Unfortunately, the Jeb haters and Catholic haters here on FR will play right along.
I used to believe in the basic decency of the Bushes. Not anymore. They are not merely squishes.
And:
Jeb Bush murdered Terri Schiavo.
Were it not for FR, I would have never have heard of this Bill Maher creature; and I would be better off.
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