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Jeb Bush reaffirms his support for Puerto Rico to become 51st state
Daily Mail ^ | 4/28/15 | Jill Reilly

Posted on 07/18/2015 10:32:08 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck

Jeb Bush reaffirmed the idea for Puerto Rico statehood on Tuesday during a visit to Puerto Rico, winning great applause.

The former Florida governor and 2016 GOP presidential prospect delivered a speech on economic opportunities peppered with Spanish.

He's fluent in the language, and often uses it in Florida, but it's rarely heard in Republican presidential campaign politics.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2016election; election2016; florida; immigration; jebbush; puertorico; terrischaivo
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To: taxcontrol
Hey, if we keep going we can catch up to Obama’s 57.

Hmmm, let's see. In addition to Puerto Rico, ¡Yeb! can announce statehood support for:

That's still one short, so he can fly out to Johnston Atoll and announce he's moving there. Then he can include that in his list.

Nice flag, too!


61 posted on 07/18/2015 11:23:12 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: ek_hornbeck
One more democratic state . . . what the hell is he smoking? He's a democrat . . . change parties!
62 posted on 07/18/2015 11:24:00 AM PDT by laweeks
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To: ek_hornbeck

What a useless idiot.


63 posted on 07/18/2015 11:26:05 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country)
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To: ek_hornbeck

Like Aaron Burr, Jeb may be planning to carve out his own country somewhere on the frontier ...


64 posted on 07/18/2015 11:27:12 AM PDT by x
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To: ek_hornbeck

Naa... I think he is just more honest.

The others just lied and told us what we wanted to hear.


65 posted on 07/18/2015 11:28:52 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, & R)
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To: ek_hornbeck

every time he opens his mouth, he shoves a foot into it

maybe there wasn’t enough room for both his feet up his a**?


66 posted on 07/18/2015 11:35:54 AM PDT by faithhopecharity (For in much wisdom is much vexation; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.)
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To: ek_hornbeck

Go away, Jeb.


67 posted on 07/18/2015 11:40:57 AM PDT by DemforBush (Ex-Democrat, and NotforJeb. Just so we're clear.)
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To: ek_hornbeck

Yet another reason not to vote for the liberal a$$hole


68 posted on 07/18/2015 11:41:44 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: ek_hornbeck

I don’t know much about this issue, but am wondering if we can afford it? We are like way too far in debt!


69 posted on 07/18/2015 11:52:57 AM PDT by Lopeover (My vote is valuable, you must earn it.)
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To: ek_hornbeck

Just what we need- another stateload of takers.


70 posted on 07/18/2015 11:57:13 AM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: ek_hornbeck

Except that every time the issue comes up Puerto Ricans say NO! to statehood.


71 posted on 07/18/2015 12:03:08 PM PDT by Iron Munro (We may be paranoid but that doesn't mean they aren't really after us)
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To: Covenantor
Right now it’s as if he thinks all of his little visits to fringe groups can be compartmentalized, with the general voter population safely blocked from his outrageous statements.

The enemedia will block a substantial number (those to whom ABCNNBCBS are the sole news source) from them, up until the point that he is opposing Hillary.

72 posted on 07/18/2015 12:03:09 PM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: oblomov

I love Baby Huey.


73 posted on 07/18/2015 12:13:10 PM PDT by windcliff
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To: Iron Munro

Which is why the next time they will have only two choices, statehood or independence.


74 posted on 07/18/2015 12:26:22 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: ek_hornbeck

That should put Jeb in the lead to be committed to the nut house.


75 posted on 07/18/2015 12:28:43 PM PDT by mulligan (I)
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To: ek_hornbeck

You have got to be kidding me. Unbelievable that this marone wants to create another welfare state.


76 posted on 07/18/2015 12:32:03 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: ek_hornbeck

A third world slum with a handful of historic architecture and some nice beaches where the majority of the population is on public assistance? Yeah, let’s let them in Juan Elio Bush.


77 posted on 07/18/2015 12:39:24 PM PDT by Clemenza (Lurking)
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To: ek_hornbeck

For the same reason Mrs. Bill “I sold missile-guidance technology to the ChiComs” Benghazi Clinton wants D.C. to become a state...

To give the Democrats more Representatives and Senators.


78 posted on 07/18/2015 12:49:19 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Carter...Reagan...Bush...Clinton....Bush....Carter....BUSH? / CLINTON? STOP THE INSANITY!)
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To: ek_hornbeck

Jeb is a psycho and total cave in to anything Hispanic.... I’ll take Trump any day over this loon.


79 posted on 07/18/2015 12:51:10 PM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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Jeb Bush reaffirms his support for Puerto Rico to become 51st state

Every few years, Puerto Rican voters get to vote on this issue.

Usually less than 5% cast their ballots for independent-nation status (think; avowed Communist, Luis Gutierrez in Chicago).

A small percentage vote for statehood, but the vast majority vote to continue the Commonwealth status.

The vote is not binding on the US, but is designed to show the will of the Puerto Rican people.

Jeb wants to shove statehood down their throats. I guess that's just his style of leadership.

80 posted on 07/18/2015 1:37:56 PM PDT by ChicagahAl (Today's Democrats are much more Fascist than Communist; but Sen Joe McCarthy was still right.)
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