Posted on 09/03/2015 7:58:24 AM PDT by jimbo123
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is defending his use of Spanish on the campaign trail, calling Donald Trump’s criticism of him a “joke” that made him laugh.
“I laughed. I mean this is a joke,” Bush said when asked by ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos about his response to Trump’s attack. “Part of it is, you laugh, because it’s so bizarre but it’s hurtful for a lot of people and Mr. Trump know there is. He’s appealing to their angst and fears rather than higher hopes.”
In an interview with Breitbart News, Trump chided Bush for speaking Spanish to attack him.
“I like Jeb,” Trump said. “He’s a nice man. But he should really set the example by speaking English while in the United States.”
During an interview with “Good Morning America,” Bush defended his use of Spanish in an appearance at a bilingual school in Miami, after students and reporters asked him questions in Spanish.
“[T]hese young beautiful kids all speak English but also speak Spanish and one of them asked me a question in Spanish and I answered it. That’s the reality of America, that’s the goodness of America. That’s the kind of America we want,” he said
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If Jeb keeps speaking Spanish, he will not be the nominee.
GA-RON-TEED!! Politics 101!!
(Candidates have so many impediments to getting the public to hear their message anyway .... yet Jeb and his team, for some inexplicable reason, want to put ANOTHER barrier in the way of the messaging .... stupid beyond belief)
Bush speaks spanish constantly during public appearances in order to give the middle finger to real Americans. We need to give him the finger back.
It still scares me that around 10% of Republicans are saying they will vote for him. It should be less than 1%.
Who's 'we', Yeb? You got Larry Kudlow in your pocket?
The stupidity just gushes from this guy.
I’m in full support of Jeb! running for president of Meh-he-co. Do it already ....... and rid us of your stupidity.
Well, Jeb, when shall you start speaking Cantonese or Vietnamese? For some pats of the USA, that is a reality.
Hey Jeb you idiot, that is your reality, in my reality everybody who wants to live in this country follows the law and in addition speaks English, all gov’t documents and services should be written in English only, been that way for over 150 years, the last 60+ years is the result of the progressive liberal democrat/rino communist uni-party imposing their ideology in an effort to destroy our Constitutional Free Republic.
No, the reality is that Yebbie has surrendered to the invaders.
If you feel the way you talk, then you shouldn't be in Fla. you should be living in Mexicali....there you could hob nob with Jerry Brown, lavish in all the ‘hollywood’ crap, mingle with all the illegals to your hearts content...
When you ever learn to listen to your ‘mama’ Jebby??? She told you not to run, you just don't have the brains that were given to most people, and your bringing shame and name calling down on your ‘pretentious’ family name...what would your ancestors think, poor Prescott, he's turning over in his grave by now...
Go home little Jebby but go to Mexicali where you'll fit right in....
Actually, Jeb is making a smart tactical change. Instead of wandering around trying to look statesmanlike, he’s gone on the attack. The media will eat it up (look at how much more they cover Jeb’s side of the arguments).
Most of us don’t want a Spaniard for president.
Look back on the last 7 years with a Kenyan.
Btw, is Yeb going to receive any sanctions for transferring public monies to Lehman brothers in exchange for valuable remuneration?
No? This is why Yeb! doesn’t have a problem with Hillary!
And being a Mainiac, he’s a Patriots fan ....
Yo, Jeb, the reason bilingual is the reality in America is due to policies put in place by politicians such as yourself.
You won’t ever admit culpability but you will claim political advantage, won’t you, Jeb?
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That's what infuriates me about him. He's sneaky, going behind the backs of Americans.
Yeb’s smart response machine needs some serious maintenance.
In other words, Jeb supports the subversion of national culture and language.
I will NOT vote for Jeb under any circumstances.
Diversity?
Mexicans don’t want diversity. They are taking over where they get in to a business they are not asking people to learn Spanish
They don’t favor white people eho speak Spanish or Mexican. In these places. They keep people like that around as cover against HR lawsuits when they replace white people with Mexicans
The reality is, jeb, that Mexicans take over, Spanish too.
Another reality is, U.S. Americans don’t take crap. On a local level I see Texans cowering under these circumstances. Widely, though, I think Trumps popularity states the case
Hilarious, but I’m not sure what I’m looking at - the America we want?
Jeb does not fight. He only puts people to sleep.
This is focus group, handler talk.
speak jeb speak, woof woof.
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