Jeb Bush on Trump Charlottesville statement: 'This is a time for moral clarity, not ambivalence'

Hill ^ | 08/15/17 | Max Greenwood

[conservative98]

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush urged President Trump on Tuesday to act as a voice for "moral clarity" and more forcefully reject racism and hate groups.

In a series of tweets, Bush, who once battled Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, said the president should quit parsing blame for the recent violent protests in Charlottesville, Va., on various groups and call instead for unity.

This is a time for moral clarity, not ambivalence. 1/3 — Jeb Bush (@JebBush) August 16, 2017

I urge @POTUS to unite the country, not parse the assignment of blame for the events in Charlottesville. 2/3 — Jeb Bush (@JebBush) August 16, 2017

For the sake of our country, he must leave no room for doubt that racism and hatred will not be tolerated or ignored by his White House 3/3 — Jeb Bush (@JebBush) August 16, 2017

[BlackbirdSST]

Please clap!

[jdsteel]

“...Gov. Jeb Bush urged President Trump on Tuesday to act as a voice for “moral clarity” and more forcefully reject racism and hate groups.”

He did, Yeb. He did.

[Stingray51]

Jeb, Why don’t you run for President again? I am sure that would go well. Or run for the Senate and be the next John McCain. This guy is such a loser.

[Covenantor]

Jeb Bush is the veritable font of Moral Clarity.

Terry Schiavo

And then this mere bagetelle from The Nation Constitution Center:

The 2013 NCC Freedom Medal presented to Hillary Clinton September 10, 2013, the eve of the first anniversary of the Benghazi Slaughter.

"And former Florida governor Jeb Bush is presenting the award to her, not reluctantly, but willingly. After all, he’s the NCC Chairman:

“Former Secretary Clinton has dedicated her life to serving and engaging people across the world in democracy,” Bush, the NCC’s chairman, said in a statement announcing the award. “These efforts as a citizen, an activist, and a leader have earned Secretary Clinton this year’s Liberty Medal.”

Even Hillary couldn't keep a straight face during Jeb's speech.

Jeb Bush, the lode stone for those in search of moral clarity. /sarc

[Georgia Girl 2]

Pot meet kettle. :-)

[TTFlyer]

I will work my ass off to destroy the Republican Party.

[RooRoobird20]

As Dana Carvey described Jebby: “a hapless assistant middle school principal.”

LMAO

“Please clap.”

[beethovenfan]

Jeb who?

[faithhopecharity]

Jen Bush wants more “moral clarity?!” Now there’s a ( bitter, ironic) laugh if there ever was one. Him, Nancy pelousy, and about 2 dozen more political hacks have ruined our country’s public morality ——

[JayAr36]

Poor little Jebbie still trying to obtain some relevance.

[jimfree]

Trump is the most morally clear person out there.

[Psalm 144]

He really is stupid. An utterly overwhelmed mediocrity pretending he has anything to contribute.

[Sam Gamgee]

Yup, all the losers (Jeb, McCain, Romney) lining up against Trump. They really appear vile and pathetic.

[A_Former_Democrat]

“Pigs in a blanket
Fry em like bacon”

Where was JebbieBoy during that?

[Arthur McGowan]

Here’s some moral clarity:

Jeb Bush murdered Terri Schiavo.

[Jim Noble]

Yes, here’s your moral clarity, Jeb:

A group of people apply for a permit to gather and to petition the government for redress of grievances (in this case, the renaming of a park and the removal of a statue).

The permit is granted.

Some time later, the permit is revoked by the issuing authority and the gathering is ordered to be relocated to a site away from the statue, which is of great symbolic importance to the speakers and to their intended audience.

A Federal judge hears their case and issues a restraining order to annul the revocation of the permit on the grounds that the issuing authority sought to restrain speech because of viewpoint discrimination.

The speakers arrive at the permitted location at the permitted time.

They are greeted by an angry mob, armed with clubs, small explosives (M-80s), and noxious chemicals and bodily fluids. The police who were supposed to protect the speakers and their audience are withdrawn by local and state authorities, and the speakers and their audience are attacked, beaten, sprayed with chemicals and bodily fluids, and the permitted political speech is prevented.

The leaders of the mob declare that the intended speech, by itself, constitutes violence against them, and that their hundreds of assaults and (in at least one case) the blinding of a speaker with bleach/ammonia constitutes legitimate self-defense.

The governor of Virginia and the mayor appear to agree with the leaders of the mob.

Now, Jeb: Pay close attention. DO YOU AGREE THAT POLITICAL SPEECH IS VIOLENCE? DO YOU AGREE THAT WHETHER OR NOT IT IS VIOLENCE IS SUBJECTIVE? DO YOU AGREE THAT THE REVOLUTIONARY COMMUNIST MOVEMENT (AS OPPOSED TO THE RELEVANT FEDERAL COURT) IS THE APPROPRIATE ARBITER OF THESE QUESTIONS?

Well?

[Architect of Avalon]

Moral clarity affirms that violence is a choice that should be condemned just as much when Side B does it as when Side C does it.

[Architect of Avalon]

This set of tweets comes across as being very low energy.

[1Old Pro]

I’m surprised Jeb had the energy to type this missive.

[Architect of Avalon]

The Antifa will like it.