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Jeb Bush Gets Applause at Conservative Forum (Erick Erickson's RedState)
The New York Times ^ | August 8, 2015 | Trip Gabriel

Posted on 08/08/2015 11:25:35 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

ATLANTA — Jeb Bush, who has fought the perception of conservatives that he is not one of them, journeyed into the lion’s den on Saturday. While he may not have converted every skeptic at the RedState Gathering, a conclave of anti-establishment Republicans, he persuaded more than a few to give him a second look.

After Mr. Bush’s solid but largely unmemorable outing Thursday in the first Republican debate, where he was overshadowed by the pyrotechnics around him, he came across in Atlanta as having tamed his wonkiness, and as being confident in defending positions he knew were unpopular with many in the crowd.

“I for one believe that, and I’m going to stand on that,” Mr. Bush said in detailing his immigration views, which are crosswise to those of many conservatives. He earned applause for that line, as he did throughout a 33-minute speech and question period in front of activists whose tastes run to more avowed conservatives like Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana.

Mr. Bush’s advisers said beforehand that they had accepted the invitation without high expectations....

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To: Reno89519

WHO are those RedStaters?


21 posted on 08/09/2015 12:27:44 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Since you're so much smarter than me, don't waste your time insulting me. I won't understand it.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I think a lot of the voters ARE retarded. Not sure about them being inbred or hillbillies.


22 posted on 08/09/2015 12:28:29 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Since you're so much smarter than me, don't waste your time insulting me. I won't understand it.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Hey, I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express recently, that’s got to count for something, right?


23 posted on 08/09/2015 12:28:32 AM PDT by Reno89519 (American Lives Matter! US Citizen, Veteran, Conservative, Republican. I vote. Trump 2016.)
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To: VerySadAmerican
Many sit pretty low on the Bell Curve, yet their vote counts the same as yours and mine here in our wonderful democracy. I think Robert Heinlein was on to something in Starship Troopers.
24 posted on 08/09/2015 12:31:47 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I think there are other “groups” that sit much farther left on that Bell curve who also vote, etc. etc.....


25 posted on 08/09/2015 1:48:43 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He doesn’t have it. And not supporting Trump is wise and what a real conservative does. Cruz all the way. No phony men with phony hair and phony conservatism.


26 posted on 08/09/2015 6:00:49 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: VerySadAmerican

RedState.com is owned by Salem Communications (”Salem Media Group”)

They also own Twitchy, which is also trashing Trump over the “Megyn’s on the rag” comments he never said

Hmm... Salem also owns Townhall and Hotair.

A little more here, at #40
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3322450/posts


27 posted on 08/09/2015 6:03:11 AM PDT by hlmencken3 (I paid for an argument, but you're just contradicting!)
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