Jeb Bush: 'I don't know' if Obama is a socialist

CNN ^ | 7/9/09 | CNN Political Producer Rebecca Sinderbrand

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(CNN) – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told an interviewer that he could not say whether or not President Barack Obama is a socialist, and that the president would not have been elected if he had been honest with Americans about his agenda.

Bush would not answer the question of whether he agreed with the assessment of some congressional Republicans that the president is a socialist. "I don't know. Define socialism for me," he told Esquire magazine. "It's a word… I believe he's a collectivist. He believes that through collective action, through government, you can solve more problems." He added that he believed the word "socialism" was a pejorative, and "didn't help" the GOP make its case.

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Jeb Bush: 'I don't know' if Obama is a socialist

But we do Jeb, we do.

[exist]

“I don’t know”. Translation: I might be running for Senate or President one day.

[brownsfan]

Just the kind of response I expect from a GOP politician.

Gutless.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Yet another Republican who can’t or won’t call a spade a spade.

[US Navy Vet]

Go away Jeb!

[The_Reader_David]

Actually, the matter is somewhat ambiguous: Obama might not be a socialist, he might be a fascist.

[DoughtyOne]

If Jeb is still left wondering what Obama is, then I'm no longer in need of doubting what Jeb is.  Jeb, bud, buy a clue will ya.

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[library user]

Obama is a Fascist.

[SoConPubbie]

Then you are not qualified to be President Jeb.

[cranked]

Jeb lives in Gray so much, he has a difficult time determining White and Black....apparently, he is color blind.

[Westbrook]

Being a Fabian Socialist himself, Jeb doesn’t really see any difference.

No surprises there.

The GOP is toast, if these are the cream of their crop.

RINO pond scum is what it is.

[DoughtyOne]

I think he is, but that doesn’t preclude him from being a socialist to boot does it.

[MrB]

“I don’t know... I think he’s already transcended socialism to fascism.”

[Joe Boucher]

Jeb Bush backs amnesty.
He did a reasonable job as my Gov. by simply holding back taxes by he is a RINO.

[EyeGuy]

Go buy some man danglers with the family oil money, Jeb.

[truthguy]

'I don't know' if Obama is a socialist

If you can't discern this from what's happening around us, then you aren't intellectually qualified to seek higher office. But what I really suspect is that you know he is a socialist but are afraid to say it. Either way you lack the right stuff.

[Jagdgewehr]

Indeed.

[dforest]

I wonder if Jeb knows if he himself is a socialist? Surely he is smarter than that.

[counterpunch]

Has he not been paying attention to 0bama’s agenda in office so far?
Of course it doesn’t matter what anyone calls 0bama.. what matters is that they make a case against what he’s doing.

Labeling someone a ‘socialist’ with no context doesn’t help us any.