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(Governor Bobby Jindal Wants To Know): Are Republicans the 'Stupid Party'?
BBC ^ | Januay 25, 2013 | Mark Mardell

Posted on 01/26/2013 9:26:09 AM PST by lbryce

Edited on 01/26/2013 9:27:56 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

The actual title is "Are Republicans the 'Stupid Party'?" but was too inflammatory to leave it without the clarification.

Bobby Jindal is warning that the Republicans must stop being the "stupid party".

The Louisiana governor, a likely contender for his party's presidential nomination in 2016, said a number of Republicans had "damaged the brand" by making "offensive and bizarre" comments.


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TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: bobbyjindal; louisiana; repulicanparty
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21 posted on 01/26/2013 10:56:51 AM PST by RedMDer (HEY LIBS! GUN FREE ZONE T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE NOW. I DARE YA!)
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To: madrastex
Yes, the GOP party is the stupid party for even considering someone like Bobby Jindal as a possible Presidential candidate.
22 posted on 01/26/2013 11:21:43 AM PST by FR_addict
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To: lbryce

Jindal is a perfect example of why it is the stupid party. I quit the party last May, embarrassed to be associated with it.


23 posted on 01/26/2013 11:37:24 AM PST by Reddon
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To: Cicero

” 1. He is not a natural born citizen and is not eligible to be President.”

Funny, he is listed as being born in the US. Do you have proof to the contrary?


24 posted on 01/26/2013 11:38:05 AM PST by chooseascreennamepat (Have you thought about going vegan, Karl?)
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To: lbryce
Back in the day Henry Clay announced, "I'd rather be right than president." Almost nobody remembers him, or what he stood for, because he never made it to the White House. Far too many modern day "conservatives" have Henry Clay as their patron saint. Good luck with that strategy. It will get you as far as it got Clay.
25 posted on 01/26/2013 11:49:59 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks lbryce.
The Louisiana governor, a likely contender for his party's presidential nomination in 2016, said a number of Republicans had "damaged the brand" by making "offensive and bizarre" comments.
E.G., what he just said there. He would at best get the VP spot in 2016, but I very much doubt he could pull that off.


26 posted on 01/26/2013 12:16:33 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: madrastex
For the RNC to re-elect Priebus after the colossal failure of Nov 2012—yes absolutely stupid—also the reelection of Boehner after massive failures-idiots
27 posted on 01/26/2013 12:45:58 PM PST by dandiegirl
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To: lbryce
I was as offended by Jindal’s statement as I was by the original faux pas he was speaking about.

Some things don't need to be explained especially in an age where everything is a sound bite and can be used against you.

It appears Jindal is the guy on the crowded elevator that asks “was that a fart” when everyone that breathes is aware of the question and answer. You don't get points for proclaiming the obvious. Terribly, terribly disappointed in Gov. Jindal.

28 posted on 01/26/2013 12:58:47 PM PST by Cyman
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To: chooseascreennamepat

“Natural Born Citizen” requires him to have two parents who were citizens at the time he was born. This issue has been discussed here again and again.


29 posted on 01/26/2013 1:38:26 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero

Ask Job Bush. They are BFF.


30 posted on 01/26/2013 2:23:31 PM PST by codder too
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To: P-Marlowe

If we are against a Kenyan being president we should also be against an Indian being president. I sold out the last two elections. It won’t happen again.


31 posted on 01/26/2013 2:36:53 PM PST by Terry Mross
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To: Cicero

That is NOT the law. In fact what would you consider an “anchor” baby? We have hundreds of thousands here in the southwest.


32 posted on 01/26/2013 3:23:01 PM PST by chooseascreennamepat (Have you thought about going vegan, Karl?)
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To: chooseascreennamepat

On review, I conclude you may be right. I wish there was a source of info that covered all of these issues. It is obvious that even the legal scholars are not in agreement.


33 posted on 01/26/2013 3:56:53 PM PST by chooseascreennamepat (Have you thought about going vegan, Karl?)
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To: chooseascreennamepat

Well, yes, it is the law. It’s in the Constitution that a POTUS must be a “natural born citizen,” not the same thing as a “citizen” plain and simple. You can be a citizen, yet still not be eligible to run for POTUS if you aren’t “natural born.”

Anchor babies are another question. I think the courts made a huge mistake with that one, but it’s hard to see how it can be reversed now. Maybe it could be possible to have no MORE anchor babies. But our justice system is busted, and many or most of our judges are corrupt or deluded liberals, so that would be hard to achieve, too.

In any case, an anchor baby would not be eligible to run for POTUS under the Constitution.


34 posted on 01/26/2013 3:57:27 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: chooseascreennamepat

Sorry, I didn’t see your #33, since it wasn’t addressed to me.


35 posted on 01/26/2013 3:58:39 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: lbryce

Bobby, that is why we have the TEA Party.


36 posted on 01/26/2013 4:26:39 PM PST by depressed in 06 (America conceived in liberty, dies in slavery.)
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To: Finny

Dear Gov. Jindal.... YES... and getting dumber by the day.


37 posted on 01/26/2013 4:36:08 PM PST by ptsal (E)
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To: lbryce

Bobby, Bobby, Bobby, don’t be stupid.

If making stupid comments is what leads to electoral defeat, the Republicans would rarely lose as they are only able to utter a tithe of the outrageous statements made by the Dhimms. Obviously, the increasingly “low information electorate” isn’t able to figure this out, or puts it at a much lower ranking of importance than, say, “how much more can I get on my EBT card?”

“Gov Jindal identifies a core Republican problem: they are overwhelmingly white in a country that is becoming more of a melting pot day by day.”

In this respect, Jindal has a point but not the one he intended. The country becoming increasing less white, and hence increasing less conservative, is partly due to the Republicans refusal to do anything about border control and massive immigration of third worlders. Oh, they TALK about it alright, but actually DO something about it? Not a chance. So, each year the pool of leftists in the country increases.

How about this, Bobby boy: you convince your “melting pot” compatriots to vote overwhelmingly conservative, and then I’ll be willing to hear you preach about what we should be doing differently.


38 posted on 01/26/2013 5:30:39 PM PST by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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To: lbryce

Jindal is not to be trusted as a believer in the USA Constitution. His remark as to a ‘melting pot’ shows this. At the time the phrase was popularized it most certainly was directed primarily towards the immigrants from Europe. Jindal is a racist and cannot accept the Constitutional heritage of this Nation.


39 posted on 01/26/2013 10:37:55 PM PST by noinfringers2
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To: lbryce

I’ve been thinking the GOP was full of stupid, obtuse, woefully out-of-touch, non-media-savvy eunuchs since I was a little kid. The old guard needs to retire/die/switch jobs and let the Rand Pauls and the other people who actually seem to know what they’re doing take over the party, if they want to survive.

But I still say the GOP is dead and I will not vote for them, bar somebody like Rand Paul.


40 posted on 01/27/2013 12:51:13 AM PST by LifeComesFirst (http://rw-rebirth.blogspot.com/)
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