Posted on 08/12/2015 8:52:15 PM PDT by bimboeruption
Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush touched on education, immigration, Iran and the economy during an hourlong town hall at a North Las Vegas community center tonight.
But it wasn't until Jamie Hall got the microphone to ask the last question of the evening before the former Florida governor was forced to address a campaign issue that's been gaining momentum in recent weeks — racial inequality.
"I wanted to ask you about racial injustice, racial inequalities, institutional racism," Hall said, referencing the growing Black Lives Matter movement. "Are you going to be talking to different police departments about training reform? You talk about creating a better education system, but if kids in the neighborhoods are seeing their fathers and brothers and cousins killed, why would they want to go to school and excel?"
Bush called the issue a "serious problem" that's gotten worse in recent years.
"Communities, people no longer trust the basic institutions in our society that they need to trust to make things work," Bush said. "There is racism in America, no one should deny that."
Bush said as president he would work to create a climate of civility and understanding instead of one of despair and isolation that pervades in some communities. He added that he believes education is a key part of the solution.
"A child that is educated, that believes that there are chances of going to college and living a life of purpose and meaning is important," he said.
Following his response, about 20 members of the audience stood up and began chanting "Black Lives Matter" as Bush exited the auditorium.
(Excerpt) Read more at lasvegassun.com ...
Jebra to the rescue...
Only it isn’t us...
IT’S ON NOW!! Trump THREATENS ‘Black Lives Matter’ protesters – and they RESPOND on social media!!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3323801/posts
Did Jeb say that one has to go to college to live a life of purpose? Wow.
“Ohhkaaay?” Jeb Van Dreissen
There were two idiots in that little exchange.
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With Yeb only illegals lives matter. Now if Terri Schiavo had been an illegal you know Jeb would have jumped through fiery hoops to save her.
Doesn’t the BushWoman look really angry in the pic of him shaking hands with the activist? His face looks contorted and beet red.
OOOOOO! He’s frightening me.
Trump needs to hire on a phalanx of very sturdy black bodyguards...former special forces types to provide protection from thugs.
Seriously!
Absolutely.
Instead the woman suffered and died a terrible death...and her family had to sit there and watch. When I think about her mother, I cry.
How does fatboy live with himself?
Maybe they could wear bowties. That would keep people guessing.
He brags about all he did for her, while he’s on the campaign trail.
Lol... I see what you mean... very good :-)
Heb needs to fix the Bell Curve. Good Luck with that.
Wrong question, stupid. Why are there people being killed in your neighborhood? I'll guarantee you that 95% of it is black-on-black killing. You are the cause of the problem, so why are you asking for outside help to solve an internal problem? Surely Al and Jesse can solve this for you. You are not a victim, you are the cause. You turn your head away when crimes are committed. Many times, you join in. You do nothing to police your own neighborhoods and refuse to help the police weed out those criminals who live among you. Yet, you wonder why crime rates are so high.
My guess: until you reestablish the sanctity of the black family and fight the fact that the birth rate for illegitimate children has risen from just over 20% to more than 70% since 1960 tells me that you need to overhaul how you father and raise your kids. Perhaps a two-parent home might help keep your kids from walking the wrong path. We've thrown trillions of dollars at these problems since the War on Poverty and it's made things worse.
Enough.
Until we see some effort on your part to solve your own problems, we're done.
Bush almost got the answer right.
Education is key. School choice is necessary for that to happen which means breaking the teachers union. Maybe Walker could be the Secretary of Labor. He has some experience dealing with unions.
As if any of those people in the pink Seiu shirts wold vote for Yeb pure fantasy.
His face is beet red. I noticed one of the (hispanic) BLM protesters was wearing his purple SEIU t-shirt. Wonder if they were bused in....and given free lunch....geez.
I think he should hire a bunch of brawny women.
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