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How Trump Makes Jeb Bush Seem Like a Wimp
The Atlantic ^ | August 28 2015 | Peter Beinart

Posted on 08/28/2015 9:26:11 PM PDT by lbryce

Donald Trump has gotten a boost in his efforts to maul Jeb Bush in recent days from an unexpected source: Jeb Bush himself.

Trump’s attack on Jeb isn’t mostly about issues. As with most things Trump, it’s mostly about persona. The Donald thinks Jeb is a dud. “He’s a man that doesn’t want to be doing what he’s doing,” Trump said in June. “I call him the reluctant warrior, and warrior’s probably not a good word. I think Bush is an unhappy person. I don’t think he has any energy.”

The Limits of Jeb Bush's Compassionate Conservatism

Over the last week, Jeb has proven Trump right. Trump, and his supporters, continue to demonize Mexican American illegal immigrants. On Tuesday, Trump threw the most popular Spanish-language broadcaster in America out of a press conference. That same day, Ann Coulter warmed up for Trump in Iowa by offering gruesome details of murders by Mexican “illegals,” and suggesting that once Trump builds his wall along America’s southern border, tourists can come watch the “live drone shows.”

This kind of thing likely enrages Jeb. He is, after all, married to a Mexican American immigrant. He speaks fluent Spanish. He calls his children Hispanic. He’s called himself Hispanic. He describes himself as “immersed in the immigrant experience.” When parents choose to enter the United States illegally because “their children didn’t have food on the table,” in their home country, Jeb said last year, “It’s an act of love. It’s an act of commitment to your family.”

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To: redfreedom

“No one makes Jeb look like a wimp, he does this on his own quite nicely”.....

Dang, ya beat me to it.


21 posted on 08/29/2015 3:52:14 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: lbryce

What did the money people see in him?


22 posted on 08/29/2015 4:21:58 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: lbryce

Julia Child made Jeb seem like a wimp.


23 posted on 08/29/2015 4:34:27 AM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: lbryce

“Seem”?


24 posted on 08/29/2015 4:51:03 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (RINOs EARNED TRUMP! I prefer Cruz, but someone has to kick their A$$!)
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To: MrEdd

Bush 43 was a human pinata while in office. He didn’t know how to or want to fight back against his political enemies. He just took the punches. I hated that. Trump has no such problem, lol. He’s just the opposite.


25 posted on 08/29/2015 4:55:47 AM PDT by flaglady47 (TRUMP ROCKS!)
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To: lbryce

Jeb Bush is a wimp. His campaign messages are in Spanish!
Has the man ever stood up for American citizens? He already said he doesn’t want or need conservatives.

Jeb, get out of the country. And Columba? The first former illegal alien FLOTUS who hardly speaks english? They brag about only speaking Spanish at home.

Is this really who we want as a leader? I don’t think so, and all the money in the world will not change my mind.


26 posted on 08/29/2015 5:11:57 AM PDT by stilloftyhenight (In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell)
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To: lbryce

Mexican American illegal immigrants.


27 posted on 08/29/2015 5:27:56 AM PDT by smalltownslick
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To: stilloftyhenight

I was over on the west side of Greenville, SC yesterday afternoon, in an area I’d not been to before. I was taken aback by the number of small businesses with Spanish signs and tag lines in Spanish. I couldn’t help but think, we are turning into Mexico! I’ve got nothing against Mexicans, not at all. But my gosh! What the hell is happening in this country, that so many are not assimilating into the American culture. I don’t know. Call me old fashioned, I guess.


28 posted on 08/29/2015 5:35:26 AM PDT by nfldgirl
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To: lbryce

“He’s called himself Hispanic.”

IIRC, I believe Jeb registered to vote as “Hispanic” once. That about says it all.


29 posted on 08/29/2015 5:37:42 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: lbryce

... Trump, and his supporters, continue to demonize Mexican American illegal immigrants....

What the heck is a “Mexican American illegal immigrant? They’re Mexicans fear cryin’ out loud. And should all be deported either by removing all incentives for staying or by force.


30 posted on 08/29/2015 5:47:45 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Yeah, it’s definitely superfluous. They had to use “seem” “or look like a” ..to be grammatically correct.


31 posted on 08/30/2015 12:25:29 PM PDT by lbryce (OBAMA:Misbegotten, GodForsaken, Bastard offspring of Satan and Medusa)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Yeah, it’s definitely superfluous. They had to use “seem” “or look like a” ..to be grammatically correct.


32 posted on 08/30/2015 12:25:54 PM PDT by lbryce (OBAMA:Misbegotten, GodForsaken, Bastard offspring of Satan and Medusa)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Yeah, it’s definitely superfluous. They had to use “seem” “or look like a” ..to be grammatically correct.


33 posted on 08/30/2015 12:25:54 PM PDT by lbryce (OBAMA:Misbegotten, GodForsaken, Bastard offspring of Satan and Medusa)
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