Jeb In 94: I Would Do ‘Probably Nothing’ For African-Americans

The Daily Caller ^ | January 10, 2016 | SCOTT GREER

[Bratch]

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush appears poised for a presidential run and is currently leading the polls among potential Republican candidates for 2016, but the comments he made in 1994 during his first run for Florida’s highest office may come back to haunt him.

The Associated Press reports that Bush described himself then as a “head-banging conservative” and used fiery rhetoric — such as claiming he would do “probably nothing” for African-Americans if he became governor — in his ultimately unsuccessful bid.

Bush made that statement in response to a question on what he would for African-Americans if elected to office.

“It’s time to strive for a society where there’s equality of opportunity, not equality of results. So I’m going to answer your question by saying: probably nothing,” he replied.

[9YearLurker]

I bet he wouldn’t have said that about Hispanics in 1994.

[I want the USA back]

Those words will be repeated endlessly during the campaign, by the democrats.

[Carry_Okie]

“It’s time to strive for a society where there’s equality of opportunity, not equality of results. So I’m going to answer your question by saying: probably nothing,”

There were lots of better ways to say this. 'I'm going to do what is best for all Americans, which obviously includes black people.' Instead he offers the language of a condescending, spoiled, and pompous twerp.

[Impy]

Impolitic but admirable answer. Where did that Jeb go?

[Bratch]

Impolitic but admirable answer. Where did that Jeb go?

He was assimilated by the Beltway Borg.

[HiTech RedNeck]

He banged his head too much and is now soft in it??? :-)

[HiTech RedNeck]

Context means so much doesn’t it :-)

He might more cleverly say he would help them by not doing anything special to help them.

[HiTech RedNeck]

..because every single time the white man has tried to do something special to help the black man, he’s muffed it somehow.

Because God never wanted people to be looked at in terms of a “race” at all (other than the biblical race of the Jews, which actually encompasses people of all secular “races”).

White people got this hint better than others, possibly because white people look more similar than non white people do. There is less to hang a racial hat upon with white people.