Posted on 08/06/2015 4:01:00 AM PDT by cotton1706
Jeb Bush, the man who would be frontrunner, was as surprised as anybody when Donald Trump jumped into the 2016 presidential race in June. His instinctive first reaction was to hold his tongue, and his advisers agreed the best option was to keep his distance from an interloper who wanted to drag him into a reality-show shouting match.
Bush stayed strategically silent even when Trump delivered his infamous crack that some Mexican immigrants were “rapists.” It wasn’t easy, considering Bush speaks nearly flawless Spanish, backs comprehensive immigration reform and is married to the former Columba Garnica de Gallo of Leon, Mexico.
Like everyone else, Bush soon found Trump impossible to ignore. When Trump reposted a nasty tweet a couple of weeks after his contentious announcement speech— “Bush has to like Mexican illegals because of his wife”—the former Florida governor was forced to respond. “You can love your Mexican-American wife,” he told one interviewer before telling another that Trump was “preying on people’s fears.”
The half-dozen conservative senators and governors who had planned to run before Bush brought out his shock-and-awe fundraising campaign, had to laugh: They viewed Bush himself as an intruder, a political semi-retiree who sat on the sidelines for eight years while they fought Barack Obama. Now it was Bush’s turn to rage at an outsider.
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-— It wasn’t easy, considering Bush speaks nearly flawless Spanish -—
Flawless?! Has anyone else heard about this? We must all fall to our knees and worship. We are not worthy. Stop the discussion. All opposition must cease. Jeb speaks Spanish.
I know but even then his “war chest” is a tiny percentage of what Trump has.
>> Jeb Bush, the man who would be frontrunner
“It’s his birthright!!!”
General Patton would have liked you!
Such comments cry out for photos...:)
>> If you are going to marry beneath your status, at least don’t go for a total aboriginal.
Looks aside, I hear she can spend money like there’s no tomorrow.
A big government statist like Jebbie has got to respect and admire that skill!
Fox News has started to show Google Trends data.
1.Trump is the only one not desperate for money and that is not owned by lobbyists , big daddy donors , special interests and China
2.Trump is the only one that has for a long time figured out China and illegals are destroying the USA.
what other politician has even spoken out against China? none that I’ve seen cause they are all idiots just trying to advance their political career, get donations and sell books in other words MONEY . And politicians don’t speak out against China cause they’re owned by China and don’t have a clue. Only Trump knows how to make deals with China.
3. Politicians have destroyed the USA saying what we want to hear for money, fame ,power and career advancement. But politicians
haven’t done anything except to hurt Americans as in their recent support and voting for the Obama trade that is a trojan horse for even more immigration. Trump is not a career politician.
4. Trump is pro America .
6. What have any of these other politicians DONE To help America , Americans or to stop illegals etc. Not a damn thing except the opposite as in helping more 3rd world immigrants invade the USA with obama trade.
5. Like you said the media and left are out to get Trump so we know who they fear. so support Trump
Many more reasons to support Trump.
That article article that said it’s Mr. universe Donald v. the 9 dwarves in the debate was good .
Significant.
Of all the candidates, Bush is the one most likely to be able to "work together" with the Democrats to "get things done".
Things like: Obamacare, Suicidal Treaties with Iran, Wasteful and foolish EPA initiatives, military actions in support of ISIS, keeping the Keystone Pipeline dead, keeping the Ex-Im Bank funded, more support for Planned Parenthood ...
The MSM also wants Bush to run because, in the event he wins, he will be just like Hillary.
Mark Levin was on Brett Bair’s show yesterday and said that Americans aren’t angry. I’m sorry to have to disagree with the great one, but, YES, we ARE angry!
Precisely, he's the 'safety valve' in case Hillary crashes.
I’m sorry to inform you, but, having the most money doesn’t necessarily mean a win. Dave Brat of Virgina was outspent, and won the seat from Eric Cantor. I think Ted Cruz was also outspent and won his Senate Seat.
I don’t know if Columba Bush went to college but I do know the current Mrs Trump has studied architecture.
Yeb blew off Trump, now it’s payback.
Yup. And in the same breath said some of the Mexican illegals were good people he presumed, but good luck finding that in the lamestream media narrative.
Columba went to American Express Platinum Card University.
However, national does not equal Texas. Cruz has raised a boatload of money by normal measures, but he's badly trailing both Bush and Trump in this cycle. And his polling pretty much shows it.
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