Jeb Bush carries toy turtles in his pocket to remind people that 'slow and steady wins the race'

The Week ^ | 1/6/16 | Jeva Lange

[piasa]

Now that’s abnormal... you put box turtles and tortoises on fence posts when you plow so they don’t get hurt, not water turtles... it’s not like your tractor can tread water.

[GOPJ]

For Jeb’s sake let’s hope Saturday Night Live doesn’t hear about this...

[Flick Lives]

Bush gave Zacharie, 13, a tiny turtle & told him “slow and steady wins the race.” Bush carries them in his pocket.

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If a guy in a park was handing out plastic turtles from his pocket to children, someone might call the cops. It’s kind of weird.

[COBOL2Java]

As long as he doesn’t ask the kids to pet his turtle, I guess it’s OK.

[euram]

A real turtle may win a race, but a toy turtle just sits and does nothing, not unlike Bush.

[trisham]

He seems more like the type to carry a mouse in his pocket.

[grobdriver]

"slow and steady wins the race."

And we'd still have a turtle in the white House - when we already have a post turtle in the White House

[Slyfox]

Turtles or not, saying that you can win the nomination without the base will definitely NOT win you the nomination. Bub.

[kabar]

Hare! Hare!

[thackney]

Slow and steady won’t win the race when you are headed the wrong way.

He has been losing ground for 6 months.

[duckworth]

I’m a drummer and I have a Gumby toy that I wrapped around a cymbal stand when I used to play out about 30 years ago. Very effective chick magnet.

[onyx]

He's gone from the ridiculously ridiculed to the asinine absurd.

[Rockingham]

El Jebbie must not realize that “slow” is a polite way of saying that someone is stupid or retarded. In comparison, “low energy” is virtually a compliment.

[IronJack]

It makes for a great fairy tale, but the truth is, if the rabbit crosses the finish line before the tortoise gets out of the blocks, slow and steady don’t win squat.

[elcid1970]

Once again the jokes are writing themselves.

[Vendome]

He’s slower than a herd of turtles in January so, it apropos..

[Red Badger]

Toys in the Attic..............

[kaehurowing]

And after awhile you look like Mitch McConnell.

[texas_mrs]

[amihow]

Not nice to con kids.