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On Presidents’ Day, Jeb Bush urges return to civility in politics
Sun Sentinal ^ | 2/17/2020 | David lyons

Posted on 02/18/2020 5:12:24 AM PST by bkopto

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told a Presidents’ Day audience of investors and money managers that it’s time for a return to civility in the nation’s politics. And the man who was ousted early from the Republican primaries of 2016 gave a decidedly mixed review of the first term of President Donald Trump

SNIP

As for such "kingly’ duties as setting an example to which younger people can aspire, Bush found the president deficient.

“The duties say if you can work hard and play by the rules you can be just like him … that’s an ‘F,’” Bush said. “That’s an important part of this, to be admired by someone that you look up to. This president doesn’t achieve that.”

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TOPICS: Extended News; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: bush; florida; jeb; jebbush; pleaseclap; trump
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To: bkopto

Civility ... defined as Republicans being nice / subservient to Democrats or as DNC brand Democrats not acting like DNC brand Democrats at all?


41 posted on 02/18/2020 5:42:05 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: bkopto

Did he manage to stay awake through the entire statement?


42 posted on 02/18/2020 5:44:20 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: bkopto

43 posted on 02/18/2020 5:44:38 AM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: bkopto

Why is he not directing this toward the openly corrupt democrat leaders?


44 posted on 02/18/2020 5:44:38 AM PST by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: bkopto

He fell for the Rat hate by civility division trap. Soros 101.


45 posted on 02/18/2020 5:46:19 AM PST by wardamneagle
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To: bkopto

I doubt Romney gives a crap regarding what Jeb says.


46 posted on 02/18/2020 5:47:29 AM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: wardamneagle

The bush family likely should be investigated for their anti-American globalist BS they pulled and that they continue to do. Many have died because of their perfidy.


47 posted on 02/18/2020 5:49:08 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: bkopto
Many here understand this very well.

In modern jargon, civility means surrendering to Lefists, Progressives, Democrats, no real difference...

48 posted on 02/18/2020 5:49:42 AM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: hal ogen

Or not


49 posted on 02/18/2020 5:50:40 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: bkopto
On Presidents’ Day, Jeb Bush urges return to civility in one-sided politics
50 posted on 02/18/2020 5:50:58 AM PST by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: bkopto

“Civil” these days means Republicans bend over and take it.

No thanks.. winning is the greater accomplishment. Historians don’t write about nice losers.


51 posted on 02/18/2020 5:51:02 AM PST by ScottinVA (Prayers up for Rush Limbaugh...)
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To: bkopto

Yes indeed, civility is the key to effective governance.

NOT!

The fact is, there are many entrenched little cliques that jealously guard their assumed entitlements, and nothing short of some really tough love is going to rout them from their cozy little nooks.

Now, tough love looks a lot like abuse and threats, but of course it is nothing of the sort. This is an attempt to salvage a twisted life style, and set the afflicted person back on a right course in life where each may become a productive citizen in their own way, and instead of adding to the problem, they become part of the solution.

But some people have to be really beaten around the ears before they get up and move. Gentle persuasion and sweet talk does not always work.


52 posted on 02/18/2020 5:53:00 AM PST by alloysteel (Freedom is not a matter of life and death. It is much more serious than that..)
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To: bkopto

Be a good little boy and play with your tiny turtles.


53 posted on 02/18/2020 5:53:42 AM PST by Allthesaints
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To: bkopto

1) On its face, that’s not unreasonable. However in the current political environment, coming from an (R), it sounds like pining for R’s to go back to good sport hapless loser mode.

2) What has Trump accomplished on his actual job, you know, policy advocacy and the execution of policy? Are we more or less free than we would have been with Hitlery?

If the price of civility is totalitarianism under collectivist half-human scum, and you’re willing to pay it, then your priorities need review.


54 posted on 02/18/2020 5:54:44 AM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: cuban leaf
The only way to do it: Kill the internet.


The Chicomm solution
55 posted on 02/18/2020 5:54:57 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie ("The media is the enemy of the American people." Democrat Pat Caddell)
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To: bkopto

Shut yer stupid word hole, pansy.


56 posted on 02/18/2020 5:56:08 AM PST by chris37 (Impeach Chief Obama Injustice Roberts, a fraud, a clown and a tyrant!)
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To: lodi90

Rather than doing what it takes to make America better, Jeb and the democrats would be happy managing the decline of America, so long as they are in charge.


57 posted on 02/18/2020 5:57:07 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie ("The media is the enemy of the American people." Democrat Pat Caddell)
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To: Fiddlstix

Got to give Jeb credit,...he strategically positioned himself immediately adjacent to the next POTUS. I never knew of Jeb’s great gift ... a political clairvoyant! I may need to reconsider my cynicism about his wanting civility in politics.


58 posted on 02/18/2020 5:57:07 AM PST by Susquehanna Patriot
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To: Zathras

He needs to address his remarks to the Democrats.

Any loss of civility in politics is solely due to their get-in-their-faces four decade embrace of Saul Alinsky.


59 posted on 02/18/2020 5:57:18 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: bkopto

A member of the Bush subspecies of RINO surrender monkeys...


60 posted on 02/18/2020 5:59:19 AM PST by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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