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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
Sun Jul 12, 2015, 04:50 PM Jul 2015

Jeb has apparently announced his foreign policy ideas.

As Jaunita Jean, the smart capable successor to our dear departed Molly Ivins, puts it:


"Jeb Bush says we need a foreign policy with fewer big words.
Bush continued, “Big syllable words and lots of fancy conferences and meetings and – We’re not leading. That creates chaos.
It creates a more dangerous world.

“This guy — this president and Secretary Clinton and Secretary Kerry – when someone disagrees with their nuanced approach where
it’s all kind of so sophisticated it makes no sense. You know what I’m saying?”

Yeah, right, nuanced makes no sense. This world is black and white and all those other colors make no sense.
The smart one.
http://juanitajean.com/the-evil-of-big-words/
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Jeb has apparently announced his foreign policy ideas. (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Jul 2015 OP
He is doing nothing but insulting his base. They're not all idiots Jeb. Just most of them....n/t monmouth4 Jul 2015 #1
But don't you dare misunderestimate him! pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #2
He may be a bigger idiot than Dubya treestar Jul 2015 #3
“This guy — this president..." Contrary1 Jul 2015 #4
That kind of stuff is pervasive ion_theory Jul 2015 #7
Basic respect was my point... Contrary1 Jul 2015 #9
I didn't think it could get worse ion_theory Jul 2015 #5
Is that for real? - sounds like the onion lame54 Jul 2015 #6
And here I thought Jebbie was the smart one. lpbk2713 Jul 2015 #8
If Jeb's been struck by an idea, cloudbase Jul 2015 #10

treestar

(82,383 posts)
3. He may be a bigger idiot than Dubya
Sun Jul 12, 2015, 04:58 PM
Jul 2015

Is that a fancy way of standing for the usual R policies of using force, war, and being macho? Yeah, we should not have those wimpy conferences!

Contrary1

(12,629 posts)
4. “This guy — this president..."
Sun Jul 12, 2015, 05:03 PM
Jul 2015

Interesting that he referred to President Obama in this manner. Yet, he referred to Secretary Clinton and Secretary Kerry with their proper titles.

"You know what I’m saying?”

Yes, I believe I do know. I am not as stupid as you would like to believe.

ion_theory

(235 posts)
7. That kind of stuff is pervasive
Sun Jul 12, 2015, 05:45 PM
Jul 2015

everywhere too I think. Most of my family are conservative and refer to him as "your president" or "that man." I mean I don't agree with him on many issues but he is still the elected POTUS. I think you're point was mainly a racial one though.

Contrary1

(12,629 posts)
9. Basic respect was my point...
Sun Jul 12, 2015, 05:50 PM
Jul 2015

I don't know if Jeb is a racist or not. I haven't seen proof of it in the past.

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)
8. And here I thought Jebbie was the smart one.
Sun Jul 12, 2015, 05:49 PM
Jul 2015



Apparently it's just too much to expect any Bush to be functionally literate.


cloudbase

(5,520 posts)
10. If Jeb's been struck by an idea,
Sun Jul 12, 2015, 07:55 PM
Jul 2015

it might be good to call OSHA, because that could be considered an industrial accident.

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