Jindal Defends those who want Obama to fail.

[Somawas]

Source: CNN

It's OK for Republicans to want President Obama to fail if they think he's jeopardizing the country, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal told members of his political party Tuesday night.


Gov. Bobby Jindal is offering a spirited defense of Republicans who say they want President Obama to fail.

Jindal described the premise of the question -- "Do you want the president to fail?" -- as the "latest gotcha game" being perpetrated by Democrats against Republicans.

"Make no mistake: Anything other than an immediate and compliant, 'Why no sir, I don't want the president to fail,' is treated as some sort of act of treason, civil disobedience or political obstructionism," Jindal said at a political fundraiser attended by 1,200 people. "This is political correctness run amok."

Since conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh said that he hoped that Obama would fail, Republicans have been pressed by Democrats and the media about Limbaugh's comments.

Jindal, a potential 2012 presidential candidate, told the Republican audience he would "not be brow beaten on this, and I will not kowtow to their correctness."

"My answer to the question is very simple: 'Do you want the president to fail?' It depends on what he is trying to do."



Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/25/jindal.defense.obama/

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And here I was hoping that he was old news.

[aquamarina]

1. People of Louisiana - can you not do better than this jackass for governor?

[radhika]

10. Here, here

I totally agree - after all LA went through with Katrina and the Repug/FEMA abandonments - they drank the Koolaid and its working it's poison through their benefits, jobs and security. They did this to themselves. Poverty, ignorance plus a dose of Shock & Awe brings out the primitive. I despair for America.

[roguevalley]

49. what a fucker. HEY, JINDAL! REDOUBT IS BLOWING! AND SO

ARE YOU!!!

[LynnTheDem]

2. But it's TREASON to have wanted bUsh to fail if we KNEW he was

jeopardinzing the country.

Rightwing hypocrisy; it's what they are.

[KeepItReal]

5. Bush & Co. Press Secretary Ari Fleisher: "People need to watch what they say."

<eom>

[Nickster]

8. Makes my head spin. It's OK if you are a Republican, as always.

[StreetKnowledge]

48. The new GOP slogan

"Partisanship over the People."

What else is new with these idiots? We know all about them.

[napi21]

3. I'm not worried about Jindal. He'll be accepted by the Pubs almost as well as

Steel was. I know what some of them are thinking now..."They have a black man so we have to get a person of color to run against him." Of course they're missing the obvious. Obama's greatest attractions are NOT that he's a member of a minority group! They're his intelligence, calm steady nature, ability & willingness to THINK FIRST before taking action, and of course his charm. NONE of which Jindal has!

BTW I heard this last night on TV.

Definition of "Charm"= Charm is the ability to get the yes answer BEFORE the question is even asked!

[bemildred]

4. Boy, you can't get much dumber than this. nt

[Sarah Ibarruri]

6. Howdy Doody seriously needs to stfu - his state is a mess, he

is an idiot, and he can't express himself properly.

[high density]

7. Well right now he is trying to return the nation to prosperity

Good luck being against that.

[Frustratedlady]

9. This guy is incredible. He isn't serious about running for prez, is he?

I kind of put him in the back corner and forgot about him, but he has since come out with absolutely irresponsible and ignorant responses. The guy's a loon.

Maybe we should encourage him. Even I could beat him.

[Jefferson23]

11. Jindal is at least consistent with his stupidity, no surprises here.

[mac56]

12. Dear GOP: Please run this guy, Please, please, pleeeeease.

:thumbsup:

[scytherius]

37. Abd PLEASE make Palin his running mate. n/t

nt

[steven johnson]

13. Jindal is a Dittohead Buffoon

Bobby belongs to the cult of 'Rush can do no wrong.' He and Sarah Palin will hold down the creationist wing of the GOP that can't create any alternative programs -- just the party of 'no we can't.'

[Ian David]

14. Something called Bobby Jindal is an idiot. n/t

[immoderate]

15. I'm detecting a consensus here.

Even with an ivy league degree, one can be an idiot.

--imm

[road2000]

27. Yeah. Bush. n/t

[nichomachus]

16. Do-it-yourself exorcisms can make you a little loopy

Could be the demon came out of the girl and went right into Bobby's noggin. It happens.

[Festivito]

17. I doubted him before and Redoubt him now.

If this too, blows up, do you think he'll even notice?

[raysr]

18. I think I recognized his

voice last time I called Verizon.

[JSK]

19. AAAAARRRRRRRGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!

:banghead::mad::banghead::mad::banghead::mad::banghead::mad::banghead::mad::banghead::mad::banghead::mad::banghead::mad::banghead::mad::banghead::mad::banghead::mad::banghead::mad::banghead::mad::banghead::mad:

[eeyore]

20. "latest gotcha game", Bobby? This isn't a fucking game!

The thing is, all of you jackasses who think it's okay to want the President to fail are playing games. There's no more fucking time for games! We're busy cleaning up the mess from the last childish asshole who thought the whole thing was a big game.

We're busy working here, Bobby. Go fucking play in traffic with Boener!

[graywarrior]

21. One of the first things on my grateful list is that I do not live in Louisiana

to suffer the indignities of having a complete fool as a governor. The only thing I can fathom is that the majority of Louisiana thinks like he does, therefore, he shoots his mouth off with such ridiculousness they'll keep voting him in.

I feel so sorry fof the intelligent people who live there.

[Javaman]

22. he's in a competition with limpballs to see who can put their foot deepest in their mouths. nt

[The Backlash Cometh]

23. Republicans: Putting party before country.

[florida08]

24. oh brother

Well tells us Governor Jindal..what do you think the POTUS is trying to do? Clean up your party's mess maybe? If that's possible. Gotcha game? I don't think so given the fact that Limbaugh did say those words and no one yet has come out against him and those who did quickly apologized. It is civil obstruction to continually holler fire and refuse to get a hose. But I'll tell you what political correctness run amok us and that's your party still trying to link Iraq with September 11 and Saddam Hussein with Al Qaeda after we have had a report showing it to be a lie.

[Cronopio]

25. Ok, then I want Jindal to fail.

The feeling's more than mutual, Bobby.

[LynneSin]

26. I'm glad Bobby warned us of the waste of monitoring Volcanos, thank goodness for that.......

[stanwyck]

28. We have Obama and Hillary, they fight back with Jindal

and Palin. It's absurd. Jindal is no way has the intellect or leadership of Obama. His only advantage to the GOP is that he is not yet another white guy. That's it. And Palin as the counterpoint to Hillary? The nation is still laughing at that decision, a very costly one for McCain. This is the essence of the GOP cluelessness. Obama in the White House? OK, we'll appoint Michael Steele head of the RNC. Nevermind that Steele couldn't get elected to the student council. The country loves Obama? We'll position Jindal as a frontrunner. Nevermind his first big public introduction ended in total humliation. (by the way, did Jindal notice the volcano activity in Alaska yesterday? Yes, there is a reason volcanos are monitored, you sad, sad little man.) And then there's "our female candidate!" Sarah Palin. JUST like YOUR Hillary Clinton. Except, that she's not. Not even close. You have a small town mayor who leapfrogged into the governor's office and then onto the national stage. She knows little to nothing about national or international issues. And we're supposed to consider her an equal to Senator Clinton? Sorry, make that Sec. of State Hillary Clinton?
The GOP needs to get over their obsession with dumbness. It's not macho. It's not "more authentic". It's silliness our country can't afford.

[vinylsolution]

29. Jindal is an epic fail.

And so are the idiots who elected him.

A small minority, who get more lost and desperate as time goes by.

[ElboRuum]

30. Well, Bobby...

I suppose that all of the criticism against Bush which was so detestably exciorated by the media at every opportunity shouldn't have been as quickly dismissed?

Oh, now I suppose its different. Yes? Now that poor little misunderstood neocon jackasses are the ones being raked over the coals.

[ronnykmarshall]

31. 2012 will be a bloody mess for the GOP

Between ol' Bobby and Barbie they will beat the shit out of each other and then Obama/Biden will just thump them away like an ol' bug.

[jimlup]

33. They are setting a pretty hard road for themselves aren't they?

If they keep going the way they are going they should totally go down in flames in '12

[ronnykmarshall]

36. The EC map will be a nice pretty solid blue!

[jimlup]

32. I'm glad to see the repukes taking this stand.

Then the American people will be able to see them for what they really are: selfish politicians who would like to see the average voter suffer in order that they ascend to power.

In the darkest days of the criminal Bush regiem our side wasn't saying we wanted him to fail. All we said again and again was that he was WRONG. Why can't these babies get a life?

[EstimatedProphet]

34. Everything a Repub does is patriotic, since a Repub does it.

But God knows, LIBERALS are arrogant. :eyes:

[bdamomma]

35. he might as well kiss his seat away.

what sick people.

[iamthebandfanman]

38. expecting versus wanting...

whats so hard for these idiots to understand?

nothing wrong with expecting someone to fail, but wanting or wishing it to be so is a different can of goodies all together

[onestepforward]

39. One of the "fresh faces" of the repub. party?!! What a joke. n/t

[LaurenG]

40. This guy is hollow. I hope they keep saying strange and unpatriotic things

and keep pushing their fascist ideas. I think they're all pretty amusing at this stage of their irrelevancy.

[KamaAina]

41. Here's the story, of a boy named Bobby,

Whose big city had some very lovely girls
Most of them are pretty cool, but their governor
Just makes me want to hurl...

[KeepItReal]

44. Priceless!

Kudos!

[sofa king]

42. I noticed at least one of the networks didn't bother to air him.

They switched instead to some ruthless show where obese people are forced to work out until they die, or something.

President Obama again ran his conference with clockwork precision, winding up only a couple of minutes before the hour and allowing the talking heads only enough time to repeat a few things he said. No room for Bobby.

I think that in basketball, that's called "boxing out."

Edit: On looking it over, I guess Bobby's remarks were not officially aired after the President's conference, anywhere.

[Demeter]

43. Bobby Should Quit While He's Ahead.

Or someone may hand his head to him.....

[denem]

45. Go find a volcano to slip Bobby.

You're doing fine in the failing department all by yourself.

[BlueIdaho]

46. Bobby is a tool...

and a very dull one at that.

[StreetKnowledge]

47. Piyush, keep your mouth shut. Honestly.

The world does not need, or want, your crap.

[DeltaLitProf]

50. This is just extra icing for us

Any time Jindal gets national coverage, it's good for us. He CANNOT do anything but embarrass himself when he gets on national television. Truthfully, we need to be donating to his campaign funds.

[MadrasT]

51. My only response: FUCK YOU BOBBY

That is all.

:kick: