Dear Bobby Jindal

[Bornthrilla]

You can forget about winning the republican nomination in 2012.

That had to be the most boring speech I have ever heard in my life.

Stop shaving your eyebrows and start putting some passion in your voice. I wish I had taped that speech so I could play it back every night to put my son to sleep.

[blessedaggie84]

lol

[dj98]

Republicans are a dying breed. This dude is talking about not accepting stimulus money. Is he crazy, the people will not vote for him in 2010....

[pitbull]

New Orleans /LA is still a wreck from Katrina...People are still sleeping up under bridges.....Jindal is F#$#KING idiot.....

[aggiejazz]

Dogma trumps people every time in the Republican Party.

[SixtiesAggie]

As bad as conditions are in LA, he should be begging for the stimilus to be sent today.

I don't think Bollywood can help that boy. He was worse than pathetic.

[dj98]

GOP is using him, they like the color of his skin.

[Bornthrilla]

GOP, Dems criticize Jindal's speech
Earnest, awkward delivery earns comparisons to '30 Rock' character
ANALYSIS
By Beth Fouhy
The Associated Press
updated 8:49 a.m. ET, Thurs., Feb. 26, 2009

NEW YORK - Insane. Childish. Disaster. And those were some of the kinder comments from political pundits about Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and his response to President Barack Obama's speech to Congress on Tuesday night.

Jindal, 37, a Rhodes scholar and son of Indian immigrants, is considered a rising star in Republican ranks and a likely 2012 presidential candidate.

GOP leaders, looking for a fresh face for the party's image, tapped Jindal earlier this month for the high-profile task of rebutting Obama's first address to a joint session of Congress.

But in both style and substance, Jindal's speech has drawn flak from Republicans and Democrats alike.

His criticism of government spending for emergency economic relief has been widely panned, especially given his state's receipt of billions in federal assistance after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. And Jindal's voice and earnest, awkward delivery have drawn comparisons to Kenneth Parcell, the geeky page on the NBC comedy "30 Rock."

Indeed, a new Facebook group titled "Bobby Jindal is Kenneth the Page" had already attracted more than 1,800 members Wednesday afternoon.

Republicans had high hopes for Jindal after his appearance Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," where he delivered a forceful, concise critique of Obama's $787 billion stimulus plan and explained his decision to reject some of the money allotted for his state. He also impressed observers when he spoke to reporters after a meeting with Obama and other governors at the White House Monday.

Jindal spoke from the governor's mansion in Baton Rouge, and critics pounced on his remarks almost immediately, panning everything from his overly folksy demeanor to his complaint that Obama's plan to revive the economy was "irresponsible."

'Stale'
David Brooks, a conservative New York Times columnist who has criticized aspects of the stimulus plan, nonetheless called Jindal's arguments "insane" and tone-deaf given the dire economic challenges the country faces.

"To come up in this moment in history with a stale, 'Government is the problem, you can't trust the federal government' is just a disaster for the Republican Party," Brooks said on PBS' "The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer." "It's not where the country is, it's not where the future of the country is."

Fox News commentator Juan Williams focused on Jindal's delivery.

"It came off as amateurish, and even the tempo in which he spoke was singsongy," Williams said, adding that the content of the speech was "very simplistic and almost childish."

Penni Pier, a political communication specialist at Iowa's Wartburg College, said Jindal's presentation was overly colloquial and his message of less government and more tax cuts was substantively thin.

"It sounded like the same old rhetoric — we had tax cuts the last eight years, and look where it got us," Pier said. "Jindal was also trying to be so familiar, he lost credibility. Obama is familiar, but at the same time always a statesman."

To be sure, Jindal had a tough act to follow in Obama, a naturally gifted orator whose argument for vast federal intervention to stem the nation's economic crisis was widely praised. A CNN poll taken after his speech found 92 percent of viewers had a positive reaction to it.

Rush Limbaugh, arguably the nation's most prominent conservative voice, defended Jindal on his radio show Wednesday while acknowledging that "stylistically," Obama had outshined Jindal.

"The people on our side are making a real mistake if they go after Bobby Jindal," Limbaugh said. "We cannot shun politicians who speak for our beliefs just because we don't like the way he says it."


Jindal was headed to Disney World Wednesday with his family for a vacation. But his chief of staff, Timmy Teepell, said his boss had prepared carefully for the speech and that his message was strong.

"It's a challenge for anybody to follow Obama. The guy is one of the most gifted speakers of our generation," Teepell said. "Bobby's his own harshest critic. He's always looking for ways to improve."

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[aahhbigboy]

Yeah, he lacks appeal. What he said had a lot of substance though. If Sarah Palin had his substance, she would be deadly. I agree with his fiscal conservatism, but if they are giving it away, he should take the money for his state (and ESPECIALLY for his state, lol). He is waaaaayy too far right. He has cut taxes 6 times in Louisiana and there are people there, literally, dying because of it.

[Bornthrilla]

I'd like to hear DOOMS' take on Jindal.

DOOMS is probably the staunchest conservative I know.

[DOOMS]

I didn't see it but I heard about it. The weird thing about my staunch conservatism is that I don’t believe this current crop of fools is conservative by any measure. What attracted me to the conservative ideals was the thought of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps and not overtaxing somebody just because they make more money than somebody else. For whatever reasons conservatism has become Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, and Joe T. Plumber. Where is the intelligence? Jindal reportedly speaking as if he’s instructing a kindergarten class speaks volumes. They are trying to appeal to stupid people. Unfortunately for them, most minorities aren’t stupid enough to believe you are suddenly offering equal opportunity just because you let Jindal and Steele into positions of prominence, especially when it’s clear they are still just toeing the company line.

In my opinion, it’s time for the Repubs to shut up and help. Commend Obama for the moves he makes you agree with and do your best to help him get the country right. Worry about who’s in power later. The last thing we need is bipartisanship for the sake of bipartisan ship. I have no problem with acknowledging when somebody says or does something that makes sense, whether I like them or not. Repubs generally do.

A Palin/Jindal ticket would be legendary.

[SixtiesAggie]

Jindal had about as much substance as a teaspoon of rancid vinegar. It is easy to criticize from the sidelines, but if your state is in the condition that LA is in and you refuse to get them some help. Then you need to be slapped. He has not done anything to help his people so far, and does not appear to have a plan to do so. He just spewed out the same old rhetoric. As Dooms pointed out, he was chosen to advance the idea that republicans are open to diversity or inclusiveness. Ha! They have both of the Steeles Sowell and a host of others to paint that picture. Republicans can get more of us when they show that they are genuinely interested in some of our ideas, interests and participation. Right now they feel that they can increase their base by sabotaging (they are working day and night) any idea that Obama has. They claim that they have great alternatives. Well, why didn't they use them in the fall or winter or spring or four years ago when they were in charge. Their base is still there and strong. Just take a look at the HBO documentary "America Right".

[Bornthrilla]

Found this on allhiphop.com:

[Aggie One]

I heard that good ole "BJ" took that imaginary hover train to Disneyland right after his lame speech so he could do his college days exorcist rountine on Goofy.

[aahhbigboy]

Feb 26, 2009 16:46:30 GMT -5 SixtiesAggie said:

Jindal had about as much substance as a teaspoon of rancid vinegar. It is easy to criticize from the sidelines, but if your state is in the condition that LA is in and you refuse to get them some help. Then you need to be slapped. He has not done anything to help his people so far, and does not appear to have a plan to do so. He just spewed out the same old rhetoric. As Dooms pointed out, he was chosen to advance the idea that republicans are open to diversity or inclusiveness. Ha! They have both of the Steeles Sowell and a host of others to paint that picture. Republicans can get more of us when they show that they are genuinely interested in some of our ideas, interests and participation. Right now they feel that they can increase their base by sabotaging (they are working day and night) any idea that Obama has. They claim that they have great alternatives. Well, why didn't they use them in the fall or winter or spring or four years ago when they were in charge. Their base is still there and strong. Just take a look at the HBO documentary "America Right".

I agree with Dooms wholeheartedly on this one. Here are a couple of more things though. The current batch of Republicans ARE NOT conservatives. Bush was more liberal than Clinton when it came to spending. And Jindal's speech had more substance than ANY speech I've heard President Obama give.........he just looked like Donald Duck giving it. lol The reason his state isn't doing well is because it is saturated with people that are looking for handouts. There is chronic and generational poverty in that state and the people are addicted to government assistance. Furthermore, most of his problems were inherited. Now with that being said, I think he's an idiot for not accepting the money just to take a political stand.

Any one that has any kind of ambition or that has already made it, should be scared to death of anyone that wants to take more of your earnings to give to people who do little to nothing. Most people are fiscal conservatives and don't even realize it.