Does Bobby Jindal

[MajPayne2]

Irritate anyone else but me? He is so shallow and fake. Obviously a rethug plant to play my minority for yours.

[FrenchieCat]

1. I know that he has a pencil neck, and talks a lot of shit

that doesn't really make sense if anyone actually listens.

He's just not doing it for me.

[Sultana]

4. Fugly

he is suppose to be the Rethug answer to Obama :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[JayMusgrove]

2. Since he is a Repub, I pay no attention to him, until I have to...

Most Republicans fall into that category.

But if I were to pay attention, I'm sure I would share your opinion.

But why bother our beautiful minds with these piglets?

[autorank]

3. He's making me happy today but I know what you mean

Why happy? He's shown that the Republican Party is officially brain dead. What a position - "I'm not taking money."

Apparently he is unaware that he's from a state that is routinely in trouble and that is heading for economic desperation.

The Republicans are positioning him as a candidate in 2012. I have news for them, the people of Louisiana won't even
reelect him in 2011.

So as irritating as he is for his intellectual dishonesty and indifference to the people of his state, he is a source
of optimism. There won't even be Republicans after idiot moves like this.

[MajPayne2]

5. I find him to be deceptive and insincere

How can you turn down stimulus money and have yet to even bother to rebuild New Orleans completely. Typical right wing bullshit and posturing. He saw the White House last night and thought "I want this!". I really do not like this guy and when 2012 comes around, if he is on the ticket, I will be a door knockin MOFO for Obama. Hell, who am I kidding, I will be doing it anyway.

[autorank]

10. He is letting 190,000 or so NOLA expats languish away from home

200,000 or so NOLA refugees were packed off after Katrina. The state denied their right to vote in subsequent elections.

They're still away. He says nothing. He's complicit in an act of domestic ethnic cleansing. That's how bad he is.

That's our great shame. It's a 'kinder, gentler' version of what Jackson did to the Native Americans in Tennessee.

[MajPayne2]

11. That is one hell of a way to put it....

You speak (or type) the truth. This is why I have a strong distaste for this person. Numerous friends of mine had their families lose everything in NOLA. Yet this man does nothing. Despicable bastard.

[vaberella]

6. He bugs me. But he entertains me more...n/t

[cbayer]

7. It would be a mistake to underestimate or dismiss him.

He is likely to become a serious Republican threat in the next general election. He is not a stupid man, nor is he shallow or fake.

It is not easy for a man of Indian descent to get elected as governor in a state like Louisiana. I would suggest that we learn all we can about him and be ready to challenge him at every turn, rather than mock him.

:hi:

[MajPayne2]

9. I don't underestimate him at all

and you make very valid point. However, I find him hard to take seriously when he is parroting GOP talking points to become popular. I totally agree that we need to start learning all we can about him now to shut down the groundswell if he is their nominee. He brings nothing new to the table as far as ideas. Sorry, just don"t like the guy.

[Fire1]

12. "It is not easy for a man of Indian descent to get elected as

governor in a state like Louisiana." Quite the contrary. Louisiana is the most likely place for a man of Indian descent to get elected. I really don't consider him a serious contender.

[cbayer]

20. Why do you say that?

He's the first non-white person elected as governor of Louisiana since 1872, and that governor only lasted 35 days. The fact that he was elected speaks volumes about his capacity as a politician. I am only trying to say that we should not dismiss him. He is a frightening force, IMO.

[Fire1]

29. Yes, but up to this point they've all been democrats, too. I would

even venture to say that the majority (if not all) of those previous governors were not 'white' by definition.

[cbayer]

31. Not so.

Dave Treen and Mike Foster were both Republicans.

Bobby Jindal was elected to Congress from the whitest of white districts in Louisiana, the same one that elected Vitter. This also includes the district that elected David Duke to the state Senate.

The point I am trying to make is that he is no joke. He is an incredible political machine, extremely bright and frightening. He has overcome extreme racial bigotry and advanced very quickly at a very young age. I post this because when I see him dismissed, it scares me.

:hi:

[Fire1]

32. Ok, 2. You got me. I still can't envision freepers endorsing

a minority of any kind. Maybe I'm wrong, but I just don't believe it.

[cbayer]

33. Just keep your eye on him, that's all I am saying.

:hi:

[bluedeminredstate]

13. Indian descent?

OMG!! Where's his birth certificate? I bet he's not a real American!!!

:eyes:

[PatGund]

24. You laugh....... :-)

Bear this in mind. Many of the birthers claim that President Obama can't be a "Natural Born Citizen", (instead he's something called a "Native Born Citizen"), because his father was not a US citizen.

Well, neither of Jindal's parents were US citizens when he was born.

See how fast the freeper talking point can come back to bite them??

[PatGund]

25. dupe

[Jennicut]

14. Really? So all the handwringing about Sarah Palin was not wasted?

That is all this will be, worry about some person the MSM pumps up. Palin fell flat on her face and is a joke. I'm not worried about Jindal or ANY Rethug.

[cbayer]

18. He is no Sarah Palin.

He got his BA from Brown, his masters from Oxford (as a Rhodes Scholar) and was accepted to Harvard medical school and Yale law school. We dismiss him at our own peril. He would be a nightmare for all of us and needs to be taken seriously.

That's all I am saying.

[Jennicut]

36. He may be slightly smarter but his is still scum and is risking backlash from his

protest against the stimulus.

[4lbs]

8. I sincerely hope the GOP picks him to run against President Obama in 4 years.

That would almost guarantee Barack Obama wins reelection.

Jindal will be exposed for the loon he is in short time. A male version of Sarah Palin.

[ejpoeta]

16. will people be questioning HIS citizenship!!!

I don't know what I think of jindal. I don't know anything about him except that he apparently isn't too concerned about his constituents because he doesn't want the stim money. I hope that bites him in the ass.

[Fire1]

21. And THAT, my friend, is his FIRST blunder!

[firedupdem]

15. He will get the same crowd of McCain voters or even less..

I don't understand how they think he will pick off any Dems or Independents. My two Indian friends don't care for him and have a problem with him not using his real name. He may be smart and savvy but he won't grow their party. IMO

[ejpoeta]

17. the republicans think that because he is a minority

he will get dem votes. just like they thought palin would get the women vote.

[Hutzpa]

19. I get the same feeling

he is not genuine just talk to those in LA they will tell you, he is a
one termer, that is, if they don't still the election for him.

Wonder what his ratings are??

[Fire1]

22. I know for sure Nagin (sp) can't stand him.

[bobburgster]

23. Republicans new look?

He's just another attempt by the republicans to wrap the same old product in shiny new paper.

[sunnybrook]

26. I have to disagree with the write off

I have not seen him recently but I saw him in an interview awhile back and I thought, compared with the standard candidates they prop up, he was markedly different. Of course I am sure it boils down to the same policies, etc... but in the interview I saw he seemed like someone who could be persuasive to the swing voter types with no party loyalty, and he did not came across crazy or Rush Limbaugh like. I would rather have them pick Palin than him, or their standard "type" like Boehner for example. However they set themselves up if he is supposed to be the "Republican" Obama. They are grasping for straws (or air)

[Fire1]

27. The new face of the freeper party??? Do you remember what

these people stand for??? That's hilarious!! :rofl:

[butterfly77]

28. Yes..

[olegramps]

30. I did get a kick out of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

He on this weekend and his comment when asked about some flakes turning down the stimulus money, said we will gladly take it. Laughing he said we will take anything they turn down.

[Clio the Leo]

34. My boss said today....

.... I work in a formalwear retail shop, so the subject of mens' cumberbunds is relavent .... I was being silly and telling her how we were making fun of his cheesy 1980s cumberbund that he wore last night....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8218194&mesg_id=8218237

... and even though she's a "good Democrat" she's not really into politics. Thinking I needed to explain who I was talking to her I said, "Ok, so the governor of LA is positioning himself to be Obama's rival"

At which point she interruped me to say, "I CANT STAND THAT GUY!!!!!" :)

[Clio the Leo]

35. And your "fake" remark reminds me of a study I saw one day...

.... I'm sorry I cant cite this, but I remember seeing a study one time where participants were tested on their reactions to a person talking and how their voice sounded compared to how they looked. For example, they were shown a large, hulking man who spoke with a tiny high pitched voice or a petite woman with husky voice.

The results were pretty clear that if the voice did not match to the perception of how the voice was expected to sound, the person was considered to be untrustworthy or dishonest.

Now, I say all that to say ..... Bobby sounds like a white southern bubba dude when he's obviously not (well, he is Southern of course.) I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that, I'm saying it's unexpected. Some might even find it off-putting. Whether or not it's wrong or right for us to behave that way is another matter .... but the fact of the matter is, we do.

If he makes it to the nomination, or even before, it will be interesting to see how his southern drawl plays outside of the south.