Conservatives react to Jindal's speech

[wyldwolf]

"A wonderful human being, I like him very much, but he is a horrible speaker," conservative commentator Laura Ingraham said on the radio this morning. "You can't go on TV and counter Obama with that."

Ingraham noted that Jindal kept looking down and that only one of his hands seemed to move. "Very off-putting," she said.

New York Times columnist David Brooks blasted Jindal's performance, saying that the governor offered a "stale" argument and called the message "a disaster for the Republican Party."

On Fox News after the speech, the consensus among the commentators was that Jindal had not done well.

Brit Hume deadpanned that "this was not Bobby Jindal's greatest oratorical moment."

And the criticism was savage on the Internet. Amanda Carpenter of Townhall.com tweeted that "Ok, some conservative needs to start a campaign to fire whoever wrote this cheesy response and coached him to talk like this. I can't watch."

"Jindal didn't have a chance. He follows Obama, who in making speeches, is in a league of his own," said Charles Krauthammer on Fox. "He's in a Reagan-esque league. ... (Jindal) tried the best he could."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/02/25/jindals_response_takes_fire_fr.html?hpid=topnews

[ronnykmarshall]

1. I loved Rachel Maddow's reaction ..

she had this :wtf: look on her face after it was over.

[Mz Pip]

4. "Ba - ba - ba..."

Maybe they can get Michael Steele to do the next response in hip - hop.

[Cha]

2. Surprised they're being so brutally honest.

And, I saw David Brooks say "unmitigated Disaster" on Charlie Rose.

[prolesunited]

3. The party of creating low expectations

He has nowhere to go but up.

[Cha]

5. There's that...we'll see

if jindal is capable. palin sure wasn't. Watch out if they actually find someone who can be the silver tongued candidate like reagun,

[SuperTrouper]

6. LOL!! They are in meltdown mode. Who else is left. I say, watch Thune...

Sarah and Jindal are toast for 2012.

[ronnykmarshall]

7. Who do they have?

No one! Even back in 2004 we knew we had Hillary and even Obama was thought of back then. I mean look at our candidates that ran in 2008 for the nomination. One now President, one Vice-President and one Sec of State.

They have NO BODY!

Palin? :puke: While I'd hate to see that slime-ball become the 1st woman presidential nominee, just to see her totally humiliated would be worth it. They nominate that dumb fuck, they will look even more pathetic than they are now.

Can you say "Whig Party"?