Poor lil piyush jindal in a bind

[BOSSHOG]

the governor of LA, dubbed by political expert and drug addict limbaugh to be the next reagan has a big decision to make. Take th stimulus money for his state or not (or maybe just some of it.) Is his dilemma and decision based on integrity and honesty? He's a republican, hell no it isn't. Poor piyush has been tapped by the leaders of the "No We Can't" Party to give their response to President Obama's SOTU. Poor piyush, should I reject the money then trash the man or should I take take the money then trash the man?

And adding to poor piyush's dilemma, he will be giving his response when most of his home state will be drunk from Mardi Gras festivities. What's a zealot to do?

[Occam Bandage]

1. Saying "Piyush Jindal" is really no different from saying "B. Hussein Obama." nt

[BOSSHOG]

4. Obama

didn't change his name for political reasons. Piyush changed his name to Bobby to make him more acceptable to white people in Louisiana. and he made up a story to cover that fact.

[camera obscura]

7. Technically he hasn't actually changed his name

it's still, legally, Piyush.

[truebrit71]

10. I agree with Bosshog with this one..If President Obama had changed his moniker to "Barry"...

...then you might have a point...

[Occam Bandage]

16. People have the right to choose their names.

Right-wingers justify their "B. Hussein Obama" by claiming that Obama was running from his heritage in his failure to use his given middle name in public. They justify calling him the diminutive "Barry" in that he called himself "Barry" up until he first 'became politically active in college.'

I do not presume to declare the reasons, nefarious or legitimate, for anyone's choice of name. That said, even if he effectively changed it to avoid racist repercussions, than use of his ethnic name seems designed to stoke those racial demons. If Mr. Jindal chooses to go by Bobby, then I will respect that.

[Deja Q]

29. I prefer honesty. I may as well call myself Amaury to pander to the French.

Just be honest. No more chicanery and pandering. No wonder people dislike politicians.

At the same time, there is no evidence to really suggest he changed his name to "Bobby" to appeal to some southern honky whitey Murkans...

Added: Please forgive my cynicism...

[Occam Bandage]

34. When it comes to names, I'd rather make a stand for civility than for "honesty."

After all, I cannot help but feel such claims of "honesty" are empty, as it's really only ever brought up in politics (as compared to, say, show business), and at that only ever brought up by political opponents of the names in question...

[gcomeau]

11. Doesn't matter one teeny tiny little bit.

The man has a right to be called by the name he chooses to go by. Don't be juvenile. I've got a hundred and one criticisms I can heap on Jindal but "felt compelled to go by a less ethnic name to try to avoid having his political career undermined by ignorant reactionary morons" isn't one of them. On that particular issue the criticism should be directed at the ignorant xenophobic idiots who created the pressure for him to feel he had to go by something else in the first place.

We sure as hell shouldn't be reinforcing their idiocy ourselves.

[BOSSHOG]

13. If it doesn't matter

one tiny bit then I'll keep referring to him by the name his mother and father gave him. He's a politician and as you no doubt agree his actions were driven for political reasons.

[gcomeau]

15. Did you read my post?

Or did you just read the title then jump to an instant response? Because it certainly looks that way.

[BOSSHOG]

20. I sure did

jindal has been running for political office since high school. God knows what he would run for if elected president. His name alteration was political in nature. My using his parent given name is political as well. You call it juvenile, I suggest it is talking in their tone. I've waxed philosophical with conservatives for decades, the vast majority of them (especially southerners) know only one way to communicate.

[gcomeau]

24. So...

You call it juvenile, I suggest it is talking in their tone.

When exactly did you come to the conclusion that "their tone" and "juvenile" were describing two different things? Or is this you denying an accusation of childish behavior by responding with, in effect, "But they totally started it!"

If it is, drink in the delicious irony of employing an argument most people would expect to hear from (but would not accept from) a misbehaving 7 year old to try to claim you aren't acting in a juvenile manner.

[BOSSHOG]

25. Maybe one day he'll be your leader

and you'll redefine juvenile.

[Seen the light]

30. Do you have a link that shows that he changed it for political reasons?

I haven't found any.

[damntexdem]

17. Barack went back to that name, after having been called 'Barry.'

And he stuck with his middle name, too.

[Seen the light]

26. I agree n/t

[Hello_Kitty]

31. I was thinking the same thing. Plenty of legitimate things to attack him on.

Leave his ethnicity out of it.

[malaise]

2. Should be fun watching their starving unemployed constituents

turn on them for refusing stimulus money.

[Andy823]

3. But didn't Rush say

None of the states are really broke and don't need the money? This will be fun to watch in the following weeks as republican governor's take all they can get and Rush is bad mouthing them on his show!

[BOSSHOG]

5. The STATE of Kansas may not make payroll this Friday

I guess its because they have so much money they don't know what to do with it this week.

[damntexdem]

18. I'm sure that Sebelius would be glad for Kansas to get Louisiana's share.

Please, Piyush, please don't accept the money! There are other states out there that could really use it. California comes to mind -- and maybe even Texas, if Goodhair Perry is willing to accept the money.

[notadmblnd]

6. he should forsake the money. After all he did vote against the bill

Yes, let his constituents storm the gates of his mansion.

[BOSSHOG]

8. Actually

he didn't vote against it but he said he would have voted against it if he were in congress.

[rvablue]

14. Well, technically Jindal didn't vote against it, the LA Congresscritters did.

Not defending the guy, just clarifying facts.


ed:sp.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

23. governors dont vote in congress.

[Brewman_Jax]

9. That's quite a bind

too bad the people that didn't vote for him get to suffer alongside those that did. :(

[Motown_Johnny]

12. Say you were forced to take the money against your will... (easy one)

[eleny]

19. Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't

If he takes one thin dime, he's a hypocrite.
If he doesn't, surely he'll be seen as an irresponsible partisan.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

21. why would you choose to call him piyush when he goes by bobby?

and why is he the only governor in this position? arent the white republican governors with unfunny names also in this boat?

[BOSSHOG]

27. He is the only person

giving the gop's response to the SOTU. So he is the only person in that position. I call him Piyush because thats the name his parents gave him. He calls himself Bobby to make himself more palatable to white people in Louisiana. I think that fact should be public knowledge since he has made a career out of running for the next public office on the ladder. Call him what you want.

[Seen the light]

28. He renamed himself "Bobby" after watching The Brady Bunch when he was 4

At least so says Wikipedia.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

33. and obama downplayed hussein till he won the election. politicians do these things

he also probably didnt like everyone mispronouncing his name. i know, i dont

[AnnInLa]

22. Also

In this morning's Baton Rouge newspaper, (I don't see it on the online version), was an article titled, "Group to Shun New Orleans over Evolution Law." Seems the Society for Interactive and Comparative Biology will NOT be holding its yearly convention in Louisiana due to way evolution is taught in its public schools. In a letter to Gov Jindal the group wrote, "It is the firm opinion of SICB's leadership that this law undermines the integrity of science and science education in Louisiana." Jindal would not comment.

[JVS]

32. Is there any correlation between states having fucked up finances and republican governors?