Jindal's Speech Was an Insult to His Family

[RandySF]

The story of Bobby Jindal's family is a story shared by many, many Americans. They were not as poor as many others but I'm sure they had the same hopes and aspirations for their children. I am sure they hustled to make sure they had the funds to send young Bobby to college. They must have been so proud the day they learned he was chosen to be a Rhodes Scholar. And while I am against almost everything he stands for, I don't deny the pride they felt when he took the Oath of Office to become governor. However, I wonder how they felt last night as their pride and joy stood before the national television audience and gave his best impression of Gomer Pyle. Bobby, you know you're better than that.

[Cary]

1. Give him some credit.

Jindal has the best doe in the headlights look I think I've ever seen. :)

[damntexdem]

16. Sorry, but the credit system is all screwed up.

That's why we need these big stimuli and bailouts that Bobby opposes.

[YOY]

2. I get the same feeling from an former friend who immigrated to the US.

Became a Mormon just so she could immigrate. Gave up all her previous personal beliefs just to fit in at BYU. All done with the end goal of personal success and not some form of personal enrichment.

Anything to succeed...including betraying where you came from.

[atreides1]

5. Watch Out

You'll be the next one that the self appointed here at DU will be calling a racist, but what you said is true of many.

[Hepburn]

6. I totally agree....

...I guess some of the self-appointed feel that everyone is entitled to an opinion ~~ as long as they agree.

JMHO

[YOY]

9. Hey if someone wants to change their identity because it's who they truly feel they are

Then fine by me. Some folks need to find themselves. Happens all the time and more power to them. Find religion, lose religion, embrace another culture, finding a new hobby, dumping parts of your own culture you find abhorrent, whatever...

I just get grossed out when people take on lifestyle changes for profit or "professional advancement" or at worst are forced into things by peer pressure.

Don't know if Jindal is the same...don't really care. I get that hunch though. He's a Republican after all. And professional advancement and profit is what they are all about.

"To thine own self be true."

[Are_grits_groceries]

3. What???

I do not think Jindal got up on national tv and purposely decided to act like Gomer Pyle. He chose a very poor style and a very poor speech to use. He also probably got some very bad advice. If I had a child that did that, I wouldn't be insulted. I might wonder what the hell was wrong.
Your post makes no sense to me.

[RandySF]

7. He dumbed himself down

All you have to do is listen to the speech's content ("something called volcano monitoring").

[gratuitous]

10. Wait; he "chose" but didn't "purposefully decide"?

You're going to have to run that by me again: How does someone choose a very poor style and speech, but not decide purposefully?

[Are_grits_groceries]

13. He decided purposely to use a style and that speech.

I don't think he purposely chose to sound like Gomer Pyle or Goober. In his twee mind, he probably thought he sounded like some sane and intelligent person, but I don't know who.

[gratuitous]

14. I'm out of my depth

But that's not unusual.

It's the first time that I can recall Gov. Jindal offering prepared remarks (I'm sure I've probably caught him on a talking chucklehead program). I was sitting with a panoply of children, from fourth graders down to a three-month-old. Every one of them felt patronized, and the six-month-old, I swear, flipped Gov. Jindal off. Pre-verbal, so I figure it was the best she could do. The three-month-old was alternately sleeping and crying, so I'll say that he was neutral.

Overall, it was pretty inept.

[KharmaTrain]

4. He Choked...

Plain and simple. There are those who rise to the moment and those who just can't get there. Last night we saw both examples. President Obama was getting sniped at as being negative and vague. He put on a clinic on how to communicate and put a human face on issues...one anyone could relate to. Bobby did boilerplate...a canned routine of tired rhetoric that sounded even hollower coming from a person of "colour" (as in the old South African definition of those of Hindu-Pak decent) speaking for a party that is more exclusive than inclusive. The staging made it look goofier as it was like going from prime time to cable access.

I've never seen this dude talk before...but I can't imagine he's this measured and programmed. It was as if he was seeing/hearing all the build-up...and psyched himself into being overly cautious. Even the Freepers couldn't defend it. He probably lost more of them last night than he did anyone else.

[Lancer]

8. Whoa, Kharma. . .

. . .you took every word right out of my mouth.

There are those who rise to the moment and those who just can't get there.

Plain and simple.

[Towlie]

11. His talking-to-children tone sounded especially bad following one of Obama's greatest speeches.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

17. It worked for Bush..8 years

[MineralMan]

12. Governor Jindal is just using the strategy that worked

so well for the GOP in the recent Presidential race. Apparently, the GOP has decided that its members are feckless dolts who have to be spoken to like children. Sarah Palin did that and look how well she did...from governor of the least populous state in America to failed VP candidate. All by gettin' all folksy on us, doncha know.

Since the GOP is reduced to being the party of Limbots, you have to speak real slow and simple so they'll understand.

This is a deliberate thing, I think. Dumb down the speeches and win over the "base" elements of the party.

Good luck with all that, you repugnicants.

[Skip Intro]

15. Gomer, that's it. Reading The Three Little Pigs to three year olds. Exactly how it came across.

I've never listened to him before. I hope he doesn't use such a Mr. Rogers tone all the time, but last night he just sounded like he was talking down to whoever was listening, speaking slow with inflections of a simpleton speaking to young children.

[Marrah_G]

18. Does he normally speak differently?

Why would his family be insulted? I can see them maybe feeling bad for him. But insulted? Wierd choice of words.