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Bobby Jindal: GOP Should 'Stop Being The Stupid Party'

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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal hurled harsh criticism at his own party after the GOP was blindsided in the 2012 elections, telling Republicans to end "dumbed-down conservatism" by putting a stop to "offensive, bizarre" comments.
“It is no secret we had a number of Republicans damage our brand this year with offensive, bizarre comments -- enough of that,” Jindal told Politico. “It’s not going to be the last time anyone says something stupid within our party, but it can’t be tolerated within our party. We’ve also had enough of this dumbed-down conservatism. We need to stop being simplistic, we need to trust the intelligence of the American people and we need to stop insulting the intelligence of the voters.”
Jindal told Politico Republicans should “stop being the stupid party” by working to embrace a larger group of constituents rather than becoming the party of "big anything."
The GOP governor criticized the idea that the GOP is "the party that simply protects the rich." Jindal even took a jab at Mitt Romney's now-infamous "47 percent" remarks, noting Republicans would have to be more inclusive going forward.


Bobby Jindal: GOP Should 'Stop Being The Stupid Party'
 
He is correct.
 
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal hurled harsh criticism at his own party after the GOP was blindsided in the 2012 elections, telling Republicans to end "dumbed-down conservatism" by putting a stop to "offensive, bizarre" comments.
“It is no secret we had a number of Republicans damage our brand this year with offensive, bizarre comments -- enough of that,” Jindal told Politico. “It’s not going to be the last time anyone says something stupid within our party, but it can’t be tolerated within our party. We’ve also had enough of this dumbed-down conservatism. We need to stop being simplistic, we need to trust the intelligence of the American people and we need to stop insulting the intelligence of the voters.”
Jindal told Politico Republicans should “stop being the stupid party” by working to embrace a larger group of constituents rather than becoming the party of "big anything."
The GOP governor criticized the idea that the GOP is "the party that simply protects the rich." Jindal even took a jab at Mitt Romney's now-infamous "47 percent" remarks, noting Republicans would have to be more inclusive going forward.


Bobby Jindal: GOP Should 'Stop Being The Stupid Party'

Wow, there is hope for the GOP. Let's hope they heed his advice.
 
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal hurled harsh criticism at his own party after the GOP was blindsided in the 2012 elections, telling Republicans to end "dumbed-down conservatism" by putting a stop to "offensive, bizarre" comments.
“It is no secret we had a number of Republicans damage our brand this year with offensive, bizarre comments -- enough of that,” Jindal told Politico. “It’s not going to be the last time anyone says something stupid within our party, but it can’t be tolerated within our party. We’ve also had enough of this dumbed-down conservatism. We need to stop being simplistic, we need to trust the intelligence of the American people and we need to stop insulting the intelligence of the voters.”
Jindal told Politico Republicans should “stop being the stupid party” by working to embrace a larger group of constituents rather than becoming the party of "big anything."
The GOP governor criticized the idea that the GOP is "the party that simply protects the rich." Jindal even took a jab at Mitt Romney's now-infamous "47 percent" remarks, noting Republicans would have to be more inclusive going forward.


Bobby Jindal: GOP Should 'Stop Being The Stupid Party'

He should know...

takes one to know one..

and so on...
 
Some people mentioned his name for this year. I wonder if he's got an eye on 2016?

If he does will we get birthers wanting to see his birth certificate?

If memory serves me right his parents hadnt long got off the plane before he was born.
 
I've always liked the guy. I voted for him in the last election to be governor. I don't agree with him on every issue, but he does a good job and doesn't put up with partisan bickering. I like that.
 
Rep. Joe Atkins from Missouri disagrees with Governor Jindal. Atkins says that you can say anything you want because if you don't mean what you say then your words cannot harm anyone. <insert fap icon here>
 
The GOP knows what not to do, or at least should, but that is not the same thing as what to do. How do you sell cutting 40% of federal spending and/or raising taxes to balance the federal budget, more to actually pay down the national debt which now costs $200 billion per year simply to pay the interest on it?
 
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal hurled harsh criticism at his own party after the GOP was blindsided in the 2012 elections, telling Republicans to end "dumbed-down conservatism" by putting a stop to "offensive, bizarre" comments.
“It is no secret we had a number of Republicans damage our brand this year with offensive, bizarre comments -- enough of that,” Jindal told Politico. “It’s not going to be the last time anyone says something stupid within our party, but it can’t be tolerated within our party. We’ve also had enough of this dumbed-down conservatism. We need to stop being simplistic, we need to trust the intelligence of the American people and we need to stop insulting the intelligence of the voters.”
Jindal told Politico Republicans should “stop being the stupid party” by working to embrace a larger group of constituents rather than becoming the party of "big anything."
The GOP governor criticized the idea that the GOP is "the party that simply protects the rich." Jindal even took a jab at Mitt Romney's now-infamous "47 percent" remarks, noting Republicans would have to be more inclusive going forward.


Bobby Jindal: GOP Should 'Stop Being The Stupid Party'

He is correct ... greater than 90% of the Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and other professionals i work with ( over 300+) not only support ACA ...they view the GOP as the dumbed down Fox News tabloid infotainment bumper sticker party.

Be clear ... I know there are many intelligent and progressive republicans that comprehend science and know that unified bodies for military and healthcare are not socialism and that regulations in industries such as banking and Wall Street are correct and right.

I actually think most Americans are centrists with minor differences. I know I will receive flack on this statement and I have no back up or statistically significant study to back this up ... it imho.

Intelligent thinking Americans know the Democrats are not socialists and know the Republicans are not all Rush Limbaughs ...! They just have different viewpoints on resolving some issues and hopefully all want the best decisions to grow out beautiful Democratic Republic the United States of America!

I think both parties should join together for finance reform and to mitigate Citizens United v. FEC. Both are the antithesis of a democracy and voices for We the People!
 
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal hurled harsh criticism at his own party after the GOP was blindsided in the 2012 elections, telling Republicans to end "dumbed-down conservatism" by putting a stop to "offensive, bizarre" comments.
“It is no secret we had a number of Republicans damage our brand this year with offensive, bizarre comments -- enough of that,” Jindal told Politico. “It’s not going to be the last time anyone says something stupid within our party, but it can’t be tolerated within our party. We’ve also had enough of this dumbed-down conservatism. We need to stop being simplistic, we need to trust the intelligence of the American people and we need to stop insulting the intelligence of the voters.”
Jindal told Politico Republicans should “stop being the stupid party” by working to embrace a larger group of constituents rather than becoming the party of "big anything."
The GOP governor criticized the idea that the GOP is "the party that simply protects the rich." Jindal even took a jab at Mitt Romney's now-infamous "47 percent" remarks, noting Republicans would have to be more inclusive going forward.


Bobby Jindal: GOP Should 'Stop Being The Stupid Party'

He is correct ... greater than 90% of the Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and other professionals i work with ( over 300+) not only support ACA ...they view the GOP as the dumbed down Fox News tabloid infotainment bumper sticker party.

Be clear ... I know there are many intelligent and progressive republicans that comprehend science and know that unified bodies for military and healthcare are not socialism and that regulations in industries such as banking and Wall Street are correct and right. Most intelligent people regardless of politics care about our environment and regulations to mitigate companies from polluting out soil, air and water.

I actually think most Americans are centrists with minor differences. I know I will receive flack on this statement and I have no back up or statistically significant study to back this up ... it imho.

Intelligent thinking Americans know the Democrats are not socialists and know the Republicans are not all Rush Limbaughs ...! They just have different viewpoints on resolving some issues and hopefully all want the best decisions to grow out beautiful Democratic Republic the United States of America!

I think both parties should join together for finance reform and to mitigate Citizens United v. FEC. Both are the antithesis of a democracy and voices for We the People!
 
Sounds like what a lot of us were saying after the election. Enough is enough. Maybe republicans had it easy so far and had the luxury of being able to be absurd, and still win periodic elections. Maybe that threshold has been reached. I can only hope like Bobby, that the Republican party sheds the stupid.
 
Some people mentioned his name for this year. I wonder if he's got an eye on 2016?

If he does will we get birthers wanting to see his birth certificate?

If memory serves me right his parents hadnt long got off the plane before he was born.

He would have a really tough time I think being from Louisiana. Even if he is not on the take, odds are there are plenty of suspect deals by people associated with him in one way or the other that would get him swift-boated by association, so to speak. "Well Bobby Jendel took money from X who then made millions on a contract to collect Coke bottles from the bayou that never got cleaned up". It would be so hard to get a Presidential candidate from either party out of Louisiana who wouldn't be buried in those kinds of stories IMHO.
 
Its not the comments the moronic members of the party make its the reporting on them. Case in point the reporting of obama's "you didn't build that" was 1/4th that of Romney's 47% hidden video. Our media made a lot of hey over "legitimate rape" and paid scant attention to the riot that didn't kill 4 people in Benghazi in the last weeks of the election.

This isn't about the idiot statements - its about how they are reported by the leftists in charge of the lame stream media.


Sounds like what a lot of us were saying after the election. Enough is enough. Maybe republicans had it easy so far and had the luxury of being able to be absurd, and still win periodic elections. Maybe that threshold has been reached. I can only hope like Bobby, that the Republican party sheds the stupid.
 
If he does will we get birthers wanting to see his birth certificate?

If memory serves me right his parents hadnt long got off the plane before he was born.

Probably not, highlighting my continual contention that the "Birthers" are not primarily motivated by "racism" but by pure partisanship
 
The GOP knows what not to do, or at least should, but that is not the same thing as what to do. How do you sell cutting 40% of federal spending and/or raising taxes to balance the federal budget, more to actually pay down the national debt which now costs $200 billion per year simply to pay the interest on it?

Politics is perception. Real issues don't matter if you go around saying things that make people think you're a heartless asshole.
 
He is correct ... greater than 90% of the Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and other professionals i work with ( over 300+) not only support ACA ...they view the GOP as the dumbed down Fox News tabloid infotainment bumper sticker party.

Be clear ... I know there are many intelligent and progressive republicans that comprehend science and know that unified bodies for military and healthcare are not socialism and that regulations in industries such as banking and Wall Street are correct and right. Most intelligent people regardless of politics care about our environment and regulations to mitigate companies from polluting out soil, air and water.

I actually think most Americans are centrists with minor differences. I know I will receive flack on this statement and I have no back up or statistically significant study to back this up ... it imho.

Intelligent thinking Americans know the Democrats are not socialists and know the Republicans are not all Rush Limbaughs ...! They just have different viewpoints on resolving some issues and hopefully all want the best decisions to grow out beautiful Democratic Republic the United States of America!

I think both parties should join together for finance reform and to mitigate Citizens United v. FEC. Both are the antithesis of a democracy and voices for We the People!

I get it your in favor of more regulation not less, and more freebies not less. Typical liberal view point, and you have to wonder why the national debt is climbing by over 1 trillion a year.
 
Bobby Jindal is one of the few republicans who wouldn't give me the heebiejeebies if he became president. He strikes me as extremely sharp, and quite reasonable overall.
 
Politics is perception. Real issues don't matter if you go around saying things that make people think you're a heartless asshole.

and, of course, if you ARE a heartless asshole who was born with a silver spoon in your mouth, then it just makes sense.
 
and, of course, if you ARE a heartless asshole who was born with a silver spoon in your mouth, then it just makes sense.

Jindal, it would seem, understands this.

If you think half of the populace are lazy victims, and say so, people don't want to vote for it.

If you think there's such a thing as "legitimate" rape, and say so, people don't want to vote for it.

Jindal understands that at the end of the day, the TP are NOT the "real" Republicans.
 
Jindal, it would seem, understands this.

If you think half of the populace are lazy victims, and say so, people don't want to vote for it.

If you think there's such a thing as "legitimate" rape, and say so, people don't want to vote for it.

Jindal understands that at the end of the day, the TP are NOT the "real" Republicans.

Yep.

I miss the kind of republicans like the ones we had here in Oregon when I was a kid. They stood for small business, and not predatory cannibals like Bain.
 
Its not the comments the moronic members of the party make its the reporting on them. Case in point the reporting of obama's "you didn't build that" was 1/4th that of Romney's 47% hidden video. Our media made a lot of hey over "legitimate rape" and paid scant attention to the riot that didn't kill 4 people in Benghazi in the last weeks of the election.
This isn't about the idiot statements - its about how they are reported by the leftists in charge of the lame stream media.
awesome. Let's keep what we have been doing then.
 
He should know...

takes one to know one..

and so on...
Despite political disagreements with Jindal, he is in fact, not stupid:

Jindal was named a member of the 1992 USA Today All-USA Academic Team. He was accepted by both Harvard Medical School and Yale Law School, but studied at New College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. He received an M.Litt. degree in political science with an emphasis in health policy from the University of Oxford in 1994.
 
He is correct.

He is 100% correct which is what many on the Left have been saying for some time now, including myself.

As long as the Far-Right puts forward a "small tent" agenda while claiming to be for everyone when truthfully they primarily support the wealth-class, the party will struggle to lure people to their cause. When over half the country is non-white and struggling financially, the Republican Party does itself harm by not only distancing themselves from those in need but also by putting forth candidates who don't understand the plight of the people. Forthermore, when they portrary people who are on entitlement programs through no fault of their own as "takers," they don't endear folks to them; instead they push folks away.

I could and would have voted for Romney if he came across as more genuine, caring and had a more credible economic plan. Instead, he started out allowing himself to be pushed to the Far-Right, then he alienated a race of people who are some of the hardest working people I know. And then he selected Paul Ryan as his VP running mate and initially endorsed Ryan's plan; it took Romney over a month afterwards to finally start pushing his own agenda. By then it was too late for me and I suspect others as well. I gave him careful consideration, but in the end all he had going for him was a promise of job creation based not on his economic plan but on what I'm sure was a host of promises based on crony capitalism. And haven't we had enough of that already? There were other things that turned me away, but that was the biggest. I just couldn't bring myself to vote for him when I viewed him as less credible than who we already had in office.

Disagree if you wish, but that's just how I saw it.
 
I get it your in favor of more regulation not less, and more freebies not less. Typical liberal view point, and you have to wonder why the national debt is climbing by over 1 trillion a year.

THIS is what hurts your party!

People who ignore how deregulation (or the lack of regulatory oversight) caused the financial meltdown in the first place...

People who think that everyone who are on entitlement programs are there because they're shiftless and lazy...

People who think that the only viewpoint that matters is their own...

YOU represent the very people within the Republican Party Gov. Jindal is talking about.
 
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