Obama Vs. Jindal

**Hosakawa Tito** · 02-25-2009, 12:16

I didn't watch the speech last night, had to work, but I did listen to Jindal being interviewed about the stimulus package on talk radio over the weekend. Seems he actually read and comprehended the implications of that pork-laden monstrosity, and is willing to reject some of that money for his state, and rightfully so. Too bad his rebuttal speech came off so badly because the info he's trying to put out there is important. New York State hs been running on the same economic and legislative philosophy as is presented in the stimulus bill. This is one of the most economically depressed areas in the country, and has been since the early 80's.

**Major Robert Dump** · 02-25-2009, 12:43

I can't believe you say you are economically depressed there when in Oklahoma we are having to pay 1.40 for gas and 2.79 for a gallon of milk. I am outraged, especially at all teh chicken poop in the water!!!

**KukriKhan** · 02-25-2009, 13:09

Anybody catch the remark by MSNBC's Chris Matthews, as Jindal srtode to the podium (and staff laughter in the background)? You'd think, after all those years, they'd know how/when to turn olff their mic's.

LINK

**Devastatin Dave** · 02-25-2009, 22:38

Originally Posted by KukriKhan

Anybody catch the remark by MSNBC's Chris Matthews, as Jindal srtode to the podium (and staff laughter in the background)? You'd think, after all those years, they'd know how/when to turn olff their mic's.

LINK

Here's Matthews lame excuse...
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/02/2...f-jindals-set/
Youtube removed your vid Kukri, they love them some Obambi ya know.

Jeebus, no bias media, eh?

**Lemur** · 02-25-2009, 23:14

Originally Posted by Devastatin Dave

The poll was made by CBS.

Lemur, you better not be fooling around behind my back again with those damn Kos kids!!!

So now CBS = Kos? Or is CBS worse than a one-party partisan blog site? I have trouble keeping up with who's on your list of fifth-column traitors. The full contents of the poll can be found in a handy PDF, including the breakdown of the participants' politics, which mirror the national composition pretty well. CountArch can comment more intelligently on whether or not it's a worthwhile poll.

Originally Posted by Devastatin Dave

Youtube removed your vid Kukri, they love them some Obambi ya know.

YouTube is owned by Google, which is owned by the Octosquids. I take it all of them are in the tank for the antichrist?

**Devastatin Dave** · 02-26-2009, 04:48

Originally Posted by Lemur

So now CBS = Kos? ?

In the spirit of Dan Rather, Walter Cronkite, and Katie Couric? Bias much?

**Proletariat** · 02-26-2009, 05:17

Watched bits and pieces today and thought Jindal was awful. It's a shame Dr Paul didn't give the rebuttal.

**Spino** · 02-25-2009, 22:29

Originally Posted by Hosakawa Tito

I didn't watch the speech last night, had to work, but I did listen to Jindal being interviewed about the stimulus package on talk radio over the weekend. Seems he actually read and comprehended the implications of that pork-laden monstrosity, and is willing to reject some of that money for his state, and rightfully so. Too bad his rebuttal speech came off so badly because the info he's trying to put out there is important. New York State hs been running on the same economic and legislative philosophy as is presented in the stimulus bill. This is one of the most economically depressed areas in the country, and has been since the early 80's.

Well to be honest Jindal's rebuttal is practically irrelevant right now. Only an exceptional speech delivered flawlessly could have stolen Obama's thunder and even then it would have still made little difference.

Given the fact that the Bush administration is still fresh in people's minds and Obama is still enjoying his post-inaugural honeymoon it's too much to expect an effective opposition from the GOP right now. The underlying purpose of Jindal's speech was to seed people's mind with an alternative voice that may take a bigger role in the future. The GOP needed to throw Jindal into the deep end to see if he could swim and considering he's never dealt with this kind of audience before he did a pretty decent job of it.

Even if Jindal royally screwed up last night it wouldn't have harmed his political stock. Think of him as a minor league prospect brought up to take a few meaningless swings during the season while a full time player is ailing or taking a day off. Low expectations all around but hey, if he hits a home run then great.

Right now Obama can continue to shovel the rhetoric and blame the previous administration from everything from the mortgage crisis to lung cancer but a time will come when the average pleb will become immune to the impact of such references. This recession is just getting started and as things get worse a glaring lack of progress and more empty promises simply won't cut it anymore. Then and only then will a counter-voice like Jindal's be able to steal the limelight.