So it turns out that Jeb! really is the Fredo of the family

[Cyrano]

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I did a post on this subject last week, but since then, it seems that Jeb! has come out as far more stupid than anyone thought possible.

Trump's attacks on Jeb's "He kept us safe" remark have been brilliant. As much as I believe that Trump is a dangerous narcissist, he has found the key to destroying Jeb!

We were always told that Jeb! was "the smart one." Evidently we were lied to. Jeb!'s impotent defense of his brother, (George W.), and his subsequent counter attacks on Trump are demonstrations of Jeb!'s weakness and ignorance.

(Fredo: "I'm not dumb like everyone says. I'm smart and I want respect.&quot

Jeb!, here's a bit of advice. Stay out of rowboats.

[MADem]

1. I think he's lost what little smarts he had over the last decade.

He just seems stupider to me than he was as FL governor.

Don't get me wrong, he was a jerk back then, too, but he seemed like a smarter jerk.

Also, he sounds more intelligent in Spanish than he does in English. Go figure!

[notadmblnd]

2. I don't think either John Ellis or George Walker Bush are particularly intelligent

I do think they got daddy and his money to cover and insulate any mischief their stupidity gets them into.

[Cyrano]

5. John Ellis "seemed" smart when

compared to idiot brother W. But it turns out that the Bush Crime Family has TWO, (count them, TWO), Fredos.

This explains why Barb Bush was urging JEB! not to run.

[notadmblnd]

12. Yeah, they know deep down their spawn are losers

Not a one of the Bush children have ever done anything on their own. They were all handed a silver spoon at birth and have eaten off it since they were weaned off their nanny's teat.

[Cyrano]

14. Yep. But they call the rest of us "Takers."

Their hypocrisy (and that of the entire GOP) is mind blowing.

[GreatGazoo]

3. I think his nic-name needs more punctuation:

Jeb!?

[CBGLuthier]

4. Damn it I like Fredo.

Best actor in film history John Cazale. Every movie he was in was nominated for best picture. Brilliant man and far greater than this SOB you bring up.

[Cyrano]

6. Yep, I agree.

John Cazale was a great actor. Meryl Streep stayed at his bedside till the very end.

But that's the actor, John Cazale. It's not "Fredo."

[CBGLuthier]

8. I know but when you think of Fredo what else is there to think of.

That brilliant scene late in Godfather II when he in shadow resembles Marlon Brando while proclaiming how he is smart. Fuck GWB and any comparisons. GWB is his own kind of idiot. More Forrest Gump than Fredo.

[underpants]

9. Pacino knew he was sick but they lied him into "Dog Day Afternoon"

From what I've read. Cazale needed money for treatment and end care so Pacino and he (really good friends) tricked the studio into getting him one more film role and the money.

[backscatter712]

7. What do you expect from the Bush Crime Family? n/t

[Cyrano]

11. More crime

[MiniMe]

10. Jeb did it to himself IMHO

Trump just helped it along

[Kingofalldems]

15. Fredo:

[Cyrano]

16. Art imitates life imitates art

I can imagine either George W. or JEB! playing out this scene with their mother, Barbara, (who knows how incredibly stupid her sons are).

[napkinz]

17. kick