"I love my mother more than my dad!", says Jeb Bush, in a bizarre moment in New Hampshire.

[seafan]

Today:

LONDONDERRY, N.H. — The men of the Bush family hate being “put on the couch,” their preferred term for dismissing the news media’s attempts to psychoanalyze their political dynasty.

But it might be worth bringing in Sigmund Freud for Jeb Bush’s latest remarks.

Speaking at a town hall-style event on Thursday, Mr. Bush, unprompted, offered that he loves his mom, Barbara Bush, most of all.

“I get asked all the time: ‘Well, are you like your brother? Are you like your dad?’” he said. “I know there’s a real fascination about this. Let’s just — let me get this out of the way: I love my mother more than my dad.”

Well, then.

But Mr. Bush wasn’t done just yet.

“Put aside all the 41 and 43 — who you like, all that stuff that’s a People magazine kind of fascination,” he continued, referring to his father, George Bush, the 41st president, and his brother, George W. Bush, the 43rd president.

He ended on a sweet note. “I’m blessed, that’s all I have to tell you,” he said.

And this was from a couple of days ago:


Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush waits to speak at the New Hampshire Forum on Addiction and Heroin Epidemic in Hooksett, N.H., on Jan. 5. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

DOVER, N.H. -- Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush apologized Tuesday night for conflating his gun rights record by suggesting that he received an award from the National Rifle Association that doesn't exist.

The Bush campaign admitted on Monday that the former Florida governor was "mistaken and conflated multiple events unintentionally" when discussing an award he said he received from the NRA. On several occasions in the past year, Bush has suggested he received the group's Statesman of the Year award and was handed a rifle by former NRA president Charlton Heston at the group's annual convention.

But the NRA doesn’t give out a statesman award, and Bush didn’t receive a rifle from Heston. Instead, he was given a rifle for being the keynote speaker at the NRA’s 2003 annual convention in Orlando.

Asked by reporters on Tuesday why he made the mistake, Bush said: "I don’t know, I thought -- I just read it."

And from yesterday:

The jury is still out on whether or not Jeb Bush is okay, and this new information might not do much to reassure anyone on the fence about it. Apparently the presidential hopeful carries small toy turtles around in his pockets to remind others — and presumably himself — that "slow and steady wins the race."

Jeb Bush has gone 'round the bend.

He should've listened to his momma. She knew the score before Jeb grabbed the bat.

[RandySF]

1. Bushes don't do well when things aren't going their way.

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. That boy ain't right in the head

to use a common, and fitting, Southern expression.

[leveymg]

2. It goes back generations in that family n/t

[Frank Cannon]

3. Love the ghostly 'exit' sign reflection on the wall in that pic.

Looks like Jeb's thought balloon.

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. Lol

[Fuddnik]

4. The Smothers Brothers Bush.

But, Mom always liked W better.

[Live and Learn]

6. Awkward award. nt

[saltpoint]

7. "I love my mama more than I do my papa. She

gets one of my tiny turtles. But not papa. No turtles for him! Did I mention I eat nails for breakfast?"

[elias49]

8. He's hapless.

He may bow out in spectacular fashion one day soon.

[NJCher]

10. Jebbie "Blessed" Bush

And his little toy turtles.



Cher

[Warren DeMontague]

11. I never would have thought it would happen, but I actually feel sort of bad for the guy.

Watching his campaign fizzle like a wet bottle rocket.

It's sort of sad.

[Hekate]

12. Something's not quite right with The Dweeb.

[hatrack]

13. Dafuq?

Wow, and I didn't think his candidacy could be any more Freudian than it already was!

[central scrutinizer]

14. He's got the "slow" part down

"Steady?" Not so much

"Slow" as in not the sharpest tool in the shed.

[SoCalDem]

15. Jeez.. he's got that Denny Hastert schlump going on..

And Jebby..Mom probably loves YOU least

[Vinca]

16. Jeb looks like an optometrist about to retire after the one millionth eye exam.

No enthusiasm at all.

[Frank Cannon]

17. Like some 30-year desk jockey whose boss just handed him a pink slip.

No severance package, but a year's subscription to the Jelly of the Month Club as a token of the company's appreciation.

[sufrommich]

18. Well,that was awkward. nt

[Octafish]

19. ''You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.''

-- George W. Bush, of all people, via BrainyQuote, of all places.

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgewbu386490.html

Heh heh heh.

[Javaman]

20. befuddled buffoon. nt