Gov. Bobby Jindal headed for vacation after GOP speech

[tosh]

Source: The Associated Press

BATON ROUGE -- After giving one of the biggest speeches in his time as a politician, Gov. Bobby Jindal is heading to Disney World.

Jindal's office says the governor and his family leave for the Orlando vacation resort today.

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In the speech, Jindal talked of the need to cut taxes and to lessen dependance on government intervention, and he criticized the federal stimulus package as irresponsible.

While Jindal leaves for vacation, a group of local Democratic legislators planned to blast the governor's opposition to the stimulus, saying Jindal is using the stimulus to further his own political career.


Read more: http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/gov_bobby_jindal_headed_for_va.html

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LOL, some inspired comments follow at the link.

[Parche]

1. I Heard He Works At Disneyworld

[Divine Discontent]

21. that's not Jindal. Goofy is cool. LOL

plus, I wouldn't let him get in costume if it was him - no one like that turd should be near the characters - I hope a few politically-savvy "friends" of Goofy make sure to squeeze him a little hard and bump him around a little! HA

[Chovexani]

25. True story about a run in with Goofy

When I was fourteen, we took a family trip to Disney World and it was one of those packages where we stayed on property and it included breakfast with the characters. My then-five year old cousin wanted Goofy to sign his autograph book. Kid was sitting next to me, but I bent down to pick up the fork I'd dropped and so didn't see Goofy lean across the table to give the book back. I raised back up at precisely the wrong moment, and slammed my head against Goofy's nose. Which I swear to god was made of titanium or possibly the adamantium they made Wolverine's skeleton out of.

To this day my head STILL hurts any time I see a pic of Goofy. Kinda like Pavlov's dog. :silly:

[hobbit709]

2. Inane speechifying is hard work.

[mitchum]

3. self delete

[sharp_stick]

6. Oh Don't Delete It

c'mon you said it and though not at all PC it aint that bad. I had a good laugh.

[mitchum]

7. It was pretty funny, wasn't it?

:)

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

4. I hope someone does a commercial for it...

Narrator: Gov. Jindal, you just made a fool of yourself on national television and humiliated your political party! What are you going to do next?
Jindal: I'm going to Disney World!

[TahitiNut]

5. He must've sent his brain on ahead with his luggage.

Whatever occupied his skull last night sure wasn't functioning as a brain.

[lenegal]

8. He really needs to take a speech class. Worst speech ever.

If I had given a speech in college speech class like he did, I would have failed. He was obviously speaking from a teleprompter. He sucks as a speaker.

[Hawkeye-X]

12. As a part of my IT degree requirement (still haven't finished it)

I was supposed to take Public Speaking 101.

for IT?

:wtf:

Regardless, still got an A, because I was able to use technology to my advantage (and that was before 2000).

Stupid business submajor requirements.. I hope it gets fixed when I go back to college (soon)

Hawkeye-X

[DainBramaged]

9. I wonder if he'll take the MagLev to Las Vegas?

:rofl:

[Island Blue]

10. That's the Republican Way, don'tcha know. n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

11. THAT'S funny . . . .

and better because it's true.

[musette_sf]

13. what a wuss

when the Governor of Louisiana doesn't do Mardi Gras, but instead goes to wimpy pre-processed Disney World, you know they seriously need some better leadership.

Edwards gets out of the joint in 2011... just sayin'... "Vote for the Crook. At Least He's Honest!"

[Divine Discontent]

20. take that BACK! we're not pre-processed.

we're just under rat control (and it aint from Mickey!), but trust me, if you saw me in action, you'd find it hard to say we're 'pre-processed' when I AM there... LOL

I don't follow silly rules, and have a blast. Oh, but Jindal being here this week??? I'll make sure to not be there. And I could EASILY see him and get pictures for us all, but I'd rather stick my finger down my throat.

[No Elephants]

28. I don't think he's popular in the heart of NOLA.

[lakeguy]

14. is he taking a magnetic levitation train there

or just driving?

[Alcibiades]

15. Cut and run Bobby

I had never heard him speak before last night. So very very lame! Please, oh please, Republicans: make Jindal your new standard-bearer!

[not fooled]

23. What, me worry?

What a doofus!

[Alcibiades]

34. And they actually picked that picture!

That goofy-ass picture is actually used to promote him.

[Tyler Generation]

16. Oh, how W of him

Who wants to bet Obama doesn't take vacation time till his second term?

[tanyev]

17. Oh, they should have gotten him to do a commercial after his speech was done.

"Hey, Bobby, you just made a fool of yourself on live TV! What are you going to do next?"

[Politicalboi]

18. Some guy on MSNBC said

Bobby Jindal's speech is like following Led Zeppelin with a harmonica. :rofl: Spot ON!

[liberal N proud]

19. Giving speeches is hard work

He needs a break

[sofa king]

22. To the Neighborhood of Make Believe?

Sorry, I just can't stop the Mister Rogers bit.

[Chovexani]

26. Daniel would not have any of Jindal's bullshit

[Danmel]

31. Mr. Rogers was so much better than Jindal

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/07/28/mf.mrrogers.neighbor/

Here are 15 things everyone should know about Fred Rogers:


Every one of Mr. Roger's cardigan sweaters was hand-knitted by Fred Rogers' mother.

1. Even Koko the Gorilla loved him. Most people have heard of Koko, the Stanford-educated gorilla who could speak about 1000 words in American Sign Language, and understand about 2000 in English.

What most people don't know, however, is that Koko was an avid Mister Rogers' Neighborhood fan. As Esquire reported, when Fred Rogers took a trip out to meet Koko for his show, not only did she immediately wrap her arms around him and embrace him, she did what she'd always seen him do onscreen: she proceeded to take his shoes off!

2. He made thieves think twice. According to a TV Guide piece on him, Fred Rogers drove a plain old Impala for years. One day, however, the car was stolen from the street near the TV station. When Rogers filed a police report, the story was picked up by every newspaper, radio and media outlet around town.

Amazingly, within 48 hours the car was left in the exact spot where it was taken from, with an apology on the dashboard. It read, "If we'd known it was yours, we never would have taken it." '

[underpants]

24. Oh yeah, must be hard work, embarassing an entire state in front of the entire world.

One of the comments from the link :bounce:

[No Elephants]

29. Not his state, his Party. He gave the REPUBLICAN response to Obama's speech, not the Louisiana

response. Gotta love it.

[No Elephants]

27. I hope Bobby does every Republican response to every Dem move. He is

totally out of touch and seems to have a tin ear.

Go, Bobby, go!

[Dulcinea]

30. I'm completely unimpressed with Bobby Jindal.

This dork is a rising star in the GOP? Are you kidding? He has zero charisma, is a lousy speaker, & reminds me of the kid who got stuffed in his locker daily in junior high.

[GinaMaria]

32. Don't blame him. I would want todo the same

if I had a collosal failure like he did the other night. He's gonna need some recovery time for that beating he took from the pundits and the public.

[Solly Mack]

33. Ah...so he's Bush

[Alcibiades]

35. Love the Disney banner ads on this page

Ain't Google amazing!

[Doctor_J]

36. After last night's debacle, he should take a few months

and have someone taste his food.

[gabby garcia]

37. Fuck him!

I wish I could take a vacation, but I'm self-employed with 2 mortgages and 3 kids to feed. My kids have never been on a vacation.

gg