PISSY JINDAL FOR POTUS '12!

[Hepburn]

I am :rofl: cuz I just found out that "Bobby" Jindal's real name is: "Piyush" Jindal!

What a great slogan for 2012 ~~ PISSY 4 PREZ! :rofl:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

1. So it was bad for freepers to make fun of Obama's ethnic middle name, Hussein, but...

it's okay for you to make fun of Jindal's ethnic first name, Piyush?

And, I don't know how you get "Pissy" out of "Piyush." To me, it just sounds like you enjoy mocking other people's cultures.

[phleshdef]

3. I wouldn't make fun of the name either... but I will make fun of the fact that he changed it.

Was he ashamed or what?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

4. Lots of Asian people pick out American first names for ease

Not because they're ashamed of who they are.

[KingFlorez]

10. I've thought the same thing

I'm surprised he didn't change his last name too, in order to assimilate like right-wingers think everyone should do. Anyone who is a minority and a Republican is likely ashamed of what they are, otherwise they wouldn't be in a party full of people who don't like them.

[StopTheNeoCons]

24. ALWAYS USE HIS REAL NAME HERE: Piyush Jindal!

[Hepburn]

32. Oh, please....

...get real, OK? :eyes:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

34. What does that mean?

[SallyMander]

2. (a) I don't get it

(b) Making fun of someone's name? Really?

[cherokeeprogressive]

5. Best post of the day so far.

not.

[kirby]

6. Sorry: Lame and who cares... n/t

[Fire1]

7. Oh, for pete's sake, folks, get off the high horse and lighten up. n/t

[AlCzervik]

8. that's pretty pathetic. My Bil is persian and adopted and american sounding name

and it made his life less docuhebag filled.

[KingFlorez]

9. After how Obama's middle name was made fun of

The Republicans need a dose of their own nasty medicine. I could care less if anyone chooses to make fun of his name.

[Rashel]

29. And it's pretty pathetic that none of these Republicans stood up and spoke out

against the racist railings that continue against the President. "He's a thug, he's a foreigner, he's Muslim, he's dangerous, he's a commie...." not one word out of any of them.

[Taverner]

11. I prefer Snobby Jindal myself

[NYC Liberal]

12. To the complainers: We make nicknames out of people's names all the time!

Sheesh.McSame? McLame? Mc..etc. All sorts of variations on that.

[kirby]

13. There might be a difference here...

I have no idea of the original posters intention. My guess is that he was just trying to be funny. However, it is just silly to make fun of someones 'foreign' name (like Hussein). That is a bit different than making fun of McSame or Failin or TenderVitters. If he felt compelled to post it for all to see, I felt compelled to comment on it. In Jindal case, there is plenty to make fun of when it comes to his idiotic policies as well as his appearance on Meet the Press where his solution to everything is Capital Gains cuts.

[AlCzervik]

14. Well done.

:thumbsup:

[Fire1]

15. I'm sorry, but that's a weak argument. His 'foreign' name is his

'given' name just as Palin, McCain, Vitter and Hussein are 'given.' Whether it's foreign or given, makes no difference.

[Uzybone]

17. That also sounded pretty xenophonic to me

Its ok to make fun of good ol American names but we cant make fun of "foreign names". What exactly is a foreign name nowadays? America is a country full of "foreign" names.

[Fire1]

20. That's for sure!

[NYC Liberal]

25. Why is it different? It's not making fun of it because it's "foreign"

It's because it's his name. So he has a "foreign" name -- we'll make nicknames based on that. The Repugs were using Obama's names to compare him to Saddam and Osama, not to make a nickname as a little political jab. Look at all of Bush's nicknames based on his name. Sarah Failin'. Diaper Vitter. Ronnie Raygun. Etc.

[Uzybone]

16. I just found out that Bobby is not even his middle name

I always thought it was a middle name or pet name given by his parents. Apparently the just picked the name when he was 4. So there is nothing inappropriate about calling him Piyush.

[ZombieHorde]

18. No, that's not right.

Obama in '12, Kucinich in '16 and '20.

[AtomicKitten]

19. By any other name ... he'd still be a jackass. n/t

[mitchum]

21. I prefer "Gunga Dim" myself

[Fire1]

22. That's a good one that just might stick.

[backscatter712]

27. I like that one!!!

:rofl:

[Historic NY]

23. I've been saying that all along...

[Gin]

26. hey...I think I talked with him on a call for tech support one day...

it was offshore and the guy was Indian and his name was "Bobby".....and...

I want to see his birth certificate..how is his first name listed?

If it's not Bobby..then in the spirit of honesty we should use what the BC says.

[Historic NY]

37. AOL eh..

[Occam Bandage]

28. Racism is funny!

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[peaches2003]

31. Far right wing will have trouble with Jindal

The birthers arguement against Obama is not only that they think he was born in Kenya, but even if he was born in Hawaii he still doesn't qualify under the Constitution to be Pres. They say 'natural born citizen' means BOTH parents have to be US citizens. Neither of Jindals parents were citizens. They are from India.

[PretzelWarrior]

33. why did my note about alerting this garbage get deleted?

I really don't understand how this DU works anymore. And I've been here for 6 years. Happily donating. Happily contributing. But apparently pointing out that an offensive post has been alerted by me is beyond the pale.

[Fire1]

35. As long as a discussion is 'civil,' I guess there's no reason to

delete it.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

36. The thread's racist, which is against the DU rules