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COLUMBUS, OH -- Stumping for Mitt Romney in a key battleground state Wednesday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal hammered President Obama over remarks he made last week about the government’s role in the private sector.
“You know, his aides will try to say he just misspoke – it's not what he meant. I think these comments reveal something about this President,” Jindal said, adding later that Obama “truly thinks wealth is created through government spending.”
Nati Harnik / AP
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal addresses the Nebraska Republican Convention in Grand Island, Neb., Saturday, July 14, 2012.
Jindal made the remarks during a brief speech to about 150 Romney campaign supporters, volunteers, and staff at a headquarters office here in Columbus.
It was just the latest in a series of Republican attacks this week on Obama’s Friday remarks in Roanoke, Va., where the president said private enterprise is reliant on public support.
“If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive,” Obama said.
“Somebody invested in roads and bridges,” Obama continued. “If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.”
The remarks gave an opening to Republicans, who have argued throughout the election cycle that President Obama has over-emphasized a public finance approach to fixing the economy and lacks faith in small business.
Speaking at an energy services company Tuesday in Irwin, Penn., Romney told supporters that while the American people “appreciate” the sacrifices of government workers, “taxpayers pay for government.”
“The president’s logic doesn’t just extend to the entrepreneurs that started a barber shop, or a taxi operation, or an oil field service business like this,” Romney said.
Wednesday, Romney’s surrogates who advanced the attack ratcheted up the tone.
“Under President Obama, you’ve got what I label basically the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ perspective,” Jindal said, before adding that Obama is “trying to manage the slow decline of this great country.”
Speaking earlier, State Rep. Cheryl Grossman cited her worry about how the President’s economic policy will affect her children.
“I cannot recall any time in my memory when I have feared a president as much as I do our current president,” Grossman said.
Jindal, who supported Texas Gov. Rick Perry during the Republican primary, has become an increasingly visible and sharp-tongued surrogate for Romney – and a speculated-about choice for the vice presidential slot.
Later Wednesday, Jindal visited a private fundraiser for Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, a Republican running for U.S. Senate. Guests leaving the event said Jindal spoke knowledgably about Ohio politics and urged restraint when it comes to the state budget.
But few guests listed Jindal at the top of their own wish list.
Edd Dunlap, who works for a local homebuilding company, said he was impressed by Jindal’s management of the 2010 BP oil spill crisis, though he hopes Romney selects Ohio Sen. Rob Portman.
“He’s local,” Dunlap said of Portman. “So of course I’ve got to support him.”
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If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen. The Internet didn’t get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet.
The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together. There are some things, just like fighting fires; we don’t do on our own. I mean, imagine if everybody had their own fire service. That would be a hard way to organize fighting fires.
So we say to ourselves, ever since the founding of this country, you know what, there are some things we do better together. That’s how we funded the GI Bill. That’s how we created the middle class. That’s how we built the Golden Gate Bridge or the Hoover Dam. That’s how we invented the Internet. That’s how we sent a man to the moon. We rise or fall together as one nation and as one people, and that’s the reason I’m running for President -- because I still believe in that idea. You’re not on your own, we’re in this together. Jindal papers
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Jewan Sampath
Please take the initiative to learn the Democrats' contribution to the financial crisis.
President Obama lost my vote when I learned that he had an opportunity "to do the right thing", but didn't.
Or choose to blindly follow. I for one, will not vote for Obama in '12.
M.J. The financial crisis occurred in Bush ERA 2007/8 and came to a head in Sept of 2008 and Obama did vote for the bail out bill (700B). He also used part of the second tranche to bail out some banks, AIG and automotive industry (which Romney wanted to kill but thankfully because of Obama is now thriving)! I don't understand what you mean by "do the right thing" and he didn't.
If a bridge is needed to bring a product to market and the government fails to build it with OUR tax dollars, a business man will build it and profit from it. Google the Ambassador Bridge.
Government is in the way. The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' Ronald Reagan
Imagine that an ex Governor and President suggesting that government can't help.
How stupid can you people be, really?
There is a lot of talk about building roads and bridges as a means to enhancing the economy. No one can dispute the need . .that is, we need to repair the crumbling roads and bridges in this country. However, road construction does not drive the economy. Furthermore, it does not employ a large number of people. A group of 100 or so could rebuild or repair miles and miles of road.
What does drive our economy and employs millions is industry, manufacturing and small business. They provide consumable goods. This is what we need. And, this is done in the private sector, not by government spending.
Obama supporters seem to forget that it is the complete failure of our government that has brought us where we are, both Democratic and Republican administrations. Obama has yet to balance the budget. He ignores the laws that he doesn't agree with. He ignores the rulings of the Supreme Court. Our country is drowning in debt and he has not done one single thing to even attempt to offer a breath of relief. Instead, he has only pilled on more and will continue to do so if re-elected. His only solution seems to be to increase revenue to match the spending.
Look at the world. Hell . . .look at our own country. States are going bankrupt, people are going bankrupt, we are all going bankrupt. Why? Because we live beyond our means. We have to get beyond these petty arguments of personal feelings and beliefs and get to doing what needs to be done.
Those of you who desire to see Romney's tax records . .get over it, he's rich and will always be so. As far as that goes, they are all rich, even the ones who seem to want to demonize success, or, at least, discredit the means of success. The rich will always be rich. Stop coveting what other people have and worry about yourself.
This is not a defense of Romney. To tell the truth, I probably don't like him anymore than a committed Obama supporter. But, we are forced to choose between the lesser of two evils. I don't trust any of them. I would have loved the chance to vote for Ron Paul. At least I know what he stands for and that he will do what he says he will do. The rest are always talking out of the sides of their mouth.
One last point. We the people need to come together. We need to find common ground. If we continue down this path of separation and division, we will not survive as a country. Stop pointing fingers and try to arrive at a solution. We live in the greatest country in the world. Let's start acting like it.
Name one ruling Obama has ignored. Name one law he has ignored that he doesn't agree with.
He's refusing to enforce immigration laws.
'He's refusing to enforce immigration laws."
Another right wing lie. this president has deported more legals in 3 years than Bush did in 8 years.
Dude, he's not even trying to hide this one. He announced it remember? "It's the right thing to do"? Remember?
He has decided not to pursue deportation of illegals brought here by their parents who have now completed high school or joined the military or whatever laws he's making up on his own through executive order.
Cameron asked for an example of a law that Obama is ignoring that he doesn't agree with. This is one example.
You need to edit your taking points to fit the argument. Don't just cut and paste.
Great post.
Jindal and Sunnunu have originations in countries where English is a "second" language and may not fully undersnd the meaning of "context"!! Obama clearly said
This blog is being highjacked by rightists! I couldn't complete my comment (116). Here it is: The govt. builds roads and bridges (infrastructure). Unfortunately he followed it with "If you have a business, you didn't build that". He was clearly refering to the roads and bridges(infrastucture) and it is a "shame" that these cronies and Romney himself are misinterpreting his words. Instead of this baloney why doesn't Romney publish his last 6 years tax returns like Obama did in 2008!! He and his cronies can try until the hell freezes but we will not vote for this guy until we see his tax returns! We want to know how much he paid in taxes and how much he invested in Swiss banks, Cayman Islands and the Bahamas.
You have no position or intelligent comment - just a dumb accusation coming from a stupid blogger!
Bobby Jindal... the same person who belittled disaster readiness programs and volcano monitoring, while a volcano was erupting in Alaska. And let's not forget he gladly accepted hurricane disaster aid in his own state as well. Bobby, you are an ignorant, hateful moron and nobody with a brain should listen to anything coming out of your mouth.
If you think you can succed with out the government, you are crazy.
The government must expand and spend to help create jobs which will in turn help get the ecnonmy moving again.
Obama - 2012 - The Socializing of America will continue
Given, on average, that 5-6 private jobs are needed to fund 1 government job, the socialist expansion will bankrupt us that much faster.
DemocratSocialist
Perhaps you believe your words are clever and you're being fecicious...
...but I'm hoping the Democrats in Congress show that treasonous dog boehner and his right wing confederates just how vital government is...
...by exercising the NUCLEAR OPTION...
...that is "sequestration"...
...let's take every government contract out of Ohio and any other state where the Republican leadership and their ignorant Obama-hating constituencies can do without government help!
...let's starve them to death...
I'm sick and tired of the ungrateful, right wing confederate hatemongers denigrating my President and my government...
At least you are honest in that you want Socialism. Most of us do not and will do all we can to stop you as well.
If the Republican's are going to say that businesses had no help from government then why and the hell do they need tax breaks. Why do oil company's need to be subsidized by the tax payer. Some people need to wake up that if Willard is elected the only people that will be better off is the 1%.
Help!!! What is a "Jindal"????It sure sounds like "jingleberry" and looks like a baboom out of a Pakistani jungle! Whatever or whoever you are, shut the hell up and provide your Pakistani birth certificate before you open your stinky mouth! Obama has done more in 31/2 years then the last 4 Republican presidents did in 16 years! The only problem he has encountered while serving is the "NO" Party, which most Americans fail to recognize as "the true opponents" to moving this country forward! Get a life, Stobbi, Gobby or Bobby, whatever your Pakistani name might happen to be!
Jindal. Really? Romney. Really? Granted this country is going to be speaking Mandarin or Cantonese in the next 20 years if something isn't done, but these two guys are running a republican dog and pony show for their "followers". I'd stay the bet and go with Obama - God knows we can't do any better at the moment. Oh, and for the 'pubs out there: I hear that Palin is now a contestant for VP, oh, and so is the b(w) itch, Bachman! Two TRUE Republican think tank engines. Good luck at the polls!
Compared to the 2nd choice for #2, Joe Biden? Even after Sen. Obama promised to change how business was done in DC, he wanted Sen Dodd-CT for the #2 spot. But Dodd was too closely tied to Countrywide. So we have Joe, a professional pol, and suspected reason for lack of tort reform in the ACA. Mr. Biden is very friendly with Trial Lawyers.
Piyush is a joke! The Romney campaign expects to have a run at the presidency definitely does not need to hitch their wagon to this tool. The only reason the GOP likes Piyush is because all he knows how to do is tow the line. That might be good if he were a soldier but not the 2nd in command of the nation.
It really doesn't what matter the President speaks about. The far right and Mostly Fox news and Rush will take every word out of context. They would rather beat up every word than release any more of Willards tax records. Just remember what Ann Romeny said today YOU PEOPLE got as much financial information as you can get. This is the ROMNEY attitude I will take from YOU PEOPLE and make the rich richer.
I listened to every word Obama uttered. His meaning was clear and is not misunderstood by the right. It is the left that is trying to spin it to mean something else.
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and that is the sum of what President Obama said about business owners.
Romney and Jindahl have no comprhension skills
RI Mom
Yes we are- Romney and Jindal appear to have actually studied history
The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but only to have the law of nature for his rule.
In the state of nature men may, as the patriarchs did, employ hired servants for the defence of their lives, liberties, and property; and they should pay them reasonable wages. Government was instituted for the purposes of common defence, and those who hold the reins of government have an equitable, natural right to an honorable support from the same principle that " the laborer is worthy of his hire." But then the same community which they serve ought to be the assessors of their pay. Governors have no right to seek and take what they please; by this, instead of being content with the station assigned them, that of honorable servants of the society, they would soon become absolute masters, despots, and tyrants. Hence, as a private man has a right to say what wages he will give in his private affairs, so has a community to determine what they will give and grant of their substance for the administration of public affairs. And, in both cases, more are ready to offer their service at the proposed and stipulated price than are able and willing to perform their duty.
In short, it is the greatest absurdity to suppose it in the power of one, or any number of men, at the entering into society, to renounce their essential natural rights, or the means of preserving those rights; when the grand end of civil government, from the very nature of its institution, is for the support, protection, and defence of those very rights; the principal of which, as is before observed, are Life, Liberty, and Property. If men, through fear, fraud, or mistake, should in terms renounce or give up any essential natural right, the eternal law of reason and the grand end of society would absolutely vacate such renunciation. The right to freedom being the gift of God Almighty, it is not in the power of man to alienate this gift and voluntarily become a slave.
Samuel Adams The Natural Rights of the Colonists as Men, The Report of the Committee of Correspondence to the Boston Town Meeting, Nov. 20, 1772
Without gov't; without laws and without rules; NO country on the face of this earth could thrive, much less survive! I would love to see an America with no police force to handle hard-core criminals. No courts or judicial system. No laws to give everyone an equal opportunity. Wasn't that concept tried before and failed? Sure! It was called, "The Feudal Lord System" and it existed in Old England; where the nobles had the bulk of ALL the wealth and the surfs merely suffered and served.
I have studied history too and you know what I found? America!!! America is the end result of a previous system ruled by money and titles. IT DID NOT WORK! The surfs grew very tired of never having, which is why the English settlers of the original 13 colonies fought so hard against being governed by Great Brittan.
Sure, let's let the wealthy control our lives and our society. The criminal element would love not having police, firefighters OR first responders. No one to check in-coming flights at the airports so that every extremist faction from here to HELL can just walk right in! Good idea!!! Right on...
Larry,
The very tone of that passage from Samuel Adams reeks of the privilege and bigotry of the elitist founders of this nation...
...Adams speaks from a position of one who enjoys economic and social dominion over lesser "indentured servants"...
...as a white, male property owner (the privileged class of that time) whose purse strings, gender and color were the very assets the authors of the Constitution sought to protect...
...We have evolved as a society, and those parameters of privilege have broadened to embrace a diverse, more educated, inclusive and forward thinking populace...
...with new technologies, broader knowledge, expanded rights and freedoms, and threats for ALL people in this society, government's role to provide for the common good/defense in order to effect a more perfect UNION makes Adams' sentiments outdated...
@big papa:
Very well said indeed!
Big papa is a complete fool. Not well said but totally misinformed
That comes across as very ANGRY to me. Let me see if I got enough chill pills for everybody, lol
Right on...
OH NO How can Bobby Jindal criticize GOD in public like that.
ONLY, a narcissistic, egomaniacal, self-deluded, imbecile; would believe that they built their business all by themselves! Did you actually pour and treat the foundation where your business sits? Did you alone construct the entirety of the bldg which houses your business? Did you alone carry in all your products and all the furniture; did you likewise do all the plumbing and electrical work? Did you build the road that brings in customers? America is successful because other Americans patronize our system of free enterprise. Not because you're so much more wonderful than the next person! I can't believe that grown people can be so damn naive!!! The GOP is a collection of silly children having no guidance or rationale. WOW!
This is what Pres Obama meant and I think everyone with common sense knows what he meant. BUT, the desperate ReSuckican Party is willing to pitch anything they can to try to make it appear that Pres Obama is foreign. We are all foreign by ancestry and; no one person built America! I just saw a new poll which suggests that 46% of those polled would vote for Splitt Romney if the election was held today. If that IS the case, then 46% of Americans are STUPID! Mitty-boy is hiding something and we all know it but the white reSuckican fringe is so upset about having a duly elected black president that they are willing to put a known LIAR in the White House!
People from all over the world can now see just how LIBERATED America is! The biggest lie ever told is that in this country everybody has an equal chance at being whatever they aspire to be. THAT IS A LIE! The GOP sabotaged this nation's economy in order to FRAME Pres Obama as being incapable of leading while at the same time; they said they would create new jobs for Americans but have not created a single one! The message is clear..."we want that nappy-headed niggar out of OUR White House!" Only white people are smart enough to rule this nation. But folks from around the world are seeing this HYPOCRISY as it unfolds via satellite. "YES! Come to America where you can build your dreams and even be president of the US...if you are a white man!" (no women allowed either) "Where your children and my children can play together; just as long as they keep their foreign asses out of our private schools."
"Where ALL white people are the same!" This is America's new and REAL message to the world." In other ports around the globe however; folks are beginning to hate America more and more and the dismissal and disrespect shown toward the first black president primes the SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD; YOU HYPOCRITES!!!
You OK there Breezie? Take a deep breadth.
Are you saying I can't buy a building that's already built and still claim I started a business? I need to read up on this stuff.
Also, Americans elected a black man, Morgan Freeman not withstanding, so I'm not sure what you are so upset about. But black or white, you don't get to be President and then break all of the promises you made to convince people to vote for you and not except some people to be upset.
He promised to cut the deficit, reduce unemployment, and bring us together. He's done none of it. He's done the opposite actually.
Break "all the promises"? jt1776, you're just plain dishonest.
Obama has done a lot of things he said he'd do:
1. Get troops out of Iraq: Check
2. Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell: Check
3. Health Care Reform: Check
4. Implement Wall Street Reforms: Check
5. Implement a Consumer Protection Agency: Check
All done in spite of fierce opposition from the Right Wing Jackoffs. He's tried to do a lot more, but has received zero cooperation. Not surprising, they'd prefer to destroy the country than to give Obama the time of day.
The real question is did he do better than Gramps McCain would have done under the same circumstances. There's NO DOUBT that he has, and he will continue do better for the average American than the Prancing Man, Vulture Capitalist & all around goofball, Mitt Willard Romney (aka Mister Stiffy).
jt:
His promises were/are interrupted by a ReSuck based Congress in the House that declared they would "make Obama a one term president!" You don't get that they too are also responsible for this economy if they do nothing to help and then block every proposal he and the Democrats have tried to make? Pres Obama is one man; he is NOT the entire gov't all by himself. He had never seen nor has America ever seen such a hateful Congress deliberately try to beat the president down; when he made those promises he expected SOME co-operation.
Yes! America elected a black man and then immediately turned their white side to him! As soon as the the ACA passed, white-Americans gathered outside the Capitol bldg and cursed ONLY the black representatives and spat of them, calling them niggars! Do you remember that? Only the white repub part of this nation turned their backs on Pres Obama BEFORE his first year in office was up! They gave Bush eight years to screw everything up and then quit on the President in less than two. By the midterms, white Americans had decided his fate. (See Implacable Patriot above jt):
BTW jt:
I am NOT mad at anybody in particular. I am just saying that a nation of intelligent people ought to have better sense than to expect any president, regardless of race, to undo in a year and a half, what it took another president to screw up in eight!
I don't feel upset BUT I must seem upset to you, lol. I am a fierce competitor and an extreme realist jt; don't take my comments personal unless you're guilty, lol!
And liberals call the right angry??????????????
Okay, okay,
I feel y'all! I will try some different words awright? Sheesh...lol
Right on...
Breeze,
Haven't I seen a tape somewhere of the President saying that if he is not successful in reducing unemployment that he EXPECTS to be a one term President.
Based on history it's almost impossible for an incumbent to get reelected when unemployment is over 8%.
It's got nothing to do with his color.
Isn't it just possible that the Congress is blocking the Presidents programs because they think these are bad programs? The Senate voted 99-0 against the President's last budget.
Isn't it possible that even the President knew that his Jobs Bill would never pass and that the only reason he submitted it was so he could demonize the Republicans for blocking it?
You are being manipulated. God bless your loyalty. But sometimes you have to step back with an open mind and reconsider what's really happening.
Breeze,
I am not familiar with the name calling incident you referenced. I will do some research, but even without knowing the background, if what you say is true, then this group of people have discredited themselves by their behavior.
It's great fun to call names and curse, and if this election were not so important I'd say, let the games continue. But there are some fundamental issues that need to be discussed and a forum like this is perfect for the task if we can just keep the nonsense and hyperbole to a minimum.
I really don't have time for this. But there is such a huge gap between right and left that I'm trying to figure out what's going on. I haven't been this worried about my country since the late 1960's when I stood perhaps to the left of where you stand today.
Patriot, I didn't mean to imply that the President hasn't accomplished anything. However, from your list, I would have preferred nothing to what he's been able to do with 2-5.
What I was saying is that on his promises I believe would have been the most important to our country, reduce the debt, reduce unemployment, bring us together, he's not even tried to accomplish these. We didn't even get a head fake towards reducing the debt. And I believe the Presidents words and policies have been divisive. So bringing us together is apparently not a priority.
How many people do you think voted for Obama because they were upset about Don't Ask, Don't Tell?
In your post, you accuse me of being dishonest, you disparage an American hero because he is old (not a choice he made) and you call the Republican candidate by several unflattering names, some of which have nothing to do with his policies.
Do you believe this tone gives you more or less credibility? I don't understand this tactic. How does this help you?
The military industrial complex rely solely on our Government for its survival.
Just ask Dick Cheney.
Fact: Most successful private enterprises have contracts with out Government.
Jindal is a lousy Governor, his state will forever be a burden on the rest of the nation because his levy board is corrupt, he is in bed with big oil and refuses to support regulation, and we will continue to pay for flooding and oil spills as long as the low life scum bag is governor of Louisiana.
I lived in LA for 40 years and that state is as corrupt as the come, and all my friends there hate this jackoff!!!
Hi ben wayne- Jindal is an mid east moron that appeals to a bunch of back water hillbillies! Voting a real leader in Louisiana is like, slingshoting a whale to the moon. Not going to happen. I just don't want to pay for his stupidity any longer. And he will never ever be VP.
Have you check his birth certificate, he looks foreign to me?
I agree. He has done terrible things that have caused people to lose their jobs and has harmed our public schools and will do more harm if given a chance.
The American people should be told why Piyush is hiding behind the name Bobby. It seems very suspicious to me that he supposedly was born here only six months after his parents came to the United States from India.
Was he an anchor baby?
Why is he not using his legal given first name?
Do we know what he parents true background was?
Where are the Right Wing folks who demand these answers from Obama but let Piyush slide?
Jindal's 2009 State of the Union response was such an unmitigated disaster, I was hoping he'd be relegated to the bayou backwaters never to be heard from again. Lame Stream Media, why do we have to suffer this fool?
Yes where is that goat herders papers??
We want them now!!
Mittens tax papers too!!
How nice of Piyush to campaign for Willard. How rare is that when someone of a particular party campaigns for someone of the same party? Big news! (Keep the presses going)
Jindal for Republican VP nominee - oh yeah, baby!! Weakling idiot all the way!!!
Jindal.....LOL What a stick man. He's destroying Louisiana, and now ya'll want him in your pocket as VP
Limbaugh says the character named "Bane" in the Batman movie is a democratic play on Bain Capital, an assault on Romney, even though they are spelled differently. Bane, the character, has been associated with Batman for almost 20 years, but I guess it's got to be true Limbaugh said it. LOL
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/20120719bain_capital_started_with_help_of_secretive_international_investors/srvc=home&position=recent
OBAMA/BIDEN/HOLDER....2012!!!!
I'm retired, now get back on your minimum wage job son.
OBAMA/BIDEN/HOLDER....2012!!!!
Wait a minute, I want to go to vo-tech school for a 2 year program so I can make $4 over minimum wage!!! Excuse me.
Paul,
If you are lucky enough to make that much. Republicans want us all to work for minimum.
Idiots for Romney 2012
We have 435 members of Congress. They are in charge of the budget and taxpayers' money. We pay them a 6 figure salary. Why are we waiting for an election? They are our employees.....get them to work now, quit fighting now , solve our problems now, create jobs now, fix our intrastructure now...Obama is but one man and definitely not a wizard that can perform miracles. Get the 435 to work... Romney is but a puppet of the rich. He doesn't want us to know who is really behind him. Heck, we don't even know if he is being sponsored by some rich Muslim or Communist party or the Mexican Cartel ......those secret super PACs and then those secret tax returns. So does this mean he will make secret deals and sell this country out? He knew before he entered the race what he need to do.....so produce the tax returns.
I see you have a fine understanding of our political system.
I want to see all of Romney's records but he says NOPE
I don't know what to say! Some of you make me ashamed to be a proud racist! Hating white people has been my life's work, damnit! What am I suppose to do now, lol?
Meet me at the basketball courts and this white boy will kick your ass in one one one best of 3 up to 10 by ones, make and take, and watch you suck air after 1 game!! Afro-boy.
That is soooooo tempting! How did you know I play? Do we know one another? Don't gimme that "all brothers ball, crap" I know some that don't know a b-ball from a purple lemon.
Right on dude...
It was a generalizing statement, sorry, as far as I know,you could be a black geek who reads books. Obviously, we have some degree of politics in common.
Bobby Jindal reminds me of his English predecessors who violently opposed Mahatma Ghandi when he (Ghandi), fought for basic human rights and against other social ills. The rest said NO Way! Jindal can never be more than a YES man for the established, establishment! He just can't help himself because its 'in-bred' for this breed to bootlick whatever the GOP throws out! Massa's chosen few; poor Ghandi he wasted his time and efforts!
So... Piyush Jindal is stumping for Mittens "I'll keep my money overseas and you can't know about" Romney. Figures