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Jindal could have been Demosthenes or Al Pacino or Justin Timberlake and he would have come across as lame and out of his depth. There’s just no way anyone can follow a gifted political performer like Obama wowing the country and the Congress at his first (de facto) State of the Union appearance. It didn’t help that Jindal’s audio connection seemed to go on and off. Plus he had only 12 minutes to Obama’s 60. Yet compared to the few other times I’ve seen Jindal in action, he seemed pleasant, relaxed, a bit youthful, but genuinely friendly and decent. He couldn’t promise the world, or lie or dissemble. He praised the president as required; he didn’t hide his own party’s recent performance. Republicans are currently at a huge disadvantage. But this was an early first step. Even in its current condition, the GOP could do a lot worse than have a Bobby Jindal taking it.
bill glass| 2.25.09 @ 12:37AM
jindal looks great! i agree 110%.
Sebastian B. O. Buniontow VI| 2.25.09 @ 12:40AM
Ed Rollins said it best: tonight was a good night for Palin.
bill glass | 2.25.09 @ 12:53AM
watching obama's schtick w/o sound...bet he wishes pelosi and biden weren't there!
John Schuh| 2.25.09 @ 6:37AM
I agree with Mr. Glass. I did the same thing. Except I always think his mouth "works" funny. Is that just me?
MJ Jones| 2.25.09 @ 9:13AM
It's too bad that stylistically, Jindal came off looking and sounding as though he was talking to children, right after Obama's indisputably "mature" delivery.
Substantively, I'm not sure people are going to be comforted by the "We can do it -- government, get out of the way!" Cutting all the taxes in the world -- a few thousand more a year? -- isn't going to help most people get out of debt, or supply jobs, or fix the crumbling infrastructure. I think seeing a bridge collapse in Minneapolis, a very high-tech town, a couple years ago should convince anyone that this country needs to get with the program in that last area.
james23| 2.25.09 @ 9:25AM
Jindal is pretty good on his feet, speaking about policy stuff extemporaneously, but a President has to connect with people on TV in order to Sell big ideas and themes. Jindal didn't sell anything last night. I was disappointed. Boring speech delivered poorly.
In retrospect, Palin is far better at the podium.
ame| 2.25.09 @ 9:25AM
Finally, with Jindal we have a leader on the national stage, not an empty styrofoam Greek column Obama poser.
Bobby Jindal is one of a very few truly brilliant people who have ideas that work and have proven to do so. He has more smarts in his socks than Obama has in his pretend sentimental idiotic "dreams."
Jindal is a man of principle, not politics; a man with an ethical and moral center, not "above my pay grade" - "I screwed up" - "I won" pureile whining; a leader, not a facilitator; a person of action, not staging; someone who believes in the power of America and Americans, not the power of government; a man of purpose, not empty promise.
Bobby Jindal has actually served the America he leads, not just taken from it for personal gain.
Jindal and other young Republicans such as Cantor and Ryan finally give me some real hope.
Obama couldn't lead a dog to a fire hydrant, but he can put dogs in a "study group" and teach them to bark.
Jindal is real, a leader who has proven himself through his actions, someone we can actually trust and someone who delivers, not the solipsistic pathetic frat brat elitist race baiting welfare Chicago thug wind blower we now must endure. I didn't listen to Obambi's speech because he never says ANYTHING - NO SUBSTANCE, just dissembling equivocation, but I did listen to Jindal because he not only speaks with substance, he delivers it.
Mike| 2.25.09 @ 10:29AM
John Schuh,
Not only does his mouth work funny, so does his brain. Thats why he bombed. His speech was an 85% "me too" parroting of President Obama's big themes, 10 % misrepresentations of the stimulus bill and a 5% statement of conservative philosophy, i.e. when the whole world is looking to the U.S. government to save it from a world wide depression, conservatives are still calling government the problem.
A good day for Sarah Palin? Does anyone seriously believe that someone who can't even name the publications she allegedly reads can wrap her mind around what is happening now? And conservatives once called liberalism a "mental illness." What a hoot.
Charlene| 2.25.09 @ 1:32PM
Anybody that heard Jindal speak and felt that he bombed, obviously has been so inudated with the Obama acting that they can no longer recognize the difference between real words from real people and sweet lies with a smile from a politician who is still campaigning. People do tend to lash out unfairly though when they feel threatened. I can only guess that is the real reason for the unfair negative reviews towads Jindal. I say Jindal is more intelligent than Obama. Ask Jindal how many states there are in this country. Enough said.
disappointed but not surprised| 2.25.09 @ 2:05PM
I live in Louisiana, and have followed Jindal's career for many years. Another poster nailed it in saying Jindal is a doer, not a talker. He's never been a great orator (certainly no match for Obama in that area). In previous speaches I've heard, his words come out in rapidfire bursts (typical nerd), and his delivery is sing song (couldn't his handlers work with him on this?) His message is typically fine, and shows his conservative core.
He is much, much better off the cuff, and would destroy Charlie Gibson and his ilk, and would be fine in debates, provided he takes the gloves off.
However, I don't know if he will ever have the charisma for the big time. Too bad, he's a brilliant administator. Most likely, he'd serve better as the person who whispers into a president's ear.
Courtney| 2.25.09 @ 2:37PM
I actually liked Jindal's rebuttal until I was told by all the commentators that I wasn't supposed to. These types of rebuttals are generally pretty boring and overshadowed by the presidents speech, but, in light of that, I think he did the best he could with it. I thoroughly enjoyed what he had to say and appreciate his simple way of speaking.
I also think he did an excellent job defending/explaining himself on Meet the Press. Maybe we can get him to do all of Sarah Palin's interviews.
I should also add that I'm not going to write off his speaking abilities until I hear him give a speech in front of a live audience. If they could get John McCain to give a great speech, I'm sure they can get Bobby to do the same.
mnvm| 2.25.10 @ 2:17AM
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