By COasis on February 25th, 2009
Bobby Jindal Disappoints? POST your thoughts…
I was absolutely taken aback by the Jindal Republican response last night. As many have noted, this did not appear like or sound like the Jindal we all know.
I am a big Jindal fan, but I don’t know who the hell that was talking to me last night. He has a lot of work to do on that kind of speech giving, or he best just avoid them altogether.
Rather than go on and examine what I thought about the speech, I was hoping to open it up more to all of YOU. What was weak, what surprised you, what disappointed YOU about Jindal’s performance?
Please leave your comments below on the comment form…
Time, chance, fortune and a deep hatred for Bush and his policies dropped Obama on us. Can anyone really beat Obama’s title of First Black President? My sister and her two dim-witted daughters speak his name in unison like a Catholic chant.
There is so much hope tied up in that title. African-Americans are still awash in the wonder of it all, still agog and gushing over it on TV. Right now no one, not even a conservative Indian American like Jindal could compare.
Those of us who are not awed know that even shiny phenomenons lose their luster and become common and dull. So let it be with Obama.
In the meantime we will suffer a president with an agenda driven by ruthless and ambitious liberals organized to the hilt with a political machine that will not stop until we are all in its clutches.
Even as I write this I wonder what programs are being renamed by the political deceit machine to confuse and undermine. I wonder what indoctrination is couched in feel-good volunteer programs Obama is planning. I wonder when my country will become part of “The Americas” with open borders and tainted food for all.
Jingal is wonderful when he’s being interviewed. Like on Larry King show. but that canned speech he gave the other night was too fake. He’s relatively new to politics, give him time , he’ll learn.
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I’m sorry to say I couldn’t get past the abrupt change between Obama’s fluid oratory and Jindal’s stilted cadence. We have to admit, though, it was about the roughest act anyone would have to follow!
I haven’t lost hope for Jindal, though. We need to be more cognizant of great actions, not great speeches. Unfortunately, the media only covers sound bites.
Besides Obama, what scary to me is the comments here and in the conservative media on Jendal’s speech. He’s not a rock star or a contestant on American Idol. There has been NO smoke screens in his political life. He’s very intelligent, conservative, has more common sense than anyone in Washington and understands very clearing where we are at today and what got us there. Most of all he knows where we should go in the future. Electing leaders based on oratory, stage performance and Hollywood back drops is, ignorance beyond belief. When the conservatives or the media also measures potential leaders the same way, we will always get what we have today. Scares the hell out of me! No I didn’t get a tingling feeling running up my leg with Jindal’s speach and I neever will deciding who I vote for.
I’ll take substance over flash any day. Look what a mess Obama has created!
Find out if he was prepared by the same people who helped prep Sarah Palin for her first television interviews.
Jindal’s opening especially came off as somewhat forced and insincere. We would be better off letting Jindal be Jindal than telling him to smile and praise Obama.
Contrary to the commenter above, style is important. There have to be both style and substance. If you’re a Republican. If you are a Democrat style is all that matters.
I am so tired of glitz over content. When a man says what he means and does what he says, holds a lot more water than empty rhetoric. I thought he did just fine. He certainly did not deserve the snarls the drive by media gave him. Although, they can not stand anything truly reminiscent of Regan. He is up and coming and therefore the media will do what ever they can to destroy him before he can make any political head way.
Personally, I didn’t think the speech was all that stellar delivery-wise. Content wise, I think it was fine. Nothing groundbreaking, but honestly, it would not be a fun job having to follow ANY speech of BHO’s.
I like Bobby Jindal, and I agree with John above me – he does better without a teleprompter, and I think with some practice he’ll be better WITH one.
Let’s not all give up on him yet. 2012 is a ways off.
I’m UK based but follow US politics quitre closely. I’ve heard a lot of good things about Jindal but I hadn’t actually seen him speak prior to his state of the union rebuttal.
I thought his performance was underwhelming to say the least and ‘pre-existing condition’ family tale wasn’t folksy it was just weird. I though the reference to Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophic error of judgement. Aside from the rights and wrongs of the federal response it will always be associated in the public consciousness with Bush and Republicans.
In such a high profile opportunity you have to judge the mood and play to the crowd and I think Jindal failed on both counts.
Here’s the disappointment: he’s not Obama! Get over it! The media played up his response as though he were the second coming of Obama. He didn’t have the chops before and he doesn’t have the chops now. He’s not experienced, doesn’t bring energy, has no new ideas, and is toting the party line. That’s not what the GOP needs (by the way, neither is Sarah Palin… would someone please tell her to get lost).
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I am a huge Jindal fan too and was stunned to see how badly he delivered last night’s speech. I think nerves may have been a factor. This was the largest stage he’s ever been on and it may have gotten to him a little bit. Even though his performance was sub par, I don’t agree with all the pundits throwing him under the bus over this one speech. Look at how he did this morning on the Today Show. He did awesome! He’s way better without a teleprompter. I think he’ll get better at it. We have to remember we’re all in this together. It’s not about winning the political moment, it’s about winning on the issues.