[Louisiana Governor] Jindal rises in GOP's next generation

The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune ^ | November 6, 2008 | Jan Moller

[Jibaholic]

But, this has to be done soon. The young, second or third generation Asians are being exposed to MTV, the MSM, American Idol, etc. and damage is already being done.

You know, I don't worry about this as much as others. I grew up in a secular family on these things. It was possible to see Madonna's sexuality as glamorous and empowering. But in the era of Tila Tequila and Nelly's Tip Drill, all it does is drive home the fact that depravity is not an antiquated concept.

[ari-freedom]

we need someone like a freeper. Someone like Laura Ingraham. You could tell from the beginning that Sarah was not quite like one of us.

[hunter112]

Palin is toast as anything but maybe a VP.

She's been savaged pretty hard in the media, but Americans love a comback story. The next few months will be filled with backbiting stories from McCain's handlers who tried to turn her into something she was not, but that will help to distance her from that fiasco.

We face a very trying few years ahead, hopefully there will be leadership from within Congress that stops some of Obamunism in its tracks. Among the group of true conservatives that still retain seats from the 1994 freshman class, we may yet see someone emerge to the top of the heap.

If not, Govs. Palin and Jindal will be able to concentrate on making things better for people in their respective states, and will provide us leadership to turn the socialists out. The important thing is to purge the GOP of all the RINOs and compromisers who got us to the sorry state we were in this last year.

[dools007]

Why Jnidal/Palin? Palin has already proven herself as governor and she has fought on the national stage. Jindal is no as yet tested. The winning ticket, IMO, is Palin/Jindal.

Of course, this is only a pipe dream unless the RINOs are given their walking papers at the RNC.

[Impy]

46.5% of the vote. 22 states. Repudiation my rear.

[Polybius]

good post but Palin should not be bashed. she is a good lady.

Agreed. The "unnamed staffers" who are releasing details, true or false, are classless and do themselves no good. If Palin was in over her head, then why did the McCain campaign pick her?

The VP choice was a political choice delibrately made with chosen criteria ("We need somebody that is A)Female, B) Conservative and C) is a Governor").

Only Palin fit that criteria.

If Palin was not ready for prime time, the McCain campaign has nobody but themselves to blame because they created those criteria.

To be honest, even Bobby Jindal was not ready for prime time in this election as he has only recently been elected Governor.

To be honest, Barack Obama is not ready for prime time in the Oval Office either.

What we need to guard against is not falling into a "cult of personality" like the Dems. Just because Palin was cute, lovable and the only conservative in the 2008 race does not make her a rational choice for the Presidency in 2012.

[mc6809e]

Reagan was not "well educated", as the term is used in politics.

Let me clarify: today's young prefer someone more educated.

[Convert from ECUSA]

"She gave her all to that old man and he NEVER ONCE stood up to the media and told them to back off. He NEVER ONCE defended her in public for the pain she was being given. The Republican Party allowed all of this terrible atrocity on her to happen and NOT ONCE did I hear them proclaim her innocent or attacked. The Republican Party and that goofball McCain should hold their heads down in shame and disgrace."

Amen and right on! If I were Governor Sarah Palin and anyone from the RINO-Vichy-Old-Boy-Alter-Kocker set wanted me to run for anything or help them, I'd tell them to go kiss a gutted salmon. I'd vote for her in a minute if she ever ran for President or was the VP pick by a true conservative candidate. Having said all that, I also like Governor Jindal a lot and would certainly be happy to vote for him if he chooses to run for President one day.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Obama has now lowered the experience ripe WAY down.

Again, I like Palin but she was Dan Quayled. It is done.

I disagree McCain could have picked Marsha Blackburn, a conservative republican but not a gov.

[imfrmdixie]

Palin/Jindal; Jindal/Palin....me, too.

[Nonstatist]

I would like a regular guy or gal for once.

We just had 8 years of "regularness", and frankly, that more than enough.

[jla]

How many FReepers could not automatically rattle off that, on the Internet, they regularly read articles from the Washington Post, the Washington Times, The New York Times, the New York Post, the National Review, The Guardian (UK), the Wall Street Journal

Are you serious? Look, Jindal's a fine conservative but please cease with the irrational and asinine smearing of Sarah Palin.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

bump.

[An American In Dairyland]

Are we seeing the beginning of Bobbymania?

God, I hope so. Anyone but Palin at this point.

[Polybius]

How many FReepers could not automatically rattle off that, on the Internet, they regularly read articles from the Washington Post, the Washington Times, The New York Times, the New York Post, the National Review, The Guardian (UK), the Wall Street Journal

Are you serious? Look, Jindal's a fine conservative but please cease with the irrational and asinine smearing of Sarah Palin.

Here is how she handled it.

Does Sarah Palin Read?

That is what America saw and the majority of non-conservative voters took away the fact that Sarah Palin could not mention a single newspaper or magazine that she read regularly.

That is not "irrational" or "asinine" or "smearing". That is the reality of what the majority of non-conservative Americans took away from that interview.

"O would some power the gift to give us to see ourselves as others see us." .... Robert Burns

As another poster on this thread pointed out, Sarah Palin has been "Dan Quailed" and, frankly, she helped the process along.

Palin was not ready for prime time and having her as the top of the 2012 ticket as the cheerleading section of this thread proposes will ensure an electoral defeat in 2012 of Biblical proportions.

[Ebenezer]

Whoa! Is Palin that bad?

Be careful we are not seeing the Governor of Alaska being “Quayled”, especially by people within her own party.