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TwilightGardener

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20. I have to assume I'm less well-briefed and informed than someone who's

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Feb 18, 2015, 10:12 PM

Feb 2015

prepping to run for President, but even I know how Boko Haram is pronounced, and who al-Baghdadi is. Jeb Bush had nothing but free time to learn this shit. Just reading the NEWS for the last six months would have informed the average person. Very weird.

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Jeb Bombs His Big National Security Speech [View all] DonViejo Feb 2015 OP

So he IS as dumb as Chimpy. hifiguy Feb 2015 #1

Probably dumber. eom GP6971 Feb 2015 #33

Just like a Bush. C_U_L8R Feb 2015 #2

"f*cking stupid?"? Cha Feb 2015 #10

he's earned the name ... napkinz Feb 2015 #30

Oh, has he ever earned it! Cha Feb 2015 #37

the past week has not been a promising start ... one screw-up after another napkinz Feb 2015 #40

He even looks Wrong for Prez material.. smh Cha Feb 2015 #41

I'm partial to loser. We've had enough and too much shrubbery in the WH. LiberalAndProud Feb 2015 #39

LOL! Octafish Feb 2015 #3

the slight difference between reality reddread Feb 2015 #24

Tweety is devouring him malaise Feb 2015 #4

He forgot what the memo said... 2naSalit Feb 2015 #5

Look who's at the center of that Venn diagram. Negroponte and Wolfowitz. KamaAina Feb 2015 #8

Looks like a Neo-con reunion. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2015 #11

.@JebBush: With the help of Wolfowitz, Hadley, Hayden, Chertoff, Hannah (Cheney's national security Cha Feb 2015 #6

What's sad is that he will still be a semi-contender for the nomination after this stevenleser Feb 2015 #7

Didn't hurt his stupid brother, didn't hurt his stupid father gratuitous Feb 2015 #9

And as long as there are people in place to help steal the election for him dixiegrrrrl Feb 2015 #14

Ding Ding DIng!!! 2naSalit Feb 2015 #17

The Libertarians and the saner Repubs are very critical of him at this point. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2015 #18

True 2naSalit Feb 2015 #19

and here I thought Jebby was the smart brother rbrnmw Feb 2015 #12

Jeb's dumber than a bag of rocks... DonViejo Feb 2015 #16

He was a D student, so he must not like studying much. The Bush boys like the perks tblue37 Feb 2015 #29

It's like deja vu all over again... DonViejo Feb 2015 #13

he will wear a wire next time nt grasswire Feb 2015 #15

I have to assume I'm less well-briefed and informed than someone who's TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #20

His speech coach must be Caribou Barbie. nt tblue37 Feb 2015 #27

"Governor Bush misspoke." Aristus Feb 2015 #21

He's really on a roll. W wasn't this much of a bozo just a few weeks in WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2015 #22

R#10 & K n/t UTUSN Feb 2015 #23

"Jeb Bombs His Big National Security Speech" Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #25

Yeah, but could ya have a ber with him? Apparently that's the qualification tblue37 Feb 2015 #26

and it doesnt matter. reddread Feb 2015 #28

I guess accurate details GP6971 Feb 2015 #31

"That guy...you know...caliphate guy. In Baghdad. That guy." TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #34

Yep, close enough!! GP6971 Feb 2015 #36

let's remember ... napkinz Feb 2015 #32

and it doesnt matter reddread Feb 2015 #35

Don't worry, as president he will surround himself with smart people. nt tridim Feb 2015 #38

kick napkinz Feb 2015 #42