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Showing Original Post only (View all)Look out, Jeb!'s getting snippy. [View all]
From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, a major newspaper in Jeb!'s own backyard:
August 20, 2015
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Beyond his new battles with Trump, Bush has consistently faced questions from voters who are skeptical of putting a third Bush in the White House. At his Thursday appearance in Keene (New Hampshire), a voter told Bush that his brother "won't even eat Bush beans."
The same day, another sign emerged that Bush's family will be a backdrop of his entire campaign, as George W. Bush sent out a fundraising appeal on his younger brother's behalf. Asked if that conflicts with his characterization that he is his own man, Bush snapped back.
"Is that a contradiction?" he said. "I've got my own record. I've got my own life experience. I'm blessed to have a brother that loves me and wants to help me, over and out."
Beyond his new battles with Trump, Bush has consistently faced questions from voters who are skeptical of putting a third Bush in the White House. At his Thursday appearance in Keene (New Hampshire), a voter told Bush that his brother "won't even eat Bush beans."
The same day, another sign emerged that Bush's family will be a backdrop of his entire campaign, as George W. Bush sent out a fundraising appeal on his younger brother's behalf. Asked if that conflicts with his characterization that he is his own man, Bush snapped back.
"Is that a contradiction?" he said. "I've got my own record. I've got my own life experience. I'm blessed to have a brother that loves me and wants to help me, over and out."
Yes, Mr. Bush. This is Americans' opinion of your campaign. Over and out.
W. is just helping you out a little faster.
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Did he really think his father and brother both being previous presidents wouldn't come into play?
herding cats
Aug 2015
#2
"Do you have a better term? You give me a better term and I'll use it," he snapped at a reporter...
seafan
Aug 2015
#15
Sounds like he knows there's not enough money in the world to buy him what he wants.
Octafish
Aug 2015
#11
that website clearly also mentions that a lot of states that "possibly" could have turned
ericson00
Aug 2015
#42
Thanks for reminding me: Somehow, 12 years of Ronnie Reagan and Poppy Bush escaped justice.
Octafish
Aug 2015
#53
did Obama prosecute Bush II officials? Also, "Consortium" is not a real source
ericson00
Aug 2015
#57
or Bill Pascoe, the lone sane Republican voice who believes in data, not mythology
ericson00
Aug 2015
#45
where is your empirical data backing your claim up? Otherwise, your claim is no different than
ericson00
Aug 2015
#39
Jeb! has been trumped and is flailing. He should have just apologized for the term.
yellowcanine
Aug 2015
#19