Discussion: Is Jeb 2016 A Go? He's Reportedly Recruiting Primary-State Operatives

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JarJarBush is hoping his brother wins so he, JarJar, can ride around in helicopters and AirForceOne in his sweet potato enhanced flight suit…

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Is Jeb 2016 A Go? He’s Reportedly Recruiting Primary-State Operatives

Is Pope Francis a Roman Catholic? Vladimir Putin a Russian?

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ProTip for Jeb - Don’t appoint Liz Cheney as your VP search committee chair.

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Finally!! I’ve always thought someone from that family should be president.

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I said this a while back and I stand by it now: the GOP nominee in '16 will be JEB. For those out there who think that’s the most absurd thing they’ve ever heard, I say look at the rest of the clown car.

In my mind, it’s along a similar vein as what Charlie Pierce coined when Mittens was running for POTUS back in '12 : “I’m all you’ve got, bitches, so live with it.” Of course, it’s nothing less than a disgrace that yet another resident of the Bush family crime syndicate can make their way onto the national political stage and still garner some kind of support. But, he’ll trot out the now grown brown ones, spout off about “realistic” no longer “compassionate” conservatism and claim that his brother is the real victim, not the rest of the country.

I mean, look at the alternative? Ham sandwiches everywhere are feeling left out…

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There’s still hope for an H.W. funeral bump…

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He’ll run in 2016 and in 2020 and he’ll lose both times. W done shit the bed for the Bush family for the foreseeable future.

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I have been telling people for months now that the Republican ticket in 2016 WILL be “Jeb Bush/Chris Christie”.
Jeb Bush representing the Oligarch/Wall Street Corporate interests (and peel off some of the Latino vote with his Latino Wife) and Christie to pull in the Tea-Bagger/Asshole vote. Bush will be very statesmanlike while Christie will be the bull-in-the-china-shop and as outrageous and controversial as possible to make Bush look good in comparison, and to attract the haters.
Bank on it.

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Oh, good lord. Can we not escape Clintons/Bushs?

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I sure hope you are right.

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If he runs it’ll take away one of the big talking points the GOP has about Hillary. probably also assures that hillary would pick a Hispanic as her VP. I’m guessing Kasich or Scott Walker would be his VP.

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Jeb could be the greatest presidential candidate in the history of this country (he’s not). The racists that are the GOP base will never support any candidate with a Latina wife any more than they’ll support a black candidate (Ben Carson, that means you).

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if he runs and wins the primary (and Hillary does too) the GOP will have a major talking point gone…that the Clintons are old news and we need fresh leadership

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First advice from Poppy: “Don’t wear a watch during the debates.” :smiley:

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Is Jeb the smart one, or the cute one, I forget.

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It would be worth him running just to watch how the Tea People react to him.

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I thought the same about Mitt, but it seems the old adage is true, that the Democrats fall in love and the Republicans fall in line. If he gets it, I thought he might pick Rand Paul or Sandoval for VP.

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You know that that’s actually gonna be a thing…a funeral bump. I know you might be joking, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised by that happening. Gerald Ford probably went up a few notches in the Presidential ratings game when he died. Living in GR, MI, Ford literally became the patron saint of Grand Rapids, and the locals ate up every bit of national coverage. Hell, even I saw the cortege from the highway. Reagan and the merry myth-makers sure did push the popularity contest of American Idol to a new level of absurdity after he died…but then again, that was always the plan, and it’s always been completely orchestrated. I presume they’ll do the same with George ‘sky-divin’ Bush Sr. Its really a thing in politics.

I’ll be here to remind people however that pricing milk at the grocery store is really not that complicated.

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Run, Jeb, because the Bush name is just golden and so well-loved throughout the nation and the world.

The people are crying out: “Bring back the color-coded terror charts! We need more skyscrapers crashing down! Yes, yes, we haven’t had enough of that!” Pop a new battery in Cheney’s heart and get him to start a few more pointless wars! Resume the search for WMDs anywhere that has oil! And the Dow Jones at 6,800—please, please!!"

Run a Dubya highlight reel for your campaign commercials!

This is my advice for you, Jeb.

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