Discussion: Jeb Bush Uncensored: Donald Trump Is An 'A**hole'

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Why won’t he threaten to beat up Trump for disrespecting his wife?

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John Bush is the absolute worst candidate that conservatives can nominate in this presidential cycle. John just does not seem very bright and from his responses to questions does not have the temperament, qualities or the abilities to be a better president than his father or brother.

Mitt Romney likewise was the worst candidate for the Republicans to nominate to run against President Obama.

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Everyone knows that all those in the Bush Clan always have other people fight their wars for them. Its kind of their thing.

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Wow, I agree with Jeb. In this very limited sense, I guess Trump is “a uniter, not a divider,” as W once claimed.

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Who do you think is better? And I agree Romney wasn’t good, I think Obama would have absolutely destroyed the also rans in the last Republican presidential primary.

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…“a buffoon,” a “clown” and an “asshole.” He forgot racist.
That’s the standard traits of every Republican voter and their politicians.
That’s why they love him.

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A convient “leak” to Politico to make Bush not look like a total pu@@y before the GOP debate.

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Another example of sterling, faultless journalism from Politico. And TPM giving it space.

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I was thinking the same thing. This will then provoke Trump to attack Jeb! and make him look the credible guy in the debates.

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Trump worshippers/cultists like to praise the ignorant shit Trump says as “refreshing honesty,” I wonder will they apply this same standard to Bush.

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several anonymous sources close to Bush

Those “big boy pants” are crowded…

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Nope, just like Perry & Graham, only the buffoon Trump can shout. Everyone else is a hater…I mean a hater of the wrong type of people. Hating Obama, feminists, immigrants regardless of their status, etc. that’s just fine with them.

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You are both correct. Romney was an atrocious candidate to run in 2012, but he was clearly the best candidate…that could get the nomination…in that field. Anybody else would have be laughable. The mere fact that none of them could beat Romney, a poster boy for the worst of Wall Street while America is digging out from the destruction caused by Wall Street, and the only man to implement the healthcare plan that the party was running against, says all one needs to know about how weak that field was.

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Ummm yes it does make him into a ‘noodle’.

Plausible denial isn’t a credible ally to rely on, when the opponent is someone like Trump.

No matter…JEB has the weekend to dwell (or celebrate) in regards to that.

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Not just Politico. Check out the Bill Clinton piece that WaPo is running…4 anonymous republican sources and 1 anonymous Clinton source.

Inside campaign reporting, aka “The Boys on The Bus” reporting, has always been rife with anonymous sources, for obvious reasons. Shoot, even Primary Colors was written as “Anonymous”, and it was published AFTER the campaign was over. They should usually be treated quite skeptically until some time has passed. Enough time that their relevance in mostly historical only.

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So having the usual clutch of Poppy’s aging ‘advisers’ run to the next generation of usual suspects with what’s becoming JEB’s signature (when it’s not being walked back) 2-day-old intrigue is kinda sad. Why should Trump punch, fire, engage (or pick another ridiculous alpha verb) when JEB’s bloodying himself pretty good already?

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[…he went on to describe the publicity seeking real estate developer now
surging in public polls far ahead of Bush and all the 15 others in the
Republican field as “a buffoon,” “clown” and “asshole.”]

Oh be still by beating heart! The Schadenfreude overload is …is so exhilarating!

The Donald responds: "Oh yeah…

“And my con and bagger TrumPets’ love me for it. So there, ya’ immigrant lovin’ idiot.”

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Yep. I too was thinking the same thing. But please…say it like you mean it:
He’s a Pussy!
Meee-owww.

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he thought Trump was “a buffoon,” a “clown” and an “asshole.”

That, and $75, will get you a guacamole bowl

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