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Related: About this forumTYT: Jeb Bush Insists He's A Washington Outsider
Jeb Bush has decided to claim he's a Washington outsider. Nothing could be further from the truth. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Jeb Bush, the son of one president and the brother of another, said on Friday that he's a Washington outsider and that his last name doesn't matter.
The GOP presidential candidate told reporters at the Iowa State Fair that he has never lived in Washington and would barely know how to drive in the city.
Pressed on the fact that he comes from a family of Washington insiders, the former Florida governor said, "I got that. I got the family thing. That's definitely true. I'm blessed with a great family, but my record of success is something people yearn for in Washington, D.C.""*
Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeb-bush-family-dynasty_55ce4cf1e4b07addcb4304a7
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TYT: Jeb Bush Insists He's A Washington Outsider (Original Post)
WhoIsNumberNone
Aug 2015
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HassleCat
(6,409 posts)1. Feel the yearn!
Yes, Jeb, we ache for your record of success. We hunger for another Bush in the Oval Office. Jonesing... Yes, that's it. Absolutely Jonesing.
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)2. All the bushes are delusional.
irisblue
(32,968 posts)3. hell with that noise
longship
(40,416 posts)4. Love Cenk. He has it exactly right. nt
Gothmog
(145,130 posts)5. You got to be kidding
This claim does pass the blush test
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)6. If Jeb is an outsider then I am a retired kamikaze pilot
Not only is Jeb an establishmentarian, he is the kind of establishmentian that gives the establishment the bad name that it deserves.