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big_dog

(4,144 posts)
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 03:15 AM Oct 2015

Jeb Bush Goes Off: I Could Be Doing ‘Really Cool Things’ Instead of Being President

Last edited Sun Oct 25, 2015, 03:57 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: Mediaite.com

Jeb Bush let his agitation show on the campaign trail Saturday when he complained about gridlock and partisanship in South Carolina. Bush attended a presidential town hall held by Senator Tim Scott, and they were even joined on stage by none other than South Carolina congressman and Benghazi Select Committee chairman Trey Gowdy.

At one point, when he was lamenting the state of partisan politics, Bush said, “If this election is about how we’re going to fight to get nothing done, then I don’t want any part of it.” He said he would not want to become president just so the gridlock continues.


And that’s when Bush really got agitated:

“I’ve got a lot of really cool things I could do other than sit around, being miserable, listening to people demonize me and me feeling compelled to demonize them. That is a joke. Elect Trump if you want that.”

Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/jeb-goes-off-i-could-be-doing-really-cool-things-instead-of-being-president-you-know/



really cool things like at home like watching Supergirl on CBS?
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Jeb Bush Goes Off: I Could Be Doing ‘Really Cool Things’ Instead of Being President (Original Post) big_dog Oct 2015 OP
No one is forcing him to run are they? Feel free to drop out JEB. Nobel_Twaddle_III Oct 2015 #1
poppies got to end this soon, hopefully at the come to jesus meeting this weekend big_dog Oct 2015 #2
But I like that having him out there (1) reminds voters of W's disastrous tblue37 Oct 2015 #15
Jeb here folks ! Wash. state Desk Jet Oct 2015 #3
Jebbie should ask poppie this weekend if he can just stay home and watch Supergirl full time big_dog Oct 2015 #4
Jeb here Wash. state Desk Jet Oct 2015 #5
Jebbie has now become the GOP's Martin O'Malley big_dog Oct 2015 #9
W beat him to that! Scarsdale Oct 2015 #21
they are grooming George IV already, he's TX land commissioner. Talking him up as the GOP Obama!!?? big_dog Oct 2015 #26
Orthodontics? greymattermom Oct 2015 #27
His teeth don't bother me at all A Little Weird Oct 2015 #36
Looks a little touched. lonestarnot Oct 2015 #34
As my mother used to say... displacedtexan Oct 2015 #44
I was worried about him until Jeb's campaign.... Blasphemer Oct 2015 #60
Truly scary. truthisfreedom Oct 2015 #62
Hey, Jeb: how about javelin catching? Alkene Oct 2015 #6
LOL lonestarnot Oct 2015 #35
he's just going thru the motions. he doesn't really want the job. esp not if KG Oct 2015 #7
Here's your hat; what's your hurry? Demeter Oct 2015 #8
He's just had his Tony Hayward moment.....( "I want my life back") dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #20
Jeb never fails to impress me about vlyons Oct 2015 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author trusty elf Oct 2015 #11
Remember Ann Romney admonishing Americans to "Stop it!" because they should be tblue37 Oct 2015 #12
Soon Jeb! will get his own meme: tblue37 Oct 2015 #13
Spoiled Brats McKim Oct 2015 #32
Jeb hates negative campaigning Enrique Oct 2015 #14
I don't think his heart is in this. potone Oct 2015 #16
correct, Poppie and Bar wanted Jebbie! for POTUS not Dubya, he was the goofoff 'spare heir' big_dog Oct 2015 #18
Go do your cool things Jeb, cuz' you ain't never gona' be President OakCliffDem Oct 2015 #17
Jeb: Keep Yourself "Safe"..take a long vacation ..let's see.. Australia ...far enough? Stuart G Oct 2015 #19
Born with a silver spoon Geronimoe Oct 2015 #22
wuss. truthisfreedom Oct 2015 #23
If the game's not rigged, Jebbie! doesn't wanna play. Chemisse Oct 2015 #24
Donald Trump endorsed by Bush, "Elect Trump" Sunlei Oct 2015 #25
The stupid is really stong in this one SmittynMo Oct 2015 #28
Jebbie does not like it when the silver spoon is removed. Vinca Oct 2015 #29
Well, Jebbers, dont let us stop you now! Go ahead..... lastlib Oct 2015 #30
what a fucking coward! Honestly, Jeb, why don't you "man up" and make some sense? CTyankee Oct 2015 #31
Nothing about this fuckwit is cool. lonestarnot Oct 2015 #33
He's done. Saying crap like that is... Adrahil Oct 2015 #37
Go n do some cool things J.E.B! mike dub Oct 2015 #38
Waaaah! I could be buying Marvel now instead of destroying the world. Waaaaah! nt valerief Oct 2015 #39
I hope he doesn't go off and teach us a lesson by going off and doing them.... hint hint hint hint . marble falls Oct 2015 #40
Then go do them. jwirr Oct 2015 #41
For Great God sake - go do something else packman Oct 2015 #42
Actually PatSeg Oct 2015 #43
So what is he waiting for? Zambero Oct 2015 #45
Then why not go do them, Jeb? Arkana Oct 2015 #46
Too bad though, Trump may literally be the only one worse than Bush. joanbarnes Oct 2015 #47
If Bush does not hit a home run at the next debate, he may slump beyond the point of comeback Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #48
IMO this reflects somewhat positively on Jeb. He's saying he's sick of the party base & RWNJs uhnope Oct 2015 #49
Gotta love it when a bully (Bush) gets bullied by a bigger bully (Trump). joanbarnes Oct 2015 #50
Jeb is doing well on the campaign trail, his last name is Bush and some still feel Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #51
He's done. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2015 #52
Jeb Here Folks Wash. state Desk Jet Oct 2015 #53
Jebbies glasses look weird to me. DCBob Oct 2015 #54
He looks like he's trying to smile while sitting LuckyLib Oct 2015 #57
He's just mad because Poppy cannot steal him an election like he did for W. Rex Oct 2015 #55
Perhaps listening to old Beatles tunes? tavernier Oct 2015 #56
Like what? arely staircase Oct 2015 #58
We should ask why he's still in it, then. sofa king Oct 2015 #59
He should try being a Clinton Blasphemer Oct 2015 #61
Being President is "really not cool", huh jebbie? truthisfreedom Oct 2015 #63
 

big_dog

(4,144 posts)
2. poppies got to end this soon, hopefully at the come to jesus meeting this weekend
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 03:39 AM
Oct 2015

how many hundreds of millions can JEB! burn through at still stay at 4-5% support nationally? so embarassing

tblue37

(65,336 posts)
15. But I like that having him out there (1) reminds voters of W's disastrous
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 05:53 AM
Oct 2015

presidency, especially since Trump's comments are so on target about W, and (2) gives Jeb! himself a public stage for saying so many things that remind sane voters of some of the worst aspects of the supposedly reasonable R establishment politicians.

Wash. state Desk Jet

(3,426 posts)
3. Jeb here folks !
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 03:44 AM
Oct 2015


I got lots of cool things to do. I don't need all the junk and stuff thrown at me. I have this really cool butterfly collection that really really needs my attention. I mean I really like to collect stuff, and if I had my way about it, collecting stuff is all I would do. And to tell you the truth the GOP has turned into one great big junk pile and if it don't want me than I don't want it !

And thats the way it is !

The more I look at the kind of stuff going on in the GOP ,the more it gets to looking like one big mess of a junk pile.

You should see my butterfly collection ,it's really really cool !

Wash. state Desk Jet

(3,426 posts)
5. Jeb here
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 04:11 AM
Oct 2015


Yea I like to watch things ,thats why I'm staying in, I get to watch things ! Sooner or later Trump will run out of funk and when he does ,thats when I'll whip out my butterfly collection for some really really cool show and tell !

And thats when my poll numbers will fly like an eagle !
 

big_dog

(4,144 posts)
9. Jebbie has now become the GOP's Martin O'Malley
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 05:01 AM
Oct 2015

and he personally destroyed a 70 year political dynasty in just one summer!

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
21. W beat him to that!
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 06:57 AM
Oct 2015

Gowdy must have been thinking "Get things done? We are still investigating Benghazi, holding our wine club, and doing really cool things, plus it is all at taxpayer expense. How cool is that?" Guess Jeb! will have to go back to selling his name to companies willing to pay millions a year just to have him on their board of directors. Poor, poor Jeb! he so wanted the same retirement as his lay about brother W. Somehow I don't think this awful family is done in politics, the next generation is being groomed for the WH. Low I.Q's but name recognition goes far in politics. We can all hpe that W finally "screwed the pooch" for the rest of them. Does Jeb! paint, too I wonder?

 

big_dog

(4,144 posts)
26. they are grooming George IV already, he's TX land commissioner. Talking him up as the GOP Obama!!??
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 07:36 AM
Oct 2015

it never really ends for sure. its like the vampire movies where there is always another

Blasphemer

(3,261 posts)
60. I was worried about him until Jeb's campaign....
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 08:20 PM
Oct 2015

If he inherited Dad's skills, he'll never make it on a national stage.

Alkene

(752 posts)
6. Hey, Jeb: how about javelin catching?
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 04:13 AM
Oct 2015

That would be a pretty cool thing for you to do; I'd pay to see that, you know, if I had an income of more than $600/month.

KG

(28,751 posts)
7. he's just going thru the motions. he doesn't really want the job. esp not if
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 04:24 AM
Oct 2015

he's actually gotta work hard to get it.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
20. He's just had his Tony Hayward moment.....( "I want my life back")
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 06:38 AM
Oct 2015

Must be sweating out being in the family doghouse this weekend.
Poor guy.


Poor poor poor guy.........

Response to big_dog (Original post)

tblue37

(65,336 posts)
12. Remember Ann Romney admonishing Americans to "Stop it!" because they should be
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 05:45 AM
Oct 2015

soooooo grateful that someone like Mitt was willing to run to be their king--oops! I mean their president--when campaigning is so hard?

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ann-romney-to-critics-stop-it-this-is-hard/


Ann Romney to critics: "Stop it. This is hard"

(CBS News) Amid ongoing criticism over the management of her husband's presidential campaign, Ann Romney on Thursday responded to the critics in an interview on Radio Iowa: "Stop it. This is hard. You want to try it? Get in the ring," she said.

"This is hard and, you know, it's an important thing that we're doing right now and it's an important election and it is time for all Americans to realize how significant this election is and how lucky we are to have someone with Mitt's qualifications and experience and know-how to be able to have the opportunity to run this country" Romney said (emphasis added.

(snip)

potone

(1,701 posts)
16. I don't think his heart is in this.
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 05:56 AM
Oct 2015

I read some time ago that the family had expected him, not W, to run for president; he was the one being groomed for the job. I suspect that the only reason that he is running is his own feeling that he should be president for family reasons, not because he truly wants it. He must find it humiliating to be doing so poorly when his incompetent brother won.

OakCliffDem

(1,274 posts)
17. Go do your cool things Jeb, cuz' you ain't never gona' be President
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 06:10 AM
Oct 2015

Bernie Sanders would leave you at the road side bleeding in the General Election.

Stuart G

(38,420 posts)
19. Jeb: Keep Yourself "Safe"..take a long vacation ..let's see.. Australia ...far enough?
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 06:30 AM
Oct 2015

Give you time to .."Shut the fuck up" as they say

..Go out into the desert and look around..get lost, don't come back, camp out, take a hike, do some cool things, keep yourself safe, talk to a kangaroo, take your "safe" brother with you, etc, etc, etc.

 

Geronimoe

(1,539 posts)
22. Born with a silver spoon
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 07:11 AM
Oct 2015

Jeb thinks he should become President without working for it. It is so much easier to steal elections with the help of conservative justices in SCOTUS. If he can't handle Trump, what else can't he handle?

Chemisse

(30,809 posts)
24. If the game's not rigged, Jebbie! doesn't wanna play.
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 07:26 AM
Oct 2015

So are all the Republican voters supposed to respond to this tantrum by voting for him?

Maybe that's how things were in his family, but the real world is not out to continue to spoil the little rich boy.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
25. Donald Trump endorsed by Bush, "Elect Trump"
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 07:27 AM
Oct 2015

A tired Jeb Bush says, "I don’t want any part of it.”

SmittynMo

(3,544 posts)
28. The stupid is really stong in this one
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 08:12 AM
Oct 2015

Well, Jebbie. If you want to go do "cool things", I suggest you withdraw and do them. Ba Bye.

Then this quote. “If this election is about how we’re going to fight to get nothing done, then I don’t want any part of it.” The GOP is all about fighting to accomplish nothing but gridlock. Again, Ba Bye.

Open mouth = 2 more nails in the coffin.

Give it up Jeb. It's over!!!

Vinca

(50,269 posts)
29. Jebbie does not like it when the silver spoon is removed.
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 08:19 AM
Oct 2015

I'm sure he believes he's entitled and running a campaign is an annoyance along the way.

lastlib

(23,221 posts)
30. Well, Jebbers, dont let us stop you now! Go ahead.....
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 09:46 AM
Oct 2015

Go do all those cool things you want to do--collect butterflies, slobber over underage girls, whatever, dude. We can take a pass on your presidential service--No, no, we INSIST!

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
42. For Great God sake - go do something else
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 11:04 AM
Oct 2015

your face and family pains me. I'm sure there is a retirement fund you could plunder, an industry you could ship overseas, a wall street sleaze deal you could make.

PatSeg

(47,418 posts)
43. Actually
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 11:40 AM
Oct 2015

He said the most intelligent and honest thing I've heard from a republican candidate:

“If this election is about how we’re going to fight to get nothing done, then I don’t want any part of it.” He said he would not want to become president just so the gridlock continues.

That is more insightful than anything I'd expect to hear from a Bush and I think it was directed at the Bozos on the far right.

 

uhnope

(6,419 posts)
49. IMO this reflects somewhat positively on Jeb. He's saying he's sick of the party base & RWNJs
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 02:57 PM
Oct 2015

Unfortunately he's the brother of W.
I used to think that having a Clinton vs a Bush would be a total embarrassment for our country's democracy, but now I think it would be at least better than actually having Trump as the nominee.

Wash. state Desk Jet

(3,426 posts)
53. Jeb Here Folks
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 06:25 PM
Oct 2015


Never Fear Jeb Is Here ! Everything is fine ,my campaign is doing fine ,the money is there and it keeps pouring in.

Trump likes to show off his privet jets with gold plated fixtures and such,yea he brags about being very rich.

Well, I 'll tell you what rich is, My butterfly collection is a very rich mixture of the coolest most butterflies in the world.
And when I show off my butterfly collection ,when the time is right, timing is what it's all about, when I show off my butterfly collective everyone will see that I am one hell of a collector. My collection is smart, it is neat and it is very well organized .
And I have each entry described in fine hand print and my mother says I have the most beautiful printing skills she has ever seen. I must say I have mastered fine print.

I will capture national interest with my butterfly collection and people will forget about all the mud slinging and all the other candidates regardless of party !

Thats how I'll get myself elected !
 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
55. He's just mad because Poppy cannot steal him an election like he did for W.
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 06:52 PM
Oct 2015

And it is looking like the Koch assholes are never going to be able to buy the presidental election...strike two for Jeb! The self-entitled shithead is melting down over it! Watch strike three cause him to finally quit like the big baby he is!

sofa king

(10,857 posts)
59. We should ask why he's still in it, then.
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 08:18 PM
Oct 2015

I continue to claim that he is running in order to protect the criminal past of his brother and father, and his own role in all of that. I think this little tantrum is further evidence that he feels compelled to run in order to evade prosecution.

While we're on the subject, I wouldn't be surprised to discover that Jeb!'s financial crisis is a charade designed to make him appear fiscally competent. He's backed by infinite dark money.

Blasphemer

(3,261 posts)
61. He should try being a Clinton
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 08:28 PM
Oct 2015

Whatever issues I have with Bill Clinton's policies as president, he and Hillary have had to put up with the absolute worst partisan politicking of the modern era. They have withstood decades of attempts to completely destroy them not only as politicians, but as people. Jeb couldn't survive a day in either of their shoes. He's whining because he has to deal with Donald Trump - DONALD TRUMP! A man whose vocabulary consists of two words "huge" and "loser." If he can't win the Republican nomination, a party which hasn't had a decent lineup of potential candidates for nearing on two decades now, then how does he expect to survive the presidency? It's time to bow out gracefully. As much of an arrogant, incompetent and sinister figure that W was, he had a pretty thick skin. Jeb clearly doesn't have what it takes.

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