Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said he’d use his speech to the Republican National Committee in Charlotte, N.C., tonight to “refute Barack Obama’s liberal vision” and urge his party to “recalibrate the compass of conservatism.” Though he didn’t have much to say about Obama specifically, he did have plenty to say about the GOP and the direction he thinks it needs to take to win elections again.
Gov Jindal addresses the RNC Winter Meeting with, after losing 2 elections, some cold, hard truths pic.twitter.com/nEjrzam9
— Juliana Bergeron (@juliana4ncw) January 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/SalenaZitoTrib/status/294611423210917889
Jindal says of the govt: It's like your family visiting at the holidays
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) January 25, 2013
In America, government is one of those things you have to have, but you sure don’t want too much of it.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) January 25, 2013
Jindal at RNC: 'We seem to have an obsession with government bookkeeping. This is a rigged game, and it is the wrong game for us to play.'
— Byron York (@ByronYork) January 25, 2013
Jindal: "If more government were the answer to our problems, our economy would be booming right now."
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) January 25, 2013
Jindal: We have fallen into a trap of believing that the world revolves around Washington, that the economy is based there.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 25, 2013
Jindal: If we keep believing that, government will grow so big that it will take us all down with it.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/DianneG/status/294613095282786304
Jindal: If our main goal is to manage the slow decline of the usa count me out – that's what we have democrats for.
— Nick Kalman (@NickKalmanFN) January 25, 2013
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Jindal: 'No, the Republican Party does not need to change our principles, but we might need to change just about everything else we do.'
— Byron York (@ByronYork) January 25, 2013
Jindal: If you believe in higher taxes, more spending, weakness abroad, and taking guns from Americans, you should vote for Democrats.
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) January 25, 2013
Some of that tough medicine for the GOP came in the form of an entreaty to “stop being the stupid party” and making statements that damage the GOP brand.
Jindal: "We've got to stop being the stupid party. I'm serious, it's time for a new Republican Party that talks like adults."
— Molly Ball (@mollyesque) January 25, 2013
Bobby Jindal: "We've had a number of GOPers who damaged the brand with offensive comments…we've had enough of that."
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) January 25, 2013
Jindal: "We have to stop being the stupid party" referencing things said by GOP candidates last election cycle i.e. #legitimaterape
— Nick Kalman (@NickKalmanFN) January 25, 2013
Jindal had plenty of critics following along with his speech, but his remarks were targeted strictly to the Republicans he was addressing.
Let's remember it was #Jindal who said "Gov't is not the answer" when he runs hat in hand to FEMA aftr another devastating hurricane. #ICant
— Maximus™ (@MaximusShelby) January 25, 2013
Bobby Jindal Just ended Hospice care in LA He's a cold hearted Bastard and needs to be stopped!
— DamnYankee (@thedamnyankee2) January 25, 2013
GOP promises a different face to come. Good luck hiding the party's elitism, racism & homophobia. http://t.co/MlKz0nSM via @HuffPostPol
— Denis Donovan (@denisgaltymore) January 25, 2013
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Positive sign about Jindal is how angry, unhinged & bigoted he makes liberals.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) January 25, 2013
It would be difficult not to see Jindal’s speech tonight as an early hint at a run for president in 2016.
https://twitter.com/pallen1635/status/294614087193739264
Where the heck was Bobby Jindal when we needed him last year??? #Jindal2016
— Josh Crome (@8ironchip) January 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/jjshaka/status/294616869770522625
At RNC, Jindal quotes Thatcher, embraces populism, mocks NYT editorial board, hits Romney implicitly & grabs for 2016 outsider mantle.
— James Hohmann (@jameshohmann) January 25, 2013
Jindal, Rand Paul, Paul Ryan, Santorum, Rubio, Chris Christie…the GOP field for 2016.
— Steve Weinstein (@steveweinstein) January 25, 2013
Ok, so add Jindal to the list of those running for POTUS in 2016.
— olliander (@ollieblog) January 25, 2013
If Rep. Paul Ryan is another name on that list, was Jindal’s complaint about an obsession with numbers being a losing game an early shot across the bow?
THIS RT @amyewalter:Jindal spch 2 RNC repudiation of Paul Ryan approach.Calls "obsession w/ govt bookkeeping" a "rigged game" & "wrong game"
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) January 25, 2013
Does anyone really believe that Jindal isn’t thinking of running in 2016?
Any Republican who's already thinking of running in 2016 "needs to get his head examined" @BobbyJindal says
— Michael Falcone (@michaelpfalcone) January 25, 2013