Live Blogging Jindal’s Rebuttal (and the SOTU) at 9p.m. EST

Ok folks, tonight we will try a second attempt at “Cover it Live” which Anna debuted on SM to cover the Oscars on Sunday night. I have had zero practice at this and am totally winging it so I aplogize if it doesn’t work out. If it fails then you can revert to leaving comments in the comments section as usual.

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Also I was think about a drinking game. How about every time Jindal says “Let me be clear” or “stimulus” or “Louisiana” in a good-ol’-boy accent you have to take a shot?

88 thoughts on “Live Blogging Jindal’s Rebuttal (and the SOTU) at 9p.m. EST

  1. “Jidal gave the rebuttal from a 7-11 store.” “Because.. americans can do ANYTHI..zzzz” “Bobby Curry Scrotum Jindal” from “Piyush Bobby Jindal”, “jindal is into “outsourcing american jobs” because he’s indian, etc.” “At least Jindal didn’t start advocating a caste system to solve US problems….not yet” “But close your eyes, and imagine it’s someone who looks like Jeff Foxworthy talking. Sounds better — the disconnect between colour and accent is hurting him.”

    If you don’t find these comments uncalled for or in some cases racist — Then the cartoon in the Post should never have been called racism either. Or the hanging effigies. Or any of the numerous attacks that supposedly occured during the campaign rallies for McCain/Palin. If it’s racism for one –it’s racism for all. Racism was not just specifically designed for Black/White relations. It occurs against ALL Races, cultures, lifestyles, etc. You don’t have to be a minority to have experienced racism or be able to recognize it.

  2. Why do we even talk about Jindal on this site? He is not Indian and he doesn’t represent Indian ideals. Do Indians believe in exorcisms? Anti-abortion? Creationism? Lame Americanized names? OK maybe that last one, but he is not Indian. Mike Myers is more Indian than Bobby Jindal.

    I’ll let Shashi Tharoor speak for me: http://www.shashitharoor.com/articles/toi/jindal.php

  3. Wendy @ 51:

    “Jidal gave the rebuttal from a 7-11 store.” “Because.. americans can do ANYTHI..zzzz” “Bobby Curry Scrotum Jindal” from “Piyush Bobby Jindal”, “jindal is into “outsourcing american jobs” because he’s indian, etc.” “At least Jindal didn’t start advocating a caste system to solve US problems….not yet” “But close your eyes, and imagine it’s someone who looks like Jeff Foxworthy talking. Sounds better — the disconnect between colour and accent is hurting him.” If you don’t find these comments uncalled for or in some cases racist —

    Do you actually take the time to read through the comments and decipher who said what to whom? Or are you just a shill?

  4. Ummmm… Tushar – the name of this blog is “Live Blogging Jindal’s Rebuttal (and the SOTU) at 9p.m. ESTPolitics”

    He is of Indian (from India) decent — so he is prob more Indian than Mike Meyers. He is a first Generation American — he parents are from India so your point is……. What that he is Catholic rather than Hindu??

  5. Here’s a few conservaitve comments, mostly from Hot Air, a right-wing-nutso blog

    I don’t know what happened to Bobby tonight, but conservatives did not need a Doogie Howser giving the response.

    Bobby Jindal badly needs a makeover so he appears older and looks less like Alfalfa.

    He sounded exactly like Kenneth the NBC page from 30 Rock.

    Jindal sounded like he was doing a reading bit for Sesame Street. “This rebuttal was brought to you by the Letter R”.

    That was a clip of him talking to a kindergarten class, right? So when does he do the adult version?

    Can’t we find at least someone in the GOP that .. can bench his own body weight

    And here’s an important muckety-muck of bigotville, Ace from the Ace of spades blog

    America doesn’t elect somewhat-off dorks as president. … Personally my mind ran to the table of Achmad, Jaglesh, Clayton, etc., in Animal House

    See, our boy Jindal lacks the manliness to lead Real America. Unlike Sarah Palin.

    (To the budding Dinesh D’Souzas — yeah, you’ll find different kind of insult on a left-wing site – if you want to do the work of sifting through their comments, go ahead).

  6. 45 · MoorNam said

    If you have a mortgage, consider defaulting on it. Did you know that they cannot foreclose on you until they show you the original paperwork? Apparently, in almost 40% of the cases, the paperwork has been shredded. The house is yours to keep! If you have credit card debt – default on that as well. It’s Legal. The only thing that’s going to happen is that the company will not issue you any more credit cards. If you are a saver, you can use your debit card till kingdom come. As for any student loans, just rip off the bills. The cost of coming after millions of students is overwhelming – it will take ~350 years for a company to come after each one of you.

    Moornam, Thanks for this tip. I will conduct appropriate due diligence before I take costs out of my household budget and implement efficiencies.

  7. 47 · wendy -Louisiana Resident said

    I live in Louisiana . I am PROUD that Jindal is my govenor.

    Fine. Keep him. He can keep hating on volcano monitoring all the way in Baton Rouge.

  8. 54 · To Tushar saidUmmmm… Tushar – the name of this blog is “Live Blogging Jindal’s Rebuttal (and the SOTU) at 9p.m. ESTPolitics” He is of Indian (from India) decent — so he is prob more Indian than Mike Meyers. He is a first Generation American — he parents are from India so your point is……. What that he is Catholic rather than Hindu??

    Depends on your definition of “Indian” I guess. I think being Indian is shown by one’s acts and beliefs and not by some genetic marker. Sonia Gandhi is a true Indian despite not even being born there nor having Indian parents. Bobby Jindal is not Indian. Some of his core beliefs and ideals are in direct conflict with core Indian ideals.

  9. Bobby Jindal is not Indian. Some of his core beliefs and ideals are in direct conflict with core Indian ideals.

    Ok I bit, now reel me in.

  10. Dear condescending a-holes,

    “Most Indian-Americans are in favour of gun control, support a woman’s right to choose abortion, advocate immigrants’ rights, and oppose school prayer (for fear that it would marginalise non-Christians). On every one of these issues, Bobby Jindal is on the opposite side. He’s not just conservative; on these questions, he is well to the right of his own party.”

    -Shashi Tharoor

  11. “Some of his core beliefs and ideals are in direct conflict with core Indian ideals.”

    core indian ideals? you mean like yoga versus pilates?

  12. 61 · Tushar said

    “Most Indian-Americans are in favour of gun control, support a woman’s right to choose abortion, advocate immigrants’ rights, and oppose school prayer (for fear that it would marginalise non-Christians). On every one of these issues, Bobby Jindal is on the opposite side. He’s not just conservative; on these questions, he is well to the right of his own party.”

    Gun control, right to choose and opposing school prayer are “core Indian values” now? What is Mike Myers’ position on school prayer, btw? And Sonia Gandhi is for gun control?

    Dear condescending a-holes,

    Well, your worst punishment is living with yourself, so I’ll just counter with “Dear Tushar”.

  13. Jindal repeating the “Americans can do anything!” mantra came across as silly, and attributing it to his father even sillier. Obama articulated the real issues we should be focusing on far better. Imo.

  14. Rahul, did you fail reading comprehension as a kid? That was a quote from Shashi Tharoor, not me, and he is right. Those are just some of the ideals that most Indians and specifically Indian-Americans believe in. You think just because you respond in a condescending way it makes you right? Show me the proof that Tharoor is wrong and I’ll admit I’m wrong.

    And about Mike Myers, that was a joke about Love Guru that you obviously didn’t get.

  15. 67 · Tushar said

    Show me the proof that Tharoor is wrong and I’ll admit I’m wrong.

    Most Indians Americans love Bobby because they associate it with adorable Rishi Kapoor. Hence they are fond of Jindal. Prove that I am wrong and I will admit that I am.

    And about Mike Myers, that was a joke about Love Guru that you obviously didn’t get.

    You obviously didn’t get my sarcasm, so you lose! Ha!

    Rahul, did you fail reading comprehension as a kid?

    I don’t understand what this means?

  16. 68 · Rahul said

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    Most Indians Americans love Bobby because they associate it with adorable Rishi Kapoor. Hence they are fond of Jindal. Prove that I am wrong and I will admit that I am.

    Huh? Are you saying it’s unprovable or that it’s unimportant? Then explain to me why the vast majority of Indian-Americans vote Democrat. Or why the INC has dominated Indian politics since 1947. Or why most Indians would disagree with him on the issues they share in common. Jindal renounced his heritage and then aligned to the polar opposite views on the issues most Indians agree on.

  17. Yeah, on the CNN live blog, people were calling him “Bobby ‘Slumdog’ Jindal”

    The new man for the Republican party is Eric Canter. Every single right winger was bashing the hell out of Jindal and all were saying that Eric Canter should of given the speech and should be the new face.

  18. Huh? Are you saying it’s unprovable or that it’s unimportant?

    Tush, Tush, Tush, Where have you referenced Rishi Kapoor/Bobby in your reply. Hint: The key to Jindal isn’t with Supriya, it’s with Dimple Kapadia.

  19. I am a liberal libertarian(if that makes any sense). I do not care for Jindal. It doesn’t help that his actions in the past(cumulatively, because individually those are minor things) have made me to less likely include him in my favorite Indian American famous people. Having said that, what makes people think Jindal is that different from Indians way of thinking? He is probably not in the norm of Indian Americans. But when you consider the conservative views of a lot of Indian immigrants, especially the older ones, he is not as different as it would seem.

    All that aside, why are we saddled with so many Indian American males talking in an accent and voice texture as if they have no balls. Seriously, I am sick of that nasal or wimpy voices we hear. At least Sanjay Gupta has a fuller voice. But you look at your typical Indian American, the accent is freaking wimpy. Ramesh Ponnuru is the worst example of that.

  20. 71 · amaun said

    Huh? Are you saying it’s unprovable or that it’s unimportant? Tush, Tush, Tush, Where have you referenced Rishi Kapoor/Bobby in your reply. Hint: The key to Jindal isn’t with Supriya, it’s with Dimple Kapadia.

    WTF are you guys talking about.

  21. Tushar,

    Sonia Gandhi is a true indian? Her citizenships scandal pleads otherwise. Care to defend?

  22. 75 · SecularPlease said

    Tushar, Sonia Gandhi is a true Indian? Her citizenships scandal pleads otherwise. Care to defend?

    If you read my posts, I said naturalization and Indian blood don’t make someone Indian. It’s their intangibles, pride in their country and heritage, and sharing basic Indian ideals.

  23. Tushar, I agree with your point in principle, but Sonia Gandhi?–I don’t think so. She did not take up indian citizenship until rajiv became pm–and rumor has it she has dual citizenship (as does rahul due to jus sanguinis in Italy). Dual citizenship for “the extra constitutional locus of power” in India should have raised alarm bells in the secular press (as should an extra constitutional locus of power)…but i guess that would be communal. Annie Besant or Francois Gauthier are probably better and worthier examples.

  24. Jindal was a total embarrassment. For both desis and republicans. He is clearly not ready for prime time.

    On the positive side, tens of millions of americans got to see and hear what an upper/warrior caste punjabi aryan looks and sounds like 🙂

  25. Jindal’s speech was epic fail, is not going to help his presidential ambitions one bit. Shaky start, bad sing song delivery, like he was reading to five year olds and tired old tropes that may have been fresh during Reagan’s time but are now well past their expiration date. His only hope, people will forget about this speech by the time he starts his run.

  26. “i haven’t heard jindal but i’m sure he was roadkill, after all who wants BJ after the big O? “

    LOL, when I see an SM’er come up with it that fast I realize I’ve been slipping in my double-entendre acumen… nicely done.

  27. Anyone else kind of happy that Jindal failed in an hilarious fashion? I mean I only dissapoint my family privately, but Jindal did it in front of the whole nation. My mom should be glad about that.

  28. Anyone else kind of happy that Jindal failed in an hilarious fashion? I mean I only dissapoint my family privately, but Jindal did it in front of the whole nation. My mom should be glad about that.

    Heeheehoohoohaahaa,

    Thanks a lot sepia-hued baaghis for the relaxing smoke of your comments after that supremely satisfying BJ….World seems a very nice place to live in past 2-3 days…

  29. Please read my previous post as being under creative license from Manju.

    I would not dare not to acknowledge the Intellectual Property Rights she holds at the use of the acronym to refer to the Lousiana Governor’s coming of age party.

  30. I mean I only dissapoint my family privately, but Jindal did it in front of the whole nation.

    Your disappointments are kept private? There must not be any other Indians in your town.

  31. 61 · Tushar said

    Dear condescending a-holes,
    “Most Indian-Americans are in favour of gun control, support a woman’s right to choose abortion, advocate immigrants’ rights, and oppose school prayer (for fear that it would marginalise non-Christians). On every one of these issues, Bobby Jindal is on the opposite side. He’s not just conservative; on these questions, he is well to the right of his own party.”

    If you think we’re condescending assholes, don’t let the door hit yours on the way out.