Watched his sworn-in today as the governor of LA, the first Indian-American governor in America and the first non-white governor of LA since the civil war.

The guy is a good speaker, young (35), and very intelligent(Brown + OXford), and even more surprising is that he is elected governor in Lousianna of all places. He also won the rural conservative northern LA votes which is very impressive given his racial background.

So will Bobby Jindal move on and run for president in the near future?

1/14/2008 1:45:42 PM

it's not really surprising that he won the general, i mean look at the record of the previous administration that he was running against (Katrina, et al.)

it is surprising to a degree that he won the primary, because Louisiana has an open primary and he had to win a plurality, if i remember correctly.

however, its not really reasonable to call him the "Republican Obama" because indian americans do not have the same context of existence in the US as african americans do.

he's an incredibly insightful public servant and knows how to play the game.

will he run for president someday? well, he's got as good a shot as any of the other governors out there, certainly better poised for it than if he had stayed in Congress in any capacity. but i think its a stretch to brand him in such a way.

[Edited on January 14, 2008 at 2:06 PM. Reason : .]

1/14/2008 2:03:54 PM

I think his career is worth watching, but it's too early to say whether or not he's exactly presidential material. Let's see how his first term as governor of the broken and dysfunctional state of Louisiana.

1/14/2008 2:12:45 PM

i believe they prefer to be called Native Americans

1/14/2008 2:18:28 PM

he's dots not feathers

1/14/2008 2:19:25 PM

BobbyDigital

1/14/2008 3:40:31 PM

^ that was the first thought I had as well.

the second one is that is Louisiana in such financial disarray that they have to outsource their governor?

1/14/2008 7:30:36 PM

lol "outsourcing"

he ran unsuccessfully against the previous governor last election.

considering how everyone perceived the previous governor for fucking up the recovery in the wake of Katrina, the republicans could have fielded either Alan Keyes or David Duke and still won.

but good for him, anyhow. I'm sure he'll do well. it's not like he could do much worse.

1/14/2008 8:21:43 PM

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"the second one is that is Louisiana in such financial disarray that they have to outsource their governor?"

HAHA

1/14/2008 8:56:54 PM

^ classic HAHAHA

1/15/2008 1:50:41 PM

http://www.theonion.com/content/amvo/first_indian_american_governor

1/16/2008 3:38:23 PM

bttt by request

4/30/2008 12:22:04 PM

Out sourcing government now eh

ZING

4/30/2008 3:13:26 PM

yeah i noticed this guy like a month ago when he gave an interview...pretty cool guy he seemed to be

4/30/2008 3:14:05 PM

swimmi poo pataey

no really though, he seems like a pretty good governor.

4/30/2008 5:23:01 PM

Bobby Jindal for republican VP.

5/7/2008 5:42:36 PM

Wasn't he on Leno or something the other night?

5/7/2008 6:11:43 PM

^ yes, and it was a pretty damn good interview.

I like this guy. and not just because he's another conservative Indian dude named Bobby.

5/7/2008 8:59:27 PM

wow, that interview was great.

perfect combination here for a politician, he's black AND he's a muslim... that begs the question... why isn't terpball chiming in?

5/7/2008 11:59:28 PM

he's an indian catholic

[Edited on May 8, 2008 at 8:35 AM. Reason : .]

5/8/2008 8:34:58 AM

^

edit ^ dude he is clearly 100% african nigerian black muslim, i can tell by the pixels

[Edited on May 8, 2008 at 9:14 AM. Reason : .]

5/8/2008 9:00:56 AM

i'm sorry i didn't understand

were you being sarcastic

5/8/2008 9:10:41 AM

He shall run for president someday....after Obama's 8 year in office.

and OMG, then we will then have an Asian president.

5/8/2008 12:39:20 PM

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"I like this guy. and not just because he's another conservative Indian dude named Bobby."

LOVE this dude. I was talking to a political consultant from Louisiana and he was telling me that Jindal is very popular BUT he has never held a job for more than 2 years and that's his one resume strike. Everything he's done, he's put down to something else... if he gets the VP nod, that will be one more thing.

I hope he doesn't go for the VP slot although it would be a great ticket... I just believe that this guy would be a great President... and it's pretty difficult to get elected President after being Vice President.

5/8/2008 12:56:49 PM

yes we can

5/8/2008 2:18:53 PM

WHO NEEDS THE KWIK-E-MART?







I DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

5/8/2008 2:20:40 PM

at least jindal recognizes and honors his indian heritage


obama couldn't give 2 shits about his muslim heritage from which he derives his very name. instead he'll just keep parading around saying he's an "african american" to grab a few votes.

5/12/2008 1:15:06 AM

lol you are so out of wack with like regular normal people

5/12/2008 1:15:49 AM

^^ He honors his heritage by using a name he completely made up as his first name?

5/12/2008 1:20:12 AM

lol @ republipuertoricans

we are just as stupid as everybody else, yee haw honkey tonkey, USA numbero uno, buy spend buy, farms and shit, and let's go to war, yeaaah buddy!! oh and fuck black people just becuase!! china people are cool.



i bow to the almighty perfect democratic party as a humble sheep

5/12/2008 1:20:20 AM

I'm going to go out on a limb, and guess that you're on meth right now?

5/12/2008 1:22:08 AM

^ I AT THE VERY LEAST HOPE A DEMOCRAT MAKES IT LEGAL ONE DAY AS WELL. THANK YOU ALLAH

5/12/2008 1:24:44 AM

haha....point rat

5/12/2008 4:02:26 AM

he's one of the governors being considered for mccains running mate now

5/22/2008 9:24:34 AM

sounds like trouble to me....

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" * He voted against expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. http://www.issues2000.org/House/Bobby_Jindal_Abortion.htm#2005-204 * He’s completely anti-abortion, even in cases of rape or incest, getting a 100% rating from the National Right to Life Committee. http://www.issues2000.org/House/Bobby_Jindal_Abortion.htm#06n-NRLC * He is completely opposed to gay rights, earning a 0% rating from the Human Rights Campaign. http://www.issues2000.org/House/Bobby_Jindal_Civil_Rights.htm#06n-HRC * Church-state separation? Forget it. Americans United for Separation of Church and State give him a 0% rating. http://blog.au.org/2008/01/17/the-ties-that-bind-louisiana-gov-jindal-and-the-religious-right/ http://www.issues2000.org/House/Bobby_Jindal_Principles_+_Values.htm#06n-AU * He thinks “intelligent design as an alternative to evolution may not be out of place in public schools,” so we know his support of real science would be minimal. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/19/us/19louisiana.html * Rush Limbaugh called him the “next Ronald Reagan.” http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/may/12tps.htm * He once wrote about a friend who was possessed by the devil… meaning he believes someone could actually be possessed by a devil. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2003/11/7/191021/178 http://www.newoxfordreview.org/article.jsp?did=1294-jindal "

http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/05/21/bobby-jindal-on-mccains-vp-short-list/

5/22/2008 12:54:29 PM

hes too young...if mccain picks him there is no chance they would win...and mccain already has pretty insurmountable odds as it is


romney has really bad poll numbers with mccain...jindal is too young...i think he goes for crist or that guy out of minnasota

[Edited on May 22, 2008 at 12:57 PM. Reason : plus it would look like a stunt cause the guy is hindu]

5/22/2008 12:57:02 PM

lol
romney would pwn all the liberal puppets asses in the economy realm. lol

i hope he chooses romney, that guy would save the economy.

5/22/2008 1:00:29 PM

i also want him to pick the mormon honestly...i think out of any vp choice him or crist are the best with mormon leading the way(economy)

5/22/2008 1:01:34 PM

he's -the- man for economics.

5/22/2008 1:02:50 PM

even though i hate huckabee i "kinda" want him to win just so if we get the fair tax i can see if it'd work or not..only thing that sucks is if it doesnt work i'm gonna have to be one of the people that was like "i was always kinda curious how the US would work with it"...kinda like the people that voted for bush in 2000

5/22/2008 1:04:51 PM

I dont think Jindal is interested in being VP,

I would suspect he is plotting his own run sometime in the future. He has a pretty clean and effective political record and also a good public speaker like Obama.

5/22/2008 4:45:58 PM

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"romney would pwn all the liberal puppets asses in the economy realm. lol"

that my very well be true (impossible to know really), but running a company is not the same as running an economy as president (in as much as a president could or should "run" an economy). in fact, i would wager they are VASTLY different skill sets.

5/22/2008 6:26:43 PM

^of course. i never said his private business skills where equal to presidential skills.

i just think the fact that he built up one of the most profitable companies of our time from the ground up speaks volumes.

something frankly McCain nor Obama nor Hillary has on their resume to impress us.

5/22/2008 8:14:38 PM

of course, the fact that he is mormon will ultimately be his doom b/c christians in this country are sheep and can't look past it. (they'll pull the polygamy card or whatever, but isn't he one of the only nominees on both sides to have only 1 wife in his life?? lol)

5/22/2008 8:16:15 PM

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"I would suspect he is plotting his own run sometime in the future. He has a pretty clean and effective political record and also a good public speaker like Obama. "

I casually read that he voted against stem cell research and voted for intelligent design being taught in science class, which really aren't very appealing qualities to most people (at least not the stem cell thing).

5/22/2008 11:27:30 PM

I mean he has to cater to his demographic,

He is after all the governor of LA, how progressive do you people expect him to be?

5/23/2008 1:53:31 AM

Jindal is "too conservative for TV," and anyone who supports teaching creationism (or whatever they call it now) is hardly "intelligent."

Since when does pandering shamelessly to undereducated provincial thinkers make one a "great politician?" Unless your last name is Clinton, of course ...

5/25/2008 6:12:15 PM

If you are going to teach evolution it should go under a theoretical course just like a religion or 'creationism' course should.

Last time I checked nobody has yet to prove or disprove one or the other.

5/25/2008 7:06:52 PM

evolution is as proven as gravity and germ theory, arguments from ignorance or personal incredulity not withstanding.

5/25/2008 9:06:07 PM

1) i never said evolution is false. but it's def not even close to 100% proven.

the real question is: who or what put life here to evolve, and for most intelligent humans: why

you see. this form of theology called evolution just like the rest of them will never explain where or how or even why life started. maybe now for the first time your life you're questioning why the vast majority of humans subscribe to a creationist theory.


and this is why Jindal will be popular amongst most intelligent human beings.

[Edited on May 25, 2008 at 10:17 PM. Reason : .]

5/25/2008 10:10:24 PM