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seafan

(9,387 posts)
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 09:32 PM Aug 2015

Jeb Bush: "...a president is a decider. A president leads by making decisions."

O M G.

During his town hall, Bush faced a variety of questions, including what qualities he would look for in a potential running mate.

"I’m not asked this question enough," he said. "It’s the first decision that a party nominee makes that’s an indication of how you make decisions as president. Once you get to the bottom line of this, a president is a decider. A president leads by making decisions."

"Decider" is a term his brother, former president George W. Bush, used often to describe his leadership skills.







The transformation is nearly complete.



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Jeb Bush: "...a president is a decider. A president leads by making decisions." (Original Post) seafan Aug 2015 OP
Good god. Are we really at this point? (nt) enough Aug 2015 #1
It's like a bad Vaudeville act Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #5
Now that is funny! Tom Kitten Aug 2015 #72
It seems so. Nay Aug 2015 #16
"oh, yes, I'm the great pretender. . .oops, decider" (with apologies to sonny) niyad Aug 2015 #2
Another bush doin' the decidin' ???? thecrow Aug 2015 #3
They've been "decidin'" for a long time now. Especially since November 7, 2000. seafan Aug 2015 #4
The entire Bush family should be forcibly exiled from this country. SamKnause Aug 2015 #6
The entire Bush family should be in prison. John Poet Aug 2015 #20
Let's exile them to GITMO. Solves both problems Yavin4 Aug 2015 #37
GREAT idea! Poetic justice. John Poet Aug 2015 #58
Got a feeling Worried senior Aug 2015 #66
Beginning to think W was the smarter of the two TBF Aug 2015 #7
I thought this was going to be an Onion article! herding cats Aug 2015 #8
The Onion was my first thought, too NastyRiffraff Aug 2015 #23
The other day he used the term "evil doers" LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2015 #33
W's two terms ought to have been from The Onion Deny and Shred Aug 2015 #85
damn, where have i heard this before??????? spanone Aug 2015 #9
One small question for John Ellis, with an itsy-bitsy follow-up.... JHB Aug 2015 #10
Yep, he has been the decider in this campaign to put something out and spend the next few days Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #11
Next he'll declare he knows the human and the fish can coexist peacefully aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2015 #12
The "Smart One", ladies and gentlemen. /nt Marr Aug 2015 #13
That brings back some horrible memories. Kath1 Aug 2015 #14
NOT IF THEY ARE BAD DECISIONS. pansypoo53219 Aug 2015 #15
I'm just excited xfundy Aug 2015 #17
!! BlueJazz Aug 2015 #78
He clearly has all the endearing qualities of his drunken idiot brother. Frank Cannon Aug 2015 #18
If he falls off of a Segway hifiguy Aug 2015 #53
thought of that too when I read Cannon's post treestar Aug 2015 #61
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Initech Aug 2015 #19
OK ... these are things both have said so far Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #21
another... handmade34 Aug 2015 #60
In his recent foreign policy speech, he created some new Bushisms aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2015 #64
Talk about bad DNA, wow. IHateTheGOP Aug 2015 #22
Very smart! kentuck Aug 2015 #24
'Deciders', 'anchor babies' and W fundraising for him----oh, my. seafan Aug 2015 #25
That should do it HassleCat Aug 2015 #26
Seems like W was the smart one Sanity Claws Aug 2015 #27
We have had this nightmare before liberal N proud Aug 2015 #28
OMFG! Another one RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #29
That's an old pic of Jeb! He's physically morphing into Shrub too. Avalux Aug 2015 #30
Enough is enough NowSam Aug 2015 #31
Dumbshit will never be the primary winner. Decider Dumbshit will tap out. Rex Aug 2015 #32
He actually used the word DECIDER???!!?!?!?111 rocktivity Aug 2015 #34
Dumb and Dumberer. nt hifiguy Aug 2015 #35
Damn skippy. lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #36
'The Commander Guy' is coming. Bank on it. seafan Aug 2015 #38
Here we go again Koo Koo Ka Choo Politicalboi Aug 2015 #39
Of all the TNTC (too numerous to count)... 3catwoman3 Aug 2015 #40
We've already done the President Decider thing, John Ellis. City Lights Aug 2015 #41
Bush later tried to walk back that statement, before claiming he had misspoken ... eppur_se_muova Aug 2015 #42
Sorry, Jebbie, but the country just barely survived 8 years of your brother's deciderating. tanyev Aug 2015 #43
deciderating treestar Aug 2015 #62
As the smarter brother said n2doc Aug 2015 #44
I hope **like hell** you are correct, n2doc. seafan Aug 2015 #45
And his Shadowside is the Destroyer of Goodness. Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #46
.... left-of-center2012 Aug 2015 #47
Dan Quayle hibbing Aug 2015 #48
We've had all the "deciders" we need for an eternity. Vinca Aug 2015 #49
Not taking responsibility nakocal Aug 2015 #50
Jeb is the "smart one," or so we've been told. maddiemom Aug 2015 #51
Did he even blow the dust off of his brother's talking points? Chemisse Aug 2015 #52
...Now roscoeroscoe Aug 2015 #54
I expect to hear that he'd like to be a dictator milestogo Aug 2015 #55
Baby Caligula must be so proud. The rest of humanity should be terrified. Hekate Aug 2015 #56
i just want to throw up CatWoman Aug 2015 #57
yeah, i feel pretty ill looking at it fizzgig Aug 2015 #68
GWB Said The Same Things bucolic_frolic Aug 2015 #59
GET OUT THE VOTE, people!!!!!! elzenmahn Aug 2015 #63
Doesn't a Decider need to know something first, though? Octafish Aug 2015 #65
Based on the coverage he's getting, I think LibDemAlways Aug 2015 #67
he does not want to be president ericson00 Aug 2015 #69
lol CullenBohannon Aug 2015 #70
It makes you wonder if Pappy Bush drummed it LuckyLib Aug 2015 #71
What a dweeb. oasis Aug 2015 #73
What's he going to do next? Ask Cheney to be head of his VP search committee? ck4829 Aug 2015 #74
Probably leftofcool Aug 2015 #79
Ironically I also lead by deciding to shit. L0oniX Aug 2015 #75
Maybe somebody needs to ask him to define "sovereignty" tularetom Aug 2015 #76
Except when President Obama decides? nt silvershadow Aug 2015 #77
Translation: We always get our way. nt silvershadow Aug 2015 #80
What a History. Beowulf42 Aug 2015 #81
Jeb really meant to say that he's a Genocider, like the rest of his family Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #82
Brothers, brothers... C Moon Aug 2015 #83
My thoughts exactly - OMG swilton Aug 2015 #84

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
5. It's like a bad Vaudeville act
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 09:53 PM
Aug 2015

where everyone's hoping that the hook will come out to yank the jackass off the stage.

Tom Kitten

(7,347 posts)
72. Now that is funny!
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 02:35 AM
Aug 2015

You're right it is like really bad vaudeville! I wonder which one of the oh, 17, 18, 19 candidates will be the first to fart out in tune the Star Spangled Banner on stage.

Like this guy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_P%C3%A9tomane

Of course he was French so they'd have to relabel them "Freedom Farts"...

herding cats

(19,565 posts)
8. I thought this was going to be an Onion article!
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 10:15 PM
Aug 2015

Seriously, I really did. Not a real statement being reported by the media.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
23. The Onion was my first thought, too
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 09:47 AM
Aug 2015

It's becoming more and more difficult for parody sites to be more outrageous than reality.

JHB

(37,161 posts)
10. One small question for John Ellis, with an itsy-bitsy follow-up....
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 10:20 PM
Aug 2015

JUST HOW FUCKING STUNTED IS YOUR FAMILY?!?!?!?!?

AND WHY DO YOU KEEP TRYING TO INFLICT IT ON US?!?!?!?

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
11. Yep, he has been the decider in this campaign to put something out and spend the next few days
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 10:46 PM
Aug 2015

Cleaning up what he said. Yep, I call that a decider.

Frank Cannon

(7,570 posts)
18. He clearly has all the endearing qualities of his drunken idiot brother.
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 12:26 AM
Aug 2015

All he needs to do now is render himself unconscious eating pretzels, and the transformation is complete.

I can't believe this kind of nonsense is getting traction with anyone. NO ONE in this country looks back wistfully at the wonderful Bush years, except maybe the top one half of one percent of the richest sociopaths in the nation.

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
21. OK ... these are things both have said so far
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 02:05 AM
Aug 2015

Stop the Evildoers.......check
More ground troops in Iraq..... check
a decider................. check

I want him to be the nominee for the GOP
to expose this Crime family to the rest of the nation and be gone with them.

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
60. another...
Sat Aug 22, 2015, 01:15 PM
Aug 2015

Jeb Bush: “people need to work longer hours”
George Bush: "Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that (working 3 jobs)"

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
64. In his recent foreign policy speech, he created some new Bushisms
Sat Aug 22, 2015, 02:55 PM
Aug 2015

Instead of calling the African terrorist group Boko Haram, he called them "Beaucoup Harem".

He couldn't remember the name of the head of Isis, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and instead sounded very chimplike in calling him "the guy that's the supreme leader or whatever his new title is — head of the caliphate".

seafan

(9,387 posts)
25. 'Deciders', 'anchor babies' and W fundraising for him----oh, my.
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 10:18 AM
Aug 2015
Look out, Jeb!'s getting snippy.



Former Governor Jeb Bush speaks to a crowd of New Hampshire voters at the Historical Society in Keen on Thursday, August 20, 2015. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)



 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
26. That should do it
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 10:21 AM
Aug 2015

For those who fear Jeb will be too much like his brother, the "decider" statement puts the frosting on the cake. That's exactly the attitude George W displayed when he got us into Iraq.

 

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)
29. OMFG! Another one
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 11:29 AM
Aug 2015

Not another one who wants you to work hard to put food on your family!
This is getting absurd. It seems that Jeb is no smarter than Dumbya!

Avalux

(35,015 posts)
30. That's an old pic of Jeb! He's physically morphing into Shrub too.
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 12:20 PM
Aug 2015

Lost weight or lipo; especially his double-chin. I fail to see the advantage in looking and sounding more like his big bro, but in this country, it may very well work. Recent pic:

NowSam

(1,252 posts)
31. Enough is enough
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 12:22 PM
Aug 2015

Please, America, don't fall for this again. It will doom us all. Jeb= Perpertual war on the world - and war on the 99% here at home. AND GET READY - they are happy to steal this again.

Never forget Gore 2000.

Hey, by the way, Big Al, why don't you speak out now that you are out of the sordid mess and endorse Bernie? Why not advocate for the future? You saw what happened when they stole it from you. What happened to the world as a result? You are rich and powerful now and have nothing to lose by standing up for truth and justice. Big Al, feel the Bern and help us defeat the horrible ideas of the others.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
32. Dumbshit will never be the primary winner. Decider Dumbshit will tap out.
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 12:25 PM
Aug 2015

He's not just the Decider, but also the biggest Dumbshit to step up since his fucked up living trash of a brother.

3catwoman3

(24,007 posts)
40. Of all the TNTC (too numerous to count)...
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 01:40 PM
Aug 2015

...dumb, scary , bone-chilling utterances GWB made over the years, the "I'm the decider was one of the worst.

eppur_se_muova

(36,269 posts)
42. Bush later tried to walk back that statement, before claiming he had misspoken ...
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 02:05 PM
Aug 2015

... and later deciding that it was the press's fault.

Yep, he's a decision maker.

tanyev

(42,571 posts)
43. Sorry, Jebbie, but the country just barely survived 8 years of your brother's deciderating.
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 03:53 PM
Aug 2015

They're not in the mood for any more.

Vinca

(50,279 posts)
49. We've had all the "deciders" we need for an eternity.
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 05:49 PM
Aug 2015

Geez . . . and this is supposed to be the smart one.

nakocal

(552 posts)
50. Not taking responsibility
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 07:05 PM
Aug 2015

And being a republican "decider" means that when you make the same wrong decisions over and over you should not have to suffer any consequences because it is the fault of the black, gay, Hispanic, poor person.

Also being a republican decider means that I just NEVER have anyone bring up my record of bad decisions. Just listen and believe me when I tell you how the next decision I make (which has already failed previously) is going to work this time.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
51. Jeb is the "smart one," or so we've been told.
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 07:56 PM
Aug 2015

He seems more and more like the sober suck up to the teachers, and therefore considered smart. Dubya is the class clown who gets mediocre grades but actually has equal intelligence. Either way the country loses. Either that, or Jeb IS smart enough to not really want to be president. Will no one rid us of these pesky Bushes?

bucolic_frolic

(43,190 posts)
59. GWB Said The Same Things
Sat Aug 22, 2015, 06:51 AM
Aug 2015

'A leader leads. That's what a leader does.'

Repetition to drum it into people's minds so they will follow the dictator blindly.

elzenmahn

(904 posts)
63. GET OUT THE VOTE, people!!!!!!
Sat Aug 22, 2015, 02:40 PM
Aug 2015

That's the ONLY way we can prevent this proven repeat of Shrub's Reign of Error.

Jeb!, Shrub!, and the rest of that unholy clan need to be driven back to the irrelevancy which they so richly deserve. Starting with Papa Prescott.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
65. Doesn't a Decider need to know something first, though?
Sat Aug 22, 2015, 05:00 PM
Aug 2015

His brother demonstrated how disastrous a know-nothing decider is.

LibDemAlways

(15,139 posts)
67. Based on the coverage he's getting, I think
Sat Aug 22, 2015, 09:04 PM
Aug 2015

TPTB are planning on Chimp2 (or is it 3 counting poppy) becoming the nominee. Cheney/Rummy/Rice/Wolfowitz et. al. are waiting in the wings licking their chops, rubbing their collective claws together in anticipation of resurrecting PNAC wet dreams. Hugely scary shit.

LuckyLib

(6,819 posts)
71. It makes you wonder if Pappy Bush drummed it
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 01:11 AM
Aug 2015

in their heads: "Now listen up! I'm the Dad and I'm the decider!"

Beowulf42

(204 posts)
81. What a History.
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 03:08 PM
Aug 2015

Yes, the President makes decisions, but looking at your brother's record, and your record as governor of Florida, we have no confidence that you will make decisions that help the poor and middle-class. And we like the decisions that President Obama has made. You aren't on our side. You favor the rich and powerful and have no conscience. You should withdraw from the nominating process and go back to making money thru your family connections. George III was bad for the Americans of the 18th Century. George III is bad for the Americans of the 21st Century.

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