The Jindal Mistake
Jul 10th, 2008 by Daniel Z.
The Nation has a must read article about Bobby Jindal called The Jindal Mystique. At first, when you start reading it, you might think “what are you talking about, this sounds like another Jindal fluff piece”. But once you think that this article will just be a “lets praise the wunderkind”, they throw a very refreshing curveball:
Perhaps because the media have fixated on Jindal’s image, rapid rise and sweeping popularity, they have left his voting and policy records largely unexamined.
This is exactly what I have been saying from day one. No real investigative reporting had been done by Jindal by major media outlets whatsoever. I am impressed that Deepa Fernandes not only mentions this but also takes the time to actually discuss his record.
Countless articles have sung the praises of this “wunderkind”–who changed his name from Piyush to Bobby (he was a fan of the youngest boy on The Brady Bunch) and converted from Hinduism to Catholicism–yet few have delved into the “whip smart” governor’s ideology.
Exactly!
Jindal also initiated cuts to the healthcare system that made it much harder for doctors to treat poor patients.
Again, what I have been saying since day one.
The only thing the article is missing is the actual failure of Jindal to bring meaningful ethics reform to Louisiana and that the office of the Governor is the least transparent in the nation. However, there is much more time to write more articles.
Cross posted at Liberty and Justice for All
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I wonder who the poster is voting for in the 2008 Presidential Election — I would be willing to bet it’s Obama, which is interesting, since EVERY allegation made against Jindal can be squarely applied (in LARGER measure) to Mr. B H Obama.
Perhaps because the media have fixated on Obama’s image, rapid rise and sweeping popularity, they have left his voting and policy records largely unexamined.
Anybody want to argue that changing one word makes the above statement any more or less important than the original one?
Fred: You make a reasonable argument. I would say that a lot of people who voted for Obama did so with little or no understanding of his record, just as a lot of people voted for Jindal with little or no understanding of his record.
Personally, I voted for Obama after clearly studying his record and the policies he supports. I also chose to not vote for Jindal for the very same reasons.
ddg: If you clicked on the Liberty and Justice for All link you would clearly see that yes, I did vote for Obama for President.
After looking at the policies they support, Obama was clearly the best candidate for the job. Jindal was clearly not the best person for his current job.