Here is how the Los Angeles Times framed Jebya Bush’s effort to look presidential by taking a Very Important trip overseas to prove his global cred:
Jeb Bush makes it through Europe unscathed, if not more popular at home
Here is the first paragraph of that “news” report:
When he flies home from here Saturday, Jeb Bush can boast that his ripple-free trip to three European nations this week proved he is capable of striding without stumbling on a global stage.
Here is how the L.A. Times ended their story:
To the extent Bush needed a whiff of fresh air and a chance to reset his campaign ahead of his kick-off speech in Miami, his overseas jaunt may prove just the political tonic he needed.
Here’s what really happened:
The former speaker of the Polish parliament resigned after making the statements in the screen grabs above and below:
Here’s what Jeb Bush said, the day after the former speaker of the Polish parliament resigned over his statements describing his country’s ties to U.S. “losers” as “bullshit,” “worthless,” and as Poland giving Americans a “blow job”:
…“It’s clear to me that he’s a strong believer in strong ties with the United States.”
But the L.A. Times says Jebya arrived back home “unscathed.” Here’s how Politico assessed his unscathed-itude:
Lawrence O’Donnell and his “Last Word” panel also had a different take on another part of Jebya’s Big Overseas Adventure. The MSNBC headline of this segment is “Jeb Bush raises eyebrows with Russia remarks“:
Steve Clemons on Jebya’s remarks about Russian President Putin:
“I thought for awhile that Jeb Bush may have had more strategic depth than he has… I think it was one of the most inane things that a candidate could run for… It was a very weird comment and a very unpresidential one because it shows that he doesn’t understand Russia’s place in the strategic order.“
ADDED: Berlin didn’t go too well either. H/t: @clair3_s
There he is: “Gaffe-free,” “unscathed” John Ellis Bush. Then again, what would anyone expect from a candidate who has chosen George W. Bush and his Band of Merry NeoCons as his foreign policy advisers:
If you actually listen to Jebya, you get the impression that GW was really the smarter of the two.
An admitted drug dealer runs for the presidency. Is this a great country or not?
Wow, that looks like a the crew of Blackbeards ship. Mukasey, Hadley, Wolfowicz,Ridge, mr. 4th Amendment, the “Skull”? Yea I really want those guys back making policy. Talk about a bunch of reckless assholes.
And yet Jebya made a conscious and political choice to rely on them as advisors.
Clinton’s putsch in Kiev was not too smart either. At least GWBush was smart enough to whack Iraq, not nuclear-armed Russia.
At least Hillary was smart enough to not start a fraudulent war that cost 100s of 1000s of lives and turn an entire region into a disaster area.
Instead he Grandmother-In-Chief started a fraudulent war which has brought us into conflict with entirely legitimate Russian anxieties. Even stupider, even more dangerous than Iraq. Our whole political class is as dysfunctional as it is ignorant.
Please explain which war she “started.” And then explain why Congress hasn’t voted to either stop her or authorize the “war” Dictator Hillz pulled off without anyone knowing. After that, please explain how she managed to do this unilaterally. Next, explain how you can be so factually wrong.
Then remind us how GW Bush and his band of criminals evaded prison for their admittedly fraudulent invasion.
And finally, tell us when you decided to become a troll. We’re all waiting with baited breath.
The collision with Russia, touched off by Ms Clinton instigating the coup in Kiev will do quite well as an explanation. We could also refer to the Libya adventure or the murder of democracy in Honduras. But a crazy adventure in Eastern Europe where two other world wars broke out in the same way is really over the top.
And of course the Obama/Clinton faction can hardly afford to try anyone for war crimes.
You have yet to name a “war” that Hillary Clinton started, let alone unilaterally started. But you have tried your best to troll our site with outlandish assertions that you have yet to support with actual fact.
Hey, thanks for the “crazy, over the top” chat “adventure.” You unilaterally touched off a “war” here at RoN and guess what? We won. Thanks for the chat. It’ll be your last here.
Remarkable. I too am wondering how SoS Clinton “started” the coup in Kiev, unilaterally brought about the Libya “adventure” (what would that be exactly?), or “murdered” democracy in Honduras?
Now … we could argue about the administration’s foreign policy in all three places, but we ought to recognize that the Sec of State neither acts unilaterally within the administration, nor independently from other allied countries in Europe/NATO/OAS etc.
Bingo,.
Bingo, ProfX.
The beltway media are trash.
This goes beyond beltway. This is “mainstream.” Cough cough.
They are desperate to sell us another Bush. We would be insane to buy what they’re selling.
Well, yeah.