Jeb! and the silver foot in his mouth
Anybody who has ever worked on campaign debate prep will recognize the coming train wreck in this New York Times story about Jeb! Bush:
“In rigorous practice sessions that have crisscrossed the country in the past few weeks, Mr. Bush has been preparing pointed responses to Mr. Trump’s most frequent insults (he has called Mr. Bush ‘low energy’ and a slave to donors) and crafting lines of attack on Mr. Trump’s history of liberal statements and unconventional policy plans, according to those who have been told of the plans….
“The difficulty for Mr. Bush, who has portrayed himself as the most mature and civil figure in the Republican presidential field, is how to inflict damage on Mr. Trump in front of a live national audience without diminishing himself in the process — a tricky task given Mr. Trump’s lust for the fierce counterpunch and Mr. Bush’s disdain for memorizing sound bites.”
Maybe these “rigorous” cross-country practice sessions will turn out just swell. Maybe Jeb! will overcome his family’s famously uncomfortable relationship with the English language, shed his own richly deserved reputation for putting his audience to sleep, rip Donald Trump to shreds on stage and wow the national television audience.
And maybe elephants will fly.
Jeb! and the silver foot in his mouth
Anybody who has ever worked on campaign debate prep will recognize the coming train wreck in this New York Times story about Jeb! Bush:
“In rigorous practice sessions that have crisscrossed the country in the past few weeks, Mr. Bush has been preparing pointed responses to Mr. Trump’s most frequent insults (he has called Mr. Bush ‘low energy’ and a slave to donors) and crafting lines of attack on Mr. Trump’s history of liberal statements and unconventional policy plans, according to those who have been told of the plans….
“The difficulty for Mr. Bush, who has portrayed himself as the most mature and civil figure in the Republican presidential field, is how to inflict damage on Mr. Trump in front of a live national audience without diminishing himself in the process — a tricky task given Mr. Trump’s lust for the fierce counterpunch and Mr. Bush’s disdain for memorizing sound bites.”
Maybe these “rigorous” cross-country practice sessions will turn out just swell. Maybe Jeb! will overcome his family’s famously uncomfortable relationship with the English language, shed his own richly deserved reputation for putting his audience to sleep, rip Donald Trump to shreds on stage and wow the national television audience.
And maybe elephants will fly.