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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Why Did Jeb Need the Moderator's Help to Ask Trump to Apologize for Slurring His Wife?

I thought it made Jeb look weak all over again. This TPM piece leaves out the most important thing:

"Jeb Bush called for Donald Trump to apologize to his Columba wife during Wednesday's GOP presidential debate for comments Trump made about her in an interview in July, but Trump refused."

"Trump was quoted as saying at the time that "if my wife were from Mexico, I think I would have a soft spot for people from Mexico." Columba is a Mexican immigration.

"To subject my wife into the middle of a raucous political conversation was completely inappropriate and I hope you apologize for that," Bush told Trump, standing next to him on the debate stage, when asked about the comment."

"Trump attempted to smooth over the situation, telling Bush, "I have to tell you, I hear phenomenal things. I hear your wife is a lovely woman."

"Trump suggested the quote was a mischaracterization, but Bush pressed him further."

"She's absolutely the love of my life and right here and why don't you apologize to her right now," Bush said.

But Trump refused.

"I won't do that because I said nothing wrong, but I do hear she's a lovely woman," Trump said

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/donald-trump-bush-wife

Jeb did not call on Trump to apologize. The moderator did.

Jeb also gave his brother a big, wet kiss.

"Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush earned huge applause from the audience on Wednesday night during the GOP presidential debate after saying that his brother "kept us safe" while in office."
"Real estate mogul Donald Trump took a shot at President George W. Bush's administration, saying it opened the door for President Obama's election. He said the Bush presidency was such a "disaster" that even Abraham Lincoln "couldn't have been elected."

Jeb Bush fired back, invoking the 9/11 terror attacks.

"You know what? As it relates to my brother, there is one thing I know for sure, he kept us safe," Bush said, having to pause for one of the biggest rounds of applause from the audience of the night. "I don't know if you remember, Donald. You remember the rubble? You remember the firefighter with his arms around it? He sent a clear signal that the United States would be strong and fight islamic terrorism and he did keep us safe."

"George W. Bush was President when about 3,000 Americans were killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. He also authorized the subsequent invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, during which more than 4,400 American lives and 115,000 Iraqi lives where lost."

"Jeb has waded into George's Iraq War record before, saying he would have invaded Iraq even given the intelligence we have now, before backtracking."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/jeb-bush-george-bush-911

The most effective ad yet was when Trump played Jeb's mother saying the country doesn't need another Bush.

Yes, Mother does know best. That's the campaign slogan against Jeb: No More Bushes.

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