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(s)Elections See other (s)Elections Articles Title: Jeb in Debate as ‘Oatmeal Getting Colder’; Gushed over ‘Unreal,’ ‘Authentic’ Kasich Speaking during CNNs analysis of the first 2016 Republican presidential debate on Thursday night, CNN political commentator and former Obama White House adviser Van Jones panned Jeb Bushs performance as terrible and like oatmeal getting colder but praised Ohio Governor John Kasich as just unreal, emotional, and an authentic guy who cares. Asked by host Anderson Cooper for his thoughts on the debate, Jones came out immediately in stating that Bush just did terrible and made his brother and former President George W. Bush look both eloquent and brilliant. Befuddled that Bush had been seen by Democrats as this Bush guy weve been so afraid of, Jones seemed to shock Cooper in declaring that the former Florida Governor just looked like oatmeal getting colder, so I think he was a big loser tonight. Jones then shifted gears to praising the brilliant Kasich as the authentic guy who cares and he did great because [h]e talked about people in prison, mental health, all of these issues you don't usually hear Republicans talking about, but he kept it within a conservative framework. The former White House adviser saved the last part of his opening thoughts for giving a nod to Florida Senator Marco Rubio for being picture perfect in the debate and predicting that [i]f this guy gets in open water, hes going to cause Democrats a lot of heartburn, a lot of problems. Such praise for Rubio by Jones comes as no surprise considering he stated following the 2013 State of the Union (in which Rubio gave the GOP response) that he views Rubio as being dangerous for Democrats. The relevant portion of the transcript from CNNs AC360 following the 2016 GOP debate on August 6 can be found below. CNNs AC360: Post Debate Show ANDERSON COOPER: Van, the first were hearing from you tonight. Winners and losers, major moments for you. VAN JONES: Well, first of all, I just thought that Jeb Bush just did terrible. I mean, he made W. look both eloquent and brilliant. I mean, I just I could not believe that this was this guy this Bush guy weve been so afraid of. He just looked like oatmeal getting colder, so I think he was a big loser tonight COOPER: Oatmeal getting colder? Ouch. JONES: I mean, just he was awful and he's got to get better. I thought Kasich was just unreal. He was emotional if this is going to be about authenticity, you have Trump, the authentic angry guy. Now, youve got Kasich, the authentic guy who cares and he did great. He talked about people in prison, mental health, all of these issues you don't usually hear Republicans talking about, but he kept it within a conservative framework. I thought he was brilliant. I thought Marco Rubio was picture perfect. If this guy gets in open water, hes going to cause Democrats a lot of heartburn, a lot of problems. He did one thing that helped us, though. He had that line where he said if this is based on resume, Hillary Clinton wins. That if he winds up as VP or whatever, that line can be used against him because she does have such a formidable resume. Other than that, Rubio was frighteningly good. A little too slick, but Rubio, I think, big winner tonight. Kasich, big winner. Havent talked enough about Rubio. Hes one to watch. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 4.
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He wouldn't even stand with his own State's Constitution when the Supreme Court
I love how they keep calling Jones a "former presidential advisor". He had the job for just 6 MONTHS before realizing he'd better step down and stop causing such communist, racist embarrassment!
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