Bobby Jindal is Pushing for a REBELLION

Bobby Jindal says a rebellion is brewing in the United States and “the people” are ready for a “hostile takeover” of Washington, D.C.  He said this last night at the annual gathering of the Faith and Freedom Coalition. 

Maybe it's just me, but it seems like every time you turn around, it's the “annual” meeting of yet another gang of rightwing demagogues with too much time on their hands.  How are we supposed to keep track of them all?  Patriotic Christians For Freedom, Bullied Billionaires Fighting Back Against Communism,  Jesus Built My Portfolio, etc., yada yada.  How many of these Corporate-Agenda-Disguised-as-The-Voice-of-The-People “grass roots” organizations ARE there???

Bobby Jindal said:

“I can sense right now a rebellion brewing amongst these United States, where people are ready for a hostile takeover of Washington, D.C., to preserve the American Dream for our children and grandchildren.”

He also said there's a “silent war” on religious liberty in America:

“I am tired of the left. They say they're for tolerance, they say they respect diversity. The reality is this: They respect everybody unless you happen to disagree with them.  The left is trying to silence us and I'm tired of it, I won't take it anymore.”

OOOOOOHHHHHH!!!

He also showed off his talents as a standup comedian, which he may need after he's become a political has-been:

“Are we witnessing right now the most radically, extremely liberal, ideological president of our entire lifetime right here in the United States of America, or are we witnessing the most incompetent president of the United States of America in the history of our lifetimes? You know, it is a difficult question.  I've thought long and hard about it. Here's the only answer I've come up with, and I'm going to quote Secretary Clinton: 'What difference does it make?'”

Teeheeheeheeheeheehee.

The shining star of the gathering, however, was Ralph Reed, who compared the GOP's ongoing fight against same-sex marriage to the fight against slavery.

Yup, same thing.

Bobby Jindal Denies Medicaid to 242,000 People, Sues MoveOn for Reporting It

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal — like so many other Republican governors — has refused to accept federal (i.e. Obamacare) funding to expand Medicaid.  He's determined to protect the people of Louisiana from the evils of Communism:

“The fight over Medicaid expansion is a microcosm of this president’s push towards centralized government control.  We are day by day giving up more and more of our freedoms to an ever larger and more powerful government.”

Because of Bobby Jindal's devotion to his rightwing ideology, 242,000 Louisiana residents will not have access to the health coverage they're entitled to.  But at least they'll still have their Freedom.

MoveOn has put up a billboard in Louisiana that says:

“LOU!SIANA, Pick your passion! But hope you don’t love your health. Gov. Jindal’s denying Medicaid to 242,000 people.”

(“Pick Your Passion” is Louisiana's state tourism slogan.)

Louisiana's Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne has issued a Cease-and-Desist order to MoveOn, demanding that they take down the billboard.  He claims he isn't going after MoveOn for political reasons; his legal threats are based on the state's trademark of “Pick Your Passion.”  MoveOn's use of that phrase might cause confusion among Louisiana residents.  Or something.

In response to the State of Louisiana's strong-arm tactics, a MoveOn spokesman said:

“MoveOn will not back down in the face of baseless legal threats. If Republican officials don’t want to be criticized for keeping hundreds of thousands of Louisianans from accessing Medicaid, there’s a simple solution — they should stop preventing Louisianans from accessing Medicaid.

Neither Governor Jindal nor Lt. Governor Dardenne will silence MoveOn members. This billboard is protected by the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech. Instead of wasting our time and theirs with a pathetic attempt to suppress criticism of the state government, state officials should focus on helping nearly 245,000 Louisianans access Medicaid. If he is truly concerned about Louisiana’s image, Lt. Gov Dardenne’s time should be spent getting people health care, not trying to take down a billboard.”