Posted by
AJH on Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:26:40 AM
David Brooks is not “a conservative New York Times columnist” as Beth Fouhy of the Associated Press notes in her “Analysis” of Jindal and the reaction to his address (“Jindal draws flak from GOP, Dems over speech”).
Brooks characterized Jindal's arguments as “insane” and “tone-deaf” on The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer.
“To come up in this moment in history with a stale, 'Government is the problem, you can't trust the federal government' is just a disaster for the Republican Party,” Brooks said.
Juan Williams focused on Jindal's delivery.
"It came off as amateurish, and even the tempo in which he spoke was singsongy," Williams said, adding that the content of the speech was "very simplistic and almost childish."
Rush Limbaugh defended Jindal on his radio show Wednesday while acknowledging that “stylistically,” Obama had outshined Jindal.
“The people on our side are making a real mistake if they go after Bobby Jindal. We cannot shun politicians who speak for our beliefs just because we don't like the way he says it.”
AJH