Fox Panel's Verdict On Jindal Speech: 'Childish,' 'Amateurish,' 'Not Exactly Terrific'

[Hissyspit]

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Fox Panel’s Verdict On Jindal’s Speech: ‘Childish,’ ‘Amateurish,’ ‘Not Exactly Terrific’

Lousiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s (R) response to President Obama’s speech tonight received a universal thumbs down from the Fox News panelists, who are traditionally conservatives’ most gentle critics:

BRIT HUME: “The speech read a lot better than it sounded. This was not Bobby Jindal’s greatest oratorical moment.”

NINA EASTON: “The delivery was not exactly terrific.”

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: “Jindal didn’t have a chance. He follows Obama, who in making speeches, is in a league of his own. He’s in a Reagan-esque league. … tried the best he could.”

JUAN WILLIAMS: “It came off as amateurish, and even the tempo in which he spoke was sing-songy. He was telling stories that seemed very simplistic and almost childish.”

On PBS, New York Times columnist David Brooks also remarked, “In a moment when only the federal government is actually big enough to do stuff, to just ignore all that and just say ‘government is the problem, corruption, earmarks, wasteful spending,’ it’s just a form of nihilism. It’s just not where the country is, it’s not where the future of the country is.”

Even conservative bloggers are upset with Jindal. Kathryn Jean Lopez writes at the Corner, “E-mails I’m getting are from disappointed conservatives. They wanted a full-throated response to Obama and expected and/or wanted more.” Ramesh Ponnuru called Jindal’s delivery “weak.”

[sonicx]

1. "full-throated" with a "wide stance"?

=P

[panader0]

3. Where's Larry Craig when you need him?

[grytpype]

2. They'll change their minds by tomorrow AM.

[lpbk2713]

6. Limbaugh and Hannity will say he was just splendid.

Count on it.

:rofl: :rofl:

[Earth Bound Misfit]

12. You Betcha!!!

:rofl:

[gratuitous]

4. Jindal "tried the best that he could"

Sounds like Krauthammer is preparing to hang a "Participant" medal around Bobby's neck.

[Richardo]

5. This may be the best thread I read tonight...

...he made Palin almost look substantive.


Almost.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. He made McCain look like a Statesman

scary

[Richardo]

11. Such is *Obama's* gamesmanship

Gracious to the end. McCain HAD to applaud.

[depakid]

7. It was all that and more

The contrast between Obama and Jindal couldn't have been more glaring- even Fox "news" hosts can' put a positive spin on it.

[blogslut]

8. Poor GOP

"It's not fair! Obama's better than all of us put together!"

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. WOW the GOP is even more fractured than I thought

WOW.

Even fox noise realized this was a bad speech...