Leader of effort to draft La. Gov. Bobby Jindal for White House run cools group for nowJune 17th, 2009 Bid idled to draft Gov. Jindal for White House runBATON ROUGE, La.
La. Gov. who gave GOP reply to key Obama speech backs end to presidential draft 'distraction'June 17th, 2009 Jindal backs ending presidential draft effortBATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Gov.
Republicans should give Obama a chance: Bobby JindalApril 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Bobby Jindal, Louisiana's Indian American governor, wants the Republicans to 'give the new administration a chance', asking the former Vice President Dick Cheney to tone down his criticism of President Barack Obama's national security policies. 'I think Democrat or Republican, we should all agree that our current president, our former president would obviously want to do everything they could to keep us safe,' the Republican governor said on ABC's Good Morning America Thursday.
Jindal advises Cheney to tone down criticism of ObamaApril 17th, 2009 Baton Rouge (Louisiana, US), - Louisiana's Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal has suggested that former Vice President Dick Cheney should tone down his criticism of President Barack Obama. Cheney has repeatedly criticized Obama's national security policy, saying recently on CNN's "State of the Union" that Obama's decisions "raise the risk to the American people of another attack."
Asked to respond to Cheney's remark during an interview ABC's "Good Morning America," Jindal said: "I don't think we should question President Obama's patriotism or his intentions."
"I think Democrat or Republican, we should all agree that our current president, our former president would obviously want to do everything they could to keep us safe," he said.
Indian American Guv Jindal still a favourite among GOP faithfulMarch 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Conservatives in America have embraced Louisiana's Indian origin Governor Bobby Jindal as their 2012 GOP hopeful, and he played to the gallery by warning at a Republican fund raising dinner that President Barack Obama is engaged in the greatest expansion of government. While Obama commanded a national prime time TV audience, Jindal played to the tune of GOP faithful, seeking to rebound from his widely-panned rebuttal of Obama's address to Congress last month.
'Does Jindal have a volcano in his backyard?'February 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has drawn criticism for his performance in delivering the Republican Party's response to President Barack Obama's speech on the flagging economy, with some even upset with his questioning spending on monitoring volcanos that he knows little about. In his speech Tuesday night, Jindal - who made history in 2007 when he was elected America's first Indian-American governor at the age of 36 and became the youngest governor in office - went through a checklist of the unusual ways the Obama administration plans to spend taxpayer dollars in its controversial $787 billion stimulus plan opposed by the Republicans.
Jindal to criticise Obama's stimulus planFebruary 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Louisiana's Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal is expected to offer a spirited criticism of the Democrats' stimulus plan while stressing on the need to forge bipartisanship in Washington during the official Republican response to President Barack Obama's address to Congress. 'Democratic leaders say their legislation will grow the economy.
Jindal recalls Indian roots to assert America will overcomeFebruary 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - America will overcome its crisis, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has asserted, drawing upon his personal experience as the son of an Indian immigrant. Offering the Republican rebuttal to President Barack Obama's first speech to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, Jindal - who became the first Indian American chief executive of a US state - criticised the new president for suggesting a few weeks ago that 'America is facing a crisis that he (Obama) said 'we may not be able to reverse'.'
'Our troubles are real, to be sure.
Jindal slams Obama, but says America will overcomeFebruary 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Louisiana's Indian American governor Bobby Jindal, who may challenge President Barack Obama in 2012, has expressed doubts that the new Democratic president can rescue Americans from the economic storms. Tapped by the Republican party to deliver its response to Obama's first congressional address Tuesday night, Jindal criticised the president's massive stimulus package but emphasised that the US economy can recover.
Bobby Jindal to give Republican response to Obama addressFebruary 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has been given the crucial role of delivering the Republican Party's official response to President Barack Obama's address to the Congress, catapulting the 37-year-old Indian American into national spotlight. Jindal, who gives his address Tuesday night, is being portrayed as the Republican rising star and as capable of helping reshape the party and jockeying for the 2012 presidential nomination.
Bobby Jindal would not rule out White House run in 2012February 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Louisiana's Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal and two other potential Republican White House hopefuls have not ruled out running for president in 2012. 'What I'm saying is I'm running for re-election.
Republican rising star Jindal to give response to ObamaFebruary 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Bobby Jindal, Louisiana's Indian-American governor, is set to deliver the Republican response to Barack Obama's Feb 24 joint address to Congress - the high-profile slot the rival party often gives to one of its rising stars. 'Jindal embodies what I have long said: the Republican Party must not be simply the party of 'opposition,' but the party of better solutions,' House Minority Leader John Boehner said in a statement Wednesday.
Bobby Jindal among '10 people who could change world'February 8th, 2009 LONDON - Bobby Jindal, Indian American governor of Louisiana, has been named by a British publication among '10 people who could change the world'. The list also includes Regina Papa, a social activist from India.
Is Bobby Jindal running 2012 US presidential race? (Repeating)January 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Bobby Jindal, Indian American governor of Louisiana, has been chosen to keynote the National Republican Congressional Committee's March fundraising dinner, fuelling speculation he may emerge as the party's presidential candidate in 2012. 'Bobby is a rising star and is a part of a new generation of leadership in our party,' NRCC chairman Pete Sessions noted in an e-mail to supporters.
Is Bobby Jindal running 2012 US presidential race?January 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Bobby Jindal, Indian American governor of Louisiana, has been chosen to keynote the National Republican Congressional Committee's March fundraising dinner, fuelling speculation that he may emerge as the party's presidential candidate in 2012. 'Bobby is a rising star and is a part of a new generation of leadership in our party,' NRCC chairman Pete Sessions noted in an e-mail to supporters.
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