Jindal Rebukes Cheney: "Don't ... Question Obama's Patriotism" (VIDEO)

On ABC's "Good Morning America" Thursday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was asked whether he agreed with former Vice President Dick Cheney that President Obama has made the country less safe.

"Democrat or Republican," Jindal responded, "we should all agree that our current President and our former President would obviously want to do everything they could to keep us safe. I don't think we should question President Obama's patriotism or his intentions."

"Let's give the new administration a chance. Let's not question their intentions, but let's have a real debate on their policies," Jindal added. "We should give the new administration a chance ... I don't think we should question Obama's patriotism. ... At the end of the day, I don't think we should be questioning the administration's intention, but I think it's good to have an honest debate."

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It may be worth noting that when Dick Cheney named the "new generation of leaders" in the Republican Party during an interview last month, Jindal didn't make the list:

We've got a lot of good folks out there. I think a new generation of leaders is coming along, people like Rob Portman in Ohio, Mark Sanford in South Carolina, Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan in the House. There are some really, really talented people in the Republican Party.

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Comments

[rain39]

Hey, Gov. Jindal said an appropriate, respectful thing about Obama and you are making fun of him for that. If we play as badly as the GOP, we are no better than they are. All these kind of comments make my head hurt!

[KillBillV2]

Have you guys seen this guy in other interviews such as on Larry King Live? He breathes like a fish. It's so d isgusting.

Guppy Jindal!

[KillBillV2]

What's wrong with his voice? It sounds like R ush L imbaugh t eabagged him

[KillBillV2]

You see what he's doing there? Keeps on throwing in 'Lets not question Obama's Patriotism" "Let's not question his intentions" he said that more than one, wanting people TO question Obama's intentions by keep on repeating it over and over...

[KillBillV2]

He's so n asty looking, oh and he's also a d ummy!

[IAmNoOne]

Come on now. Let's not be so superficial.

[landoffools]

Hey Piyush (Jindal) !

BTW buddy, we want to see YOUR birth certificate and citizenship papers !

[roshni]

Cheney did not consider Piyush a future leader? BWAHAHA!

[katocat]

Wow, it only took him how many weeks to come out against Cheney?

Sounds more like they figured it would be good politics to pretend they disagree with Cheney.

[ddDinah]

He's so full of BS.

[J G H]

Good for Jindal; he recognizes that Cheney is wrong. But he is kicking a guy with one of the lowest approval levels in history for someone who is not a serial killer or child molester. I would be more impressed if Jindal criticized Limbaugh and stuck with it.

[SEQUOIABISON]

Bobby Jindal is the living embodiment of the cartoon character Alfred E. Newman from Mad magazine, a revealing smirk that suggests he is untrustworthy and clueless, like fabricating stories about Katrina.

We have just gone through 8 years of ignorance and arrogance thank goodness we are moving away from that type of heartless greedy right wing politician, concerned with only a small segment of the population.

[KillBillV2]

HAHA! So true!

He has no chance of becoming anything outside the state of Louisiana.

[TheImpaler]

This dude needs more fiber in his diet; he always looks constipated!

[mimigrammy]

It is going to be a "blood bath" between the candidates in the 2012 Republican Primary. The Dems will have to do nothing but sit back and enjoy the show. Oh, it is a great day to be a Democrat.

[mimigrammy]

Poor Bobby! Setting aside the fact that politically he is way to extreme to get elected President, just look at the poor guy. I know it is not right, but looks are a big part of the game when it comes to Politic's and life in general in this country. Jindal looks and acts like some weird cartoon character.

[AndThenOneDay]

Bobby and R ush just need to recapture the innocence they once knew: http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/954/gilligan0yc.jpg

[katocat]

Little buddy!