Bobby Jindal NOT Running For President In 2012

Bobby Jindal says he will not run for president in 2012.

"I'm not being coy at all. I'm not running for president in 2012. Period. No ifs, ands or buts, no caveats," the Louisiana governor told the Associated Press.

Jindal has been promoting his book "Leadership and Crisis," in which he criticizes the Obama administration for its handling of the Gulf Oil Spill. The White House firmly rejects Jindal's charges.

Jindal also lays into philandering politicians in a chapter titled "Men Behaving Badly," but he spares two important Republicans any criticism.

 

 

Comments

[deeblk07]

01:21 PM on 11/21/2010

OBAMA WOULD OF CRUSHED JINDAL so Jindal knows better - lol

[truth67]

12:59 PM on 11/18/2010

fonzi for president.

[truth67]

12:59 PM on 11/18/2010

Jindal has to make sure that no one from Louisiana can ever be educated eough to run for president.

[nomobull]

06:20 AM on 11/17/2010

and this was ever a real possibility where exactly besides a passing thought in the mind of an inmate at a mental institute.

[zanzy]

03:29 AM on 11/17/2010

What a shock! Maybe the Republican party should recruit from a modern state. Lousianna should be past over since they cannot even deal with their states problems.

[dourdinlives]

01:04 AM on 11/17/2010

the headline should be, "curious george..er..err.ahh, i mean..bobby jindal won't be getting elected as president if he runs."

[cccoyote]

01:00 AM on 11/17/2010

Was anyone seriously holding their breath for Bobby BP Jindal hoping he would run?
That man would turn the country into one giant oil-tainted bayou.

[spank an elf]

12:19 AM on 11/17/2010

He'd trip over his untied shoelaces.

[Xylem44]

12:15 AM on 11/17/2010

What? Is he in the "In & Out" sequel with Kevin Klein?

[goldiggerrr]

12:01 AM on 11/17/2010

awww.. darn.

So no more awkward walks up to fake "Presidential" podiums, and forcing up to listen to his child hood stories.

bah hum bug.

[katylied]

11:51 PM on 11/16/2010

Can I post on this thread? The Bloomberg/S'borough thread is pretty backlogged. Lots of JS fans...heh...
Anyway, no way would the tp vote for him. But I laughed my butt off at Tweety's reaction when Jindal gave his response after the SOTU speech.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/24/msnbc-cuts-to-jindal-with_n_169697.html

[Morgan Express]

11:26 PM on 11/16/2010

Come on Erkel give it a shot .... Please.

[Redemption Song II]

11:08 PM on 11/16/2010

I would say he's too inept to consider the presidency, but then I remember 8 years of W.

[dwhylton]

12:42 AM on 11/17/2010

He is a smart energetic guy but he doesn’t appear to have the maturity needed for the presidency. He echoes the GOP line cut, taxes, reduce spending, smaller government and like all Republicans never explains how to do it. If he ever gets his own head with his own ideas he will be a contender.

[Redemption Song II]

08:48 AM on 11/17/2010

Jindal is energetic and ambitious; he's not necessarily smart. Indeed, his running of Louisiana leaves much to be desired. As for his becoming a viable contender, that's as desirable as a future President Palin. And, sorry, he is what he is--Jindal isn't merely aping the far right agenda, he's espousing it.

[jdmn17]

10:58 PM on 11/16/2010

Your lead headline on the link made me think Bobby was trying to decide to come out in 2012.

[Rodger leMonde]

10:35 PM on 11/16/2010

He has to destroy Louisiana first, just to prove he is ruthless enough to be republican.