Just like that Jolly Old Elf, Santa Claus, Jindal, the 2012 presidential hopeful (you know that for a fact 'cause he told David Gregory on MTP that he absolutely positively without question intends to run for and complete a second term as governor so you know he's already got an exploratory committee working) has got a list and he's checking it twice.
(More after the clip.)
From www.washingtonpost.com
La. Governor Took Fast Track to National Prominence
Jindal is governor of Louisiana and the anointed boy wonder of a Republican Party left battered by the 2008 election and hungry for new leadership. Jindal's audition on the national stage is tonight, when he delivers his party's response to President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress.
The only difference between Sarah Palin and him is that he has a brain. Aside from that , they are two ideological peas in a pod. (Yikes! Pod people!) And just like his Alaskan gubernatorial counterpart, he's much more of a political opportunist than conservative ideologist. All of these presidential wannabes sing from the same choir book when it comes to keeping the right wing base in tow. First and foremost one needs to understand that the only thing different between Sarah PalinJindal is no exception. And like his brethren, he won't let the welfare of the citizens of his state get in the way of his political ambitions. (Witness his refusal to except federal funds that would pay extended unemployment benefits. I love compassionate conservatism, don't you?) Here's his check list.
The religious right?
Jindal was born and raised a Hindu, but converted to Catholicism in high school.[5] As conveyed by Louisiana political writer John Maginnis, Jindal has also offered his religious testimony before Baptist and Pentecostal congregations.
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Abortion and same-sex marriage?
Jindal has a 100% pro-life voting record according to the National Right to Life Committee.
Jindal opposes the legalization of same-sex marriage, and has voted for the Federal Marriage Amendment to restrict marriage to a union between one man and one woman.[36] In December 2008, Jindal announced the formation of the Louisiana Commission on Marriage and Family, including individuals representing organizations that oppose same-sex marriage, including Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council.
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Flag waving and the NRA?
Jindal voted yes on making the PATRIOT Act permanent, voted in favor of the 2006 Military Commissions Act, supported a constitutional amendment banning flag burning,[40] and voted for the Real ID Act of 2005.[41] Jindal has an "A" rating from Gun Owners of America.
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Batshit Crazyism (aka Intelligent Design)?
Jindal supports the teaching of intelligent design in public schools.
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Law & Order?
On June 25, 2008, Jindal signed the "Sex Offender Chemical Castration Bill", authorizing the chemical castration of those convicted of certain sex offenses.[53]
Jindal has also voted against giving the federal government jurisdiction to help local law enforcement with hate violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender and disability.
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Walking on water?
As others noted during his 2003 and 2007 gubernatorial campaigns (see update), in an essay Jindal wrote in 1994 for the New Oxford Review, a serious right-wing Catholic journal, Jindal narrated a bizarre story of a personal encounter with a demon, in which he participated in an exorcism with a group of college friends. And not only did they cast out the supernatural spirit that had possessed his friend, Jindal wrote that he believes that their ritual may well have cured her cancer.
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