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GOP campaign arm: Fox & Friends chyron asks if Jeb Bush will be the "Third 'Bush' in Office?"

June 25, 2010 9:30 am ET by MMFA Staff

During a discussion with Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace about former Governor Jeb Bush's recent comments in the New York Times, the following on-screen graphic aired:

Chyron: A Third

Previously:

GOP Campaign Arm: Fox Nation asks "Chris Christie for President Starting to Catch On?"

Greta asks Newt Gingrich about potential 2012 run, proving yet again Fox News is home to GOP in exile

Fox and Friends plugs Palin/Beck 2012

Looking at 2012, Fox News polls Obama versus employees Palin, Gingrich

Fox's Bolling touts his "write-in" candidates for 2012:  President Beck and VP Palin

Tags: Fox News Channel, FOX & Friends

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    • Author by Major Tom (June 25, 2010 9:36 am ET)
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      Only if you want to see Liberals pushing the Civil War meme.
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    • Author by nerzog (June 25, 2010 9:39 am ET)
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      He may very well be... but he first has to get past Simple Sarah in the Primary.
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      • Author by IRONY 101 (June 25, 2010 10:03 am ET)
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        So...in other words, Jeb needs to get on Face Book?
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      • Author by shaggles (June 25, 2010 11:40 am ET)
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        Sarah isn't going to get away with not answering questions and going off on completely unrelated rants like she did in the VP debate. The other candidates will make mincemeat of her.
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    • Author by pointofview (June 25, 2010 9:40 am ET)
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      Jeb would be the automatic front runner.
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      • Author by IRONY 101 (June 25, 2010 9:42 am ET)
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        Not like that would be based on his name alone or anything like that... ;>)
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      • Author by cugagcmu805031 (June 25, 2010 9:51 am ET)
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        Check out the latest poll on George W. Bush, then think about whether it would be a good idea for Jeb to run.
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        • Author by cugagcmu805031 (June 25, 2010 12:06 pm ET)
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          I see in my absence that someone doesn't like facts.

          I want to thank whomever voted me down for my link to the poll that shows that GWB is still blamed more than President Obama for the state of the economy. You have a problem facing reality.

          Maybe whoever voted me down learned something from the data the link provides.
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          • Author by cugagcmu805031 (June 25, 2010 12:08 pm ET)
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            Oh, and it's neither President Obama's or liberals' fault that you voted for the worst president in modern history. Man up and admit it.
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            • Author by walstib (June 25, 2010 12:40 pm ET)
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              You sound like DellDolly.

              Get over it...
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              • Author by DellDolly (June 25, 2010 1:34 pm ET)
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                Get over YOURSELF - pointing out the trolls who deserved to be MOCKED is nothing to be ashamed of.

                This poster was NOT whining about having thumbs down.

                And YOU can't understand the difference. Get a clue.
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        • Author by angels4light (June 25, 2010 12:42 pm ET)
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          Except that Jeb could run as the "brighter, more reasonable" son.
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          • Author by DellDolly (June 25, 2010 1:35 pm ET)
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            Well, he IS the brighter, more reasonable son, and as such, likely would have been an okay Republican President.
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            • Author by mikehuck1976 (June 25, 2010 4:04 pm ET)
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              I agree. The old pre-tea party Jeb Bush was actually decent. I feel sorry for him in some ways. His half-witted, intellectually lazy brother and the fools who voted him in ruined any chance that Jeb ever had to be president.
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      • Author by dogbreath (June 25, 2010 10:18 am ET)
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        What's sad for the Republicans, and probably for the country as a whole, is that Jeb would have undoubtedly been a better president than his incompetent brother. The Bush name is completely toxic. Just another thing that W has managed to destroy, his brother's political future.
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      • Author by bintx (June 25, 2010 10:37 am ET)
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        I don't think so. Jeb Bush has too many skeletons in his closet which may be used against him. A daughter who has had repeated clashes with the law because of her drug addiction, the Schiavo case . . . George P. would probably be the next Bush, if anybody could stomach having another Bush in the White House after George W. Bush trashed our country and our Constitution.

        Jeb was the one that was always SUPPOSED to have followed in Poppy's footsteps. As his Mom said, "He's the smart one." He's just got too much baggage . . . that's why he didn't run in 2000.
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        • Author by indigo1968 (June 25, 2010 12:15 pm ET)
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          After his brother left the country in a shambles, how could anyone possibly consider electing another Bush as Jeb would almost certainly surround himself with people of the same ideology (e.g. warmed-over Reagan Republicans and neo-cons)?

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        • Author by bintx (June 25, 2010 1:10 pm ET)
             
          Um, I have nothing against Jeb Bush, I just stated fact. Jeb Bush was the Bush son who was supposed to have followed in Poppy's footsteps. He just simply has too much personal baggage. His son, George P., is generally seen as the heir apparent. However, given the abject unpopularity of George W., another Bush in the White House doesn't seem likely for a very long time.
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      • Author by shaggles (June 25, 2010 11:40 am ET)
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        Why?
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        • Author by shaggles (June 25, 2010 11:53 am ET)
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          2 thumbs down doesn't answer my question. Why would Jeb Bush be the automatic front runner?
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          • Author by Disputed Zone (June 25, 2010 12:07 pm ET)
               
            Weak field.
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            • Author by shaggles (June 25, 2010 12:53 pm ET)
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              I guess. I'm not saying anything against Jeb. I just want to know why he would be the automatic front runner. I guess the thumbs down is because I'm too stupid to understand what is obvious to at least 2 people.
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              • Author by Disputed Zone (June 25, 2010 1:16 pm ET)
                   
                It's probably just wishful thinking by Pointy, who wants a President who will make sure nobody is unplugging our nation's brain dead ladies.
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                • Author by shaggles (June 25, 2010 2:51 pm ET)
                     
                  He could be right. I don't know who Republicans would vote for in their primary. But there must be a reason for his certainty. I understand Jeb was pretty popular as Gov of FL but what else? I expect the Bush name would at least cancel out the number of votes that would get him even among Reps.
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              • Author by mikehuck1976 (June 25, 2010 4:05 pm ET)
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                The modern day right-wing is very intellectually lazy. They love brand names.
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                • Author by shaggles (June 25, 2010 5:37 pm ET)
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                  Oh yeah. Well may the ticket will be Bush/Palin and they can shorten it to BP. Everyone's favorite brand.
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              • Author by fairliberal (June 25, 2010 9:21 pm ET)
                   
                "I'm too stupid to understand what is obvious "..shaggles

                You finally said something that made sense.

                I know, I know, I cropped it, I couldn't resist.
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          • Author by phredicles (June 25, 2010 2:47 pm ET)
               
            Tea-bagger Nation and the other 26-percenters who still think Cowboy Caligula was awesome would make Jeb formidable in the primaries, especially after Miss Sarah P. decides she's not having fun anymore and quits. It's in the general election where that infamous last name would give him problems.
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    • Author by DAWUSS (June 25, 2010 9:49 am ET)
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      Unelectable
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    • Author by DAWUSS (June 25, 2010 9:49 am ET)
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      Unelectable
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    • Author by walstib (June 25, 2010 9:56 am ET)
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      They ought to be pushing one of their hero Reagan's kids.

      That'd be real fun...
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      • Author by DAWUSS (June 25, 2010 10:07 am ET)
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        Ron Reagan Jr?
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        • Author by dogbreath (June 25, 2010 10:12 am ET)
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          I think he would be perfect for the job. Progressive. Intellegent. Articulate. You wonder how he came into being - how did ol' Ronnie produce this kid? Michael Reagan I complete see and understand. Ron Jr. not so much.
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    • Author by mata ruach (June 25, 2010 9:58 am ET)
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      What's next? A pro-monarchy movement among Republicans?
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      • Author by IRONY 101 (June 25, 2010 10:02 am ET)
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        Hell, in a few years they're gonna be running W.'s daughters, they are so bereft of candidates who don't act like escapees from the loony bin.
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        • Author by dogbreath (June 25, 2010 10:15 am ET)
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          I had a Republican friend tell me the other night that Obama is a one term president. When I reminded him that the Republicans have no one to run against him, he quickly said that their candidate would be Mitt Romney. What a great candidate there - Massachusetts health care, Mormon, stiff as a board (he reminds me of Al Gore, not the most exciting politician in the world).
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          • Author by IRONY 101 (June 25, 2010 10:26 am ET)
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            But I would love to see him rip Palin a new one in the primary debates. I think Palin will skip the debates...
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            • Author by cugagcmu805031 (June 25, 2010 11:24 am ET)
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              I think she'll be debating against herself on Fuchs Noose. She will avoid O'Reilly, though. He might ask her what she calls a "gotcha question" like "If you were president, how would you stop the oil gushing into the Gulf?"
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          • Author by shaggles (June 25, 2010 11:55 am ET)
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            Not to mention he failed miserably in 2008.
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    • Author by shaggles (June 25, 2010 11:37 am ET)
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      And the answer to that is No.
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    • Author by MeanMrSpicyMustard (June 25, 2010 11:42 am ET)
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      Holy crap, yes. Please, I'm begging you. Put this guy on the ticket. It'll be a guaranteed Democratic victory.
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    • Author by worrierking (June 25, 2010 11:56 am ET)
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      Mull away Jeb, mull away.

      Maybe you'll be the first president forced to turn over his own brother to the Hague.
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    • Author by nerzog (June 25, 2010 12:16 pm ET)
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      The Third Bush... The Third Bush... what does that remind me of? I'm not comparing anybody to Hitler, but...
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    • Author by SMTDL (June 25, 2010 12:57 pm ET)
         
      If he won Republican nomination ,there would be no way Americans would elect a 3rd Bush..at least not anytime soon.I thought everyone was fed up with career /establishment politicians.Jeb's latest attack on the current Pres for accountability while ignoring or trivializing his brother's accountability was a classic example of what's wrong in politics and in the country.We have allowed lies and distortions to cover for factual information.Citizens are more engaged but so poorly informed because they listen to people all the time that have no business commenting on issues they know nothing about.
      I just read a letter to the editor in my local paper commending General McCrystal for speaking from his heart; even though he obviously knew what was best ,he was being punished unfairly!!!As far as I could tell the writer was a middle aged woman that knew nothing about military command but sounded exactly like conservative pundits on Fox News and the radio. There are multiple letters like that every day spouting talking points and nonfacts while criticizing the mainstream media for not covering these various conspiracies and such!!!How do we end up with elected officials or candidates as narrow minded and out of touch as Rick Perry,Palin,Bachman,Rand Paul and Sharon Angle?Why would any thinking person want these over the top radical people representing them?
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