"Bobby" Jindal: The Story They Don't Want You to Read

[question everything]

Apologies if already posted. After Maher mentioned this, I was curious. If he is the Republican nominee this country is really in trouble)

"Bobby" Jindal: The Story They Don't Want You to Read
by: LAMediaWatch
Daily Kingfish
Sun Aug 12, 2007

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n Mr. Jindal’s case, however, the facts are clear. Mr. Jindal wrote the story himself, and when he was a Rhodes Scholar, his story, “Beating a Demon: Physical Dimensions of Spiritual Warfare,” was published in the December 1994 edition of the New Oxford Review. As a two-time candidate for Louisiana Governor, Mr. Jindal should certainly understand that his published writing, particularly an essay published in an esteemed journal, is relevant for discussion. However, judging by his campaign’s response, he is clearly embarrassed or unwilling to speak about an experience that, only thirteen years prior, he enthusiastically shared with the readership of the New Oxford Review.

Faith may be personal, but it is intellectually dishonest for anyone to suggest that the voters of Louisiana do not have the right to read and question a published essay written by Mr. Jindal, a candidate for governor. The Jindal campaign’s hard-line approach against those who question this essay is also troubling. They have attempted to suggest that Mr. Jindal’s published essay about an exorcism is inherently off-limits because it concerns his “personal faith.” Yet, on the campaign trail, Mr. Jindal frequently speaks about his personal faith, and he would certainly admit that his faith guides his legislative decisions. One must assume, therefore, that Mr. Jindal believes his faith can only be discussed when it is politically expedient. Otherwise, questions about his faith are off-limits, even if they concern his own published work.

While attending Brown University and later Oxford University, Bobby Jindal wrote often about the struggle of converting to Catholicism. Jindal was born and raised as a Hindu. His father, Raj, and mother, Amar, are first-generation immigrants from Punjab, India. Mr. Jindal claims that Hinduism provided “moral guidance and spiritual comfort” during his formative years. When he was a teenager, Mr. Jindal was prompted to read the Bible after a friend told him that he and his parents would be “going to hell” if they did not convert. Mr. Jindal began studying Christianity in an attempt to prove otherwise.

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Interestingly, Mr. Jindal explains that one of the reasons he considered conversion was due to the simple “compassion” of a young girl who dreamt of being appointed to the United States Supreme Court so that she could overturn Roe v. Wade. From an early age, Mr. Jindal was impressed by this young Christian’s political aspirations, and when reviewing the early life of Mr. Jindal, it is difficult not to recognize the same brand of political ambition. .. He elaborates: “My parents have never truly accepted my conversion and still see my faith as a negative that overshadows my accomplishments. They were hurt and felt I was rejecting them by accepting Christianity.” According to Jindal, his parents resorted to “ethnic loyalty” to counter his new faith.

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Mr. Jindal’s early and sudden rise into political prominence has raised many eyebrows. His ambition is unquestionable, but the ways in which he has gained prominence are worthy of attention and suspicion. Despite the fact that Louisiana’s national healthcare ranking dropped into last place during his tenure, Secretary Jindal, at the age of 27, became President Jindal after he was appointed President of the University of Louisiana system. Two years later, he found a better gig with the Bush Administration. He became Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services. Then he ran for Governor. Then he ran for Congress. Now he is running for Governor again. Bobby Jindal has spent practically all of his professional life in politics, and his political career primarily consists of appointments. He was appointed, appointed again, appointed again, appointed again, and then appointed again. No, I am not counting his years in Congress as an “appointment,” though Jindal, who had to move into the district to qualify, was essentially coroneted by David Vitter and the Republican Party.

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Of the Collected Works of Bobby Jindal, one story, in particular, has been the subject of intense scrutiny. The story concerns Mr. Jindal, as an undergraduate, participating in a strange type of exorcism ceremony. This experience, claims Mr. Jindal, helped to underscore his nascent Catholic faith.

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http://www.dailykingfish.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=224

[ShockediSay]

1. Sounds like bad JuJu to me nt

[snowbear]

2. Me too..

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[DangerousRhythm]

7. Haha, good one!!

My contribution to the Bobby Jindal Exorcist pile:

[last_texas_dem]

3. K & R. Very interesting article.

Definitely the most in-depth examination I've seen of "Bobby" "The Exorcist" Jindal's experiences on that front. I don't trust the guy, and am hopeful he isn't able to move any higher than the Governorship of LA. Unfortunately, though, I've been surprised at the number of Louisianans who seem to think he's great- despite knowing very little about him.

Thank for posting...

[Urban Prairie]

4. Bobby Jindal is truly the human version of Winston Churchill's

famous words in part "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma", or in this case better said as a Hindu wrapped in Roman Catholicism inside a Republican.

What is really weird is as a Roman Catholic myself, the Pope is our earthly leader and the human representative for Jesus Christ, since the first Apostle Peter was, and most Christians of other denominations, such as Evangelicals, are Republican, and they do not like that very much.

Maybe Jindal should have instead chosen to become a priest instead of entering politics, because of his apparent need to tell lies, like the ones in the speech that he made to the nation, are terrible sins in his chosen faith. If I were him, I would head to the nearest church confessional, quick-like.

[BluePatriot21]

5. That explains it

his speech after Obama's speech a few weeks ago must have been when he had a demon inside him controlling his speech and making him talk like Mr. Rogers.

Exorcism Inc.

[olegramps]

6. It has been suggested that he is a member of Opus Dei.

For those who aren't familiar with Opus Dei it is a cult that was recognized by Pope John Paul II who if he wasn't a member was closely associated with it. Previous popes had declined to recognize these fanatics who go to the extent of self torture. The intent of this secret society is for their members to gain control of government and industry and impose their religious values on society. This explains his admiration for the girl that wanted to become a member of the Supreme Court in order to over throw the Roe vs Wade decision. These people are extremists as exemplified by the FBI super spy Hanssen who was a member of this cult. They are able to justify any action to achieve their goal. Jindal has all the earmarks of the typical cult member who is recruited by other young members on university campuses. This cult is so misogynistic that the huge headquarters that they recently built in New York has separate parking and entrances for males and females. Most of the females in this cult are relegated to servile jobs. It is totally male dominated with priests and bishops being in absolute control. They want to return society to the Dark Ages.

[LiberalFighter]

8. Bobby read the Bible? Really!!

[localroger]

9. Not the country in trouble, just the GOP

I was really surprised that the national goopers were willing to hang their hat on Bobby's hook, because down here in Louisiana some of us have noticed that Bobby can only win elections where he's not contested. That's right, as you may have noticed from his recent speech he has the stage presence of a turnip, and every election he has won, including his bid for governor, he faced no serious opposition. (He became governor because Kathleen Blanco was so damaged by the Katrina fiasco, even though many didn't think it was her fault, that she declined to run for re-election, and no serious Democrat replaced her on the ticket.) So I wouldn't worry about Jindal getting much further than he has, and if he follows through on his cool plan to reject the stimulus money I wouldn't count on him getting a second term as governor of LA either.

[question everything]

12. As long as we want to preserve the two party system

and we should, really, we need to have a worth opponent as McCain was.

For a while I used to visit a Republican blog and when Jindal was elected as governor, the editor was elated, suggesting that this "signaled" the bright future of the Republican party.

This is what is sad about both Jindal and Steele: these guys are so desperate to show that, hey, they are cool, certainly not bigot, that any non WASP in that shallow puddle gets to be picked.

[Danger Mouse]

10. The guy's creepy.

[nichomachus]

11. The side to the story that no one raises

Jindal committed a serious infraction -- very serious infraction -- of Catholic Church law.

Exorcism can only be performed (according to Catholic law) by an ordained exorcist -- always a priest. Even then, the exorcist must be specifically appointed by the bishop to do it. Any priest who did otherwise would be in serious trouble. It's not a do-it-yourself proposition.

What Jindal did is no different than if he organized and, as an unordained person, said his own masses on the Brown campus. The local bishop would be very upset and excommunication isn't out of the picture.

So, while I think the whole exorcism thing is silly, the real point is that while Jindal claims to be a good Catholic, he seriously violated church law -- and then bragged about it.

[question everything]

13. Jindal reminds me of Clarence Thomas

both changed their religions to further their ambitions, not to be immersed and inspired by their new religion.