Uploaded February 2009 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Rachel Maddow was left babbling and near speechless, Chris Matthews took exception to many revisionist oversights, and the expression on Keith Olbermanns face said it all. The new face of the Republican Party is a charade, a thin veneer that fails to hide the terrible reality that Republicans have failed to lead, are devoid of functional ideas, and pleased to present themselves as mere obstructionists. Bobby Jindal, the 37-year old governor of Louisiana and the first Indian-American to occupy such a post, is one of the Republican Party's rising stars, but this appearance fell flat. Jindal sounded like he was reading to school children rather than speaking for the opposition, but maybe that is an accurate reading of Republican Party intent. Opinion derived from various news sources and State of the Union coverage by MSNBC.
Rachel Maddow was left babbling and near speechless, Chris Matthews took exception to many revisionist oversights, and the expression on Keith Olbermanns face said it all. The new face of the Republican Party is a charade, a thin veneer that fails to hide the terrible reality that Republicans have failed to lead, are devoid of functional ideas, and pleased to present themselves as mere obstructionists. Bobby Jindal, the 37-year old governor of Louisiana and the first Indian-American to occupy such a post, is one of the Republican Party's rising stars, but this appearance fell flat. Jindal sounded like he was reading to school children rather than speaking for the opposition, but maybe that is an accurate reading of Republican Party intent. Opinion derived from various news sources and State of the Union coverage by MSNBC.
