That Jindal's campaign is one of empty rhetoric bereft of specific proposals and rigorous policy solutions to Louisiana's many problems should be of no surprise to anyone who reads this website. This is no different when the issue of education is considered. I quote from Jindal's website:
Bobby Jindal believes we must improve our education system so our children have the tools they need to succeed in tomorrow's economy. That means starting at the local level and giving communities more choices over how to best manage their schools. We must recruit, retain and reward qualified teachers and principals, improve technology in schools, create an environment where schools can succeed and ensure dollars go to classrooms rather than bureaucracy.
This is not a plan; this is a concatenation of diluted Republican talking points. What I see here are school vouchers, tax breaks for those who desire to send their children to private schools and no explanation of how recruitment and technology will be improved if tax dollars are funnelled into the private bank accounts of families who can afford private school tuition rates and not into our public school system. In other words, what is articulated in this short paragraph is the slow but sure evisceration of the public school system from which I and many others at this website have emerged. And this from someone who was President of the public University of Louisiana System from 1999 to 2001 under former Governor Mike Foster.
Perhaps his disastrous education policy is the main reason why Jindal will not attend a gubernatorial forum sponsored by Louisiana Head Start in Lafayette tomorrow at 1pm. For implementing a policy whereby all students are prepared for a life of education at a younger age is inimical to the privitization of education to the benefit of an exclusive few proposed on Jindal's website. Moreover, while Jindal expresses a desire to engage in more aggressive recruitment efforts of qualified educators, his notion of school choice will fail to generate the revenue required to create salary rates attractive to any such applicants.
Just as Jindal's chair will remain empty tomorrow at a forum where ideas crucial to the development of our state's economy, work force and future will be discussed, our state's classrooms will become empty if Jindal is granted the chance to execute his dangerous and elitist education policy. Compare this to Democrat Walter Boasso, who will attend tomorrow's forum: he has made the education of all of Louisiana's children a priority in his gubernatorial campaign.
Two related reports surface in the Baton Rouge Advocate this morning. I quote:
Criticism of Jindal edited off Wikipedia
Criticism of U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal's job performance as secretary of the state Department of Health and Hospitals recently disappeared from the Republican congressman's Wikipedia page.
Congressional Quarterly Today said the editing traces to a House network computer.
Jindal, R-Kenner, is running for governor. The primary election is Oct. 20.
The congressman's spokesman, Trey Williams, said no one in Jindal's office is responsible for the deletion from the Web site. It is impossible to tell who removed the remark, Williams said.
Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia compiled by contributors with Internet access.
Republican blog set to defend Jindal
The GOP is filling the role of U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal's knight in shining armor.
The Republican Party of Louisiana recently started an Internet blog "to serve as a rapid response mechanism and media monitor" in the governor's race.
According to the party, the blog's main mission is to counter criticism of Jindal, who is running for governor.
The key blogger is Michael DiResto, who is on unpaid leave from his usual job as spokesman for U.S. Rep. Richard Baker, R-Baton Rouge.
(This account of "Bobby" Jindal's political and, as it were, religious formation during the 1990s is required reading for those who desire to understand how and why this conflicted human being has ensconced himself behind an infinite regression of masks. In the interest of full disclosure, the only party with whom LAMediaWatch collaborated when researching and preparing this essay was me. No other person, group or organization is responsible for the content of this text. - promoted by pointecoupeedemocrat)
Ironically, the preemptive damage control efforts by Mr. Teepell have unintentionally piqued interest in this story. Currently, a Google search for “Bobby Jindal exorcism” yields over 300 results from both newspapers and blogs.
Relevance:
Before addressing the specifics of the story, one must account for its relevance and significance. A handful of conservatives are now uncharacteristically claiming that Jindal’s faith should not be an issue. Of course, when the tables are turned, faith always seems to be an issue. A few months ago, Fox News ran an erroneous story about Barack Obama’s elementary school, implying Obama attended some sort of training school for young Muslim terrorists, and although the story is bogus and has since been retracted, some conservatives continue to argue that Obama is actually a Muslim.
In 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.
The answer to the question of "what would Jindal do" (WWJD) about the L'affaire Vitter the suspense ended on Friday when Guvna Wannabe issued what he no doubt thought was a Solomon-like statement on his erst-while mentor and predecessor's peccadillo.
Here's the statement, in full:
"While we are disappointed by Senator Vitter's actions, Supriya and I continue to keep David and his family in our prayers," Jindal said. "This is a matter for the senator to address, and it is our hope that this is not used by others for their own political gain.
Bobby! Where's the love, bro??? I mean, you hustled your family off to Metairie after Vitter announced his intention to run for the Senate. He handed you his seat. He endorsed you for governor in 2003.
Like the old Tonto and Lone Ranger joke, Jindal's apparently trying to put some distance between himself and his ex-climbing buddy. "What do you mean 'we,' kemosabe?"
Once again we are the victims of the Jindal campaign's many disavowals and projections. I quote from 
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