Jeb Bush yesterday dismissed the Black Lives Matter movement with a big eye roll, saying, “It’s a slogan.”
Jeb’s characterization and indifference make it abundantly clear: He’s missing the point entirely. Based on yesterday’s coverage, it’s another example of Jeb shooting from the hip and causing trouble for himself.
Read the headlines:
MSNBC: Jeb Bush calls Black Lives Matter a ‘slogan’
Washington Post: Jeb Bush condemns ‘political correctness’ of #BlackLivesMatter protesters
Yahoo News: Bush says O’Malley should not have apologized for saying ‘white lives matter’
Politico: Jeb Bush: Martin O’Malley shouldn’t have apologized for saying ‘all lives matter’
ABC News: Jeb Bush Says No Need to Apologize for ‘All Lives Matter’
MSNBC’s Way Too Early: Jeb Bush: “If he believes white lives matter, which i hope he does, he shouldn’t have apologized to a group that seemed to disagree with it”
KSNV-TV: “Jeb Bush Generating A Little Controversy Over The Statement ‘Black Lives Matter'”
ThinkProgress: Jeb Bush Says No One Should Apologize For Telling Black Activists That ‘All Lives Matter’
CNN: Jeb Bush: No apology necessary for ‘all lives matter’
Bloomberg Politics: Jeb Bush: O’Malley Shouldn’t Have Apologized for ‘All Lives Matter’
The Hill: Bush: O’Malley shouldn’t apologize for saying ‘all lives matter’
Daily Caller: Jeb: O’Malley Shouldn’t Apologize For Saying ‘All Lives Matter’
Daily Kos: Jeb—’We’re so uptight and politically correct that we apologize for saying (all) lives matter?’
Published: Jul 24, 2015