Gov. Bobby Jindal's Speech Criticized, Kenneth the Page Responds

Harry Mok
February 26, 2009

And he does sound like Kenneth the Page from 30 Rock to me.

The Bobby Jindal is Kenneth the Page Facebook group has more than 10,000 members.

All kidding aside, he was a rising star in the GOP, and he's the first Asian American to be a serious contender for the White House that I can remember. Safe to say many Hyphen readers would disagree with Jindal's politics, but having an Indian American even mentioned as a presidential candidate is a big deal. Wonder if he can ride out this criticism? 

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Editor in Chief Harry Mok wrote about growing up on a Chinese vegetable farm for the second issue of Hyphen and has been a volunteer editor since 2004. As a board member of the San Francisco and New York chapters of the Asian American Journalists Association, Harry has recruited and organized events for student members. He holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was also a graduate student instructor in the Asian American Studies Department.

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Comments

RELAX wrote on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 3:44pm
Personally, I didnt think he did as bad as the critics pointed out. I thought he did ok, I have seen him do impromptu speeches, which I think is his strong point. Following behind a gifted orator like Obama wouldve been tough for anyone, sorry it had to be Jindal. We will see.
here's hoping... wrote on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 3:53pm
...this is the first and last national appearance of Bobby Jindal.
Anonymous wrote on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 11:08pm
If he wants to be a 2012 presidential candidate, he better fight back, rebound and show some leadership
Harry wrote on Fri, 02/27/2009 - 11:27pm
Seems the story Jindal told about talking to Sheriff Harry Lee during the height of the Hurricane Katrina crisis wasn't entirely true.Jindal wasn't even in the hurricane zone when the supposed conversation took place and heard later about Lee's complaints about bureaucrats keeping rescue boats from going out.Various blogs have been punching holes in the story all week.So yeah, Jindal's got some damage control to do.