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Are we sure Jeb is the smart Bush?

After listening to former President George W. Bush speak for 8 years while in the Oval Office, it was easy to see why he was often labeled as less bright than his brother Jeb. However, after hearing Jeb speak on the campaign trail this year, not to mention in debates, one has to wonder if the gap in intelligence between the two brothers is less than we had originally thought.

The latest such example came at a campaign event in Lexington, South Carolina, where the "brighter" Bush said this:

"In fact when I was governor, in 16 months we had eight hurricanes and four tropical storms. One of them was called Katrina. I don't know why your great state senator reminds me of a hurricane. But she does."

That's right, Jeb Bush basically referred to Democratic South Carolina state Senator Katrina Shealy as Hurricane Katrina. Not only does this look bad from the standpoint Jeb is nicknaming a state senator after one of the most horrific hurricanes to ever hit the United States, it also helps to highlight what was known as one of his brother's biggest failures as president (one of the many). The statement's almost ironically humorous for that very reason. Jeb oftens defends his brother's presidency, yet here he unintentionally reminds the world of one of his brother's biggest failures while in the Oval Office. Way to go, Jeb! While he's at it, he may want to utter the following lines at future campaign events:

- "I bumped into Beyoncé the other day. I guess it was her birthday - September 4th. So I, of course, told her happy birthday, and said, 'You know what? Since it's just a week away, I'm going to start calling you 9/11.' For some reason, she gave me a weird look and walked away. I thought she would've been a lot nicer than that."

- "One of my favorite shows on television is College GameDay with Rece Davis, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstriet, and Desmond Howard. I once emailed Rece and asked if I could be a guest picker on the show one time. In my email, I added, 'You're great, Rece, simply great! Hey, you know what that sounds like? Great Recession, right? Mind if I call you Great Recession from now on?' Oddly enough, he never responded. Just real busy, I guess."

- "I'm not big into the rap, but I like a little N.W.A. every now and again. I'm even a member of their fan club and everything. Well, when my brother was president, I sent a letter to the band about a reunion tour. Included in this letter was a picture of me holding a sign which said, 'N.W.A. = No WMDs'." I received a very profane letter in response a couple weeks later. I felt a little dirty after reading that and decided to go to confession as a result."

Yes, Jeb, he's definitely the smart Bush...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/jeb-bush-nicknames-pol-hurricane-katrina-campaign-event-article-1.2481527
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