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Bush was speaking at a forum hosted by The Conservative Leadership Project, a group with ties to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, who moderated the event. His comments came the day after a shooter at an Oregon community college killed nine before being killed by police. Several others are recovering from injuries.

When a reporter asked Bush whether the remark was a mistake, he replied: "No, it wasn’t a mistake, I said exactly what I said, explain to me what I said wrong."

"You said 'stuff happens,'" the  reporter said.

"Things happen all the time," Bush said. "Things -- is that better?"

He later elaborated: "Things happen all the time. A child drowns in a pool and the impulse is to pass a law that puts fencing around a pool... The cumulative effect of this is that in some cases, you don’t solve the problem by passing the law and you’re imposing on large numbers of people burdens that make it harder for our economy to grow, make it harder to protect liberty."

Kriegsspiel wrote: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post ... f-happens/

Bush was speaking at a forum hosted by The Conservative Leadership Project, a group with ties to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, who moderated the event. His comments came the day after a shooter at an Oregon community college killed nine before being killed by police. Several others are recovering from injuries.

When a reporter asked Bush whether the remark was a mistake, he replied: "No, it wasn’t a mistake, I said exactly what I said, explain to me what I said wrong."

"You said 'stuff happens,'" the  reporter said.

"Things happen all the time," Bush said. "Things -- is that better?"

He later elaborated: "Things happen all the time. A child drowns in a pool and the impulse is to pass a law that puts fencing around a pool... The cumulative effect of this is that in some cases, you don’t solve the problem by passing the law and you’re imposing on large numbers of people burdens that make it harder for our economy to grow, make it harder to protect liberty."

This is the things libertarians fapfap over.

Kriegsspiel wrote: This is the things libertarians fapfap over.

Pointedstick wrote: In true Jeb! fashion, he managed to say it in a callous, negative-sound-bite-worthy way that is sure be endlessly repeated in the media, eventually leading to a sheepish and awkward "clarification." What a pitiful campaigner.

MachineGhost wrote:

Pointedstick wrote: In true Jeb! fashion, he managed to say it in a callous, negative-sound-bite-worthy way that is sure be endlessly repeated in the media, eventually leading to a sheepish and awkward "clarification." What a pitiful campaigner.

Instead, what do you think Trump would have said?

Pointedstick wrote: Take a look for yourself. What did Trump say?

MachineGhost wrote:

Pointedstick wrote: Take a look for yourself. What did Trump say?

Hmm, seems like he was just blunt about it.  "These things happen".  Isn't that what Bush said?  Weird.

Desert wrote:

Pointedstick wrote:

MachineGhost wrote: Hmm, seems like he was just blunt about it.  "These things happen".  Isn't that what Bush said?  Weird.

Now ask yourself: why can Trump get away with it while Bush can't?

I asked myself, but haven't come up with a great answer.  Let me try though:  Because Trump's followers not only are not offended by such callous-sounding statements, but actually welcome them. 

How did I do? 

Pointedstick wrote: Basically his theory is that Trump is actually a low-ego, high self-control, master persuader whose every word and action is carefully calculated to optimize and consolidate his power and influence--the only possible alternative being that he is the luckiest jerk in the history of the world.

TennPaGa wrote: I'm really enjoying those Scott Adams posts on Trump.

Desert wrote: The posts are somewhat entertaining.  However, at the end of reading, I lost some respect for Adams and gained none for Trump.  I must not be very open to this brand of hypnosis.  I have to admit he lost me pretty early, by mentioning Tony Robbins.  One should never mention Robbins too early.