There was a clip on CNN showing Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal commenting that he doesn't approve of the moratorium on offshore oil drilling. He knows that oil is the life blood for Louisiana economy, and the moratorium will cripple his state. It's too bad he cannot express himself more effectively on camera; Jindal comes across on television as being weak and goofy.

That is far from the case. Jindal is a genius, born June 10, 1971, his full name is Piyush Amrit Jindal, "Bobby" is a nickname. Both his parents were very intelligent also, and taught at an engineering college in Punjab India before emigrating to the US. He was raised in a Hindu household, but converted to Roman Catholic. Among other degrees, he has a degree in biology and was a Rhodes scholar.

Jindal's brother Nikesh is a laywer in Washington D.C. His wife Supriya has a BS and MBA in chemical engineering. Everyone in his family has a superior intellect, that is clear.

Jindal is a Republican, and at 36, was the youngest elected governor. He is also the first elected non-white governor in the country.
He has all these smarts and ambition, yet still somehow lacks some unndefinable charisma and personality that clicks on camera; and isn't taken seriously in the media. The oil mess is his Waterloo; if he comes across as ineffective in his response, he most likely won't get re-elected, which is too bad, because he is one smart guy. Good luck, Bobby Jindal.

(Thanks to media reports and Wikipedia for background info.)

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