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Defeat, don't hate Obama, Bobby Jindal tells Republicans

Jindal, 40, chose a Republican conference in New Orleans to caution conservative activists that they ought not demonise the president in the fashion some liberals did President George Bush during his eight-year presidency.

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Bobby Jindal, the Indian American governor of Louisiana, has advised Republicans to refrain from demonising Barack Obama, saying it was absolutely crucial to defeat the President but "foolish" to hate him.

Jindal, 40, chose a Republican conference in New Orleans to caution conservative activists that they ought not demonise the president in the fashion some liberals did President George Bush during his eight-year presidency.

"We must not mimic their shallow approach," said the Republican leader, who is up for re-election this fall, reported Politico.

The soft-spoken Governor, who is widely believed to have national ambitions, reminded the audience of the "shrill, absurd and negative rhetoric" by the leftists against Bush to press his point that the conservatives should not employ the same tactics against Obama.

Jindal said he neither had doubt over Obama's patriotism, nor did he want to return to the queries over whether he was born in America, but he had serious reservations over his policies.

"I don't question where's he from, I question where President Obama is going," said Jindal.

"I've got no doubt that President Obama loves this country," he said, but added that what the incumbent "thinks is best for this country is in reality a complete disaster".

Jindal also urged conservatives to channel their disdain for the incumbent, Politico said.

"Hating President Obama is foolish, but defeating President Obama is absolutely crucial," he said.

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