--- title: Barbara Bush: Jeb Bush Is 'Too Polite' description: Barbara Bush, who has been speaking out for her son as he campaigns for president in New Hampshire, said she thinks he is "too polite" canonical: https://time.com/4209300/jeb-bush-barbara-new-hampshire-primary/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-05T15:15:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:41:56.992Z article:section: Politics og:title: Barbara Bush Says Jeb Is 'Too Polite' og:description: "Why don't you interrupt like the other people do?" og:url: https://time.com/4209300/jeb-bush-barbara-new-hampshire-primary/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30719bd40d1a23b0/69887c51a988caf6806b6739/barbara-bush-jeb-bush.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: barbara-bush-jeb-bush og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Barbara Bush Says Jeb Is 'Too Polite' twitter:description: "Why don't you interrupt like the other people do?" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30719bd40d1a23b0/69887c51a988caf6806b6739/barbara-bush-jeb-bush.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Barbara Bush Says Jeb Is 'Too Polite' > Sponsored content. 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Watch: Jeb Bush on Growth_  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Feb 5, 2016 3:15 PM UTC  Barbara Bush introduces son Jeb at a town hall in Derry, N.H. on Feb. 4. Barbara Bush introduces son Jeb at a town hall in Derry, N.H. on Feb. 4. Charles Ommanney—The Washington Post/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Feb 5, 2016 3:15 PM UTC Barbara Bush, who has been [speaking out for her son](http://time.com/4189831/jeb-bush-barbara-ad/) as he campaigns for President in New Hampshire ahead of Tuesday’s primary, said she thinks Jeb Bush is “[too polite](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/elections-2016-jeb-bush-barbara-bush-new-hampshire/).” “He’s almost too polite,” she said during an [interview with CBS](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/elections-2016-jeb-bush-barbara-bush-new-hampshire/) on Thursday. “I don’t advise him, but if I gave him advice: I would say, ‘Why don’t you interrupt like the other people do?'” Barbara Bush, who also described her son as dependable and “relatively funny,” clarified that she thinks he should interrupt more during the Republican debates, which have often been [dominated by Donald Trump](http://time.com/4197580/republican-debate-donald-trump-iowa/). “I’ve gotten better at interrupting, mom, come on,” Jeb Bush said in response. **Read Next:** [Barbara Bush Cuts Ad for Jeb](http://time.com/4189831/jeb-bush-barbara-ad/) “He’s so polite. We brought him up that way,” Barbara Bush said. “And he does not brag like some people we know.” Asked if she thinks anyone running for president is bragging too much, Barbara Bush declined to name any names. “I’m not getting into a spitting match with him. He can spit further than I can,” she said. ## Transcript On the regulatory side, I think we need to repeal every rule that Barack Obama has in terms of work in progress. [ APPLAUSE ] Every one of them. And start over. For those that are already in existence, the regulated [ INAUDIBLE ] of the internet. We have to start over, but we ought to do that. The Clean Power Act, we ought to repeal that and start over on that. The Waters of the United States Act, which is going to be devastating for agriculture and many industries. We should repeal that. 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