BURY PERRY

Rick Perry's Spectacular Fall From Grace

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:56:35 -0400

Rick Perry's Spectacular Fall From Grace:

It is quite epic:

Just to recap, in less than two months Rick Perry has:

Suggested that maybe Ben Bernanke should be lynched.

Declined to back off his contention that Social Security is an unconstitutional Ponzi scheme.

Called climate change a “contrived phony mess” that was cooked up by scientists who have “manipulated data so that they will have dollars rolling in to their projects.”

Pissed off the conservative base by defending his decision to (in Michele Bachmann’s immortal words) give “government injections” to “innocent little 12-year-old girls.” Said Perry condescendingly: “What I don’t get is what parents don’t understand about an opt out.”

Further pissed off the conservative base by suggesting that if you disagree with his policy on in-state tuition for illegal immigrants, “I don’t think you have a heart.”

Mangled a prepackaged debate attack on Mitt Romney so badly, and then followed up with a statement on Pakistan so inscrutable, that even his supporters started to wonder if he has a three-digit IQ.

Proposed that U.S. troops should be used to fight Mexican drug lords. In Mexico.

Had to defend himself against revelations that his family leases a hunting spot called “Niggerhead.”

Should we start taking bets on how much longer Rick Perry lasts? I think he’ll hold out until the first primaries, personally. What’s shocking to me is the defense of the Perry family from supporters. From the original Washington Post article:

“It’s just a name,” said Haskell County Judge David Davis, sitting in his courtroom and looking at a window. “Like those are vertical blinds. It’s just what it was called. There was no significance other than as a hunting deal.”

If Perry continues, I have a feeling he’ll be just a name shortly as well - some failed governor that flamed out spectacularly while running for the presidential nomination.

Perry support tanking in Florida

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:43:34 -0400

Perry support tanking in Florida:

dcdecoder:

New Florida poll by War Room Logistics: Romney 28%, Cain 24, Gingrich 10, Perry 9.

Going into the last debate, Rick Perry had been tied with Mitt Romney in Florida at 25% each, making this a remarkable 16 point drop for the Texas governor. Herman Cain, on the other hand, has seen his support grow by 19 percent. (For Decoder’s take on Cain’s recent rise and whether he really wants to be president, see here.)

If Perry gets crushed in Florida - with the Sunshine State primary now scheduled for January 31 - that makes the path to the nomination much, much tougher for him.

nonplussedbyreligion: How convenient

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:42:09 -0400

nonplussedbyreligion:

How convenient

cactustreemotel: - The Rude Pundit

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:41:02 -0400

cactustreemotel:

- The Rude Pundit

See the previous post for context.

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:07:28 -0400

See the previous post for context.

Bad Lip Reading: Rick Perry

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:02:00 -0400

Bad Lip Reading: Rick Perry

Perry Used Taxpayer Money To Subsidize Family Vacations, Presidential Campaign Events

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:26:08 -0400

Perry Used Taxpayer Money To Subsidize Family Vacations, Presidential Campaign Events:

paxamericana: Not pictured: Perry’s raging erection

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:24:08 -0400

paxamericana:

Not pictured: Perry’s raging erection

usmuckraker: Rick Perry 2012…, “More of the Same!”

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:41:31 -0400

usmuckraker:

Rick Perry 2012…, “More of the Same!”

weinventyou: two assholes

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:41:23 -0400

weinventyou:

two assholes

texascheeseman: Yep…that’s sorta how I see it. Course, the more...

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:40:28 -0400

texascheeseman:

Yep…that’s sorta how I see it. Course, the more Rick Perry does and says the better GWB will look in comparison. Hopefully, we don’t get too far down that road.

timetruthhumor: What Happens if the Tea Party...

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:38:44 -0400

timetruthhumor:

What Happens if the Tea Party Wins

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This video is 4:18 of unhinged rhetoric from Rick Perry and several other crazy Republicans as they rant about all the things that they think are unconstitutional (including Social Security & Medicare).

We’ve seen them say most of this stuff before, but seeing it all in one place, it shows just how truly deranged that the Tea Party Republicans really are.

Photo

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:36:37 -0400

Stephen Colbert interviews Al Gore

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:36:22 -0400

COLBERT: "Rick Perry endorsed you in 1988. Will you return the favor right now and endorse Rick Perry?"

GORE: "Well, it would hurt him a lot, in a Republican primary."

COLBERT: "So, is that an endorsement?"

GORE: "No, it's not."

COLBERT: "So because an endorsement would hurt him and you won't endorse him, isn't that, in itself, an endorsement?

GORE: "You could put it that way."

etheraum: Lol. Bullies.

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:35:52 -0400

etheraum:

Lol. Bullies.

rickperryeatspuppies: Rick Perry saying grace before his meal.

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:33:21 -0400

rickperryeatspuppies:

Rick Perry saying grace before his meal.

Rick Perry Thinks Hispanics are Good Punchlines

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:33:12 -0400

lalurker:

“Young Hispanics in Texas can aspire to be the next Rolando Pablos, the chairman of the Texas racing commission; maybe the next Roberto de Hoyos, who heads our economic development shop; and one of my favorites, the head of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Jose Cuevas. Is that awesome? That is the right job for that man.”

–Rick Perry, bombing with a joke about Jose Cuervo tequila while speaking before a Latino convention in Texas, June 23, 2011

Egghead and Blockheads

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:32:38 -0400

Egghead and Blockheads:

liberalslant:

Why do Republicans want to be the Stupid Party?

pantslessprogressive: If I can give you only one reason why...

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:31:50 -0400

pantslessprogressive:

If I can give you only one reason why public transportation is awesome, it’s that you could converse for half an hour with a stranger about the soothing comedy of political memes (because talking about the weather gets boring after a while).

During our conversation this evening, we decided the only good way to understand memes is in the context of understanding how this circus functions.

inothernews: R.J. Matson / The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Roll...

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:26:33 -0400

inothernews:

R.J. Matson / The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Roll Call

(via CagleCartoons.com)