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 Gov. Perry Makes It Official (Video)Posted on Aug 13, 2011
Texas Gov. Rick Perry officially announced his candidacy for president on Saturday, drawing attention away from the straw poll in Ames, Iowa, set to take place just hours later. Perry’s announcement comes late in the game, giving him just six months to raise money and support before the first caucuses and primaries. But one of his biggest hurdles may be overcoming the hesitancy of some Republicans to elect another Texas governor. Perry doesn’t think it will be a problem. “I full well believe I’m going to win,” he said earlier in a conference call with South Carolina Republicans. —BF
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By Queenie, August 14, 2011 at 5:57 pm Link to this comment
Molly Ivins and Ann Richards must be turning in their graves and having a very interesting conversation about this hopeless dipstick.
God, I miss them.
Report thisBy Craig Scott, August 14, 2011 at 9:15 am Link to this comment
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Sadly, Perry will make some noise; and probably pick up the now irrelevant Sister Sarah
Report thisas a running mate.
By SteveL, August 13, 2011 at 10:12 pm Link to this comment
Perry says he will get the federal government out of peoples lives. Translation>>
Report thiskiss Social Security and Medicare goodbye.
By ardee, August 13, 2011 at 5:26 pm Link to this comment
What a slate of candidates! I believe this reflects a low point in American political theater and should assure the incumbent of an undeserved re-election.
Heck, he might even carry the Democrats to win back the House, if only to show us another democratic majority that cannot get a thing done.
Report thisBy TDoff, August 13, 2011 at 4:57 pm Link to this comment
Rick’s logic is impeccable. As he told his wife, Anita Perry (nee Thigpen),
‘If this country was stupid enough to put up with that total Dummy, my predecessor as Texas governor, for the presiduncey, why not me, too? I mean, WTF, honey, you keep telling me I’m as big an a**hole as he is. And wouldn’t you like to be the first Thigpen to be First Lady?’
Report thisBy Daye, August 13, 2011 at 4:01 pm Link to this comment
This is only one step below contracting syphilis.
Report thisBy upgradeyourlife, August 13, 2011 at 2:55 pm Link to this comment
“One in six work-eligible Americans cannot find a full-time job,” Perry said. “That is not a recovery, that is an economic disaster.”
disgusting that they can only use these real problems in the context of pointing the finger at the current president. Would it occur to them that no one wants to hear more of blaming somebody else.
Report thisBy Rodney, August 13, 2011 at 2:55 pm Link to this comment
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Another religious bigot running for the presidency.
Report thisPray that he don’t get in. We’ve seen folks like him
before. George Bush and Sarah Palin Michelle Bachman
and Mike Huckabee comes to mind. Folks that want us
to pray to god while they steal and destroy the
middle class. They and their millionaire friends get
to enjoy heaven right here on earth while they treat
the poor like the slaves they use to be. They start
wars for oil and act like god wanted us to save the
world from evil.They talk about santity of life while
they sign death warrants like its an autograph.They
make their political careers by ruining the lives of
other people through cuts for the poor while giving
tax breaks and cutting taxes for the rich all in the
name of god. Anyone who does not share their belief
is going to hell. I guess that the same hell they
create for those who are not one of them. No we don’t
need another religious bigot in the White House.
Especially one from Texas.
By ocjim, August 13, 2011 at 2:41 pm Link to this comment
Another incurious George. Ideal, after George drug us down. Rick, with the aid of voter short-term memory, his plutocratic following and his radical Christian right, can continue to drag us down to the point of revolution, perhaps.
Report thisBy kerryrose, August 13, 2011 at 2:04 pm Link to this comment
I just read on Common Dreams that Perry graduated Texas A&M with a GPA of 2.3 in animal science. He had to join the army because he didn’t have the grades to be a vet.
A stunning intellect having a huge political pray-a-thon (never worry about separation of church and state, that’s for smarty pants folk.). He sound exactly like someone who could get elected.
Report thisBy grokker, August 13, 2011 at 1:25 pm Link to this comment
Wow, the suspense was killing me. I love the GOP sense of theater to roll out the big gun just a bit late for effect. I’m still tingling…..
Report thisBy John Sullivan, August 13, 2011 at 12:38 pm Link to this comment
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Jim Jones for President!
Report thisBy Dr Bones, August 13, 2011 at 12:19 pm Link to this comment
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Just what we need, another secessionist running on the Repug ticket.
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