June 23, 2011
— Ace Still not confirmation...
A Republican campaign veteran tells us that Texas Governor Rick Perry has decided to run for President, though the official word from Team Perry is still a definite maybe.Our normally reliable Republican source reports that Mr. Perry has surveyed the field and decided to get in the race later this summer, perhaps around the time of the national prayer meeting that Mr. Perry is hosting on August 6 at a Houston football stadium. Our source also reports that Mr. Perry is aiming to compete in the Iowa Straw Poll, even though it occurs just a week later, on August 13. The thinking is that apparent front-runner Mitt Romney "does not reflect the Republican Party" and is therefore vulnerable to a credible challenge from the right, especially after Mr. Romney's recent squishy remarks on global warming.
Yeah, I don't know about waiting so long, but whatever.
Pretty much everything Perry does is consistent with a run, from talking to Giuliani (and, hear tell, Wall Street money-men), and checking out the lay of the land in New Hampshire.
Bryan Preston wonders why Politico is relying upon bottom-feeding wannabe-political-hatchet-man no-account no-name nobody blogger Mike Stark, who could not possibly know anything about this, as a background source for its Perry rumors article.
I'm trying to get comment from Ben Smith on Twitter, but he's just deflecting, not denying. I don't know if he knows the answer or not (it wasn't his article).
Meanwhile -- and I admit, this looks bad -- Rick Perry's red Prius was recovered by state troopers, abandoned at a highway rest stop.
Clarification: Some people aren't sure if the set-up for the joke is real or not -- about the Red Prius being discovered.
That's fake too. I'm making this all up, because I wanted to play the clip of the "Soup Kitchen."
Perry, I'm sure, does not drive a Prius, or else maybe I'd have to take these rumors more seriously.
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Posted by: ace at June 23, 2011 09:35 AM (nj1bB)
I'm glad to see there is more than one person willing to hit Obama hard, defend American exceptionalism instead of apologizing for it and acknowledging that the left hates (not 'disagrees with,' but hates) conservatives and pandering to them is self-defeating.
The 2012 election will be about choice. The eventual nominee is not nearly as important as the American people telling Obama and the left that we do NOT choose socialistic policies. We do NOT support unending bailouts, paying our debts with monopoly money and saddling our grandchildren with back-breaking debt. We do NOT choose a government which makes all of our decisions regarding education, employment or charity.
We choose freedom.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider at June 23, 2011 09:38 AM (eqTkp)
Posted by: Rick Perry at June 23, 2011 09:41 AM (1fB+3)
Posted by: blaster at June 23, 2011 09:41 AM (l5dj7)
Posted by: Dick_Nixon at June 23, 2011 09:41 AM (kaOJx)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 23, 2011 09:41 AM (LH6ir)
Posted by: mark x at June 23, 2011 09:41 AM (plLN9)
Appalachian Trails to you
Until we meet again ...
Posted by: No Whining at June 23, 2011 09:41 AM (dWOwL)
I'm feeling a little nostalgic. I had great fun smacking libs around over Bush (although it did get a tad tiresome after 8 years). But, I'm rested now and looking forward to claiming some scalps for Perry.
Posted by: mpurinTexas supports Rick Perry, bitch at June 23, 2011 09:42 AM (5d6vv)
Of course, if I ran for president, it would be a 100% sarcastic campaign.
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 09:43 AM (T0NGe)
Posted by: mark x at June 23, 2011 09:43 AM (plLN9)
Posted by: Mitt Romney at June 23, 2011 09:44 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: The New York Times Editorial Department at June 23, 2011 09:44 AM (2PTT7)
I have to admit that Perry owning a Prius, much less a red one, does raise serious doubts ...
Posted by: No Whining at June 23, 2011 09:44 AM (dWOwL)
Oh, yes. His shining example of fiscal restraint and serious executive decision-making skill is called New York State. That will take him far.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 23, 2011 09:45 AM (LH6ir)
And...Please let it be true...
Posted by: laceyunderalls at June 23, 2011 09:45 AM (pLTLS)
@ #6...I have seen the Pataki thing reported today, too. I guess that means Jon Huntsman's potential maximum vote total just went down from 8-10 to 5-6?
Posted by: davidinvirginia at June 23, 2011 09:45 AM (QePgR)
Perry worries me because I think this run is on a lark.
It's like he's saying oh what the heck; I'll do it!
Posted by: Soothsayer at June 23, 2011 09:46 AM (sqkOB)
Am I missing the snark here or was this 'reported' somewhere?
Posted by: Tami at June 23, 2011 09:46 AM (X6akg)
Hello! I need 20 tons of smear and I need it yesterday! Wait, let me get my FedEx number. No, I don't care if any of it is true! How long have you been in this business, anyway? What flavor? Gay. I'm in the mood for some gay smear! Throw in some little boys, too! Excellent! I smell Pulitzers!
Posted by: The New York Times Editorial Department at June 23, 2011 01:44 PM (2PTT7)
Strike camp ... this thread is over!
Posted by: No Whining at June 23, 2011 09:46 AM (dWOwL)
Posted by: Rick Perry at June 23, 2011 09:46 AM (bN5ZU)
He's in, or he's not what he appears to be.
Posted by: toby928™ at June 23, 2011 09:47 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: Fritz at June 23, 2011 09:47 AM (p2IBw)
Posted by: Barry at June 23, 2011 09:47 AM (mLAWK)
Meanwhile -- and I admit, this looks bad -- Rick Perry's red Prius was recovered by state troopers, abandoned at a highway rest stop.
He was only peeing, along with the other 20 guys there; they only stopped by the side of the road to urinate.
/From that scene in There's Something about Mary - I can't find it on YouTube.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 23, 2011 09:48 AM (9hSKh)
Well, you know how this goes. He forms exploratory committees, collects staff, etc. and is already running before he officially announces.
You watch, he'll do this the way Fred Thompson should have. He'll basically parachute into Ames as the only candidate with charisma, conservatism and credentials. (Yes, the three "c"s, you can use that.) He'll bash Obama and Romney, Pawlenty will be ignored and Bachmann will come in second.
BTW, some word on the ground here in Iowa: Pawlenty is spending serious money. I've seen several TV ads and have gotten a mailer.
Pawlenty wants to win that straw poll.
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 09:48 AM (T0NGe)
Posted by: Cherry π the unbanned at June 23, 2011 09:48 AM (OhYCU)
Wait, did I hear a rumor that Perry is a hobosexual?
Posted by: Fritz at June 23, 2011 01:47 PM (p2IBw)
Sounded like "robosexual" to me ...
Posted by: No Whining at June 23, 2011 09:48 AM (dWOwL)
Politico is a joke. Ben Smith is a turd. They're all turds at Politico.
Poltico is what Wonkette was shaping itself into several years ago.
Posted by: Soothsayer at June 23, 2011 09:49 AM (sqkOB)
Posted by: Bruce The Robert at June 23, 2011 09:49 AM (unPln)
Right, because a four-term governor needs validation from a reality TV star.
Jesus, Perry hasn't even tried to trademark his name!
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at June 23, 2011 09:49 AM (sliar)
Posted by: Mitt Romney at June 23, 2011 09:49 AM (AZGON)
By G-d, he's gonna be president of something!
Posted by: mpurinTexas supports Rick Perry, bitch at June 23, 2011 09:51 AM (5d6vv)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at June 23, 2011 09:51 AM (lbo6/)
Living in LibLand must be confusing. And painful.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 23, 2011 09:51 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: George Orwell at June 23, 2011 09:51 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: Kasper Hauser at June 23, 2011 09:51 AM (QTr+K)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 23, 2011 01:38 PM (UOM4
Is Pataki on cracki? What the hell is he (and for that matter, Guiliani) thinking? There is a damn Senate seat for the taking. I'd put Pataki's chances at 30% and Rudy's at 45% of taking Gillibrand's seat. I'd put their chances of being nominated to the presidency at 1% and 5%, respectively.
And those numbers? (climate) science, bay-bee!
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 09:51 AM (T0NGe)
>>> But did he serve in the military? Was he a corpseman?
Yes and he also speaks fluent Austrian.
Posted by: Roadking at June 23, 2011 09:52 AM (y/Cxj)
It's icing on the cake, compared to her endorsing say, Bachmann. That would take it from a slam dunk for Perry to a scrap with Romney, with him and Bachmann splitting the Tea party vote.
Posted by: toby928™ at June 23, 2011 09:52 AM (GTbGH)
Nope.
But Palin comes with considerable fund raising abilities. He's gonna need that, especially if he jumps in late.
Posted by: mpurinTexas supports Rick Perry, bitch at June 23, 2011 09:52 AM (5d6vv)
OT - You know if OPEC really wanted to screw with everybody, or if a major ME war broke-out in the next few days, this action would make the timing *just* perfect:
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 23, 2011 09:52 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: Dick_Nixon at June 23, 2011 09:52 AM (kaOJx)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at June 23, 2011 09:53 AM (lbo6/)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at June 23, 2011 09:53 AM (Cm66w)
Sounded like "robosexual" to me ...
Posted by: No Whining at June 23, 2011 01:48 PM (dWOwL)
He has used and abandoned multiple partners in secession ...
He turned down a starring role in RoboCopAFeel ...
He blows the horn on his Prius often ...
Rick Perry is The Most Interesting MetroTexan in the World!
Posted by: No Whining at June 23, 2011 09:53 AM (dWOwL)
Posted by: brak at June 23, 2011 09:53 AM (AlDeU)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 23, 2011 09:53 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: Sub-Tard at June 23, 2011 09:54 AM (Q5+Og)
Was a democrat until 1989
Mexico-Oklahoma highway
Mandatory HPV vaccine (My wife who works in an emergency room as livid over the unnecessary health dangers
Ill be honest.. that does look a lot like Bush thinking.
Posted by: Barry at June 23, 2011 09:54 AM (mLAWK)
Posted by: Molly Ivins at June 23, 2011 09:55 AM (2PTT7)
Posted by: George Orwell at June 23, 2011 09:56 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: Cherry π the unbanned at June 23, 2011 09:56 AM (OhYCU)
But I have a sneaking suspicion this one could end up really big for conservatives, as someone recently said. Regan kind of came out of nowhere, and he did it by being able to connect with less politically inclined voters and taking it directly to President Carter.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 23, 2011 09:56 AM (r4wIV)
If Molly Ivans were alive today, would she be
A) Advising Barry on how to most painfully mock a Texas politician
B) Doing the same on her show on the Oxygen Channel
C) Scratching frantically at the lid of her coffin
Posted by: toby928™ at June 23, 2011 09:57 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: jjmurphy at June 23, 2011 09:57 AM (W9zXZ)
Jon Huntsman is our Chuck Hagel.
Mitt Romney is our Mitt Romney.
Ron Paul is our...something.
Rick Perry is our John Connally.
so who's our Ronald Reagan?
Posted by: Soothsayer at June 23, 2011 09:57 AM (sqkOB)
Posted by: Cicero at June 23, 2011 09:57 AM (QKKT0)
Posted by: George Orwell at June 23, 2011 09:57 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: brak at June 23, 2011 09:58 AM (AlDeU)
Posted by: Dick_Nixon at June 23, 2011 01:41 PM (kaOJx)
That's not a bad prediction.
Posted by: Truman North at June 23, 2011 09:58 AM (K2wpv)
Sadly, the Paulbots are not to be ignored.
They are sound and fury, signifying nothing. They are usually very obnoxious at the Straw Poll, but they don't pay the $40 to vote and don't persuade the undecideds.
Paul was 5th with 9% last time. I think he'll go even lower. He's older and he's not the only libertarian in the race.
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 09:58 AM (T0NGe)
Link to Perry Eval
Also note that the 6 categories that I thought conservative Morons would be interested in did not include teh ghey.
Posted by: Vic at June 23, 2011 09:59 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: Cherry π the unbanned at June 23, 2011 09:59 AM (OhYCU)
Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at June 23, 2011 09:59 AM (agD4m)
Posted by: kansas at June 23, 2011 09:59 AM (s6csp)
To that I say: Great. A gay, charismatic conservative southern governor with ten years successful executive experience, a fantastic jobs record and can beat Obama.
Perry drives a red Prius?
To that I say: Great. A Prius-driving, charismatic conservative southern governor with ten years successful executive, a fantastic jobs record and can beat Obama.
Perry (insert smear here)?
To that I say: Great. A (insert smear here), charismatic conservative southern governor with ten years successful executive experience, a fantastic jobs record and can beat Obama.
Posted by: SlaveDog at June 23, 2011 09:59 AM (9fDAi)
Posted by: Sarah Palin at June 23, 2011 10:01 AM (6uiF7)
Sure! But I'll bet the deed to my bridge instead. It crosses the East River from Manhattan to Brooklyn.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 23, 2011 10:01 AM (LH6ir)
Good evening ladies and gentlemen
265,000 jobs have been created in Texas in the last two years.
Thank you and good night.
Posted by: toby928™ beating memes to death since 2006 at June 23, 2011 10:02 AM (GTbGH)
That actually happened.
Posted by: Rick Perry at June 23, 2011 01:48 PM (1fB+3)
That'll teach me to watch the video first.
Posted by: Tami at June 23, 2011 10:02 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Cherry π the unbanned at June 23, 2011 10:02 AM (OhYCU)
Reagan left the democrats in 1962. Perry left in 89. Like I said just a cause for concern, not a dis-qualifier.
Posted by: Barry at June 23, 2011 10:03 AM (mLAWK)
Don't mind if I do, since I maintain that the real conservative base are the people who don't need some cult of personality's approval to vote against Obama.
But hey, whatever gets ya on board, Dickie.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at June 23, 2011 10:03 AM (sliar)
Vic at June 23, 2011 01:59 PM (M9Ie6)
Nice work Vic. I like Perry because he will not hesitate to smash obama right in the mouth. It's no secret that he thinkks obama is a complete douche. You won't get this soft tone bullshit that McCain thought was so important to embrace.
Posted by: Roadking at June 23, 2011 10:03 AM (y/Cxj)
Yeah, man, I read it right here.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 23, 2011 10:03 AM (qaU+h)
Does not disqualify Perry, unless you are sorta stupid.
Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at June 23, 2011 10:04 AM (agD4m)
Reagan left the Dems 18 years before he ran for president.
Perry left the Dems 22 years before he ran (hopefully) for president.
What's your point?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 23, 2011 10:04 AM (LH6ir)
If Molly Ivans were alive today, would she be
A) Advising Barry on how to most painfully mock a Texas politician
B) Doing the same on her show on the Oxygen Channel
C) Scratching frantically at the lid of her coffin
D)Keith Olberman E)Chris Matthews F)Paul Krugman G)Maureen Dowd H)All of the above
Posted by: kansas at June 23, 2011 10:05 AM (s6csp)
Posted by: Hotair Commenter at June 23, 2011 10:05 AM (f/L0w)
Yeah, man, I read it right here.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 23, 2011 02:03 PM (qaU+h)
Do you suffer from piles, perhaps?
Posted by: No Whining at June 23, 2011 10:05 AM (dWOwL)
Isn't that 22 years ago? I'll bet more that quarter of the voters were not eligible to vote that long ago. What's the statue of limitations?
Posted by: toby928™ beating memes to death since 2006 at June 23, 2011 10:05 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: ace at June 23, 2011 10:05 AM (nj1bB)
WBUS, you are sort of anus like aren't you? Palin's endorsement will put whatever candidate she endorses into the front runner spot.
I know you hate to hear that, but, the truth freaks some people out. Don't worry about it, just keep your Palin hate in check and go with the flow.
Posted by: Dick_Nixon at June 23, 2011 10:06 AM (kaOJx)
Posted by: The Mega Independent at June 23, 2011 10:06 AM (8WIds)
Posted by: Mitt Romney at June 23, 2011 10:06 AM (AZGON)
Reagan left the democrats in 1962. Perry left in 89. Like I said just a cause for concern, not a dis-qualifier.
1980-1962 = 18
2012-1989 = 23
We're good.
Posted by: Truman North at June 23, 2011 10:06 AM (K2wpv)
I was there!
Here it is.
Rick Perry's Kenyan Birth Certificate
Posted by: Barry Soetoro at June 23, 2011 10:06 AM (7cXE7)
Posted by: mpurinTexas supports Rick Perry, bitch at June 23, 2011 10:07 AM (5d6vv)
Everything about the Red Prius is made up, simply as a transition to the "Soup Kitchen" clip.
It's all fake. Just a joke.
Posted by: ace at June 23, 2011 02:05 PM (nj1bB)
Now go away, or ace shall taunt us a second time!
Posted by: No Whining at June 23, 2011 10:07 AM (dWOwL)
Yeah, man, I read it right here.
Posted by: weft cut-loop Hope you are right about that. Dude better drive a big assed F150 or Silverado with a gun rack in the back.
Posted by: kansas at June 23, 2011 10:07 AM (s6csp)
Do you suffer from piles, perhaps?
Posted by: No Whining
It's all fake. Just a joke. Posted by: ace
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 23, 2011 10:07 AM (qaU+h)
Perry drives a Mercedes-Benz, IIRC
That's actually worse than a prius. At least the prius is made in America
Posted by: Truman North at June 23, 2011 10:08 AM (K2wpv)
Posted by: kansas at June 23, 2011 10:09 AM (s6csp)
Yes, of course it will. Sarah of Wasilla™ is, after all, the Alpha and the Omega of conservatism.
Again, glad to have you on board, Dick. Welcome to the party.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at June 23, 2011 10:09 AM (sliar)
Posted by: Honey Badger at June 23, 2011 10:09 AM (GvYeG)
Palin sucks. Palin Sucks. Palins sucks. For the 6000th time, Palin sucks.
Posted by: Skirmish of the Revenant Principalities at June 23, 2011 10:10 AM (agD4m)
Posted by: kansas at June 23, 2011 10:10 AM (s6csp)
Posted by: ace at June 23, 2011 10:10 AM (nj1bB)
Not stupid, just been burned too many times to be talked back into the fire. When the first thing you have to do is make excuses for a candidate's past, well, then I have problem with that candidate.
Posted by: jjmurphy at June 23, 2011 10:11 AM (W9zXZ)
Posted by: George Orwell at June 23, 2011 10:12 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: ace at June 23, 2011 02:10 PM (nj1bB)
This is why Andrew Breitbart only reads the comments.
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 10:12 AM (T0NGe)
Posted by: Bryan at June 23, 2011 10:12 AM (PYKJN)
Posted by: A Spite Shit at June 23, 2011 10:12 AM (le5qc)
Posted by: Truman North at June 23, 2011 10:13 AM (K2wpv)
Posted by: Dick_Nixon at June 23, 2011 02:06 PM (kaOJx)
Really? Based on what? I like Palin (she has a fine rack and a lovely backside), but the last time I checked there was some resistance to her pending appointment as Grand Dame of the Republican party.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at June 23, 2011 10:13 AM (LH6ir)
Not stupid, just been burned too many times to be talked back into the fireWhen the first thing you have to do is make excuses for a candidate's past, well, then I have problem with that candidate.
Who is your candidate?
Posted by: dagny at June 23, 2011 10:13 AM (wOFkj)
Reagan left the democrats in 1962. Perry left in 89. Like I said just a cause for concern, not a dis-qualifier.
Reagan left the Democrat party 14 years before he ran for president and 18 years before being elected. Perry left the Dems 22 years ago. Reagan was around 50 years old when he left, Perry was around 40 years old. IMO it's also a bonus because the hardcore left took control of the Democrat party in the 80s and Perry can make the same claim that Reagan made: he didn't leave the Democrat party, the party left him.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at June 23, 2011 10:13 AM (JxMoP)
Pitcher or catcher?
Posted by: George Orwell
If it was burning I'm guessing pitcher, but then we've all seen Obama pitching like a girl.
Posted by: kansas at June 23, 2011 10:13 AM (s6csp)
Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at June 23, 2011 10:14 AM (agD4m)
Posted by: dagny at June 23, 2011 10:14 AM (wOFkj)
When he is driving his red prius to reststops, is his code name "Dick Parry Master Swordsman?"
Posted by: Shiggz at June 23, 2011 10:14 AM (mLAWK)
ZOMG!111!!! Another Texas cowboy!111!!!! Booosh!!!111!!!!!
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 23, 2011 01:37 PM (UOM4
Yeah, but when Barry Soetero starts crying on stage about how he inherited every problem from Bush, Perry can say: "Yeah, me too, and look what I did with it."
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 23, 2011 10:14 AM (AskuI)
Posted by: Cherry π the unbanned at June 23, 2011 10:15 AM (OhYCU)
Because of A and B, but mostly B still stands proudly.
Posted by: toby928™ at June 23, 2011 10:15 AM (GTbGH)
And the "You know, while 0bama was golfing, Rick Perry was creating jobs."
Or the "While 0bama was starting another war in Libya, Rick Perry was visiting troops in Iraq. Again."
Posted by: Jimmuy at June 23, 2011 10:15 AM (g5VYt)
Posted by: George Orwell at June 23, 2011 10:16 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: nobody at June 23, 2011 10:16 AM (mLAWK)
Don't have one yet. I'm waiting to see how the deck shuffles out. I'm expecting to have to hold my nose, AGAIN, next November and vote for the Republican, as I have done for the past 3+ decades. I have never, and will never, vote for a democrat.
Posted by: jjmurphy at June 23, 2011 10:17 AM (W9zXZ)
Posted by: brak at June 23, 2011 10:17 AM (WyisM)
Really? Based on what?
That actual people, not those taken in by the left's bullshit depiction and who listen to her policy stance respect her opinion, especially those who think she probably shouldn't run because the idiots on the right have given her up to impress the left.
Posted by: dagny at June 23, 2011 10:17 AM (wOFkj)
Do you suffer from piles, perhaps?
Posted by: No Whining
It's all fake. Just a joke. Posted by: ace
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 23, 2011 02:07 PM (qaU+h)
Be that as it may, but I was referring to your name:
On a knotted pile carpet (formally, a supplementary weft cut-loop pile carpet), the structural weft threads alternate with a supplementary weft that rises at right angles to the surface of the weave. This supplementary weft is attached to the warp by one of three knot types (see below), such as shag which was popular in the 1970s, to form the pile or nap of the carpet.
Posted by: No Whining at June 23, 2011 10:17 AM (dWOwL)
Posted by: The Mega Independent at June 23, 2011 10:17 AM (8WIds)
Posted by: PugBoo at June 23, 2011 10:18 AM (20jXV)
At the same time, her endorsement is a leash. Although she's loyal to a fault (see McCain, John 2010 primary), it also implies a fealty to limited government by which the endorsee will be pressured to abide.
And, frankly, the "I don't think she's qualified to be President" crowd is quickly morphing into the "I just hate her no matter what she does" crowd.
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 10:19 AM (T0NGe)
Posted by: George Orwell at June 23, 2011 10:20 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: dagny at June 23, 2011 02:14 PM (wOFkj)
Exactly. Texan and Prius are incompatible in the same sentence, outside of a small patch of Travis County.
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 23, 2011 10:20 AM (AskuI)
Posted by: kansas at June 23, 2011 10:20 AM (s6csp)
Posted by: George Orwell at June 23, 2011 10:21 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: PugBoo at June 23, 2011 02:18 PM (20jXV)
I'm more of a Generic Republican/Pet Rock 2012 man myself.
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 10:21 AM (T0NGe)
That's actually worse than a prius. At least the prius is made in America Posted by: Truman North
M Class, R Class, and the GL SUV's are built in that German town of Tuscaloosa, Alabaheim.
While the Prius is made in the good ole state of Aichi-ken, New Japanshire.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 23, 2011 10:21 AM (qaU+h)
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 02:19 PM (T0NGe)
Does the fact that she couldn't think of a single supreme court decision in the last twenty years that she disagreed with not bother you? Your average (not even conservative) high schooler would have blurted out "Kelo!" almost involuntarily.
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 23, 2011 10:22 AM (AskuI)
Posted by: Sub-Tard at June 23, 2011 10:23 AM (Q5+Og)
Posted by: Pet Rock at June 23, 2011 10:23 AM (GvYeG)
Posted by: ace at June 23, 2011 02:10 PM (nj1bB)
Fake? Yeah, well, we're running with it anyway. Besides, no one will ever see the explanation that it was a joke. They'll see the line in your post that Perry drives a red Prius. You'll know you have real influence when Politico picks it up.
Of course, you won't have to worry about Breitbart being confused.
Posted by: SlaveDog at June 23, 2011 10:23 AM (9fDAi)
Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at June 23, 2011 10:23 AM (agD4m)
Posted by: Xander Crews at June 23, 2011 10:24 AM (zsRqZ)
I'm not sure how people could miss the joke: the video was right there.
Posted by: Truman North at June 23, 2011 02:13 PM (K2wpv)
Just as Breitbart did not read the main posting @ AoSHQ, I do not watch the videos; I am ...
Posted by: Breitbart from the 22nd Century at June 23, 2011 10:24 AM (dWOwL)
That's actually worse than a prius. At least the prius is made in America
Priuses are built in Japan. There's a Mississippi plant that was supposed to build them but it was put on hold in 2008.
Posted by: Cicero at June 23, 2011 10:24 AM (QKKT0)
Posted by: ace at June 23, 2011 10:25 AM (nj1bB)
With so many candidates, I am beginning to think that we will not have a clear candidate until the convention.
Speaking as a Texan and a Texas Aggie, I think Perry is more conservative than people realize. I believe he has done some things because of political expediency. For example, he had to get along with the Bushes as he was moving into the governorship. Since then, in my opinion he has grown more confident in being himself.
Currently the mood of the country is we want a rip snorting conservative to carry it to Obama. I think Perry will fit the bill. I also think people are willing to overlook past sins if he gives the political atmosphere of the country a huge yank to the right. I believe that Perry realizes that this is what people want, and he is ready to be that guy. Even if he is only 85 percent sincere in doing that, I can live with that.
In the end, no one is going to be as conservative as I would like for them to be.
Posted by: Harry at June 23, 2011 10:25 AM (XU4rx)
I hate to bring this up because it's embarrasing but I voted for Clinton in '92.
The truth is you can fix stupid. Look at Mamet. Well....you can at least fix ingorant.
And '89 was over 100 years ago in politics, or dog years or some shit.
Posted by: eleven at June 23, 2011 10:26 AM (7DB+a)
Posted by: Honey Badger at June 23, 2011 10:27 AM (GvYeG)
Those are the only two questions that matter vis-a-vis Rick Perry. Chin-scratching pedantic forensics are not relevant to either question. Unless one says one will vote against whomever she endorses.
Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at June 23, 2011 10:27 AM (agD4m)
Wasn't that in Connecticut, where the Revolutionary War was fought? That reminds me of a story about Paul Revere....
Posted by: Sarah Palin (Registered Trademark, You Betcha) at June 23, 2011 10:28 AM (sliar)
Exactly. Texan and Prius are incompatible in the same sentence, outside of a small patch of Travis County.
I'm also guessing that he doesn't wax his scungilli
Posted by: dagny at June 23, 2011 10:28 AM (wOFkj)
Well, he just leases it. And it may be Anita's.
Perry's used to being driven around in big, black SUV's.
Posted by: mpurinTexas supports Rick Perry, bitch at June 23, 2011 10:28 AM (5d6vv)
Please tell us what wonderful things YOU have done for the party, other than getting on here and smirking about Palin. This thread is mostly about Perry, and I would think that given the millions of people who are Palin fans, any candidate running would like to have her endorsement.
Except, of course, for super smart people like you.
I denounce myself as a pissed off older woman who is sick of the anti-Palin smirking. And that goes for CharlieBrown'sdildo (appropriate name, if you ask me) as well.
Posted by: Miss Marple at June 23, 2011 10:28 AM (Fo83G)
Posted by: George Orwell at June 23, 2011 10:29 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: Xander Crews at June 23, 2011 10:31 AM (zsRqZ)
Your average (not even conservative) high schooler would have blurted out "Kelo!" almost involuntarily.
Are you kidding? The average high schooler thinks kelo is a big bag of reefer. They don't even know there is a supreme court. An extremely bright high schooler who just took the ap history exam MIGHT know about Marbury vs Madison but that's it. In fact, a bright college student wouldn't know kelo from jello.
Posted by: dagny at June 23, 2011 10:31 AM (wOFkj)
Posted by: LAZRTX at June 23, 2011 10:33 AM (WvqFW)
Posted by: Miss Marple at June 23, 2011 02:28 PM (Fo83G)
You don't need to be a lawyer to understand the concepts. The point being, she was already floundering. We have an incompetent in the white house now, we don't want to replace him with another one.
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 23, 2011 10:33 AM (AskuI)
Posted by: dagny at June 23, 2011 10:33 AM (wOFkj)
Posted by: educated by public school teachers at June 23, 2011 10:34 AM (AZGON)
Posted by: A Perry, but not a Rick at June 23, 2011 10:35 AM (agD4m)
Posted by: George Orwell at June 23, 2011 02:29 PM (AZGON)
True. But is it only a half billion? Seriously, I thought he was planning on a cool billion dollars.
Posted by: SlaveDog at June 23, 2011 10:35 AM (9fDAi)
Does the fact that she couldn't think of a single supreme court decision in the last twenty years that she disagreed with not bother you? Your average (not even conservative) high schooler would have blurted out "Kelo!" almost involuntarily.
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 23, 2011 02:22 PM (AskuI)
Here we go. That is something I'd put in the "not ready to be president" column. Honestly, I don't know what stupid shit I might say if I had a dozen McCain aides telling me what I couldn't say while I was thinking of the 8 different ways it would be spun by the media and what "gotcha" they were really asking.
So do you think this is an issue of her not actually knowing anything about anything or an issue of campaign performance?
But if that's a reason to hate her and hate everything she does, then go ahead, let the hate flow through you.
Posted by: Darth AmishDude at June 23, 2011 10:36 AM (T0NGe)
Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at June 23, 2011 10:37 AM (agD4m)
Are you kidding? The average high schooler thinks kelo is a big bag of reefer. They don't even know there is a supreme court.
Posted by: dagny at June 23, 2011 02:31 PM (wOFkj)
I must admit that most teenagers I know attend private school or home school, but I find it hard to believe that most public school students couldn't discuss Kelo. I attended public school years ago, and had to be able to explain current events, economics, and basic government coherently in order to graduate.
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 23, 2011 10:38 AM (AskuI)
Posted by: mark x at June 23, 2011 01:43 PM (plLN9)
In which case, I'm moving to TX!
Posted by: Its Morning in the Pension Fund of America at June 23, 2011 10:38 AM (K/USr)
My vote doesn't matter as I am in Indiana where the nominee is usually already decided by the time our primary rolls around. I will vote for anyone who is not Obama.
Governor Palin may not be your cup of tea, but to call her incompetent is ridiculous.
I guess you don't realize that every comment like yours is enough to cause people like me to wish her to enter just to crush smug folks into a grease spot on the road.
But now that I can feel my BP elevating, I will get busy with something elsewhere so I don't blow my stack.
Posted by: Miss Marple at June 23, 2011 10:38 AM (Fo83G)
But if that's a reason to hate her and hate everything she does, then go ahead, let the hate flow through you.
Posted by: Darth AmishDude at June 23, 2011 02:36 PM (T0NGe)
My comment is your definition of hate? Wow.
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 23, 2011 10:41 AM (AskuI)
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 23, 2011 02:38 PM (AskuI)
Wow! You can't be serious. Most college graduates wouldn't recognize Kelo, much less be able to discuss it.
Posted by: SlaveDog at June 23, 2011 10:42 AM (9fDAi)
Posted by: mpurinTexas supports Rick Perry, bitch at June 23, 2011 10:43 AM (5d6vv)
My comment is your definition of hate? Wow.
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 23, 2011 02:41 PM (AskuI)
It isn't a definition, it's an example.
Do you know the difference? Did they teach you that in your vaunted public high school? And when did you go to public school, 80 years ago?
I must admit that most teenagers I know attend private school or home school,
Ah, so she is too working class for you.
Well, we all know that those people don't really deserve a say, do they?
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 10:44 AM (T0NGe)
Posted by: SlaveDog at June 23, 2011 02:42 PM (9fDAi)
We discuss items like this every night as a family at dinner, just like my parents did with us.
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 23, 2011 10:45 AM (AskuI)
Posted by: Honey Badger at June 23, 2011 02:44 PM (GvYeG)
What ever happened to not giving a shit?
Posted by: SlaveDog at June 23, 2011 10:47 AM (9fDAi)
Well, we all know that those people don't really deserve a say, do they?
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 02:44 PM (T0NGe)
She got her chance to have a say on national television, and couldn't come up with a single supreme court decision to disagree with.
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 23, 2011 10:47 AM (AskuI)
Posted by: Harry at June 23, 2011 10:48 AM (XU4rx)
She got her chance to have a say on national television, and couldn't come up with a single supreme court decision to disagree with.
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 23, 2011 02:47 PM (AskuI)
Quick, explain the multiplier effect.
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 10:48 AM (T0NGe)
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 10:49 AM (T0NGe)
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Posted by: Dr. Varno at June 23, 2011 01:35 PM (QMtmy)
Thank you! I haven't heard that song in ages!
Posted by: kathysaysso at June 23, 2011 10:49 AM (ZtwUX)
Ugh. Have to suffer driving in said small patch.
Like, Coexist, dude. My achin' arse.
Posted by: Chariots of Toast at June 23, 2011 10:50 AM (XyjRQ)
If she is half the buffoon her detractors keep preaching she is, she's got nowhere to hide if she runs.
She is a grown, successful politician and an American citizen with the right to run for President if she chooses to.
There is no window big enough to let the stink out of these Sarah Palin fights anymore.
Posted by: sifty at June 23, 2011 10:50 AM (BARAe)
Posted by: Harry at June 23, 2011 02:48 PM (XU4rx)
It's actually possible that he will drop out, but he will have already lost by then and he will look to avoid an actual loss. He'll have to come up with some excuse, but I wouldn't be at all surprised.
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 10:51 AM (T0NGe)
That's the case where they changed over to the metric system when weighing weed, right?
Posted by: That one dude, smoking by shop class. at June 23, 2011 10:52 AM (XyjRQ)
Indeed.
And is therefore a fair target for all the fire every other politician gets.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at June 23, 2011 10:54 AM (sliar)
I don't recall ever seeing a politician go through the public ass raping that Palin has gotten the past few years.
Posted by: mpurinTexas supports Rick Perry, bitch at June 23, 2011 10:56 AM (5d6vv)
Posted by: leftardia at June 23, 2011 10:57 AM (mLAWK)
Ah, so the goalposts move, don't they? First, she deserves it because she might possibly perhaps maybe be a presidential candidate.
Now she's a (former) politician so she should get the same examination that any (former) politician gets. Like a media gynecological exam, perhaps?
But she does deserve it, she had the audacity to get out of line and she just doesn't know her place. Maybe if she had gone to law school...
Still not getting an answer on the multiplier effect. Something y'all need to know if you pretend to understand economics. Actually, there's a two-word answer.
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 10:57 AM (T0NGe)
Sarah™ just likes to snipe at actual candidates from the sidelines.
But again, if it takes The Word from On High to get people who think they're The Base to vote against Obama, that's fine. Whatever gets 'em on board, we're glad to have them.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at June 23, 2011 10:58 AM (sliar)
Wait, I know this one- it was about a dude with only like 3 dollars on him, and he had to choose between cigarettes and snack cakes at the 7-11 one time, right?
Posted by: That one dude, smoking by shop class. at June 23, 2011 11:00 AM (XyjRQ)
Posted by: leftardia at June 23, 2011 02:57 PM (mLAWK)
And a nice, well defined pant crease....must have 'em!
Posted by: David Brooks at June 23, 2011 11:00 AM (FIDMq)
Like you?
Oh, wait, you snipe at non-candidates.
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 11:01 AM (T0NGe)
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 11:02 AM (T0NGe)
Over cowboy boots that say Pain on one, and More Pain on the other.
Posted by: toby928™ at June 23, 2011 11:02 AM (GTbGH)
Oh wait, you snipe at Internet commenters.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at June 23, 2011 11:03 AM (sliar)
Quick, explain the multiplier effect.
Believe it's the opposite of the, uh, whatchacallit, the Gzinta effeck.
Posted by: Jethro Bodine, book larnin' hellcat. at June 23, 2011 11:03 AM (XyjRQ)
I want to see what his negatives are. If he's so Texan, so Bush-like, that he's down by 30 before he even opens his mouth, it may be too much of a hill to climb, whether he cleans up with the moron vote or not.
Personally, I'd have his baby, if I thought I could hack it. But I'm not a good barometer of electability, and neither is any other deeply committed partisan street-fighter. We gotta see what Granny and Main Street and Flyover Country and Plutocrat Estates and Strip Mall Row all say about him.
Also, if the Texan Hatred is all Ivory Towers and Hollywood Hills and Times Ledger Bee Post Inkbarrel and Cocktail Party on 5th Avenue types, I say we nominate him, and go into a bloody battle of attrition that leaves heaps of our slain enemies strewn around the blasted and burned terrain at the exhausted, bitter end of the battle that sees Liberalism destroyed and humiliated.
How's THAT for mental imagery, my poli-sci warrior-comrades?
Posted by: Bluesman at June 23, 2011 11:06 AM (XopJg)
Quick, explain the multiplier effect.
And say, while we're at it- anyone want to give us a quick primer on PPFs, and opportunity costs?
Psssh- y'all can go butter yer guns, is what I'm sayin'.
Posted by: Chariots of Toast at June 23, 2011 11:06 AM (XyjRQ)
Hey wait a minute. I've been counting on the morons of AOSHQ to establish my street cred. Two weeks ago you all couldn't get enough of The Paw? And now?!? You guys change partners faster than Larry King.
I'm really going into a rage now....
Posted by: T-Paw Comes Alive! at June 23, 2011 11:07 AM (K/USr)
That's why we have a long primary season.
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 11:07 AM (T0NGe)
Posted by: mpurinTexas supports Rick Perry, bitch at June 23, 2011 11:08 AM (5d6vv)
I'm really going into a rage now....
Posted by: T-Paw Comes Alive! at June 23, 2011 03:07 PM (K/USr)
You know what he needs? Gamma rays.
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 11:09 AM (T0NGe)
Posted by: eleven at June 23, 2011 11:09 AM (7DB+a)
Posted by: mpurinTexas supports Rick Perry, bitch at June 23, 2011 03:08 PM (5d6vv)
Grandpa will too.
Posted by: Media flogging a story that we're denying that we're flogging at June 23, 2011 11:10 AM (T0NGe)
Posted by: Countrysquire at June 23, 2011 11:11 AM (1hLHC)
Posted by: eleven at June 23, 2011 03:09 PM (7DB+a)
Oh, OK, I'll give it away: If you took any mathematics at all, the answer is "geometric series". (Seriously, economists are all impressed with Keynes because they think he invented geometric series and they are still impressed with him because they still think geometric series are magic.)
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 11:12 AM (T0NGe)
Posted by: Countrysquire at June 23, 2011 03:11 PM (1hLHC)
Part of that is the Flavor of the Month effect that Cain benefited from and Bachmann is getting now.
Posted by: AmishDude at June 23, 2011 11:13 AM (T0NGe)
Posted by: PR at June 23, 2011 11:20 AM (4ibKW)
Ugh. Have to suffer driving in said small patch.
Like, Coexist, dude. My achin' arse.
Posted by: Chariots of Toast at June 23, 2011 02:50 PM (XyjRQ)
There is a toll road that bypasses most of Austin now - a small price to pay.
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 23, 2011 11:22 AM (AskuI)
Where does Chapman get that figure?
Posted by: toby928™ at June 23, 2011 11:24 AM (GTbGH)
I'd vote for him If he was wearing a tutu and a wig.
Posted by: mpfs at June 23, 2011 11:27 AM (iYbLN)
Posted by: dagny at June 23, 2011 11:38 AM (wOFkj)
Rubio? I'd rather have him in the Senate for 6 years, ready to run to follow a two-term Perry presidency.
Ryan? Same deal as with Rubio...I'd rather have him where he is for now.
Bachmann? Or someone to give regional balance? I'm not going to consider ideological balance...if ever was a year to *not* have a RINO/squish on the ticket, 2012 will be it after 4 years of Obamalamadingdong.
Posted by: davidinvirginia at June 23, 2011 11:43 AM (QePgR)
Posted by: Sub-Tard at June 23, 2011 11:52 AM (Q5+Og)
Yesterday he asked me what a marsupial was.
Its a critter with a pouch. Whose young are born, then crawl up mom's hairy legs and ride out the next couple of months sucking teats. I think Hillary qualifies.
Posted by: Sub-Tard at June 23, 2011 11:55 AM (Q5+Og)
Posted by: dagny at June 23, 2011 03:38 PM (wOFkj)
How did this get so off-target? The point was that Palin couldn't name a supreme court decision she disagreed with, which somehow is translated as Palin hate, and then somehow is misconstrued as disparaging others' education.
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 23, 2011 11:56 AM (AskuI)
Posted by: Concerned Christian Conservative with a Che T-shirt, sipping a soy decaf latte at Starbuck's at June 23, 2011 12:40 PM (2PTT7)
Posted by: kansas at June 23, 2011 12:53 PM (s6csp)
Posted by: Shabbadoo at June 23, 2011 12:56 PM (asjrv)
Why should Perry have to explain anything more than Obama did, which was jack squat. Hope and change. Yes he can.
Posted by: kansas at June 23, 2011 12:58 PM (s6csp)
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Posted by: mama winger at June 23, 2011 01:04 PM (R9bQ9)
Posted by: kansas at June 23, 2011 04:53 PM (s6csp)
I bet he could have come up with one he disagreed with, which is the whole point. It was probably the most softball question that could have been asked.
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 23, 2011 01:25 PM (AskuI)
Posted by: not the droid you seek at June 23, 2011 01:26 PM (xc/va)
"She got her chance to have a say on national television, and couldn't come up with a single supreme court decision to disagree with.
Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 23, 2011 02:47 PM (AskuI)"
Dude, I saw Sarah do a Fox interview with Carl Cameron where she said "Roe v Wade" and "Kelo". You gotta remember Team McCain muzzled Sarah and held rigid control over what she was allowed to say or not say.
Sarah's running her own show now and her gloves are off.
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