People of Texas Report This Comment Date: August 14, 2011 04:19PM
If at first you don't cause a depression, try...try again. Surely the people
of the United States aren't THAT stupid.......
Mrkim Report This Comment Date: August 14, 2011 06:04PM
Perry will not be gettin my support, nor my vote .... unless he winds up as the
repub candidate, which I doubt. Far too leftist leaning and too much of a
mainstream, same old same old BS candidate.
At this point however I'd gladly vote for my cat Bob over Obozo
GAK67 Report This Comment Date: August 14, 2011 06:36PM
Supporting or opposing this guy solely because he's a Texan is as stupid and
wrong as supporting or opposing Obama solely because he is black.
Anon Report This Comment Date: August 14, 2011 09:13PM
The following are 14 reasons why Rick Perry would be a really, really bad
president....
#1 Rick Perry is a "big government" politician. When Rick Perry
became the governor of Texas in 2000, the total spending by the Texas state
government was approximately $49 billion. Ten years later it was approximately
$90 billion. That is not exactly reducing the size of government.
#2 The debt of the state of Texas is out of control. According to
usdebtclock.org, the debt to GDP ratio in Texas is 22.9% and the debt per
citizen is $10,645. In California (a total financial basket case), the debt to
GDP ratio is just 18.7% and the debt per citizen is only $9932. If Rick Perry
runs for president these are numbers he will want to keep well hidden.
#3 The total debt of the Texas government has more than doubled since Rick Perry
became governor. So what would the U.S. national debt look like after four (or
eight) years of Rick Perry?
#4 Rick Perry has spearheaded the effort to lease roads in Texas to foreign
companies, to turn roads that are already free to drive on into toll roads, and
to develop the Trans-Texas Corridor which would be part of the planned NAFTA
superhighway system. If you really do deep research on this whole Trans-Texas
Corridor nonsense you will see why no American should ever cast a single vote
for Rick Perry.
#5 Rick Perry claims that he has a "track record" of not raising
taxes. That is a false claim. Rick Perry has repeatedly raised taxes and fees
while he has been governor. Today, Texans are faced with significantly higher
taxes and fees than they were before Rick Perry was elected.
#6 Even with the oil boom in Texas, 23 states have a lower unemployment rate
than Texas does.
#7 Back in 1988, Rick Perry supported Al Gore for president. In fact, Rick
Perry actually served as Al Gore's campaign chairman in the state of Texas that
year.
#8 Between December 2007 and April 2011, weekly wages in the U.S. increased by
about 5 percent. In the state of Texas they increased by just 0.6% over that
same time period.
#9 Texas now has one of the worst education systems in the nation. The
following is from an opinion piece that was actually authored by Barbara Bush
earlier this year....
• We rank 36th in the nation in high school graduation rates. An estimated
3.8 million Texans do not have a high school diploma.
• We rank 49th in verbal SAT scores, 47th in literacy and 46th in average
math SAT scores.
• We rank 33rd in the nation on teacher salaries.
#10 Rick Perry attended the Bilderberg Group meetings in 2007. Associating
himself with that organization should be a red flag for all American voters.
#11 Texas has the highest percentage of workers making minimum wage out of all
50 states.
#12 Rick Perry often gives speeches about illegal immigration, but when you look
at the facts, he has been incredibly soft on the issue. If Rick Perry does not
plan to secure the border, then he should not be president because illegal
immigration is absolutely devastating many areas of the southwest United
States.
#13 In 2007, 221,000 residents of Texas were making minimum wage or less. By
2010, that number had risen to 550,000.
#14 Rick Perry actually issued an executive order in 2007 that would have forced
almost every single girl in the state of Texas to receive the Gardasil vaccine
before entering the sixth grade. Perry would have put parents in a position
where they would have had to fill out an application and beg the government not
to inject their child with a highly controversial vaccine. Since then, very
serious safety issues regarding this vaccine have come to light. Fortunately,
lawmakers in Texas blocked what Perry was trying to do. According to Wikipedia,
many were troubled when "apparent financial connections between Merck and
Perry were reported by news outlets, such as a $6,000 campaign contribution and
Merck's hiring of former Perry Chief of Staff Mike Toomey to handle its Texas
lobbying work."
Rick Perry has a record that should make all Republicans, Democrats,
Libertarians and Independents cringe.
He is not the "conservative Republican" that he is trying to claim
that he is. He is simply another in a long line of "RINOs"
(Republicans in name only).
GAK67 Report This Comment Date: August 15, 2011 09:18AM
Arrogant much, fossil? My comments weren't directed at you so how did you
sucker me?
woberto Report This Comment Date: August 15, 2011 09:53AM
Does a US Presidential election HAVE to be a two horse race or can it be three
or more?
jgoins Report This Comment Date: August 15, 2011 10:17AM
Typically in the past when a third person runs it generally just splits the
vote and causes the main candidates to get closer margins in the election. An
independent seldom ever wins. Perry hasn't gotten the republican nod as yet
time will tell.
Mrkim Report This Comment Date: August 15, 2011 11:14AM
There are always many candidates in the running 'berto but typically only the
republican or democratic candidates will ever get enough support and funding to
have a real shot at winning.
This is why the Tea Party candidates choose to align themselves with the
republican party. While this is a windfall for the republicans as the Tea Party
has brought them a focused segment of the conservative movement, it's also
problematic for the Tea Party who must also have to associate themselves with
republican candidates they do not necessarily agree with to insure their
candidates have a shot at winning.
Rick Perry, who has been the governor of Texas for 10yrs is what is typically
called a RINO here, which means republican-in-name-only
GAK67 Report This Comment Date: August 15, 2011 06:17PM
@fossil: So easy to get a response from you, and so predictable with it.
GAK67 Report This Comment Date: August 16, 2011 03:12AM
Fair enough, but that only explains the act of responding, not the
predictability.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 16/08/2011 03:12AM by GAK67.
GAK67 Report This Comment Date: August 17, 2011 03:57AM
I thought I had already said that my comments weren't directed at you.
jgoins Report This Comment Date: August 17, 2011 11:16AM
RINO, that's cool. I guess I am a RINO as well. I am registered as a democrat
but I lean and vote as a republican last few years.
jgoins Report This Comment Date: August 18, 2011 10:30AM
You're right Gak, I am a DINO. That's cool my kids call me a dinosaurs anyway.
another
"brilliant" attempt to blame Bush? 
