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Subscribe to RSSPerry tries to get back on track… He delivers his economic/energy speech in Pittsburgh at 10:30 am ET… Business Week: What Texas miracle?... Obama heads to Michigan… Hillary speaks on the economy, again… More Team Obama vs. Team Romney… Romney raises $14.2 million for the quarter… Anita Perry speaks with NBC… On “Meet the Press” this Sunday: Herman Cain… And today, NBC’s David Gregory holds a live “Press Pass” discussion why debates matter.
*** Trying to get back on track: Over the last few weeks, the storylines surrounding Rick Perry have been everything but the one subject he wants to talk about -- jobs and the economy. He’s had to answer questions on immigration, the HPV vaccine, the debates, his poll standing, and a supporter who criticized Mitt Romney’s faith. But today, he tries to steer the conversation back to the economy. At a 10:30 am ET speech from Pittsburgh, Perry will unveil the first part of his economic package, and it’s a subject he knows well as Texas governor: energy. “The quickest way to give our economy a shot in the arm is to deploy American ingenuity to tap American energy,” Perry will say, according to advance excerpts. “But we can only do that if environmental bureaucrats are told to stand down.” More: “When it comes to energy, the president would kill domestic jobs through aggressive regulations while I would unleash 1.2 million American jobs through safe and aggressive energy exploration at home.” Consider this: Perry has been a candidate now for 63 days, and this is his first major policy speech.
*** Perry on “TODAY”: In Perry’s interview on “TODAY” this morning, however, NBC’s Matt Lauer peppered the Texas governor with plenty of non-economic questions. What happened to your poll numbers? “Polls are going to go up and down. I don’t worry too much about polls,” adding that he’s more worried about people who don’t have jobs. What about his wife’s recent comments that he’s been “brutalized” on the campaign trail? “Family members always take their things a little more personally than the candidates do.” And on the Perry supporter who criticized Romney’s Mormon faith? “We distanced ourselves from those comments… These are all distractions… We’ve gotta get this country focused on getting back to work.” The last quote, replace “country” with “campaign” and they could have been from the mouth of Perry strategist Dave Carney.
*** What Texas miracle? Yet just as Perry tries to steer the conversation back to the economy and his economic record in Texas, Business Week’s Josh Green writes that Perry’s record is less than meets the eye. “Unemployment in Texas is now on the rise. In fact, the state is one of only a dozen with growing unemployment since the end of the recession. In August joblessness in the state hit 8.5 percent as Texas experienced a net loss of 1,300 jobs… [L]ook closely at Rick Perry’s Texas and it seems less like an answer to Washington’s problems and more like a reflection of them—rising poverty and unemployment, too many people without health insurance, serious long-term challenges, and not nearly enough revenue to meet them.” And don’t miss these new Census numbers: 26.3% of Texans under 65 lack health insurance. Romney has already indicated he has no problem using this stat against Perry every time Perry brings up the Massachusetts health care law.
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President Obama welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, October 13, 2011.
*** Obama heads to Michigan: While Perry’s in Pittsburgh, President Obama -- with South Korea President Lee in tow -- travels to Lake Orion, Mich., where he and his administration believe they have a good story to tell when it comes to the U.S. auto industry. The New York Times: “[M]ore than two years after the White House offered a government lifeline to help the industry survive the recession and a credit crunch, the General Motors assembly plant here has roared to life, producing the only subcompact car made on American soil, the Chevrolet Sonic.” And the Times notes just how important Michigan could be to Obama, especially if Romney is the GOP nominee. A plugged-in source tells us that there will be sparse attendance by the Michigan congressional delegation at today’s event. In fact, it appears not a SINGLE member of the state’s congressional Democratic delegation will attend. We know there is squeamishness with Michigan Democrats promoting trade deals, let alone a foreign country whose cars are starting to sell like hotcakes in this country. Obama speaks at 1:50 pm ET.
*** Hitting a nerve? Has President Obama’s criticism that Republican leaders haven’t come up with their own jobs bill hit a nerve with the GOP? Roll Call says that Obama yesterday called House Speaker Boehner to congratulate him on passing the free-trade agreements, but that Boehner used the call to take “exception to the president’s remarks about GOP efforts on job creation.” What’s more, John McCain and other GOP senators have unveiled their own jobs legislation. This is after the Senate Republican leadership had indicated they would not try to come up with their own competing package. Was this McCain-Rand Paul legislation signed off on by the leadership or simply “tolerated”?
*** Hillary speaks on the economy -- again: Don’t miss Hillary Clinton’s speech this morning -- on the economy and foreign policy -- at the Economic Club of New York. When she spoke on the economy last week, chairing the jobs council, it seemed like a one-time event. But today is now the second Friday in a row in which she’s given an economic-themed speech. Is this a new strategy? Trying to tap into the Clinton brand? Remember when the new chief of staff, a former cabinet secretary himself, was going to be instrumental in using the cabinet better as surrogates? Hasn’t really happened, but this is the first REAL evidence we’ve seen.
*** More Team Obama vs. Team Romney: Turning back to 2012, this video back-and-forth is only going to further the Chattering-Class narrative that the general election has already begun. The DNC has a new web video hitting Romney for calling Obama’s payroll tax cut “temporary little Band-Aids.” Meanwhile, the Romney camp hits back with a video suggesting that Team Obama is most worried about Romney.
*** Romney raises $14 million in 3rd quarter: The Washington Post reports -- and NBC News has confirmed -- that Romney raised $14.2 million for the 3rd fundraising quarter, and ended the quarter with $14.65 million in the bank. So to recap: Obama’s campaign brought in $43 million, Perry brought in $17 million, and Romney brought in $14.2 million. Last quarter, Romney raised more than $18 million.
*** Anita Perry speaks with NBC: Yesterday, NBC’s Ali Weinberg yesterday rode with Anita Perry and the Perry campaign’s South Carolina chairman Katon Dawson between stops in Columbia (at the state fair) and Newberry (the last event of day). Anita Perry addressed further some of the comments made yesterday on the race being tough; Perry's debate performance; and her emotional moment this morning where she had to pause at the podium. It’s been a “rough month but a good month,” she said. Attacks from other campaigns are the “nature of the beast.” And she said her husband’s third debate performance, in Florida, wasn’t as good as they would have liked, but his other performances have been good.
*** On the 2012 trail: Bachmann campaigns in Iowa… Huntsman is in New Hampshire… Perry travels to Iowa for a fundraiser for a state representative… His wife, Anita, continues to campaign in South Carolina… And Cain has three campaign events in … Tennessee.
*** Thursday’s “Daily Rundown” line-up: Romney Campaign Senior Adviser Eric Fehrnstrom… Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza and Politico’s Jonathan Martin on the state of the GOP field… NBC’s Mara Schiavocampo with the latest on the Wall Street protests… Fact-checking Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan with the Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler… And more 2012 news with the Center for American Progress’ Jennifer Palmieri, the Washington Post’s Nia-Malika Henderson and PBS NewsHour’s David Chalian.
*** Friday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell interviews Fred Malek (on 2012), Rep. Peter Welch, Michael Leiter, the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza and Politico’s Julie Mason, NBC’s Mara Schiavocampo, and US Trade Ambassador Ron Kirk.
*** Sunday’s “Meet the Press”: NBC’s David Gregory will interview Herman Cain on Sunday. And today, in a special LIVE edition of “Press Pass -- which will be streamed on the program’s Facebook page (facebook.com/MeetThePress) -- Gregory will speak with Jim Lehrer, Ron Klain, and Kevin Madden about why debates matter.
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RICK PERRY'S TEXAS IS ALREADY THE MOST POLLUTED STATE IN THE US...HERE IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ENVIRONMENTAL BUREAUCRATS ARE TOLD TO STAND DOWN....
http://www.chinahush.com/2009/10/21/amazing-pictures-pollution-in-china/
The GOP promise.....33 cent per day wages and the opportunity to live in filth...
Obama spent 2.5 x's on Stimulus one and the unemployment rate went up. Tell me again why it's so important to spend another $400 billion on the second one?
Because his stimulus created somewhere between 1.4 million and 2.3 million jobs, depending on whose numbers you use. His continuation of the TARP bailout helped prevent a complete financial collapse and fall into the 2nd great depression. His auto bailout helped to maintian hundreds of thousands of jobs, and manufacturing lead by the auto industry has been one of the only bright spots, in this dismal economy. Because the second bailout will again help real Americans get a paying job, get them off of unemployment and welfare rolls. That is why.
I think Perry is done. He can't rebound from his poor debate performances, especially since there are more debates yet to come. He may rebound as we have a ways to go and opinions and polls are fickle creatures.
I find it interesting how economics seems to have trumped religion. There always seems to be that Huckabee type candidate that energizes the religious base. It speaks to just how bad the economy is and (IMO) why Mr. Cain has moved so far up in the polls. It should make for an interesting election season for the Repub's.
Perry is done.
Romney will have Bachman, Cain, and Rubio all endorsing him by mid February.
And while silly libbies keep talking about how Romney is too moderate for the tea party the tea party will be out there again stomping out the progressive agenda as they did in the midterms.
Decry violence and violent rhetoric much Rob?
just a wee stretch Bryan
As a Democrat looking at this GOP campaign I think there are several reasons why Cain is surging, Romney is flatlining, and Perry is imploding.
Cain is the quintessential rags to riches story. He is the American Dream story we all tell our children. He also comes across like one of us.
Romney is the riches to riches story. Of course he cannot help that he was born into wealth - and he has certainly worked very hard to succeed. But there seems to be a cluelessness about him about how most of us live. His remodeling of his California mansion - which he has every right to do - is such a clunky PR move it makes you think that he is totally out-of-touch with what is going on.
Scary Perry also has had a rags to riches story - which could have been very powerful had his campaign not totally collapsed. He was already Texas Toast before yesterday - what with his debate debacles, his "rock" episode, etc. - but Mrs. Scary Perry burned the toast Thursday with her comments about Scary being "called by God" to run. That is one of the main reasons I have always thought of him as Scary Perry because I heard him say the same thing about himself in August. It makes me shudder. Add to that his creationism views clouding his ideas on global warming and his declaration that evolution is simply a "theory" - it is so over for Scary Perry.
So will the "Cain Train #999" last? I think so. Cain was a mathematician - he knows how to add things up. He also was a CEO. His 999 plan probably will be torn apart but he is savvy enough to know that people will see his plan as something big and bold - that someone was at least trying to come up with a solution.
As a Democrat, I really think we had better hope that personable, very likable Cain does not succeed - because I think he would pose a much more formidable challenge in 2012 than would stiff, clueless Romney.
If Perry was called by God to run, don't you think God would have provided enough support for him to get the nomination and enough funds to do so and given him a golden tongue during the debate instead of a mindless stutter?
Cain's already been busted. His chief "economic advisor" has turned out to be an insurance and investment salesman from Cleveland. His 9/9/9 plan leaves the US at least 23-40% short of tax revenue, even assuming a spectacular 10% growth in the economy. And who wants to pay more taxes as he shifts even more the tax burden on to the lower and middle class than most GOP shills want to do.
Romney will keep the Christian righties at home for the election. He can't crack 25% of the GOP. And he's flip flopped on every major issue.
The "Flea Party" liberals that are protesting are amusing to watch as they destroy their environment.
What an original name for the OWS people. Did you come up with that all on your own, Littlehorn?
Sorry Anita Perry, you just made things a lot rougher.........
What happens when political wives get too involved....
Rob in MA, Yes I agree that if you only look at the picture on MSNBC front page it does not look like a "teaParty". did you read the whole article?
The 10 people arrested were in a group who were marching down the street in celebration of the decision by the owners of the park not to have the police remove them this morning. I have no problem with that.
Back at the park OWS continues with live streaming. Looks pretty peaceful to me...
do stay tuned northstar......
do stay tuned
oh and do you have a problem with bottles being thrown at cops?
Just askin...
I find the OWS movement interesting, and have to say that I'm even a bit supportive of the idea of a protest.
The one thing that they do is express the anger I feel that taxpayer money has been used for corporate bailouts, loopholes, government programs that benefit the corporations and wealthy, but that now that sacrifices have to be made, it is the middle and lower classes that are being asked to bear the heaviest burdens.
Jobs, Social Security, Medicare are ignored and even raided in order to honor pledges to millionaires that we won't raise their taxes.
While I probably wouldn't march in the streets myself, it does bring a little smile to my face when someone else does it for me. If only the Teabaggers had identified the source of their angst before taking to the streets, their movement might have grown. Instead, they railed against big taxes and big government that most of them don't pay for, anyway. Most of the Teabag movement was racially motivated. Their signs and chants exposed them.
It will be interesting to see how big OWS gets. Who knows? They might even get me out there at some point if it looks like they can bring about a repeal of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest.
You mean obama's tax cut??? His signature is on that one my friend.
His signature may be on it, but we all know that the republicans were holding unemployment for the poor as hostage for the tax cuts. So the tax cuts were extended so that 14 million unemployed families could continue to get unemployment.
The republican fought for the tax cuts, negotiated to keep the tax cuts, held unemployment hostage, so they are still the bush and the republicans tax cuts. Republicans are always for the rich and never ever never for the people.
For the love of America Obama 2012
Obama bargained it, but only for two years. The Bush tax cuts for the wealthy will expire again in 2012 and they will not be renewed a second time. The GOP has already shown they cannot compromise on anything and if given the opportunity of full power, they would abuse average Americans in favor of the wealthy and corporations.
The GOP only exists because there is enough corporate money out there to influence elections, and a majority of Americans don't give a crap. If everyone voted in elections, America would look like a wealthy Social-Democratic country, and we'd be spending our money on making everyone's life better rather than funneling it to the top 1%.
In America, being greedy is considered a virtue. Hard to take it with you, though...they still haven't figured that one out. I wonder what these overpaid CEOs do with all that money as they gasp their last breath...I guess that's why they don't like the inheritance taxes.
What's up with that Bill Clinton saying that we should NOT raise taxes right now on ANYBODY even Millionaires and Billionaires.
Anybody want to jump in on that?
Rob in ma. I think you need to put his entire comment in that question and not repeat the same mistake crossroads made by editing it (suprise). Now even after reading his entire comment. I for one do not completely agree with him. He supports the Jobs bill, but not how to pay for it, he is still for open spending. I think if we have a chance to put people back to work and pay for this by closing loopholes and a small surcharge tax on large incomes then we should do it. No rational person left or right wants to see our debt continue to climb uncontrolled. At the same time we have to find ways to put people back to work and it shoulde be clear by now the job creators are not going to do that. Think of this like starting a car, you turn the key until it starts to run but you do not turn and hold the after the car is running. That is the jobs bill.
those wrascally republicans....
hail the blamer in chief and his excuse makers
Perry..give me a break. I sideshow with one side. Get elected, then...hell if he knows. Texas is tanking, unemployment is up. Taxes are horrific and some cities are having stage III water emergencies. He has done such a fine job here at home. Education tax monies take money from poor districts and give to rich ones. Each city, district and street gets a different form of education. Our poor children growing up in a global economy, better not come from TX school system. Perry hasn't made TX a better place in 11 yrs. He has worked off the backs of the economy which TX has lots of oil men to run and the computer geeks that are transplants from most every other state. Good work gov. Hope to see you on the unemployment line one day. Ha Ha, too much down home money in your pockets
Perry is supported by the Tea Party, the "Bush Republicans" don't like him??
I couldn't believe that this post was collapsed. You really have to believe in free speech to collapse Jody's post.
Is the truth that scary to the republicans? Just like faux if you don't agree you think it is your right to censor it so only your side of the story is heard.
Collapse cowards. I will keep re-posting until you quit collapsing.
Jody, Iowa Comment collapsed by the community
"And that's the way it is".....this week.
A poll last week indicated 46% of GOP primary voters say they still aren't happy with the field. Now that their Rescue Knight, Gov Christie, said NO and endorsed Romney, will they be any happier?
Mitch McConnell continues his Senate floor drama act. He said "this bill is the same wasteful spending...union favors...and raises taxes on small business" which proves that Mr. Magoo can't read even with his glasses.
When campaigning, Florida Governor Rick Scott promised 700,000 jobs (on video tape) but in an interview he told the reporter "he didn't know who said that". Ha! Gotcha.
Herman Cain told unemployed people "if you don't have a job and you're not rich, don't blame Wall Street, blame yourself" which makes one wonder where Mr. Cain was in 2008 when all the greedy risk taking on Wall Street came to a screeching halt and as a result millions of Americans in unrelated jobs found themselves unemployed--it's their own fault don't cha know.
McConnell played games last week by using an old Senate rule (there's a bunch of those buggers) to force a vote on President Obama's jobs plan before Reid and democrats had finished making changes. Mitch wanted to embarrass our President but whoa, baby, Reid pulled the Nuclear Option and left Mitch sitting in a pile of eliminated 1941 rule dust. Cheers, Harry! One arcane rule, gone; many to go.
The Values Voters Summit was last weekend. In addition to the GOP candidates, except Huntsman who wisely skipped it, Eric Cantor and John Boehner spoke vowing whatever the crowd wished to hear. Reverend Jeffress introduced Rick Perry; Perry thanked him for the rousing speech of confidence; then Jeffress proceeded to the press where he called Mormonism a "cult". Perry has played dodge ball all week. If the GOP candidates insist on playing the "I'm more religious than the other guy" card to appease the unappeaseable, they deserve the wrath and criticism of everyone else for the prejudicial comments made on their behalf.
Last weekend Eric Cantor described Occupy Wall Street protesters as "dangerous mobs". By Tuesday it was "people are upset...they're out of work...and I get it". I seriously doubt Eric "gets" anything beyond--good gosh, those are all angry voters and they don't like me. No kidding, Sherlock.
Republican Congressman Frank Wolf deserves a round of applause for his passionate speech addressing the GOP's allegiance to one man, Grover Nordquist, the Pledge, and its interpretation. "Have we really reached a point where one man's views...." control the republican party? Bravo!
Mitt Romney said if elected, he is going to order a full review of Afghanistan and listen to the military. Hey, Mitt, careful now, President Obama did exactly that before making a decision and the GOP called it "dithering".
Romney's foreign policy team reads like a Who's Who of Neoconservatives. They're the same yahoos who were pushing for an invasion of Iraq in the late 1990's and pushing to invade North Korea and Iran. These guys, Robert Joseph and Dan Senor among them, were drummed out of foreign policy jobs, unemployable in Government after the Iraq debacle; they had to change the name of their firm it was so tainted but Willard will gladly invite them into the White House to make foreign policy decisions if he's elected. Jobs, World War III style.
More GOP majority state governments have passed Voter ID laws that can be listed. This is not about voter fraud, this is about voter suppression. President Obama said that it is a priority of the DOJ to review what is going on in state governments which are making it harder to vote. The GOP claims it is to protect the "purity of the ballot box" but the truth is, it is to protect the "purity" of only those voting republican. Welcome to democracy, ain't it fine.
Republican Cliff Stearns said on the House floor "we cannot compete with China when it comes to solar energy". Why not, Mr. Stearns? Perhaps if the GOP wasn't bought and paid for by big oil and coal, the US could beat China like a drum. China uses our solar technology. Seems the GOP thinks we should simply give up trying. This country mobilized to build planes, tanks, ships and ammunition for WWII, we can certainly mobilize to develop and manufacture clean, renewable energy equipment for our economic well being. It just takes willpower and investment by both public and private. It seems the GOP lacks the "will" to compete and excel. American Exceptionalism, GOP style--give up, let China lead us.
Ron Paul and Herman Cain were the big straw poll winners this week. If Romney is the "chosen one", why is it never wins these? Clue: establishment versus voters.
In Topeka, Kansas, spending cuts now threaten personal safety. The district attorney stopped prosecuting domestic violence cases. One abuser was released to abuse the next day, and released again. How many victims will be beaten badly or die in the name of spending cuts? Starve the beast does that.
Occupy Wall Street and its multiple offshoots seem to be rattling the right. They have resorted to sending "provacateurs" who were dumb enough to blog about what they did to insight violence; and spewing fear. Glenn Beck said "the violent left is coming to our streets, all our streets, to smash, to tear down, to kill, to bankrupt, to destroy." He left out to steal your food.
Paul Ryan said "social unrest is not what we do here" but he sure liked the Tea Party version of social unrest. Who knew little Eddy Munster was such a hypocrit.
Of the 400 richest Americans, 1,470 millionaires and billionaires paid ZERO taxes in 2009, according to the IRS, which means that applying a millionaire surtax of 5.6% might mean they actually pay at least 5.6% of their millions and billions in taxes. But the GOPTP will defend their right to pay ZERO to the death. What was your tax rate?
Politico reports a feud between Karl Rove and the Koch brothers. Rove wants to spend their secret millions on establishment candidates and the Koch boys want to spend their secret millions on Tea Partyers. It had to happen sooner or later--the far right fights with the extreme far right. Toto, looks like we're not in Kansas anymore.
Within six hours Mitt Romney went from calling OWS dangerous and dividing us to he "understand the 99% and wants to help them". That must set a new record for flip flops even for Willard.
46 GOP Senators and 2 Blue Dog Democrats filibustered the American Jobs Act (they can't read polls) thus denying real debate, amendment, a vote, and denying jobs. The tyranny of the minority defeats democracy again.
The House GOP said they had no time to debate and vote on a jobs plan but they had time for Anti-Abortion Day. 281 days have passed for this Congress and not once has the GOP brought a jobs plan for discussion. Where are the jobs, GOP?
The DOJ announced that the FBI foiled a plot by an Iranian American to kill the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the US. One would think by now that the GOP would avoid criticizing the Ob
in the almost 3 years in office , what has obama done ?
crawdad - one thing Bush couldn't do - kill Bin Laden. Another thing Bush couldn't do - create millions of jobs. And yet another thing Bush couldn't do - pass health care reform. Saved the auto industry, saved a full financial collapse, Repeal of DADT, New START Treaty, etc. the list goes on and on and on.
The fact that you have to ask that question tells me you shouldn't be posting on political message boards.
you have not read about the military tracked him down , have you.
obama gave the go ahead , thats it.
do you really think that obama told our military to find obama , and then they went to find him? are you that foolish?
not knowing any thing about how the us got binladen maybe you shouldn' be posting on anything .
read up on how the military found him.
The rest of the post, not sure why it didn't post with the first part.
Jody's collapsed post. This was too much for a republican to read, so their answer was to collapse it.
The DOJ announced that the FBI foiled a plot by an Iranian American to kill the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the US. One would think by now that the GOP would avoid criticizing the Obama Administration on foreign policy and fighting terrorism but no, they just can't help making themselves look foolish.
The GOPTP had another debate. Absolutely nothing new from any of the candidate; in fact, much of it was recycled. The most telling was the expression on their faces when they watched their hero Ronald Regan talk about raising taxes. They all looked as if they had no idea Reagan raised taxes, let alone 11 times. Priceless, those looks.
Gingrich resurrected the infamous "death panel" lie; and said Frank and Dodd should go to jail, go directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200. That's the best Newt has to offer voters.
Bachmann said in the 80's we all hoped for a 3rd term for Reagan--in her dreams maybe. Even republicans wanted him gone and democratics definitely wanted him gone. Oh, the wonders of the Myth that is Ronald Reagan.
Huntsman resurrected the debunked lie that the IRS will hire over 19,000 people just to take care of the health care mandate--been giving Jon too much credit for smarts.
Perry resurrected the "energy independence" line that nearly every president and presidential hopeful has spoken for decades. Beyond that, Perry's got nothing.
Herman Cain said "9-9-9" 25 times. Wait until his supporters figure out most of them get lumps of coal and millionaires again get the gold-filled pot at the end of the rainbow. Bachmann was accurate when she said it's more like "6-6-6, the devil's in the details."
Rick Santorum said business taxes should be ZERO. These guys are so transparent. By his plan local taxpayers can pay for the roads and streets, police and fire protection, and educate the future workforce at ZERO cost to business. So much for "shared" social contracts between the public and private.
Mitt Romney said he supported TARP (Wall Street) but not the auto industry loans (Main Street). Kiss Michigan goodbye, Mittens.
Frank Kameny, a prominent gay rights activist, died Wednesday. His story goes back to the early 1960's. He lost a job because he was gay and spent the rest of his life fighting against discrimination and for gay rights. He was 86. Rest in peace, Mr. Kameny--this country has come a long way thanks to you!
You TeaTards and Republicans truly fear democracy in action. The threat is the potential end to your unbridled greed and corruption.
Who cares if this country devolves into a mid-eastern theocracy? Who cares if all the wealth concentrates at the top? Who cares if the water and air are filthy? Who cares if we become a Police State?
There's money to be made!! Full speed ahead!!!
ALFRED E. PERRY
Crawdad, you guys need to get your stories straight. You claim that President Obama has done nothing in three years.
While other post claim that President Obama has destroyed the free world and we need to stop him.
So which is it? It can's be both.
Option 2 is the correct answer. His over regulation and signature health care law
Obama is a national tragedy
American First, thanks for reposting Jody post.
thanks for pointing out the inconsistencies in the above posts.
Oh, how could I forgot his RECORD in WASTING taxpayer monies
The real national tragedy is that so many are against national health care. I posted insurance taken through payroll for 8 years. So if your insurance increased I was the one who increased everyone. If you dropped insurance I took you off the books.
When I started a family of four was paying $60 a month for the very best health insurance. When I left last year a family of four was paying $400 a month for a very high deductible health insurance. A better plan was available for $600 a month.
These were office workers, grounds keepers, maids, servers both bar and restaurant, maintenance workers, bus drivers, vehicles maintenance. The whole while our rent was going up, food cost going up, gas cost going up, our utilities were going up and wages just weren't keeping up.
So families were dropping out of health insurance because they could no longer afford it.
When working people can't afford the cost of health insurance, isn't it about time we did something?
Rob - you should move to Texas where you would be appreciated.
We had enough crazy bigots from Texas, Rick Perry is one of the worst...
"...but only if environmental bureaucrats are told to stand down...."
The Christian Right: Coming to a theater near you, to destroy the Earth at every opportunity. No, where is that ^&*% eraser? I gonna' erase that pesky "be good stewards of the Earth" thing from this here Bible!
How about a campaign exit instead!
The first thing you might change is to get rid of your current wife .At first it was hard to believe that she may in charge of your campaign, then boom it appears [according to her public rhetoric] that she is the master mind . What wife would go out and make comments to embarass her client then come out and blame the current President for their Son losing his job because he wanted to work for his fathers campaign.Even a Texan should be able to see what [dumb]no stupid comments from the family that wants to become Americas no 1 family.you have it now only it is for dumbness not Presidency.
The OWS movement is succeeding in outing the Tea Partiers as either hypocrites or mindless ideologues; just members of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koch Industries. When they showed up at rallies carrying AK47's and Obama as Hitler signs, they complained that the media was cherry picking the extremists in the group who did not represent their movement. When the media (or their imagination) finds an extremist in the OWS, unarmed except for loose lips, that shows the whole group is corrupt. When the OWS demonstrates on the street they are a mob. When the TP'ers were trained and bussed in to disrupt town hall meetings, that was democracy in action. They've even found a way to fight off their own previous anger at the Wall Street bailout, and it was really easy. They just simply pretend that it was Obama's program, even though he was a candidate when it was proposed by Bush as a national emergency.
Wake up, Tp'ers; your 15 minutes are over and the real Americans are now taking back our country.
Perry trying to get back on track will tell about the jobs he created in Texas! He didn't! He lied! Texas jobs over the past twelve years have been generated by Big Oil and the governmental sector! The big Oil jobs have actually gone down during this time period while 20% of Texas jobs were government jobs! Perry has no economic jobs plan and in fact is working on repealing the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and the Frank Dodd Act because these two acts provide guidelines and restrictions put into place resulting from the recession of 2007 and 2008! There were major corporate and accounting scandals like Enron and Worldcom which cost investors billions. The Frank Dodd Act provided a sweeping overhaul of America's financial regulatory system to consolidate agencies, regulate financial markets, implement consumer protection, provide financial crisis tools for the FDIC and improving accounting processes and tightening credit rating regulations. Perry courts the Taxation Eradication Antagonists(TEA) party, courts the Evangelical religious while allowing Texas to execute an innocent man! By seeking and courting the Treasonous Erring Anarchist(TEA) party, Perry wants to do away with America's Social programs including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid! Perry says he can create a million jobs but hasn't cried out about the lack of jobs created by the Terrifying Errant Activist(TEA) party controlled Republican partisan in Washington! Perry espouses the government staying out of our lives, yet made Ultrasound/Sonograms a priority legislative issue instead of attacking the budget deficit in Texas! The energy sector is not the only jobs that should be addressed! Perry trying to get back on track will tell about the jobs he created in Texas! He didn't! He lied! Texas jobs over the past twelve years have been generated by Big Oil and the governmental sector! The big Oil jobs have actually gone down during this time period while 20% of Texas jobs were government jobs! When people see Perry's lies plus his inability to think on his feet as was demonstrated in the last three debates, Americans will surely not vote for Perry!
If perrys mother is also his sister and his sister is also his wife and his father is also his brother, could it be possible that his father is also his grandfather?
Rick Perry?
Who the Heck is Rick Perry???
How pathetic are the tea baggers?
Rick Perry's wife Anita said Friday that she could sympathize with the
plight of the unemployed because her son was forced to resign his job to
take a more active role on his father's presidential campaign.
Hope he can get his job back. The campaign should be over soon.