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Subscribe to RSSJust like Charlie Brown, Rick Perry has had several chances to kick that football to the GOP nomination -- but he keeps on falling down. And there isn’t a Lucy to blame.
On paper, the Texas governor is the most logical person to benefit from a potential Herman Cain downfall.
He's currently the country's longest-serving governor. He's an outspoken critic of the president with conservative credentials. And he's got the money.
But every time Perry seems to have an opportunity to make a positive second impression, he gets overshadowed by something negative -- of his own creation.
Last week, when he unveiled his flat-tax plan, the thing he hoped could catapult him past Cain and his 9-9-9 plan, he was instead answering questions about (1) whether or not he thought President Obama was born in America, and (2) whether or not he would attend future debates.
Then today, Perry stood to benefit from the allegations that Cain sexually harassed two women when he was head of the National Restaurant Association. But, instead, what's getting attention -- besides those allegations against Cain -- is a zany speech Perry gave Friday in New Hampshire.
These openings don't come along very often, and Perry's chances at capitalizing are becoming slimmer with just 64 days to go before voting in Iowa.
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Perry miss his chance? First Read and MSNBC will never give a Republican a chance.
Perry did horribly at the debates. He has made many mistakes..
But the liberal media like MSNBC, the Obama team's favorite shill network, will exaggerate and highlight these real or imagined flubs, in any event.
Check back on the headlines and analysis on First Read; compliments are sent Obama's way, snark is sent at the GOP. The only negatives written about Obama are "concerns" about his polls.
Can you tell me, Bob, when has the right (i.e. Fox, the shill for the GOP/TP) ever sent compliments to the duly elected POTUS?
Poor Bobbie, would you like some cheese with … well you know.
Many Republicans have been elected President regardless of any media bias.
Get over it … learn to live with it.
Bob, Governor Perry's flaws and flubs are not imagined.
If I can give credit to Republicans for one thing, they are disciplined and know how to stay on message...all except for Perry who appears to have not learned this lesson. Someone opened the door for him to talk about birth certificates and he took the bait...which of course meant he later had to waste time walking the comment back.
Why? Why is this an issue for him?
'Perry did horribly at the debates. He has made many mistakes..'
Bob- I think you just addressed your concern in the best way it could be addressed.
First Read did not write Perry's debate scripts. Now, will you PLEASE get a life....
PS - You should be happy it's not another story about Cain.
It doesn't matter what liberals think about Republicans. The people that are going to vote for Perry or Cain will still vote for them irregardless of what is said by Liberals. Liberals are not voting in the primary anyway in most places. They are just popping smoke.
I dont think that it was Perrys debating skill at all.
It was his nerve to say that the GOP were "heartless" when the question of instate tuition came up.
God knows anyone dare to speak the truth to these people (and by these people I mean TP/GOP people.)
-my poor mom who is a lifetime republican doest think she will be able to vote this election because the party has just gotten to extreme for her
Hate to break it to you Bob, but us liberals are sitting on the sidelines for the most part so we can watch the spectacle of these amazing Republican candidates tell us all about where autism comes from, the evil, money-grubbing scientists who dreamed up global warming, their flip-flopping views on everything from immigration to abortion and how they plan to balance budgets by cutting taxes even more than the sixty-year low we are already experiencing.
Right now it's a fun spectacle seeing them eat their own. However, this collection of intellects will have one positive influence - they're going to make George W look like a friggin' genius!
Ah, Bob, the "flubs"are not imaginary; they're very real. This is not just an issue of debating skills. What Governor Perry has demonstrated is an inability to communicate intelligently without getting tangled in his underwear, as well as spectacular stupidity in embracing Trump and the birther garbage. If he can't hold up his end in a converstation with morons like Michelle Bachmann, how is he going to handle Putin?
Over the weekend, Perry mde an absolute fool of himself with that simpering, giggling "speech." He acted like an silly clown.
That sort of persona just doesn't work in a world leader. Perry is unfit for the job.
Bob 188+:
There is at least one other bob (lower case B lotsanumbers). This guy would defend anything Republican. It wouldn't matter if the entire group of Presidential aspirants were child molesters. No problem. He'd find some way to defend them.
Please don't put yourself in that class. As you can see, I've tried to commit to my very ancient memory the difference in names, because on occasion (granted, that's very rare) I find something worth consideration.
Perry is simply dumb. That's not playground variety pejorative. He is just plain dumb.
There IS no "so-called Liberal media", jackass. Now quit whining.
Bob, at first I thought the clip of Perry speaking in Manchester was the work of the clever little "bad lip reading" people. They are genius! Then, upon realizing Perry was really speaking, for real, and that nonsense was actually coming from his brain to his larynx and out from behind his teeth, I wondered once again, "what sane rational thinking person would vote for this clown?" The answer "none". Only hard core right wing Republicans would vote for this clown, er, I mean candidate.
Dom -- Zany is about the nicest adjective I would've used after watching the video. So kudos to you as I needed something to smile about today.
Somewhere around 2:48 and 7:59 among other places, he just gets...weird.
He came across as a buffoon. Was he drunk?
Come on now where is Fiesty. We want Fiesty, We want Fiesty. Its no fun without her. Is Bob really trying to lead for FR and is he serious, sorry Bob you don't have the witt and no one else is going to replace Fiesty. Its like John Boy and Billy without John Boy, oh never mind you don't know who that is. Come back Fiesty, second string FR isn't funny and they don't even piss me off.
He sounded like Paul Lynde.
Bob: Seriously? You're going to complain the media (however you want to characterize them) are being just too tough on Perry? The man is running for President of the United States and gee, the lights are getting a little hot?? These are unforced errors, and no, the problem isn't his debating skills alone...it's that there is no "there" there. The man is the definition of an empty suit...all hat and no cattle...elevator doesn't go to the top...GET IT?? Good grief man, you ought to be embarrassed FOR him instead of defending him from all of those nasty people out there who ask him too many tough questions......
At first I thought he was drunk in watching that video, but then I noticed he looks like he just got a Botox treatment to the left side of his face. That Botox is toxic!!
As I was watching the clips all I could think was "Is this guy high?". I hope he either had a few tokes to calm him down or too much wine or whatever. At least that would be an excuse for that delivery. If he was stone cold sober and that's what he's really like, that's not only pathetic, but very very scary that he could even in a remote possibility be elected as the President.
Go ahead, right wingers. Throw mud at Obama and defend your guy for being such a great speaker with such a great mind.
By the way, I'm sure the DNC thanks you for these clips in the event Perry wins the nomination. They don't need any additional editing and can be run as is to convince the public that this man is already at a position way above his skill set. If that's what Texas wants, then good for them, but don't take the rest of this great country down to that level.
It really says something about the intelligence of Texas voters in than they have re-elected that moron so many times.
Must've been Perry's teleprompter.
I'll bet a ham sandwich he smoked something before that speech, that was unnaturally goofy even for Perry, complete with amazement at his own hands.
Guess he should have had few before the interviews. He certainly was talkative in New Hampshire over the weekend.
At minimum, Perry seems...conflicted.
Sounds like a standup preacher-turned bad comedian... idiot.
I see a future in Vegas for Rick. That's where all the losers in stand-up comedy end up.
I was uncomfortable just watching that video. I agree with MoonRiverexpress, it seemed like open-mic night for bad comedians. Poor guy.
I'll bet a ham sandwich he smoked something before that speech, that was unnaturally goofy even for Perry, complete with amazement at his own hands.
FORREST
I seriously wonder if he was medicated or tipsy. He was hyperverbal, at times manic, slurred some words and then the facial expressions. Troubling. As a Texan I have seen Perry do the funny regular guy, or the swaggering, tough talker. This giggly, Jim Carrey impersonation was totally uncharacteristic.
I watched the whole speech. At the end he bubbled "today has been toootally awesome guuuurrrll", while waving his arms in the air. Then he cuddled with a jar of syrup and giggled like a girl. Something was very off.
I think what Al Sharpton played on this show which was a shorter vision was funnier. Remember when Howard Dean let out his howl and destroyed his chances? Well this is a whole plethera of howls. Can you imagine a campaign commercial with just little snippets of these internixed in the commercial. He's done! I did save Sharptons show to replay when I need a good laugh because it is one of the funniest things I have seen this campaign cycle or ever probably. Much funnier than anything Bachman has done. And if this was a Democrat, Limbaugh would have a hey dey. He may anyway. This is just too funny!
I agree so was I, I had to turn it off at 2 minutes in.
I agree with this also, I was actually creeped out by it, you're a braver person than I for sitting through the entire thing!
Maybe he took too much medication or something? He's always been a little weird, but this is just creepy.
Rick Perry is an idiot and I feel sorry for all of the people in Texas who for some unexplained reason keeps voting him back in as Governor.
He's not qualified to hold any office. He's a buffoon too, who has sold his soul to the Company Store, and sold out his State to the richest people there who own him.
POTUS...forget about it!
He make it clear he can not think for himself. He makes it clear that he is a Governor in name only.
Someone else is definitely pulling his strings, like a Marionette Puppet
I've been watching Ricky Perry since he first emerged on the TX political scene. Never in that time has he ever appeared this out of control. His eyes were totally dilated indicating, in my experience with substance abusers, that he had ingested something that caused the odd behavior. Is this the TP/GOP's best offerings? A druggie, a sex offender or a vacant Ken doll?
Too painful to watch the whole thing. "Cool state with a cool slogan?" Oops, don't make fun of NH's Live Free or Die or you will.....die a political death, that is. Being pretty with a southern accent does not make you presendential. Go home Rick.
Can you imagine him in a debate with Obama? That's like putting a little leaguer in the world series. Someone will go home crying and it isn't the pro.
This guy is clueless, he can't even take advantage of his advantages - which isn't saying too much if you've been able to stomach the debates. There is just no substance to him and that's why he can't get traction in the polls...
does First Read ever talk about anything else? how about the occupy movement? how about issues most are interested with, like the economy, social security, medicare, the budget, taxes? but, give us all a break these pub canidates have no thing to offer? no policies? and you are giving them all the time without hitting the real issues facing this nation and the world
That's kinda the point, no? What they are doing is highlighting the ineptitudes of the current crop of individuals that think they can lead OUR country. They are trying to expose their obvious and abundant character flaws, to give us all a base from which to form an opinion of the candidates that may appear on the ballot next year. I think its genius.
First Read is a TV show/column about politics, not policy. If you want to discuss politics, this is the place to be. If you want to discuss policy, you need to find another site.
kr, the people rallying behind these insipid candidates don't want to talk about the real serious issues facing this nation, nor do they want to consider serious ways to move forward. They are more concered with engineering social values, making sure we are all the same brand of "Christian" if not by choice then by the force of law, then they are concerned with easing the burdens of joblessness, a corrupt financial system, helping the people with bad mortgages, and a number of other things the Obama Administration is trying to correct. The Republicans flat out refuse to do anything constructive, including voting in favor of their own ideas. The field of Candidates the Republicans have to choose from are nothing but buffoons, with a crowd of fools and clowns defending them.
Yea kr they are putting up no hope and no change barry, so they think they can sway someone besides themselves to stay with barry the bumbler. Lets see 101 instead of 100 barry supporters, yea its worth it, not. "popcorn"
you lost all credibility at "barry"...is that what they teach you at Bob Jones?
There's lots of places to talk policy. Here, I'd like to talk about Perry at 2:48. That and his need to talk with jazz hands.
kr-2875346.....I think what you are missing in this is that the folks they are paying attention to are running for the office of president..like it or not..paying attention is utmost in this case since we have a bunch of losers running for an office that not one of them has shown he or she is capable of doing. If I had been Obama I would not have run for president when he did. No matter who won , the then president was going to look bad ..the economy was already falling apart and has a long ways to go before it gets better..and the trully sad thing is that not one of these folks running today have a clue. They all scare me as much as the fools we have in congress today who have brought us all to this place with their gross mismanagement of this country.
ivan, NC
Speaking of the fools in Congress, their combined wealth is over 2 billion dollars. 80% of the Democrats in the Senate and 80% of the Republicans in the House. House Representative Michael McCaul from where else. TEXAS is the richest at 294 million.
i guess OWS is a very dicey issue for ALL of them. This is why America is screwed! This is another reason why this do nothing Congress is doing nothing.
Only a FOOL sinks his own Ship. This Congress is not a Ship of Fools just Wealthy. They have NO incentive to care about the Citizens!
Happy Halloween, Rick Perry claims Halloween imposter gave that speech......
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your two best friends and Rick Perry......
And now after seeing how crazy and weak these candidates are, are you really still not going to get behind the best candidate we've seen in a 100 years, Mitt Romney?
You guys are really stupid is all I can say.
Perry is just not a national player. I didn't understand that until we got an opportunity to get a good look. Poor candidate.
He is definately no worse than McCain and he somehow creeped into the nomination.
Perry or Cain is going to win the nomination. I cannot see Flippin' winning anything besides NH.
I agree with ITM, I can't see Romney winning the Republican nomination. I think it will be Cain. I actually like Cain, although I disagree with his policies. Romney makes my skin crawl.
Folks, here's the the republican philosophy summed up in a nutshell. If you want more of this, be my guest and vote republican. They made this crap up to sell it to the sheep that bought it and we are still seeing the effects 30 years later:
Bruce Bartlett, Ex-Reagan Economist: Idea That Deregulation Leads To Jobs 'Just Made Up'
"Republicans favor tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations, but these had no stimulative effect during the George W. Bush administration, and there is no reason to believe that more of them will have any today," writes Bruce Bartlett. He's an economist who worked for Republican congressmen and in the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
As for the idea that cutting regulations will lead to significant job growth, Bartlett said in an interview, "It's just nonsense. It's just made up."
Government and industry studies support his view.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks companies' reasons for large layoffs, found that 1,119 layoffs were attributed to government regulations in the first half of this year, while 144,746 were attributed to poor "business demand."
By CHARLES BABINGTON 10/30/11 01:07 PM ET
Amy why don't you go sit out for Fiesty cause don't agree with anybody but herself, and thats the way we like it.
Rick is practicing for his next job as a stand-up comedian in Vegas. That's where the losers end up.
Gov. Perry is less than brilliant. Yet, I am shocked at what a bad politician he is. Before any teabaggers claim that that is a compliment: Gov. Perry is a career politician. If he stinks at a job he's held for decades, it's an indication of intellectual laziness and ineptitude.
He states debates are not important, then stepped deliberately in the pile of birther crap. Now this latest performance as an amateur comic, complete with gut busting jokes like: " today has been awesome giiiirl"
With all the money at his disposal, is this the best political strategy his campaign can come up with? He can't debate, now stinks it up in a prepared speech. So his strength is ads???......well at least no one is smoking in his ads while he smiles like a demonic clown, in a creepy slow roll.
I know with the creepy smile, I automatically thought of that when he was accused of sexual harassment which at first he denied and they said well he was accused but nothing happened except the payoff. Why didn't he just go out to begin with and say yes I was accused but nothing happened. It is always the coverup that gets you and in his case the silly/goofy/ridiculous campaign ads. Is stupidity a new campaign strategy and they think noone will notice? It has to be something like that.
The Koch brothers must be pissed, they are bank rolling this guy. He was their man and he couldn't make it on a national stage. They are screwed now, they really don't want a Mormon and really really really don't want a black guy...
Rick Perry is an idiot, who even elected him as a Goverernor? The man looks shady and very transparent, the fact that he cannot debate is the least of his problems.
Perry will put democracy on sale just like he did in TX.
Mav you are completely right . I got out of Tx because of him and his education policies and his failure to do anything about the republican redistricting
Well, I can honestly say that I have never voted for him nor his predecessor. Believe me, there are many Texans who would rather have someone else in the governor's mansion. Heck, I would've been happy to have Kay Bailey Hutchinson.
One of the best things about Perry running for president is that hopefully people's eyes will be opened to the "real" Perry--who is just kinda scary. We truly need some new leadership in Texas.
We're still asking ourselves that lol
egads, is Perry insane??? I think watching that speech would make anybody uneasy....
He is insane Marlon...and folks with connected brain cells know that!
...but of course the Teavangelicals ...well, oh my, what can anyone say about them....Family Values, God, Freedom, and of course for Rick 'secede'.....magic!
Rick can't put together a coherent sentence......Teavangelicals love it!
Wow! I can't stand the guy and avoided watching it, but after Marlon's comment decided to give it a try. He looks like he's totally losing it. Facial tics, hands waving all over the place in his efforts to be "a regular guy". He's never lost a race, knows he's losing this one, and doesn't know how to handle it. If more people saw this video he'd drop like a stone to the darkest depths of the ocean, never to be heard of again.
I've tried to watch it twice now and I can't get past a few minutes in. He is clearly high on something. Who could even consider putting the person who gave that speech in charge of our country?
HEARTLIGHT,
I was wondering the same thing. Gov. Perry had back surgery recently. I am NOT saying he is on drugs, but maybe he is unwell. Whatever this is, he is not qualified to be anywhere near the oval office.
Rick Perry had to have been high on something I still have one question for this so-called christian that is: who would Jesus execute? not that it matters now after that speech he's toast. I still feel sorry for the folks in Texas hopefully they will send him home in the next election.
Back surgery meds don't make you this goofy--now a good blunt...
He sounds like George W. Bush, but he looks like Richard M. Nixon -- surely a winning combination.
Funny, I don't remember Nixon ever getting the giggles during a speech. I'm not sure he ever got the giggles in his entire life.
Perry just doesn't seem too bright. Cain should be the one, and the current "scandal" around him is irrelevant. Even if true, I'm sure there are many who would continue to vote for JFK or Clinton despite any sexual transgressions in their past, and it should be the same for Cain.
Sexual harrasment means nothing to Repukes apparently. It's all the womans fault, and they are all liars, huh?
All are Repukes morons, or just the ones who speak in public?
Yeah, juvenile namecalling (repukes) really gives you the intellectual high ground.
twix: you may apparantly be surprised to learn, as Mr. Cain is, that some in the population don't consider allegations of sex harrassment "irrelevant" to political office. Some people actually think women are full human beings, entitled to not being sexually harrassed, and, wait for it, are even covered under the US constitution (whether they're subservient to a fetus at the moment or not). Shocking, yes, I know, but some of those people are even Republicans who are now casting about in vain for a sane candidate in their own party who doesn't think waging war on women and dismissing them as "irrelevant" is the way to win their votes.
twix. You need to understand the difference having sex with someone who wants it, and sexual harassment are two different things. Clinton and JFK had consensual sex. They did not sexually harass.
You are really running wild with a great deal of certainty about what he's done, based upon what at this point is pretty sketchy information. Tried, judged and hung in a nanosecond.
twix, the Republicans cannot (but they will anyway) make excuses for Cain as he faces this piece of his past after the way the same Republicans have behaved when the accusations were made towards Democrats. Republicans continually accept "bad behavior" from its own, but are quick to jump on a Democrat for same. I have more respect for the Republican lawmakers who were caught in their indiscretions and stepped down than I do for the throngs of Republicans making excuses for them, all the while running their mouths about Democrats who make similar missteps. Anthony Wiener is the latest example of a Democrat who effed up, tried to lie, and eventually left office. Was his behavior worse than Sen. Ensign's? Cain's dismissive attitude about the alleged incidents reeks of Clarence Thomas.
Is a comment(s), made in poor taste (if done), more heinous than betrayal of marital trust?
Is an ill-advised comment ("Hey, who put the pube on my Coke?") really enough to try to destroy a person over?
Twix, maybe you should read up on some of ex-Senator Ensign's "indiscretions", then get back to us. Republicans defended him for over a year before he finally stepped down. There is no need for any other glaring example of the Republican inability to look objectively at its own house.
And I believe there was much more to the accusations against Clarence Thomas, if I remember correctly from actually WATCHING the hearings on tv. And yes, I expect our Supreme Court Justices to behave much better than that - "ill-advised comments" by a superior to a subordinate should indeed disqualify one from the Supreme Court. If that is the type of judgement demonstrated, that person should certainly not serve on the highest court in the nation. You undermined your own argument. Evidently, Cain has the same attitude and made a few "ill-advised comments" to a couple of someones who did not find the humor. I fully expect the President of the United States to be, at the very least, RESPECTFUL of others. Is that even too much to ask from Republican canddidates?
Naturally Cain is against abortion even in cases of rape. And he likes to sexually harass women. I wonder how many kids he has out there. Pizza man could buy up all of McCains lawn signs and just cross out the Mc. Now that's real austerity!
Magnificent50.......Clinton......Paula Jones sexual harassment claim.....several hundred thousand dollar settlement...cognitive dissonance?
I agree Twix. Sexual harrassment in Cain's case is irrelevant. His 999 tax debacle, villifying the poor and unemployed that it's their fault, stating the Planned Parenthood is aimed at killing black babies, electrifying a fence to murder mexicans trying to cross our borders and thinking it's funny, wanting to rule our country based on his religious beliefs, former lobbiest, doesn't know or care to know about foreign policy, doesn't think before he speaks and is constantly back pedaling. so you see, the harrassment case rumor is the least of his faults.
So....you're not voting for him?
hahahahaha!! I just spit coffee on my keyboard!
the freightening thing is the lack of "heavyweights" in this field. The "best" of the bunch is Romney but you are never sure what you get- he has no core beliefs and will he return to the "center" or be led by the TP loons. My bet is it will depend upon the day of the week.
Obama 2012
He appears drunk.............. thats all.
Perry is not intelligent enough to be President of the United States. Period.
I'd argue he wasn't intelligent enough to be a governor either, but apparantly, some people have a much lower bar than we ever thought imaginable.
ah-hum, AP...governor of: texas
that says it all
Ok, what's up with Rick here? Was he high when he gave that speech? I don't mean that in an insulting way, it's a serious question. Was he doing a really bad Ron Paul impression? Man, that's some weird stuff.
Was this a BYOB affair and did he share everyone's offering of a little nip before he took the podium? And he says he could handle Obama in a debate. Can he spell "megalomaniac?"
Perry had this nomination sewed up, what a goof ball.. Good for the country though, this man shouldn't get anywhere near the Whitehouse.
Wow. I watched thinking I would see a politician talking crap (all sides do it)...but really I wasn't sure if he was drunk, stoned (slurring speech, making faces that were creepy and just weird) or just creepy, or trying to be cute. I swear I am not saying this because I don't support him...it was like watching a mentally ill or drunk relative when he's had too much to drink or needs new meds.
I am not trying to be nasty...why was he slurring his words? Seriously...and the faces he was making and silly comments? Is this how he always talks? No snark intended...I kind of felt sorry for him in that way you feel when the drunk uncle is hanging on the bride at the wedding. Wow.
No he doesn't always talk like that, I mean yeah he's always been a little weird but this is out of the ball park uncharacteristic of him.
Bob:
Aren't you missing the point ? Have you seen Perry's poll numbers ? Those aren't Democrats jumping off the sinking ship in droves.
The GOP & Tea Party folks were always boasting how anybody could beat Obama, even Elmer Fudd. So, isn't it time to call Elmer?
That is weird. He must have been stoned or something. He has some problems with his back and has a 'doctor' who has done weird stuff on him before. I wonder if he 'prescribed' some type of meds that messed up Perry. That's just not a normal professional adult politician talking.. Never mind what his politics are, he just sounds spaced out. Not good. Not good.
Perry misses because there is nothing under the hat. It is all swagger with a lot of Texas BS. He is a well known "in it for the money" cowboy here in Texas and nothing is going to change on the national stage except his constant gaffes and feet in the mouth. He is out of his league with all of his GOP contenders and anyone who cares about America. It is all about Ricky Perry and no one else.
Geez, is this video for real? Rick Perry looks and sounds positively unhinged. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have finally stumbled upon the truth of his campaign. The governor of Texas is the most brilliant performance artist in the history of avant-garde, stand-up routines. Not even the late great George Carlin could match Perry. Somehow he has tricked the GOP Establishment into funding a national tour to audition for his own show on Comedy Central. All I can say is that I am in awe of this man's subversive genius. That YouTube clip is even better than Sarah Palin's so-called "reality" TV program.
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Disclosure: I am a liberal. I do not agree with John Huntsman's policies and positions, but I can't, for the life of me, understand why the Republican Party doesn't get behind him. He doesn't seem to have any political or personal baggage. He has both domestic and foreign policy experience. I am not aware of flip-flopping (although I think every single politician is guilty of this at some point.) And he seems to be quite smart. This seems to be the only guy who could go toe-to-toe with Obama. Of course, I still intend to support Obama (restatement of my original disclosure.)
I'm a republican. I've thought about your question, and I guess it's that, for me, he's boring. Nothing about him captures my imagination. I'm kind of a political junkie, and I'm not sure I'd heard about him more than a couple of years ago, maybe when the Prsident appointed him ambassador to China. Cain resonates much more strongly.
A zany speech? An amateur mime who forgot to remain silent while doing some sort of highly animated pantomime, maybe? Where do these people come from, and, more importantly, what is wrong with them? Really, Perry is too pitiful to poke fun at.
Huntmann is too boring plus he has the same problem as Flipper.
There is nothing to get behind. You think he doesn't have any skeletons because he has never been the front runner. Do you honestly think the media would leave him alone if he became the front-runner? He will never get the psuedo pass Obama got and continues to get.
Huntsman is intelligent and thoughtful. Patriotic enough to work for a President of the opposition party. The poor schmuck hasn't a chance in hell of winning a Republican nomination for dog catcher.
twix, is it safe to surmise then, from your post at #21.1, that one of your criteria for the president of the US is that he/she be NOT boring? Intelligent, experienced, proven ability on the world stage, respected by our "friends and foes" alike, not of concern, but the number one for you is that the President not be "boring"? Who lets you vote? Are you of legal age? I agree with AYKM - I am an unapologetic Democrat and will vote for Obama, but if I were a Republican, I would be urging the party to move behind Huntsman. As a Democrat, I fully approve of Rick Perry....
All I know is Perry better not give up his governor job,because if he was trying to be a comedian.After watching that clip he Failed at that.
Perry is the perfect governor for Texas. He's big, he's brash, he doesn't believe in science, he is "in love with guns", He relishes ignorance, he got sub-par grades in school, he's inarticulate, and he is filled with his own sense of self-importance.
He spoke of Texas seceding from the union. This shouldn't be optional. Texas should be forced to secede.
Fubo
Texas has a population of 26 million. It is quite rude to lump them all together. Yes the Bozo got elected a couple of times because he has perfected the "pay to play" game. "I got a good job for you if I have your political and financial support". Take a close look at any state and you will find very few "squeaky clean" governors. Even Chris Christie has skeletons in his closet. You like clean politics, stay away from Louisiana, Hawaii, Alaska, Rhode Island, Illionis, etc.
Go ahead an express your opinion about the governor but don't extrapolate his antics to the state.
Maybe you need to get out of Texas for a while; you may change your mind.
I lived there for 9 months and could not get out of there fast enough! Crazy unevengelicals!
I have never lived in Texas but I commuted there every week from California for 2 years. I found the people to be warm and friendly. There are great restaurants, places to have fun. The weather sucks (98 degrees and 98% humidity just doesn’t work for this northern California boy). My problem with Texas is that they appear to like having people of marginal (I’m trying to be kind) intelligence as their governor, with the strong exception of Ann Richards. And then they have the temerity to think these people would make good presidents. The country fell for this once (well, actually twice), and I’m hoping ever so much that they won’t fall for it again. Although I'd pay big bucks to watch Perry go up against Obama in a one-on-one debate. Perry would go back to Texas in tears.
I know I'm a smart-aleck, and I mean no disrespect, but WHY do they keep electing these dweebs as governors?
Fubo i used to live in texas and with what he has done to education in that state i have to agree with your first comment
FUBO
I was born and raised in Texas. The politics match the state. Tough talking, brutal politicians do well. However, Gov. Perry has seriously gone off the rails, and many Texans are embarrassed. I know this is just an anecdote: but my lifelong republican dad said today: " that boy won't have to secede, he's gonna get us booted"
I'm a liberal, and no fan of "w". However, comparisons between him and Gov. Perry don't work. President Bush might not have been brilliant. Perry's desperate, incoherent, and now crazy/drugged/unwell? behavior were never part of a Bush campaign. Texans don't deserve to be defined by what Perry's campaign has devolved into. Last but not least: this behavior is uncharacteristic. He's known for his big,simple cowboy swagger. This is "new and so NOT improved" Perry.
BTW: I now live in Georgia, and we are pretty horrified by the other circus touring GOP land: our own Herman Cain. Sigh.
SouthernMays, you have my condolencses - both Perry and Cain. Don't get discouraged.
You forgot "loves drinking with the boys." Oh, that does not quite fit with his pretend religious outlook, does it? It appeared that he thought the bottle of 'liquid gold' was actually a bottle of booze, as he caressed it so fondly. Imagine his surprise when he took a huge gulp of maple syrup!
Southern Mays,
You are right. I never thought it possible, but Perry makes 'W' look like a reasonably intelligent moderate. go figure...
michele bachmann for president of the united states of america!!!!! I meant to capitalize the name of our nation but someone in the "loop" said I could not.
Who?
Why?
Rick has many opportunities to appear intelligent. He should, in all due deference, try one. Not literate, intelligent.