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On Tuesday, it was "You better believe it, Steny." On Wednesday, it was a not-so cordial invitation to debate Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. On Friday, it was a stinging rebuke of Attorney General Eric Holder.
As Texas Gov. Rick Perry tries to get back what a sympathetic television host called his "political sea legs," he has spent the last week targeting Democratic officials much reviled by his conservative base.
The pot shots come after Perry's pitch early last week to create a "part time" Congress and slash lawmakers' pay. When the idea was met with ridicule by House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Perry delighted in pointing out the Maryland lawmaker's long tenure in Congress.
His mid-week Twitter war with Pelosi culminated in a call for her to turn over her financial records to the Securities and Exchange Commission after the speaker was reported to be one of several lawmakers who benefited from well-timed stock trades. On Friday, before an audience of law enforcement agents, Perry all but called for Holder's ouster as a result of the controversial "Fast and Furious" operation.
Those attacks have come atop a drumbeat of Perry's critiques of the White House. The Texas governor has doubled down on his claim that President Obama labeled the American people "lazy" (Politifact Texas rated Perry's statement "mostly false.") He claimed on FOX this week that the president does not understand the nation's fiscal woes because he "grew up in a privileged way."
Each attack against his Democratic opponents represents a slab of red meat for his potential supporters, as Perry works to convince them to look past his debate missteps to view him as a contrast to the political "establishment." More subtle -- but more important to the survival of his campaign -- are the "establishment"-based digs at his Republican opponents he's laced in between.
"Unique to the Republican field, I have never been an establishment figure, have never served in Congress or part of an administration, and have never been a paid lobbyist," Perry said Tuesday, previewing a new ad his campaign unveiled on Saturday. "My career has been that of a Washington outsider."
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"Each attack against his Democratic opponents represents a slab of red meat for his potential supporters"
True enough.
Kinda like MSNBC , the official network of the Obama re election team, gives Feisty redhead type loons a slab of liberal spin, every day, all day.
Great x, Bob. What the heck does that mean?
Hahaha!
Perry the supposed 'straight shooter' can't hit the side of a barn!
Hey little Ricky, that ain't mud on your cowboy boots! ;o)
you libs and demos can dish it out but can't take it!
go get'em Perry!!!1
Soon Perry will be like Rumple Stiltskin, begging everyone to guess his name.
Kinda like MSNBC , the official network of the Obama re election team, gives Feisty redhead type loons a slab of liberal spin, every day, all day.
You do realize that there are a lot of political websites, don't you? If you hate this site so much I'm sure you can find a place more suited to you.
I've never understood the motivation of internet trolls. They come here and get called moron, stupid, dumb and halfwit, and while those criticisms are all richly deserved and accurate, they could have avoided it by going to a website like Redstate that caters to the low IQ crowd they belong to.
Triple double OUCH, nisl!
Can't he be Mxyzptlk instead so we can just get him to say his name backwards and he'll go away?
he's a LOONEY and likes it apparently
Perry should focus on his opponents from team red. This strategy is failing to rile up anyone, including those on the blue team. ; )
Congratulations to Rick Perry for mastering the art of changing the subject.
Ervin Cohen
you libs and demos can dish it out but can't take it!
go get'em Perry!!!1
Ervin
Pluzzeee, How??? Perry can't even remember his lines in a debate. One thing for sure Perry can forget, though. That'd be becoming the 45th president.
nisl
You do realize that there are a lot of political websites, don't you? If you hate this site so much I'm sure you can find a place more suited to you
nisl,
They can't most of them are paid trolls.
[Congratulations to Rick Perry for mastering the art of changing the subject.]
He must have learned from the local Little Rascal...
nisl,
And I've never understood how your liberal group giggles like some little fifth grader everytime you insult someone. Your arrogance is why the majority of people in this country loath liberals. You're good for a few laughs and that's about it...
am I the only one that would love to see perry get stomped in a debate with Nancy! come on he fails against people like cain and bachmann and romney so you just know she would make run crying home like bohner does everytime grover spanks him
Perry is really Texas Toast after that pitifully desperation ad where he called the President's policies "socialist."
He is done. End of story.
Yes... that is called hopeless desperation.
Monet fan: Well, would Perry quit trying to use words that don't fit, andf just use his fists. Yes, I said fists. I rrecall several years ago that the Japanese Parliament had numerous fist fights -- real brawls -- and then after that, wonder of wonders, they now have the best parliament in the world. that is why I think a few knockout blows on the floor of the House of Reps would do a world of good. You call me names, I break your teeth. Funny -- no more name calling occurs. Oh, I don't say that a man should punch out Pelosi's lights -- but there are women in the House who could do it beautifully. I'll have to check out Michele Bachmann's fighting ability. Karate anyone? Fists, not words. It is no sin to fight with your fists. We have all heard more than enough. Black eyes would do the trick much better now.
Perry is looking for a fight. The other candidates for the GOP nomination realize he's toast, and won't engage him. So he has take his brawling desires to another bar.
What office is the governor of Texas running for anyways?
Is Court Jester a political office anymore or was that just in the fictitious olden days of King Arthur and Camelot?
Slick Rick constantly 'throwing red meat' at what may remain of his base is so overdone!
Red meat in the heat of a political campaign, red meat in general, turns rotten and starts to stink!
Perry can't put together a coherent thought during a debate.....now he's in the basement trying to climb out with bumper sticker attacks....Nobody is listenning to you Rick!
Dumb and Dumber, Perry cant debate, he lacks intellectual depth to articulate logic but in good old Texas, anyone with 10 gallon hat and a horse is a cowboy weather they can ride a horse or not. But here in the wider arena we know that a 10 gallon hat does not a cow boy make if you cannot tend or control a cow into pasture.
Even Perry would be better than Obama
Go Gingrich 2012
Please Rick, just go away or back to texas or back to N&*#%#!head or wherever you won't be in public anymore. you've embarassed yourself and Texas enough!!
Congratulations Perry. You were able to name the 3rd candidate you pounced on - Steny, Nancy, and TA DA, Eric. You go boy!! You're on a roll.
No one is even interested in him anymore he is like Palin...total ditz !
That's funny, he disses a different Democrat everyday because he can't remember who he dissed yesterday.
Gingrich appears to be the "fish in the barrel" at the moment. Perry's no longer relevant.
Perry's taken on the cloak of the rabid dog: he'll attack anyone on sight just to get attention, including his 'owner' (the toxic Republican ideology which appears to be partly responsible for his confusion or is it 'intoxication')
Well you all sound so pathetic. What can you expect from MSNBC, a mouth piece for Hussein Obama? Can you imagine Obama running against Perry?? Because they both will run on their record. Obama with disastrous record or no record at all, vs Gov. Rick Perry, a giant successful third term governor of a great state, with 13th biggest economy in the world, who has military, governing and legislative experience .
Nancy Dearest....please don't forget "HiggerNead"! Belittling an entire race of Americans. That's another accomplishment you and he are proud of.
Gosh, Darn, Shucks...falling from within the top 10 until 2002 to 14th in 2009. Great leadership skills there Perry. Driving the Texas economy down, down, down.
http://econpost.com/texaseconomy/texas-economy-ranking-world
Perry used to be a Democrat.....He's already attacked himself...and he is a career politician.
Hey people, read this persons post AGAIN ! Why was OUR Social Security hacked? Because we were not paying attention (apathy) and did nothing.
This person has it, with the correct way to approach in the future.
I was a Republican all my life, but after our country was about to go down the drain by foolishness (Norquist interfering) and other non productive things I will have to vote in the middle to left from now on it looks like.
How to become a Democrat in one easy lesson...
oy-vay!
Blame goes to: VOTERS!
-Failing to recognize the gridlock comes from differences in philosophy on how to approach fiscal matters that are at odds with another.
-Failing to recognize that the same Congress that didn't get along last year was NOT going to get along this year.
-Failing to elect competent candidates.
-Failing to admit we elect incompetent candidates.
-Failing to focus on identifying the true driver of problems and focus on solving those rather than blaming and name-calling.
-Failing to recognize that Congress is a reflection of the name-calling, blame-baiting population that elected them.
Congress sucks because WE suck. Blame for everyone!
Had caps on Clean house and Vote in 2012 or don't complain !
a democrat a day ? well with Perry,if you're past number TWO on the list your safe !!!
CNN is reporting that the Governor was thrown from his horse this afternoon. His boot caught in the stirrup and his head was being pounded repeatedly on the ground. But thanks to a quick thinking wal-mart employee who unplugged it,serious injury was avoided. An MRI was done on the Governors head but it showed nothing....
Perry is such a waste of millionaires' money. He is irrelevant and stupid.
If good old Rick targets things as good he debates or speaks the English language his supporters better duck or head for the hills
obama ''i need 2 more trillion to pay unions and lobbiest so i can get re-elected''
obama ''pass this bill'' so i can pay unions and lobbiest to get re-elected
yea rizzo...the repubs don't have anything to do with lobbyist...right...
Every member of the House of Representatives who approved the Deficit Panel of 12 is guilty of malfeasance in office. And every member of the House who approved of this committee is guilty of deceitful and dishonest conduct in so doiing. All Democrat and Republican members are at fault who approved of that disgraceful tactic. No one else is guilty of anything having to do with the Panel's creation. America has lost (sorry, Mr. gingrich, but you are wrong), by what the Panel failed to accomplish. We have no right to criticize Greece, or any other country including China, for our handling of our deficit. Now we will pay dearly, and we will do well to stay silent and not judge anyone.
Remember Pearl Harbor. And remember the Fiscal Panel. Now we are really ready for Change. Not the Obama kind of change. The political and governmental kind of change. Honorable peace with one another, or else. Change the whole income tax format. Stop welfare, stop Obamacare, stop Union control of our nation, stop trying to be what we are not, and try to get back to being what we wanted to become. Bring our soldiers and sailors back home now, and no more foreign wars.Balance our duget now, any way we have to. And I want to see more fist fighting in the House and Senate between Dems and Repubs.
I am a beat up 68 year old 23 Navy Res. vet and retired ins.Claims adjuster, who has voted GOP but not anymore. I will never vote GOP ever again.
I meant to say: "balance our budget", of course.