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Rick Perry Pledges to Blow Up Hoover Dam
Western Hero ^ | 28 August | silverfiddle

Posted on 08/28/2011 8:12:57 AM PDT by Silverfiddle


Rick Perry continues to fascinate me. He is the only candidate other than Ron Paul who poses a real threat to both the GOP Establishment and the Obama Democrats.

Karl Rove has stopped attacking democrats and is now going all MSNBC on Perry.  In response, the left has gone from bawling for The Texas Turd Blossom’s imprisonment to praising his Perry-bashing sagacity.


The reason I like Perry right now is because he has kicked off a loud and much-needed dialog about the size and scope of government, complete with talk of jobs, overregulation and tort reform. He’s not the only conservative itching for such a throwdown, but he’s attracted the brightest spotlight and he’s the only candidate with a real record of grappling with these issues.

Here’s a news excerpt that reveals the media's barely disguised hatred of the man:
(API – Herford Station, Iowa) To clamorous crowds of government-hating Tea Partiers, Rick Perry pledged to blow up Hoover Dam if elected president.
He also removed any doubt about whether he was packing heat by shooting out a chandelier in the ball room where he held his post-rally press conference. When confronted by horrified reporters, most still cowering under tables, he replied that the offending light fixture “looked too French,” as he calmly tucked the Smith & Wesson Model 500 back inside his jacket.

A disheveled CNN reporter with a visible wet spot covering his crotch indignantly challenged the Texas governor’s hostility to all things government. “Why do you hate welfare babies and infrastructure?” “You just want to blow up government!”

“Yeah,” replied Perry, eyes narrowing to slits, “and y’all don’t even want to know what I got planned for that yapping pack of French Poodles y’all call the press corpse.”

Governor Perry wrapped up the press conference by forcibly baptizing a crying msnbc reporter in a bucket of Jack Daniels while loudly shouting, “praise Jesus!”
Brilliant conservative commentator Jeff Jacoby then stood up and efficiently batted down the liberal “conservatives hate government” meme:
But it isn’t highways or veterans’ programs or minority voting rights that conservatives find so objectionable about Washington. When Perry speaks of making the nation’s capital “inconsequential,’’ he isn’t proposing to dismantle the Hoover Dam. Hard as it may be for liberals to accept, the Republican base isn’t motivated by blind loathing of the federal government, or by a nihilistic urge to wipe out the good that Washington has accomplished.

What conservatives believe, rather, is what America’s Founders believed: that government is best which governs least, [...]
But as government grows larger and more powerful, it crowds out private action. It replaces local, familiar, and organic institutions with remote bureaucratic ones. As state and federal governments swell, taking over functions that used to be left to individuals and voluntary organizations, communities are weakened.

Increasingly citizens are taught to rely on government, rather than on themselves or their neighbors. They develop a sense of entitlement, and entitlement in turn fuels selfishness. (Jeff Jacoby – When Inconsequential Means Better)
Bill Bennett explains Why Rick Perry is a Strong Candidate, reminding us that before the candidacy and before the pathetic Demagogic party attacks, Perry’s Texas attracted a lot of non-partisan praise:
In 2009, one nonpartisan poll of business executives ranked Texas as "the No. 1 state to do business" for the fourth year in a row. And, the Economist magazine highlighted Texas in 2009 as "Lone Star Rising" with a subtitle to its special report: "Thanks to low taxes and light regulation, Texas is booming." This was in addition to several favorable data points comparing Texas to California in a separate piece in the magazine.
Ed Morrissey explains how twisted statistics lure in Jersey Shore liberals who fail to pause and notice the lack of a statistical baseline or detect the common trick of comparing dissimilar or different time periods. If it sounds too good (or too bad) to be true, it probably is.

For the opposing viewpoint, see American Prospect explain Perry’s Pitfalls

My favorite article about Governor Perry is by liberal Texan James C. Moore. I wish I could write like this talented man…
Romney has business experience and intellect that are not on Perry's resume' but he is from "Massatoositts," (Webster's Texas Edition, see also "Massachusetts"), and Texans love to kick their political boots into New Englanders' squishy parts. (Why Rick Perry is headed to the White House)
Game on!


TOPICS: Government; Humor; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: liberals; perry2012; rickperry; statesrights
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1 posted on 08/28/2011 8:13:00 AM PDT by Silverfiddle
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To: Silverfiddle

karl rove and dana pe-rino are rinos defending the establishment.


2 posted on 08/28/2011 8:21:15 AM PDT by ken21 (ruling class dem + rino progressives -- destroying america for 150 years.)
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To: Silverfiddle

Both Mit and Perry have cult followings.


3 posted on 08/28/2011 8:21:30 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah
Both Mit and Perry have cult followings.

True of all presidential candidates.

Even me.

4 posted on 08/28/2011 8:24:51 AM PDT by Lazamataz (SmithL stole my tagline and won't give it back.)
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To: muawiyah

And Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, Hermain Cain....


5 posted on 08/28/2011 8:26:23 AM PDT by HerrBlucher ("It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged." G.K. Chesterton)
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To: Lazamataz
True of all presidential candidates.

Even me.

Laz! Are you running? You've got my support!

Check my new Tagline...

6 posted on 08/28/2011 8:29:15 AM PDT by Grizzled Bear (No More RINOs!!! Laz for President!)
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To: muawiyah

As does Obama. Also known as “The Media.”


7 posted on 08/28/2011 8:31:52 AM PDT by cld51860 (Oderint dum metuant)
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To: Grizzled Bear

I *am* running. If I get one vote in 2012, I will DOUBLE last election’s total.


8 posted on 08/28/2011 8:36:18 AM PDT by Lazamataz (SmithL stole my tagline and won't give it back.)
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To: Silverfiddle
A real Texan, not a pantywaist from Connecticut.

9 posted on 08/28/2011 8:37:57 AM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: Silverfiddle

10 posted on 08/28/2011 8:39:47 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (At best, all the Republicans are willing to give the Federal Behemoth is a slight haircut.)
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To: Lazamataz

Ooh! Goody! Can I help?

Have you chosen a vice? We need someone smarter than Biden. I have a tree stump out back that fits the bill.


11 posted on 08/28/2011 8:41:48 AM PDT by Grizzled Bear (No More RINOs!!! Laz for President!)
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To: Grizzled Bear
I have chosen, as my Vice President, Colonel Khadaffi.

He needs a job, and he looks good in a uniform -- thus, securing the military vote.

Plus, he has a cute bunch of chicks as a bodyguard.

12 posted on 08/28/2011 8:44:58 AM PDT by Lazamataz (SmithL stole my tagline and won't give it back.)
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To: Grizzled Bear

I’m in!!


13 posted on 08/28/2011 8:47:19 AM PDT by Politicalmom (No More RINOs!!! Laz for President!)
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To: Lazamataz

Ok, first I want you to hit Iran, then Pakistan, then Mexico, then.....


14 posted on 08/28/2011 8:48:22 AM PDT by Politicalmom (No More RINOs!!! Laz for President!)
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To: Lazamataz
I have chosen, as my Vice President, Colonel Khadaffi.

Great choice! I was going to recommend either Amy Winehouse or Lindsey Lohann. Lohann had a slight advantage of not being dead, yet. Since you've got a running mate, would you like to try Lindsey in a different position?

15 posted on 08/28/2011 8:48:51 AM PDT by Grizzled Bear (No More RINOs!!! Laz for President!)
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To: Politicalmom; Lazamataz
I’m in!!

Hey Laz, I've got your campaign slogan! It's something you already say quite often!

16 posted on 08/28/2011 8:50:36 AM PDT by Grizzled Bear (No More RINOs!!! Laz for President!)
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To: Grizzled Bear
Since you've got a running mate, would you like to try Lindsey in a different position?

Let me check her briefs, and I'll let you know.

17 posted on 08/28/2011 8:51:02 AM PDT by Lazamataz (SmithL stole my tagline and won't give it back.)
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To: Grizzled Bear

“Lazamataz in 2012: I’d hit it.”


18 posted on 08/28/2011 8:51:58 AM PDT by Lazamataz (SmithL stole my tagline and won't give it back.)
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To: Lazamataz

Last I checked she wasn’t wearing any.


19 posted on 08/28/2011 8:52:31 AM PDT by Grizzled Bear (No More RINOs!!! Laz for President!)
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To: Grizzled Bear

I can’t believe you two can make any innocent comment turn into filth. :p


20 posted on 08/28/2011 8:56:05 AM PDT by Politicalmom (No More RINOs!!! Laz for President!)
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