Posted on 08/16/2011 9:25:29 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
“If this guy prints more money between now and the election, I dunno what y’all would do to him in Iowa, but we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas.”
Thus spoke Republican Gov. Rick Perry on Monday, referring to Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. You might chalk the remark up to a weak attempt at humor — if you watch the video, you’ll hear a few nervous laughs from the small crowd — but then Mr. Perry went on in an even nastier vein.
But there has never been a whisper, let alone any evidence, that Mr. Bernanke’s actions have been motivated by anything but patriotism and determination to see the U.S. economy regain its footing. There was never a whisper, let alone any evidence,..
If Mr. Perry has evidence to the contrary, he should present it. If not, he should apologize.
But questioning his opponents’ good faith seems to be part of Mr. Perry’s early playbook. He already has disparaged Mr. Obama for not serving in the military, something that Mr. McCain — with far greater claim on the nation’s gratitude for his military service than Mr. Perry has — never stooped to. And when asked whether Mr. Obama loves his country, Mr. Perry responded, “I dunno, you need to ask him... You’re a good reporter, go ask him.”
....In the days after the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) in Tucson, there was widespread revulsion at the nastiness of much political rhetoric, and widespread commitment to argue about issues without questioning opponents’ motivations or character. Mr. Perry’s presidential campaign, not yet a week old, has reminded us of why the revulsion was so warranted. We hope he begins to make his case in a way that will reflect better on his own character.
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Maybe the swells on the WaPo editorial board would like some cheese with their whine?
>> he should apologize.
I happen to agree.
“Dear Washington Post,
I’m really sorry Ben Bernanke is a treasonous SOB. America deserves better!
Yours,
Rick”
The Obama Administration is trying to destroy this country, and they are having a lot of success at this task.
I haven't whispered this. I've said it pretty loudly. Lots of times.
Slide to 9:20 into the broadcast (Rick Perry cold glass of water GOP has been crawling over sand to drink -- Perry expressing what a large swath of Republican's believe about Obama and how he feels about America).
I must have missed the Post's article on their outrage over Obama cusing the hostage takers analogy with TP members, over Biden calling them 'terrorists' and Chuck Schumer saying (and demonstrating) that the tea party had a gun to the head of their opponents.
Because to most, this is not a laughing matter. I didn't take Perry's comments as a one liner. He meant what he said. We all know the Regime is going to try and do this and it is about time they get called out on this Treason.
As for small crowds, how about the paltry 500 people showing up to see a sitting President yesterday? I notice very few pictures coming out of all the adoring fans showing up for Obummer.
Lets hope he turns out to be a fighter, because we already have enough girly men in Washington.
LOL. Is this the new standard the Post is going to adhere to? What about back in 2008 when Bernanke was accused of deliberately hurting the poor to prop up his rich Goldman Sachs buddies? Did the Post faint over that? We all know the double standard so railing against it isn't much use. But I don't think I've seen it used so blatantly before.
And besides, if Bernanke inflates the currency to help Obama get elected, what else would you call that?
But then again the WaPo has always championed the cause of people who act in ways that destroy our country (Just finished “Witness” by Whittaker Chambers - no. 1 supporter of Alger Hiss: WaPo).
I didn’t see anything in Perry’s statement that challenged Bernanke’s “good faith”. Just the destructiveness of his actions.
My guess is Perry is just getting started...so if you are easily offended, you might want to cover your ears.
If our eventual nominee isn’t causing daily heartburn for the Washington Post’s editorial board...they need to step it up.
Just the media seeking to insulate their little baby Barack again.
Hoooooray for Rick!
After all, anybody who LOVES Muslims and Illegal aliens—and wants more of them—can’t be all bad!
Or, can he?
Oh, boo-freakin’-hoo. Where was this bozo during the Bush presidency?
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