Posted on 08/16/2011 11:36:11 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Rick Perry's "treason" comments are drawing sharp criticism from a wide range of political observers and talking heads, among them Karl Rove.
"You don't accuse the chairman of the Federal Reserve of being a traitor to his country. Of being guilty of treason," Rove, who has clashed with Perry before, told Fox News (via TPM). "And, suggesting that we treat him pretty ugly in Texas — You know, that is not, again a presidential statement."
Rove continued: "If Rick Perry were to be elected president he'd be saddled with Ben Bernanke who has a term. He's an independent chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, appointed by president and confirmed by Congress and serves for a term and the president couldn't even ask him to resign. So, this is — I hope this is not the first of sort of over the top statements."
Politico has a roundup of reactions from some other prominent George W. Bush allies, none of whom had nice things to say about Perry's comments.
(Excerpt) Read more at slatest.slate.com ...
Such a thing would be unheard of!
Bernanke lied to Congress.
He promised the Federal Reserve would not monetize the debt of the U.S. government.
If Toyko Rove doesn’t like Perry the Perry must be doing something right!
The Rove/Bush/Clinton/Obama/Dood/Frank//JP Morgan/Goldman Sachs/Bank of America/Citigroup ruling party has been heard from. But if there is even the slightest chance Perry belongs to a different party, he’ll never even get the nomination.
Rove hates Perry. So do the Bushes. They all went out for the RINO Kay Bailey Hutchinson.
Exactly.
.......>>>Perry was responding to a question about “quantitative easing,” a monetary policy by which the government purchases Treasury bonds to inject more money into the economy, which he said would amount to a political attempt to help President Obama win reelection in 2012.<<<....Source
I dropped the "magnificent" from the "magnificent bastard" long ago.
No, Perry DID NOT call Barnanke a traitor or accuse him of treason. Anyway, I’m glad Perry is bringing this to the nation’s attention. Maybe now the Fed will stop the printing press, and when massive inflation occurs, voters will know who to blame.
The Bushes, the Bush machine led by Karl Rove, and the Rino eastern seaboard, regularly hosted by Hannity on FOX, will be no friend to Rick Perry, until help freezes. Count on it.
The Bush family’s roots are in New England. W’s grandfather, Prescott Bush was a senator from Connecticut. The whole darn bunch are products of Ivy League schools. Although both W and his father live in Texas, their hearts are in New England—Romney’s home—not Texas.
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There are over 300 sponsors in Congress for a bill to audit the Fed. Both parties want more transparency and accountability for the Fed, which is currently operating outside of any effective oversight. The power of these unelected, unaccountable members of this quasi-governmental organization is breathtaking. I suspect the majority of the American people feel the same way.
Perry's remarks were politically astute. He will be helped more than hurt by them.
The old Bush crowd are afraid of being overthrown by a new set of Perry Republicans.
Bernanke is too smart and too accomplished to be an idiot. That make him a traitor.
“engineered the election of GWB” AND the loss of the US House and US Senate in 2006.
The old Bush crowd are afraid of being overthrown by a new set of Perry Republicans.
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