Iffen you’re gonna wear cowboy boots and a Stetson and twang your way into the top of Texas politics then be aware that the rest of the country may just recoil from you at the border. They will have that “I’ve seen this before” attitude because they have not only just ridden Baby Bush out of DC on a rail but they have been weaned on old movies like Annie Get Your Gun (and the other guy’s if you can) or The Unsinkable Molly Brown or Daniel Boon or just about any good story about how a sage brush innocent was rejected by people who were too ignorant to see the beauty in their souls.
Enter Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, into the Presidential Primaries and the national pastime of waiting for him to slip up is engaged. This week, there were few disappointments. In the usual exaggerated way of living and talking native to the Lone Star state, he indulged in slinging the word “treason” at the head of the Federal Reserve for his policies. What a difference a day makes. Suddenly in New Hampshire he was all smooth at the edges and on his best self-deprecating behavior. But he deftly threw the ball back in the President’s court with:
“You know yesterday, the president said I needed to watch what I say,” Mr. Perry said, alluding to remarks by a White House spokesman that presidential candidates should be careful with their words. “I’d just like to respond back, if I may: Mr. President, actions speak louder than words. My actions as governor are helping create jobs in this country. The president’s actions are killing jobs in this country. It’s time to get America working again.” [ny times]
Just like Annie Oakley, Mrs. Brown and Daniel Boon, Governor Perry has learned quickly to play the game rather than move in to change the rules too quickly. And we have remembered that those were long movies with valuable insights. Are you ready for more of this for the next year?
roblorinov
August 18, 2011
Who is Obama to lecture anyone on anything? He’s not our nation’s father or school master. He’s a red Marxist Communist who hate our nation, our people, and our Constitution and he has made that clear over the past 3 years. Perhaps he should watch what he says when his teleprompter is not functioning or present. I’m so sick of BO pretending as if he knows everything and is some sort of self styled messiah. He thinks himself so very intelligent yet he fails to realize how he’s been played and manipulated all his life by his Communist “mentors” who were and are predators! Can BO really be that stupid not to know he’s been used? Fact is the head of the Fed and all the rest of the cronies in the WH and in Congress are traitors! Perry is just calling it like he sees it and it’s about time America get a good dose of reality.
DarcsFalcon
August 19, 2011
Amen!
Cry and Howl
August 18, 2011
Perhaps reading “Crossing The Rubicon”, by Michael C. Ruppert would be enlightening for you Jean.
Freedom, by the way
August 18, 2011
Perry does add a bit of bravado entertainment to the race. (I know that’s not what it’s all about, I’m just saying…) Thanks for the Annie clip! I adore musicals! I grew up watching them with my Mom. Somehow, I could never get my son interested (and God forbid, hubby, though he very nicely sits through White Christmas with me every year!)
DarcsFalcon
August 19, 2011
Don’t know a lot about Gov Perry at this point, but I do know he’s been in the political game for close to 3 decades, and served in the Air Force even before little Barry was out of short pants. I suspect he knows his way around a campaign, probably even better than Barry does.
I do know this campaign cycle is going to be one of the muddiest ever! That’s just Barry’s style (he practiced it here first, aren’t we lucky?) and he doesn’t want to lose the multi-cations he’s grown so fond of.
samhenry
August 20, 2011
I think he will be a good enough candidate.