Wednesday, August 24, 2011

RICK PERRY: Corruption and Ignorance

The more I read about Rick Perry, the more I am convinced that he is the perfect political storm, channeling legitimate frustration into a once in a lifetime mix of corruption and stupidity.

Perry is brazenly corrupt. In an election, I wouldn’t break a sweat to exchange the current idiot in chief for an even dumber one who is even more corrupt.

I really don’t care that Texas is last in so many categories from education to health care to social services to wages to environmental protection. If Texans are satisfied, so be it. What I DO care about is that they are NUMBER ONE in having the most lax , corrupt politics in America…..and seem to be proud of it. Rick Perry has scammed the Texas political system for personal millions for himself and doesn’t even care if anybody knows it. Hubris is one thing. Corrupt hubris is another matter. In Texas, there are literally NO limits on the amount of money an individual can provide to a candidate. Several Texas papers have reported the following:

In 12 years, Rick Perry has harvested over $ 102 Million in personal campaign contributions. Of this ,$ 55 million has come from just 204 specific sources. These specific sources have received large contracts and personal tax breaks in return. Like the following:

* Harold Simmons……Contribution of $ 1.1 Million. Receives state tax breaks worth $ 2 billion to his company

* B.J McComb……….Contributes $ 400 K. Get’s $ 25 Million in state tax subsidies to his company

* Joe Sanderson…….Contributes $ 165 K. Get’s $ 500 K for his chicken hatchery and processing plant

There are 201 other specific examples to ferret out. These folks are usually paid off through Perry sponsored funds which allocate state tax dollars to ” Amigos of Rick “.

While this is going on, Perry makes a million dollars on his salary of $ 100 K annually, lives off the people of Texas for free and screws his church with charity donations of up to $ 90 annually.

Finally, this ” genius” writes a book in November of 2010 called ” Fed Up: Our Fight to Save America from Washington “ ( Read It ….$ 21.99 on Amazon ), which says, among other things, (that should be E- mailed to the entire Republican Party):
a. Social Security is a failure. Social security is an ILLEGAL Ponzi scheme
b. Medicare is Unconstitutional
c. Climate change is a ” contrived phony mess”
d. Laws affecting food safety, minimum wages, bans on child labor and environmental pollution controls are all unconstitutional
e. Direct election of Senators should be repealed as it is the source of many of the nation’s problems.
f. The Federal income tax is the road to serfdom and the birth of wealth redistribution in America. ( We already know how that works in Texas, Rick )

Of course, Perry now says he didn’t mean that 9 months old stuff. It was just a look back , rather than a look forward. Let me see , again, what is defined as a” Flip Flop ????? Because , this is Flip Flopping on a grand scale, the Gold Standard.

So……….if the GOP want to run this jerk, this Goldwater and Reagan Republican is long gone. I have never wanted a dim witted and corrupt politician in Washington. Oh, I’ve often gotten some with one part or the other…….but Perry is the first guy to run with both parts. And, at least for now, the GOP loves him. They would love Boss Tweed , I think, if he paid off as often and as grandly as Perry does for his friends. So, I’ll watch and wait and we’ll see. History has its antecedents. Some good some bad……but Perry is the intellectual and ethical nadir in my lifetime…….and I probably only know half or a quarter of the stuff on this dirt bag.

No more, my friends

CraigS



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21 comments:

Anonymous said...

wow Craig! Tell us how you really feel.

Maybe we all should pay closer attention to this guy. One thing for sure, only the left is vetting him currently. So I kinda disregarded it. But could be a mistake to ignore this stuff.

Lori*

Tracey said...

It really doesn't matter if the left or the right digs up facts that show Perry is a corrupt career politician, facts are facts.

BOSMAN said...

BRAVO Craig!

This in my opinion is your ABSOLUTE best post

Perry must be stopped or we left with 4 more years of Obama.

Thank God for independents. Hopefully they've learned their lesson after Obama. Their not as easily brainwashed as some Republicans.

Perry COULD NEVER win the general.

Anonymous said...

We need to post the "truth" about Perry on numerous conservative sites that "protect/promote" Perry! The Blaze is a good one.....Honest people looking for truth will realize that so much smoke means a fire of some sorts somewhere!

Thanks for your opinion, Craig!

ccr

Anonymous said...

Thanks Craig,

I second Bosman--Bravo!

Everyone needs to read this.

-Martha

Anonymous said...

Good work Craig, and I agree whole heartedly. If this pile of wet stink gets the nomination I am well and good done with the party.

Concerned Patriot said...

Got to admit I am not a big Perry fan, but I'm also not a big Romney fan, or Bachmann fan. Does this mean I should vote for Ron Paul? I don't like his foreign policy. Unless Paul Ryan changes his mind I got to vote for Santorum or Cain. Can't people stop being obsessed with Cain's experience and stop putting these career politicans into office.
advancingthetruth.blogspot.com

Massachusetts Conservative said...

Fox and Talk are keeping this stuff quiet. I wonder why...

You know that tons of Conservatives (like Lori from above) are ignoring the attacks on Perry because only the left is attacking him?

COME ON FOX AND TALK, let's see the facts! This is why I don't trust them!

Anonymous said...

I guess the right were the only ones to take the Obama advice and "Kill Romney"...Right wing pundits doing the dirty work for Barack...unbelievable

--Gordon

Anonymous said...

Exceptionally fine insights into Perry and the willful blindness of a large segment of today's GOP. If Perry becomes the nominee (I cringe to think it), my husband and I will go to our town hall the next day and resign from the Republican Party. His nomination would signal the end of the GOP as a rational, tolerant, principled national political party. It is no accident that he declared for the Presidency in the same city and state where the American Civil War began.

Anonymous said...

I just noticed the photo. Is that Al Gore with Perry?

Anonymous said...

I hate to say it...but if our pundits stay completely in the tank for perry without any fair treatment (the coverage Romney's recieved) then I too will register as an independent and spend the rest of my days only looking for sincere candidates.

Anonymous said...

It's Al Gore with his DEMOCRATIC Texas Campaign Chairman when he ran for Pres.

Anonymous said...

Anyone not realising that that photo is a fake doesn't deserve to have the right to vote!

Not a Dumb Perry Texan said...

Anon 25,

What you meant to say was, "Anyone not realising that that Perry is a dirt bag doesn't deserve the right to vote!"

besides, Are you going to tell us now that Perry didn't work for Gore?

Revolution 2012 said...

Great post Craig,

You have captured my thoughts and frustration in this post as well.

I don't understand how Republicans can't see that with Perry, there is NO PRIZE in 2012.

Tracey said...

Great job Craig.

Noelle said...

I am completely baffled by the current support Perry seems to be getting. The more I learn of him the less I like/trust Perry.

Stephen said...

One of the great redeeming aspects of the Tea Party is that it is a clean government movement. If Tea Party people embrace Perry, the whole movement becomes tainted. Thanks for your smart and courageous post. You might be interested in my organization, www.RebuildDemocracy.org , dedicated to bringing all Americans together for comprehensive election reform: term limits, a clean elections system, and an end to gerrymandering.

Anonymous said...

29 August 2011

This guy, Rick Perry, is at 29% in the Gallup Poll as of 25 August 2011.

If Perry or Mitt Romney continues to win instead of a man like Ron Paul, we are truly a ignorant people letting go of our country, the Constitution, and heading us all straight into destruction.

This is a democracy in so much as it is ruled to by our Constitution. What is happening is we are being dishonored while the Constitution is being violated, which is our rights, our protections, all of our liberties.

Sincerely,
Joseph C. Carbone III

Anonymous said...

The Left doesn't vet anyone. They smear people or they give people a pass. So please don't think we can count on them for much of anything except they seem to favor chaos. Order does not come from chaos. If someone causes a problem, and then they rescue you from the problem, this isn't order. It is a scheme, or swindle, or a con.

More scoop on Rick Perry, with photo journal: http://statesmansword.blogspot.com/