Rick Perry says Texans willing to suffer blackouts to keep feds out of power market

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Perry says Texans wiling to suffer blackouts to keep feds out of power market
Former Texas governor Rick Perry suggests that going days without power is a sacrifice...
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9:39 AM · Feb 17, 2021

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Perry-says-Texans-wiling-to-suffer-blackouts-to-15956705.php

[TwilightZone]

1. Rick Perry would be wrong.

There's a massive uproar everywhere there have been issues, and it's only going to get worse.

This reminds me of the stupid comment about grandparents being willing to die of covid for "freedumb" for their grandkids. Dan Patrick, as I recall.

[RicROC]

2. HUH?

There is no power! That's the situation right now.

Keep the Feds out of it? (shaking my head)

[roamer65]

3. Perry should be punched in the face.

Repeatedly.

[House of Roberts]

4. I'll keep my TVA, thank you!

Privatized entities put profits over the people's welfare, every time a choice presents itself.

[LuvNewcastle]

5. I wonder if they went without power in his neighborhood.

They probably all have generators anyway.

[BeerBarrelPolka]

12. His Wife

His wife sure is thankful for batteries.

[LuvNewcastle]

15. Lol!

Yeah, I'm sure she keeps a good supply around the house.

[dalton99a]

6. The corrupt asshole ran the U.S. Energy Department

and made millions for himself

[Solly Mack]

7. Idiot. Fool. Liar. I'll wager he's not without power nor water.

But he is all too happy to tell those suffering how happy they really are to go without power and water.

[tanyev]

8. And current Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick claimed Texas seniors were willing to risk Covid

in order to keep the economy going.

[demosincebirth]

10. I wonder if he ever asked them?

[UTUSN]

9. How much cash did GOODHAIR make off it and off his brilliant Dept of ENERGY job?

[GemDigger]

11. I strongly doubt that he is speaking for the millions

of people that are freezing.

[LiberalFighter]

13. Election for governor in 2022.

Should be a good campaign issue.

[EarlG]

14. Let's not forget the rate increases

I guess the message here from Texas Republicans is, "Don't let liberal big government take away your God-given right to have your electricity bill go up 10,000% while your power is out!"

Texas wholesale electric prices spike more than 10,000% amid outages

[dchill]

16. "Rick Perry says..." - Sounds like an idea for a book title!

Or a university!
Or a religion!

[MineralMan]

17. Rick Perry May Have to Eat Those Words

It's a lot of Texans who have frozen and burst pipes right now and no electricity. They're pissed, I'm betting. Wait until they find out that their homeowners insurance has an exception for damage caused by burst pipes. Wait until a lot of Texans who have moved out to the suburbs and haven't had electricity for a couple of days already realize that Texas isn't prepared for what has happened.

Lots of people are going to want answers from Texas political leaders. They aren't going to like being told that "It's OK! At least we don't have the damn Feds telling us what to do."