Rick Perry grovels for help

[Abukhatar]

This just in - Texas Gov Rick Perry calling for Federal assistance due to storm damaged. When reminded about his call for secession, Perry said he was misquoted - he loved the feds so much he was asking for a suck session

[Drale]

1. Its hard not to give Texas help because

there are real people who need help, but on the other hand maybe Perry should have to get a minimum wage job to pay for all the damage.

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[Drale]

19. Thats not very progressive of you

If we don't help our fellow human being when they need us most, we are no better then the Republicans.

[Terra Alta]

20. they also brought us Ann Richards, Molly Ivins, and Lyndon Johnson.

Texas isn't all bad. The good people of Texas should not have to suffer because of their governor's actions.

[w8liftinglady]

23. Gee,thanks!

That's just the support Democrats in Red States need!

Luckily,the Democrats I know did OK through the storms. We are all teachers or nurses,so we have jobs.

I could never turn my back on my fellow man. It is against everything THIS Democrat believes in.

[Tunkamerica]

26. wow, what an asshole

and where are you from? so i can tell everyone that your whole state deserves to burn because there's one dipshit that lives there.


did you know your screen name is the same as a company that makes public toilet dividers? fitting

[Terra Alta]

21. Perry should just resign

the idiot has been governor of TX since * left to become President.. over ten years now. Does Texas not have term limits? I feel sorry for the decent, progressive citizens of TX who have to put up with this bozo.

[seabeyond]

2. what happened in texas? nt

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. Fires, I think? n/t

[seabeyond]

4. that is right. ya. forgot after the tornadoes.... thank you. nt

[angstlessk]

5. that is too frigging funny...

lets not forget Alabama and its environs in the south asking for 'socialistic' help!

[Tunkamerica]

6. yeah the hundreds dead and thousands with destroyed homes are pretty funny

you should drive down and point out the irony to them

[izquierdista]

9. I wonder what would happen.....

if the Communist Party USA (http://www.cpusa.org/) or the Socialist Workers Party (http://socialistparty-usa.org/) showed up to organize and help with the relief efforts. I'll bet there are people who would run them off from their pile of rubble.

[Tunkamerica]

12. if they just went down there and helped without making it a political thing

then you'd lose your bet.

[izquierdista]

16. I'll take that bet

Have you ever known a Communist or SWPer to NOT make it a political thing?

[angstlessk]

11. Ya know what....when you decry the socialistic folks..then beg for socialist help....it is ironic...

I am not laughing at the dead and destruction...but the irony of the folks who say keep government out of my life...till my life is destroyed..then ..please government...help me!

[cordelia]

10. Did you get as big a laugh

from the devastation from Katrina?

Inhuman.

[angstlessk]

13. Well as far as I know..New Orleans did not HATE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

so it is a different ideology

[Tunkamerica]

25. you realize that louisiana is between alabama and texas

[Terra Alta]

22. What's with the insensitivity in this thread?

You'd think liberals would have more compassion for their fellow men/women, no matter where they are from.

[pacalo]

7. Article w/video: "Rick Perry, secessionist, turns to socialism"...

Oh the irony. Not so long ago Governor and Presidential hopeful Rick Perry was all ready for Texas to secede from the Union because of the Obama's out of control spending.

(...)

"Why is the federal government even in the pension program or the health care delivery program?" Perry asked. "Let the states do it."

After the wildfires...

"Texas is reaching its capacity to respond to these emergencies and is in need of federal assistance," Perry said in a statement on Monday.

"I urge President (Barack) Obama to approve our request quickly so Texans can continue receiving the resources and support they need as wildfires remain an ongoing threat."

http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2011/4/18/162222/469

[malaise]

8. Nice link here

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/120965399.html

[RagAss]

14. Bootstraps, Perry....Bootstraps for you !

[somone]

15. Goodhair is full of shit

[Canuckistanian]

17. OMG

Did he shoot that kid?

[RickFromMN]

24. We can certainly help Texas, but let's do it the way Republican governors help cities.

Let's see now...in one state a Republican governor can appoint a manager.
The manager can ignore, remove, do what he likes, with the city elected officials.

What a wonderful idea...we will help Texas! But, only if we can appoint a manager.
We need to remove state officials because, clearly, they failed, in their job, running Texas.

Republicans want money, with no strings attached...
but would a Republican governor help a city, with no strings attached? I think not.

Yes, I'm being cynical. But it's not fair. I guess life isn't supposed to be fair.

[Hannah Bell]

27. why don't they reconstruct the republican way? chain gangs of conscriptees.

volunteerism. philanthropy. private capital. etc.

surely this is a stellar opportunity to show the world how well it works.