GOPocrisy in its purest form

Busy day in Texas yesterday and Governor Rick Perry’s unadulterated hypocrisy was in full display.

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I realize you have probably seen this all over the innernetz and I apologize. However, I am contractually obligated as a progressive liberal blogger to have it on my blog. I give you: Rick Perry, Brokeback Texan. Yes, the jacket Rick Perry wore in his anti-gay, homophobic, anti-Obama campaign ad was the exact same one as Heath Ledger wore in […]

By now, you’ve probably seen or at least heard about Rick Perry’s latest ad called “Strong”. In the ad, Perry accuses President Obama of waging a “War on Religion”. If you haven’t seen it, here it is: I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a Christian, but you don’t need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there’s […]

Later, dude. Herman Cain, a little known businessman who became a frontrunner in the Republican presidential race, suspended his campaign Saturday following allegations of an extramarital affair and claims of sexual harassment. You have to wonder if THIS didn’t have a little something to do with it. On Thursday, Cain provided new details on his relationship with White, including the […]

Na na na na. Na na na na. Hey, hey, hey. Goooo-ooood-bye. These are easily 52 of the most painful seconds in politics I have ever witnessed. I detest Rick Perry and I still felt sorry for the guy. My twitter feed was full of “OMG” and “Oh, dude…” comments for a solid 2 minutes when this happened. Mr. Drillheredrillnowdomesticenergyrightunderourfeet […]

The group Protect Your Care issued a statement today that reminds me of why I love liberals so much. Statement on Rick Perry’s Letter Praising Hillary Clinton on Health Care in 1994August 31, 2011For Immediate ReleaseContact: Eddie Vale – eddie@protectyourcare.org In response to Governor Rick Perry’s health care letter to then First Lady Hillary Clinton Protect Your Care Communications Director […]

Dude, you’re running for president for Godess’s sake. Get your damn facts straight, willya??? I was at the Iowa State Fair today and caught Rick Perry’s speech. He started talking about this stupid new regulation that would require farmers to get commercial drivers licenses if they drive their tractors across the road. I remember reading about this very issue … […]

Mr. Secessionist himself, Texas Governor Rick Perry is asking for federal help: Gov. Rick Perry has appealed to President Barack Obama to declare the state a major disaster area as wildfires strike or threaten all but two of the state’s 254 counties… A “major disaster declaration” would make the state eligible for help in responding to and recovering from the […]