Governor Rick Perry exited the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination today looking a lot different than he did when he launched his campaign in August. When he announced his run the same day of the Ames Iowa straw poll he diverted a lot of coverage, and pundits said he was a formidable candidate for the nomination because his strong jobs record and his career-long winning streak. Some liberals were even quivering in their boots imagining an America turning into a Texas-sized Texas run by Josh Brolin's George W. Bush. But look at how the brutal primary process whittled down a gun-toting man who was briefly considered a legitimate threat to take over the White House.
After enduring many gaffes and intense scrutiny, Perry goes back to Austin only with enough legitimacy to make appearances on late night comedy shows. Here is a look back at some of the pivotal points in Perry's presidential run.
- Perry accuses Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke of committing treason
- At debate, Perry asks GOP to find their heart when it comes to immigration
- That weird slurring speech Perry gave
- The anti-gay campaign ad that was lampooned all over the Internet
- GOP debate audience cheers Perry's historic record of executions in Texas
- Lawrence reminds us Jesus Christ was executed by government too
- Rick Perry's Revolutionary war history fail
- N**gerhead ranch
- Perry cites fake quote while criticizing Occupy Wall Street protests
- Christopher Hitchens wondered about Perry's true religious beliefs
- His big energy plan (drill baby drill redux)
- The great Jim Hightower talking about Perry on our show
- Forgetting Justice Sotomayor's name and the number of justices on Supreme Court
- Oh yeah, and the "oops!" heard around the world
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You forgot Rick Perry's New Hampshire speech
Wait...before we say 'adios' to Rick Perry...let's not forget his seven ways to change the Constitution! From Rick Perry's book, 'Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington:'
1. Abolish lifetime tenure for federal judges by amending Article III, Section I of the Constitution.
2. Congress should have the power to override Supreme Court decisions with a three-fourths vote.
3. Scrap the federal income tax by repealing the Sixteenth Amendment.
4. End the direct election of senators by repealing the Seventeenth Amendment.
5. Require the federal government to balance its budget every year.
6. The federal Constitution should define marriage as between one man and one woman in all 50 states.Abortion should be made illegal throughout the country.
I would love to see the Constitution Amended to end the lifetime tenure of Judges, especially Supreme Court Justices. The 'Two-Party-System' was not something the Framers had in mind, they thought when all of our Representatives swore to uphold 'Republicanism' the Constitution would be adhered to and not someday seditious progressive democrats would advance socialism thru democracy undermining the constitution along the way.
Partisanship decides the nomination and confirmation process not a duty to uphold the Constitution as it was written and intended when its Amendments were ratified. Remember not one Supreme Court Justice has ever been impeached and removed from office because they made legislation from the bench...not one and that is way Congress should be able to overturn TSCOTUS by a 3/4 vote, the same measure that would amend the constitution.
Let's all think about what we should keep from Gov. Rick Perry after his campaign is long gone and if you don't agree with me, it's because you are a seditious progressive democrat hell bent on undermining our republican form of government.
GOOD NIGHT NOW!
CHEERS!
Oh, anybody who doesn't agree with you is a seditious progressive democrat? I thought Rick Perry was the one who wanted to secede from the U.S. Not only is he unbelievably stupid, his ideas are the predictable fascist fundamentalist crap.
Rick Perry could never be seditious because he honors his oath of office, unlike seditious progressive democrats that continue to renege on theirs when they advance socialism thru democracy.
Thanks for the snarky pompous drivel @!$%#. Fact is, your boy -- The rootin' tootin' Texan, Rick Perry -- was and is just a DUMB ASS!! So you callin us [Dems] a seditious bunch of what-u-macalits, is actually a badge of honor coming from you. We Dems can always get over the faults that you ascribe to us, but your boy Rick, the Homo-hatin' brain-dead DICK-head, will always be a dim-witted DUMMY. Tootles to ya prick! YEEEE...HAWWW!!! (smile)
There's so much hypocritical b.s. in this campaign we don't know where to start. Newt could spare his sanctimonious speech. It was a viable question, after all he went after Clinton when he himself was having an affair at the time.
Romney says free enterprise ig good - yeah, forhim!