Texas Gov. Rick Perry's Prayer Meeting

Prayer spokesman admits 'The Response' is meant to convert people To Christianity.

Houston Clergy Council opposes Rick Perry's 'Response' prayer rally.

I always knew I couldn't live in Texas, but now I don't think I'll ever even visit again.

At least with Ann Richards as Governor, we* won Superbowls!

For a given value of 'we'. I lived there for a year and visited several times during that period.

I do wish they would go ahead and secede.

And take Arizona with them?

I really hate to see this. I hope y'all know we ain't all like that! I've always been proud to be a Texan, although it was damned hard for those eight long years while Shrub (aka dubya, Bush, moron...) was prez. But you know, Gov. Goodhair is just doing some political maneuvering here, as he's all but thrown his Stetson in the ring for running for president.

But instead of us seceding, I'm wishing for a term limit for governor of Texas so we can finally get rid of the sob.

Yeah, sorry Beelzebubba. I wasn't trying to cast aspersions on ALL of the folks in the state. Just Perry and his ilk. (Actually typed elk, first...)

My brother lives in Austin .... which is a very progressive city. He loves it. He is not at all part of, nor could he ever be confused with any of Perry's ilk. !! For numerous reasons.

#7 I grew up outside of Austin, it's probably the only area of Texas I will willingly ever live in again. I grew up there, have many fond memories, have many close friends still there, but that being said - I moved as soon as I could to Washington. The cool weather and rain suit my red-hair and fair complexion a lot nicer lol. I still can't believe Rick Perry is governor though ...

At first I thought this was just a matter of the Gov. doing the civil religion thing, and the organization he was working with pulling him into the a tar pit. But then I read that the person who made the offending remarks was Perry's former director of communication!

No excuse.

Hi! Just north of Austin, living in Texas' MOST conservative county...
Gov. Goodhair is a pompous *. He has no respect for people, and there's plenty of evidence to support that statement.
As a few stated above, if I weren't near Austin, I wouldn't live in Texas.
I bought the house without concern for politics. It was near where I worked, and the schools were some of the best - which, in Texas, it turns out, is still not much to brag about. The problem was never "bad teachers". There may be a few, but overall they're doing what the can with the restrictions placed upon them by a corporate-favoring legislature.

The problem is not that Texans are independent by nature, and it's not that they know better.
It's that they think they are.
In fact, the majority of Texans are truly stupid, ignorant, bigoted people. It's not that they won't critically analyze an issue; they're incapable of doing so. It's not allowed.

That's why I read to my kids every night, and why they read as adults.

>10 WholeHouseLibrary:
Correct me if I am wrong but isn't the city of Austin and the surrounding area made up of "outsiders"? Those who came to Texas from other States ? (Or countries :>0)
Course GW wasn't from Texas originally either.

I think that protest letter must include a rep from every Unitarian Universalist church in the state. Good on them.

I worked for the glorious State of Texas in a previous life, and lived in Austin for close to 20 years*. I remember once having to attend a meeting at the Tx Dept. of Agriculture. In the lobby was this HUGE framed photo of a guy all dressed up in starched white shirt and creased jeans, all George Strait-ish. (No picture of the current Governor in sight.) I asked the lady at the desk who it was and she swooned "Oh! That's Commissioner Perry!" I said something like "well, he's a bit full of himself, isn't he?" to which I got a very dirty look in response.

Perry is the most craven opportunist imaginable. He's switched parties, advocated for "intelligent design" in schools and has danced the secessionist two-step when he thought it might get him some points with the troglodytes. He hasn't a chance in hell of winning the nomination, let alone the Presidency, but Christ, the thought of having to look at his smug face just about drives me to drink.

(Well, looky there, it's coming up on 5 o'clock right now!)

*For the record, I've lived in Texas, Utah, Washington DC, and currently in Arizona. You can see my picture in wikipedia under the word "masochist".

And by the way, San Antonio isn't half bad either...

Does Texas have an official Troglodyte Party, then?

FWIW, to me Perry looks like an aging game show host.

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No, not officially. That crew tries to avoid party names that they can't spell. This is why T-E-A is just about perfect.

#10 I couldn't agree more. I wish I could disagree, simply because it's sad that people choose to remain as ignorant. I mean, there are a good majority of people in Texas who are very well educated and capable of thinking for themselves. However, in my experience, particularly after moving out of state and to Washington, I've realized that the culture down there simply isn't as interested in current events, understanding political or cultural changes, nor trying to educate themselves. My boss one told me that there was no point in moving anywhere else because all places were pretty much the same, and that couldn't be farther from the truth. But that's the attitude down there, unless is effects people in a way that everyone can visibly see (like the weather or economically), it isn't an "issue". I was always referred to as "smart" because I read a lot and listened to the news on a regular basis. Now where I live, I find myself in a culture where everyone else does too, so I'm no longer special haha. I'm actually on waiting lists here in the library for books - I didn't even know that was possible!

#11 Haha, yeah. Like me? I was raised there but was not born there. We settled in a small town and I was forever being reminded that I was not from there. They were nice people and I had a lot of friends, but I was not "local" even though I had been there since I was 2.

Well, hell, ya'll, WTF?

As a (born) Texan, I've not always been proud to be from here, but I am from here so WTF am I supposed to do? I agree we've got some politicians who have more hair than wit, and are ruining our state. But again, WTF am I supposed to do--I can't even vote the *muthas* out, because apparently, I'm out numbered.

Being in the minority down here, is pretty much the same as being in the minority anywhere: you get lumped in with the stereotypes. That said, I'm gonna take my damn gun out an' target shoot at muh awl well! That's iffin' muh big hair don't git in muh way.

:-)

#18 - ROFL!!! Yah know, we weren't talking about folks like you. ;o) Just the Shrub lovers...

#19 I know, but I couldn't resist.

#20 - I understand. :o)

#18 LMAO!! What a great way to start my morning off.... thank you :D

8> When I was younger, and living in Houston, I spent much of my free time on Lake Travis, at LakeWay. I found Austin to be very cosmopolitan, when compared to other parts of Texas, and my introduction to Willie Nelson took place at a concert in Austin. Loved him and loved the area. I agree with you: it is the only area of Texas in which I would someday reside...assuming other things have changed by then.

Maybe your governor will write books, and only pretend to be from Texas, like Palin is pretending to be from Alaska now.

It's official, apparently:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/campaigns/texas-gov-rick-perry-running-fo...

*shudders and hangs head in shame*

*goes into corner to develop plan for averting this tragedy*

At this point I think there's little difference between Obama and Romney so would probably vote the green ticket, but if Rick Perry (or Parry as Colbert would have us write in) is on the ticket, I guess I'll have to go democratic again. Millhold, you may be trying to develop a plan for averting such a tragedy, but I have to think that if he actually wins the country is already lost. How could you possibly wake up an electorate that could believe anything he says or could believe that what he says could benefit humanity in any way?

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Although I've been disappointed in Obama, I don't think that he and Romney are really comparable, other than their desire to keep out of the edges of their respective Overton Windows. Although they might look similar in terms of the net policy results, you have to contrast the political environments of today's Federal government and Romney's then-Massachusetts.

Wrt Perry, though, a-effing-men. (Click it, really.)

27> At this point I think there's little difference between Obama and Romney so would probably vote the green ticket, but if Rick Perry (or Parry as Colbert would have us write in) is on the ticket, I guess I'll have to go democratic again.

That's the problem with plurality elections. What we need is Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) at the national level.

http://www.fairvote.org/instant-runoff-voting

As Willie used to say, "Turn out the lights, the party's over..."

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/09/runnin-from-rick-conservative-pundits-...

>1 clamairy:

America is mad! (as Father Dougall McGuire would say)

Really it is. It's so in your face extreme. It's just mad now, so it is (Ted).