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Rick Perry believes that his success as governor has made Texas a target for attack by North Korea
Rick Perry: North Korea wants to blow up Texas to stop my awesome awesomeness
By David Edwards
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 14:51 EDT
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) believes that his success as governor has made Texas a target for attack by North Korea leader Kim Jong-un.
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...on Wednesday, Perry explained to CBS News that North Korea’s military strategy made perfect sense considering the success that Texas had seen during the 12 years he had served as governor.
“What I will suggest to you is that one of the reasons that Austin is put on the map is that he put very important American cities on the map,” the Texas governor observed. “Economically, what has happened in Texas over the course of the last decade has made this city an epicenter for a lot of technology and a lot of economic development.”
“And I think the individuals in North Korea understand that Austin, Texas is now a very important city in America, as do corporate CEOs and other people who are moving here in record number.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/03/rick-perry-north-korea-wants-to-blow-up-texas-to-stop-my-awesome-awesomeness/
By David Edwards
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 14:51 EDT
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) believes that his success as governor has made Texas a target for attack by North Korea leader Kim Jong-un.
<...>
...on Wednesday, Perry explained to CBS News that North Korea’s military strategy made perfect sense considering the success that Texas had seen during the 12 years he had served as governor.
“What I will suggest to you is that one of the reasons that Austin is put on the map is that he put very important American cities on the map,” the Texas governor observed. “Economically, what has happened in Texas over the course of the last decade has made this city an epicenter for a lot of technology and a lot of economic development.”
“And I think the individuals in North Korea understand that Austin, Texas is now a very important city in America, as do corporate CEOs and other people who are moving here in record number.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/03/rick-perry-north-korea-wants-to-blow-up-texas-to-stop-my-awesome-awesomeness/
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...Molly Ivins makes one of her first observations of just how damn good Rick Perry's hairdo is:
Bush was replaced by his exceedingly Lite Guv Rick Perry, who has really good hair. Governor Goodhair, or the Ken Doll (see, all Texans use nicknames—it's not that odd), is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. But the chair of a major House committee says, "Goodhair is much more engaged as governor than Bush was." As the refrain of the country song goes, "O Please, Dear God, Not Another One."
...When the next gubernatorial election cycle came around in Texas, Ivins had even more to say and write about Perry's inadequacies. In her crosshairs this time: the faux-swagger that characterized his debating style:
The Coiffure was in his usual form. As one opponent after another attacked his record, Gov. Rick Perry stood there proudly behind that 35 percent voter support he has so richly earned and simply disagreed. The Coiffure seemed to consider blanket denials a fully sufficient and adequate response.
A lot more on Rick from Molly:
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2011/08/rick-perry-molly-ivins
