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Buzz Clik

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11. DU is a shameless echo chamber where it's assumed everyone always swallows the bullshit.

Reply to riqster (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2013, 01:24 PM

Apr 2013

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This week’s award goes to Rick Perry, Guv O’ Texas, who is on a national tour promoting his state’s “business friendly” lack of regulation and infrastructure at the same time people there are cleaning up from a horrible explosion caused by Texas’ lack of regulation and infrastructure.

For the past week as this bullshit has been repeated over and again, I have challenged someone, anyone, everyone to step forward and tell me what regulation or regulations were absent and specific to Texas that led to that explosion.

Anyone?

Or is it just too much fun saying this despite it being completely baseless?

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Shameless Sack of S*** of The Week: Rick Perry [View all] riqster Apr 2013 OP

Just of the week? He's working on of the decade. hobbit709 Apr 2013 #1

I hadn't fully grasped the irony before. Yikes. Gov Goodhair's got balls of steel. Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2013 #2

If it wasn't for Gomer, he would own the title hands down. russspeakeasy Apr 2013 #3

not fair to sacks of shit. spanone Apr 2013 #4

True, fertilizer at least makes crops grow. nt riqster Apr 2013 #9

I wouldn't shed a tear of Texas either became a republic unto itself again, or vanished from the Nika Apr 2013 #5

I beg to differ Cirque du So-What Apr 2013 #7

I can appreciate that. Mine was a gut wrenching first reaction anyway. Nika Apr 2013 #10

Rick Perry: the man so dense that light bends around him! backscatter712 Apr 2013 #6

Physics and politics! Awesome. riqster Apr 2013 #8

DU is a shameless echo chamber where it's assumed everyone always swallows the bullshit. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #11

Austerity, Deregulation and the Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion spanone Apr 2013 #12

Point 1. West Fertilizer Company is not a "chemical plant" by any definition. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #13

texas also has regulatory agencies..... spanone Apr 2013 #14

All of this is quite well known. All of it. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #16

obviously the DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES in texas dropped the ball. spanone Apr 2013 #17

Correct. Likewise, if West Fertilizer Co. had informed DHS directly, as they are required to do! nt Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #18

complicity all around.... spanone Apr 2013 #19

That is an excellent question, and it could get back to Texas bristling at the Feds. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #20

Maybe you are aware that state employees enforce federal regulations tabasco Apr 2013 #22

In some cases. So, how is that relevant? Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #23

Tax and regulation and,...wasn't there a third thing? Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #15

Juanita Jean has some good comments about Goodhair Gothmog Apr 2013 #21