Rick Perry’s Serious Unforced Error

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http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/08/15/rick-perrys-serious-unforced-error/#.TkngT4gYx7I.twitter

Today in Iowa, Rick Perry​ was asked about the Federal Reserve and, in a halting 45-second answer, went off on chairman Ben Bernanke​: “If this guy prints more money between now and the election, I dunno what y’all would do to him in Iowa but we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas. Printing more money to play politics at this particular time in American history is almost teacherous…treasonous in my opinion.” The clip is here. Liberals on Twitter exploded immediately in outrage after Think Progress posted it, with the economist Nouriel Roubini actually comparing Perry to the Norwegian mass murderer and saying he should be put in a mental institution.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/08/15/296552/perry-on-bernanke-pretty-ugly-down-in-texas/

I think it’s pretty clear from the clip that Perry was trying to play folksy straight-talkin’ populist guy while taking up a complicated issue, using colorful dirt-kicker language to connect to his al-fresco audience as he might in his home town of Paint Creek. And in the early going on Twitter, I suggested the harrumphers were knowingly making a mountain out of a molehill to bring him down a notch. I was wrong.

He’s trying to be the next president, and he needs to be judged on that standard. What Perry did was make a thoughtless blunder, an unforced error; we’re now going to spend a couple of days discussing whether he was summoning violence on Ben Bernanke’s head or not, which is of absolutely no use to Perry. He is, or was, moments away from becoming the race’s frontrunner, and what is in his interest is to harness the excitement of his late entry with qualities of leadership and control that will rally the majority of Republicans unhappy with the choices facing them to his side. Rick Perry made that more difficult today; this was a serious rookie mistake on the national stage.

[BeyondGeography]

1. You could get Ron Paul drunk and he'd give a more responsible answer

[demwing]

3. ROFL. Made my night!

thanks for that response....

[Enthusiast]

11. Sad and true....nt

[TxVietVet]

2. Perry's a douche bag. He'll open his mouth and insert foot faster than Batshitcrazy Bachmann.

:rofl:

[SusanaMontana41]

4. Yep. He'd be entertaining if he weren't so dangerous. n/t

[Kalidurga]

5. Did you see the responses????

There were people that claimed Perry didn't call for violence, really??? Saying that Bernake committed treason then going on to say that he would be treated ugly and a bit later saying treason is a capitol offense isn't calling for violence??? What color is the sky in their world???

[DCKit]

6. I don't know about their sky, but logic is on it's deathbed over in Teahadii world.

Math, reason and Christian teachings aren't doing so well, either.

[saras]

7. "What color is the sky in their world???" - Whatever color their emotions demand that it be.

[AlmostUlyanov]

8. Can he even spell the word?

Tennis?

[blkmusclmachine]

9. From Bad to Worse in 45 Seconds:

Go Perry, go Perry, go Perry!!! Let EVERYBODY see what you are.. :silly:

[dhill926]

10. mmmnnnn.....

popcorn and white wine. this primary is gonna be so much fun.....

[GTurck]

12. Perry wouldn't...

have been governor except for Bush being selected as President by the Supreme Court. His is a small town mind wanting world class attention.
The naif trying to become a sophisticate. He would think wearing new denims to a state dinner would be formal dressing; would have pork on the menu for the Arabian delegation.
That never works out and the faster we realize the man is seriously in over his head and let the nation know that the better. He is not liked by most in Texas and would only get the vote of those who vote because he IS from Texas not for his policies or clear thinking. If you can't cut animal breeding at TAMU you have a real problem with most things that are part of today's world.
Of course he could prevail as the kings of old did by knocking off his competition. It would suit his 3 dozen rich followers.