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On August 18th, this Democratic Underground investigative journalist sat down with Texas Governor Rick Perry for an exclusive interview. The GOP presidential candidate, accompanied by aide Walter Starr, was on his way to a major fund-raising event. The following are high-lights from the interview:
Q-1: MSNBC's Chris Matthews recently referred to you as “Bull Connor with a smile.” How do you respond?
Perry: Who's he?
Q-2: Bull Conner? He was a sheriff who opposed Martin Luther King, Jr., in Birmingham.
Perry: Yeah, duh! I know him. I meant that other guy.
Q-3: Chris Matthews?
Perry: Right. That kook from Hardballs. I've never heard of him. Next question.
Q-4: Okay, we'll skip that. Let's talk about your primary strategy. Are you seeking to define yourself as the moderate alternative to Mitt Romney, or the Tea Party alternative to Michelle Bachman?
Perry: Yes, I am. First of all, I'm not going to discuss this business about Romney being “weird.” We all know he is. The guy doesn't even use his first name – Willard. Can't blame him. What type of nickname is “Mitt”? If it's a reference to baseball, it's “strike one.”
“Strike two” is his being a Mormon. This is a Christian nation. God is a Protestant. And “strike three” was his passing “O'Romney care.” Pure socialism.
Q-5: How about Michelle Bachman?
Perry: Yeah, she's a red-blooded sex kitten. I'd like to rattle her bones.
Q-6: Let's try some personal history. Your high school transcripts suggest that you were not a top student.
Perry: It's like Ronald Reagan said, “Those who repeat history are bound to learn from it.” I learned the hard way. My vast educational experiences made me the solid politician that I am today.
Q-7: You were a registered Democrat for much of your adult life.
Perry: The United States are mankind's greatest hope. A city on the hill. The land of opportunity. And I have been proud to be an opportunist when it suited my needs.
Q-8: Your recent comments on Ben Bernanke were controversial. Many have said that you were making reference to Adlai Stevenson's October, 1963 visit to Dallas, when two people struck him, and a third spit upon him.
Perry: Bullshit! I was talking about when Kennedy came to Dallas the following month. It's ugly how reporters purposely twist my words. I don't think I could have been any clearer.
Q-9: Now to foreign policy. In 2009, you told a reporter that God established Israel “a long time ago, and that's ordained.” Do your religious beliefs influence your political positions?
Perry: Not in the sense that I am not respectful of the ditch between church and state. But, at the same time, I know that God is the moral equivalent of our Founding Fathers when it comes to the Middle East. See, the problems there have more to do with evil – and racism – than politics. Jesus was a white man. Paintings prove that. A lot of the illegal immigrants in the Middle East hate God for being white.
Q-10: Your grasp of reality reminds people of George W. Bush. How is your relationship with the former president?
Perry: George? A great friend and American hero. Heck, him and I have fun with a little on-going competition, to see who can fry more death-rowers. His old man is worried that my being elected will ruin 'ole Jeb's chances in 2016. That's why they are having “Turd Blossom” Rove nipping at my heels.
Q-11: You also have taken a George W. Bush approach to the science behind things including evolution and climate change. What do you really think?
Perry: Listen – you can look at horses. Breed horses all day long, and they'll never give birth to a duck. That proves the theory of evolution is weak. It's socialist dogma intent upon creating doubt in God. If you really want to spent eternity in hell, be my guest. But don't try to influence children with your atheist agenda.
And as far as this global warming crappola, no good scientist believes in it anyway. I talked to several scientists during my three “Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas” in April. They all agreed that the wildfires damaging our state were caused by sin. It was straight out of the Bible.
Q-12: Even some republicans are questioning if your positions regarding the possible secession of Texas from the union, and your opposition to the 16th and 17th Amendments to the Constitution will play well in a general election in 2012. How do you respond?
Perry: Yes, the enemy will try to use my 2010 book “Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington” against me. The evil-doers will try quoting me against me. But my first book was about the Boy Scouts. So I say, “Bring it on.” I'm always prepared.
I give the American public credit for my ability to recognize there is some intolerantly undemocratic about dangerous things. Taxing rich people kills jobs. Barack Obama poses the greatest threat to our nation.
And this business about people voting for US Senators is terribly flawed. It does not reflect the will of the people. Senators should be appointed. The Supreme Court's 2000 decision in Bush versus Gore provides the model for the exact type of government that I plan to inflict upon America. That's why I need your support.
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