wow. rick perry is impressively stupid. stupider than Palin. Stupider than bushco

[cali]

really, really, really stupid.

[Broderick]

1. Glad someone else notices

Good grief Perry!

[Emit]

2. hahaha yes my head is spinning

oh boy

I'm fixin to explode

[Parker CA]

3. Unbelievably stupid. He has zero chance. Mitten is the nominee.

[Sirveri]

7. Didn't people say the same about Reagan AND W?

[spooky3]

9. agree. Stupid is seen as a valued characteristic by the Rep. base.

The corporate backers also love someone who is dumb because it's easier to manipulate them.

[in_cog_ni_to]

21. BINGO! The dumber, the better. Useful idiot.

And the Rethug/Teabagger voters love having a candidate as ignorant as they are. It makes them feel included....part of the "in" crowd.

[Parker CA]

12. He makes Bush look like a genius. nt

[hobbit709]

32. Juanitajean says he's GWB without the intelligence or wit.

[alterfurz]

38. plus without all the "compassionate conservatism"!

[lumpy]

41. I agree , didn't think anyone could look any dumber than Dubya.

Watched the 'debate' and was appalled at how Perry exhibited his ignorance and inability to verbalize. He comes across as crass and mean at the same time. Amazing that the GOP would even entertain committing someone like Perry to the presidency.

[SlimJimmy]

18. And others as well. Politics 101, demonize your opponent.

“The President is an idiot…I went to the White House shortly after tea where I found the original gorilla…the President is nothing more than a well meaning baboon…There never was a truer epithet applied to a certain individual than that of the ‘Gorilla.’ “

http://abesblogcabin.org/general-george-mcclellan-lincoln-is-nothing-more-than-a-well-meaning-baboon

[NYC Liberal]

25. Reagan could act and give a speech, even if he was terrible when he went off script.

Bush was an idiot, but people found the "Bushisms" amusing and he used that to his advantage.

[handmade34]

4. "science is not settled" ????

what an idiot

[sufrommich]

5. You can practically see the smoke coming out of his ears. nt

[bullwinkle428]

6. When he went "all in" on "Ponzi scheme", my reaction was

along the lines of "OH MY GOD...HE TRULY BELIEVES THIS!"

[chelsea0011]

8. What was he saying about Galileo?

Did he say Galileo was right despite the naysayers? So the global warming scientists are right despite the clowns like Parry? He is dumber than dumb.

[Voice for Peace]

24. I thought he was comparing himself to Galileo

:shrug:

[JHB]

33. Perry called the Pope a simpleton? In writing? By a Latin pun?

I can see the first part, but the rest of it? nahhhhhhhhhh

[chelsea0011]

34. thanks....now his comment even makes less sense

[loyalsister]

43. He really mangled that one

I'm sure there were some political consultants who had their heads explode.
I hope to hear them try to spin it.

[struggle4progress]

10. some folk won't vote for anybody smarter than they are

[Blaukraut]

11. He makes Dubya look like a member of Mensa n/t

[jillan]

13. He sounds drunk.

[handmade34]

14. wtf???

people are applauding that Rick perry has executed more people than any other gov'nor... am I in the twilight zone??? and he loses no sleep over it

[newspeak]

44. so, in that number

does it include the man who lost his whole family in a fire and they pinned it on him? Apparently, it was shoddy investigation and when a fire expert stated that the fire was not man made, apparently, Perry ignored the findings and executed the man anyway. You know, the more I think of those who little boots executed and now Perry, the more I'd hate to be an innocent railroaded in Texas. It says nothing for their judicial system or investigative skills--but, they sure value human life, the life they deem valuable.

[DocMac]

47. Which is why I would drive around Texas. nt

[madrchsod]

15. mr 2.2 perry?.

[MoonRiver]

16. Can't disagree with that.

Hopefully a lot of people watching notice the same thing. Rock meet Perry.

[patrice]

17. But IT DOESN'T MATTER! They not only don't know how stupid they are, they are incapable of recognizi

ng intelligence. It's opaque to them, so they perceive it as dumber than they are, not smarter.

[Kablooie]

19. That gives him a strong lead. Republicans love that stuff.

[cali]

20. I don't think so. He just scared seniors half to death. and they vote.

[newspeak]

45. yeah, everybody just loves a stone cold sociopath

with all that clapping after talking about executions, I thought the room was filled with some people that need mental counseling.

[Little Star]

22. He really ain't too bright! That was the first time I've ever ..

seen him actually talk. Yikes! I think GWB may have been smarter than him!

[democrat2thecore]

23. I've posted this before - but Molly Ivins even said that!

She said that despite her use of the "Shrub" term, she thought Bush was actually intelligent and shouldn't be taken for granted. She also thought him personally likable. She said at the same time that it clearly was NOT the case with the current governor (Rick Perry) who she called all sorts of names - but all indicating he was TRULY an idiot. Take it from a smart Texan - and Molly was one of the sharpest of them all!

[Major Hogwash]

26. And you realize that with today's level of technology, people around the world saw him tonight.

And almost all at once, they asked for more popcorn.
You just can't take your eyes off of someone on teevee that is that . . . peculiar.

:popcorn:

[Cali_Democrat]

27. Stupidity is considered to be a strength when you're talking about the Republican party

The GOP primary voters absolutely love that stuff

[Raine]

28. plus really really CREEPY!

:crazy:

[Ilsa]

29. And he is one of their best to offer for the presidency. It's freaking sad. nt

[sfpcjock]

30. Yes, he's kind of a souse.

LOL :rofl:

[SmileyRose]

31. ABC news and CNN have already decided Perry is the next president

They have more than a year to catapult the propaganda. Years past it worked. I guess we'll see.

[Mr Deltoid]

35. That's what makes him so dangerous

[hifiguy]

36. In the words of another Texan,

one Lyndon Johnson, pRick Perry is too damned dumb to pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel. My cat leaves things in his litter box that are smarter than Perry.

[LeftinOH]

37. These days, Stupid is the opposite of "elitist"; therefore, that's a good thing.

"Good" according to the kinds of people who vote stupid.

[Vinca]

39. He's a cocky, arrogant prick is what he is.

And stupid, too. He obviously has no conscience given his death penalty remarks. I bet he's sorry he's not allowed to personally carry out the sentence.

[steve2470]

40. yes he is, and he might win in 2012

Bad economy + lack of serious missteps by Perry + lackluster campaign by President Obama = Perry win.

God help us if he wins.

[Dover]

42. What matters is who 'created' and supports him. His corporate buddies.

I don't think Perry believes most of the tea party rhetoric he spews. Do you really think he and his backers sit around their boardrooms talking about all that crap? NO.
No more than they cared about prayer in the schools, abortion, or any of the other hot button issues that gave their low income constituency the illusion that they had a voice and
that their conservative religious beliefs could rule the day. This, a group who had lived so long as disenfranchised and unheard. Heady stuff. Of course their agenda was not
achieved through Bush and many were disappointed and angry. Bushco, instead, focused on their real agenda - and we know all too well what that was.
It's all slight of hand. Focus on their figureheads if you like. Maybe you need to feel right and superior more than you need the truth.
Call him names as we've done with Bush only to watch those behind the curtain deconstruct our government and country
to suit themselves. If you consider what the Bushco agenda really was and what they achieved in such a short time, then I'd say they outsmarted and stepped on all those
who were pissing in the wind about how stupid they were. Very dangerous thing to do....

[Control-Z]

46. I tried to watch last night.

I really did try. But it was more than I could stomach, just the few minutes I saw.

I don't think I've ever heard Perry speak a full sentence, so the stupid I know is only from what I read here. Do you know if there is a (short) clip from last night I might watch?

[Enthusiast]

48. His stupidity is supercharged.

Srsly.

BUT. BUT BUT BUT. The Republican base celebrates stupid.