Rick Perry Asks Republican Voters to Quit Their State Jobs

[johncoby2]

http://bayareahouston.blogspot.com/2011/01/texas-gov-ask-republican-voters-to-quit.html

Today Governor Perry called upon the voters of Texas who supported his agenda of less spending and small government to help achieve this goal by voluntarily resigning from public service. "I am calling on voters who put the Republican party in control over the last 10 years to leave their state funded job and transition into the private sector." said Perry at a press conference.

[Fuzz]

1. Wow. That include him?

[TwilightGardener]

2. He can't be serious. What idiot would give up a secure job with benefits

in THIS economy, on his say-so?

[arcane1]

4. I can't imagine it working...

I'm expecting signs that say "Keep your government hands off my state job!"

Then again, he may just be testing the waters to privatize everything.

[Mz Pip]

3. Yeah, that'll work

So Koch Brothers - create some jobs for these patriots!

[ThoughtCriminal]

5. That's one way to get them to quit...

being Republican voters.

[muntrv]

6. You first (p)Rick!

[BlueDemKev]

7. My cousin is a hard-core Republican who's worked for the State of Texas for 20+ years.....

....somehow I don't think she'll be taking up her governor's offer. :toast:

[Luminous Animal]

8. You need to forward her Perry's request!

[beac]

9. But just THINK of the fun you can have calling her to

find out when she's going to answer her boss's call for her "patriotic" resignation?? ;) :rofl:

[saras]

10. Please, can we do this on a Federal level? Pretty please?

[MadHound]

11. Where's the sourcing on this piece?

Don't get me wrong, I would love for this to be true, but the only source for this seems to be the blog you linked to, and it doesn't say where or when Perry made this pronouncement. Not to mention that the use of the phrase, "Real conservatives, those who put us into office, such as Republican teachers at Galena Park ISD shouldn't be caught dead suckling on the tit of the government while calling for more tax cuts." seems more than a bit out of character for any politician speaking for the public record, much less a so called man of God like Perry.

[NutmegYankee]

15. It is Satire. Look at the tag at the bottom of the blog.

[unkachuck]

12. Holly Cow, Hairy Perry....what a brilliant idea!

"I am calling on voters who put the Republican party in control over the last 10 years to leave their state funded job and transition into the private sector."

....exactly, leave those good-paying state jobs and transition into no-paying invisible private-sector jobs....Hairy Perry, you've nailed it!....when do you start at McDonald's?

[Gold Metal Flake]

13. I like this part or the linked article...

Posted by John Coby at 6:29 AM
Labels: gop hypocrisy, Humor, satire

[kestrel91316]

14. GOOD. Get the RW monkeywrenchers the hell out of government!!!

[Hugabear]

16. GOPhers are fucking hypocrites, they would never do anything like this

Satire or not, you'll never get GOPhers to give up their government jobs. Might as well ask teabaggers to give up their Medicaire and Medicaid.