Its "secede" not "succeed" sorry...this ignorant Texas teacher just had to tell ya
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Its "secede" not "succeed" sorry...this ignorant Texas teacher just had to tell ya
Ha Ha! I type very fast and don't always proof read. My bad. Actually That was one thing I didn't learn in school. How to type. Wasn't required when I went through. Had to teach myself. But one thing EVERY Texas school kid DID learn was Texas history, so the incredible irony of Texas Governor Rick Perry not knowing this most basic info on his own state would be just sad if he wasn't actually running for, and being seriously considered by many for, apparently, the Presidency. That's just scary. Or maybe he was just lying, counting on his audience to be ignorant. But then, I've noticed that the right usually counts on their base to be ignorant cause they say some stupid things and their base just goes along with it (Sarah Palin with Paul Revere and his 'ringing those bells and shooting his guns', or Michelle Bachmann and 'Obama spent 200,000,000 on an overseas trip' or Michelle Bachmann and 'Our founding fathers worked hard until they eliminated slavery' or Michelle Bachmann and...well, you get the drift!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Catwoman
I think this just shows the blind ideological hatred of many on the right who know this man is ignorant, but would vote for him anyway. Especially teachers who are supposed to be the champions of education. And all because he adds an 'amen' at the end of his speeches.
Do you really think it's better for an elected leader to pray to solve the nations problems rather than actually doing something? I guess Perry hasn't been praying for the educational situation in Texas, or you wouldn't be where you are, right? So, my conclusion is, either praying doesn't work, or Perry doesn't care. Which is it?
I'm curious catwoman, what is it you teach again? Which subject?
There are many things that those living elsewhere might not be aware off - this from the Juanita Jean Blog -
In one terribly weird event in a wildly weirdy term of office, Rick Perry tried to require by executive order that every 12 year old girl in Texas be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus.
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The weird doubled down when it was discovered that Perry had close ties with the sole manufacturer of the vaccine.
Then along came weird with a cherry on top when the rightwing said that vaccinating girls against a sexually transmitted disease would turn them all into nymphomaniac porn stars who have Biblical knowledge of entire front line of the Dallas Cowboys. You now, overnight. Like magic.
Even though the State Lege overrode his decision, Rick Perry always stuck by his coyote-killing guns, claiming that the Lege lacked “gumption.” You know gumption, right? That’s the ability to act right even when you’re wrong.
Up until last week, Perry was defending his decision. But then the moon phases changed, or something, and he got a whole new story in that clean New Hampshire air.“I signed an executive order that allowed for an opt-out, but the fact of the matter is that I didn’t do my research well enough to understand that we needed to have a substantial conversation with our citizenry,” Perry said at the Manchester, N.H., event in response to an audience question about the HPV controversy, according to ABC News’ The Note. “But here’s what I learned: When you get too far out in front of the parade, they will let you know, and that’s exactly what our Legislature did, and I saluted it and I said, ‘Roger that, I hear you loud and clear.’ And they didn’t want to do it and we don’t, so enough said.”So, today we learn that sticking your butt in someone’s face and calling them names is defined as “saluting.”
The further away from Texas Rick Perry gets, the bigger his lies get.
Peace
Peggy, if you want to talk about someone's base being ignorant and you want to use the examples you used, you might find youself in an awkward position. Try actually looking up Perry's comments on seceding and consider the context, and while you're researching, look up "Powder Alarms" and read about Paul Revere's significance in them. There's more to history than just one poem.Quote:
Originally Posted by peggy
Ya see Peggy, just throwing stuff out there cause you heard it on the Ed Schultz show or read about it on a discussion forum can be kinda embarrassing when you use it to slam someone else, especially if you're trying to make them look stupid.
Oh, and you said "succeed" rather than "secede" in two consecutive posts. That's a pretty consistent "typing error". ;)
Do you really think that a Governor with a brain bigger than a flea would even mention seceding/succeeding from the union? Really? Those kind of comments might play well in a beer joint or maybe a poker game of "Good Ol' Boys".
That is just the tip of the iceberg - wait till the election season is in full swing ;)
God, Please let Perry or any other Tea Bagger candidate be the GOP nominee!!
As Jimmy Fallon says - THANK YOU!!
Peace
"Perry called his supporters patriots. Later, answering news reporters' questions, Perry suggested Texans might at some point get so fed up they would want to secede from the union, though he said he sees no reason why Texas should do that.
"There's a lot of different scenarios," Perry said. "We've got a great union. There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that. But Texas is a very unique place, and we're a pretty independent lot to boot."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0..._n_187490.html
But, didn't Perry ALSO say that when Texas became a state, it was with the unique ability to secede again if they wanted? Which is patently untrue. I'm almost SURE I heard him say that.
Hey, let he and Michelle Bachmann fight it out for the Christian right.....I'll pay more attention to his close connections with the big polluters and big, fat cat money.
Ya know.....I said this in relationship to George W. Bush, so I'll say it again. Much as I dislike Governor Perry and his "cowboy boot, good ole boy" persona, the governorship in Texas is the weakest of the fifty states, and the governor of Texas has far less power than most governors. When Texas became a state (although they DIDN'T get the right to change their mind on demand and secede again, despite Mr. Perry's assertion), the citizens were very wary of some Northern carpetbagger coming down and ending up running their state. So they deliberately made the governor's office as powerless as possible.
So....much as I hate to say it, the blame for most of Texas problems comes from the legislature, and only because Gov. Perry is of the same political persuasion as his legislature has he been able to effect changes he desired in the state. He's not really the person to blame for the fact that Texas schools are abysmal, the poverty is great, most jobs created are minimum wage type jobs and that pretty much the largest percentage of citizens without medical insurance or access to regular health care, of all the states, is right there in Texas.
Texas has ridden the tide of the profits of the oil and gas industry, but other than that, we resemble states like Mississipp and other bottom rated states in most measures of wellbeing of the citizenry. If you want to know what the far right wing would like to see, you need look no further than Texas, with it's lack of regulation of polluters, wide open exploitation of labor, and miserable safety nets for those in need.
Somehow, I don't think that Michelle Bachmann is going to stand up well to close inspection. Perry will do better and has a much larger amount of the "big money" behind him. We shall see what happens.
I saw this today on www.americablog.com and I'm not sure but that it doesn't make a lot of sense to me:
"James Moore is the Texas-knowledgeable and best-selling author of Bush's Brain, the book on Karl Rove.
Here's Moore's latest, in CNN's opinion web-pages. It's a stunner, something to put into your own brain for further consideration (my emphasis):
As a resident of Texas for 36 years, I keep wondering why the rest of the nation pays any attention to our political and cultural absurdities and yet still chooses Texans as presidents. Our most revered historical moment, the Alamo, was arguably a mass suicide. The slaughter in San Antonio was followed by a massacre at Goliad, the fall of the Confederacy to Union forces, and later by the Houston Astros. Texas has a legacy of losing.
None of this apparently matters, though, because America is beginning the process of electing another Texan to be president. ... The big brains gathered east of the Hudson and Potomac Rivers believe that Mitt Romney is the candidate to beat. But they are unable to hear what Rick Perry is saying. The Christian prayer rally in Houston was a very loud proclamation to fundamentalists and Teavangelicals, which said, "I am not a Mormon." The far right and Christian fundamentalists have an inordinate amount of influence in the GOP primary process and, regardless of messages of inclusion, very few of them will vote for a Mormon.
After he wins the nomination, protocol will require Perry to have discussions with Bachmann about the vice presidential slot, but he will, eventually, turn to Sarah Palin. The general election will force the Texan back toward the middle and he will stop talking about faith and abortion and gay marriage; Perry will campaign on jobs and the economy.
This may be why Sarah Palin still sorta looks like she's running. Moore goes on to predict a Perry-Palin victory in the Finals. Read why.
Looking at the GOP field, you have to consider this; a credible threat to Romney from the right, and an attack on his Mormonism may be all it takes to win the nomination. There's more than enough Texas rumor that, unlike Bush, Perry really is as close to an unlit bulb as the Republican field can offer, but he's very polished.
If this doesn't sink him, he certainly has as much of a shot as any of them."
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o.k. that's all my internet time for the morning......timer went off two minutes ago......
I think you're right. I believe he did say that when Texas became a state in 1845 it was transitioning from a stand alone nation, the Republic of Texas, and had the right to secede anytime it wanted. As a matter of fact, it did secede, in 1861 I believe, and joined the Confederate States of America, and was not re-admitted to the Union until about 1870.Quote:
Originally Posted by loosechickens
In the 1845 legislation admitting Texas to the United States, it was also granted the unique ability to divide itself into as many as 5 separate states if it so desired, even though the U.S. Constitution specifically forbade it. It certainly shows that the Polk administration granted some rather special privileges to the Republic in order to join it to the Union.
The history of Texas is actually quite interesting for anyone interested in exploring it.
Oh dear...ringing those bells and shooting those guns, cause, you know, the British were coming to disarm everyone...yep, that's what Paul Revere did to warn of the British coming. Boy you sure know your history Alan, you got us there!Quote:
Originally Posted by alan
Gee alan, I wonder how many hours you spent combing my posts looking for spelling errors. I'm surprised you didn't find more, spelling is not my strong suit. Way to keep it classy...