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We finally got around to watching Texas Gov. Rick Perry on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. And it turns out the interview contains an interesting discussion related to same-sex marriage. As if he’s reading directly from this blog, Stewart brings up Perry’s statement in his new book that if you don’t like medicinal marijuana or gay marriage, you shouldn’t move to California.
“Even within Texas, it’s not a monolith,” Stewart tells Perry. “You got 55 percent of the vote, and that’s a big victory, but 45 percent of the people in Texas didn’t vote for you. Thirty percent of those might want medicinal weed or gay marriage. Are there certain basic rights that all Americans should have no matter where they live, even if the majority would suggest otherwise? Are you with me on that? And can’t freedom also be protected by government?”
“Absolutely, I get that,” Perry says, before doing some sort of ape-like gesture with his hands on Stewart’s desk and saying that he thinks the federal government should only perform certain basic functions like delivering the mail.
Gee, that’s very fuckin’ enlightening, governor.
The 60 billion that Perry refers to as saving is the result of cutting Medicaid and Health Ins. for Children, which would result in a 60 billion in savings for Texas, but at what cost in human lives. Medicaid is what the poor and elderly rely for Health Insuance.
Rick Perry is being groomed just like George Bush was for the general election. You can count on his name in the 2012 pot of contenders. As to his views on equal rights and protections for Texans, well just read the GOP platform, it’s pretty clear cut the official party line.
Perry presents a slick and affable face, but beneath it lies the heart of an opportunist and bigot. Somebody prove me wrong.
Who is Perry speaking for? “We’re all AmeriKan.” Gross. This shit kicker doesn’t speak for me. He and his supporters are disgusting.
FYI, Perry, the United States Postal Service is not a government entity, idiot.
Rick Perry does such weird things with his hands during this entire interview. What is that all about?