Discussion: CNBC Anchor Confronts Rick Perry About Remark Comparing Gays To Alcoholics (VIDEO)

Do those glasses mean he’s suffered a head injury? It would be irresponsible not to speculate. And if he did, how could we tell?

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Because negative attention is better than no attention at all. Ask any six year old.

Poorly thought out arguments. Distraction. Inability to follow through on sentences and list-making.

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If you admit you’re not qualified to offer an opinion on the subject…then why do you people open your stupid gobs and spout shite that you know nothing about? Psychology! Climate change! Energy efficiency! You haven’t a clue, and yet you still talk! All the time! Arghhhh!!!
(pounding nails with forehead)

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The entire interview was Perry equivocating without committal.
That 90 seconds after the ‘On Air’ light went on?
Perry wanted to know:
“Do y’all have enough words to constitute an interview?”
Asked “Where’s my check?”

While heading for the limo.

jw1
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This is the same exact crap as “I’m no scientist.”   They go on TV somewhere friendly, spout a bunch of bullshit, and when caught, plead ignorance.

No, asshole, is not folksy wisdom, despite your cocksure delivery, and you don’t get a pass by asserting your own (willful) ignorance to the facts.

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Ooh, that’ll get him in dutch with the church-ladys.

“Perry responded that the gay marriage issue has always been a
battleground for states’ rights and rejected the idea that Washington
should make decisions on issues like same-sex marriage.”

Oh really? Is that why you support a federal constitutional amendment against gay marriage?

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Good point.

Usually when they say “let the states decide” it just means they don’t want to answer the question.

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Rick Perry has been in over his head since he graduated from Paint Creek High School.

Texas public schools ain’t a purty sight, specially in the chigger-infested outback.

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Right. Seems like the whole site turns into a series of long running scripts running in the background or on one or more of the multiple tabs the system generates. It took me ten minutes to log in and get back to post this reply.

Ad Block is the droid your looking for.

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Hell has officially frozen over if Joe K. stands up for LGBT rights. Never thought I’d say this, but, Good for Joe!

Lifestyle.

The new bigoted right-wing meme.

Apparently Perry’s “wearing glasses = ensmartening” technique hasn’t yet kicked in.

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I’ve never heard Kernen address social issues. Admittedly, I don’t listen to him often. He has always struck me as the typical fiscal conservative who doesn’t want to touch the social issues.

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In today’s conservative party that might be too moderate a stance.

Alcoholism? I thought stoning was coming back into fashion this election year?

I was having the same problems, it was so aggravating I was ready to give up on my favorite website. I added ad block to my browser and now TPM runs just fine. I wish I would have added ad block to my browser a long time ago.

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Palin put a stop to that. What with her children and all…

‘I don’t necessarily condone that lifestyle. I don’t condemn it, either," Perry concluded. “We’re all children of god.”’

That’s right, it’s just like alcoholism–he neither condemns nor condones it. Except for gay people not being allowed to be gay (just like there’s a law against being an alcoholic, right?). And besides we’re all fundamentalist Christians, ain’t we?

I’m glad we got that cleared up. Next thorny issue please!