Perry Announces Resignation, Video ‘The Coolest Job I Ever Had’

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Energy Secretary Rick Perry debuted a saccharine video announcing his impending retirement Thursday, entitled “The Coolest Job I Ever Had.”

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1256590
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I guess selling out your country is a much cooler job than being Governor of Texas.

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I would say “good riddance,” but they never seem to actually go away.

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The coolest job you ever had in a cabinet department you wanted to eliminate.

How sweet. Pardon me while I retch.

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The one thing Repubs do very well at is groveling.

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Bailing now won’t remove the stench from you.

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Wut. the.actual. F**k?

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Hey, former Gov. Good Hair, do us a favor and don’t come back to a Texas for awhile. Or, if you do, just hang out at the family hunting lease — you know, the one that was for many years named “Niggerhead” — and clear some brush or something useful.

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This is right up there with the Pelosi photo – How did the fate of the planet come to be placed in the hands of the dumbest white guys on two feet?

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Coolest JOB? I thought his DWTS gig had already ended.

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yeah, you wouldn’t believe how much money was stuffed into my pockets. It came from places I never even knew existed.
Now I get to retire early

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And Chief Groveler Pence’s ‘cease fire’ deal is a fine example.

Trump was able to brag about it at his latest rally, even as Turks continued fighting, reportedly using white phosphorus against civilians.

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You mean it beat out “Dancing with the Stars”?

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Did Rick ever learn just what it is that his department is responsible for?

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Oh puleeze, the coolest job? And another POS heads out the door.

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“And then I’ll return to my favorite place in the world: Texas.”

Oh Yay! We have been awaiting your return with bated breath.

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:face_vomiting::face_vomiting::face_vomiting::face_vomiting::face_vomiting:

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Resume builder.

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With a wry chuckle he recalls: “You know, from my first day on the job in March of 2017, you welcomed me with open arms, even though you probably didn’t know what to expect from this born-and-bred Texan who’d just arrived in Washington, D.C.”

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Lightbulb-smile propaganda video. Amazingly easy to produce.

Whether he testifies before Congress has nothing to do with the video.

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