Perry's Whopper is too big to let pass

[sonias]

Houston Chronicle 4/12/10
Falkenberg: Whopper is too big to let pass

Politicians running for re-election are generally afforded some leeway on accuracy.

After all, similar to drinking while driving, speaking while stumping has been associated with any number of side-effects, from impaired judgment to short-term memory loss to feelings of grandiosity.

Campaign rhetoric is usually judged in this context. But, occasionally, the whopper spewed from the candidate's lips, or those of a spokesman, is so big, it can't be ignored. And it might be dangerous to do so.

Such was the case last week with Gov. Rick Perry and his spokesman, who claimed, despite voluminous evidence to the contrary, that Texas' dropout problem isn't that big of a deal.

In the face of years of research showing the rate upwards of 30 percent, and as high as 50 percent in some large urban districts, Perry's camp insisted it was only about 10 percent.

“The percent of students who enter high school and eventually earn a diploma or equivalent, or who remain in pursuit of a diploma or equivalent, is 90 percent,” Perry spokesman Mark Miner told the Chronicle's Gary Scharrer.

The number prompted laughter from a few, including Republican state Rep. Rob Eissler, chair of the House public education committee.

Lies like a revisionist born again republican!

[hobbit709]

1. Have you seen Juanita's take?

http://juanitajean.com/2010/04/13/an-open-letter-to-lisa-falkenberg-at-the-houston-chronicle/

[sonias]

2. "Perry.... mean ignorant son of a bitch"

I couldn't agree more! :rofl:

Juanita Jean :yourock:

[white cloud]

3. Is the Governor Drunk or Demented? Perry's School Drop Out Whopper

by: Libby Shaw
Tue Apr 13, 2010 at 00:32 PM CDT

Or both?
I think Rick Perry has spent far too much time palling around with the likes of Sarah Palin and the teabagger folks. After spending much of last summer hanging out with right wing fundamentalists and extremists who want to form their own armed militias and who are known for making stuff up and pulling facts out of their butts, Rick Perry has apparently forgotten how to add and subtract.

Rick Perry's Race to the Top Hypocrisy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOM9JaUTsK8&feature=player_embedded

http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/10243/is-the-governor-drunk-or-demented-perrys-school-drop-out-whopper

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4. I think he can be both

And a demented drunk is a mean son of a bitch.

Yeah, Perry praises Jindal and Jindal wasn't as stupid as Perry on at least competing for the funds. Perry showed the kids of Texas that he thinks "it's cool to drop out".

[texastoast]

6. +100 n/t

[sonias]

5. Perry hiding from his record ... again

AAS 4/13/10
Perry ducked state law on disclosing some stimulus money
Spending report was not posted on Web site as required.

Gov. Rick Perry has always publicly stiff-armed federal stimulus dollars, even as he accepted billions to balance the state budget and tens of millions that he could award to constituents.

He even ignored state law and his own executive order that require all state agencies and institutions of higher education to be "accountable and transparent" by posting their stimulus spending reports on their Web sites.

Until Tuesday, that is.

After a reporter's inquiry, the Governor's Criminal Justice Division began posting reports, some of them months old, on its Web site. Perry's spokeswoman, Katherine Cesinger, would not elaborate on why the governor chose not to follow the law that he expected other state officials to follow.

State Rep. Jim Dunnam, D-Waco , who leads the House committee overseeing federal stimulus programs in Texas, said Tuesday that he isn't surprised by the governor's actions.

"Unfortunately, it's a pattern of the governor publicly distancing himself from the federal stimulus while accepting the majority of the money," Dunnam said. "They took $16 billion, and most Texans think they haven't taken any of it."

Last year, Perry accepted about $16 billion in federal stimulus money so lawmakers could avoid deep budget cuts or tax increases. But he refused to accept smaller amounts for unemployment benefits and education programs, saying that money came with "strings attached," an argument his critics rejected.

lies lies lies yeah (they're gonna get you)
lies lies lies yeah (they won't forget you)
lies lies lies yeah (they're gonna get you)
lies lies lies yeah
(tip to the Thompson Twins)