Because Math Is, You Know, Hard
Rick Perry speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Iowa.
Oh, really?
It’s not clear what Perry is basing this comment on. As Danny Vinik at The New Republic points out, the national unemployment rate fell from 8.3 percent to 7.8 percent in 2012 and then rose again and then fell again from 8 percent to 7.2 percent in 2013. It would be a bizarre move for the White House to raise the unemployment rate and then lower it again.
But in Perryville, nothing is bizarre.
Thanks to Deb for the heads up.
pRick has the same speaking disability as the Sock Puppet. Could they possibly have been separated at birth?
1Don’t be dissin’ Perryville, MO. One of my best friends — the one our daughter is named for — came from Perryville. But then again, they seem to be a normal farm family, nothing too bizarre. Unless you count the great-great-aunt who was driven mad by the endless wind and took an axe to her family. But that happened in Kansas anyway.
2Rick should stay away from difficult concepts like decimals, until he has that arithmetic stuff established in his head.
Count after me, Rick, 1, 2, 3. Oops, yeah, that 3 is tricky.
Louie went to London. Rick went to Paris. I am so embarrassed. If Jane and I ever travel to Europe, does anyone know where we can procure a couple of Canadian passports?
3Jewish Republican Coalition, eh? Is that what they call Sheldon Adelson these days.
4What’s up is down and what’s down is up. Rick, the accused, must have followed Alice down the rabbit hole.
5Anna, as a Nevada resident, trust me we have a few choice names for Shelly Adelson. Jewish, Republican, nor Coalition have entered our lexicon. Rat is probably the most “polite” to be shared in mixed company.
Speaking of unemployment, guess that isn’t working out so well for little Ricky. He wants some more government cheese, preferably sliced for him in the White House at taxpayer expense. He has a bigger grift jones than the Wasilla Wendigo.
Eh, the GOP clown car has its moments of ironical st00pid. That’s what keeps the Outlaw Jersey Whale hoping. And, the perennial pox Mittens waiting for his magic underwear moment. As for John Ellis Bush, Dubya won, when Jeb lost his first gubbie race. He’s the “smart” brother … excuse me, while I go brush the bile off my teeth.
6Louie went to London. Rick went to France.
I am so embarrassed, I nearly wet my…self.
That’s where I thought you were going PKM. Sorry. Couldn’t resist.
7Marge Wood, all is forgiven. Now just shuttle Jane and I a couple of Canadian passports, so we can feel comfortable leaving the country without bags over our heads.
Maybe we need two distinct US passports; one for the residents of Teabagistan and one for us sane folks.
After the latest hoedown in Iowa featuring the shovel of moose droppings from Alaska, I seriously beg you for a way to identify America the sane from the, will they ever secede, crazier than a 5 cent watch GOP.
8Perry seems concerned about the unemployment figures? Someone must have shown him his 2016 poll numbers.
9Unemployment numbers are lower than wingnut approval ratings in Congress. That is what Perry should be concerned with. Been a number of years since congressional approval rates exceeded unemployment rates and with these dirtbags running most everything,nothing will get better soon.
10I wonder if Perry is including himself in the latest unemployment stats?
11The unemployment numbers are rigged??? NO SCHITE!!!!
12I’ve been following the figures and it don’t matter what the rePUKEians say they suck. Any number greater then 1 is too much!! Cuz that means there are many people out there with out a GOOD job. And many like me can’t get a job so we go on SS, which again makes the numbers look a little better.
When the rate falls BELOW ZERO then we are back in business. How about bringing the business back from China???
Variation on a Theme: The theme being government doesn’t work or government lies to you, etc. My all-time bestest ever Congressperson Alan Grayson said it best: The Republicans hate government because they’re so bad at it.
Oh, how I like that.
13Hey, Perry, how do you think the whole “we make our own reality around here” schtick worked for the Bush administration in the long run?
14I think the John Cleese diagnosis covers this sort of situation perfectly: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/29/1333141/-John-Cleese-on-Fox-News-stupidity?detail=email
15Oh that John Cleese video is hilarious! Thanks for the link LynnN.
16Of course the government figures are rigged in Rick’s egocentric mind, after all he is unemployed. therefore the figure must 100%.
17Jewish-Republicans they obviously had no relatives on the passenger liner St Louis. As they say chicken cheering KFC.
18I can only restate what I’ve said many times, about Rick Perry.
He is the worst Aggie Joke….. ever.
19Remember the brief debut of that Barbie doll who said, “Math is hard”? Now Rick Perry illustrates that the Ken doll feels the same way.
20What is Perry doing for a living these days besides grifting?
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