Are You Kidding Me?
Y’all remember RickPAC, the super pac set up by Rick Perry to aid other crazy butt far right Republicans and get their support in return when he runs for President.
RickPAC, as the committee is called, will be able to donate money to the campaigns of Republican congressional candidates around the country. Such organizations are a way for prospective presidential candidates to curry support within their party. Perry, whose disastrous 2012 primary campaign was marred by a series of memorable gaffes, has said that he will be much better prepared if he decides to run for president again in 2016.
Well, I figured that ole Rick would raise millions to hand out and curry political favor.
Nope.
Alfredo over at the Dairy Queen sent me the latest RickPAC federal report.
He’s raised an embarrassing pittance in the world of political PACs. $181,000 is nothing.
So, I wanted to make sure my math was right so I emailed Alfredo and asked:
Wait! Wait! He only raised $181,000?
Seriously?
Why isn’t it making money?
Alfredo’s one word response?
Oops.
Have I ever mentioned that Alfredo over at the Dairy Queen is a bit of a smartass?
Then, there’s this: The only money he’s handing out is going to Iowa.
So Rick is betting two things. (1) That the popularity of money in politics is on the decline, and (2) The Republican primary will be decided in Iowa.
Oops, indeed.
I axed a neighbor buddy who has managed campaigns for local offices like mayor and county judge for his reaction to a candidate’s organization what had raised $180k. He said that’d be good for a suburban Dallas mayor’s race but way too little for county judge or commissioner. Way to go pRick! You da man…
1So his state has a health crisis and he is AWOL?
2Awol and still managing to pander money! Classy? NOT!!!
3As I said on Twitter, I think Rick Perry should be quarantined for contagious Foot-in-Mouth Disease.
4Has he been anywhere that has flights from West Africa?
5Elizabeth, how about jailed for felony st00pid?
Micr, not only is he raising crumbs so small a bird would ignore them, his goodwill contributions to others are petty Palinesque.
Diane and maggie, maybe better AWOL than more of his OOPS? ‘Course he still has to answer to Dallas Presbo patient dumping and maybe had he accepted medicare expansion that a different outcome would have been one live man, two healthy nurses, and a group of people not in limbo and at the mercy of a thermometer.
6Henry, good catch. Most flights from West Africa hub in Europe. Dogs with shot records often are quarantined in the UK for six months. A dog like Perry and not bearing his shot record; maybe release post mortem?
7Will Iowa wake up to the sounds of Joni Ernst squealing like the pig she is?
Joni Ernst’s Extreme Right Wing Views Revealed In Secret Audio Tape
http://crooksandliars.com/cltv/2014/10/joni-ernsts-extreme-rightwing
Dayum, add that to her fawning over the Koch brothers with that not so secret tryst she attended with Mitch McConnell and for real, wake up Iowa. She’s a Koch ho and crazy to boot.
8PKM, here in the shadow of Capitol Hill she is already being referred to as the castration candidate. If she is elected (brrrr!) she will be know as the castration Congresscritter. And boy she better like it! She wished it on her own self.
9Still $181,000 more than Perry is worth.
10You should follow the money on Jonathan Stickland. Empower Texans just buys this seat every year.
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