Officially The Bottom of the Barrel
It’s the New York Times so its gotta be true. And I say that because you’re gonna swear on a stack of Bibles that this is satire.
A trail-worn herd of Republicans have decided that they need to stop Donald Trump. And how are they gonna do it? Well, first by circulating memos and threatening to have a meeting.
Among the recruits under discussion are Tom Coburn, a former Oklahoma senator who has told associates that he would be open to running, and Rick Perry, the former Texas governor who was suggested as a possible third-party candidate at a meeting of conservative activists on Thursday in Washington.
Yes, that Rick Perry. And that idea was so eerily weird that the New York Times felt moved to add a picture of Rick Perry just so you’d know they meant that Rick Perry.
They are pondering having him run as an independent. Honey, Rick Perry can’t even go to the bathroom by himself. He does not know the meaning of the word independent. And a lot of other words, too.
However, there would be some joy in history remembering Rick Perry as the man who put a Democratic in the White House.
Rick Perry is the same as Ted Cruz and any other evangelical wingnut they would even consider running as an independent–Rick Perry got a pass on his indictment here only because the deck has been stacked by George W in the courts with right wing judges–but the people remember him–I certainly remember he had no problem with insisting that women should have to be mandated to undergo an sonogram or ultrasound when considering their legal right to choose an abortion while flippantly vetoing a bill that would make texting and driving illegal with the statement that it would be too much regulation?? Really, people are dying on Texas roads all the time because of distracted drivers, but they should not be regulated? But a women’s right to choose requires she undergo an ultrasound and a counseling session? What kind of disconnect is this–I was hoping to see the end of this so called “leader”–
1I know that Republicans are crazy but didn’t realize they would even mention Perry and Coburn. They’re joking….right? Right?
2The crud scraped off the bottom of a beer barrel is called lees or trub. I see no one by either name listed in the article. The closest thing might be Ernest Tubb and his Texas Trub-adours and they aren’t in the running.
3I cannot figure out why these idiots are exposing themselves (I know, I know) by having this out there for every damn fool to read. For gawd’s sake, if I were going to try and stop Drumpf I sure as heck wouldn’t give him any clue as to how I would be doing it. They are just playing into his rhetoric. Holy Jiminee Cricket, are they all that obtuse??
4After making Mr. Trump sign a pledge promising to support the GOP nominee rather than run as a third party candidate, they’re planning to run Rick Perry as a third party candidate? Is their real purpose to help The Donald win enough delegates to lock in the nomination?
5Okay, they’re just shoving people out in front of the camera now.
6e platypus onion,
7Wrong kind of barrel, try this one:
Magellan Outdoors™ Bucket Toilet Seat with Lid
http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/magellan-outdoors-bucket-toilet-seat-with-lid
Trump, Perry– either bozo will have us addressing Hillary as Madame President!
8Go for the gusto, snacilbupeR. Perry/Jindal. What could possibly go wrong? Keep on digging your hole. From a field of 17 losers, 3 losers remain. Two obvious choices remain. You can take your losses in 2016, or you can fracture your Party out of existence.
9We have to call him Gov. Richard Perry now. After all, he was mentioned in the NYT. And, the glasses.
10Good one,Sandridge.
11Just goes to show that you can never, ever say, “Now I’ve seen everything!”
12So they haven’t got it yet right?
13If Ted cruz, “Mr. GOD chose me to be POTUS” couldn’t get the nominee on his own, why should they get to chose who They want?
They really don’t care about the people, do they?
Long ago in a galaxy far far away I used to respect and believe the NYT. Now, that they are obviously a corporate shill, I don’t trust then at all.
14Will Rick Perry alater the election by siphoning off the 1/10 of 1% that are his followers?
15I was going to suggest that he go to Trump to get more words (after all, Donald says he has lots of words – the best words), but then I realized you said Perry just doesn’t understand words, and I’m pretty sure Trump doesn’t either. Oh well…./s
16Perry would only be one of the men to put a Democratic in the White House. Let’s not forget Trump, Cruz, Carson, Priebus, multiple Bushes, etc. That’s just the current crop. The Repubs have been committing slow suicide on the national level for a while now.
What this does show quite nicely is that these guys truly live in a different ‘reality’ than the rest of us. They think what they’re saying makes good sense.
17Come on, they’re just messing with us now, right?
I heard about Rick Perry this morning on the radio, and I had to Google it to verify. Well, sort of verify; I still can’t believe it.
18Can anyone name a Republican who is actually qualified to run, I mean besides Colin Powell who said he wouldn’t? Is there another who is not too crazy or too dumb?
19New York Times? Sound more like a raging delerium to me.
20Third party run sounds good to me. We should encourage it, praise it and then enjoy the RKlan annihilation. Good riddance to bad rubbish!
21Perry? Has he learned to count all the way up to three?
22If you are a Republican and you reading this blog, I’m sure I speak for other commenters here when I say how important it is for every Republican to get behind and support a candidate that sees the world just as they do. If Donald Trump doesn’t feel right to you but a Republican inspired independent does, then by all means support and vote for, for example Coburn/Perry, on November 25th, 2016. As God-fearing, Constitution-loving Americans your voice must be heard and your point of view taken seriously. Only when many many Republicans run in December 2016 can the Democrats be stopped from taking the White House and order restored to our great Democracy.
23Everybody seems to be forgetting Jesse ventura’s plan to run on some 3rd( or 4th, or 5th,…) party that already exists by highjacking the nomination.
Could the R’s be faced with voting for Jesse, herr drumpf or whoever the D’s nominate ( Hillary or Bernie)
24Micr, and those Republicans should remember that Obama has said that juggling running chain saws and gargling gasoline are really, really bad ideas for America.
25no, that isn’t the same Rick Perry who ran for president before. that Rick Perry didn’t wear glasses, this Rick Perry does. so yeah, different Rick Perry’s. same outcome, but different guys. see, the guy with the glasses is the “smart looking” Rick Perry, the guy without the glasses was the dumb Rick Perry. make sure you remember that, when you go to the polls in the fall.
26Rhea, that tyrant Obama never stops. First he came for our guns. Now he is proposing a ban on juggling running chainsaws and gargling gasoline. Next proposal from that Kenyan usurper will probably be an attempt to stop us from driving our trucks on the ice after March 31st. Time for all good ‘Murikans to drive on the ice until June! We’ll show him.
27Hey, this speculation makes perfect sense to Republicans. After all the lunacy they’ve bought into so far in their crazy campaign, why not?
28None of them have shown the executive ability to organize a press conference,let alone a gubmint of 300 million people.
29Vote Republicans Vote. December 25th 2016. Save the Date. Thanks fellow bloggers for supporting the right of Trump, Carson, Christie, Limbaugh, Hannity, and Bush to each run in 2016 against the single probably left leaning Democratic nominee.
30Micr, it’s time to form our Super Pac, Patriots for Thin Ice. Those commie pinko Christian haters have gone too far in their attacks on conservatives and Christmas. Vote Christmas Day 2016, before it’s too late.
I’m supporting an unbeatable ticket: Rick Santorum/Meghan McCain 2016.
31@pkm
If the superpac Patriots for Thin Ice becomes a reality the next superpac I can see coming is Pass the Hat for Bail Money Inc.
32PKM,I beg to differ about unbeatability of your ticket. I would love to beat them- with the club of your choice,to be sure.
33Micr, we need bail money? ruh roh I thought Donnie Drumpf had that covered.
e platypus onion, the club of my choice for you would be your club. Leave mine out of it; I wouldn’t touch either of them even with a borrowed club.
34I’m hoping for a brokered R convention followed by at least 3 candidates running against the Democratic nominee.
35So they want to run Rick Perry [or someone, anyway] as a 3rd party candidate? Now, when was the last time an independent presidential candidate won? Why, that would be never. Even Teddy Roosevelt couldn’t pull it off AFTER having had a very successful term-and-a-half, hisownself.
And what has every 3rd party candidate ever managed to do? Split the vote between himself and the other person in the race who was most like himself, that’s what.
Oh, please, snacilbupeR’s, PLEASE do exactly what you’re contemplating here. Please. It will absolutely result in your hoped-for outcome: The Donald will not win. The Democrat will. And the nation just might survive after all.
36To JaneE: Yes.
And to Sandridge: I followed you link. It included the following caveat:
“Proposition 65 warning for California residents: WARNING – This product contains one or more chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.”
Yep, that about sums up the folks the snacilbupeR’s are getting ready to throw to the wolf. And it will work just as well as all their other plans have.
These folks were onto something when they drew up their autopsy in 2008 [or was it 2012? I don’t recall.] If they’d followed their own advice back then their party might have survived. Who knew they were precognitive? Well, after they wrote up that autopsy of the Republican Party, everyone in the country did – – except them.
37I see Perry as more a fourth or fifth party candidate
38@ Two Crows: http://www.themudflats.net/archives/46936
From Alaska. Capitol couches could be killing you.
39Perry’s run for the presidency didn’t last very long!
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rick-perry-no-3rd-party-presidential-run
40Here’s where the hair-brained idea of Perry running as a 3rd party got it’s idea!
http://crooksandliars.com/2016/03/erick-ericksons-cockamamie-scheme-elect
41Hmmmm. going back to the first story, I do think that the image on that nasty laundry room floor might actually be Rick Perry. Think how much fun it would be to wash it off.
42Coburn on Obama, “I just love him as a man.” (Politico). Instead of Perry/Coburn, I suggest Santorum/Soapnwater.
43Actually, Coburn has said he will not run.
44“Linda Phipps says:
March 21, 2016 at 1:32 pm
Hmmmm. going back to the first story, I do think that the image on that nasty laundry room floor might actually be Rick Perry. Think how much fun it would be to wash it off.”
Linda, it would be even more fun to step on it.
45@ e platypus onion – – in re the chemicals found in the couches in Congress:
“The danger to human health include risks of . . . . attention deficit disorders, among others.”
So THAT explains the current Congress!
Nah. On second thought, I’m sticking with my first hypothesis: they just hate Obama – – – and us for voting for him.
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