Yeah, But See, He’s Going to Europe. That’s Like a Whole ‘Nother Country.
Rick Perry is asking to be excused from his October 13th court date because he’ll be prancing around Europe and he’s waaaaay more important than his indictment indicates.
On Monday, Perry’s lawyers asked the judge to let the governor miss a pretrial hearing set for Oct. 13, the week of which he plans to be in Europe. Perry’s legal team also proposed excusing Perry from all future proceedings in which evidence is not submitted.
The prosecutor says that Perry should put his prissy patootie in the chair at the defense table and hush the heck up.
“From non-violent drug offenses to white collar crime to intoxication manslaughter — our system of justice works because everybody is treated equally,” McCrum writes in the filing. “From carpenters to lawyers to judges accused of anything from tickets to federal felonies, all are expected to appear in court.”
Which, of course, translated loosely from lawyerese is “sit your butt down, son.”
But here’s the line I like best in the story.
Earlier Wednesday, a British think tank announced Perry would be speaking there on Oct. 14 — one day after the scheduled pretrial hearing in Austin.
A think tank? Perry at a think tank? Where’s he gonna get some think? Perry has always had real bad luck when it comes to thinking.
Maybe it’s that wry British sense of humor at play there, huh?
Thanks to Oto for the heads up.
Tank, maybe. Think, not so much. Maybe it was a misprint?
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1Rick Perry thinks that a think tank is something found in the home and garden section of Walmart. Or maybe found at Petco.
Rick Perry – a few guppies short of an aquarium.
2If I was the prosecution I’d mention that he might be a flight risk-leaving the country and all that.
3Gotta admit, I will be giggling about this ALL DAY.. I wonder if the English will publish any of his “thinking” I would LOVE to read that.
4Errrrr.. Who is paying for the trip?
Thank you, brother McCrum! As for the Brits, well, hey, they have their own sense of humor. See John Cleese as Exhibit A, the “awful” example as in the Minister of Silly Walks.
5God I’d loved to have been able to read to Gov Perry from a pre-printed card “You have the right to remain silent.” all the way down to “Do you understand these rights explained to you?” At that point I’d have to stop, cause you know the guy didn’t understand and you know he lies.
6Perry will do fine at the think tank as long as they don’t ask him to count past “2”.
7Perry at the think tank: he must be going to get some think, because he certainly doesn’t have any to give.
8Actually, the news coverage following Perry appearing in court or visiting a British think tank should be highly entertaining either way. In his case, stupid is highly portable.
9Maybe the Brits can teach Icky to think.
10That British “think tank” is the Royal United Services Institute or RUSI. The quality of the “thinking” going on there can’t be very high if they are inviting Rick Perry to speak to them.
11If memory serves,dumbass dubya’s foreign policy consisted of frequent trips across the border into Mexico when he was running for Potus. He can’t jog and shoot coyotes in England,they won’t allow him to carry a gun and they have no coyotes until Perry gets there.
12Perhaps the think tank wants Mr. Perry there for the “before” picture… or as an example of the alternative to thought.
13RUSI wants to know what they’ll be dealing with in the event that Perry becomes POTUS.
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