Your Daily Iowa
Being as how Texas has sent its top two Republicans to Iowa to witch slap each other into some kinky kind of bondage submission, I feel it’s my duty to let America know how Ted Cruz and Rick Perry are getting along.
Apparently, not so good.
As you recall, Rick Perry came in fifth at the last Iowa Republican crowning event. Another finish like that and he’ll be lumps in the kitty litter again.
But, Ted Cruz is Elvis in rightwing Iowa circles. Now, that may be only crop circles because if the birthers are right, Ted cannot be President. But what he can do is spoil the pot for Perry.
Please don’t forget that Rick Perry endorsed Cruz’s opponent, David Dewhurst, in the primary and political revenge in Texas is a blood sport.
We know it is our duty here at The World’s Most Dangerous Beauty Salon, Inc. to keep you updated on Texans – especially when they go to foreign states and try to export bat crap crazy. We take this job seriously.
Thanks to Kyle for the heads up.
I am shocked that Goodhair thinks that anyone would take him seriously in a run for the GOP nomination. Evidently Goodhair thinks that GOP voters are stupid and will not remember his “Oops” incident. Goodhair may be right about the intelligence of GOP voters and their long term memories but Goodhair will be out of office at the end of 2014 and Carnival Cruz will have a better platform to get attention and to corner the crazy vote. This will be fun to watch. As JJ mentioned, there is no love lost between these two and revenge is an essential part of Texas politics.
1Is it too early to start sipping the schadenfreude?
2You are the goddess of all things re Texas politics.
Yours may be my very favorite non-blog professional political organization.
3I’ve been in the woods in Montana for the past 3 weeks. Sorry I’m missing the fun in Iowa. We’ll be home Sunday and will send reports from ground zero.
4The class clown vs. the class snitch. This could get interesting.
5I either did not know or forgot that the name of Goodhair’s super pac in 2012 was ” Make Us Great Again” http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/08/rick-perry-supporters-organize-to-raise-money-for-national-campaign.html/ Goodhair’s new super pac is going to be called “Americans for Economic Freedom”
Goodhair is raising money in his new super pac. Only an idiot would give money to Goodhair.
6How many millions does the idiot Governor need….. before he retires.
He’s not running for anything. He’s collecting money, most likely from people who need it a hell of a lot worse than he does.
I know it isn’t feasible. But couldn’t he take an extended trip…. to …oh I don’t know….. maybe Somalia……and take the whole damned DPS with him.???… I’d pay extra for that.
7Miemaw you have SO nailed it! The only Presidency that clown is interested in is that of TAMU! So he can continue to run it into the ground!!
8Sigh! I remember Iowa . . . family style Sunday dinners at farmhouses that ran such a business . . . the countryside in general . . . the high alcohol home made wine . . . nary a politician in sight. Wow! Those were the days! I really feel sorry for that state now. Perry and Cruz. Thats like Thing 1 and Thing 2. Sorry, Dr. Seuss!
9If Goodhair is in Iowa, I wonder if he knows that … seeing as how he thought he was in Florida the other day and someone in the crowd had to yell out to him: You’re in Louisiana!!
That’s too funny: Perry could become Cruz’s lumps in the litterbox!! Har-de-har-har!!
10@RA: No, it is not too soon to start sipping the schadenfreude, but you really need some popcorn to go along with it!
11What is Rick Perry really up to? Surely is not so delusional that he thinks he has a chance. He must be working a scam.
Do ya think his people are telling him to run because they get a cut of the money the campaign brings in. That’s a hard way to make a living.
12No, no, no! DON’T send the DPS out of the country. Without them nobody can get a photo ID to vote.
13Somebody in Iowa thinks that Cruz can “excite the base” better than their own Steve King can? Could this entire thing be a preview of a new Stephen King horror novel?
14Maggie, I salute you! “Thing 1 and Thing 2”!!! I am about to choke trying *not* to laugh out loud! (I really shouldn’t read TWMDBS at work. I really shouldn’t…..)
15You said it Aggieland Liz: He’s going to be President of Aggieland, but he will still have the money. Money=power. I predicted it when the current president was appointed. He was just a placeholder. Now he’s gone.
16They are both idiots. Ricky shows it everytime he opens his mouth. Cruz shows it everytime he shows up at an event, gets all intense, and thinks he won’t catch a whole lot of birther stuff from his political enemies. His father’s speeches for Heritage Foundation should be the last nail in the coffin…. Pappa Cruz is scarey and very delusional.
I had an interesting conversation last night with the Mom of one of Obama’s former economic advisors, who has gone back to his teaching position at the U of Chicago. Mom seems to get rather full of herself at times about her brilliant son, but last night she told me a tale of when her son was on the #1 debate team at Yale (under-graduate), and in competition had to debate Cruz, of the #1 Princeton team. Years later, her son discovered from a debate judge at that event that Cruz put the fix in with the judges for the Princeton boys to win…. Oh those Preppy boys know how to have fun, huh?… and alas! Mom is convinced that Cruz has been as crooked as a dog’s hindleg for all of his life. Kinda like Daddy Cruz bribing officials for his exit visa. Monkey see, monkey do.
17What has iowa done to Texas to deserve this?
18Juanita Dear,
Please don’t lump me in with the crazed “birthers” of the “tea party” movement. Senator Cruz has admitted publicly that he was born in Canada and only became a citizen of the United States later.
19I just read a comment on The Immoral Minority blog that stated your dear Stockman has invited Tuffy Gessling, the rodeo clown who performed that disgusting Obama act to work at the Texas State Fair.
Please tell me it isn’t so!
The blogpost itself said that this jerk (the clown) is adding Friends on FaceBook hand over fist (500 last night). What is wrong with these folks? They called any criticism of GW Bust un-American and yet they lap up this racist you-know-what. Plus, they praise this guy and say God will bless him. Geez. These are scary, scary folks.
20Dear KS,
21I believe that the CLOWN was invited by the GOP clown to a rodeo in his home district… not the TEXAS STATE FAIR. Dallas is significantly BLUE. That would not be a popular invite..
HOWEVER: I found the GOP clown’s Tweet Address, and was happy to let him know what I THOUGHT. Hope that you will too. @SteveWorks4YOU.
I know that was a side show from the main topic of the evening but bat crap crazy has so many good fits from the Tx GOP.
As a full-time Iowan since 1976, the father of two native born Iowans and three native born Iowan grandchildren, this shit pisses me off no end.
It’s bad enough that we have to put up with fucktards like Steve King and Bob VanderPlatz but then have to endure this shit.
22Phoenix Justice, can you provide a reference where Cruz said that? Since his mother was an American citizen, he would have been an American at birth. There are plenty of reasons why he shouldn’t be President. I don’t think this is one of them.
23Origuy-Cruz is a citizen of the U.S. at birth,as his mother is a U.S. citizen. What people are unsure of is whether Cruz is a natural born citizen,the only ones that can run for Potus according to the Constitution. Since the Constitution does not define natural born citizen and the Scotus has never adjudicated this,Cruz’s eligibility to run is suspect,unless of course you are a rwnj birther. They have no problems with Cruz’s eligibility. Also,since Cruz was born in Canada,he may have dual citizenship. More fodder for both sides.
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