# Rick Perry Needs to Shut Up **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 7, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407 "2011-12-07T19:49:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/101 "2011-12-10T18:54:20Z")
To be fair, the Cold War was indeed full of fucking. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/102 "2011-12-10T19:57:22Z")
Well. It _was_ cold. Conserving body heat and all that. ---
**Author:** ![G-SE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f0a364/32.png) [@G-SE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G-SE)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/103 "2011-12-10T20:03:25Z")
aww look, all the stool pushers have their panties in a twist again. How cute. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/104 "2011-12-10T20:58:23Z")
> [@G-SE](#): > > aww look, all the stool pushers have their panties in a twist again. How cute. So, by your own admission, you think gay men in panties are cute. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/105 "2011-12-10T21:44:47Z")
> [@G-SE](#): > > aww look, all the stool pushers have their panties in a twist again. How cute. What is wrong with you? ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/106 "2011-12-10T21:53:27Z")
> [@G-SE](#): > > aww look, all the stool pushers have their panties in a twist again. How cute. This is hate speech. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/107 "2011-12-10T21:56:42Z")
> [@G-SE](#): > > aww look, all the stool pushers have their panties in a twist again. How cute. This person is totally not trolling. Not at all. They have a very serious view with reasonable points and would like to have a honest discussion about the issues that have been raised in this thread. Again. Not a troll. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/108 "2011-12-10T22:05:18Z")
> [@G-SE](#): > > aww look, all the stool pushers have their panties in a twist again. How cute. Stool pushers? What else would you do with it? Do you retain yours? Isn’t that painful? ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/109 "2011-12-10T22:11:21Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > Stool pushers? What else would you do with it? Do you retain yours? Isn’t that painful? Impacted bowels are no joking matter. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/110 "2011-12-10T22:16:33Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > Stool pushers? What else would you do with it? Do you retain yours? Isn’t that painful? Apparently, he regurgitates it into his SDMB posts. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/111 "2011-12-10T23:05:50Z")
I don’t get why he doesn’t like stool pushers. When I go down to my favorite bar, The Randy Sailor, people just leave their barstools all over the place. Nobody pushes them back up to the bar when they get up. Frankly, I think it might be a fire hazard. That’s one bar, at least, that could use a few more stool pushers. Hey, wait a minute… That’s not what he was talking about, was it? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/112 "2011-12-10T23:16:11Z")
The war on drugs has become so effective that the drug pushers are now selling furniture. A stool pusher downtown just wouldn’t leave me alone! ---
**Author:** ![Dolomite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@Dolomite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dolomite)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/113 "2011-12-11T00:57:27Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > Update: > > Looks like Governor Goodhair hasn’t taken my advice yet, and has [had another “oops” moment](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/rick-perry-flubs-supreme-court-justice-sonia-sotomayor-missates-number-justices-article-1.989666?localLinksEnabled=false). > > I am becoming more and more convinced that Rick Perry is a Deep Cover Liberal, and on the last day of his governorship of Texas he’s going to burst out laughing and say, “I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU GUYS ALL BOUGHT THIS CONSERVATIVE PARODY I’VE BEEN PUTTING ON FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS! HAHAHAHA!” He started out as a Democrat, this isn’t that far fetched. ---
**Author:** ![G-SE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f0a364/32.png) [@G-SE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G-SE)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/114 "2011-12-11T01:02:35Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > The war on drugs has become so effective that the drug pushers are now selling furniture. A stool pusher downtown just wouldn’t leave me alone! I like this one. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/115 "2011-12-11T02:14:19Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > No McGovern was nuts too. **He advocated guaranteed minimum income** … […as did Nixon.](http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/10/04/specials/moynihan-income.html) > [@](#): > > …and _cutting defence spending by 37% in the middle of the FUCKING COLD WAR_. Can you think of a better time? The point of a “cold” war is that you’re not actually using your stockpile of weapons. At some point, when they are not being consumed, you have enough. Would you do me a favor and watch [this bit of TV by a notable Republican](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2465144342633379864#)? ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/116 "2011-12-11T02:16:20Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > **Curtis** , a little note from me to you: Unnecessary cursing diminishes you, causing some to dismiss your message. You’re 14; young enough to break out of this very bad habit. I cringe whenever I hear a kid throw in the F-bomb while attempting to make a serious point. Trust me, this practice won’t serve you well as an adult. > > I apologize for the hijack. Wasn’t he 14 when he joined the board? He should be 16 or 17 by now. \ ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/117 "2011-12-11T02:40:34Z")
**Curtis** doesn’t age. Kind of like your friend’s little brother, or your kid cousin that you haven’t seen in well over a decade. They are still four. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/118 "2011-12-11T14:52:28Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > To be fair, the Cold War was indeed full of fucking. _[Sexual intercourse](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Larkin) began In nineteen sixty-three Between the end of the Chatterley ban And the Beatles’ first LP_ ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/119 "2011-12-11T18:33:03Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > […as did Nixon.](http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/10/04/specials/moynihan-income.html) One of the most annoying aspects of the Dope is that, when one lands a killing blow - like showing that both Nixon and McGovern agreed on the need for a social welfare program that would exceed anything that has ever existed - your opponent just clams up. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407/120 "2011-12-11T18:42:17Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > One of the most annoying aspects of the Dope is that, when one lands a killing blow - like showing that both Nixon and McGovern agreed on the need for a social welfare program that would exceed anything that has ever existed - your opponent just clams up. That’s human nature. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-needs-to-shut-up/605407.md?page=7)