# Rick Perry to jump into the race? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 28, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589 "2011-05-28T19:57:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Recovering\_Republican](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Recovering\_Republican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Recovering_Republican)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/201 "2011-08-01T11:16:28Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Mmmhmm. Tell me this: does McDonald’s produce good food? Does it produce food people like to eat? Yup. But I suppose you’d have a state run resturant system where we’d all eat brocolli. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/202 "2011-08-01T13:30:21Z")
McEducation. Genius. Who cares if the product is fat and stupid, as long as the books are in the black, we win. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/203 "2011-08-03T17:14:46Z")
Concerning [The Response](http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion/new/7680975.html): > [@](#): > > Three days before The Response, the Reliant Stadium prayer event Gov. Rick Perry initiated two months ago, the response has been spirited among those objecting to the governor’s participation. > > On Tuesday, more than 50 Houston-area religious and community leaders disseminated a signed statement drafted by the Anti-Defamation League expressing “deep concern” about a prayer rally “not open to all faiths,” while the Houston GLBT Political Caucus and related organizations announced a Friday rally at Tranquility Park to protest the event. The groups that represent gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered individuals accused the American Family Association and other sponsors of the prayer event of hatred toward the GLBT community. The real news: Perry has been shilly-shallying about his actual participation in the event. Those hoping for a stirring sermon ending with him revealing his candidacy for President (think Janet Jackson exposing her nipple during a previous event at Reliant) may be disappointed. Also, the stadium’s capacity is 90,000; they’re setting it up to hold a mere 10,000 souls. From The Texas Observer: [Can Ray Carney Put Rick Perry in the White House](http://www.texasobserver.org/cover-story/the-outsider)? Bush the Smarter had Lee Atwater, his son had Karl Rove; Perry has this guy… For Giggles: [Rick Perry at Texas A&M](http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2011/08/caption_this_rick_perry_at_tex.php). ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/204 "2011-08-03T17:40:36Z")
> [@Recovering\_Republican](#): > > Does it produce food people like to eat? Yup. > > But I suppose you’d have a state run resturant system where we’d all eat brocolli. Good analogy, actually. Because a certain amount of teaching does involve making kids do the equivalent of eating their broccoli. Not everyone is going to like to learn arithmetic or spelling or history. State-run restaurants would be silly for that very reason: you go to a restaurant, not to get the nutrients your body needs, but to have a pleasurable experience involving food. The private sector can provide such pleasurable experiences quite well. And I’m sure the same would be true of privatized schools. They’d do a good job of providing pleasurable experiences involving knowledge, but I wouldn’t expect them to give your kids the knowledge they need. ---
**Author:** ![galveston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/41988e/32.png) [@galveston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galveston)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/205 "2011-08-03T22:36:45Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Pro tip: Finding a new way to borrow money is not the same thing as balancing a budget. > > And Texas is notoriously lax on law and order. If you commit a crime in Texas, all you have to do is lay low and wait for them to execute some random schmuck for it, and you’re scott-free. I assume you have proof of that? ---
**Author:** ![galveston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/41988e/32.png) [@galveston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galveston)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/206 "2011-08-03T22:43:57Z")
> [@BrassyPhrase](#): > > I wish Molly were still here, and I didn’t see this quote here, which I believe references the Shrub. > > " Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention." You DID like LBJ, then! That war on poverty was oh, so, effective. (We are comparing Perry, right?)😃 BTW, I actually prefer Bachman. Do your worst! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/207 "2011-08-03T23:46:59Z")
What is it you like best about Bachmann, her pathological lying, her batshit insanity, her creative, alternate history fiction or her 19th century Biblical literalism? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/208 "2011-08-03T23:50:53Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > What is it you like best about Bachmann, her pathological lying, her batshit insanity, her creative, alternate history fiction or her 19th century Biblical literalism? She puts mustard on her bologna sandwich in a smiley face pattern. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/209 "2011-08-04T01:11:26Z")
How to tell if you’re a Perry supporter: If you hear about the case of Cameron Todd Willingham, where Perry sacked the committee looking into whether he had an innocent man put to death, and think, “[it takes balls to execute an innocent man](http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/08/03/perry_willingham_survey),” congratulations, you are exactly the type of voter Rick Perry needs. Also, for the sake of humanity, please don’t breed. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/210 "2011-08-04T05:30:54Z")
Cameron Todd Willingham’s execution was pretty heinous (check out the amazing documentary **Incendiary** if [you are ever able to](http://www.incendiarymovie.com/INCENDIARY/news_+_schedule.html)). I’m not sure how personally culpable Perry was at the time of denying the 30 day execution stay that the Texas governor is allowed. It does look like he’s been pretty interested in burying the follow-up though. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/211 "2011-08-05T13:00:54Z")
​ > [@](#): > > Rick Perry’s famous call for the nation’s governors to come to Houston this weekend to pray and fast is looking more and more like a mistake to all but the religious right. > Of course, if he’s looking to win a GOP primary, he may just get by with only the religious right on his side. > > Critics are starting to pile up as the event nears, and it looks like there won’t be anything close to 70,000 people at Reliant Stadium. According to the [Houston Press](http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2011/08/perrys_prayerapalooza_let_the.php), critics & protesters may well outnumber participants. Although the heat will make that protesting hard; Houston Augusts are known to be hellish, but we’re having record temps in a year that’s setting records for drought. Reliant Stadium has AC but the parking lot will be very bad. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/212 "2011-08-05T17:20:00Z")
> **[Rick Perry's College Transcript: A Lot Of Cs and Ds](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rick-perry-college-transcript_n_919357)** > > Rick Perry's College Transcript: A Lot Of Cs and Ds Perry is a typical tea bagger if you go by his college transcripts. He was a very bad student with very low grades. No wonder the tea baggers make sense to him. If he jumps into the race, he might miss. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/213 "2011-08-05T17:57:19Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > [Rick Perry's College Transcript: A Lot Of Cs And Ds | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/05/rick-perry-college-transcript_n_919357.html) > Perry is a typical tea bagger if you go by his college transcripts. He was a very bad student with very low grades. No wonder the tea baggers make sense to him. > If he jumps into the race, he might miss. Wow, the one that really jumped out at me was a C in PE. How the hell does one get a C in PE? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/214 "2011-08-05T19:34:57Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > Wow, the one that really jumped out at me was a C in PE. How the hell does one get a C in PE? He refused to climb the rope because it made him feel funny. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/215 "2011-08-08T16:36:08Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > He refused to climb the rope because it made him feel funny. Marcus Bachmann climbed the rope because it felt good. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/216 "2011-08-08T16:45:31Z")
> [@Recovering\_Republican](#): > > Does it produce food people like to eat? Yup. > > But I suppose you’d have a state run resturant system where we’d all eat brocolli. I didn’t notice your response until now, but this is perfect. For-profit restaurants are fine, because the purpose of a restaurant is to produce food people like at a low price. Now, what do you suppose the purpose of a healthcare system is? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/217 "2011-08-08T18:11:48Z")
So, the speculation was that he’d officially announce his candidacy at his big prayer meeting, which has since come and gone. Did he in fact announce? If not, can we yet say that he’s not running? ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/218 "2011-08-08T18:15:39Z")
Perry did NOT announce his candidacy yesterday. The Day of Prayer & Fasting had gotten a bunch of bad publicity, so he didn’t Come Out. Attendance was better than had been estimated. However, [another Houston event](http://www.burntorangereport.com/) had even more attendees. > [@](#): > > The biggest gathering in Houston yesterday should tell America all it needs to know about Rick Perry. I’m not talking about the estimated 30,000 individuals who visited Reliant Stadium yesterday for The Response, a event endorsed by religious extremists and known hate-mongers. > > I’m talking about the 100,000 Texans who waited in line for free school supplies, immunizations, fresh produce, and school uniforms. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/219 "2011-08-08T18:22:26Z")
Rick Perry gave out school uniforms? ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589/220 "2011-08-08T18:25:38Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > Perry did NOT announce his candidacy yesterday. The Day of Prayer & Fasting had gotten a bunch of bad publicity, so he didn’t Come Out. > > Attendance was better than had been estimated. However, [another Houston event](http://www.burntorangereport.com/) had even more attendees. It was free and early on he had 8000 people. They bused them in from everywhere to pad attendance. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-to-jump-into-the-race/583589.md?page=12)