Rick Perry channelling Ron Paul

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Looks like Rick Perry is taking one of Ron Paul's major issues as his own. I'm waiting for people who call Ron Paul crazy to come and side w\ Perry on the same stances so I can laugh at them.

Somebody entertain me here.

http://content.usatoday.com/communi...ral-reserve-ben-bernanke-presidential-race-/1

Rick Perry criticizes Federal Reserve as almost 'treasonous'





By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY #post-date-updated { border-top: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); }
Updated 2h 31m ago


GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry has been heated in his rhetoric since joining the campaign.


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By Charles Dharapak, AP​



Updated at 2:45 p.m. ETGOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry criticized the Federal Reserve, suggesting that the central bank is almost "treasonous" and that Chairman Ben Bernanke would get an "ugly" reception in Texas.
Perry's swipe at the central bank came Monday night at the end of his second full day of campaigning. Since entering the race Saturday, the Texas governor has made a splash in the race for the GOP nomination and garnered headlines with his criticism of President Obama and his economic policies.
"Printing more money to play politics at this particular time in American history is almost treacherous — or treasonous in my opinion," Perry said about the Fed at an event in Cedar Rapids.
When someone asked the Texas governor about Bernanke, Perry said, "I know there's a lot of talk and what have you about if this guy prints more money between now and the election. I don't know what y'all would do to him in Iowa, but we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas."
Perry's comment drew rebukes from White House spokesman Jay Carney and Tony Fratto, a former aide to President George W. Bush, who first appointed Bernanke to the chairman's post.
Carney, according to ABC News, said Perry has to choose his words carefully. "President Obama and we take the independence of the Federal Reserve very seriously and certainly think threatening the Fed chairman is probably not a good idea," Carney said.
Fratto called Perry's comment about Bernanke "inappropriate and unpresidential" in a tweet sent out last night.
The New York Times reports that Perry spokesman Ray Sullivan said the governor "got passionate" about the Federal Reserve but did not disavow the remarks. "He is passionate about getting federal finances under control," Sullivan told the newspaper. "They shouldn't print more money, they should cut spending and move much more rapidly to a balanced budget."
President Obama's former spokesman Robert Gibbs hit back at Perry today and suggested Perry would soon "ask to see the president's birth certificate." Gibbs, appearing on MSNBC's Morning Joe program, said there will be "crazy things" said as Perry, Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann "seeks to outdo each other to pledge allegiance to the Tea Paty to pick this nominee."
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spidey07 said:
Yep, extremely biased. You know who to vote for, the one the media attacks the most. Perry WILL be your next president and it is scaring the life out of them. Good.
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As a libertarian, it scares the shit out of me, too.

I haven't seen anything that leads me to believe Perry will be any different than Obama or Bush...other than being a complete religious nutbag.

This country doesn't need social conservatives...we have more than enough of that. We need fiscally conservative social liberals.

Bible thumping presidents are almost worse than socialist presidents. We don't need anymore freaking content regulations.
 
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drebo said:
As a libertarian, it scares the shit out of me, too.

I haven't seen anything that leads me to believe Perry will be any different than Obama or Bush...other than being a complete religious nutbag.

This country doesn't need social conservatives...we have more than enough of that. We need fiscally conservative social liberals.

Bible thumping presidents are almost worse than socialist presidents. We don't need anymore freaking content regulations.
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Truth!
Not gonna happen
 
ProfJohn

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drebo said:
As a libertarian, it scares the shit out of me, too.

I haven't seen anything that leads me to believe Perry will be any different than Obama or Bush...other than being a complete religious nutbag.

This country doesn't need social conservatives...we have more than enough of that. We need fiscally conservative social liberals.

Bible thumping presidents are almost worse than socialist presidents. We don't need anymore freaking content regulations.
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You need to look into Perry more.

He is a firm believer in the 10th amendment and the idea that states should be able to decide things for themselves on most issues.

Plus the religious right has much less effect on your day to day life than the big government left. The right doesn't want abortion and gay married, otherwise they have almost no effect on your day to day life.

The left pretty much touches everything you do via taxes and regulation etc etc.
 
TheSlamma

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ProfJohn said:
You need to look into Perry more.

He is a firm believer in the 10th amendment and the idea that states should be able to decide things for themselves on most issues.

Plus the religious right has much less effect on your day to day life than the big government left. The right doesn't want abortion and gay married, otherwise they have almost no effect on your day to day life.

The left pretty much touches everything you do via taxes and regulation etc etc.
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add that they want prayer in school and no stem cell research or any other scientific advancements that prove your book of hocus pokus is all BS. They also like to make enemies with every country that doesn't agree with them making international travel anywhere from uncomfortable to dangerous (Yes profJohn, some of us have passports and like to use them).
 
ProfJohn

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^ How is Obama's foreign policy working out?

Are we anymore loved around the world today than 3 years ago?

And prayer in school... 8 years of Bush so I assume they are praying at every school in the country by now?

The stem cell ban is against the creation of life and then destroying it for science.

Not sure what other science they are against, other than buying into the GW crap.
 
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ProfJohn said:
^ How is Obama's foreign policy working out?

Are we anymore loved around the world today than 3 years ago?
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By our allies most definitely with the possible exception of Pakistan and they are a bunch of fucking Terrorists anyways

And prayer in school... 8 years of Bush so I assume they are praying at every school in the country by now?
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Bush wasn't a Fund A Mental Case asshole like Perry

The stem cell ban is against the creation of life and then destroying it for science.
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Your definition of life and the real definition of life are two different things

Not sure what other science they are against, other than buying into the GW crap.
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With Perry and his Christian Dominion butt buddies in charge evlotution will be questioned vigorously
 
zinfamous

zinfamous

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spidey07 said:
Yep, extremely biased. You know who to vote for, the one the media attacks the most. Perry WILL be your next president and it is scaring the life out of them. Good.
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lulz

Gore supporter.

lulz

he doesn't even need to be swift-boated.
 
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ProfJohn said:
You need to look into Perry more.

He is a firm believer in the 10th amendment and the idea that states should be able to decide things for themselves on most issues.

Plus the religious right has much less effect on your day to day life than the big government left. The right doesn't want abortion and gay married, otherwise they have almost no effect on your day to day life.

The left pretty much touches everything you do via taxes and regulation etc etc.
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Reagan, Bush 1, and Bush 2 taxed you more than Clinton.

:hmm:

most of that "government left" was created by Reagan and Bush 2. the government that was taken down by Reagan was teh massive regulating body that was set in place to squash the financial sector and prevent them from doing the ridiculous shit that they've been doing the last 20 years.

...look where "small government right" got us. lol.
 
zinfamous

zinfamous

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ProfJohn said:
^ How is Obama's foreign policy working out?

Are we anymore loved around the world today than 3 years ago?
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yes
And prayer in school... 8 years of Bush so I assume they are praying at every school in the country by now?
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I don't give two shits about this, honestly
The stem cell ban is against the creation of life and then destroying it for science.
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harvest frozen non-life cells to potentially save millions, or toss it into the dustbin (which is what will happen to those frozen cells)

what a horrible misunderstanding of the realities of science that you have.
Not sure what other science they are against, other than buying into the GW crap.
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climate science
the foundation of biology (creationist idiots want to force their BS into the science room. they can fuck off and die)
the fundamental laws of physcis...
 
MovingTarget

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I came into this thread hoping to hear that Perry was channeling one of Ron Paul's good positions, but no, he's jumping on the anti Federal Reserve bandwagon. Great.

Perry won't get elected anyway, at least not if rational people have their way in this election. Please, GOP, nominate somebody with some sense this time....
 
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It's interesting to see the MSM and RINOs wringing their hands over Perry's comments and "cautioning" him to be careful or he'll ah heck his chances (lol as if they cared). People are eating these kind of things up and that's why Perry has already scorched Romney in polls. On the other hand, the more Obama talks trash the more he sinks. Perry was not my first choice but he's a good campaigner.

He's getting the economic vote with defense of the dollar and slap at the fed, he's getting the national defense and border vote, he's getting the social conservative vote (social issues are not the tabu MSM and RINO weenies say they are) - he's got the three pillars of the GOP base. It's hard to see how Romney stays competitive (he's been running 4 years already and people know him) and how Obama doesn't get toasted (I mean really whacked). I expect Dems to play the racism and tea part faux terrorist cards to inspire social unrest and a need for a heated turn-out by the resentment oriented base.
 
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