Rick Perry shaken up by Obama’s disturbing threat to governors in meeting

[dmcowen674]

3-9-2014

http://www.bizpacreview.com/2014/03...turbing-threat-to-governors-in-meeting-105322

Rick Perry shaken up by Obama’s disturbing threat to governors in meeting



“I was a bit troubled today by the tone of the president,” he began, speaking at the Republican Governors Association Feb. 24.


Perry was describing a meeting at the White House earlier that day between several governors and President Obama.
“When you have governors, and we all compete against each other — we are the laboratories of innovation — and for the President of the United States to look Democrat and Republican governors in the eye and say, ‘I do not trust you to make decisions in your state about issues of education, about transportation infrastructure,’ — and that is really troubling,” he said.




Perry expressed his own fears regarding Environmental Protection Agency restrictions choking off America’s energy production and a possible reduction in his state’s national guard.


“As a matter of fact, he [Obama] said at that meeting, he said, ‘If I hear any of you pushing back, making statements about Washington spends too much money, you’ll hear from me,” he said, adding, “I’m highly offended by that.”

 

[dmcowen674]

Awwwww, poor Rick

That's King Obama to you Rick and don't forget it.

 

[fskimospy]

Wow does Rick have some thin skin.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

Obama is highly offended by statements about Washington spending too much money? He must be in a constant state of rage....poor baby!

 

[Texashiker]

Wow does Rick have some thin skin.

Perry has a duty to protect the state of Texas.

If anyone has a thin skin, it is obama.

 

[CrackRabbit]

I wouldn't trust Rick Perry to make decisions about education or transportation infrastructure either.

 

[Anarchist420]

i dont know why rick perry doesnt put his efforts to secession.

 

[fskimospy]

i dont know why rick perry doesnt put his efforts to secession.

Texas already tried that once, it didn't go so well.

 

[HomerJS]

Rick Perry? He'd be the last person's word I would take to recount a meeting with the President.

As for trusting the states with education, massive rewrites of textbooks in Texas and trying to push intelligent design in the classroom I wouldn't trust them either.

 

[Kadarin]

Whenever I think of Rick Perry, I think of his "oops" moment in the campaign debate.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Wow does Rick have some thin skin.

Rick is a member of these forums...go figure...

 

[fskimospy]

Rick Perry? He'd be the last person's word I would take to recount a meeting with the President.

As for trusting the states with education, massive rewrites of textbooks in Texas and trying to push intelligent design in the classroom I wouldn't trust them either.

Yeah I have to say when it comes to education, Texas is a great poster child for allowing the states less leeway, not more.

 

[glenn1]

Yeah I have to say when it comes to education, Texas is a great poster child for allowing the states less leeway, not more.

I agree on the Texas poster child comment and think some states are completely whack with some of their education policies. However, taking away power from the states doesn't exist in a vacuum; thus I'm not keen on the idea of devolving that power to the Dept of Education bureaucrats in DC. That's a cure worse than the disease IMHO.

 

[Texashiker]

Yeah I have to say when it comes to education, Texas is a great poster child for allowing the states less leeway, not more.

Considering Texas has some of the best engineering universities in the nation,,,.

 

[fskimospy]

I agree on the Texas poster child comment and think some states are completely whack with some of their education policies. However, taking away power from the states doesn't exist in a vacuum; thus I'm not keen on the idea of devolving that power to the Dept of Education bureaucrats in DC. That's a cure worse than the disease IMHO.

I don't think that we should centralize curriculum too much either, actually. One thing I would definitely support is greater federal action to ensure that real science is taught in science class, though.

 

[Texashiker]

I don't think that we should centralize curriculum too much either, actually. One thing I would definitely support is greater federal action to ensure that real science is taught in science class, though.

Somehow disagreeing with evolution and believing in the bible is going to make a mechanical engineer working on an offshore drilling rig any less qualified?

 

[werepossum]

I wouldn't trust Rick Perry to make decisions about education or transportation infrastructure either.

Yes, clearly Obama should control education, since only he has our RSPECT.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Somehow disagreeing with evolution and believing in the bible is going to make a mechanical engineer working on an offshore drilling rig any less qualified?

One of them is not science and has no basis being branded as such.

 

[fskimospy]

Somehow disagreeing with evolution and believing in the bible is going to make a mechanical engineer working on an offshore drilling rig any less qualified?

Kids should only be taught science in science class. Period.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

Yeah I have to say when it comes to education, Texas is a great poster child for allowing the states less leeway, not more.

On what basis do you say that?

12th in the US
http://www.edweek.org/ew/qc/2012/16src.h31.html?intc=EW-QC12-LFTNAV


14th in the US
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2...W1p2K2SFHTAx9&cmp=clp-edweek&intc=EW-QC13-EWH


49th in spending per student
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/poli...o-bottom-among-states-in-student-spending.ece

 

[Texashiker]

Kids should only be taught science in science class. Period.

In 100 years we went from teaching latin and greek in school, to remedial English.

School barely teaches a young adult how to function in society, but you want to complain about science? We have kids finishing high school who can barely read, write or do basic math. And you want to worry about science?

You are not concerned about education. All you wish to do is push an agenda.

 

[fskimospy]

On what basis do you say that?

12th in the US
http://www.edweek.org/ew/qc/2012/16src.h31.html?intc=EW-QC12-LFTNAV


14th in the US
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2...W1p2K2SFHTAx9&cmp=clp-edweek&intc=EW-QC13-EWH


49th in spending per student
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/poli...o-bottom-among-states-in-student-spending.ece

On the basis already discussed in the thread, that Texas has recently attempted to start teaching creationism in their science classes.

 

[dabuddha]

Somehow disagreeing with evolution and believing in the bible is going to make a mechanical engineer working on an offshore drilling rig any less qualified?

Yes

 

[Texashiker]

Yes

I guess all those Indian engineers should be sent back to India?

We do not want those Hindus or Sikhs working in chemical plants now do we?

 

[fskimospy]

In 100 years we went from teaching latin and greek in school, to remedial English.

School barely teaches a young adult how to function in society, but you want to complain about science? We have kids finishing high school who can barely read, write or do basic math. And you want to worry about science?

You are not concerned about education. All you wish to do is push an agenda.

This is a bizarre and simply false description of education in America. 100 years ago our illiteracy rate was about 8%. Now it is less than 1%. Schools for the well off taught all sorts of nice things back then, but schools for everyone else (and minorities in particular) were astoundingly bad. Educational achievement in the US has increased significantly in basically every measurable facet over the last century.

And yes, I want to complain about science. No teaching religion in science class. Don't think I didn't notice how amusing it is that you think NOT pushing a religious agenda in the classroom is pushing an agenda.