Rick Perry Confronted by Teenager Over Gays Serving Openly in Military

That's the problem with politicians - they assume that the electorate believes whatever they believe if they identify as Democrat or Republican. Sorry, but whether Democrat or Republican, voters have brains in their heads. You can tell people what to think all you want, & some will believe what you say, but politicans will always run the risk of running into people they assume agree with them, but in fact, think for themselves. And that, ladies & gentlemen, is why politicans can be condescending so much of the time. A word to all the politcians out there - dont assume you know the hearts & minds of the people, just listen to what they have to say first. Politics (whether American or otherwise) is a classic & enduring example of the old saying: 'Better to have people think you are a fool than to open your mouth & remove all doubt.' Judging by the number of politicians in both parties, it seems that the politicians just still havent figured that one out yet!

 

lol, I don't know if you saw it but I posted about a similar situation happening with him in Ames here

http://emptyclosets.com/forum/lgbt-...ality/54900-college-town-stands-up-perry.html

It just goes to show, that ad might have worked somewhere else, but he MURDERED himself with that anti-gay commercial in Iowa. Why would he think that a state that has gay marriage is going to be against gays serving in the military. Even my straight friends last night were all talking about how awful and stupid that commercial was.

 

There was a candidate named Rick Perry,
He said "don't enlist if you’re a fairy!"
He thumped his flat chest, and laughed with the rest…
That he could be president is scary.

 

This is the perfect EC post. Bravo. Keep up the good work.

 

Perry's not going to win. He's an idiot.

 

so far, that has been indicative of all the front runners the GOP has seen. Regardless who gets the nomination, so far it seems they are going to be idiots... including mitt romney, who makes 13million a year in a pension, then has the nerve to say that he is unemployed... most people barely make 50k a year, and your saying you understand their pay with you 13million a year pension from a firm you ran where your job was to destroy american jobs, and ship them elsewhere, sometimes even to forigen countries?


it is basically a idiot convention right now in the GOP primary.

 

I like Romney, because he's gonna look out for us rich folks.

Why does it matter what he makes really? And why is that such a point of resentment for liberals?

Romney is worth a few hundred million dollars...good for him. I admire that....I don't resent it.

Bill Clinton made $109 million last year...you going to throw the same "I hate rich folks" rocks at him?

Hmmm....I doubt it.

As far as the idiot comment...with a few of the candidates I would say yes (Bachmann, Paul for example)...but I would say that both Newt and Romney would be able to hold their own in a debate against Obama.

 

Seriously. and the Democrats *have* no race.

4 years of moron, 4 more years of nothing.

Better of evils, if I could vote I'd still probably vote democrat just because the republican party *can not* get its shit together.

[/generally prefers conservative economics, atm economics are kinnnddd of important. as are civil rights but... if no one has jobs. yeh no one's getting anywhere.]

 

To my surprise, Obama actually has terrific foreign policy. I'll grant the left-wingers that one. In terms of our military abroad, he's quite unstoppable.

His domestic policy, however, leaves much to be desired. The economy doesn't seem like it has improved since 2008...the whole "Occupy" movement is stark evidence of this.

Just like 2008, 2012 will come down to what is more important; foreign or domestic policy. Last time, I voted based on the economy. I'll probably be doing the same, as I don't really believe our wars abroad are scoring important goals anymore. Iraq is over and Afghanistan, more or less, seems to have turned into a "wrap-up" mission.

 

Osama was luck, DADT was going to go sooner or later though yes (y) for that. Financial reform.. Uh. In his presidency our debt has gone up nearly 50% (10bil to ~15bil), what college policies my brothers are still fucked for getting money for school, any president would've created jobs, and the health care "reform" (IMO) is a negative thing.

I don't think he's a *horrible* president, I just don't think he's as great as all Democrats say.

 

to be honest I don't like either side of politics

 

Well, a few thoughts.

From a foreign policy standpoint he has not been bad...but it is kinda ironic that the successes that he has had in foreign policy have been the result of the continuation of the policies of his predecessor. I think his choice for chief diplomat, Sec. Clinton was an excellent one. She is, head and shoulders, more versed on issues...and I would even venture to say that she is a heap smarter than her boss.

From a domestic policy standpoint...and quite frankly from a leadership standpoint, he has been a disaster. The Republicans were terrible stewards of the fiscal house from 2000 to 2006. The only record that is worse than theirs is the current Administration...which is arguably the worst in history

"Fucking clueless" I had one Capitol Hill Democrat tell me one time when describing the President's economic leadership.

You don't have to be an asshole to have power over congress. You simply have to embody the essence of your message...you have to personify your cause to the point where everyone stops to think and says, "Yeah, I get what he is saying". Reagan was a master of it...that's why he had an overwhelmingly Democratic Congress often voting in lock step with him....that's how he got and retained the "Reagan Democrats".

And since when did we start judging the success of an Administration based on the First Lady?

Just to shift it back to the actual subject matter: what is it about Texas and their governors being good one on one, but being a disaster when they get in front of a camera?

 

See I want to enlist once I am 18, I feel that my sexuality and that of others does not matter.....

Ok unrelated but....Anyone else feel that at 18 being able to fight a war you should be able to drink? I mean if you can fight a damn war at 18 shouldn't you be able to drink if that is what you want?