Texas' Perry Seeks Help From 'Oppressive Hand'

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Political Animal blog Washington Monthly 4/18/11

Texas' Perry Seeks Help From 'Oppressive Hand'

A couple of years ago, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) was so outraged by Democratic efforts to address multiple economic crises, he pushed the rhetorical envelope much further than he should have.

Indeed, two years ago this week, Perry denounced the federal government as "oppressive," arguing that it was "time to draw the line in the sand and tell Washington that no longer are we going to accept their oppressive hand in the state of Texas." Soon after, he said he doesn't want to "dissolve" the union of the United States, "but if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that."

Apparently, Perry doesn't perceive that hand as quite so "oppressive" anymore. (thanks to readers V.S. and T.P.)

Texas Gov. Rick Perry sought additional federal help in battling wildfires across his drought-parched state as a woodland blaze gutted at least six homes on Sunday and threatened hundreds more in Austin, the state capital.

Reminds me of when he continued to trash the Obama administration for bailouts while at the same time holding his hand out for some of the pie. :eyes:

Pick-pocket Ricky!

[sonias]

1. Slick Rick is holding his gimme hand out again

Talking Points Memo 4/20/11

Republican Governors Quietly Accept Federal Dollars -- While Attacking Federal Spending

Republican governors stormed into state houses this January after campaigning against federal spending, and various so-called state bailouts. They won in part by painting a slanted picture of fiscal mismanagement by their Democratic predecessors.

(snip)
That move would make Rick Perry proud. Perry is as loud a critic of federal spending under Democratic rule as any Republican governor. But he gladly accepted stimulus-bill education funds and swapped them out with state education spending -- in essence pocketing the money for Texas without providing any net aid to its schools.

Democrats in Congress have subsequently sought to make sure Perry doesn't pull that trick again, but their efforts were undermined by the deal House Republicans reached with the White House to avoid a government shutdown.

President Obama probably didn't like that part of the agreement. In a recent interview with a local Texas TV news station, Obama censured Perry. "Governor Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help -- which he happily took -- and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help."

:kick:

[TxVietVet]

2. Obama's Response to Perry's plea for help

>The White House
>
>1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
>Washington, DC 20500
>
>
>Via Email, Facsimile, & US First Class
>
>...
>
>Honorable Rick Perry
>
>Governor of the State of Texas
>
>PO Box 12428
>Austin, Texas 78711 - 2428
>
>Re: Your request for help from the Federal Government
>
>Dear Governor Perry:
>
>I received and read with interest your request of the Federal
>Government for help in combating the forest fires in your
>state.
>
>First, let me say that forest fires are a bad thing. Southern
>border states, like Texas, are especially prone to them
>because of the hot dry winds blowing out of Mexico. I feel
>your pain from the bottom of my heart.
>
>I have been president for going on two years and three months.
> During that time, I have learned some things. I have come to
>believe in States' Rights. I believe the great state of
>Texas, the Lone Star State, can help itself here. Texas has a
>history of standing alone, by itself, fighting whatever comes
>its way, be it Mexican armies, the Union armies in the War of
>Northern Aggression, dust storms, Governor George W. Bush,
>Davie Crockett, illegal immigrants, dry oil wells, a
>pissed-off bull ramming his horn up somebody's ass, and the
>boll weevil. Not to mention that Texas has successfully
>hidden the conspiracy of President Kennedy's assassination
>from the entire world for almost 50 years.
>
>I, myself, have had personal experience of your great state.
>For example, I get more death threats from Texas than most of
>the rest of the states combined, and some of them hate me
>almost as much as Texas does. In addition, since well before
>I took office in January, 2009, you and the majority of the
>citizens of Texas have called me racist names, questioned
>whether I am an American, labeled me an Islamic terrorist,
>made fun of my name, made fun of my family, threatened me,
>voted against me, attempted to block the Healthcare Act, and
>tried to kill my every attempt to bring this great nation out
>of the deepest recession since the 1930's, one caused,
>incidentally, by the right-wing of the republogarkic party.
>This includes both you and my jackass predecessor who lives
>somewhere in your state.
>
>As an aside, please let me state that my healthcare plan would
>put at least another 1,000 dentists in your state. I get
>excited for Texas just thinking about it: The most teeth in
>its history!
>
>Speaking of my predecessor, George, please pass on to him my
>personal concerns about his travel plans. As you know - well
>- it's the damn liberals - you know - well, you see - there's
>a thing called justice - so there's this court called the
>International Court. It sits in a city called, I think, The
>Hague. I can hear you now: Some damn homosexual came up with
>that stupid name! Anyway, the city is somewhere in socialist
>(the damn liberals again) Europe which mostly lets its
>homosexuals marry each other. Well, this court tries people
>who commit war crimes. Some people, even here in the United
>States, believe that the jackass who used to sit right here in
>the Oval Office where I'm just this minute writing this
>letter, committed war crimes. They say he lied in order to
>launch a premeditated and unprovoked military excursion on the
>sovereign nation of Iraq. Killed many of them and even some
>of us. But, hey, they accomplished their war aims which they
>managed to keep secret from the rest of us: George's buddies,
>including Dick Cheney and Halliburton, got the no-bid
>contracts, the money, and best of all, the oil! That was the
>important thing for them, you see. However, because of all
>this, he's subject to arrest when he travels outside the
>United States. Please tell him on my behalf that, if he is
>arrested in another country, he can bet his sweet ass that
>this administration won't lift a fuckin' finger to get him
>back.
>
>But I digress. Back to your fires. Can't waste time here.
>Must have burned another 100 acres while I was writing that
>last paragraph. My apologies, but I couldn't resist it.
>
>I also recall that you stated on several occasions that it
>would be in Texas's best interests to secede from the United
>States. You might remember that we fought a terribly bloody
>war over just that subject 150 years ago. Lincoln freed my
>folks from slavery, but Texas's government and your KKK and
>White Citizens Councils and your daddy and his daddy and his
>daddy and the half-teeth confederate flag waivers killed a
>bunch of them for 100 years after the war ended. Wouldn't a
>been for the fact that my great-great-grandma was Kenyan and
>could outrun the white robed guys, I might not be here.
>
>Well, anyway, I found your secession statements very
>interesting. So interesting, in fact, that I want to try them
>out. I believe Texas can do this on its own. I believe Texas
>needs no help from this all-powerful and liberal and godless
>Federal Government that does nothing but eat up more and more
>of Texas's tax dollars.
>
>Accordingly, I have ordered the Federal Government to take no
>steps to aid your state in combating the forest fires. I have
>also directed that, if the fires spread beyond Texas and into
>other states, Texas must pay for the damage to those other
>states. I understand that my decision might cause you and your
>right-wing friends much anxiety and sorrow. However, there
>are times when a president must show leadership and defer to a
>great governor, like you, in a great state, like Texas. This
>is one of those times.
>
>In closing, Governor Perry, I advise you to get yourself and
>all Texans out there to piss as much as they can on the fires.
>And while you and they are doing so, remember this: You can
>every last one of you kiss my black ass!
>
>Sincerely,
>
>
>Barack H. Obama
>President of the United States of America
>
>Copies to Rick Scott, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Sarah
>Palin, Donald Trump, Rick Huckabee, Rand Paul, the Koch
>brothers, the heads of the Aryan Nations, the Klu Klux Klan,
>the White Supremacists, Glenn Beck, & Fox NewsSee More
>

[sonias]

3. Oppressive Hand Strikes Back

I'm going to add some commentary to your parody letter with my subject line.

:)

[TxVietVet]

4. I'm trying to pass it around as much as possible. I picked it up off of Facebook.

It's got to get some exposure to get the conservanazis all riled up. :kick:

Keep it out there for the others.

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5. Good one!

I like it!

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9. The best to perry

In closing, Governor Perry, I advise you to get yourself and
>all Texans out there to piss as much as they can on the fires.
>And while you and they are doing so, remember this: You can
>every last one of you kiss my black ass!
LOL


KICK

[hobbit709]

6. Ricky's demanding foreign aid again.

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7. LOL! n/t

[jdm9955]

8. +1