Inhofe plans to back Rick Perry for president

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: Tulsa World

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said Wednesday that he plans to endorse Texas Gov. Rick Perry for president.

"I called Rick Perry a year ago and told him, 'If you're running for president, I'll be the first to endorse you,'" Inhofe said at a State Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Tulsa Press Club.

"I'm going to be that person on Monday."

Inhofe said he "likes Mitt Romney, but he's a little mushy on environmental issues" and "Newt Gingrich, I always have this vision of him sitting on the couch holding hands with Nancy Pelosi," but that he has no reservations about Perry.


Read more: http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=336&articleid=20110824_336_0_USSenJ665031&r=7305

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This is actually pretty big, as very few members of congress have endorsed in the GOP primary.

[FSogol]

1. Hey Inhofe, resign. You obviously lack any type of judgment.

:puke:

[yellowcanine]

2. Quelle surprise. Mr. Climate Change Denier supports Mr. Evolution and Climate Change Denier.

[izquierdista]

3. I've seen this one....

[russspeakeasy]

4. He called me too and said the same thing...

:evilgrin: It's called covering your bases...next time your phone rings.....

[MBS]

5. peas in a pod... fellow members of the Flat Earth Caucus. n/t

[rfranklin]

10. Dumber and dumberer...

Unfortunately, half of the electorate doesn't agree.

[Turbineguy]

6. Shocked and amazed!

No, I'm not. However, if the GOP could find somebody more incompetent he'd have to go with that.

[Dollface]

7. Greg Stillson without the class but just as dangerous.

[Demeter]

8. Well, He Would

Insanity is no barrier to public service.

[lillypaddle]

9. Of course he does

Jim Inhofe is an idiot.

[Kingofalldems]

11. Unrec for posting what RW repubs think

This is Democratic Underground

[Cirque du So-What]

15. It's not like the OP contained an endorsement or anything like that

and I take exception to the utterly incorrect claim that 'posting what RW repubs think' is against the rules on DU. This is a place where researching the opposition is actually encouraged. You have the right to ignore such discussion if you like, but to announce that you're unreccing a thread because it breaks your personal rules?

I'll have to pay closer attention to the calendar, making sure I vote next time there's a DU election for Arbiters of All That's Proper for Discussion. You won't be getting my vote.

[Kingofalldems]

16. Didn't say it was against the rules.

I said I unrecced for that reason. Personal prerogative. And BTW, it's probably not LBN anyway.
Don't like it? Alert.

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[Freddie Stubbs]

26. And it is important for Democrats to be informed as to what the Republicans are saying and doing

Or would you prefer that Democrats be kept ignorant? Would ignorant Democrats make better advocates for the party than informed Democrats?

[a la izquierda]

12. Color me stunned.

Dipshit. I hope he gets a challenger one of these days.

[christx30]

13. I support Perry being

the Republican nominee for President. Because no one in their right mind would actually vote for him in the general election, that'll mean Obama would not only win in 2012, but would be thrown back into office by a populous terrified of Perry (with good reason). It'll show a mandate and make 2012 - 2016 easier for Obama.

[oldhippydude]

21. watch what you pray for

I'm old enough to remember hoping the repubs nominated reagan... thinking he was so crazy folks wouldn't vote for him

[christx30]

25. It's not like

the Republicans are going to forget to put someone up this time. Or maybe that they aren't going to bother. It's best to put someone that will put the fear in them.. Someone that pretty much lives the Sideshow Bob promise to "Lower your taxes, brutalize your criminals and RULE YOU LIKE A KING."
McCain purposely threw the 2008 campaign. He made himself as unattractive to voters as he could. Perry won't do that. But hopefully he'll scare enough people to vote for Obama.

[Freddie Stubbs]

27. This guy got 38% of the Hispanic vote last year

Underestimate him at your own risk.

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. If it wasn't for Texas, Oklahoma would be waterfront property.

Rick and Jim, two peas in a pod.

[COLGATE4]

17. Pete and Re-Pete

[Confusious]

18. At least it's nice to know who the asshole picks

I'll pick the other guy,

[Old Time Pagan]

19. Somebody tell me how I get out of this very bad

Fellini nightmare

[AlbertCat]

22. Inhofe plans to back Rick Perry

A sure sign of disaster.

[NICO9000]

23. In other words: water still wet; sun still hot

Maybe Jimmy wants to be Ricky's veep? Two douches, both dumber than a bag of hammers.

[democrat2thecore]

24. Hmmmm....Inhofe has always been big on closing the borders. How does that work w/ Perry?

Perry is practically to the left of La Raza on border issues. (That alone will sink him in the primaries once that becomes known.)
Otherwise, it's two peas in a pod.