Christian Right leader: Perry is better than Bush, he doesn't have his education or "compassion"

[ck4829]

The Southern Baptist Convention's Richard Land explains the key differences between George W. Bush and Rick Perry - basically, Perry is Bush without the education, compassion, intellect, or fancy East Coast-upbringing:

The "Don't Mess with Texas" mindset is embraced by both men, but Perry, the Aggie, had neither Bush's parents nor Yale or Harvard to tone it down.

It is clear to those who know former President George W. Bush that he has great respect and affection for the average man and tremendous appreciation for those who have risen through the meritocracy from humble beginnings. However, as one of those "up from the ranks" individuals, I don't believe George W. Bush or any such son of privilege can as fully identify with the average family that lives from paycheck to paycheck as Perry can. Bush loves and appreciates them, Perry is them.

Their different backgrounds make them different men. Perry is less subtle. While both are men of genuine faith, Perry (life-long evangelical) is going to be more overtly Christian in his faith statements than the former president, who became a Methodist but was raised by New England Episcopalians. Perry is more conservative than Bush. He would be the most conservative president since Calvin Coolidge both fiscally and in foreign policy. He would be less interventionist in the latter and far more frugal than "compassionate" in the former. Perry also has a well-deserved reputation in Texas as being a less-forgiving political opponent than Bush. If you cross Perry, he will get even.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/most-terrifying-thing-you-will-read-all-day

[fascisthunter]

1. In Other Words; "He's got an empty head we can fill for our own selfish anti-democratic agenda."

[mainegreen]

2. Oh look. New England hate.

:eyes:

[OHdem10]

3. The disdain for education in this group floors me. Keep 'em ignornat

I guess. America needs better. Our children need
better.

[tularetom]

4. Bush pretended to be a dumbass ignorant hick like us but he was really just a candy ass Yankee

But this guy Perry is the real thing!

[mysuzuki2]

5. and these are the qualities these "christians" admire?

[LiberalFighter]

6. So the Southern Baptist leaders prefer their members to use revenge

when they are not followed or given what they want?

They want to be less interventionist? Less than what is found in the bible with the wars they had?

It seems to me that the leader in the OP really wants to be less of a Christian than more of one.

[The Doctor.]

7. I do so love The Onion.

Wait... wut?

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Wow. So now being uneducated, unintelligent, and non-compassionate are the qualities of

a presidential candidate? Congrats, USA!

[mod mom]

9. just what the corporate elite in this country want.

:mad:

[HappyMe]

10. Yay! He's just what this country needs!

:crazy:

[robertpaulsen]

11. WWJD? According to Land & Perry: "Get even".

Gotta love those "Christians"...

[hfojvt]

12. "Perry is going to be more overtly Christian in his faith statements ..."

"If you cross Perry, he will get even."

'You have heard that it was said 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheeck, turn the other to him also. Matthew 5: 38-39

'This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me...' Mark 7: 6, Isaiah 29: 13

[hifiguy]

13. Perry is crazier than a shithouse mouse

and dangerous as hell. I don't think Chimpoleon believed half of the religulously insane shit that spilled out of his piehole, but Perry clearly does.

Certifiably religulously insane, greedy, and power mad. The perfect trifecta of lunatic qualities needed by someone with his finger on the button. :crazy:

[pnorman]

14. K & R!

n/t

[samsingh]

15. aren't Christians supposed to be compassionate?

[Initech]

16. Oh god, not this faith-based BS leadership crap again.

Mixing religions and politics is dangerous, and I do not want to see the US go turn into some weird Christian Taliban utopia. That's the last thing we need. :argh: