TX Gov Rick Perry: End High School Football to balance budget

[johncoby2]

Governor calls for the end of High School Football to balance his budget.
"The Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker and their colleagues aren't going to hire or fire one teacher, until we eliminate unnecessary spending."

http://bayareahouston.blogspot.com/2011/03/tx-gov-rick-perry-end-high-school.html

[seabeyond]

1. do it perry. oh, please do it. nt

[davidinalameda]

2. this is satire

or whatever you want to call it

it's not even good satire

[seabeyond]

9. lol... ah. well, see, didnt read. but pretty damn sure in tx football was not

going away.

[earthside]

3. If only! n/t

[rurallib]

4. in football crazy Texas? O please, o please.

[RBInMaine]

5. Yeah, please do it. Watch a massive REPUBLICAN revolt. Those guys LOVE their football.

[Critters2]

6. Rick Perry has a death wish?! nt

[shugah]

7. haha

it isn't april 1 yet.

[roamer65]

8. Wow...something I agree with him on if its true.

Why should taxpayers have to cover the cost of sports? Schools are for education, not sports.

[groundloop]

10. That fool just sealed his fate....

[LiberalAndProud]

11. Has he lost his mind?

Football and this all in the same speech. He's probably toast. (Even if he is right.)

Perry continued, "Under the fiscal mismanagement of the Republican Party over the last 10 years, Texas is facing a massive $27 billion shortfall requiring deep cuts in education.

[w8liftinglady]

12. hehe.... riiiiiiggghhhhtttt... pigs will fly first.

I mean, highschoolfootball is one word here.

[Ramulux]

13. I think this is fake

[Snoutport]

14. Those good old boys ain't gonna like that

[krispos42]

15. I was about to say...

...if that's true, Perry's a walking dead man.

[TBF]

16. lol - only in my dreams. nt

[JVS]

17. Oh, he's toast!

[blogslut]

18. satire

[Vidar]

19. I taught in Texas and don't care for football myself, but going against

football in Texas is the equivalent of signing one's own death warrant.

[northoftheborder]

20. Hoo-boy!!! I think this is a potboiling joke.

[tblue37]

21. You should make it clear that this is meant to be funny. nt

[FeelingBlue]

22. Firemen First Principle - TEXAS STYLE!

I LOVE THIS!!!

I learned about this in American Government class. If a mayor or governor wants access to more money, he will state that he has to close some fire stations. The people react to that in horror, and suddenly they become willing to pay more in taxes. The hilarious thing about this in Texas, is that he DIDN'T say he was going to close a fire station. They wouldn't bat an eye over that. But, say you want to end football, and the governor will have all the money he wants. Just watch. This is Texas politics at its best.

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[jwirr]

23. Okay, I am going to get slammed on this but if I had to choose between

an academic agenda and sports, etc. I would take the former. However, I would do this ONLY if the crisis were real. These lying liars can not be trusted.

[Luciferous]

24. I knew this had to be a joke...

[fishwax]

25. lol -- yeah, that would be political suicide in texas

and in many other states as well ...

[Marr]

26. edit

[susanr516]

27. Knew it had to be satire

Texans would tax their churches before they got rid of HS football. :rofl: