What's Up With the Governor of Texas?

[babylonsister]

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/04/22-3

What's Up With the Governor of Texas?

by Jim Hightower


Texas politics has long been a source of great amusement for the people of our state, but it's often a source of bafflement for people beyond our borders. So, sometimes there's a need to explain what's going on here, and this is one of those times. In this case, the explanation is simple: Our governor is a goober.

Texans have known this for some time, but Rick Perry - whose chief claim to fame had been that he has a spectacular head of hair - was unknown outside the state, so he was our little secret. Now, however, Perry's gooberness has gone viral. He's a YouTube phenomenon and a new darling of the GOP kingmaker, Rush Limbaugh.

He broke into national consciousness on April 15, when he spoke at one of the many "teabag" rallies that Republican operatives set up around the country to protest Barack Obama's deficit spending. Appearing in Austin before a boisterous crowd of about a thousand people who were fuming about everything from gun control to the Wall Street bailout, the governor opened with this shot: "I'm sure you're not just a bunch of right-wing extremists. But if you are, I'm with you."

Then came the thought that earned him YouTuber-of-the-Day and a favorable mention from Lord Limbaugh: Texas just, By God, might secede from the union if Washington keeps messing with us.

No doubt many people in the other 49 states burst into applause at this notion, but it caused quite a bit of consternation among home folks, who rather like being both Texans and Americans. Was he serious? Apparently so. When reporters asked afterward about the legality of such a rash move, Perry pointed out that Texas had entered the union under a unique agreement that gave us the right "to leave if we decided to do that." Good line, but utterly untrue. No such agreement ever existed.

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OK, our governor has not quite attained the Blagojevichian level of gubernatorial gooberness, but he's a striver, and he's only one bad haircut away from getting to the top. Illinois, we feel your pain.

[tammywammy]

1. "Our governor is a goober."

bwahahahaha

:rofl:

[Baby Snooks]

4. OMG

He is. Never heard him described as one. But he is.

As for the annexation treaty, there's a lot of discussion about it and some claim the Republic of Texas did have the right to secede - just not secede with other states and form another country. Which Texas was or was not. Depending on who you talk to. And how they interpret the "goings on" back then. There were two proposed treaties in 1845. One with Mexico. One with the United States.

Supposedly the treaty with the United States involved the division of Texas into five states. Not up to five states. Five states. That never happened. Wonder where the actual treaty is at this point. Probably hidden away somewhere from prying eyes.

According to some, the treaty is null and void on that point and the Republic of Texas is still the Republic of Texas.

Maybe we can go ahead and divide into five states and give one of them to Rick Perry and Company and then they can secede and they can form their own country and call it the Republic of Goobers. Their capitol can be called Gooberville.

I have this theory about Texas Republicans by the way. They've watched one too many Chuck Norris movies.

[kjackson227]

2. He's an idiot, and an embarrassment. That pretty much sums it up.

With a little bit of luck, we'll get rid of him soon.

[tbyg52]

6. Yeah, if Kinky will get his oar out of the water.

Then again, I don't think Democrats are dumb enough to nominate him anyway.

[Nicole Lambeth]

3. I've always wondered

if he'd go through withdrawal if we took away his hair gel. Just a thought.

[Melissa G]

5. Govenor Goober Goodhair!

ROFLMAO :rofl:

[sonias]

7. Kicking it for Jim Hightower

One of our few remaining progressive voices whose been through the whole cycle at at least a couple of times. Plus he'll live to see Texas turn blue I bet.

The Gubernatorial Gooberness award would definitely have Rick Perry's likeness as a model.

:crazy:

Sonia

[WolverineDG]

8. Been spending too much time huffing hairspray nt

[TX Screwball]

9. Jim Hightower is the greatest.

He hits his subjects square on and with a bit of humor. Great Stuff.

Now on hairproducts: Back in the 80's I had a mullet haircut(I wasn't the only one! You older cats know its true). I looked like I had a deep fried peacock on my head. It took a bunch of gell and AquaNet to keep that sucker up. But whatever Gov. Goober Goodhair is using is much stonger than my concoction.

Does Superglue come in a spray bottle?

Cheers, Amigos!

Rick

[WolverineDG]

11. Could you stand in front of a jet engine & not have a single hair move?

KBH can. :evilgrin:

I wonder how much of the hole in the ozone layer is directly attributable to Perry & his hair care products?

dg

[hobbit709]

10. Dolph Briscoe was certifiably loony tunes but he was relatively harmless.

But I think Goodhair's got him beat in total crazy.