"It's fun to poke at him"

[salinen]

That's cool if you're vying for schoolyard bully, but as someone running for president it should completely disqualify Perry in the eyes of voters.

But that's not what will happen. The republican voters are now competing to be the most heartless creatures in the Universe. The lowest of human attributes are being elevated. The winner may well be the candidate who suggests killing liberals, and the media will become the puppies that will follow the warm dripping blood.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. My Kingdom for some context.

:shrug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. ...

:rofl:

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Context

-snip-

"I'm really not worried about the president's birth certificate," he told John Harwood. "It's fun to poke at him a little bit, and say, 'How about, let's see your grades and your birth certificate.'"

In an interview in Sunday's Parade magazine, Perry ressurected the "birther issue," a belief among some right-wing conservatives that Obama was not born in the states and, therefore, illegally holds the office of the president.

-snip-

Perry added that he'd had dinner with Donald Trump, and the topic of Obama's birth certificate did come up.

" doesn't think it's real," he said.

-more-



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/10/25/2011-10-25_gov_rick_perry_im_not_worried_about_obamas_birth_certificate.html#ixzz1boy5CvTC

[salinen]

4. thanks no_

I should have done that.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

6. Don't beat yourself up.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

5. That's the kerfuffle?

[louis-t]

8. It's repug superiority complex.

They really think they are better than everyone else.

[EC]

7. That's what Rick Perry said

about the birther issue. That he's just poking at Obama with it...it's a slur, pure and simple.

[FrenchieCat]

9. Many folks everywhere do the same thing....poke at him......

In fact, I believe that would be an overwhelming majority (here)
for the past 2.9 months!

So I'm not sure this is anything new. :shrug: