Perry: 'We Fought the Revolution In the 16th Century'
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry says debates aren't his strong suit, but apparently history isn't either.
Speaking at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity on Dartmouth College's campus after Tuesday night's The Washington Post/Bloomberg presidential debate, Perry missed the date of the American Revolution by about 200 years.
"Our Founding Fathers never meant for Washington, D.C. to be the fount of all wisdom," the candidate explained. "As a matter of fact they were very much afraid if that because they’d just had this experience with this far-away government that had centralized thought process and planning and what have you, and then it was actually the reason that we fought the revolution in the 16th century was to get away from that kind of onerous crown if you will."
The American Revolutionary War was actually fought in the last half of 18th century, from 1775 through 1783.
"I just try to get up every day and do my job and you know debates are not my strong suit but you know, we get up and do them and we just try to let people see our passion and I think that’s what we did tonight," Perry told KTRK following the debate.
That only applies for the rest of us. In Texas, they teach the controversy between the 16th and 18th centuries.
"Better." It's what we should ask of ourselves and of our leaders.
People wonder why Perry has a problem with speaking and putting together complex things like sentences and knowing American History, the answer is pretty simple. Unless they have changed it, you can go to his website and see the problem. He is pretty proud of the fact that he graduated with a 2.5 GPA in Agriculture. I went to K-State and was interested in Dairy Farming, I have been all of my life, so I sat in on some of those classes when my Engineering schedule permitted and they were not tough. I had even had a history degree from a smaller paper mill and it was tougher than those, so a 2.5 in Ag. Well, Jefferson, Washington, and the other founding fathers farmed for a hobby, but I am sure that if they had gone to school to get a degree in it they would have at least pressed 3.0.
ANYONE BUT A REPUBLICAN!
I believe Ricky, a commentator here at C&L who lives in Texas, said that Perry received a D in his meat course.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
I think the D in Veterinary Anatomy scared him out of his pre-Vet major. The F in Organic Chemistry didn't help. He got a D in Principles in Economics, rumored to have been taught by Phil Gramm. I got my doubts about that. Gramm was once quoted as saying "Nobody ever gave Rick Perry anything." Hell, whoever had him in Economics gave him the damn D.
The sad part is the D in Feeds and Feeding. If you can't feed the critters there is no need to know anything about their meats. Poor things won't have any. All skin and bones.
And I ain't no commentator. I am the Pundito from the Perd-nallis as LBJ used to call the river that runned by his rancho.
(Full disclosure...I coulda been third generation Aggie myself. Went to the other big state school instead.
Got an F myself. Several. In PE mostly. I always passed on that class instead of in it. Cause I was usually still passed when they had it at 8:00 am.)
Almost forgot. 2.5 would be generous Radical Kansan. And the degree was in Animal Science. An ambitious program for a cotton farmer's boy.
"That's fu*#ing retarded."
Big City Mayor
No matter how you slice it, this man is an idiot. It's cut and dried: he's a jerk(y). Come on, punsters... help me out here ...
Tina Brown said on Morning Joe he looked like someone who had suffered a severe sports related head injury during last night's debate.
I heard what she said and it was perfect.
He sounds pitifully stupid and that's as kind as I can be toward him.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
trying to remember the words of the next cheer....er Yell.
"That's fu*#ing retarded."
Big City Mayor
Perry was WEARING his strong suit last night. That was about it as far as it went, or will ever go, regarding his intellectual "gifts."
He is one dumb motherfucker. And to think that he was an officer in the Air Force. And a pilot for fuck's sake.
Sincerely,
George W.
Bush black balled his appearance at the Dartmouth Deke house.
"That's fu*#ing retarded."
Big City Mayor
all the centralized planning and centralized thoughts of your 15th Century English nobility. Not to overlook the firepower inherent in their what have you. ( Most of you know in those times in England the oldest boy inherited all his Daddy's what have you. It is why the younger hungrier ones came to America in the first place. Except for Georgia.
"That's fu*#ing retarded."
Big City Mayor
Why don't you declare yourself an idiot and state that even idiots has a right to run for President of the US. by the way the next election is 2012.
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