After First Laughing Off Recession, Gov. Perry Admits ‘This Whole Country’s In A Recession’
After First Laughing Off Recession, Gov. Perry Admits ‘This Whole Country’s In A Recession’
Just a couple days after Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) touted that his state was “recession proof” and callously suggested that Texas wasn’t even in a recession, Perry changed his tune in an interview with ThinkProgress at this weekend’s Value Voters Summit.
On Saturday, Perry acknowledged that Texas has been “absolutely” impacted by a recession that plagues the whole country and accuses Washington of pushing his state farther into it:
This whole country’s in a recession. You don’t lose the number of jobs that we’ve lost in this country — and Texas has been impacted too. But, there’s no doubt that the impact is substantially less on Texas because of the policies that we’ve put in place. You better believe it — every family, every person who’s lost a job is a reflection of some policy, generally speaking policies that have come out of Washington, DC…
But you ask any people in the country which state would you rather economically be in than any other one, they rather be in Texas. We balanced our budget, we gave 40,000 small businesses a tax cut and we’re working towards having 9 billion dollars in our rainy day fund. In anybody’s estimation, that’s good economic policy that’s been put in place. Are we worried about what Washington’s doing and the impact that it’s having on the state of Texas and the recession that it’s pushing Texas farther into? Absolutely.
Watch it:
Perry admitted that Texas has been “shedding jobs” in the oil and gas industries and pins the blame on federal decision-makers. And while he considered rejecting “burden[some]” stimulus money and continues slamming Washington’s response to the recession, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that Texas was only able to balance its budget and pad its rainy day fund because of “an infusion of about $12.1 billion in [federal] stimulus funds” which “saved the day.”
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There’s one too many Texan who still has a job — his name is Rick Perry. There used to be two but we finally got rid of GDumbya last January.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:04 pmAnd this guy thinks he’s leadership material. Gop is in serious trouble.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:04 pmThere’s pretty much no reason at all that I’d ever want to live in Texas. Just so you know Perry.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:04 pmWrong!
September 21st, 2009 at 2:06 pmIt’s OK, Ricky boy. We don’t really expect you to be any more than a flyweight, intellectually, spiritually and humanly.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:06 pmI don’t care if the uemployment is less in Texas, you would still have to put up with politicians that are dumber than fence posts. So no, Rick, I would not rather be in Texas, or Oklahoma, or Utah, thank you very much.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:07 pm…he’s just another of many idiots.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:09 pmKeep talking Gov, you’re sound more intelligent every sentence. /eyeroll
September 21st, 2009 at 2:11 pmDude, would you just secede already?
September 21st, 2009 at 2:11 pmSorry Texas,
September 21st, 2009 at 2:14 pmYour guy…
Hit ‘em where it hurts:
Tell Congress to close the “Halliburton Loophole” to protect drinking water from contamination
p.s. Texas has lost jobs in the oil and gas industry due to low price induced layoffs which protect the shareholders at the expense of the lower/middle-class.
Perry couldn’t hold onto a fact if it was tattooed onto his forehead.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:15 pm“This whole country’s in a recession. You don’t lose the number of jobs that we’ve lost in this country — and Texas has been impacted too. But, there’s no doubt that the impact is substantially less on Texas because of the policies that we’ve put in place. You better believe it — every family, every person who’s lost a job is a reflection of some policy, generally speaking policies that have come out of Washington, DC…”
Yes – during the Bush administration.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:16 pmThe lower impact on Texas doesn’t have anything to do with “the policies” they put into place. It has to do with having an industry focus in energy and semiconductors, which are still doing pretty well.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:16 pmActually, governor, based on current jobless rates, there are about 17 states that one would rather live in than Texas. But hey, why let facts get in the way of your uninformed ranting?
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2009/07/17/state-unemployment-an-interactive-guide/
September 21st, 2009 at 2:24 pmEverything is Obama’s fault. GWB and the financial services industry had nothing to do with all of this. The country was doing fine under GWB. Right Gov. Perry. And up is down and down is up, and 2 + 2 = 5.
Sarcasm off. He is just another Republican living in an alternate reality.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:25 pmThink oil and energy are big players here in Texas? Sure they still fund and steer investment speculation on too many levels, but think again…
Even Health Care’s Bigger in Texas
Cost of Care: Dallas sees no relief in health care expenses as competition drives up cost
Cost of Care: Doctor-owned hospitals a lucrative practice, though opinions split on benefits
Doctor-owned hospitals a lucrative practice, though opinions split on benefits
September 21st, 2009 at 2:26 pmMaybe someone should come up with an ad for the Gubner.
“Come to Texas, we are either doing ok or in a recession, depending on who is buying Rick dinner.”
September 21st, 2009 at 2:29 pmSorry, this should have been my fourth linked story:
Wealth-building advisers call that a liquidity event
Fcuking repulsive.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:31 pmAfter First Laughing Off Recession, Gov. Perry Admits ‘This Whole Country’s In A Recession’
– - Perry: “I mean, YOUR country is in a recession. Here in the country of Texas we’re all just doin’ fiiiine, y’all.”
September 21st, 2009 at 2:33 pmI see in Texas yesterday they unveiled a 100,000+ seat stadium. How much of the stadium was built with tax payer money?
from Wiki:
Just another example of how taxes increase when it suits the people with money. Better health care, no bloody way you can increases taxes for that!
September 21st, 2009 at 2:35 pmJust another example of how taxes increase when it suits the people with money.
And how the wealthy benefit from the debt carried by those who can’t afford the interest.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:38 pmAs everything “Republispeak”, Trickle-Down Economics is EXACTLY the opposite of what the term implies.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:39 pmRick Perry puts the a** in Texas.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:42 pmIs this guy crazy or what?
No recession, yes recession.
Yes secession, no secession.
This guy is a ten-gallon asshat!
September 21st, 2009 at 2:43 pmHere’s a short list to remind you. It can be added to by now:
Colin Powell
September 21st, 2009 at 2:44 pmDouglas Feith
George Tenet
Scooter Libby
Donald Rumsfeld
John Bolton
John Ashcroft
Paul McNulty
Monica Goodling
Kyle Sampson
Tom Delay
Duke Cunningham
Jack Abramoff
Robert E. Coughlin II
Jeff Gannon/James Guckert
Bob Ney
Mark Foley
Katherine Harris
Scott McClellan
Ari Fleischer
Michael Brown
Paul Wolfowitz
Tony Blair
Dan Bartlett
Tim Griffin
Alberto Gonzales
Dick Cheney
George Bush
David Addington
Karl Rove
How do you “feat” a bee? It must have something to do with feces as that seems to be this particular posters special ingredient.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:45 pmUh, the Recession was caused by the War Criminal who lives in Texas.
Perry never mentioned that it was the polices of the Bush Administration that caused this.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:45 pmOnly a state like Texas with so many imbeciles in it would elect a super-bumpkin like Perry!
September 21st, 2009 at 2:47 pmbeefeater – I believe that what you MEANT to say was “Democratic Party”.
You’re welcome.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:49 pmThe political party Republicanic
September 21st, 2009 at 2:50 pmIs one lying a** gigantic
Each tale that they spin
Will someday do them in
And they’ll be known as the party Titanic.
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#26,
fred,
don’t forget paul o’neil.
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:)
September 21st, 2009 at 2:50 pmbeefeater
Nice outfit dude! Did you get that in Texas?
September 21st, 2009 at 2:52 pmAs I recall the democrat party had nothing to do with Mr. Bush leaving office in spite of their best efforts.
Check with your doctor on that Alzheimers. And while you are at it, maybe he can recommend a good education program to help with your spelling.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:52 pmPerry, Perry, quite contrary
September 21st, 2009 at 2:54 pmHow does your hypocrisy grow?
With patriotic secession
And conservative regression
And a dose of obstructionist “no”.
That’s some sub-par lying, coming from a TX R. DeLay was a much better liar, as was the Dubbie.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:57 pm@ 32 good point Joe, treasury sec forced out in 02 for not towing the line.
Any others I’ve missed, let me know and I will add them to the list.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:59 pmRepublicans have been in a mental recession for 28 years now, since folksy President Reagan started breaking up labor unions and followed that with the debacle of deregulating the savings and loans associations.
Republicans make things worse.
September 21st, 2009 at 3:03 pmTexas is paying into a rainy day fund during a recession? While it is taking federal stimulus money?
It’s to know that the Lone Star State will be able to finance its own recovery efforts from the next category 4 hurricane that makes landfall there.
September 21st, 2009 at 3:04 pmGeorge says – Hehehe, Perry is my main dude here, he’s like all Texans, Patriotic as all get out, an upstanding religious republican who knows which side his bread is buttered on. He was one of the favorite pupils in our “New Speak Class”, he had all the terms down pat, War is Peace, Slavery is Freedom, Lies are Truth, You’re With Us or You’re Against Us, It’s Unpatriotic to Question A Republican, God only talks to Republicans, well actually, only Republicans who are incharge. I can hear God talking to me all the time, he says stuff like, “Kick that Dog”, “Blow up that Frog”, “Your Mother Hates You”, “Start a War in Iraq”, “Give Jeff a call, he loves you”. Perry says God talks to him also, most of the time God just mumbles, sorta drives me nuts when I’m trying to sleep…What do you think Dick?
Dick says – I need fresh blood from cute kittens and puppies.
September 21st, 2009 at 3:14 pmIs the $12 billion we gave to Texas considered to be foreign aid?
September 21st, 2009 at 3:15 pmPeople and businesses “would rather be in Texas.” Hahahaha that’s really funny. Perry is such a delusinal tool, what a lunatic.
September 21st, 2009 at 3:40 pmHeh. I see the guv has been huffing the Aqua-Net again.
September 21st, 2009 at 3:45 pmHey ‘Gov.’,
You cant unring THAT bell DICKHEAD!!
September 21st, 2009 at 3:59 pm“Gov. Perry Admits ‘This Whole Country’s In A Recession’”…as he held his hand out, palms up for more of that stimulus money he claims isn’t working.
September 21st, 2009 at 4:16 pmWonder how many people called him on his stupid earlier statement ?
Back-pedaling like him, you can go faster in reverse than you can forwards.
September 21st, 2009 at 5:00 pmRemember, Perry only got 39 per cent of the vote. How he managed even that is beyond my comprehension. There has not been a viable Democrat for years, so options are limited. His numerous opponents dilute the vote so that the religious, non thinking whackos carry the day in a state where a plurality wins. There are good, caring people in Texas – and we do not want to secede!
September 21st, 2009 at 5:38 pmI believe Perry has the disease that will is plaguing many a Republican. It’s called foot in mouth.
Shoot your mouth off in front of the Chamber of Commerce one day with out thinking.
September 21st, 2009 at 9:12 pmGov Perry, you have just demonstrated how out of touch you are with your own state.
Perry acknowledged that Texas has been absolutely impacted by a recession. estetik
September 28th, 2009 at 10:53 am