Rick Perry compares civil rights movement to GOP's fight for lower corporate taxes

[The Man]

what is this I don't even

[Ari]

Rick Parry, fighting to allow Corporations a seat on the bus. Corporations, they are people too!

[Gonzo]

Perry with an 'A' for America

[Escapegoat]

In the man's defense, I doubt he is familiar with many black people. He probably only knows Colin Powell, Condi Rice, Bill Cosby, Oprah, and Michael Steele. I fond the plight of corporations to have similarities to the struggle of these people to get the rights they deserve.

[Kyuss Apollo]

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

[ShottleBop]

The parallels between the treatment of corporations and the treatment of blacks in this country are truly amazing! This song could have been written about GM or Chevron (for reals)!

Nina Simone Strange Fruit Remixed By Montecristo ...

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[chunksmediocrites]

Originally Posted by Escapegoat

In the man's defense, I doubt he is familiar with many black people. He probably only knows Colin Powell, Condi Rice, Bill Cosby, Oprah, and Michael Steele. I fond the plight of corporations to have similarities to the struggle of these people to get the rights they deserve.

I don't know you well enough yet but I'm trying to decide if this is a wind-up.

Rick Perry is a candidate for an election that is 15 months from now. And he says something that is sure to be reported every day in the media, because that works great for him. It identifies him to the Right-wing base as hitting all the spaces on the bingo map. Does it outrage people who aren't conservative/ Tea Party voters? Does it help keep Perry in the news cycle? Does it make him more to the Right than Romney, during the run-up to the primary?

It works great for Obama for the next 15 months while he and Congress do things that actually have serious outcomes for our economy, our foreign policy, our adherence (or not) to basic principles of rule of law and civil rights. But we won't hear about that. Because the news cycle is busy with the faux-drama they are producing, one that incidentally will net them vast millions in advertisement revenue, and the earlier it starts the longer the money comes in.

It also works for Obama because this re-solidifies the "be afraid of Republicans because they are worse"* fear campaign that will be sold to attempt to pull in voters for 2012.

But tune in tomorrow and the next day when Bachmann or Perry or whoever say the next thing that their base will eat up with a spoon and not-their base will abhor.

Perry's roll-out is massively orchestrated. His speeches are carefully written. His interactions scripted, his talking points drilled, his quotable lines made quotable for maximum effect. He's making crazy comparisons for a particular reason, and hey, Southern Strategy is go.

15 fucking months more.

*I'm not arguing that the Republicans aren't worse in some ways. They are. I'm arguing when your campaign is relying on the non-Republicans and non-centrists either believing they have no other viable option- or that the negatives of the other party are so overwhelming, that no matter how shitty a job Duopoly Party D does the big problem is Duopoly Party R is worse- that's a pathetic-ass Party D slogan.

[Vivisectus]

Hahaha next years slogan for Obama 2: "But they can't either!"

[livius drusus]

Originally Posted by chunksmediocrites

I don't know you well enough yet but I'm trying to decide if this is a wind-up.

I think that's a wry comment on how the black people Rick Perry is likely familiar with are wealthy power brokers, not unlike the corporations he fawns over. Correct me if I'm wrong, Escapegoat.

[Escapegoat]

Originally Posted by livius drusus

I think that's a wry comment on how the black people Rick Perry is likely familiar with are wealthy power brokers, not unlike the corporations he fawns over. Correct me if I'm wrong, Escapegoat.

Nope. You pegged it.
Sorry if I was not clear. I was not actually defending him.

But chunk's response intrigues me.

Chunk, are you saying that Rick perry is a intentional straw man being used to get Obama reelected?
If so, please tell me more....it sounds fascinating!

[chunksmediocrites]

Originally Posted by Escapegoat

Nope. You pegged it.
Sorry if I was not clear. I was not actually defending him.

But chunk's response intrigues me.

Chunk, are you saying that Rick perry is a intentional straw man being used to get Obama reelected?
If so, please tell me more....it sounds fascinating!

No. Fear campaigns are normal in every election and used by both sides to varying degrees. Perry is saying things that appeal to his base, much of which plays on their fears. Obama will use fear to attempt to keep his own base engaged while courting the centrist vote a-la-Clinton, mostly by snubbing his captive base. I was not suggesting some sort of conspiracy between Perry and Obama.

[Escapegoat]

Originally Posted by chunksmediocrites

No. Fear campaigns are normal in every election and used by both sides to varying degrees. Perry is saying things that appeal to his base, much of which plays on their fears. Obama will use fear to attempt to keep his own base engaged while courting the centrist vote a-la-Clinton, mostly by snubbing his captive base. I was not suggesting some sort of conspiracy between Perry and Obama.

Oh. Bummer.

But...but...is that not how campaigns work?

[Goliath]

Swing low
Sweet Rolls Royce
Jeeves is now driving me home