"History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake."

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Rick Perry (again)

This guy is really something. I thought he might be a formidable opponent to Obama as well as the other repubs, but he's showing that he's really too extreme to last. This has been all over the news today:
 

Not only does he disparage the work of Fed chairman Bernanke and the Fed, but he intimates that the man is guilty of treason and even threatens him with Texas-style justice (ie, lynching). This guy is running for president?! And this is just the first week of his campaign. Give him a few weeks (if he lasts that long). 

 Also, note the reaction of the people listening: no exclamations of horror or disgust, just a few chuckles and general approval. It makes my blood run cold that there are actually Americans who could approve of this Klan-lite man and his nasty views. Idiocracy is really too kind a word for what's on display here.

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