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Perry fires back at Hoyer over Tea Party remark
Baltimore Sun ^ | November 15, 2011 | John Fritze

Posted on 11/16/2011 12:20:47 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry took a shot at Rep. Steny Hoyer on Tuesday, arguing that the Maryland Democrat is part of a culture in Washington that is “making a great living up there…at our expense.”

In a speech in Iowa, the Texas governor outlined a plan to slash government spending in part by reducing salaries for lawmakers. Asked about the proposal earlier in the day, Hoyer suggested that Perry was pandering to the Tea Party.

“When people like Steny Hoyer come out there and go, 'Is this guy being serious?' Yeah, you better believe it Steny. Americans are serious. They're serious about the spending that's going on,” Perry said on a conservative radio show. “It's not a surprise to me when I laid out this fundamental reform … that career politicians like Steny Hoyer don't like my plan to overhaul Washington. They're making a great living up there.”

Earlier in the day, when asked about Perry’s plan to halve lawmakers’ salaries, Hoyer gibed the candidate for a recent debate performance in which he could not remember the third federal agency he wants to eliminate.

“Rick Perry? I have heard that name, yes. Oh, he is the one that has three -- yes, I can't remember what they are.”

Hoyer then dismissed Perry’s government-reduction idea.

(Excerpt) Read more at weblogs.baltimoresun.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: bloatedgovernment; economy; federalgovernment; maryland; perry2012; rickperry; stenyhoyer; texas
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To: Liz
ROTFL.....Anita probablay scratches out a beat on the ol' tin washboard while Ricky plays "The Theme from Rawhide " on his trusty harmonica during those cozy evenings by the fireside.

LOL - yeah, that's what they do.

But I hear they're getting tired of you hanging around uininvited. They say your kazoo-playing is woefully off-key and for the thousandth time, they don't want to watch the Brady Bunch re-runs with you and they think your bad poetry about sheep, accompanied by your off-rhythm bongo drum banging is excruciating.

Somebody had to tell you. You'll get over it eventually.

41 posted on 11/16/2011 12:38:35 PM PST by Allegra (Hey! Stop looking at my tagline like that.)
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42 posted on 11/16/2011 1:23:38 PM PST by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: indylindy

You and I know that, but some, well... you know.


43 posted on 11/16/2011 2:57:41 PM PST by rintense (ABO is not a winning strategy.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker; Liz; South40; raybbr; rintense; JoenTX; TADSLOS; fredl; org.whodat; ...

but, But, BUT... Perry’s the cream of the crop!!!!


44 posted on 11/16/2011 2:59:07 PM PST by rintense (ABO is not a winning strategy.)
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To: rintense

Yeah-——in his own mind.


45 posted on 11/16/2011 3:15:39 PM PST by Liz
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To: Liz

What about Steny Hoyer’s wife? Oh wait—


46 posted on 11/16/2011 5:12:18 PM PST by AmericanVictory (Should we be more like them or they more like we used to be?)
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To: GOPyouth; All

” What is your proof that Merck and Governor Perry were involved in a quid pro quo? “

I don’t even give a rats azz about Merck.....his record on illegal immigrants is enough to boil the SOB in oil !

GOP yewt!


47 posted on 11/16/2011 5:53:13 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: rintense; Liz; South40; raybbr; JoenTX; TADSLOS; fredl; org.whodat

“” but, But, BUT... Perry’s the cream of the crop!!!!””

I don’t like creamed veggies : )


48 posted on 11/17/2011 6:05:32 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker; rintense; indylindy; South40; raybbr; JoenTX; TADSLOS; fredl; org.whodat; ...
“..... but, But, BUT...How could Perry sink into single digits.........Perry’s the cream of the crop......”

.......You mean Perry got creamed......

Everytime Perry opens his mouth, the voters say no.

One recent poll says Perry's the least likely candidate voters would trust with nukes.

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Perry's ill-conceived million-dollar ad buys on Fox should have him hightailin' it back to cattle country.

Perry's exit strategy? Anita will get a rare disease that can be cured only with a Merck vaccine.....LOL

49 posted on 11/17/2011 6:29:25 AM PST by Liz
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To: Liz

Yeah..


50 posted on 11/17/2011 6:46:51 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Cincinatus' Wife.
Hoyer suggested that Perry was pandering to the Tea Party.

51 posted on 11/17/2011 8:29:23 PM PST by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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