Posted on 08/23/2011 12:53:52 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
....Tough-guy politicians may not actually make the best leaders, but they've been shown to be popular with voters and able to win major elections. Currently, no other leading candidate (not Mitt Romey, Ron Paul or Michele Bachmann) in the Republican field comes across as more macho than Perry.
Evidence of Perry's machismo is surging on the internets. The Twitter feed @RickPerryFacts is a constant stream ofChuck Norris-esque statements about Perry. They're funny, but I also can't help but think they don't speak to a yearning of some part of the human psyche: A basic desire for a strong, tough-guy leader.
Now, this Twitter feed has been active for quite some time, but with Perry's emergence as a top presidential contender, they've stepped it up a notch.
Here are 10 recent tweets from @RickPerryFacts about govenor's machismo:
• Each night before they go to sleep, Barack Obama makes Michelle check under the bed for Rick Perry.
• Popeye opens a can of Rick Perry before a fight.
• Atheists believe in rick perry
• Obama lists him as his emergency contact.
• Rick Perry once played in Texas without having a fiddle in his band.
• Remember how bad Y2K was supposed to be? Remember how nothing bad happened at midnight? Yeah, thank Rick Perry for that one.
• Rick Perry checked up on Annie, and yes, she is okay.
• Rick Perry once won the Indianapolis 500 in a rickshaw pulled by a small gerbil.
• If Rick Perry had starred in the movie "300", the film would have been called "1".
• As President, Rick Perry will protect the Secret Service.
(Excerpt) Read more at baltimoresun.com ...
Quien es mas macho? Rick Perry o Ricardo Montalban?
Since Montalban is pretty up there in years....Perry could probably win the arm wrestling match. LOL!
I think that's a pretty safe bet.
Khan !
I’m afraid both he and Tattoo have rode de plane into the great beyond.
LOL good one! Thanks CW.
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