So how does Rick Perry get away with it? (people are laughing at him)

Charleston City Paper ^ | August 24, 2011 | Will Moredock

[airborne]

He looks like a child molester.

I'm not saying he is. I'm just saying he looks creepy.

I bet he has clammy hands....

:^p Yuck!

[red tie]

The story obviously feel in his lap from the WH, the lazy slug.

[Madame Dufarge]

The author appears to be all wee-wee’ed up.

[freedomfiter2]

I’m sure this schoolyard tough talk will play well in South Carolina, but I am also confident that most Americans would like a little more subtlety, a little more dignity from a man who aspires to be our president.

We are not selecting a ceremonial figurehead. We want someone that can take the fight to our nation’s greatest enemy, liberals.

[MuttTheHoople]

Looks like he’s trying to become the Molly Ivins of the Rick Perry administration.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

I don't understand why we should take this screed seriously.

A liberal columnist ridicules a conservative.

I'm shocked... shocked, I tell you.

[listenhillary]

Maxine Waters ‘The TEA party can go straight to hell!”

Someone is feeling threatened by this group that hold no seats in congress. Maybe the author is feeling the same way when the light shines on the results of progressive policies enacted over the last 3 years?

If the columns fall like manna, who needs the author as a middleman?

[tanknetter]

People may disagree with much that Bush did (Lord knows I do), but Bush never, and I mean NEVER, gave the impression that he was in over his head.

Ever since Chevy Chase helped Jimmy Carter win the 76 election by portraying President Ford as a bumbling fool, this line of attack has been in the Dems/Lib's playbook.

Think of all the times it's been trotted out since 76, just in Presidential elections. Used against Reagan. Used against Quayle. Used against Kemp. Used against GW Bush. Used against Palin. Now still being used against Palin, and now Perry.

And when it can't be used, they just roll out some other form of petty, visceral ridicule (paging Saul Alinsky, paging Saul Alinsky.). GHW Bush was corrupt (Iran-Contra). Dole was senile. Cheney was a dark overlord. McCain was nuts (as Bachmann now) that can be used to easily typecast and denigrate their opposition rather than fight based on ideals and ideas (Mr. Alinsky, please pick up the white courtesy phone).

[org.whodat]

Yes, a never ending stream of free eduction for illegals will really fix the economy. Obummer lite fix.

[Lady Lucky]

Yeah, some columns just write themselves...and some columnists need that. Mockery is helpful too, it doesn’t take a lot of research, any snot on the playground can make fun of someone.

[iopscusa]

It’s a ‘Free’ little local paper full of street level leftist, garbage ads, and crappy music reviews. Moredoch is just one of lesser lights of lefty stoopid. Jack Hunter, until he left, was the only readable writer in this crapsheet.

[SoJoCo]

So should we put Moredock in the ‘undecided’ column when it comes to Perry?

[red tie]

feel - fell

[Cincinatus' Wife]

You are hereby certified “scientist enough” to criticize the loony Leftist AGW liars

[Jonty30]

Yes, and I’ve so noticed that what is written on the side of Palin’s bus is ‘illegals go home’.

[org.whodat]

That is one up on me, I thought her position was the same as mcCains.

[SumProVita]

“...most Americans would like a little more subtlety...”

NO, what we want is plain talk and ACTION. We have had quite ENOUGH subtlety....and nuance.

[bert]

The Texas Revolution from Mexican tyranny and constitutional abandonment should be the model for today. The writer and his ilk are about to be sl;slaughtered like the Mexicans at San Jacinto.

Just don’t mess with Texas

[palmer]

In fact, no scientist has been caught faking climate data and only the fools who live in the Fox News bubble could believe such a lie.

We still don't know which "leading climate scientist" told David Deming that we have to get rid of the Medieval Warm Period. http://epw.senate.gov/hearing_statements.cfm?id=266543 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2489568/posts

[Jonty30]

I don’t think she’s ever publicly stated her position. That probably means that it would be one that most Freepers support, because she would be crucified in the media for stating it publicly.