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Rick Perry Calls Obama ‘Very Naive’

July 16, 2015 Buck Banks

I saw a very, very naive man who does not know how the world works.

— Rick Perry, quoted by the Huffington Post, on President Obama’s announcement of a nuclear deal with Iran.

Rick Perry Calls Charleston Shootings an ‘Accident’

June 22, 2015 Buck Banks

This is the MO of this administration anytime there is an accident like this.

— Rick Perry (R), characterizing the shooting in Charleston as an “accident” during an interview with Newsmax, while accusing President Obama of using the massacre to push a gun control agenda.

Perry Reminds Press Who’s the Candidate and Who’s the Aide

March 24, 2015 Buck Banks

I’m the candidate. And my views are the ones that matter.

— Rick Perry (R), quoted by the Des Moines Register, forgetting that he’s not officially said he’s a candidate for president when asked about the views of his aides.

Perry Contradicts Walker’s Equating Unions with ISIS

February 27, 2015 Buck Banks

These are Americans. You are talking about, in the case of ISIS, people who are beheading individuals and committing heinous crimes, who are the face of evil. To try to make the relationship between them and the unions is inappropriate.

— Rick Perry, in an interview with NBC News, criticizing Scott Walker’s comparison of union protests with the Islamic State.

Perry: America Won’t Pick an Untested Senator Again

February 13, 2015 Buck Banks

Americans are going to want someone who has been tested, someone who’s got results in their background and we’re not going to choose another young, untested United States senator. I don’t think that is where Americans are going to want to go.

— Rick Perry (R) predicted that the next president will have a track record of executive experience, NH Journal reports.

Rick Perry Says Government’s Employment Figures Are ‘Massaged’

January 27, 2015 Buck Banks

It’s been massaged, it’s been doctored.

— Rick Perry, telling a gathering of the Republican Jewish Coalition that they shouldn’t trust the official unemployment rate coming out of Washington, Huffington Post reports.

Perry: Presidential Campaign Not an ‘IQ Test’

December 12, 2014 Buck Banks

Running for the presidency’s not an IQ test. It is a test of an individual’s resolve. It’s a test of an individual’s philosophy. It’s a test of an individual’s life’s experiences.

— Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), in a NBC News interview.

As 2016 Presidential Campaign Gets Underway, Poll Finds Tea Party Base Dissatisfied With GOP Field

November 4, 2014November 4, 2014 Jon Ponder

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As the midterm elections wind down and the 2016 presidential campaign gets underway, polling analysis by Aaron Blake at the Washington Post finds that voters are unimpressed with the GOP bench:

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If Perry Doesn’t Run It Won’t Be for Lack of Preparation

September 12, 2014 Buck Banks

I may not run in 2016, but I’ve spent the last 20-plus months preparing. If I don’t run, it won’t be because I’m not prepared.

— Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), in an interview with Bloomberg Television.

Perry Not Sure What He’s Been Indicted For

August 29, 2014 Buck Banks

I’ve been indicted by that same body now for I think two counts, one of bribery, which I’m not a lawyer, so I don’t really understand the details here.

I saw a very, very naive man who does not know how the world works.

— Rick Perry, quoted by the Huffington Post, on President Obama’s announcement of a nuclear deal with Iran.

This is the MO of this administration anytime there is an accident like this.

— Rick Perry (R), characterizing the shooting in Charleston as an “accident” during an interview with Newsmax, while accusing President Obama of using the massacre to push a gun control agenda.

I’m the candidate. And my views are the ones that matter.

— Rick Perry (R), quoted by the Des Moines Register, forgetting that he’s not officially said he’s a candidate for president when asked about the views of his aides.

These are Americans. You are talking about, in the case of ISIS, people who are beheading individuals and committing heinous crimes, who are the face of evil. To try to make the relationship between them and the unions is inappropriate.

— Rick Perry, in an interview with NBC News, criticizing Scott Walker’s comparison of union protests with the Islamic State.

Americans are going to want someone who has been tested, someone who’s got results in their background and we’re not going to choose another young, untested United States senator. I don’t think that is where Americans are going to want to go.

— Rick Perry (R) predicted that the next president will have a track record of executive experience, NH Journal reports.

It’s been massaged, it’s been doctored.

— Rick Perry, telling a gathering of the Republican Jewish Coalition that they shouldn’t trust the official unemployment rate coming out of Washington, Huffington Post reports.

Running for the presidency’s not an IQ test. It is a test of an individual’s resolve. It’s a test of an individual’s philosophy. It’s a test of an individual’s life’s experiences.

— Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), in a NBC News interview.

I may not run in 2016, but I’ve spent the last 20-plus months preparing. If I don’t run, it won’t be because I’m not prepared.

— Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), in an interview with Bloomberg Television.

I’ve been indicted by that same body now for I think two counts, one of bribery, which I’m not a lawyer, so I don’t really understand the details here.

— Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), quoted by the Houston Chronicle, talking about the indictments against him of which bribery was not one.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

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