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Just when Rick Perry needs to restore himself with a restive conservative base, President Obama — presumably thinking he was kicking the guy when he’s down — bails the Texan out with the following at a fundraiser in (naturally) California. According to today’s Greenwire (subscription required):
After asking audience members gathered at the San Jose home of Symantec Corp. Chairman John Thompson if any had “been watching the [Republican] debates lately,” Obama jabbed at Perry: “We’ve got a governor whose state is on fire denying climate change.”
First, that’s not just a non-sequitur, and a moonbat one at that, but one shot down by his own activist administration, as ClimateDepot reports.
It is a gift to Perry in that he can take the fight to Obama on an issue with which Mitt Romney has a history as governor similar to his history with health care, in that he signed his state up to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI, a regional cap and trade scheme that even Chris Christie pulled out of). He did not run from this in his campaign book surely because he couldn’t afford another flip-flop…though recognizing two-edges to that sword, he’s been sorely tempted.
But here’s the icing. It’s a three-fer, implicating, of all things Obama doesn’t want to talk about (and his DoJ has made sure the principals now won’t talk about), Solyndra!
Remember this gem from former Bush EPA head and climate doyenne Christine Todd Whitman, recently defending Obama against Al Gore’s charges that Obama was being insufficiently presidential by eschewing Gore’s hair-and-pants-on-fire approach?
George W. Bush EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman found Al Gore’s potshots at Obama to be a bit much. “It’s a little disingenuous on his part,” she told POLITICO.
“The president certainly has done a lot. He’s constantly talking about — he may not talk about climate change so much — but will backdoor through clean energy,” she said.
Ah, yes. Governor, over to you.
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john dubose| 9.26.11 @ 3:11PM
It is plain dumb for a sitting president to inject himself into the interparty conversation of the opposite party. 1. The other Reps will say plenty to make Perry look bad. He should simply let the Dem party apparatus collect talking points for when it matters. 2. Perry may not be the nominee so Obama sort of endorses his own opponent. 3. The president needs to at least look too busy with the people's business to be bothered with petty stuff. 4. Even hardcore warmists do not think that the drought conditions in Texas can be clearly laid at the feet of global warming.
Clint| 9.26.11 @ 3:59PM
Obama Is A Trash Talkin' Shuck & Jive Affirmative Action Hire, With A Failed Presidency.
LiveFreeOrDie| 9.26.11 @ 4:01PM
Hence the constant presence of the teleprompter! This joke-of-a-man can't utter two words on his own without saying something incredibly stupid.
lerican| 9.26.11 @ 4:08PM
Don't forget the context. He was referring to how the some of the audience and candidate behavior in the GOP debates don't reflect American values.
"Has anybody been watching the debates lately?"
"You've got a governor whose state is on fire denying climate change. It's true."
"You've got audiences cheering at the prospect of somebody dying because they don’t have healthcare and booing a service member in Iraq because they're gay"
Occam's Tool| 9.26.11 @ 4:31PM
Obama on taxes: Oops! … Obama says: “If Asking Billionaires to pay the same tax rate as a JEW… Uh… As a Janitor”(Video)
Jake| 9.26.11 @ 6:02PM
The citizens of Texas have endured terrible hardships because of the fires and drought.
And Obama used the disaster to get laughs
like it was open mike night
at the Comedy Club.
If George Bush had made jokes about Katrina..
But, that's not a proper analogy
because unlike Barack Obama ,
President Bush would never ridicule the suffering of American citizens.
Margie| 9.26.11 @ 8:32PM
Herman Cain 2012!
Clint| 9.27.11 @ 12:41AM
Do Your Homework.
"Herman Cain was once one of TARP's strongest supporters. In fact, he still thinks the idea was a good one, in theory anyway.
Cain acknowledges this could be an issue.
"If they want to nail me with my support for TARP -- you know what? I'm not going to be able to counter that," Cain told TPM in a wide-ranging interview last weekend. "Here's what we will do -- we will have a spot on our website that says, 'if you really want to know the truth about my position on TARP, go look at this two-minute video.' If they choose not to, I can't change that."
Margie| 9.27.11 @ 2:11AM
Herman Cain 2012!
Wayne| 9.27.11 @ 6:58AM
Perry, with his illegal immigration record, is dead meat. Not even Obama can resurrect him.
Jack in Wi.| 9.27.11 @ 7:04AM
Perry RIP. Herman Cain is just a diversion to dilute the conservative vote. He is less qualified to be President then I am. I have more executive experiece then he does and I don't want the Federal Reserve, TARP, or endless wars. If Margie backs him we all know he can't be any good.
Sean| 9.27.11 @ 8:56AM
That last line just might be the kiss of death for a candidate.
Margie| 9.27.11 @ 1:03PM
Herman Cain 2012!
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