Saturday, August 13, 2011

Here He Comes

God help you if you vote for Rick Perry, America. He has destroyed Texas.

You have been warned.

The Sacramento Bee published some of Molly Ivin's old columns today, in recognition of Gov. Goodhair's presidential candidacy announcement. I loved Ivins, and her writing is just as relevant today as it was then, as in this nugget from October 2006:

I sacrificed an hour Friday evening to watch the Texas gubernatorial debate on your behalf, since I knew none of you would do it. … The Coiffure was in his usual form. As one opponent after another attacked his record, Gov. Rick Perry stood there proudly behind that rabid following he has so richly earned – hey, a whole 35 percent of Texans want him re-elected – and simply disagreed. The Coiffure seemed to consider blanket denials a fully sufficient and adequate response.

Read more here.

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