Rick Perry

Penn Jillette rates the various candidates for the U.S. Presidency from the perspective of an atheist.

The Texas Democratic Party's "Dear America" ad is featured in this MSNBC Hardball segment which examines the extent to which Texans are turning their backs on Rick Perry.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has made it clear he doesn't believe that human beings are contributing to global warming...

Perry's remarks give the impression that the science of global warming is in dispute, that some scientists feel one way, and some scientists feel another way. He says that skepticism is growing. In fact, our research shows that's not the case. We found that there is solid consensus among the major scientific organizations and that the skeptics seems to be small minority. We rate his statement False.

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The Texas Freedom Network today released the following statement in response to an erroneous claim by Gov. Rick Perry about creationism in Texas public schools. Answering a young boy’s question while campaigning Thursday in New Hampshire, Gov. Perry said, "in Texas we teach both creationism and evolution in our public schools."

From TFN President Kathy Miller:

"Gov. Perry has once again waded into the culture wars for political gain, but without considering the harmful consequences. It is irresponsible for the leader of a state, or a presidential hopeful, to suggest to public school teachers that it is OK to teach creationism as science when such attempts have repeatedly been ruled unconstitutional by the courts, and could result in litigation against a school district. And it is outrageous that Gov. Perry would erode respect for and trust in public education in Texas, simply in order to promote his political aspirations. Texans and Texas schools are working to prepare our children for college and 21st-century jobs. Gov. Perry’s irresponsible comments wrongly suggest otherwise."

"Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States."

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett told ABC News on Aug. 11, 2011, that Gov. Rick Perry’s rosy depictions of employment conditions in Texas aren’t entirely accurate.

"Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas does today," the Austin Democrat said, adding that "we're tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States."

Is Texas middling in unemployment and tied with the Magnolia State for minimum-wage jobs?

Yes and yup.

Read the entire article at PoltiFact Texas.

On behalf of Texas, we're sorry for George W. Bush. And we're especially sorry for what's coming next....Rick Perry.

The next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention. - Molly Ivins

Rick Perry continues to invent his own narrative about his record as Governor. It's a story that puts him on a collision course with the truth. The Texas Democratic Party is here to set the record straight on Perry's catastrophic tenure as governor.

At a rally organized only 3 days before it was held, Jim Hightower spoke to a crowd running at about 1,000 rallying in support of the union workers in Wisconsin. He spoke of saving America's middle class, Governor Goober, and getting nekkid.

Hypocritical Texas Gov. Rick Perry likes to tell Washington to stop meddling in state affairs. He vocally opposed the Obama administration's 2009 stimulus program to spur the economy and assist cash-strapped states.

Turns out Texas was the state that depended the most on those very stimulus funds to plug nearly 97% of its shortfall for fiscal 2010...

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This is a 5 minute clip from Bill White's speech at the 2010 Texas Democratic Party state convention delivered on Friday, June 25th. I consider this to be the best part where White leads convention delegates in a new mantra: Rick Perry is in it for himself.