Sunday, November 7, 2010

Perry is not an elightened individual


When was the last time your state's governor insulted you? My state's governor does it all the time. Governor Rick Perry is once again proving he knows how to pander to the lowest common denominator, and he does it because it works for him since he was just elected to unprecedented third term as Texas' governor. Sigh.

In an interview with NPR Perry said the following:

"States should be free to make decisions regulating such things as taxes, marijuana and gay marriage. If you want to live in a state that has high taxes, high regulations — that is favorable to smoking marijuana and gay marriage — then move to California."

It pisses me off enormously when he says things like this. My husband and I are Texans. This is our state. We pay Texas sales tax, almost daily! Next month we will pay our annual Texas property tax bill, which is over $10,000! Perry is the governor of our state, and he's throwing out quotes like this implying that high on his Christmas wish list is for all the gay people in committed relationships to pack their bags and move to California. It's like we're not welcome in our own state- according to Perry who is the chief executive of our state?!

Are you a woman reading this blog? What if your governor had said that if you want to live in a state that is favorable to women, then move to California? Are you an ethnic minority reading this blog? What if your governor had said that if you want to live in a state that is favorable to [insert your minority], then move to California? If your governor had said this, then (I hope) he'd be run out of office; however, my governor can say things like this about gays and it's okay.

Is it okay to publicly degrade gays?


4 comments:

  1. I got suspending in high school for punching a guy in the face for gay bashing, so no I don't think it's ok. And I am a straight woman. This kind of stuff makes me want to punch him in the face. I'd get arrested but it would be worth it.

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  2. suspending? I sound like an idiot. Suspended. I really need to check myself. *sigh*

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  3. Lily, I promise to come visit you in jail if you punch him in the face. Ha.

    Thank you for sticking up for the homos.

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  4. I met Governor Goodhair on a trip to Austin when my undergrad scholars program from UT Dallas was announced on the floor of the Texas House and Senate. Afterward, Gov Perry met with us. He congratulated me and asked if after I finished at UT Dallas, would I be applying to a 4 year school? It was amazing.

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