NPR posted a little squib about Rick Perry and Perry's presidential bid. I am waiting for NPR's moderators to approve my comment. Here is what I posted to NPR.
What a disappointing job of journalism from an outlet that
has historically been above reproach for its factual reporting. I hope the
national media can go in depth to expose what a horrible person Rick Perry is.
Here is a summary:
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He is a murderer. Research the Willingham case and Perry’s role in suborning the
Forensic Science Commission. And his relationship to the prosecutors who put
people on death row. Hell, look at all the executions under Perry to see who
else might be innocent.
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He is a liar. Investigate all his claims about job growth in Texas. Look at
those jobs in the context of the energy boom, something Perry had nothing to do
with. Were all those jobs high-paying? No.
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He is a subversive. Investigate how he has handled education and worked to undercut
intellectual growth in Texas. It serves his puppet-masters’ (Koch and others)
purpose to have a dumbed down populace so he can appeal to their reptilian
brains as they appeal to his reptilian brain. America’s greatness was built on
an educated populace and informed electorate.
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He is a crook. To say he issued the executive order “to protect young teenage
girls from cervical cancer” totally mischaracterizes his relationship to
business in Texas. Look far beyond Gardasil, clearly evidence of his dishonesty,
to the technology fund.
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He is an opportunist. The conversion from Democrat to Republican was a clear
move to take advantage of the harsh attitudes in Texas.
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He is a liar. Investigate his service in the military.
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He is a hypocrite. Investigate the rumors circulating in Texas in 2003 that he
and his wife were secretly estranged and he had a male lover, all the time portraying
himself as “pro-family” and anti-gay.
The citations of his relationship with Shrub and his role as
cheerleader at Texas A&M are irrelevant and appeal to the Kardashian mind.
NPR can do better.
