Pat Robertson gushed over Rick Perry on the 700 Club last week, saying:
Robertson: Is it any wonder that man was elected for three terms to lead one of the largest states in our nation, and if I might add a very prosperous states, a state that has low unemployment, paying the bills. He has founded his administration on the Bible, and if I might add it works. Man, it took courage for him to do this. All this ‘blurred the lines of separation of church and state,’ no it doesn’t. We had never, never had a time in our country where we separated this country from God, but it looks like we’re trying to do it as hard as we can. And I appreciate Gov. Perry, bringing that emphasis to come back to the roots of our nation.
Texas is paying their bills? I guess if you don’t count the $27 billion budget shortfall for 2011. Which is almost entirely caused by declining revenues, by the way, yet the Republicans still refuse to raise more revenue.
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raven
August 13, 2011 at 9:47 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
That is almost as high as California’s. Which has been a mess for years now.
Texas also ranks high in any category of social problems.
High in teen pregnancy, highly correlated with lifelong poverty.
High in children living in poverty.
rmw
August 13, 2011 at 9:53 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
But raven, they’re doing it in the name of Jesus. Can I get an amen! /sarcasm
daniel rotter
August 13, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
“He has founded his administration on the Bible…”
Sounds like the Christian equivalent of Sharia Law.
James Sweet
August 13, 2011 at 10:08 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
In teabagger wingnut land, “paying the bills” means that you cut social programs. It doesn’t mean you ACTUALLY pay the bills, it just means the poor get fucked.
Formerly known as Sadie Morrison
August 13, 2011 at 10:09 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
What a shock.
raven
August 13, 2011 at 10:18 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
The child poverty rate in Texas is 25%. It is going up, not down.
This is an important metric for a lot of reasons. Children living in poverty tend to have poorer health care, poorer education, and a high chance of turning child poverty into lifelong poverty.
386sx
August 13, 2011 at 11:06 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Is it me or does he look like the Martians from Mars Attacks. The ones that go “Ack! Ack! Ack! ” all the time.
386sx
August 13, 2011 at 11:18 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
By the way Ann Coulter was on the 700 club yesterday saying liberals are all one demon called “Legion”. Or something. She wasn’t making much sense because she knew she didn’t have to on that stupid show. Lol.
Pierce R. Butler
August 13, 2011 at 11:21 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
… paying the bills.
With federal stimulus money, if I might add, from blue states, my friend.
Modusoperandi
August 13, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Pierce R. Butler, to be fair Texas is the rare kind of red state that sends more to DC than it gets back.
Occam's Blunt Instrument
August 13, 2011 at 3:03 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Shane McGowan for President!!!!
Midnight Rambler
August 13, 2011 at 4:42 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Modusoperandi: do you know if that’s still true? The table I have only goes up to 2005, and it shows Texas at a ratio of 0.93 dollars received/sent. I’m wondering if it survived their budget mess this past year.
Modusoperandi
August 13, 2011 at 5:06 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Midnight Rambler, how many states are not underwater right now?
Douglas McClean
August 13, 2011 at 5:41 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Unsurprisingly, the low unemployment claim is exaggerated too.
Last month, Texas’s 8.2% unemployment rate ranked 26th among the 50 states and DC. Smack-dab in the middle of the road.
Pierce R. Butler
August 13, 2011 at 5:42 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Modusoperandi @ # 10: … Texas … sends more to DC than it gets …
Maybe some of the time, thanks to oil income, but last I heard federal “stimulus” money balanced their most recent budget.
Spunmunkey
August 15, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Come on – we all know Pat lost his biscuits years ago. Being endorsed by Robertson is a clear sign Perry is a clear & present danger.