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treating him as a viable candidate?

hell, they've already declared him the next president.

this at least is what i understand from national public radio.

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<i>Maybe it is time for America to start electing Canadians</i>

yes it's about time we get to blame canada.

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At Texas A&M when you are a senior you get to dress like a member of the US Cavalry from the 1930's. Wait until those Bonus marchers show up.

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But is he the kind of guy you want to have a beer with?

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It's depressing and horrifying. After watching it, I wanted to grab a tire iron and start crushing skulls. Since that is pretty socially unacceptable, I will certainly take a look at my meat consumption instead (which is the point of the video I guess).

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"... minimum wage in TX is gonna go <strong>up</strong> to 18 cents ..."

- fixed

(I work for wonkette for free!)

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I...will...lead...this...country...to...prosperity...!

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Texans speak English?

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OT: I looked at the Kortney video. I wish I hadn't. I now hate everything and everyone.

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Complete the danged firewall!

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He just <i>tells</i> everybody that's his microSD slot.

"That's not my USB port!" "That's not my thumb drive."

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I think there are a few more degrees to the cycle left. It's where the Chinese stop supplying us with cheap crap, and start supplying us with <i>expensive</i> Chinese crap, once there is no competition and our currency crashes.

<i>Then</i> the cycle will be complete.

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The Great Texas Jobs Miracle - you can work for minimum wage or become a Chinese spy.

Gov. Perry - who has fewer responsibilities than the Mayor of Austin (Texans hate state government: The legislature is part-time and the Governor is a figurehead) - takes credit for his state having huge oil and natural gas resources.

What are the state's current unemployment figures? About the national average? In other words, this fits right into the GNoP platform - returning to the mean.

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Yeah, but voters with AOL dial up probably are too busy sending money to Nigerian princes to worry about cyber security. Besides, the military still consists of dudes on horses with muskets, right?

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When my computer gets a virus, I use prayer healing.

~Rick Perry

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