DC Decoder: Rick Perry drops out: What were the 5 best gaffes of his campaign?

dcdecoder:

Rick Perry is out of the GOP presidential race - and those of us in webland will miss him dearly. Here are his top five gaffes, as captured on video.

5. Turkey is run by Islamic terrorists.

Decoder dug into this one yesterday, but in brief Perry was asked a (loaded, leading) question…

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alapoet: you might be a socialist!

alapoet:

you might be a socialist!

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The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum - even encourage the more critical and dissident views. That gives people the sense that there’s free thinking going on, while all the time the presuppositions of the system are being reinforced by the limits put on the range of the debate. - Noam Chomsky
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mermaidskeleton: ATTN TUMBLR View high resolution

mermaidskeleton:

ATTN TUMBLR

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cartoonpolitics: you can always rely on Big Business to have the public’s best interests at heart .. View high resolution

cartoonpolitics:

you can always rely on Big Business to have the public’s best interests at heart ..

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5 Reasons Progressives Should Treat Ron Paul with Extreme Caution — ‘Cuddly’ Libertarian Has Some Very Dark Politics

ladyplebian:

Here’s a list — by no means comprehensive — of Ron Paul positions and associates that should explain, once and for all, why no self-respecting progressive could possibly sidle up to Paul.

http://www.alternet.org/teaparty/152192/5_reasons_progressives_should_treat_ron_paul_with_extreme_caution_—_’cuddly’_libertarian_has_some_very_dark_politics?page=entire

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piggypostings: “My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” - Jack Layton, 1950-2011 View high resolution

piggypostings:

“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” - Jack Layton, 1950-2011

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bohomojo: “Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other.” - Francis Bacon

bohomojo:

“Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other.”

- Francis Bacon

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