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Thursday, April 26, 2012

2012 Rick Perry Endorses Mitt Romney

Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 3:40 PM

And not one single fuck was given. Perry, of course, threw his weight behind Newt Gingrich when his campaign fell apart back at the beginning of this year. Now, months later, he's endorsing the frontrunner. That's like putting some irrelevance on your irrelevancy because it wasn't quite irrelevant enough in the first place.

It's kind of funny to think that Perry was the guy a lot of Democrats were terrified of, back before he jumped in the race. Now, Herman Cain strikes a bigger figure in national politics.

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Now, wait a minute. Doesn't - or didn't Perry have a personal beef against Romney? Maybe this is a case of being a professional until the end.

Posted by floater on April 26, 2012 at 4:03 PM

If (okay, it's a BIG if) Perry or Bachmann had been able to walk and chew gum at the same time (or at least act like a serious presidential candidate), there would have been reason to be scared. Who knew until they imploded on public stage that they weren't cut out for higher office? They had both managed to win elections.

Posted by usagi on April 26, 2012 at 4:15 PM

Maybe Perry should produce a few terrible videos of him launching puppies with a catapult or being eaten by geese or something. That'll put him back in the public imagination!

Posted by Zebes

on April 26, 2012 at 4:15 PM

That Lunchtime Quickie Kelly O posted a while back, the spoof of Perry's conservative cowboy ad in which someone superimposed a gigantic ass over his head and dubbed loud farting sounds whenever he was talking... Gosh, that was funny.

Posted by mikethehammer on April 26, 2012 at 4:23 PM

Thanks, @4. I lol'd again at the memory.

Posted by NaFun

on April 26, 2012 at 5:00 PM

Molly Ivin's ghost has a chuckle.

Posted by Max Solomon on April 26, 2012 at 5:23 PM

I would've absolutely loved to see the look on his face when he finally agreed to endorse a Mormon. A Mormon who beat him.

Rick Perry is an evil spirit composed entirely of pride and malice, and this concession must have wounded him terribly. I wish I could've been there.

Posted by balderdash

on April 26, 2012 at 5:37 PM

Maybe Rick Perry is an albatross. He had his own campaign: It imploded. He signed on with Newt: that one imploded. Now he's signed on with Romney. Guess what happens next.

Posted by NateMan on April 27, 2012 at 6:06 AM