During the most recent GOP Joint Campaign Appearance (incorrectly referred to as a debate) Michelle Bachmann intimated that Texas Governor Rick Perry may have signed an executive order that mandated HPV vaccinations, as a payback for campaign contributions.
From the Los Angeles Times:
Bachmann noted that a former chief of staff for Perry became one of Merck’s top lobbyists in Texas and suggested that Perry steered the vaccination contract to the company in exchange for a campaign check.
"Was this about life or was it about million of dollars and potential billions for a drug company?" Bachmann demanded.
Perry said that Merck’s donation amounted to $5,000. “If you’re saying I can be bought by $5,000, I’m offended,” he growled.
Perry's comment reminds me of an old (but timely) joke.
A man walks up to a beautiful woman and says, “Would you blow me for a million dollars?”
“Sure," she replied.
“How about five bucks?”
“Who do you think I am?”
The man said, “We’ve already established that. We’re just haggling over the price.”
Governor Perry was offended, not at the notion that he could be "bought," but that somebody would think that his price tag would be so low.
So Governor Perry, to make sure that nobody offends you in the future, what is your price?
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Comments
As for Perry... speaking as a conservative Republican, I've had enough of Texan pols for awhile.
Good post!
He very cheap!! ;D
We can pick him up later to see how many tricks he's turned.
Then we can pocket the money and funnel it to Americans For Prosperity--an organization of whores.
Perry blew me for a Happy Meal and a full color cattle auction brochure, which didn't cost me anything. Although I was a bit uncomfortable with having to stomp, snort and bellow during the act, I figure that didn't cost me anything either.
Answer: A Happy Meal and a few no-cost perks.
As a GOP strategist said after the debate:
"Listening to Perry try to a put a complicated policy sentence together is like watching a chimp play with a locked suitcase."
Tho actually the vaccination idea might have been one of his good ideas...might have saved lives to offset his execution record. However, apparently it never did go thru.