Rick Perry, former two-time Governor of Texas and one of the seemingly countless targets of Donald Trump\’s nasty mouth, has responded on his web site.
For anyone who is unaware, Trump (I\’m about thisclose to not capitalizing his name anymore) said this about Perry:
“He put on glasses so people think he\’s smart. People can see through the glasses”
That, of course, is both nasty and childish – two “attributes” that Donald Trump has in abundance.
Here, in part, is how Rick Perry has responded (you can read his entire response by clicking here):
Donald Trump the reality television star is a great generator of ratings. But Donald Trump the candidate is a sower of division, wrongly demonizing Mexican-Americans for political sport.
It is wrong to paint with a broad brush Hispanic men and women in this country who have fought and died for freedom from the Alamo to Afghanistan. He scapegoats Hispanics to appeal to our worst instincts, when we need a president who appeals to our best.
This is not new in America.
In the 1840\’s the “Know Nothings” emerged as a political movement, scapegoating Irish and German immigrants for the problems of the nation.
They were obsessively anti-Catholic, so much so that when the Pope sent marble for the building of the Washington Monument, they smashed it to pieces and helped delay its construction for 35 years.
These people built nothing, created nothing. They existed to cast blame and tear down certain institutions. To give outlet to anger.
Donald Trump is the modern-day incarnation of the know-nothing movement.
He espouses nativism, not conservatism. He is negative when conservatism is inherently optimistic.
He would divide us along bloodlines, when conservatives believe our policies will work for people of all backgrounds.
He has piqued the interest of some Republican voters who have legitimate concerns about a porous border and broken immigration system. But instead of offering those voters leadership or solutions, he has offered fear and soundbites. This cannot stand.
Not a bad comeback. At the very least it reads like an adult\’s thoughts….which certainly is a change from what Trump tossed out.
I assume that Donald Trump will now attack Rick Perry even harder than before. Since his initial attack was to ridicule him for wearing glasses – does it get more juvenile than that – maybe he\’ll call Perry a poo-poo head next.
I sometimes end blogs by commenting that I can\’t wait to find out what comes next.
With Trump, believe me, I can wait. Hell freezing over would be a good timetable….
