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Rick Perry Supports Federal Personhood

Rick Perry Supports Federal Personhood

| Heather H. | Video

We’re not sure if this qualifies as an “oops” moment or not, but yesterday Governor Rick Perry came out in favor of a federal “personhood” constitutional amendment.

Watch for yourself:


We thought that after Mississippi, the most conservative state in the country, rejected a state constitutional amendment by a vote of 58-42, presidential candidates might be inclined to back off, but Perry doubled down. An incredible display of anti-birth control extremism when women are saying, “enough!”


Tags: personhood, GOP, 2012, rick perry

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Comments (8)

11.17.11 @ 9:57PM | Bonnie Adkins

I am the person asking the personhood question and the expression you cannot see on the video is the Governor showing his "deer in the headlights" look after his lip movement for "p-e-r-s-o-n-h-o-o-d"???? and then the shifting of his eyes in a frantic manner. Hmmm?

11.16.11 @ 6:40PM | Linsey

I'm not sure if I'm more afraid of; Perry or Cain. We're going to have to do some hard campaigning for Obama this year if I want to keep our rights to our own bodies won't we ladies!

Fuck this two party system, seriously. Republicans are taking us back to Roe vs. Wade to pull some conservative support. If this guy ends up making it it's going to be a matter or trying to prevent social backtracking instead of voting for the most capable candidate. Horrendous.

11.16.11 @ 6:39PM | Nancy

I have said this for some time now, the tea party/ultra right is going to re-elect Obama and they will have no one to blame but themselves. I am looking for a third party candidate who I can support. Someone who is financially conservative but a moderate on social issues. Is there such a person?

11.16.11 @ 6:04PM | John Holmes

Yeah, god forbid someone tell you that you're not allowed to murder babies anymore. Definitely don't want to vote for that guy.

11.16.11 @ 5:57PM | Mary P

Look, he's wearing a red tie! Just another man from Washington trying to impose laws regulating my uterus.

11.16.11 @ 5:07PM | Elaina Johnsen

Oh Miss Amanda, I have done research on the stste of the state of Texas. That Perry fellow could care less about the air you breath and the water you all drink. Non the less the state of your schools. All he cares about is how much mone he can get in his pocket. Way to take a stand girl!

11.16.11 @ 4:11PM | Amanda

Wow... he really is an idiot... as a Texan I am ashamed that he runs our state... He's going to run us into the ground, what do you think he's going to do to the country???

11.16.11 @ 4:10PM | Jamie Franklin

Boy howdy he sure is articulate on this matter. Revolting clear, and Yes, We are Watching and Listening and Voting, and choosing how we spend our money, our voices, our energies. Thanks Ricky boy for making it so easy.

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