Rick Perry: Jobs, America, Sweeping Music
Mollie Hemingway, Ed. ·
Oct 18, 2011 at 6:38am
As we prepare for another (another!) debate tonight -- this one in Las Vegas -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry has released a new ad. What do you think?
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Re: Rick Perry: Jobs, America, Sweeping Music
The advertisement is fabulous. If the man speaking were even remotely as good on his feet in the Republican debates, he would be our nominee.
Jun '10
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The governor does fine when he has a prepared script in front of him. Kinda like someone else we know. Now, can someone suggest a way to extract the marbles from his mouth before the debate?
Jun '10
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Rick Perry, on job-creators: "If you don't screw them over, they will come."
Dec '10
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I've argued before that if Perry would just campaign as Perry he'd be our next president.
Sep '10
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He's a great car salesman; shame about the car.
May '10
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I really like this trend of political ads as movie trailers. It's what we're best at these days. Our movies may suck, but our trailers are the BEST TRAILERS IN THE WORLD!
Romeny, dead last was a nifty line. May be taking the indispensible Jim Geraghty's advice and actually attacking Romney instead of trying to take out all the other not-Romneys first. Perry's done it before, let's just hope he does it more eptly.
Wondering who to invite to the chat tonight. Possibly an Occupier, a Bad Lip Reader, Don King (it's Vegas) and Yakov Smirnov. Taking other suggestions for the Statler and Waldorf luxury skybox.
And remember, people, save a pretzel for the gas jets.
Dec '10
Re: Rick Perry: Jobs, America, Sweeping Music
I think he's too worried about be castigated for saying something insensitive (like the Bernanke thing) to just open up and be himself. How refreshing would it be if all the candidates just put themselves out there for us to view rather than crafting an elaborate caricature of what they think we want?
May '10
Re: Rick Perry: Jobs, America, Sweeping Music
Don't write off Perry yet.
Apr '11
Re: Rick Perry: Jobs, America, Sweeping Music
There is, to me, a flaw in the argument this advert is making, and it's common to all ads of this genre. The underlying claim is that government creates jobs; that entrepreneurs are powerless and just wandering about aimlessly until the right kind of politician steps in to lead them. Therefore, vote for me.
What really baffles me is that people say on the one hand that government needs to be downsized, made more efficient and less intrusive while simultaneously uncritically accepting that you'd have a good-paying job at the steel mill or a free mortgage if only THIS GUY was in charge.
I like Rick Perry but he may as well try to claim credit for the tides.
Edited on Oct 18, 2011 at 7:35amMay '10
Re: Rick Perry: Jobs, America, Sweeping Music
I don't know, Herkybird. The part that stuck with me was "End the over-regulation. End the excess litigation. End the bureaucratic intimidation." That pretty much sums up the fed's affect on job creation, doesn't it?
Apr '11
Re: Rick Perry: Jobs, America, Sweeping Music
I will grant you that. But is all of that within the remit of a President? Or any single politician for that matter? It sure seems like there's legislation involved and legal issues to be argued to a conclusion. The job of the President is not to tell the other branches of government what to do, what bills to pass, how the laws are to be interpreted, or even how much can be allocated to spending. When we delude ourselves into thinking the President alone can grant our every wish we set ourselves up for disappointment. It's sometimes enticing but I'm only saying it's best resist the Siren's Song of reposing all of your faith and hopes in one man.
Nov '10
Re: Rick Perry: Jobs, America, Sweeping Music
"What do you think?". I think Governor Perry has a good record and fabulous video people. His command of policy and the English language; not so much. It's unfortunate, but if he can't yet put together a complete economic plan, has spoken only briefly on foreign policy and then on single issues, and cannot seem to work more than one or two variables into a cogent point on any subject (even a softball takedown of Romney), should we question his executive skill? How hard is it really for a conservative to run Texas. I appreciate Governor Perry's visceral conservatism, but if he can't parlay that into a broader program, would he really be better than the latest invention of Mitt Romney... a very effective executive who might do some big conservative things (e.g. entitlement reform) if his feet are held to the fire by Congressional conservatives? All feel free to pile on because I do understand that last assumption is a doozy.
Apr '11
Re: Rick Perry: Jobs, America, Sweeping Music
This is the announcement of Perry's Jobs Plan, which he says in the speech (just before the one minute mark) he's releasing this morning. It's not on his website, though. Anyone know where I can find it?
Some news reports refer to it being previewed here, but that document really is 100% drilling. I'm assuming that he has a jobs plan that addresses states that don't have an energy based economy; it can't really be "I have a jobs plan for all Americans; Move to Texas!" Even the last few seconds of this commercial amounted to a fuller plan, and neither they, nor anything in the op-ed, would be disagreed with by any of the people he's running against (Bachmann, in particular, has grounds for complaints about plagiarism).
Edit: Got a copy; it's in the "news" section, not the jobs/
Edited on Oct 18, 2011 at 9:44amApr '11
Re: Rick Perry: Jobs, America, Sweeping Music
OK. Having read it, there is no "jobs" section in the jobs document. It's an energy policy document that he's labelled a jobs document. It seems pretty good, although I suspect that he can't gut the clean air act and endangered species act as completely as he hopes. But, yeah, more stuff about jobs in the commercial than in the document it advertized. This is less Sarah Palin on politics than it is Tina Fey's portrayal of her.
Oct '10
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Way to go Rick!
Love the windmill shot.
Now that's a picture of the future!
I know... listen to the narration. Extracting minerals. Good juxtapose, but still a strange image.
Edited on Oct 18, 2011 at 11:11amOct '10
Re: Rick Perry: Jobs, America, Sweeping Music
As James of England states, he puts too much emphasis on energy as our economic saviour, and thus risks coming across as a crank offering a panacea. Cain may have the same problem if he doesn't flesh out his ideas more. The part emphasizing de-regulation is spot on, though the enviros will fight it tooth and nail. That is one issue where his lack of speaking ability would be disastrous if elected.
Apr '11
Re: Rick Perry: Jobs, America, Sweeping Music
Does it come down to a trade off between a skilled debater and a principled politician (if in fact Rick Perry is principled)? What's going to count against a potentially Democrat controlled House and Senate?
I'm still looking for a better candidate.
Dec '10
Re: Rick Perry: Jobs, America, Sweeping Music
I've been highly critical of some of Perry's previous ads, both on their style and substance. I was particularly put off by his serial use of selective editing to misrepresent things Romney said (as if there aren't enough legitimate criticisms of Romney).
This is a much more impressive ad. Instead of making Perry look small, as he did in prior ads, here he is presented as a leader, with a vision, and an appeal to the spirit of a great people.
People have plenty of reasons to vote against Mitt Romney. What they want is a reason to vote for Rick Perry. This ad is a nice step in that direction.
Some of the language I found effective:
Dec '10
Re: Rick Perry: Jobs, America, Sweeping Music
Agreed. Like many, I've been very disappointed in Perry, mostly due to his underwhelming debate performances. But, regrettably, Superman won't be attending this year's gala. It's time for conservatives to acknowledge the difference between the best possible results and the best results possible.
I'm taking a good, long look at Cain, and also reconsidering Gingrich. But if Cain fades and Gingrich doesn't surge, I'm willing to take another look at Perry. There's been a lot of talk about who will be the last not-Romney standing. We need to be careful that we're not so stubborn about things that that turns out to be Obama.
Apr '11
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Freeven: I've been highly critical of some of Perry's previous ads, both on their style and substance. I was particularly put off by his serial use of selective editing to misrepresent things Romney said (as if there aren't enough legitimate criticisms of Romney).
People have plenty of reasons to vote against Mitt Romney. What they want is a reason to vote for Rick Perry. This ad is a nice step in that direction.
Some of the language I found effective: ·
I like the commercial, too, but think that it's an odd fit to the mislabelled energy document. The final bit isn't just slightly reminiscent of Huckabee (we probably shouldn't be growing coffee in the US), but is also completely absent from the document that the commercial is promoting. I hope that in the debate tonight he shows more of an interest in his policies.