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Rick Perry says funny things about god hating the EPA

Good morning Spokane! Here's a fun little piece that is absolutely true in that, yes, Gov. Rick Perry was not joking when he stated the following:

Frankly I pray for the president every day. I pray for his wisdom, I pray that God will open his eyes. I wish this president would turn back the health care law that's been passed, ask that his EPA back down these regulations that are causing businesses to hesitate to spend money...I read my Bible faithfully and every morning try to get up and take that devotional to heart and I don't know what God's got planned for me. For 61 years he's given me good direction. He's put roadblocks up or he's opened up ways for me and so I'm glad I've got a… God's got a great sense of humor, I know that as well so anyway, whatever He has in store for me I look forward to it. I pray for God's guidance.

 

I don't know how anyone who sits in that governor's desk...or is a city councilman or for that matter just a mom or a dad; how they function without that divine guidance in people's lives and the values that the Bible teaches us. I tell people, I say, that sometimes get their nose out of joint about me being a believer I ask them, "well which one of the ten commandments that's out there on the lawn of the Texas capitol bothers you so much? I mean which one of those is bad public policy? Which one of those is so onerous to how we as a people function? "

Last year, Perry sued the Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of Texas over its decision to regulate greenhouse gases as a pollutant. Perry stated the intent of the lawsuit was to "defend Texas."

In June, Perry announced his run for the GOP presidential nomination. Candidates this late to the game generally don't fare well, but if he gets the nomination, look for his climate denialism to play a big role in his campaign and policy prescriptions. He's so angry about climate change that Mitt Romney's reasonableness on the issue inspired him to throw his hat in the ring.

He certainly is popular. More than 20,000 people showed up to hear him speak at "The Response," a call to prayer for a "nation in crisis" despite critcism the event mixes religion and politics. How do you respond to that?



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