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« on: January 18, 2017, 10:11:43 PM »
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/us/politics/rick-perry-energy-secretary-donald-trump.html?smid=tw-share&referer=https://t.co/Kf9V2NrAIZ

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« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2017, 10:20:47 PM »

-This is from the New York Times. However, I would not be surprised in the least bit if this were actually the case. Remember, this is the dude who wanted to eliminate the department of Energy, but could not remember that he wanted to eliminate it on the debate stage, thus ending his presidential prospects.
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« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2017, 10:21:23 PM »
At least now it makes more sense that he wanted to eliminate the DoE when he was running for president in 2012.

Clearly he thought it was just a big public relations department for the oil and gas industry.
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« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2017, 11:24:07 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2017, 11:37:34 PM »
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« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2017, 11:49:37 PM »
u lost git over it wuts the wurst that could happen?Huh
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« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2017, 12:31:08 AM »
Quote from: Mondale_was_an_insidejob on January 18, 2017, 11:21:11 PM
Trump was right: Rick Perry only wears glasses to look smart and its not working

Did he actually say that? Hahahahaaha he's so right.  The question is why did he nominate him?  Didn't Perry call him a cancer?
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« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2017, 01:10:14 AM »
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« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2017, 03:01:25 AM »
« Edited: January 19, 2017, 03:04:15 AM by ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ »
This isn't any more WTF than him being appointed to head the department he famously forgot that he wanted to eliminate

But yeah, it's pretty basic knowledge that the Department of Energy is in charge of nuclear weapons and operates the national labs.
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« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2017, 08:10:27 AM »
Quote from: ⏳ Averroës ⌛️ on January 19, 2017, 08:05:57 AM
How much could there be to the idea that he (and maybe Carson and Devos) got the appointments solely because Trump's administration plans to dismantle these departments?

Hopefully Perry continues to forget that he wanted to eliminate it.
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« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2017, 09:58:48 AM »
Quote from: Mondale_was_an_insidejob on January 18, 2017, 11:21:11 PM
Trump was right: Rick Perry only wears glasses to look smart and its not working

Ageed. So he earns his first true at politicalfact.org. LOL
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« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2017, 01:13:30 PM »
i am ready to accept that the OOPS moment happened cause of his surgery....but this lapse is even worse.
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« Reply #12 on: January 19, 2017, 01:28:37 PM »
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« Reply #13 on: January 19, 2017, 02:11:33 PM »
LOL at Perry. He couldn't even figure out that his mic was on not on. What a turtle.
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« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2017, 04:30:55 PM »

And you, of course, have access to more reliable sources.
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« Reply #15 on: January 19, 2017, 04:34:37 PM »
Quote from: ⏳ Averroës ⌛️ on January 19, 2017, 08:05:57 AM
How much could there be to the idea that he (and maybe Carson and Devos) got the appointments solely because Trump's administration plans to dismantle these departments?

What is needed to abolish a department?
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« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2017, 04:36:22 PM »
I refuse to believe it's a coincidence that he's been offered the very same department he forgot he wanted to abolish. This is all some dumb joke from the Trumpster.
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« Reply #17 on: January 19, 2017, 04:51:26 PM »
To be fair to Rick Perry, he didn't know much about it the first time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmhT2GxGB1w

Dont laugh, when you get in your 40-50's these things happen more often.
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« Reply #18 on: January 19, 2017, 05:37:49 PM »
Quote from: Figueira on January 19, 2017, 04:34:37 PM
Quote from: ⏳ Averroës ⌛️ on January 19, 2017, 08:05:57 AM
How much could there be to the idea that he (and maybe Carson and Devos) got the appointments solely because Trump's administration plans to dismantle these departments?

What is needed to abolish a department?

Congress.
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« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2017, 08:15:44 PM »
Quote from: ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ on January 19, 2017, 03:01:25 AM
This isn't any more WTF than him being appointed to head the department he famously forgot that he wanted to eliminate

But yeah, it's pretty basic knowledge that the Department of Energy is in charge of nuclear weapons and operates the national labs.

Basic, but not obvious, just as it's not obvious that the major purpose of the Agriculture Department these days is to run SNAP.
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« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2017, 09:08:26 PM »
Ugh
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« Reply #21 on: January 21, 2017, 12:36:32 AM »
I can't tell Onion articles apart from reality anymore, and that is a clear sign that something has gone horribly wrong.
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« Reply #22 on: January 21, 2017, 02:11:49 AM »
Quote from: Arch on January 21, 2017, 12:36:32 AM
I can't tell Onion articles apart from reality anymore, and that is a clear sign that something has gone horribly wrong.

One of their articles today was literally entirely factual:

http://www.theonion.com/article/black-man-out-work-55106
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