Trump to choose Rick Perry as Secretary of Energy

[Morphine Prince 109,645]

President-elect Donald Trump will pick former Texas Gov. Rick Perry for secretary of Energy, sources tell Fox News.

The two sides finalized the decision during a meeting Monday evening at Trump Tower.

The pick could be seen as ironic for some as Perry famously forgot that he wanted to torpedo the Energy Department during a 2011 presidential debate. He couldn’t remember the department when he was ticking off which departments he would eliminate.

"I will tell you, it is three agencies of government when I get there that are gone. Commerce, Education, and the — What’s the third one there? Let’s see. ... Oops," Perry said, in a gaffe that effectively derailed his 2012 bid. 

The former Texas governor is a board member for Energy Transfer Partners, which is attempting to build the Dakota Access pipeline. The construction of the pipeline sparked protests and its attempted passage through Lake Oahe in North Dakota was blocked recently by the Army Corps of Engineers over concerns it could damage the water supply in tribal lands.

Trump supports the completion of the pipeline and had vowed to solve the situation “quickly.”

Perry ran for president in both the 2012 and 2016 campaigns, bowing out in both.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/13/trump-to-choose-perry-as-secretary-energy-sources-say.html

 

[Brainiac 11,171]

We're so ****ed. I don't think people are grasping how disastrous most of his picks have been so far.

[Varys 30,916]

[SychosSoChic 9,995]

This can only mean one thing.

The American has found a way to colonize Mars and intends to drain what resources they can from Earth, even if that means dooming it, and leaving the rest of us to melt here on Earth while they live it up on Mars sipping Intergalactic Lime Martinis

[imnotyourbabe10 6,120]

I don't know what to say......I'm low-key thinking Pence (who is leading the transition team, right?) is behind all of these terrible decisions.  Although I'm sure Atomic Orange is just as responsible.  And hopefully it's only the four years...Republicans control everything so we can now look to them around 2020 and say, "Well, you had everything...what did you accomplish?"  There are many long-term consequences but would one of the top issues be selecting a Supreme Court Justice?  That could create lasting effects. 

[Lion Heart 15,041]

But remember Hillary is equally as bad

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2 minutes ago, Lion Heart said:

But remember Hillary is equally as bad

[Goosey 3,017]

Awesome news! Love Rick Perry.

 

My favorite "Rick Perry Fact" is that there is a Rick Perry special edition pistol. Rick Perry used his Ruger LCP to shoot and kill a hungry coyote while he was out for a jog in 2010... so Ruger created a "Coyote Special" LCP, engraved to commemorate the event.

 

Sturm, Ruger Coyote Special LCP .380 Celebrates Texas Governor Perry’s Marksmanship

Last February, Texas Governor Rick Perry went for a jog with his dog. At some point, Perry shot and killed a coyote with his laser-sighted Sturm, Ruger & Co. LCP .380. Sturm, Ruger & Co. have created a $340 laser-less “Coyote Special” to commemorate the Governor’s pest control pistol. 

"You know, ever since the campaign ended, the coyotes are a lot more nervous in Texas," Perry joked at the NRA meeting on April 13, 2012. "As a matter of fact, Ruger President Mike Fifer just told me that the Coyote Killer Special is selling so fast that they’ve had to suspend all their orders until they can address their backlogs."

http://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2012/apr/24/perrys-coyote-special-hard-order/