Perry's Top 10 Worst Hits

The seemingly inevitable happened last week. When discussing the tragic racially-motivated shooting in Charleston, S.C., that left nine churchgoers dead, Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry majorly flubbed by calling the massacre an “accident.”

While his campaign jumped to correct Perry, clarifying he meant “incident,” the damage was done. For the nation, it was another “oops” moment; for Texans, it’s just classic Perry.

As Perry announced his second presidential run in early June – leading us to believe he just won’t go away (no matter how hard Texans will it) – in an airplane hangar north of Dallas, amid the backdrop of a country-rap song that made our ears bleed, he reminded America, “Our values come from God, not the government.” On that note, we’ve provided another helpful reminder of how terrible a Perry presidency would be by rounding up Gov. Goodhair’s Top 10 best – or shall we say worst – hits. Over the course of his 14 years as governor, Perry has left an indelible mark on the state, mostly for the worse. America: Don’t say you weren’t warned.

1) No Health Care for You: Unlike some flexible Republican governors, Perry’s refusal to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act prevented more than 1 million Texans stuck in the “coverage gap” – those earning both too little to purchase their own private insurance and too much to meet Texas' bare-bones Medicaid requirements – from accessing health care. Texas continues to have the highest rate of uninsured residents in the nation.

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