Rick Perry really dislikes Washington. That's why he's running for President. Or something.
(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Thursday described Washington as "a seedy place" while defending what he said was his manner of speaking plainly. [...]
"With all due respect to anybody that's out there either directly or indirectly criticizing me because I speak plainly, I call it like I see it," Perry said on the Laura Ingraham radio show.
"Look, I am not an establishment figure -- never have been and frankly I don't want to be. I dislike Washington. I think it's a seedy place," he said
Rick Perry dislikes Washington, and he wants to become president so he can make sure you dislike it too.
The Republicans want you to hate Washington. They want you to hate it so they can tear it apart without resistance.
It's statements like these that prompt flashbacks to the George W. Bush campaign. A plain-speaking outsider who isn't really an outsider, but certainly plain-speaking.
This is catnip for the lunatic base.