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GOVERNOR RICK PERRY DROPS OUT, NUMBER OF GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES INCREASES TO 36

September 12, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

DALLAS, Texas (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Any math teacher will tell you that 17 minus 1 leaves you with 16, but that seems not to be the case with the Republican presidential candidates. The correct answer is 36.

Up until yesterday, the U.S. electorate was closely watching the campaigns of the 17 declared Republican candidates — ten of whom were featured in the last FOX News prime-time debate and seven in the not-so-prime time pre-show.

Now that former Texas Governor Rick Perry has officially announced that he was dropping out of the race, the Republican field now stands at 36 candidates for president.

In his announcement, Perry said, “We have a tremendous field – the best in a generation – so I step aside knowing our party is in good hands, and as long as we listen to the grassroots, the cause of conservatism will be too.”

Here is a complete list of declared Republican presidential candidates still in the running — in alphabetical order.

Who is the next to drop out?

We can now confidently predict that it’s not going to be Donald Trump.

Law Enforcement, Local News, Politics

TEXAS GOVERNOR RICK PERRY AGREES TO PLEA BARGAIN ON FELONY CHARGES

August 16, 2014 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

Austin, Texas (The Adobo Chronicles) – Texas Governor Rick Perry was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly abusing the powers of his office by threatening to veto funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption. If found guilty of the two felony charges, Perry will be the first indicted governor of the state of Texas in nearly 100 years.

The two counts – abuse of official authority and coercion of a public servant – carry a combined maximum punishment of 109 years in federal prison.

Perry was expected to make a second run for president in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.

Realizing that his political career is all but over, Perry, 64, announced that he has agreed to a plea bargain to lessen the potential punishment for the felonies.

An attorney for Perry told The Adobo Chronicles that his client has agreed to pleading guilty on both counts in exchange for a 50% reduction in jail time — from 109 to 54 1/2 years.

As part of the plea bargain, Perry will ask the court to allow him to be transferred to a high-security retirement home once he reaches the age of 100. As an alternative, Perry proposed that he be incarcerated in the Philippines, a former colony of the U.S., where convicted high government officials like ex-presidents and senators are locked in designer jail cells or placed under hospital arrest.

A federal court is expected to rule on the plea bargain next week.

Human Interest, International, Law Enforcement, Military, Politics

TEXAS GOVERNOR RICK PERRY VOLUNTEERS TO PATROL U.S.-MEXICO BORDER

July 22, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Perry on his first day as volunteer border patrol officer

Austin, Texas (The Adobo Chronicles) – Rick Perry is taking a leave of absence as governor of Texas to volunteer as a patrol officer along the U.S.- Mexico border.

In a press statement issued shortly before leaving his office to assume his volunteer duties, Perry said that he is sick and tired of waiting for the federal government to send more troops to stop the increased border crossings of undocumented immigrants from South and Central America, including hundreds of unaccompanied children.

In a brilliant move that could earn him the Republican nomination for president in 2016, Perry’s last act before his leave of absence was to send 1,000 Texas national guard troops not only to patrol the border, but to protect him as he performs his volunteer work.

During Perry’s leave of absence, the lieutenant governor will assume the role of Texas governor. Staff of the governor’s office, however, couldn’t exactly remember who the current Lt. Governor is, but at least they know his first name is David.