As of recent, Rick Perry has been making more and more comments that continually make him look like someone who should not be governor, much less president.

Just the other day, Perry compared himself to the great American comic book hero, Superman.

Wait, what?

His exact words: “Superman came to save the United States.”

Unfortunately, Perry’s comparison was both ridiculous and ironic.

Not only is Perry far from a superhero, but to add to it, Superman just happens to be an illegal undocumented alien.

How fitting.

Popular YouTube blogger Jay Smooth noted (on Superman) “He loved America so much that he was willing to take on a secret identity, live a double life and step up to do the hardest, most back-breaking work that no one else was willing to do.”

It’s safe to say that Perry, although making himself the end-all be-all savior of the United States, could never amount to any sort of Superman.

Perry is weak on illegal immigration; he favors in-state tuition for illegals. This puts illegals at a distinct advantage in a welfare state. Keynesian system over taxpaying citizens: they reap the benefits paid by the collective, without financially contributing to the pool.

Perry supports teaching intelligent design in the classroom, which at best is unnecessary, and at worst, undermining instruction in public schools.

In August, Perry decided to tell the American public that global warming “is a scientific theory that has not been proven.”

He then went on to say that global warming is “all one contrived phony mess that is falling apart under its own weight.”

Last time I checked, the government was supposed to be run politically, not religiously.

Perry is obviously running a religious campaign to take the top spot in America.

On Aug. 6, 2011, Perry hosted a “Prayer Rally” in Houston along with the extremist American Family Association (AFA) and a cohort of Religious Right leaders with far-right political ties.

Extremist. That’s the word. Rick Perry: Extremist.

It’s not harsh. It’s the truth. Sure, Texas may not be in as horrible of an economic hole as various other states – however, thinking that such a right-wing religious extremist would be able to run a country?

I don’t think so.

The AFA  has been cited on having extremist views on gays, foreigners, the military and women.

AFA’s chief spokesperson, Bryan Fischer, has expressed that gays were responsible for the Holocaust and demanded that immigrants convert to Christianity. He also said the Muslims have no right to the First Amendment, should not be allowed to build mosques and should be deported.

Fischer has also claimed African American women “rut like rabbits” due to welfare and that Native Americans are “morally disqualified” from living in America because they didn’t convert to Christianity and were consequently cursed by God with alcoholism and poverty.

Perry is closely associated with the AFA and leaders like Fischer.

Are these the views America was built on? Are these the views America wants to live by?