Posted on 01/03/2012 1:30:31 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Perry,Iowa — After witnessing the Perry rally in Perry, Iowa, I have a sudden urge to rush out, purchase a firearm, and start rearing eagles. And if it had that effect on me, you know it was potent stuff.
The Perry rally at the HotelPattee was far, far nicer than the Santorum rally. Santorum stood on the stairs and addressed a tepid crowd of people without amplification, only four of whom were holding signs, while someone vacuumed in the background. Perry had a country music performer entertaining crowds in a nice room that Santorum seemed unaware was part of the building. The crowd was large and energetic. They shouted, “Amen!” and waved flocks of Perry signs. They interrupted him with tumultuous laughter and applause.
...It was all so aggressively, enthusiastically appealing to all patriotic impulses as to be very nearly cynical. “Here I am! Send me!” Perry volunteered, in the words of the prophet. The crowd went wild. You couldn’t stand there unmoved as two governors, two veterans, a country singer, and RickPerry, with tears in his eyes, begged you – in front of a mural with grain on it – to “have my back tomorrow at the caucuses, and I’ll have your back the next four years in Washington!”
You felt that it might be almost cruel to send this man to Washington, a place he so clearly hated. But he had to go, because Isaiah had said so. Next I was expecting a yellow SupportThe Troops bumper sticker to emerge from the wings shouting, “I, too, endorse Rick Perry!” as several eagles flew overhead in formation and someone drilled down into the middle of the assembly to release a flood of oil and Jesus glanced down from the sky and nodded a manly nod, as though he approved....
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ping for later
Even the MSM is tired of that old “gaffe” line — it’s obvious to the viewers that the other candidates haven’t gotten that treatment. But if it makes you happy, continue with it — but be advised, using dated, media talking points leaves you appearing non-creative, unable to find another stick.
Red, Red, Red, the Idolatry crowd only cares that there gang leader gets elected. They’ll happily shoot up their kids to show their devotion. Legislation shmasion. We live under an authoritarian rule where government cronies are the source from which all blessings flow, don’tcha know.
Zajko, you have to follow the advice of your own tagline. Thankfully Perry will eventually run out of money despite the socialist fatcats propping him up. Then he can slink back to Texas, you know, that place he promised to fulfill his term in and not run for higher office.
Much as Perry’s slick media-machine would like us all to swallow that line, we’re not referring to a one-off ‘gaffe’, now, are we? We’re all human, and anyone could and would be forgiven for that. We’re talking about a permanent inability to articulate and ‘think on your feet’, to a level that make Bush, and even Obama, look like skilled debaters.
Beyond that, I have far more fundamental issues with Perry. I’m simply looking for a conservative candidate who
(a) actually believes what he claims to believe, and sticks to it, even when it may not be politically expedient to do so
(b) can beat Obama
Romney fails on (a), and Paul on (b). Perry (a man who served 6 years as a Democrat in the Texas House of Representatives, worked on Al Gore’s campaign, and then switched sides out of personal political convenience) fails on both.
Disclosure reports show that neither Bob Perry [Perry Homes/home builder] nor his wife have donated to Rick Perry's presidential bid. Bob Perry has given money to other candidates but not to Rick Perry. The biggest recipient is Mitt Romney. Bob Perry and his wife gave a combined $5,000 to Romney's early this year and $500,000 to the super PAC Restore Our Future that supports Romney.
In 2008, they supported Romney's nomination with a $5,000 donation between them. According to disclosure reports Gov Tim Pawlenty received a combined $10,000 to his presidential campaign and another $60,000 to his political action committee from Bob Perry and his wife. Bob Perry is also the top donor to the Karl Rove-linked super PAC American Crossroads.
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Donors to Bush absent for Perry [9-1 support Romney] WASHINGTON — Fewer than one in 10 of the top fundraisers who helped George W. Bush shatter records for presidential campaign money in 2000 and 2004 have donated to Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s 2012 presidential campaign, a Houston Chronicle analysis of Federal Election Commission data has found.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds a wide lead over other GOP presidential hopefuls in donations received from the 939 “Pioneers” and “Rangers” who raised at least $100,000 each for the Bush presidential efforts."
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With the notable exception of Lamar Smith (R), mostly Democrat giving, including a PAC contribution for Sen Chuck Schumer (D-NY), also gave to Bill White (D) who lost in his 2010 gubenatorial challenge to Rick Perry – DIDN'T FIND Rick Perry: Charles Butt [HEB CEO] Political Campaign Contributions 2010 Election Cycle [HEB is the largest private company (grocer) in Texas]
With the exception of $1K to Shelia Jackson-Lee and Gene Green -- both democrats, ALL GOP giving but DIDN'T FIND Rick Perry: BOB Perry [Perry Homes] Political Campaign Contributions
Kay Bailey Hutchison won’t endorse Rick Perry for president
ROVE-BUSH-HUTCHISON ran a 2010 GOP primary challenge against Gov. Rick Perry.
Well, not exactly. The Lucas Gusher (Spindletop oil well) blew in 1901, so using your logic, every Texas governor since Joseph D. Sayers (1899-1903), unless they were some bumbling idiot, should have earned one of your Heavenly Halos for outstanding job creation. ;)
Then again, it took us until 1979 to elect a governor without the "Dem" behind his name. Maybe that's what skewed the logic.
I notice the picture you posted @2 has a giant notecard to help Perry remember what points his handlers want him to say. Is it because he forgets what he’s supposed to say he’s going to cut with that big ole ax of his?
As far as your cut and paste robotic comments, I don’t read them. Perry’s going down, down, down. Then again, he polls near “none of the above,” so how could he hope to get anyone to hold their nose and vote for him. We won’t.
Good advice, and maybe I should take it, with apologies to whale omelets everywhere :)
.....Perry (a man who served 6 years as a Democrat in the Texas House of Representatives, worked on Al Gore’s campaign, and then switched sides out of personal political convenience) fails on both.
Rick Perry started as a Democrat in West Texas (essentially THE only party). He served in the Texas legislature - was known as one of the "pit bulls," conservative members who sat in the lower pit of the House Appropriations Committee and bitterly fought spending increases.
Perry changed parties in 1989, joining Phil Gramm and other conservative Texas Democrats, who now had a true ideological party with a burgeoning Texas GOP.
When Perry campaigned for Lt. Gov. [1998], he and his campaign staff were in it to win and his hard-nosed style was against the "friendly" advice and request of GWB [in re-election bid for Texas Gov] and Rove to run easy against Sharp, a popular democrat (and Aggie friend of Perry's from their A&M years together). Rove wanted to broaden Bush's base for his upcoming White House run. Perry told them he'd run his campaign his own way, because he knew the voters would vote for Bush for Gov. and then cross back over and vote for Sharp (D) for Lt. Gov, if he just walked through the motions like the Bush-Rove team asked him to do.
Perry won the seat for Lt. Gov. -- the first Republican elected to that office since Reconstruction. Now 13 years later and into his 3rd term as Texas governor, the GOP holds a super majority. So Perry has earned his conservative spurs -- fighting both parties!
[The Bushes and Rove supported Kay Bailey Hutchison's primary challenge against Gov. Perry in the 2010 election too]
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"During his time in Congress, [Al] Gore opposed federal funding of abortion, voting in favor of a bill which supported a moment in silence in schools, and voting against a ban on interstate sales of guns. His position shifted later in life after he became Vice President and ran for president in 2000…”…… Source
Gore his wife led the charge on putting warning labels on records back in the 1980s. In fact, Gore had an 84% pro-life record back in the 1980s:http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Al_Gore - According to ontheissues.org -- Gore had an 84% anti-abortion voting record and voted pro-life 27 times. Evolving Gore
Rick Perry: Al Gore's gone to Hell
LOL. Now you should sit down and write all the whale omelettes a nice note, letting them know how vewy, vewy sorry you are. ;-)
Ah yes, of course: he just woke up one morning after half his life (and three full terms of elective office) as a democrat, and saw the Light. I understand now.
I have to say I do love the Perry campaign’s chosen line of “please let’s move on from discussing how obviously stupid our guy shows himself to be every time he opens his mouth, that’s a tired old MSM talking point now, and not relevant to his electability to the most powerful office in the world.” I understand it’s making the best you can out of a difficult political reality, but please: save that kind of facile pseudo-argument for your democrat friends.
I’ll now take JDW11235’s (and my tagline’s) advice leave y’all in peace to continue this exciting discussion as I head off to work. Have a nice day :)
Are you taking a creative writing class?
You don’t have to imagine, it happens all the time. The federal government thinks we have no right to choose our own toilets, light bulbs, health insurance, cars, fuel, etc. The difference is that Perry relented when voters made it known they felt that he overstepped his powers, the federal government does not ever relent. Perry may have done stuff people do not like but he has shown that if voters get upset about one of his decisions he will bend to their will, I think that is a good thing. I don’t see this election as a choice between Perry and the mythical perfect conservative. I see it as a choice between Perry and the very imperfect people he is running against. I personally fail to see how electing the architect of Romney care or the Pelosi couch sharing global warming guy would be better for the country than electing Perry. I think Perry would do a much better job of promoting conservative values like smaller government than either Newt or Mitt who seem to like “smart” big government and who both have changed their core positions fairly regularly thse past few years.
I LOL'd at that!
Don't think you'll get a whole lot of agreement there.
Goodbye La Raza Rick.
Hi MrEdd. You’re consistently anti-Perry.
Who is you candidate? Found one yet?
ABC news is busy trying to down play Perry already this AM.
They are crowing that he only has 7% of the polls in NH, a state that he is NOT even campaigning in LOL
Btw if they don’t have the hpv virus I don’t see any reason not to give the vaccine to adults.
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