Posted on 01/03/2012 9:16:25 PM PST by therightliveswithus
In a campaign speech late Tuesday night, Governor Rick Perry stated that he is "returning to Texas" to reassess whether he is going to continue running for President.
The speech contained several emotional moments, in particular two moments. The first was when he read a letter from an adoring supporter who called him a "great man." The letter described a conversation that Mr. Perry had had with a soldier and how his supporter looked on in awe as he watched Governor Perry call the veteran his "Christian brother."
The second was when Perry announced that he would be returning to Texas to reassess whether he will continue his pursuit for the White House. Mr. Perry paused several times and appeared to be on the verge of tears as he winded down his speech.
Governor Perry came in fifth place in the Iowa caucus today, barely breaking ten percent of the vote. His announcement tonight likely marks the end to his campaign.
Fork time, and not just for Perry.
I admire the Perry supporters for their unbridled enthusiasm for their candidate.
They are the nastiest fans in history. They were ankle biters and deserve this loss totally. They put down any body who spoke the truth and asked me if I was smoking dope with my support of Santorum. Yep....such nerve. I could not be more proud of President Santorum!!!!
Change of plans, Maybe he rather have all the campaign money than continue the path.
Me too.
He is merely saying that he will go to the well of faith.
It’s an allegory.
I could be wrong.
It would be America’s loss
If he looks that tired after a prelim. How is he going to make it through a total, all out, presidential election?
I’m sorry but we must deal with reality.. Rick Perry WILL NOT be the nominee.. BUT.. he could be Newt’s VP pick and if you really want to beat Romney it’s time to come down to SC and put all our non Romney marbles towards Newt..
I hope he stays in, still think he’s the best man to face Obama.
God Bless Rick Perry and men like him.
Prayers for Rick Perry - we need this good, Christian leader now more than ever.
I think a Santorum/Perry ticket makes a lot of sense. Provides the best geographical balance of any ticket.
Yes. I like Rick Perry but this is just not his year. If he gets out it helps Newt.
You want to get behind a 4th place RINO, when there is a 1st place conservative? Romney will be thrilled.
Good luck to Mr Santorum, Mrs Bachmann and Mr Cain.
He is a politician. A good man, but still a politician. Going home to reassess the campaign = dropping out. Kinda like when Cain said he was going to have a heartfelt conversation with his wife and reassess the race. Different circumstances, but still just sugarcoating the words which really mean, "I'm done".
I just googled; a number of sources are reporting this, so apparently it’s true.
Iowa, you’re a joke. You just helped shoot down the best man we had for the presidency. No other candidate even comes close.
Perry has never been my first choice, but was in the top three at all times. He is an honorable man and is putting the interest in the country ahead of his own desires by openly considering what to do at this point. If Bachmann were to do the same, we will not be stuck with Romney.
At this point, Santorum is my favorite and I could certainly support a ticket made up of some combination of Santorum, Perry, Gingrich and Bachmann.
When Rick Perry entered the race, he sucked all the air out of the other candidates, then went and threw a sure nomination away to support illegals and insult those of us who want them out. His remark “heartless” cost him the campaign and he has never recovered.
All self-inflicted!
You think Perry’s fans were the nastiest? I see the posters who didn’t like Perry as the nastiest. Did Perry fans add all those hateful KEYWORDS to all of the Perry threads? No they did not, I know who the suspects are.
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