Posted on 08/20/2011 1:13:35 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
You’re probably thinking, “I’ve seen this movie before: West Texas boy makes middling grades in college, gets elected governor and — to the consternation of gobsmacked Democrats, who misunderestimate his folksy appeal — runs for the Republican nomination for president.” But if that’s all you know about Rick Perry, you should be asking whether the country is ready for another White House occupant from the Lone Star State. The fact is, the most recent entrant into the GOP race is nothing like the caricatures being promoted on the left and the right. Here are some myths that need debunking, and quick.
1. He’s a Bush clone.
Biographical similarities aside, Perry is not the second coming of George W. Bush, either stylistically or substantively. Bush governed Texas with a light touch and had a good relationship with the Democratic majorities in both chambers of the Texas legislature. Perry is more hard-knuckled in his dealings not only with Democrats (now a minority in the House and the Senate) but with insufficiently conservative Republicans — what we in Texas pejoratively call “moderates.”.....
2. He’s a hillbilly dimwit.
That’s bias against Texas, pure and simple. Just because he wears cowboy boots and drops his G’s doesn’t mean he’s a dummy. Perry may be a small-town boy who went to an ag school (Texas A&M University), but he’s an extremely cagey and strategic politician who has been among the state’s most successful governors at getting what he wants. (Put another way: Even if he’s not book smart by University of Chicago standards, he’s plenty street smart — and street smart is still smart.) The better lens through which to regard Perry is inside vs. outside, establishment vs. anti-establishment, elitist vs. jus’ folks. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that jus’ folks is jus’ dumb.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
When did you stop beating your spouse?
What could he do? Are you implying that Rick Perry likes dems? How in the hell did Texas EVER get a GOP super majority under Rick Perry's leadership???? /DRIPPING SARCASM
You don't know anything -- and coming from Maryland, I suggest you worry about your own backyard. You think all the people who voted Rick Perry into office REPEATEDLY like all the money that has to come from their pockets to support social programs that benefit illegal immigration. Come down and live here in a border state and then you can start telling everyone how it is.
Read all about Soros contributions to this
Dem party Owner named John Thorton “ Austin “ based operation set up in 2009 to stop Perry from getting reelected.
http://urbangrounds.com/2011/03/soros-texas-tribune/ The owner name is named John Thorton - HUGE DEM Millionaire ! http://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2009/07/those-donations-from-texas-tribune-founder-john-thornton/
Of course he doesn’t support groping! You have to remember that at least 3 of the country’s major airlines are based in Texas (American, Continental, and Southwest). The Fed threatened to shut these airlines down if the bill passed, so there was enormous pressure on the Texas Legislature by the airlines. It was the Legislature that vetoed it.
The anti groping bill was blocked by the LT Gov and TX House speaker.
Thank you for adding that information.
It’s hard to find an honest journalist, anywhere.
I didn’t mean it that way, just that the post I replied to made it hard to see where Perry stands. I tend to post short, blunt responses when I am posting from my Android, since typing on it is cumbersome.
They did the same to Bachmann for a few weeks. Don’t worry, they’ll turn on Perry, too.
I also like to point out that revolutions can just as easily install full fledged Communism. Che Guevara anyone?
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Part of the reason businesses tolerate illegal for cheap labor is the simple fact that between wage laws and other regulations, its so much more expensive to hire Americans.
For all the Palin worshipping around here, she wouldn’t deport them, either, and has said so.
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Wow....that's right in front of the building where I worked...
My niece who lives in Austin warned me about the Soros-Thorton propaganda website set up to STOP THE TEA PARTY AND PERRY during the 2010 midterms.
Here is my post on this Soros Media website.
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WaPO is too liberal for my taste. If they praise a republican I am skeptical to begin with. Thanks for the link just the same, I’m just sayin
Be sure to read it next time before commenting.
Just sayin....
This type of crap was thrown around when GWB was running. Twice.
Not listening this time around.
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