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Perry: "I Don't Think You Have a Heart" If You Oppose In-State Tuition for Children of Illegal
weeklystandard ^ | Thursday September 22, 2011 | JOHN MCCORMACK

Posted on 09/22/2011 8:06:48 PM PDT by Bigtigermike

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To: Clyde5445

I read it twice. Slowly. What exactly did she say?

She’s proud of Jan Brewer for standing up for the constituents of her state? Well Perry did too.

When you have a near unanimous vote for the Texas Dream Act, signing it is just standing up for the constituents of the State of Texas.

Does Sarah Palin think the Texas Dream act should have been vetoed? I frankly can’t figure out what her position on illegal immigration is or how it differs from Perry.


101 posted on 09/22/2011 8:55:44 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: nopardons
The Republican base is an embarrassment to Romney too, how can one vote for a man who has no respect for me?

Perry saying we have no heart...breaks my heart.

The GOP is dead, they just don't know it yet.

102 posted on 09/22/2011 8:55:51 PM PDT by roses of sharon ("Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43)
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To: icwhatudo

ROTFLMAO!! Brilliant.


103 posted on 09/22/2011 8:55:54 PM PDT by sklar
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To: Bigtigermike; All

I think the Palin/Cain express just left the station.


104 posted on 09/22/2011 8:56:06 PM PDT by TwoSwords (Has anyone seen my suspension of disbelief pills?)
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To: sklar

You took the words out of my mou..er..brain!


105 posted on 09/22/2011 8:56:08 PM PDT by federal__reserve (Peace through strength has worked better than peace via appeasement in history.)
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To: LongWayHome

Perry DOES have good points. But Illegal immigration, once dealt with, would have a cascade effect on many other economic and sociopolitical issues we have. RP just is a part of that problem. His own words/policies make it clear he will not be the man to lead us out of the desert.

There are better choices. Cain..Palin...even Newt for all his considerable baggage (and I’m stretching on that one) but it is what it it. Perry is in bed with the LaRaza and other race groups when it comes to illegals in America. He can’t duck it. He and his supporters can try but the Gen Pub ain’t likely to go along with it.


106 posted on 09/22/2011 8:56:13 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (Chief Druid of Trollhenge: Cult of Palin)
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To: Friendofgeorge
I was wondering if someone else had picked up on that.

That whole focus group were complete IDIOTS !

107 posted on 09/22/2011 8:56:25 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: Bigtigermike

I have a heart for law abiding American citizens who have to live under politicians who won’t enforce our border security laws. Who try to guilt us for wanting a country NOT full of illegal aliens. That’s just a liberal tactic right there.

NO offense but he’s just digging a bigger hole.


108 posted on 09/22/2011 8:57:18 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: TwoSwords

Shhhhh!!!!! be quiet or you’ll spill the beans to the Germans


109 posted on 09/22/2011 8:57:54 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
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To: Bigtigermike

This is the part of the debate where Perry lost my vote. I had been leaning Perry. A friend at work had already made up his mind and was all in for Perry. He just sent me an email after the debate. Perry lost him too. These damn politicians need to start taking illegal immigration seriously.


110 posted on 09/22/2011 8:58:20 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Barry gives them $535 million and they take "the fifth" when asked where it went.)
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To: Gene Eric

Governor of a border state filled with illegals and President of the USA are two very different things.

Other than that, Dunno, I am a Zonie, not a Texan. You want illegals here? Do you? Yes/No?

Simple. Vote Perry, get more.


111 posted on 09/22/2011 8:58:41 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (Chief Druid of Trollhenge: Cult of Palin)
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To: Jvette
I'm with Perry on this, and I'm a native Texan.

Those people live here. We didn't invite them or bring them in. Neither did Perry. Neither did Bush or Anne Richards. They came on their own, over decades of time.

Their kids grew up here. They played sports with our kids. They attended the same schools. We didn't invite them or encourage them to come here. I'm a parent and my kids attend school with them.

So they reach high school age and want to attend college and better their lives. They're essentially Americans, this is the only place they know. You let them pay tuition just like any other resident of the state. Not out of state tuition. Because they live here and their parents pay state and local taxes, and property taxes. Why make them pay out of state tuition when they've been residents for 4-6-11 years? Why tell them they CAN'T attend college?

They comprise only 1% of college freshmen in Texas. The whole matter is overblown. Hardly any of them ever apply for college. The ones that can earn the grades, I say let them have a shot just like any other person who's grown up here.

I know I'll get blasted and insulted for this position. I still believe in it. Perry may go down in flames but I think he is right. He signed a bill with only 4 dissenting votes. So I'm not the only one who shares the position.

112 posted on 09/22/2011 8:59:05 PM PDT by mikhailovich
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To: Gene Eric

“If Perry is such a louse, why was he elected Governor of Texas?”

Probably for the same reasons Arnold was elected Governor of California.


113 posted on 09/22/2011 8:59:15 PM PDT by Pelham (Islam. The original Evil Empire)
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To: roses of sharon
That entire group, on stage, is a complete EMBARRASSMENT !

And for those who think otherwise, they are in great need of an education; not to mention ice water thrown over their collective heads.

A shovel ready job opening? Grave diggers for the GOP;sadly.

114 posted on 09/22/2011 9:00:05 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: Grey Eagle

He knew he needed the Hispanic vote for election so he was never going to veto this with the overwhelming vote of the legislature. He’s boxed in a corner on this issue.


115 posted on 09/22/2011 9:00:21 PM PDT by Froggie (uires)
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To: Bigtigermike
It's going to be interesting to listen how old Rushbo is going to try and spin this foot-n-mouth disease remark by Perry on Fridays broadcast. Rush is great at spin control but he will have to do double time duty to spin it this time. Sorry Rush, looks like you hitched your horse to a loser this time around.

I thought that maybe you learned your lesson after helping Jorge Bush get re-elected to his second term. You sounded like you learned but now I'm not so sure. You fell for the 'Anybody But Obama' syndrome and look what has happened to you now. Perry shot himself in both feet and now doesn't have a leg to stand on. Kind of embarrassing isn't it!? Maybe you'll start beating the bushes for Sarah now.

116 posted on 09/22/2011 9:01:12 PM PDT by Ron H. (Loving my Deering Goodtime 2 Classic 5-stringer)
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To: roses of sharon; xzins; wmfights
Perry saying we have no heart...breaks my heart.

Lets say you were dragged here by your parents when you were 5 and you grew up in Texas and believed you were a Texan and you worked hard and graduated from Texas high school and got good enough grades to get into a Texas State University, what should Texas do to you? Send you back to Mexico, a country you've never been to? Deport you? (BTW only the Federal Government can deport you)?

What should Texas do to you?

If you think we should treat these children like the criminals they aren't, then I'd have to say yes you do not have a heart.

117 posted on 09/22/2011 9:01:24 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: Bigtigermike

Perry still has me. He said nothing different tonight then he’s been saying. It was voted on at the state level, it passed.


118 posted on 09/22/2011 9:01:38 PM PDT by ReaganBaby26 (Matthew 12:36)
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To: Bigtigermike

I am having a really hard time getting past this. I like a lot of what Perry says but he is wrong about a fence. We can certainly build a fence. We put men on the Moon for crikes sakes. This instate tuition for illegals is just not resonating. I do not want to fight that amnesty fight again. I think this issue is really hurting Perry. Mitt looked good tonight and I swore in 2008 I would never vote for Mitt. Newt and Herman were not too shabby either.


119 posted on 09/22/2011 9:01:53 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Norm Lenhart

Ditto. Where are the Perry supporters? I’ve been perusing these threads waiting for them to come to his defense. They are mia so far. Perhaps they are in a meeting trying to come up with something, anything, to spin his failure. Or maybe they’re busy picking the rose-colored glass slivers out of their eyes.


120 posted on 09/22/2011 9:02:14 PM PDT by stilloftyhenight
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