Posted on 10/13/2011 1:21:33 PM PDT by Evil Slayer
Anita Perry, campaigning for husband Rick Perry in South Carolina, suggests he's been "brutalized" by the media and the GOP because of his faith. Perry is the most religiously expressive candidate in the Republican field. He hosted a seven-hour Christian prayer rally in August in advance of entering the presidential race. And at last week's Values Voters Summit, he was introduced by a Dallas Baptist pastor who said rival Mitt Romney is not a Christian and Mormonism is a cult.
Perry has suffered several extremely bad weeks, stumbling in the debates and losing the coveted endorsement of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who's backing Romney. Here, in emotional remarks at a South Carolina campaign stop, Anita Perry said:
"It's been a rough month. We have been brutalized and beaten up and chewed up in the press to where I need this today. We are being brutalized by our opponents, and our own party. So much of that is, I think, they look at him because of his faith. He is the only true conservative - well, there are some true conservatives. And they're there for good reasons. And they may feel like God called them too. But I truly feel like we are here for that purpose."
Here's the full 15-minute appearance -- a remarkable, emotional address threaded with religious references in which at one point (about 3 minutes in) she nearly breaks down, then (8 minutes in) makes the comments about the brutal campaign and later recalls someone who told Perry his political troubles were a divine test: "God is testing you because he wants you to know when you're in the White House, how you got there." It was a public show of emotion, not unlike Hillary Clinton breaking down in tears
(Excerpt) Read more at trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com ...
Rick’s cozying up to China was like everything else he does-—self-serving——to build foreign policy credentials for himself.
Same with his sucking up to Islam, La Raza and Mexico. Plus attending global conferences that had nothing to do with governing Texas.
Rick has been plannning and scheming a long,long time to run for president.
Proof positive is his raising money from three PACs (that we know of). One Pac raised $55 million just by Rick saying he was not running for president. He has millions more to spend.
Unfortunately for short-sighted Rick, the world dynamic changed-—and left him high and dry. He should have chosen these entities as enemies——not friends.
HAHAHAHA! Yep. But you’re SOOOOO heartless!!!
“In 2007 — a year in which Perry reported an income of more than $1 million — he gave $90 to his church, according to the Perry family’s tax return. Twice since becoming governor, in 2000 and 2009, he reported no contributions to churches or religious organizations.”
” HAHAHAHA! Yep. But you’re SOOOOO heartless!!!”
heartofstone.com : )
” I hope Anita Perry doesn’t see this and go in front of the cameras and whine about how Conservatives are attacking Rick because he doesn’t donate much. We shouldn’t criticizen him - somebody who makes more than $1 million in a year in this economy clearly doesn’t have the kind of money to be making large donations. “
Maybe Rick teaches bible study ??
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