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Posted on 01/03/2012 8:43:09 AM PST by NoRedTape
"..........And this, as much as anything else, is why Rick Santorum—a man who was stuck at 4 percent in the local polls as recently as one month ago, and is still stuck at 4 percent nationally—is going to win the Iowa caucuses on Tuesday........
(Excerpt) Read more at thedailybeast.com ...
Not really. Santorum doesn’t have the money, the support, the name recognition, or the machinery to defeat Romney in the larger battles that take place beyond the early primary states. A santorum victory pretty much guarantees that the fight drags on past super Tuesday which only plays to Romney’s aforementioned strengths.
>>Santorum is coming off a humiliating loss in Pa against a sub par Democrat. Obviously he isn’t superman, and Democrats/Romney have likely all the points they need to blow him out of the water.<<
Given that they’ve already shown they can “blow him out of the water” when he lost miserably in 2006, you’re correct.
Furthermore, Santorum’s “surge” (which I believe is real enough) was a direct result of the “surprising” CNN poll that showed him already surging, when, in fact, according to the Des Moines Register polling conducted two days prior and two days after the CNN poll was released, showed no such surge prior to the CNN announcement. All of his “surge” was the result of some Iowans jumping on what they perceived to be the latest bandwagon, in my opinion. Some people just want to be seen as voting for the ultimate winner in the end, and that’s about at deep as they get, unfortunately.
Anyway, as we’ve seen repeatedly in this process, bandwagons have quickly run out of momentum.
Agreed. That's what happens when the media is controlled by the left. Perry was castigated about a painted rock, and now Santorum is in trouble because a popular coach is (later) revealed to be a sexual predator.
But it's perfectly fine that Obama sat in America-hating Jeremiah Wright's church for a quarter of a century, that he is a close friend of convicted terrorist Bill Ayers, that he was up to his eyeballs in convicted felon Tony Rezko's chicaneries, etc., etc., ad infinitum.
Yes your points are valid and I don’t disagree.
Right out of the gate, a Ron Paul supporter advertised for and offered considerable money for evidence of sexual impropriety by Perry, with men or women, and got nothing.
I shouldn't be surprised a Santorum supporter would stoop to that level. His neocon big gov't record, flip flops and political failings are ignored by those obsessed with his social message.
Santorum has no business running. In a rematch with Bob Casey for his old senate seat, he'd lose. Only self-delusion lets him pretend he could beat Obama. If the GOP are down to Santorum, all is lost.
Thanks.
Are you Glen Maxey?
You seem to be pushing his effort to take Perry out because he “hates Gays”.
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TELLING THE TALE | After a story planned for the Huffington Post on Rick Perry’s alleged same-sex affairs was nixed, gay former Texas Rep. Glen Maxey decided to tell the story himself. (Associated Press)
David Webb | Contributing Writer
AUSTIN — Life is changing quickly for gay former Texas Rep. Glen Maxey since the publication last week of his memoir chronicling a five-month investigation of Gov. Rick Perry’s alleged homosexual liaisons with a subordinate, steady boyfriends, anonymous sex partners, a hustler and others.
Prior to the book’s debut Maxey, who returned to activism after leaving the Legislature, had stocked his Austin apartment with food and other supplies, anticipating a period of time when he might want to stay out of sight.
But after his exposé attracted national media attention and outrage from Perry’s conservative religious supporters, Maxey decided to go further underground.
“Got some death threats of the crank level, but have moved to a safe house until it calms down,” Maxey told Dallas Voice in a message via Facebook following a telephone interview over the weekend.
Maxey, who is the only openly gay politician to have ever served in the Texas Legislature, sent the message as he prepared for a Univision interview Monday morning, Dec. 19, and a KLBJ drive-time radio interview that afternoon.
Gov. Rick Perry
The “calm before the storm” that Maxey had talked about in the telephone interview apparently has now erupted into a major disturbance.
Head Figure Head – The Search for the Hidden Life of Rick Perry is the product of Maxey’s work with a reporter from The Huffington Post and the frustration he felt when publisher Arianna Huffington killed what the former legislator claims was a completed story approved by editors and ready for publication.
When it became clear the story would never be published, Maxey started writing his book.
In his book Maxey does not name any of the sources he cites that claim knowledge of Perry’s alleged sexual escapades, nor does he
name the Huffington Post reporter, whom he refers to only as the national journalist.
The book was at first only available online, but now is available as a paperback through Amazon.com.
Maxey said other publications were interested in talking to him and his sources about the allegations of extramarital homosexual pursuits by Perry, but both he and the men who claimed to know the governor in the biblical sense were reluctant to start over with a new reporter.
“That was a mountain I couldn’t climb again, and the other folks had the same reaction,” Maxey said. “It’s difficult to get people to talk about sex in general, it’s more difficult to get them to tell their story to a reporter, and it’s an even bigger climb when it’s Rick Perry they are talking about.”
Maxey disputes Huffington’s claim to Politico that the story was never ready for publication, and that there was no real story. The activist claims the publisher killed the story after Perry’s campaign hired famed libel lawyer Lin Wood, and the lawyer wrote a letter to the Huffington Post threatening to sue if the story was published.
Huffington denied that the lawyer’s letter had anything to do with her decision.
But, Maxey said, “Arianna Huffington told a bald-faced lie.”
No response has been received to an e-mail sent by the Dallas Voice to Huffington Post’s media relations department seeking comment on Maxey’s claim.
Maxey concedes a high-priced call boy who claimed to have engaged in sex with Perry and another man for hire in hotel rooms several times never went on the record, even though celebrity attorney Gloria Allred reportedly was signed on to represent him when the story hit. An affidavit signed by the prostitute — whom
Maxey said was feeling “traumatized” by the prospect of going public with his allegations — might have convinced Huffington to go with the story. But the activist maintained there was already enough documentation to justify publication.
Maxey claimed Huffington exercised a “double standard” when she decided against publication of the Perry story, probably on the advice of AOL parent company corporate attorneys. If the story had involved extramarital heterosexual activities, the story would have run, he claimed.
In late August, the Huffington Post reporter, who made several trips to Austin and had contacted the Dallas Voice for information earlier in the investigation, wrote in an e-mail seeking clarification that he was putting finishing touches on the story before it ran.
Some political observers have speculated Perry’s drastic drop in the national opinion polls from frontrunner status might have contributed to Huffington’s decision to kill the story.
Another source familiar with the investigation said it appeared the publisher — for reasons only she knows — was never interested in outing Perry, and the story will never be published. The Huffington Post scribe reportedly indicated he had no problem with Maxey’s book, and that he thought Maxey needed to write it.
For his part, Maxey said that he is not worried about Gov. Perry filing a lawsuit against him, and he doubts anyone from Perry’s camp
will ever contact him. The former legislator also doubts that he would lose a lawsuit if Perry filed one against him.
“Everything I said in this book is my opinion,” Maxey said. “I believe Rick Perry is homosexual or had relations with gay men. The evidence points to that conclusion.”
Maxey said it is unlikely Perry would file a lawsuit against him because if he did, the governor and his wife, Anita, would be forced to answer questions under oath about the widespread rumor that she caught Perry and another man having sex in the governor’s mansion six years ago.
At the time, a story was widely circulated that the governor’s wife had checked into the luxurious Driskill Hotel in Austin and hired a prominent divorce attorney.
The story became so widespread that Perry and his wife — who typically avoid one-on-one media interviews — sat down with an Austin American-Statesman reporter to refute the tale.
“If Perry was bold or stupid enough to file any action against me, my lawyers would welcome the opportunity,” Maxey said. “I don’t think Perry would take that risk.”
There has been no response to a telephone request by the Dallas Voice for comment from the Perry campaign.
Maxey said that although he is gaining widespread attention for the book, his only motive in writing it was to expose the alleged hypocrisy of Gov. Perry, who is recognized as the most virulently outspoken anti-gay governor to ever hold office in Texas. The governor’s claim to conservative religious leaders after he announced for the presidency in August that there was nothing in his personal background to embarrass them rankled him, the Maxey said.
“How amazingly hypocritical he was, claiming there would be no scandal,” Maxey said. “It was astonishing to me. That was the impetus for writing the book.”
Maxey said at the time he wrote the book there were only a dozen men known who had claimed to have had sex with Perry. Now, there are twice that many, and new tips come in daily, he said.
“I went into publishing this with no real expectations,” Maxey said. “The story may get retold in a more comprehensive way, and people can make their own decisions about it. I think the rest of this will play out in the public discussion.”
Maxey said one thing is for certain: Perry will be a bigger enemy to the state’s LGBT community than he ever has before if his bid for the presidency continues on its failure track and he returns to Texas. The activist said he wouldn’t be surprised if Perry attempted to call the Texas Legislature into emergency session on an anti-LGBT initiative to pacify his conservative religious supporters.
“When you see a snake in the grass, you chop off its head,” Maxey said. “I believe this snake is coming back to Texas. He is going to be a meaner snake. He will have something to prove. He will take it out on gay people.”
And that threat is likely to keep Maxey, the author and the activist, busy on his anti-Perry campaign for a very long time.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition December 23, 2011.
There’s only a few anti-Perry ankle-biting trolls left...they keep glomming on to the flavor of the week candidate and occasionally post their DNC talking points and relive their glory days of hating Perry...
Gee you must be one of the dozen that KNOW all about this rumor.
Even Glennie says it’s all his OPINION. How convenient.
Yes you are right. When an obvious lie is posted. I feel the need to type. Must get over it.
Go back to the top of the thread and read all the posts and you will find out why I typed what I did. Until you do that then you don’t understand. If you have read it and don’t get it than you have a reading comprehension problem.
Guarantee it.
I doubt it ... 2006 was a 'perfect storm' year against GOP candidates in general. Consider this:
- Santorum hacked off the base with his 2004 support of Specter over Toomey in the GOP Senate primary
- His opponent was the son of popular pro-life Democrat governor
- Democrat governor Fast Eddie Rendell was up for re-election, and had coattails
- General dissatisfaction with the GOP over GWB and the Iraq war
- The usual vote fraud problems in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
So now, 6 years later:
- Toomey is a sitting senator
- Casey has been a back-bencher with no real legislative accomplishments other than being Harry Reid's parrot, and has turned his back on his pro-life supporters
- There is now a popular GOP governor in PA
- GWB and Iraq are now ancient history among the electorate
- The 2010 Tea Party GOP wave election
Personally, I wish Santorum had sought his old Senate seat, like George Allen is doing now in VA: I think he'd win in a landslide. With that said, I think he'll surprise in the primary season ... don't count him out yet.
Well, you see the problem with Santorum has been the perception that he can’t win.
The reality is that he’s also the best conservative left standing. So when the perception changes, you get the expected result which was a surge.
It does us no good if we defeat Obama with a RINO. What’s the point?
You do understand that in the great USSR, the state ran the economy.
You might find these two video clips interesting as they pertain to your comment.
Gingrich: My Credential Is 4.2% Unemployment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=349DpnEm4Lo
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Newt Gingrich Home Run @ Debate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=d-1MrsZBL80
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