Posted on 01/09/2012 8:25:23 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Is Rick Perry the Tea Party’s last hope in the 2012 election? As he prepares for his Alamo-moment in South Carolina, the longest serving governor in Texas history makes the case for limited government.
It’s a deliberate play for South Carolina’s once powerful Tea Party to come to his aid. During the 9AM MSNBC debate today with David Gregory, Rick Perry promised the Tea Party across the country that he would have their back against big spending Republicans. But will they have his?
Today, Amy Kremer of the Tea Party Express promised on Breitbart.tv that the organization will endorse before the January 21st.
Perry’s proposals of cutting the pay of Congress and prosecuting congressmen for insider trading have been popular among Tea Party supporters. Indeed, in November, Perry was accused of “pandering to the tea party” by none other than House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). The Texas Tea Party, however, withdrew their support of the governor for his support of sanctuary cities for illegal aliens. An October Washington Post/ABC poll confirms that his support was cratering among Tea Party activists, placing him just above Romney and Ron Paul. Perry is hoping that South Carolina is a bit more generous.
Only a few of the Republicans swept into power in South Carolina by the Tea Party have made endorsements. Tea Party darling, Gov. Nikki Haley endorsed Mitt Romney and has been an active surrogate for the former Massachusetts governor as far afield as New Hampshire. Haley’s support in South Carolina, however, is cratering. A poll conducted by Winthrop University between Nov. 27 and Dec. 4 showed only 34.6 percent of those surveyed approved of Haley’s job performance, making her one of the least popular governors in the country.
Haley’s support for Romney may be pecuniary or payback. Romney’s “Free and Strong America” political action committee donated $36,000 to Haley’s campaign in 2010. More than 35 other Romney-backers received PAC money from the former Massachusetts governor before making their endorsements. Perhaps they were merely returning the favor. Or perhaps their campaigns were paid for that favor early in the process.
Thus far, the very popular Tim Scott has declined to endorse anyone for president. Rep. Scott’s highly coveted endorsement is seen as something of proxy for Senator Jim DeMint, the godfather of both the Tea Party and the South Carolina. In 2008, DeMint endorsed Mitt Romney, but in 2012, he has remained deliberately on the side lines.
Of the federal legislators in South Carolina, only freshman congressman (and Tea Party favorite) Mick Mulvaney has endorsed and he has endorsed Rick Perry. Mulvaney reportedly decided to support Perry after seeing his 20% flat tax proposal. “It’s very, very similar to what we’ve been talking about in terms of the Republican Study Committee, the conservative group within the House Republicans, and he went a little bit further than I think we’re going to go even. I was enthusiastic about somebody actually taking some bold steps,” Mulvaney told MSNBC. Perry also won the support of Bobby Harrell, South Carolina’s Speaker of the House.
South Carolina’s Tea Party groups hold their own convention in Myrtle Beach on Sunday, Jan. 15, and Monday, Jan. 16, the same day that the next– the 16th– of the presidential debates takes place.
Perry’s sure to be helped by his South Carolina advisors, which include former state GOP chairman Katon Dawson, who believes that Perry will play well with both evangelical and military voters who make up the Palmetto State’s Republican electorate. “Iowa picks corn, New Hampshire picks presidential campaign pockets, and South Carolina picks Republican presidents,” Dawson told reporters after Perry’s fifth place finish in Iowa.
Though there is no clear Tea Party candidate in South Carolina, Tea Party groups are pretty clearly opposed to Mitt Romney. Karen Martin, the head of the Spartanburg County, S.C., chapter and other Tea Party leaders put it simply in an interview with National Public Radio:
“There’s no Tea Partier that I talk to in the state or nationally that would want to promote Romney. Other than the people that have come out publicly and endorsed Mitt Romney and the people left over from his 2008 campaign, I do not personally know anyone that does not despise Mitt Romney and doesn’t hate the idea of him being our nominee.”
Governor Perry will be sure to keep proclaiming his conservative bona fides, especially on the Tenth Amendment, which is popular among Tea Partiers. To capitalize on that vote, Perry would do well to throw his backing to South Carolina’s fight against the Justice Department over voter fraud. He would also do well to speak out against President Obama’s unconstitutional recess bids, especially as those recess bids governing the National Labor Relations Board which is at war with Boeing over relocating their plant to a right-to-work state.
Rick Perry’s ‘You got a name?’ response to that jack*ss ‘reporter’ was classic, as well...
lol....great DNC talking points there...none true, of course..
What appears to be black and white is this: Perry and Giuliani seemed to get good results as executives in their localities. However, outside of those zones, few are impressed enough to promote them to the next level.
You don't know what you're talking about.
I posted threads and wrote vanities on Sarah Palin's behalf and in her defense -- for years.
One of my Palin vanities:
The Lamestream Media Didn’t Warn Us: “Barack Obama is Coming!”
I give my 100% support behind Perry for President of Texas if they choose secession. Until they get a better one. ;^)
“It is obvious that there is a concerted effort to crush the Tea Party Movement by knocking out everyone that represents the Tea Party.”
THAT is for DAMN sure.
Actually makes me wonder if it wasn’t the back pain meds that may have make him sound that way.
So if the Freepers who "attacked" Palin on some of the threads on this one website had not posted their opinions, then Palin would have chosen to run?
Or are you saying because some people on FR are offensive you should "visciously [sic] attack" Perry to help Palin?
Was it a felony or misdemeanor?
How much time did he serve?
Perry Joins Rivals in Attacking Romney on Bain………….”He said that people in nearby Gaffney, S.C., in particular, “would find his comments incredible,” because it is where Mr. Perry said Bain shut down a plant and fired 150 workers.
“That didn’t happen until Mitt Romney’s private equity firm, they looted that company with more than $20 million in management fees.”
He also charged that Mr. Romney’s firm took $65 million in management fees out of a steel company in a deal in which 700 steelworkers in Georgetown, S.C., and Kansas City lost their jobs, their health insurance and “large portions” of their pensions.
“There’s nothing wrong with being successful and making money — that’s the American dream,” Mr. Perry said. “But there is something inherently wrong when getting rich off failures and sticking it to someone else is how you do your business. I happen to think that that is indefensible.”
“If you are a victim of Bain capital’s downsizing, it’s the ultimate insult for Mitt Romney to come to South Carolina and tell you he feels your pain — because he caused it,” Mr. Perry said..”
If Axelrod were to set out to design a website to divide Obama’s enemies and sow discontent and disarray....how would they do it differently?
Reason no. 5 to support Rick Perry is that Gov. Perry has cut state spending in TX. Gov. Perry has vetoed $3 BILLION in proposed spending and stopped every tax increase dead in its tracks.
If you listen to the entire speech, it is obvious he was having fun and that he was stone, cold sober.
The audience loved it, gave him a standing ovation and local politicians and citizens held a news conference telling the media what was being said was a lie.
I do know what I’m talking about. Even today with Palin not in the race, some feel it necessary to flock to Palin threads just to mock her and supporters. Rather poor stategy, IMO.
Speaking of Axelrod. He ran John Sharp's Texas Lt. Gov. campaign in 1998.
Rick Perry was their opponent.
Perry won.
Tell me something. Would a “good Christian man” help spread Islam in this country or work to eradicate it in this country?
Perry has supported the Muslims and helped them build a Mosque in Texas. Here is what scripture says about supporting someone like the Muslims.
“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.” Galatians 1:8-9
2 John 1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: 11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
Then go complain to them.
Exactly.
You need to do some homework on this “Islam” story
This has been debunked repeatedly. Oh, and despite rumors to the contrary, Rick Perry’s daughter Sidney Perry is not married to a “high-ranking Iman” — in fact she isn’t married at all. Such rubbish.
David Stein: This is controversial?
1. Countries of Western Civilization have secular governments, which means great toleration of cultural and religious differences.
2. Countries of Islamic Civilization for the most part either have religiously dominated governments or demands to make them more religious, which mean less toleration of cultural and religious differences.
3. Muslims often lack respect for Western traditions and points of view. The Muslim relationship to the West is colored by the belief that Western beliefs [whether Christian or atheist] are defective and therefore inferior to Islam
http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/12/rick_perry_and_sharia_and_robert_spencer.html
http://www.countercontempt.com/archives/1945
Amil Imani: “No matter how I tried, I couldn’t reach the conclusion that this inclusion promotes Islam or is pro-Sharia. It seems that the mere fact that Islam is included in the curriculum represents supporting it. And with regard to the concern that the education curriculum Perry promoted is pro-Arab and against Israel, the evidence is exactly the opposite. …”
http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/09/governor_perrys_islam_connection.html
Alana Goodman: “Could we be heading to a point where Perry is accused of being both an Islamofascist sympathizer and an anti-Muslim bigot? And if so, can we just split the difference and call it a day?”
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/08/26/perry-pro-sharia-curriculum/
Ace of Spades: “Well, suffice to say I won’t be reading this crap any more.”
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/320603.php
“I could have overlooked a lot of things I didn’t like about Perry, EXCEPT for the whole Guardasil fiasco.”
It wasn’t a fiasco. It was a well-intentioned effort at protecting young, sexually active girls against a disease that will kill them in the future. The only problem with the whole story was Governor Perry’s executive order. He admits he should have handled that differently. The executive order was not met well with Christian families who knew their girls were not sexually active. Once families were able to know they could opt out, there were no further problems. This was not cronyism. This vaccine had already been approved by the FDA six months before Governor Perrys’s executive order. Texas has a huge problem because of cultural differences regarding the sexual activity of young people.Our high schools have classrooms for pregnant 15 year olds to finish their education. I would imagine it will be that way all over the country if it isn’t already. Governor Perry is always the one who acts on behalf of Texans in everything he does. You don’t have to “overlook” it. Just understand it. States are different. We are facing a not-so pretty future with continued growth in numbers of un-married, pregnant little girls who will die before their time from cervical cancer. Some leaders attempt to help. The young girls in our family simply opted out. Nobody strong-armed anyone.
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