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Rick Perry: The Tea Party Candidate?
Big Government ^ | January 9, 2012 | Charles C. Johnson

Posted on 01/09/2012 8:25:23 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

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To: magritte

You are right!

I just got some of that and posted it above.

Bump!


101 posted on 01/09/2012 11:35:11 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: magritte

Well, that is one outside hope, that Huntsman can take significant votes away from Romney, but I don’t see him as a viable alternative to Mitt in his own right.


102 posted on 01/09/2012 11:37:33 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy

Huntsman is alright and he’s my third choice, but the longer he lingers he can easily take around 5-6 points from Romney at each non-Southern state like Nevada,et al...makes it look less “inevitable” for Romney.....


103 posted on 01/09/2012 11:42:02 AM PST by magritte
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To: CainConservative

Amazing...

Instead of first, place or show, Perry should just be “no show”. SC has already rejected him.


104 posted on 01/09/2012 11:52:57 AM PST by montyspython ((Romney-Perry-Obama ... No Way))
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To: dirtboy

This is typical of the diehard Perry supporters here, they lack any ability to realize that their PMSing over Perry criticisms is rubbing others the wrong way.

CW along with her other Perry gang members love delving into drive-by shootings at the rest of the field but suddenly go nuclear when the situation is reciprocated. This is why I’ve referred to them as a cult, conniptions and foaming at the mouth whenever Perry get’s criticized. This rabid devotion only makes their guy less appealing and if his campaign actually staffs maniacs like the ones here on FR, it explains his dismal poll numbers.


105 posted on 01/09/2012 11:55:31 AM PST by montyspython ((Romney-Perry-Obama ... No Way))
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To: montyspython
Santorum was a no-show in Iowa until the very end.

I've given up painting by polling numbers. We'll see what the actual voting percentages tell us after SC.

106 posted on 01/09/2012 12:03:41 PM PST by dirtboy
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Perry helped get a lot of them elected; raised record amounts of money for the RGA.

That's the truth right there.

108 posted on 01/09/2012 12:10:28 PM PST by GOPyouth ("We're buying shrimp, guys. Come on." - Dear Leader)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Hey I could take a nap with those two comforting images!! LOL


109 posted on 01/09/2012 12:11:47 PM PST by maxter (Election is THIS year. Make it count.)
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To: sam_paine

>>How do you feel about the other state mandated vaccines: measles etc?

Apples to oranges...someone with measles can spread it walking down the hall at school - that doesn’t happen with HPV.

If the voters of Texas wanted this, and if the process had gone thru the legislature like most other legislation, as opposed to Perry attempting to bypass the voters AND the legislature, I would have had less of a problem with it . Fact of the manner he wanted to act like a king and order very young girls to get medication, after intense lobbying by Merck...not somebody I want in the WH.

The ludicrous thing about this whole fiasco, is that if Obama (or any other left leaning governor) had ordered this vaccine for all school aged girls, in the same manner that Perry had in Texas, every single person on FR would rightfully be decrying the over-reaching of an extremist liberal agenda...I guess its a case of selective outrage - it was OK cause your guy did it?...would you be defending the actions if Obama had ordered it?


110 posted on 01/09/2012 12:12:43 PM PST by qwerty1234
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To: qwerty1234
Apples to oranges...someone with measles can spread it walking down the hall at school - that doesn’t happen with HPV.

But kids can walk down the hall at school spewing measles or whatever, because they are allowed a waiver.

So is that ok for you? It's ok for me because I'm consistent on the issue. If there's a waiver available against the latest "science" then a concerned parent can make the right choice for his/her kid.

It doesn't matter if it's crony capitalism for HPV or questionable components and risks of "standard" vaccines to me.

Obviously we agree that nobody should force a child to get the Gardasil shot, but do you think the state should be able "strong arm" the child to take any vaccine?

111 posted on 01/09/2012 12:20:49 PM PST by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: CynicalBear

Thank you. As a Christian, I fully know and understand what the Bible says about preaching other gospels. To claim that Rick Perry has ever done so is ludicrous.

Please take some time to do your own research about this issue; don’t just glom onto google articles that support your own mistaken POV. Really look into it for yourself.

Your candidate is Gingrich, right? It’s always wise to keep in mind that no candidate is perfect. While you’re researching this Perry issue, maybe you could also look into Newt’s global warming problems. He has been walking back his support for it lately because he’s been trying to win conservative support. But last night, on a Frank Luntz special, a liberal New Hampshire Republican suggested he should voice more support for the (loony)idea. Newt replied that Cap and Trade went too far, but indeed, we have to find ways to “lower carbon emissions.”

My electric bill continues to climb due to the global warming stupidity. I don’t want another president who buys into it and will help bankrupt me and the rest of the country. I could vote for Newt if I had no other choice. But I would rather have a good solid conservative candidate like Perry, who has openly said that global warming is nothing but a hoax.


112 posted on 01/09/2012 12:28:16 PM PST by CatherineofAragon
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To: CynicalBear; Cincinatus' Wife

Where was the mosque built and in what year? Did Perry lobby for funds to get this built? No slam ‘Bear, just curious.


113 posted on 01/09/2012 12:40:26 PM PST by bobby.223
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To: dirtboy
I'm sure Rick Perry is to blame for some of his miscues along the campaign trail, but I think Fox News has practically black-balled him as well. They have seriously damaged him and convinced viewers that Romney is the go-to candidate. I think this is why he's having trouble reclaiming support. Others will surely disagree, but I believe it to be true. When viewers watch Fox News telling them that Romney is the chosen one, week after week, and will barely even mention Perry's name, you have to figure a certain percentage of folks are left with the impression that nobody gives Perry a chance, and so we better move on to someone else.

my .02

114 posted on 01/09/2012 12:43:19 PM PST by mikhailovich
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To: dirtboy

Remember that Santorum spent his time visiting every county in Iowa while Perry spent gobs of cash on ads. I think Santorum’s “boots hitting the pavement” approach worked well in Iowa.

SC will be a harder nut to crack but the boost he received from nearly winning Iowa may help alleviate the need to continually pound that pavement.

I’m completely independent and don’t hold water for anyone, however if there is an absolute, NO ROMNEY.


115 posted on 01/09/2012 1:06:19 PM PST by montyspython ((Romney-Perry-Obama ... No Way))
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To: CatherineofAragon
>> As a Christian, I fully know and understand what the Bible says about preaching other gospels. To claim that Rick Perry has ever done so is ludicrous.<<

I never said that Perry preached another gospel. I said the Islam does and Perry is welcoming them into Texas and wishing them well.

>> Please take some time to do your own research about this issue;<<

LOL Believe me, I have done the research and have substantiated all that I claim.

>> Your candidate is Gingrich, right? It’s always wise to keep in mind that no candidate is perfect.<<

I have begun to support Newt only in the last couple of weeks. That was a long time after having eliminated Perry as someone I would support.

>> While you’re researching this Perry issue, maybe you could also look into Newt’s global warming problems.<<

First of all, what most are not understanding or out and out covering up is that Newt was not so much a believer in global warming but trying to show that Republicans also are concerned about the environment. If you remember the Republicans were being accused of not caring about the environment. Newt has clarified his views on that often.

>> Newt replied that Cap and Trade went too far, but indeed, we have to find ways to “lower carbon emissions.”<<

You don’t agree what we should find ways to lower carbon emissions?

>> But I would rather have a good solid conservative candidate like Perry, who has openly said that global warming is nothing but a hoax.<<

Agreeing that we should do what we can to protect our environment automatically translates into believing in global warming? Newt has been against any and all attempts to install over the top expensive regulations. His stand on self reliance of fossil fuels from all sources should indicate his unwillingness to curtail any of our domestic resources.

In my estimation even the global warming crap is not as much a danger to this country as is a lax attitude toward the encroachment of Islam. Do your own research and see that Perry indeed did help lay the cornerstone for that Mosque and has made statements of support for Aga Khan and the inclusion of education about Muslims and the good they have done in schools. His own web site had his statements on it. He’s the only one who has never made any comments about the dangers of Islam.

116 posted on 01/09/2012 1:21:11 PM PST by CynicalBear
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To: sam_paine

>>But kids can walk down the hall at school spewing measles or whatever, because they are allowed a waiver.

Yes, and everyone that chose to have the vaccine would be protected, wouldn’t they? Who would be at risk? The people that opted out...I have no problem with that.

I believe the govt had NO right to force any child to take ANY vaccine...but I can at least see the logic in working very hard to have most people vaccinated against things that are easily transmitted by casual contact in a school setting...the HPV doesn’t fit that criteria. The only reason it was done was to line the pockets of Merck shareholders...and Perry did their bidding, and no one will ever convince me otherwise.

There is NO conservative argument in support of what Perry did. NONE. ZIP. ZERO. If Perry can try to force kids to have the HPV vaccine, ‘because its for their own good’, why isn’t it OK for Obama to force people into govt manadated health insurance ‘for their own good’ Perry blew it. Period. He can try to explain it away anyway he wants, but everyone knows it was crony capitalism at its worst. Conservatives wouldn’t accept it from Obama, we shouldn’t accept it from Perry either. No free pass just because he is supposedly on the same team...at least not from me.


117 posted on 01/09/2012 1:34:12 PM PST by qwerty1234
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

What a joke. Only non-members think the Tea Party likes him.

Rick Perry, has been the anti-Tea-Party candidate on Free Republic.

When Rick Perry first declared, his supporters came in large numbers to FR to bash Sarah Palin and the Tea Party. Like Perry himself, his supporters are imbeciles. They have done a great job of alienating FR members.

RICK PERRY IS A JOKE.

RICK PERRY IS NO FRIEND OF THE TEA PARTY.

RICK PERRY SHOULD NOT BE IN THE RACE — HE IS JUST SPLITTING THE ANTI-ROMNEY VOTE.

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118 posted on 01/09/2012 1:55:14 PM PST by bobk333
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To: CynicalBear

This sounds like a Bachmann smear. Abusing Christianity in order to score political points against other candidates.


119 posted on 01/09/2012 1:55:22 PM PST by Apollo5600
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To: dsutah

The reference was to Christine O’Donnell, the ‘10 GOP candidate for U.S. Senate from Delaware. Bob McDonnell is the GOP governor of Virginia. Similar names, that’s all,


120 posted on 01/09/2012 1:58:19 PM PST by EDINVA
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