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Perry: We don’t need outsiders’ views on Senate race (Are you listening, Sarah Palin?)
Texas Chronicle ^ | Friday June 1, 2012 | Peggy Fikac

Posted on 06/01/2012 4:06:14 PM PDT by Bigtigermike

Gov. Rick Perry is once again slamming “out-of-state interest groups” backing former solicitor general Ted Cruz in his runoff with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst –this time tweaking Sarah Palin, U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint and Rick Santorum by suggesting their states could learn a lot from Texas, but Texas doesn’t need their advice on choosing its next U.S. senator.

Perry, standing staunchly behind Dewhurst, brushed off the question about whether his own tea party credibility may be damaged by his opposition to Cruz, who has been endorsed by national conservative and tea party groups and figures (including Palin, DeMint and Santorum) in the runoff for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate.

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Without naming Palin, DeMint or Santorum, Perry called them to mind by naming their states: “I appreciate everybody paying attention to Texas – as well they should, they could learn some things on how to run South Carolina and Pennsylvania and Alaska.

“Come to Texas and learn how to do it right, but don’t come down here and tell us who needs to be our next United States senator, thank you very much. We’ll decide that without your outside, Washington, D.C.-oriented help,” Perry said.

(Excerpt) Read more at blog.chron.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: daviddewhurst; jimdemint; palin; rickperry; ricksantorum; sarahpalin; senate; teaparty; tedcruz; texas; tx
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To: mylife
Perry is the Gov and Dewhurst is the Lt Gov.
Who is he supposed to root for?

How about he root for the Tea Party conservative? Is that too much to ask?

Rick Perry jabs Tea Party groups backing Ted Cruz

41 posted on 06/01/2012 4:49:37 PM PDT by South40
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To: Bigtigermike
How do you Texans put up with such a fraud?

Bulletin from Perry's own website (www.rickperry.org) in run for re-election as governor in 2010:

"Governor Sarah Palin endorses Governor Rick Perry" (title & link)

"One of the best Governors in America-- Sarah Palin of Alaska-- has officially endorsed another of America's best Governors-- Rick Perry-- in Texas' 2010 primary race."

"The news underscores the appeal Governor Perry has among both social and fiscal conservatives..."


{Photo from this bulletin}

Well at least he's not posing with the Mexican flag!

42 posted on 06/01/2012 4:50:11 PM PDT by drpix
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To: mylife

You can support Dewhurst without attacking people that had your back when you most need it and you asked for it.


43 posted on 06/01/2012 4:54:24 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
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To: SoFloFreeper
If Rick wasn’t interested in outsiders, he would not have offered in state tuition for illegals.

Ouch! lol!

He not only offered it, he signed it, he backed it, he defends it to this day and he attacked conservatives who disagreed with it. He also attacks Tea Party groups who dare support Cruz.

Kinda makes me laugh. I can't recall how many Perry backers argued that he was pro- Tea Party when his actions past and present scream he is not.

44 posted on 06/01/2012 4:55:21 PM PDT by South40
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To: South40

None of these folks did.

http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/12/seven-former-dallas-cowboys-including-staubach-aikman-join-tom-lepperts-senate-team/

I myself voted for Cruz


45 posted on 06/01/2012 4:56:25 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Bigtigermike

I’d hardly call what Perry said, an attack.
I see plenty of Perry hate though.


46 posted on 06/01/2012 4:58:15 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: bestintxas
Perry just might have run out of his welcome in my state of Texas.

He's gonna burn a lot of political capital trying to shovel Dewhurst against the tide.

47 posted on 06/01/2012 4:59:48 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes everything)
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To: mylife
None of these folks did.

That is completely irrelevant and you know it.

I'm glad to hear you voted for Cruz. It proves you're not all loony. :-)

48 posted on 06/01/2012 5:01:34 PM PDT by South40
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To: Bigtigermike

Sorry Rick, as stated above we are out RINO hunting and Dewhurst is in our crosshairs. GO CRUZ!


49 posted on 06/01/2012 5:03:29 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: mylife
I see plenty of Perry hate though.

You wore that out months ago.

We can disagree with Perry w/o hating him. If you really believe we can't then you must also believe Perry hates Palin and Tea Partiers because he has disagreed with her/them.

50 posted on 06/01/2012 5:04:35 PM PDT by South40
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To: South40

Had Lepperts votes gone to Cruz we would still have a runoff but Cruz would have beaten Dewhurst in the polling.

Instead of ripping Perry I am focusing on swaying Leppert supporters to vote Cruz.


51 posted on 06/01/2012 5:04:58 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: kevao
And third is...I would...ummmm...the third thing...is...ummmm...

BUWHAHAHAHAHA!

.

52 posted on 06/01/2012 5:04:58 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: mylife
Instead of ripping Perry I am focusing on swaying Leppert supporters to vote Cruz.

You should be ripping Perry. His support carries weight and would help elect the TEA PARTY conservative Ted Cruz.

Open both eyes -- wide.

53 posted on 06/01/2012 5:07:55 PM PDT by South40
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To: mylife
No anger.

Just the truth that Cruz is a better choice for the US Constitution and that Perry is on the wrong side, again.

54 posted on 06/01/2012 5:08:46 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Future Snake Eater
*That's* what Perry always reminded me of! Mr Toad!

Cheers!

55 posted on 06/01/2012 5:10:08 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: drpix

That chick on the left is cute!


56 posted on 06/01/2012 5:11:14 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: South40

Dewhurt supporters are not likely to switch candidates.
He has the lead in the polls


57 posted on 06/01/2012 5:16:37 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: South40

Oh, and I voted Paul in an effort to stop Romney from cinching the nomination.


58 posted on 06/01/2012 5:18:34 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: a fool in paradise
Ahhh! I hurt my keyboard on that one!
Lemme guess,you're a romneybot. LMAO
59 posted on 06/01/2012 5:18:48 PM PDT by TexasSecede79366 (May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!”)
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To: mylife
Dewhurt supporters are not likely to switch candidates.

Dewhurst supporters might also be Perry supporters and would think highly of a Perry endorsement. I personally think he's a halfwit and give his word ZERO weight. But that's just me; I think logically.

Fact is, I don't know if Dewhurst supporters would switch their support and neither do you. One thing is certain, Perry's support of the non-TEA Party candidate serves to support my claim all along that he is no TEA Party conservative.

60 posted on 06/01/2012 5:21:43 PM PDT by South40
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