Posted on 06/19/2014 11:22:59 PM PDT by South40
Whether or not he chooses to run, he will be ready, Perry says
It’s hard to imagine a presidential campaign that began with as much excitement, money and hope — and ended as quickly and dramatically — as Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s primary bid did three years ago.
Initially touted as an unbeatable conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, Perry quickly proved woefully unprepared for the national spotlight. A series of blunders led the dismantling of his campaign in the first weeks of the 2012 primary contests.
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Perry is a good, basically conservative guy, but his last presidential campaign was an embarrassment. His gaffes either infuriate the right or give ammunition to the left. It will be very difficult for any Republican candidate to get his or her message past the Propaganda Corps and to the people. Perry is not up to the job.
Comments like that I find hard to understand given his record and what we know about him. A real conservative would never have worked to keep Ted Cruz from going to Washington. A real conservative should not oppose a border fence or try to impose a nanny-state executive order to force females to have injections of unproven medication. A real conservative would not have endorsed RINO Mitch McConnell for reelection. A real conservative would not give financial aid and instate tuition to ILLEGAL aliens. A real conservative would not characterize as heartless the conservative voting base who oppose such handouts for ILLEGAL aliens. And just last week he praised Hillary.
Perry is no conservative. Certainly not by any definition of the word that I am aware of.
But he was on drugs, r so say his faithful followers. Was he on drugs 1 week ago today when he praised Hillary?
Good points. Maybe I should have said that he was occasionally conservative.
Did anyone see his interview with Megyn Kelley last night? He came across pretty sharp to me.
And stop being a one issue voter. Putting your hands over your eyes on immigration won't work. Something has to be done.
Of course, border security comes first.
But if you think you're going to send a bazillion kids who have been here 10...15 years back to Mexico, you're kidding yourself.
And everytime you speak of "amnesty"...define it....because everyone has a different concept.
Will La Raza Rick run?
Well, if Mr. Perry runs and is the nominee the good news is that barring a conservative second party on the ballot, I’ll have a cleaned out fridge on Election Day 2016.
Gotta look on the bright side. Nominating corporatist twits saves time otherwise spent voting.
And I can’t wait until his campaign organizers join FR and disrupt everything like they did in 2012.
Forget it
Perry’s handling of the mass flooding of his borders has been a disaster.
They never left.
Well, they’re a lot quieter. And I do know several by name who have dropped out of FR.
Either way, I don't trust the man.
I can’t say that I’m excited especially after how he’s handled the current invasion from the south
I won’t forget the Perry supporter who tried to find out my identity through the internet. She was a real winner! I haven’t seen her name on FR in years. Generally, the real bad ones quit when their candidate drops out.
I just beg supporters of Perry that if he runs again, don’t put up those soft focus photos of him pitching hay. Please, I beg of you!!!
I saw him on Fox yesterday and noticed he now has no eyes. The eyes have disappeared from under those horn-rimmed glasses he sports.
The American public will not elect as president a guy with no eyes. Eyes are the window to the soul. Ask GW Bush.
I'm not kidding. Perry's eyes are gone.
Leni
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