Posted on 08/06/2011 5:33:41 PM PDT by LibFreeUSA
HOUSTON -- The days leading up to "The Response," Texas Gov. Rick Perry's prayer rally at Reliant Stadium, had looked a little grim for the governor and the event's organizers. Only about 7,000 people had confirmed that they would attend a venue that seats 71,500, and the controversial roster of sponsors -- including the American Family Association, which is labeled a "hate group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center -- drew as much attention as the event's stated purpose of praying and fasting for the nation's improvement.
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I thought the day's shrewdest political insight came from Dr. Richard Land, the former president of the Southern Baptist Convention and a sixth-generation Texan, who I bumped into in the hallway after Perry spoke. "If he runs, he'll be a strong candidate," Land told me. "He's a charismatic figure. I think about him on stage with the other candidates and he'll stand out. He's not a wallflower. But the most interesting question for me is whether the country is ready for somebody who looks and sounds like George W. Bush on steroids."
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YEP!!
Bachmann/Rubio = Morning in America
I was surprised, when I first started pointing out here that Bush is a socialist, say several years ago, I had to have on my flame retardent pj’s.
I know. It was rough. No matter what he did the Bushiban thought it was wonderful. Some here worshiped Bush like the Blacks worship Obama.
It was also real bad when some of us Texans warned that he wasn’t a conservative before he got nominated. Few people wanted to listen.
There are still a few Bushbots left here but whenever I see them I light them on fire and watch them burn.....
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