Perry became a millionaire while serving in office

It's good to be a crony-capitalist.

1 posted on 09/04/2011 1:54:00 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

To: E. Pluribus Unum

None of the contenders is poor, you know t hat right?

2 posted on 09/04/2011 1:54:51 PM PDT by Mmogamer (I refudiate the lamestream media, leftists and their prevaricutions.)

To: E. Pluribus Unum

opportunity - investment - risk taken - money made = good for him

3 posted on 09/04/2011 1:57:35 PM PDT by svcw (iphone 5 release date late October - rats)

To: E. Pluribus Unum

Yeah, so did Obama. Big deal.

4 posted on 09/04/2011 1:58:54 PM PDT by erkyl (We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office --Aesop (~550 BC))

Well shut my mouth look at the clintoon’s and the Obozo’s.

5 posted on 09/04/2011 1:59:02 PM PDT by boomop1

None of the contenders is poor, you know t hat right?

You do realize this is the same thing Tony Rezko did for Barack, right?

Or were you OK with that?

7 posted on 09/04/2011 1:59:12 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Palin is coming, and the Tea Party is coming with her.)

To: E. Pluribus Unum

Oh noes! he made money while in office?

8 posted on 09/04/2011 1:59:38 PM PDT by mylife (OPINIONS ~ $ 1.00 HALFBAKED ~ 50c)

When our President came into office he was living off of credit cards. Now look at his worth and it’s not because of his salary. I’m sure there’s a lot waiting for him when he is kicked out of office. Why else would he give his cronies all that stimulus money?

9 posted on 09/04/2011 1:59:49 PM PDT by RC2

To: E. Pluribus Unum

Its good to be a undercover paulnut so ya can keep claiming Sarah, Sarah while sniping with left wing newspaper smear pieces that, when read, do not come close to supporting your slimey headline?

10 posted on 09/04/2011 2:00:05 PM PDT by dusttoyou ("Progressives" are wee-weeing all over themselves, Foc nobama)

HOW STATE GOVERNORS GET TO BE MILLIONAIRES
Gov Rick Perry partnered with Rudi Giuliani to fix the deal for Texas roads

REFERENCE Bracewell & Giuliani Firm Advises Cintra in First Privatization of Toll Road in Texas

DALLAS (March 1, 2007) Bracewell & Giuliani LLP (Texas-based law firm with global connections) advised Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte, S.A., a Spanish transportation company, in its successful bid to develop Texas State Highway 121 into a toll road through Collin and Denton counties.

The award to Cintra, approved by the Texas Transportation Commission, is the first privatization of a Texas toll road.

Bracewell is acting as project counsel to Cintra with respect to the 50-year concession from the Texas Dept of Transportation. Cintra will pay a $2.1 billion upfront and annual lease payments totaling $700 million. "Cintra was awarded this project because of its proven expertise and competitive proposal," said Thomas O. Moore, partner with Bracewell & Giuliani. "This is the largest transportation deal of 2007. This is one of only five deals in the country."

SOURCE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1803916/posts

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TEXAS Gov Perry rapped for paving way for construction of Trans-Texas Corridor
One News Now ^ | August 24, 2007 | Chad Groening
FR Posted on 08/25/2007 by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Texas Governor Rick Perry is being called to task by an author and investigative journalist for vetoing bills that would have blocked construction of the controversial Trans-Texas Corridor.

Dr. Jerome Corsi has been one of the leading voices warning the American public about the consequences of the Trans-Texas Corridor, which will be part of a superhighway -- purported to be four football fields wide -- that will allow Mexican trucks to enter the U.S. and traverse the core of the country all the way to Canada.

The best-selling author asserts that Governor Perry cleared the way for construction to begin in his state when he vetoed several bills passed by the Legislature that would have stalled the project.

"Governor Perry has been 100 percent gung-ho in building this road," says Corsi. "The Legislature voted a two-year moratorium, it voted a redefinition of eminent domain -- [and] Governor Perry vetoed them. [On] at least one of those measures, he waited until the Texas Legislature was out of session so it couldn't even override his veto."

Corsi says it is unfortunate that there has been political pressure to get the project started. "The Federal Highway Administration's lawyer wrote letters threatening the Texas Legislature to cut off federal highway funds if they got in the way of this Trans-Texas Corridor," he says.

Corsi believes the same pressure will be applied on other states, like Oklahoma, to go along with the project. He suggests that would mean a loss of more American jobs and could pose a threat to U.S. sovereignty.####

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Perry also endorsed 2008 prez candidate Giuliani
even though Giuli had no decent hair to speak of.

11 posted on 09/04/2011 2:00:39 PM PDT by Liz (The rule of law must prevail. We canÂ’t govern ourselves by a personal point of view.)

To: E. Pluribus Unum

And Nancy Pelosi tripled her net worth as Speaker because...?

-PJ

12 posted on 09/04/2011 2:01:14 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (Everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day, Mexican on Cinco de Mayo, and American on Election Day.)

Did you say the same about white water, and harry reids land deals on sells of former BLM property.

13 posted on 09/04/2011 2:02:28 PM PDT by org.whodat (What does the Republican party stand for////??? absolutely nothing.)

To: Political Junkie Too

14 posted on 09/04/2011 2:02:37 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Palin is coming, and the Tea Party is coming with her.)

To: E. Pluribus Unum

Its good to make money.

15 posted on 09/04/2011 2:02:41 PM PDT by linn37

How did the contenders make their money compared to Perry? Is selling out a better income maker than real work?

16 posted on 09/04/2011 2:03:38 PM PDT by Tempest (Rick Perry is a solid conservative, if you consider Jello to be solid.)

The insinuation seems to be made by this alleged news, that somehow Perry’s political clout got him a better deal on buying or selling real estate than some schmoe who walked up with an equal amount of dough or equal value of property. If it were true that would be a matter of concern. Simply learning through his political network of real estate for sale or of a buyer for real estate would not qualify as a crime or scandal.

17 posted on 09/04/2011 2:04:16 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (There's gonna be a Redneck Revolution! (See my freep page) [rednecks come in many colors])

Opportunity and investment translated = political prostitute

18 posted on 09/04/2011 2:04:51 PM PDT by Tempest (Rick Perry is a solid conservative, if you consider Jello to be solid.)

no and don’t know about

19 posted on 09/04/2011 2:05:15 PM PDT by svcw (iphone 5 release date late October - rats)

To: E. Pluribus Unum

I am always suspicious when a politician makes a ton of money while in office. Is there ANYTHING to suggest that his property deals were anything other than legitimate? I haven’t seen anything yet. This article is an attempt to blow smoke, but I dont know if there is anything there...

20 posted on 09/04/2011 2:05:55 PM PDT by Paradox (Obnoxious, Bumbling, Absurd, Maladroit, Assinine)

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