Perry: Yeah, Sorry for That "No Heart" Comment

Townhall ^ | 9-28-2011 | Guy Benson

[smoothsailing]

Perry’s comment was in response to the badgering he was taking fron Mitt Romney and Chris Wallace, the “don’t have a heart” comment was addressed to them. I watched the debate, I never thought he was talking about me or other conservatives. He was visibly annoyed by the two smarmy weasels Wallace and Romney. Perry can explain it the way he has today and that's fine. It's not an apology, nor should it be. He regrets the word choice, but defends the policy. So be it.

[GeronL]

He meant the word choice, he just regrets it because it HURT his popularity. That is all.

[jessduntno]

Sorry, Rick I got no EARS for this.

[goat granny]

When you speak the truth and it bites you in the behind...he meant what he said or he wouldn’t have said it that way....not a slip of the tongue...

[chris37]

Apology not accpeted, Rick, you meant it.

[ari-freedom]

I wasn’t offended by it. The problem as I saw it was that it’s a liberal thing to base your decisions on emotions instead of using your mind.

oh those poor illegals. Let’s give them money. It’s so unfair that the rich aren’t taxed enough. Hollywood is for Obama so I should vote for him, too. Dihydrogen monoxide sounds scary. Let’s ban it!

[eddie willers]

I never thought he was talking about me or other conservatives.

I sure did...and this "walk-back" is thin gruel.

[World'sGoneInsane]

No matter what he says, there is a certain element here that could care less about the true immigration issue. They have only one issue on their mind, or there own agenda.

When it comes down to it, the majority of people will not be voting on the immigration issue.

[Redbob]

"I probably chose a poor word..."

No sh#t!

[Diogenesis]

Poor Perry.

It is not the WORD, ... it is the RINO thinking.

Again, like Gardasil, he ALMOST has it figured out.
Almost.
Then too, it was about the RINO thinking and not
him “being ahead of the polls”.

If Perry ever can stop thinking like a RINO,
he might have a chance.

[NoRedTape]

Too bad for Rick. He damaged his campaign beyond belief.

[Paperdoll]

He can apologize all day, but he cannot take it back. He dug his own hole Thursday night. No one else did it for him! him. He was extremely combative to Romney, which made me think less of him than I already did. In fact, he actually made Romney look great! Perry is not Presidential calibre! (And neither is Romney.)

The man with the plan, who is miles more qualified than any other candidate is none other than Herman Cain. His bio is posted here today. Wow! Don’t miss it!

[ari-freedom]

“It is not the WORD, ... it is the RINO thinking.”

you mean: feeling.

[Sans-Culotte]

“I probably chose a poor word to explain that to people who don’t want their state to be giving tuition to illegal aliens, illegal immigrants in this country,” Rick Perry told Newsmax.

I guess what he meant to say was, "I believe in compassionate conservatism".

[af_vet_rr]

He meant the word choice, he just regrets it because it HURT his popularity. That is all.

Exactly. He was only sorry that people didn't like what he said, not that he said it.

And he's still pushing the idea that it was solely about education instead of immigration. I will agree with Perry that things were a bit different in 2001 - Perry got away with supporting open borders in 2001, because we still elected him the following year.

[Ingtar]

Has he also apologized for calling that same legislature murderers for overriding him on Gardasil?

[smoothsailing]

Well, he has a reputation as a fighter. I expect him to double down now and go hard at that snake Romney.

[Diogenesis]

think you are mistaken.

not RINO feeling, but RINO thinking.

yielding RINO (bad) judgments,
like Romney and Perry make, over and over.

[ari-freedom]

“I guess what he meant to say was, “I believe in compassionate conservatism”. “

hooray for moral hazard!

[shield]

I guess he felt he had to apologize...wish he hadn’t. Knowing his wife and his relationship...she probably ask him to.