[Cincinatus' Wife]

Thanksgiving Family Forum Video

[truthkeeper]

What a nice - and timely - post. Thank you.

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This is just how Rick Perry is. After Hurricane Ike devastated my community, he came here to survey the damage. He did not just walk through here surrounded by security and news cameras an...d then make a speech. That's not Perry. He showed up in jeans and a work shirt, no cameras, no press conference, and he walked among all of us who had been hit. A hug, a pat on the shoulder, a listening ear, and an encouraging word. He saw to it that emergency shelters were being set up and food and water were available to everyone. When Obama/FEMA refused to help us, Governor Perry set up state funding to help us rebuild our homes and our lives. My home is at 'ground zero' where Ike came ashore. We all took tremendous damage. FEMA sent me a check two months later for $600 dollars. Governor Perry set up the Recovery Fund to help us all rebuild. That is what a true leader and a true Christian does. That's my Governor! I can't wait to see America under the caring wing of Rick Perry.

[smoothsailing]

It’s a video well worth watching, here’s that link again...

http://www.citizenlink.com/2011/11/19/thanksgiving-family-forum-complete-video/

The actual debate/forum starts about 37 minutes in to the three hour video.

[mazda77]

What these six people displayed in that forum is exactly what we should all extoll.

CW, you and I have had our spats on this forum over “implied agendas” in posting certain news, or more often blog stories, negative to other candidates. The way that all the candidates showed a mutual respect for each other is the means by which we should all conduct ourselves in debating the issues and not personalities or drive by attempts to impugn.

Everyone should view the entire event because it is definitely worth the time. Rick Perry showed in this forum why I liked him before his missteps caused me to look elsewhere. I honestly do like him personally even though he considers some of my views a heartless.

[Reagan Man]

Perry is a solid fiscal and social conservative with a successful executive governing record to back it up. Perry is the best Reagan conservative of all the 2012 wannabees. Hopefully folks will come to their senses and turn back to Perry before we are left with a candidate not qualified by conservative standards to represent the GOP.

(ps-The last thread you posted was pulled because it was put into "extended news". Guess that is a BIG no no. Instead of pulling it, they should have simply moved it out of "extended news". To be fair.)

[Wild Irish Rogue]

A writer for the UK Telegraph on what he learned from the forum .

” Rick Perry enjoys talking to Christians. After several awful debate performances, Perry was surprisingly good...... Funny and warm, the audience got a glimpse of a Perry who is much sharper on the stump. “

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100118603/saturday-nights-presidential-debate-suggests-that-former-bad-boy-newt-gingrich-is-a-born-again-front-runner/

[dennisw]

Good for ruff tuff guy Perry but a real ruff tuff guy is ruff and tuff on America as a soverign nation. Leaky borders and instate tuition for illegals are utter BS. I’ll still gladly vote for Rick Perry but he should stop being so gay when it comes to Mexico. And in advance I will tell anyone, I can give a flip about the “rich” Tex-Mex heritage of Texas. Just commit to building a fence in a way that sounds believable. So far RP has not done this

[Irish Eyes]

It was a very good view of the candidates.

[Paperdoll]

Those guys must be exhausted with the schedules they’ve been keeping! Little sleep, lots of travel, too many exrays at the airports all take their toll. I hope they can all take a long weekend home with their families.

[Marcella]

All the candidates did a good job - they became “people” instead of candidates. Don’t think Romney would have fared well in a Christian forum like that.

[Paperdoll]

Those guys must be exhausted with the schedules they’ve been keeping! Little sleep, lots of travel, too many ex-rays at the airports all take their toll. I hope they can all take a long weekend home with their families.

Thank you for providing us with the video.

[Col Freeper]

I have some concerns about Gov. Perry (as I do about all the candidates), but I want him to continue in the race.

I'm not influenced by all the polls that are posted.

FR is where the truth about all the candidates will come out eventually, though it usually takes a while, and is prefaced by lots of verbal arm wrestling, head bonks, and wedgies.

Let Gov. Perry give it his best shot, let FR posters take their best shots at him (pro and con), and let the chips fall where they may.