Posted on 05/26/2015 1:57:15 PM PDT by VinL
Former Texas governor Rick Perry has a message for three of the current Republican White House hopefuls: Run for governor before you run for president. Speaking about Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Rand Paul, all three U.S. senators, Perry said in an interview last week with THE WEEKLY STANDARD that he's hearing from GOP voters that they want executive experience.
"I’ve had more than one individual say, 'You know what, if you want to be the president of the United States, you ought to go back to your home state and be the governor and get that executive experience before you go lead this country,'" said Perry.
The former governor calls the senators "Marco, Ted, and Rand," and made sure to say he has "great respect" for the trio. "They are smart as a tree full of owls," said Perry, "These guys are very, very capable United States senators."
Earlier in the day, Perry had addressed the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in Oklahoma City. The Texas Republican seemed to have Paul, who had just completed a filibuster on the Senate floor to block the renewal of the NSA's wiretapping program, on his mind during the speech. "Leadership's not just a speech on the Senate floor, it's a record of action," he told the crowd. Perry later denied in his interview with TWS that the statement was a specific shot at Paul.
Perry, who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP nomination for president in 2012, left office in January of this year after more than 14 years as Texas governor. He will likely announce a second presidential bid on June 4 near Dallas.
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Ambassador Chris Stevens could not be reached for comment.
You know, people have been telling me, "Why does Perry keep running for President?"
“Perry will make a decent SecDef”.....really? The LaRaza Ricarrdo Perrynista who is the globalist’s/NWO tool...the illegal lover...the muzzie/islam lover....Hillary Clinton’s biggest fan? That Rickeeeee? Are you serious!?
No cheap labor inporters
No Perry
No Rubio
No Huckabee
No Bush
No Graham
Cruz or Walker
Perry needs to go back home and complete his latest macaroni art project.
“Perry to Senate Presidential Candidates: Go Home and Run for Governor”
How about you go and **** yourself, Rick.
But, but, but forget Hillary......look at his HAIR!!! He has GUNS!!!! He wears BOOTS!!! What a guy!!! (LaRaza Ricarrdo Perrynista droolers to arrive here shortly).
We’re so mean! If we keep this up, his wife will say we don’t like him because he’s a Christian!!!
He also has extremely large, intellectual glasses now. Pretty soon he’ll don a mortar board.
America to Rick Perry: Go Home.
He is goin’ for the Marie Harf Valley girl look with his specs! (”Hey, Look at me Marie!! Same as yours! Ain’t I Cool!!!”) Or maybe his pal Hillary told him he looked good in ‘em!?
Probably because of those fake glasses, he’s walking into walls.
America to Rick Perry: Just go home!
LOL! I was going to reference Perry’s debating ‘skills’, but you beat me to it. Masterfully, I might add.
Perry got new glasses, lost the accent and you should love him.
It is very sad to watch a man finally realize that he is not as important as his ego has told him he was.
Rick has made a living of getting inside deals on land and such, with out that, Rick will just fade away.
Say good night Rick, “adios MOFO.”
Well, I just got there first. -:)
Well, Jimmy Carter and Franklin Roosevelt were not that good.
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