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Palin plugs Perry: "I really like him"
The Hill ^ | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011 | Christian Heinze

Posted on 06/03/2011 10:33:39 AM PDT by Sonny M

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To: Sonny M
I seem to recall people on this board referring to a questionable endorsement during the 2008 primaries.
21 posted on 06/03/2011 10:59:00 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (JMO and I reserve the right to be wrong...)
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To: UniqueViews

I like Perry, too, but to say he is the only one that can beat Obama is silly at this stage. I would say there are probably a dozen or so people that would have a very good chance of beat Obama, barring a major economic rebound. Some are running, some are choosing not to run.


22 posted on 06/03/2011 10:59:09 AM PDT by ilgipper
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To: gov_bean_ counter; Sonny M
Didn’t DeMint endorse Romney in 2008?

Whether he did or not in '08 is not all that relevant now. In '08, Romney was seen as the last alternative to McCain, and RomneyCare > ObamaCare was not yet an issue. A lot of people at that point were supporting Romney who would not do so now.

23 posted on 06/03/2011 11:00:50 AM PDT by Charles Henrickson (Conservative Republican)
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To: gov_bean_ counter
I seem to recall people on this board referring to a questionable endorsement during the 2008 primaries

Your were right, and he says he'll never do it again, and references that he did before. I can respect someone making a mistake, if they acknowledge it was a mistake, but that Romney endorsement is not something I'l be forgetting.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/262446/demint-won-t-endorse-romney-unless-he-renounces-romneycare-katrina-trinko

24 posted on 06/03/2011 11:03:16 AM PDT by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: gov_bean_ counter

“Didn’t DeMint endorse Romney in 2008?”

I think he was trying to prevent McCain from getting the nomination.


25 posted on 06/03/2011 11:03:33 AM PDT by Qbert ("The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry" - William F. Buckley, Jr.)
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To: Tex Pete

Yep. Im done with Perry. He has just been around for EVER!!! I think I even remember him 20 yrs ago as railroad commish


26 posted on 06/03/2011 11:04:05 AM PDT by GoCards (RUN SARAH RUN)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

I think he did, but from that field, he might have been the best of the bunch. The alternatives after Iowa and NH were McCain or Huck. Of those three, I went with Romney, too.


27 posted on 06/03/2011 11:05:54 AM PDT by ilgipper
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To: Pollster1
Note: I haven't seriously reviewed Perry's record, but I will review it carefully if he runs.

Yep, me too.

28 posted on 06/03/2011 11:13:04 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Tex Pete

Rick Perry is infinitely preferable to the true big-government, nanny-state RINO, Mitt Romney.

Perry’s no Ronald Reagan, but then, neither is he a John McCain/Bob Dole/Mitt Romney guaranteed-loser.


29 posted on 06/03/2011 11:14:00 AM PDT by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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To: UniqueViews

I lean to Perry right now also, as an undecided. Seems to me he epitomizes most, if not all, of the best features of our entire line up. He is a Grand Slam on proven conservative fiscal accomplishment and JOBS. He actually makes a difference in the economy NOW, with no promises but a record of accomplishment. Texas business raises all boats, so nationally he should be appreciated.

His only off the rails I recall at the moment are his very strange support for Guardasil and the Trans Texas Corridor. He is open to Texas college for illegals, which in some circles is unfair, but may be where we wind up in the future in this liberal era.


30 posted on 06/03/2011 11:14:48 AM PDT by RitaOK
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To: Redbob

I have checked Palin, Bachmann, and DeMint, and all three are completely acceptable in terms of being true conservatives who don’t just lean that way when expedient. I don’t consider Cain’s record sufficiently detailed for that definitive statement, but I don’t find it disqualifying either. All four have at least details that I disagree with, but I’m not going to list those details because I don’t want to provide ammunition for the Romney trolls who will try to equate Palin’s loyalty to McCain (and similar blemishes for each) with Romney’s loyalty to a big government RomneyCare mandate.


31 posted on 06/03/2011 11:18:23 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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To: nesnah

You’re right. She’s been enthusiastically complimentary about all the prospective GOP candidates.

I’ve only heard her disagree with TPaw’s thinking that candidates should be in by now and, of course, Romney’s sorry healthcare approach.


32 posted on 06/03/2011 11:22:23 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Sonny M

As a Texan that has followed the stinking RINO douche Perry for years all I can say is:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


33 posted on 06/03/2011 11:23:30 AM PDT by isthisnickcool (Sharia? No thanks.)
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To: RitaOK

The RINO, establishment Bush “machine” does not like Rick Perry, which may be a plus, huh? Overall performance in Texas does make Perry a possibility for tackling the national debt with some skill.


34 posted on 06/03/2011 11:24:17 AM PDT by RitaOK
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To: gov_bean_ counter; Qbert; ilgipper; Charles Henrickson
>> Didn’t DeMint endorse Romney in 2008? <<
>> Whether he did or not in '08 is not all that relevant now. In '08, Romney was seen as the last alternative to McCain, and RomneyCare > ObamaCare was not yet an issue. A lot of people at that point were supporting Romney who would not do so now. <<
I think he was trying to prevent McCain from getting the nomination. <<
>> I think he did, but from that field, he might have been the best of the bunch. The alternatives after Iowa and NH were McCain or Huck. Of those three, I went with Romney, too. <<

You guys are getting your facts wrong. DeMint endorsed Romney at the START of the primary season, on Jan 9, 2007. At that time, the primary field was still wide open and it was anybody's to win, with the expected frontrunners to be Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, and Mitt Romney, not McCain. South Carolina is one of the early primary states and votes long before Super Tuesday -- Fred Thompson, Duncan Hunter, and everyone else was still actively in the race when South Carolina voted. Furthermore, Romneycare had already become law when DeMint issued his endorsement, and said at the time he was happy with what Mitt Romney had done with health care in Mass. (he has since rescinded those claims)

DeMint's endorsement of Romney in Jan. '07 was a statement that DeMint felt Romney was the best choice in a crowded field of many Republicans. To spin it was a last minute "stop McCain" endorsement when all the conservatives had dropped out is simply not true.

35 posted on 06/03/2011 11:25:30 AM PDT by BillyBoy (Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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To: Sonny M

Not governor Gardasil, not for me.


36 posted on 06/03/2011 11:33:17 AM PDT by SueRae (I can see November 2012 from my HOUSE!!!!!!!!)
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To: ncalburt
Please explain your SMEARS of Perry with real facts and not just these vague cheap shots.

Start with the Gardasil fiasco, then work your way through the Trans Texas Corridor mess for starters.

He's not the conservative that many outside of Texas think he is.

37 posted on 06/03/2011 11:41:03 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: BillyBoy

I never personally spun it as a last minute choice. Maybe he felt that Hunter didn’t have enough name recognition, etc. and that Fred wasn’t up to the task for a big run (which wouldve been true, unfortunately- he was my pick)- I don’t know- he’ll have to explain that. So the Romney pick was a real dud- so was Palin’s choice of McCain over J.D.. It’s questionable how much impact the endorsements really had in the end, and they’ve both made innumerable important contributions to the cause since then.

And the most important thing is for DeMint that he learns from this and DOESN’T ENDORSE ROMNEY AGAIN...


38 posted on 06/03/2011 11:45:50 AM PDT by Qbert ("The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry" - William F. Buckley, Jr.)
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To: Sonny M

Personally, I believe Rick and Sarah together comprise a winning ticket. They can edge the GOP nomination away from Socialist Romney, and defeat the kenyan. Sarah can temper Rick’s weaknesses. And vice-versa, she is somewhat polarizing to some folks.

The Marxists want Romney because they know he will lose.


39 posted on 06/03/2011 11:47:26 AM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: Windflier

Just a hunch, but Sarah may be thinking of Perry for her VP. That is the only reason I can come up with for her complimenting him all the time. He might be a good VP pick, but I think if she could get him, Rubio would deliver the Hispanic vote, which is huge.


40 posted on 06/03/2011 11:53:41 AM PDT by WVNan
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