Posted on 09/03/2011 1:50:45 PM PDT by Baladas
Republican presidential contender Rep. Ron Paul had some tough words for his Republican opponent Texas Governor Rick Perry, calling him “candidate of the week” and said his poll numbers would fall once voters get to know him better.
“He was the one saying, ‘Oh yeah, I’m all for secession,’ and that kind of talk,” Paul told the Associated Press referring to a 2009 interview in which Perry said there was no reason for Texas to secede from the union, but suggested it was a possibility if Washington political leaders continued to “thumb their nose at the American people.”
“The only thing I would advise is looking into him, looking at his record, and not just taking him at face value. Texas has had a lot of changes in these last eight years, not exactly positive either,” Paul said.
Up until now, Paul had taken a very dismissive approach to Perry, telling a crowd in Fairfield, Iowa in August that Perry would be beneficial to Paul’s campaign.
“He appeals to the status quo, and we don’t represent the status quo. He will dilute the status quo, and he will enhance our campaign,” Paul said.
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Ron Paul is the Ralph Nader of the Republican party.
Exactly.
His supporters remind me of the Naderites in 2000.
Yes, but he is useful.
I was thinking this generation’s Adlai Stevenson.
Yea, God forbid Ron Paul should say something "crazy".
And Ron Paul is the “candidate of the weak”.
There’s nothing wrong with a little elbowing at this stage of the campaign, that’s politics.
Perry’s problem is Bush baggage. It’s not deserved, but that doesn’t matter in politics. We’ll see how Perry can do with working past that.
Paul’s problem is that he is the most popular candidate around among people who don’t vote. Oh, and he’s like 119 years old.
Whereas Ron Paul is the perennial presidential candidate wannabe.
Paul is the loser of the year. He is a bad joke. His supporters are clowns.
I wonder which of Rick Perry’s far left policies has got Paul so upset. I thought that they shared some similar nutty polices.
Your being to nice to that a+ screwball Paul. He and that other darn idiot, Mittens, can both go take a flying leap.
Ron Paul replaced Pat Paulsen.
Texas has seceded twice. It worked the first time (1836). It didn’t work the second time (1861).
And Ron Paul is the candidate of the century. The 18th century, that is.
I’ve always seen R-U-N Paul as the “Dennis Kucinich” of the GOP.
18th century A.D. or B.C.?
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