Posted on 08/11/2011 1:00:19 PM PDT by STARWISE
While Texas Gov. Rick Perry has made no formal announcement, he told Time magazine in an interview he wants to run for president.
"I mean I wouldn't be this far into the process. … The issue of, 'is this what I want to do?' was dealt with about 45 days ago in a conversation with my wife," Perry said. "Prior to that, no.
Being the president of the United States was not on my radar screen from the standpoint of something I wanted to do."
Perry added he has a "calmness" in his heart about running.
(see below for supposed confirmation)
(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...
I will pray earnestly every day that Palin runs and beats Perry for the nomination. If Perry wins, it means "heads the One-World- Government Bilderbergers win, tails the American people lose." Meet the NEW boss,same as the OLD boss.
America cannot endure one more Rino in Conservatives clothing. Perry vs Obama will be McCain vs Obama all over again.
I’m always astonished at the bashing of someone because of his place of birth, be that a poor person or a rich one.
Who cares where someone is born? Newsflash—there are stupid, evil, bad, weak people born in ‘the heartland’ just as there are such folks born in Kennebunkport.
Judge a man by his character, his actions, his demonstrated abilities—what he does, what he IS—and you have as accurate an assessment of that man as is humanly possible.
Judge a man because he comes from his address—he’s good because he’s from ‘your’ part of the world, or flawed because he was born elsewhere, and in both cases had no control over such things—and you dismiss the ability of people to be good and decent and intelligent beacause they’re born rich or poor or whatever. That’s liberal thinking right there.
Man, of all places I never expected to find this kind of stupid stuff here, on a conservative site. But it’s all over the place here, and people don’t even seem to grasp it’s the exact same kind of thinking that makes the libs consider all of us to be in ‘flyover country’ beneath them.
...”His voice sounds like GWB.”
Huntsmann sometimes sounds like Romney but it seems as though he’s subconciously “channeling” him.
If Perry’s voice sounds like GWB it’s because they’re both Texans...BIG difference!
I happen to be channel surfing and saw Rachel Maddow she and her staff did a lot of research on every single minister in the prayer gathering Perry attended she showed one sentence VERY DAMNING nutty clips of them over and over making them look very nuts. Maddow claimed that this cult told Perry he is the chosen one.As I watched this I wondered how she gave Obama a free pass on his real cult of radicals.
I saw that thread on this forum. I found Palin’s tweet page and there is no such thing on her page. So she deleted it or the Palin supporters that ping/post here made it up because they act like they know everything because they are under the illusion they’re Palin’s campaign managers.
The polling data I’m talking about has nothing to do with “who are you going to vote for” but rather “what do you think of”.
You know what I’m talking about but refuse to acknowledge it and I don’t want to prove to you that you’re wrong because I don’t want to get into it.
Palin is my first choice, so I’d rather just leave it at that.
I do, however, KNOW that SHE knows what I’m talking about, even if you PRETEND not to.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Sarah waits a while and then says she will not run, and endorses Governor Perry.
Gaping yawn.
(I even think it’s possible Palin will endorse Perry this weekend.)
I was also wondering if that might happen....
“I always liked Santorum. Wish he were doing better in the polls. Glad Perry is finally getting in.”
That’s pretty much where I am too.
If it does happen, the race is effectively over.
Which might be why Palin would do it. She is the true architect of the conservative movement to Take Back America and her plans MIGHT not involve her own running for oval office in 2012.
I say MIGHT. Of course I know nothing.
Wisconsin - the Dems just drenched and poured that state with over $35MM concentrated in a mere 6 state senate races that were in close state senate districts all of which went the way of the O in 2008 and were able to pick up 2 of 6 seats. One was due to a weak Pub candidate with a personal scandal hanging over his head. Wisconsin just jettisoned progressive icon Russ Feingold in favor of Ron Johnson in 2010 in a race that wasn't as close as the eventual 5% difference indicated. Feingold wasn't even a serious factor at any point in that race, and did not have nearly as terrible a record to run on that the O will have to carry with him to the Wisconsin electorate. Put Johnson on the ticket and the dems will lose a state for sure that they probably are going to lose anyway. A better play may be in Michigan, btw, if there is some rising star in the GOP in Michigan. I have not kept up with MI politics since 2010, so I don't know.
Wisconsin: the Dems just drenched and poured and drowned that state with over $35MM concentrated in a mere 6 state senate races that were in close state senate districts all of which went the way of the O in 2008 and were able to pick up 2 of 6 seats. One was due to a weak Pub candidate with a personal scandal hanging over his head. That tells me they are no longer buying what the dems are shoveling. Wisconsin just jettisoned progressive icon Russ Feingold in favor of Ron Johnson in 2010 in a race that wasn't as close as the eventual 5% difference indicated. Feingold wasn't even a serious factor at any point in that race, and did not have nearly as terrible a record to run on that the O will have to carry with him to the Wisconsin electorate. Put Johnson on the ticket and the Dems will lose a state for sure that they probably are going to lose anyway. A better play may be in Michigan, btw, if there is some rising star in the GOP in Michigan. I have not kept up with MI politics since 2010, so I don't know.
BTW, in Wisconsin you have two very strong organizations that you could tap to help you GOTV. A sitting Governor who has every motivation in the world to not only oust the O but to get a WI guy into the VP slot. Walker’s organization is primed and ready, too, with not only his 2010 governor’s race in the recent past but also this special election race. Couple that with Johnson’s team who ran a tremendously smart campaign that stayed on message and I think the Dems could pour a billion dollars into WI and lose.
fyi, look at post 325. i am told that the anti-perry tweet by palin has not happened....
thanks for the clarification.
No, he hasn't officially announced his run yet.
I appreciate the replies but my homies here have set me straight on Rubio and immigration
so he is off my list
enjoy our somewhat drier cooler weather
How about this for a scenario:
President Perry: “Sec. Palin, here is the Dept. of Energy. Do whatever it takes to drill, baby, drll, then dismantle it.”
That would save us a few bil right there!
I would LOVE to see Rubio as VP, not only because he’s a great conservative but because it would blow the tinfoil right off the skulls of the “natural born citizen” crowd.
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