Posted on 08/20/2011 6:43:09 PM PDT by techno
According to the Austin-American Statesman's Politifact Texas Perry-O-Meter Rick Perry at least twice promised he would not not run for President in 2012:
a)He told a questioner at a January 2010 debate that he would "absolutely" serve out his full new 4-year term.
b)In December 2010 Perry told Reuters, "I don't want to be president of the United States. I'm not going to run for the presidency of the United States."
And from EFC polfacts:
a) In a Nov 8, 2010 interview with Newsweek (after he had been re-elected):
"Not going to run for president. Not going to be a vice-presidential candidate. Not going to be in anybody's cabinet. And I suspect I'm not going to be anybody's ambassador either."
But in announcing the launch of his book tour on October 30, 2010, Perry was more ambiguous.
Responding to a question of his running for President in 2012 Perry said:
"No, I've answered that about as many times and as many ways as I can."
But he refused to commit to serving out a full term if re-elected:
"I'm guaranteeing people that I'll get in there and do the best job I can for 'em as governor...I just think it's all premature to be making a statement about you're going to be doing two, four, six or eight years from now--I don't ever take anything off the table."
From yahoo.com on May 25/2011:
"Rick Perry has repeatedly said he won't run for president in 2012 but there are signs he might not stick to his PLEDGE."
To whom it may concern:
I am a Palinista and I understand once Sarah Palin gets into the Presidential race she will be attacked for "quitting" (leaving office before her full term was up).
But here are the parameters on the issue imho;
1)Sarah Palin cannot be criticized by Rick Perry, a Perry operative or Perry supporter at any web site for "quitting". That is out of bounds and would be hypocritical.
2)If you are undecided and you choose to support Perry because in your mind Palin "quit" then you are also being a hypocrite and disingenuous.
3)If you are a Palinista, you have no right to criticize Perry for walking away before his full term is up (I am not criticizing Perry but just pointing out the facts).
4)And if you support someone other than Palin or Perry (eg Romney, Bachmann, Huntsman (he also left his post early, didn't he), Gingrich or Cain) neither your candidate nor yourself has any right to criticize Palin for "quitting" if you do not mention Perry in the same breath. Singling Palin out would be disingenuous.
In summary, records are records and facts are facts. Why isn't the media putting more focus on Perry "quitting" as they did with Palin?
I think the answer is obvious. The MSM doesn't want to do anything to undermine Perry in his quest to stop Palin from getting the nomination.
Perry hasn't left his office. He's still Governor.
Length of time is irrelevant.
Perry made a pledge to the people of Texas he would serve out his full term and even right after he was re-elected just a week later told Romano of Newsweek he was NOT running for President.
Do you think some folks in Texas might have voted for Perry based on his pledge?
What has Perry quit?
Perry is still the governor of Texas.
Some of this stuff just blows me away.
Stupids are losing their bearing.
By some act of God, every person named “Deb” is a friggin’ genius. Every word...poetry.
I agree. There is no doubt that Gov. Palin would have begun forcing unpopular highways and vaccinations on the citizenry, had she served 10 years. Her popularity on FR would have evaporated. Bob
OK, if she is a quitter, what is she doing vying for the Presidency?
If this is the best arsenel you have, good luck!
Palin quit the Governorship to become a Fox pundit and make millions. If McCain was elected President and Palin became the VP, she would also then have quit the Governorship. And, no fool would call her a quitter in that scenario. While she was a VP candidate, nobody complained that she quit her Governorship.
Perry has not yet quit the Governorship and will only do if he were to be elected President. Is there no difference?
Not really.
There is NO WAY Perry will be a VP candidate on any ticket, and sure as in hell not on a Palin ticket. There will be no Palin ticket because she will not be the GOP nominee.
We will never know, will we?
I disagree.
Sorry, I disagree. Now that Perry is running, he should resign from his job as governor.
That is so ludicrous. Fair fight requires bringing up material issues in a candidates past. Particularly the issues surrounding service. What are you afraid of? Why don’t you defend the “quitting” issue on the merits? Why should Perry’s campaign bring it up?
She does have this funny thing about quitting to ascend to a higher position. She's already used her position to help guide the biggest congressional change in our lifetimes and become a thorn in the Bambi administrations' side, I'd say that's pretty substantial as a move up. That you use the slander that it was all about greed is pretty telling about your own slimy character.
Then the Palinistas will bring up Perry’s situation and the there will be all-out war between the two camps.
Do you really want to see that occur?
I sure don’t.
Fight fair. Perry and Palin’s situations neutralize each other. Stick to the issues.
You are being far too generous to Perry, techno, in analogizing his situation to Palin’s. The two are not even roughly equivalent.
First, in 2010, Perry campaigned very specifically on a pledge not to run for President, but to serve his full term. He was in a hotly contested primary during which he needed a certain someone’s help, and he was accused of planning a Presidential run, which he flatly denied. Palin, on the other hand, was NEVER asked during her 2006 campaign if she was going got serve out her term and she NEVER promised to do so. If the PDS brigade has any quotes to the contrary, please post them.
There is a second distinction. Rather than continue to take a government check from the people of Alaska when she knew she would be campaigning in the runup to the the 2010 elections, and when she knew the bogus ethics complaints would further inhibit her ability to be a full time governor, Sarah Palin had the integrity to resign and give the people of Alaska a full time governor.
Rick Perry, having misled the people of Texas into rehiring him by pledging not to run for President, did not have the integrity to resign. He continues to collect his $150,000 a year government check for work he does not do (while jetting off to New Hampshire and Iowa) and he continues to live rent free in the governor’s mansion and to enjoy a large staff (also paid for by the taxpayers he duped) which he no doubt uses for the very endeavor he promised the same taxpayers he would not undertake.
But Perry’s not a quitter. He doesn’t have nearly that much integrity.
Perry as Palin’s VP candidate? Hahahahahhahahahahahahahaha.
Let Palin get in the race first. Then, let her win the nomination. Sorry, we are not going to skip an election cycle just because you Palinbots have psychic power to predict Palin wins.
Umm...let me think.
No.
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