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The skeletons in Rick Perry's closet
CBS ^ | July 25, 2011 5:22 AM | By Brian Montopoli

Posted on 07/25/2011 8:36:16 PM PDT by BereanBrain

Edited on 07/25/2011 8:42:11 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Texas governor Rick Perry looks, at the moment, like the man many Republicans have been waiting for. Perry has yet to enter the presidential race - he looks likely to do so in August - but he is already polling close to ostensible frontrunner Mitt Romney.

The buzz around Perry isn't just driven by the polling. It's grounded in the fact that Perry could potentially bridge the divide between the Tea Party conservatives and the party establishment. To borrow a phrase from Perry's predecessor in the Texas governor's office, who went on to bigger things: Perry could be a uniter, not a divider, that the GOP is desperate to find.


TOPICS: Texas; Campaign News; Parties; Polls
KEYWORDS: captaingardasil; elections; gaymarriage; marriage; openborderperry; perry; presidentperry; rickperry; rinoperry; statesrights; texas; therinoperry
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1 posted on 07/25/2011 8:36:22 PM PDT by BereanBrain
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To: BereanBrain

Katy Perry has skeleton? Who knew!


2 posted on 07/25/2011 8:40:16 PM PDT by fkabuckeyesrule
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To: BereanBrain

He’s far more conservative than Romney. And he can take the election over Obama.

So what’s the problem?


3 posted on 07/25/2011 8:41:47 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (The views and opinions expressed in this post are true and correct. Deal with it)
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To: BereanBrain
Perry's not my first choice and I won't vote for him in the primary, but if he wins it I can easily and enthusiastically support him.

He isn't perfect, but he is on the right side of almost every big issue I care about.

4 posted on 07/25/2011 8:42:13 PM PDT by comebacknewt ((on second thought, never mind, go away again Newt))
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To: BereanBrain
When did we start to believe anything aired by CBS?
5 posted on 07/25/2011 8:45:39 PM PDT by TonyInOhio (H-O-L-D F-A-S-T)
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To: BereanBrain

Perry gives me the creeps. I sense from him a slippery, sneaky, uneasy energy from him. I felt the same thing many years ago when I first saw Bill Clinton on TV as one of about 6 possible candidates.

At the time I also emphatically declared, “That guy’s a snake! Never will the American people elect Bill Clinton.”

(I’m a good judge of character, but a bad judge of the electorate.)


6 posted on 07/25/2011 8:46:53 PM PDT by baa39 (We're losing hope; keep the change.)
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To: baa39
Perry gives me the creeps.

Yep.

7 posted on 07/25/2011 8:48:45 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (Tax and spend is bad enough. But tax and borrow and spend is doing us in.)
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To: BereanBrain

I didnt find this article very convincing. For example, one of the proposed skeletons is that Perry was a RAT until 1989.

Hell, I was a RAT in 1989 myself. But today I am the polar opposite.


8 posted on 07/25/2011 8:51:04 PM PDT by freespirited (Stupid people are ruining America. --Herman Cain)
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To: BereanBrain

Texas is required to have a balanced budget.
A budget is passed every two years.

A lot of the budget is healthcare, which can be very unpredictable, especially due to the large illegal population.

Sales tax revenues have been way down due to the bad economy. Additionally we can’t predict the damage done by hurricanes and other natural disasters either.


9 posted on 07/25/2011 8:52:14 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open ( <o> ---)
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To: BereanBrain

As long as he makes the economy his priority, and reigning in the size of the Federal Government the centerpiece of his Administration, I’ll gladly ignore any possible social issues that some would have problems with.

To address the social ills of the US, we first must HAVE a US - and unless we solve the economic crisis barreling at us full-steam-ahead, we’re not going to have to worry about much other than the next meal, and trying to defend yourself and loved ones.


10 posted on 07/25/2011 8:52:50 PM PDT by FromTheSidelines ("everything that deceives, also enchants" - Plato)
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To: BereanBrain

Good article. One of the rare times that the MSM has done its job. If we had reporting like this here in Texas, we would have disposed of Governor Perry years ago.

...but they’ve given him a free pass here. I guess, nationally, he’ll be called to answer for some the hair-brained schemes he’s imposed (or nearly imposed, or attempted to impose) on us.


11 posted on 07/25/2011 8:52:50 PM PDT by BobL (PLEASE READ: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts)
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To: Jim Robinson; John Robinson; Admin Moderator; kristinn; Bob J; patriotgal1787; humblegunner; ...

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FreeRepublic seems to regard conservative blogs and Webzines as their personal enemies, even when they want to cooperate with FR and promote it... CBS draws research from from conservative blogs... FreeRepublic plays up CBS and gives them advertising revenue.

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Also pinging the one who seems to be FR’s resident thug in chief, humblegunner.


12 posted on 07/25/2011 8:54:23 PM PDT by unspun (It's the Sovereignty, Stu... | We are Gulag Bound)
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To: fkabuckeyesrule
Katy Perry has skeleton? Who knew!

I'd rather not see her skeleton - I like what's covering it:


13 posted on 07/25/2011 8:54:55 PM PDT by FromTheSidelines ("everything that deceives, also enchants" - Plato)
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To: baa39
I felt the same thing many years ago when I first saw Bill Clinton on TV as one of about 6 possible candidates.

In terms of political salesmanship, that's a compliment. Wouldn't bother me at all. It's like this: "He may be a grifter, but he's our grifter." The whole business is a swindle. What do you expect?

14 posted on 07/25/2011 8:55:28 PM PDT by Huck
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To: FromTheSidelines

Makeup, hair dye, fat, and lingerie.


15 posted on 07/25/2011 8:56:22 PM PDT by Huck
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To: freespirited; BereanBrain
I didnt find this article very convincing. For example, one of the proposed skeletons is that Perry was a RAT until 1989.

Hell, I was a RAT in 1989 myself. But today I am the polar opposite.

Reagan was a Democrat until 1962 and then less than 20 years later he was President.

16 posted on 07/25/2011 9:00:06 PM PDT by Doofer
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To: Huck
Make and hair dye? How many women DON'T use those?

Fat? Really? I think she's healthy - not Kate Moss thin, not Oprah fat:

Lingerie? If I'm lucky, yes...;)

17 posted on 07/25/2011 9:02:05 PM PDT by FromTheSidelines ("everything that deceives, also enchants" - Plato)
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To: baa39

That is precisely what I thought when I first saw Bill Clinton—and the feeling that Perry gives me as well.


18 posted on 07/25/2011 9:03:42 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: baa39

“Perry gives me the creeps.”

You got that right! I think your judgement of character on this is spot on!


19 posted on 07/25/2011 9:05:01 PM PDT by abcc2011 (Christian and conservative.)
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To: BereanBrain
Astroturf provided by the Commie Broadcast System !

Look at the so called concerned phony conservatives jumping at the chance to trash Perry !
I wonder who they are trashing Perry for ??

Probably Obama or Mittens ?????

Oh my gosh Perry was a Democrat ....
That's big news to someone ?
Oh god Ronnie Reagan was a Dem too long ago !
Lets get Ronnie too !!!!

20 posted on 07/25/2011 9:06:14 PM PDT by ncalburt (NO MORE WIMPS need to apply to fight the Soros Funded Puppet !)
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