More so if you consider her votes in Congress against TARP.
ROFL.
NOT SO, BUT PARTICULARLY NOT TRUE AFTER SHE HIRED ED ROLLINS!
SARAH PALIN AT TEA PARTY EXPRESS, RENO, NV.
Posted on 06/11/2011 1:36:32 PM PDT by Brices Crossroads
While I freely concede that both Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry have a right to run for President, it is impossible to overlook the fact that their recent benefactress, Sarah Palin, is rolling out her own Presidential campaign at the same time. This would not generally be extraordinary. In politics, alliances are sometimes (although not regularly) forged and broken. However, in my forty years or so of close political observation, I cannot remember an analogous situation in which the beneficiaries of one politician turn on their benefactor (especially a benefactor as conspicuous as Palin) so shortly after having obtained and used the benefactor's endorsement and appearances to secure both campaign cash and votes. In fact, not since Judas hustled away to the Chief Priests from the Last Supper has there been such a propinquity between the favor and the betrayal. I predict that this disloyalty, spotlighted by the freshness of the favors spent upon these two by Palin, will sour the stomachs of GOP primary voters who tend to place more emphasis on character, which is to say: loyalty. Americans despise disloyalty. Disloyalty and its associated character flaws are a tragedy in a human being, but they are a catastrophe in a President. The association, in the American psyche, of disloyalty and the traitor, Benedict Arnold, bespeaks the level of national revulsion with this particularly poisonous character flaw.
Michele Bachmann, by all accounts, faced a tough reelection fight against State Senator Tarryl Clark, a more attractive and far better financed ($4 million war chest) candidate than she had faced in in 2008, when she narrowly beat lightly regarded and under-financed lobbyist Elwyn Tinkenberg by less than 3% of the vote. At Bachmann's request, Palin rode to her rescue early, appearing on her behalf at a packed rally of over 10,000 in Minneapolis on April 8, 2010, which was nationally televised on Sean Hannity's FOX program. Bachmann parlayed Palin's endorsement and high profile support into a fund raising bonanza of $13.4 million, which she used to swamp Clark. Indeed, the lopsided money advantage freed her to travel around the country campaigning for others and posing as the real TEA party heavyweight. Armed with this Palin-generated largesse, she easily beat Clark by 12%, the largest margin of victory in her career, including her two state Senate Races. Now she is using the balance of these "thirty pieces of silver" to pay odious characters like Ed Rollins to smear Sarah Palin as "not serious" and too lazy to "gain substance" in contrast to Bachmann, who "ha[s] worked hard" and been "a leader of the TEA party". Such treachery, which is both frank and fresh, makes me and every fair-minded person (whether pro- Palin or neutral) sick to our collective stomachs.
Rick Perry similarly faced a very competitive GOP primary against a sitting U.S. Senator, who is more liberal than he, and a solid conservative, Deb Medina, who was very popular with conservatives in Texas and nationally. In essence, he was squeezed from both directions, a challenge on the left and on the right. As she did with Bachmann, Palin went to Perry's aid early and often, endorsing him in the summer of 2009, ahead of the March 2010 primary. The first poll of Perry (by Rasmussen on September 16, 2009), which included both Hutchison and Medina, showed Hutchison pulling ahead of Perry 40-38, with Medina in single digits at 3%.
Perry crowed ad nauseam about Palin's endorsement in order to prevent Medina from gaining real traction and eclipsing him among conservatives. At the time of the endorsement, Perry had this to say about the value of Governor Palin's endorsement and their warm personal friendship:
'Facing a tough Republican primary fight next year in his bid for a third term, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is brandishing the heavy artillery: Sarah Palin's endorsement of his campaign."If there's a bigger endorsement in the Republican universe, I don't know who it is than Sarah," he declared in a telephone interview over the weekend. He described the Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential nominee as a "close personal friend" who knows my heart."'
As Matt Lewis observed in the article, "Palin's nod is indeed an asset for Perry, helping him cement his appeal to social conservatives in the Lone Star State." While Perry never again fell behind, even Palin's endorsement could not totally blunt the momentum for Deb Medina, who continued to rise in the polls, reaching a high point of 24% on February 7, 2010, three weeks before the primary, and reducing Perry's showing to 39% (Hutchison had 28%). Enter Palin again. She appeared at a nationally televised rally in Houston that drew over 8000 people on Super Bowl Sunday, February 8, 2010. After the rally, Medina never again broke 20 in a poll.
With Palin's conspicuous and staunch support, Perry barely beat back the challengers in March 2 primary, winning 51% to 30% for Hutchison and 19% for Medina. Even with Palin's support, Medina nearly forced a runoff, so great was conservative revulsion with Perry in Texas. Had Palin backed Medina as strongly as she backed Perry, it is quite possible that Medina and Hutchison would have been in a run off, and Perry would have been odd man out. Had Palin done nothing for Perry, it is a foregone conclusion that he would have faced a tough runoff. In other words, Perry owes Palin his political hide.
As I said at the outset of this article, both Perry and Bachmann are free to run for President or any other office for which they are constitutionally qualified. The First Amendment however also grants observers the right to express themselves on both the timing and the circumstances of their putative candidacies as well as their previous interaction with "close personal friends" who come to their aid. In assessing both Perry and Bachmann, conservative voters should ask themselves the following question: "In light of how these two have conducted themselves toward Sarah Palin in the last year or so, do you trust either of them---should they be elected--not to double cross you?"
I believe that question answers itself.
You are one arrogant troll for someone that continues to make statements showing how uninformed and agenda driven your posts are. I very seldom mention ones sign-up date... but you have not been here long enough to know how astute and brilliant that those that you attack on this thread truly are... and have been. You have paid NO FR dues... savvy?
I cut my teeth as a child... sneaking the TV on late at night and watching William F. Buckley... I knew that I was a Conservative when I first heard Buckley speak... other kids were into Roy Rogers, Sky King, Underdog and Looney Tunes... I was into watching gore vidal get disembowelled on Buckley's sword. I was here when Buckhead brought down the dim party in Texas... destroyed seeBS and dan rather... and shined the light of truth on lies. We got mary mapes sordid ass fired! dan is still working for an obscure DTV network owned by another marxist billionaire mark cuban. I have not been here as long as some... not from the beginning... but I have made up for the time that I missed.
I was in Florida on the front lines fighting gore... I worked for Reagan in my state TWICE... so I am no neophyte keyboard commando. I look forward to the day when Palin announces... and I look forward to engaging people like you and those losers perry and huntsman. I look forward to those battles in the debates and primary campaign.
I have been here for years and quickly approaching 40,000 posts... so I am going to give you a little political prediction... you are free to throw it in the bitbucket or take it to heart... but if you do not stop being trollish in your behavior... I will be here the night Palin wins the election and you will have been long ago zotted. You are free to support and vote for whomever you want to... but FR is a CONSERVATIVE site... and promoting crap like hunstman will get you noticed... savvy?
LLS
Its all good dont worry about it!
“Gov. Rick Perry has added controversial immigration and homeland security measures to the agenda for the special legislative session that began last week.
Perry added abolishing “sanctuary cities,” the common term for entities that prohibit law enforcement from inquiring about immigration status, to the special session “call” — the list of items he’s asking lawmakers to address. The item was the only one of six “emergency items” so designated by Perry that didn’t make it the governor’s desk during the regular session that ended last month. The governor has also asked lawmakers to address matters relating to the federal government’s Secure Communities program, which is administered by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The initiative compares the fingerprints of those arrested to a federal database to determine if the individual is eligible for deportation under current immigration laws. Additionally, the call includes matters relating to “the issuance of driver’s licenses and personal identification certificates.””
“AUSTIN, Texas—Gov. Rick Perry has signed into law a measure that requires Texans to show photo identification before voting.
The governor gathered with lawmakers Friday to celebrate a victory for Republicans who have been fighting for a photo ID requirement for years.
Perry declared the bill a legislative emergency early on, creating a legislative battleground. Republicans say the law is necessary to prevent voter fraud. Democrats say it’s designed to boost conservative voter margins by intimidating minorities and the poor.
The law would require voters to present a valid state or federal photo ID. A driver’s license, personal ID card, military ID, passport or concealed handgun permit is acceptable.
Voters without IDs could cast provisional ballots but would have to show identification within six days for their votes to count.”
Call me a troll. Rick Perry delivers leadership.
ROFL.
NOT SO, BUT PARTICULARLY NOT TRUE AFTER SHE HIRED ED ROLLINS!
Tex-Con-Man expressed my concerns with your theory, so that means that Rove would have to be the Bush force behind the draft Perry to make it viable. Rove’s interests are definitely *Stop Sarah*.
Want to see REAL LEADERSHIP... go read the 24,000 Palin emails that were just released... wrap your little drone head with duct tape first bucko... it is going to explode.
LLS
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Big woop. Governor Perry has not been requested nor required to divulge even one e-mail. For three full terms, without quitting. That says something. Leadership.
Nice try. No such Drudge headline.
Yet there is this:
“By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press – Sun Jun 12, 7:07 pm ET
LOS ANGELES – Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a potential 2012 presidential candidate, accused the Obama administration on Sunday of transforming abortion into a U.S. export and breaking faith with the nation’s founding principles by supporting taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research.
The conservative Republican has long been at odds with President Barack Obama’s stand on reproductive rights and stem cell research, but his remarks at an anti-abortion rally amounted to a political introduction to a mostly Hispanic crowd of about 5,000 at a downtown arena.
The governor had dismissed talk that he would seek the GOP nomination next year, but he re-ignited speculation about two weeks ago with an off-the-cuff remark: “I’m going to think about it.” Since then, two of Perry’s former top political advisers fled Newt Gingrich’s troubled presidential campaign, while Perry scheduled trips to Los Angeles, New York and New Orleans that could raise his national profile.
In Los Angeles, Perry never mentioned the presidential election, and he avoided a gaggle of reporters and TV crews seeking interviews. His office said the stop was planned long ago.
“This is not a political event,” said spokesman Mark Miner.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110612/ap_on_el_ge/us_perry_abortion
LLS
The question I asked you was why, if perry was so in favor of shutting down sanctuary cities, it took him three terms to do it.
MOST governors can do nothing much on their own, but they can LEAD, as you stated. So WHY didn’t perry lead on the illegal immigration issue like Sarah Palin did on the oil companies and gas pipeline issue? Why didn’t he LEAD on the sanctuary city issue?
What specific legislation has perry requested and received from the Texas legislature like Scott Walker in Wisconsin has?
On WHAT has he led? Convince me.
o my, that makes TOTAL sense! (about Rove and the Texas machine) and this is precisely why Palin needs to run now even MORE. to tell you the truth though, my BIGGEST worry is come voting time at the polls: whether the counting process will get corrupted...oye, I better start praying for that now too...
I am almost in constant prayer. I wear a Rosary ring.
I know the feeling. I can’t even imagine life without prayer, or a PRESIDENT who doesn’t pray. Like clinton and obama, for instance.
Exactly and with so much evil in the world, how does a leader expect to cope or LEAD without G-d and serious prayer first thing in the morning and last thing at night?
Even mid day or before every major decision?
I am not talking about 5 times daily on some filthy rug while facing Mecca.
The msm are the damned.
LLS
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