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Could Perry's brand of conservatism stand national scrutiny?
Austin American-Statesman ^ | May 13, 2011 | Jason Embry

Posted on 06/14/2011 12:18:02 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

When Gov. Rick Perry moves to the right, Texas voters reward him. We don't yet know whether national voters would be so generous.

A Perry campaign for president is starting to feel inevitable. He's filling in for Donald Trump at a speech to New York City Republicans tonight. And an ad touting Perry's record on lawsuit reform showed up Monday on the website of the Union-Leader, a leading newspaper in New Hampshire, site of the country's first presidential primary.

"In the last two years, Texas, led by Gov. Rick Perry, has created more jobs than any other state," says the ad for Americans for Job Security. A key consultant for that group is Dave Carney,...

The governor is enjoying a largely free ride right now. Potential opponents and the national media aren't coming after him because he's not actually in the race yet. But that will all change if he starts to run, and then an important question is likely to arise: Is Perry too conservative to win the White House?

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Particularly likely to raise eyebrows in a national campaign is Perry's wink at secessionists in 2009, when he said: "We've got a great union. There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, who knows what might come out of that?"

Those comments did nothing to slow his re-election, and in fact they probably helped with some of the tea partyers who propelled him to a decisive win. But it's difficult to imagine that national voters, on the whole, would find the notion so charming.

And then there's the matter of the book Perry released last year, "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington." It calls Social Security a failure and a Ponzi scheme.

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(Excerpt) Read more at statesman.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; rickperry; socialsecurity; teaparty
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To: octex
Truly amazing how facts get twisted and spun around by people who want to put down someone...

"Twisted and spun"? Talk about jumping to conclusions.

Try this....I wasn't aware of the exact timeframe in which Perry was Al Gore's campaign manager.

81 posted on 06/14/2011 9:36:56 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The msm will probably do what they do best....build a candidate up so they can tear him/her down. Bachman seems to be their new interest.

Probably one of them is writing a FOIA request for her email right now.

82 posted on 06/14/2011 9:55:23 PM PDT by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: Windflier

O.K., Windflier...

I can believe that, because I also forget details of things that happened in the past. lol


83 posted on 06/14/2011 10:31:03 PM PDT by octex
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To: octex
I can believe that, because I also forget details of things that happened in the past. lol

Thanks. I really didn't know the precise timeframe, but I'd heard about Perry working for Gore several times on FR.

I should know by now to be more careful with declarative statements around here. Freepers are really on their toes! LOL

84 posted on 06/14/2011 11:15:07 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: RightOnTheBorder
I believe the point of your link was to defend Perry, but I found nothing in the article to assuage any of my fears about him....

NO. The point of my link was to add information to the debate. My excerpt was to put another point of the discussion out there (I linked because it is the proper thing to do).

85 posted on 06/15/2011 2:00:10 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: lonevoice

Thank you for finding and bringing that information to the thread!


86 posted on 06/15/2011 2:05:20 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Windflier
Yep, and that was what - 1999?

1988 -- Dem Primary - Dukakis won and ran against Bush.

87 posted on 06/15/2011 2:08:15 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: octex

Thanks.

I want to see these candidates out there on the stump — taking on Obama and fighting for our votes.


88 posted on 06/15/2011 2:09:53 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
1988 -- Dem Primary - Dukakis won and ran against Bush.

Ok, so where was Algore in that mix? Was he running for Congress that year?

89 posted on 06/15/2011 9:57:35 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Windflier
Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 1988

Rick Perry became a Republican in 1989.

90 posted on 06/15/2011 10:09:57 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Rick Perry became a Republican in 1989.

Thanks, CW.

91 posted on 06/15/2011 10:28:45 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Windflier

You’re welcome.


92 posted on 06/15/2011 1:39:31 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I appreciate the work you are doing to examine all options.

It is as it should be. We may have to settle on a person who can get the most votes. Who knows yet, but it doesn’t hurt to look. Obama has to go.


93 posted on 06/15/2011 1:45:06 PM PDT by dforest
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To: indylindy
...... Obama has to go.

Bump!

94 posted on 06/15/2011 2:47:50 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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