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Is it too late for Rick Perry to get into presidential race? (Make his mark on the forms?)
Christian Science Monitor ^ | June 20, 2011 | By Peter Grier

Posted on 06/20/2011 12:11:47 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

Texas Gov. Rick Perry sounds more like a presidential candidate by the day. This weekend he gave a rousing speech at the Republican Leadership Conference in which he blasted the Obama administration as a bunch of smarty-pants busy-bodies.

“They clearly think they know best,” said Governor Perry. “And let me tell you, I vehemently disagree. They don’t know best.”

As he kept speaking he was interrupted by audience members chanting “Run Rick, Run!”

But here’s a question: Is it too late for Gov. Perry to throw his drawl into the ring?

It gets late early when it comes to running for president, to paraphrase baseball great Yogi Berra. That’s because it takes time to put together a staff and rustle up a posse of donors.....

However, there are a number of reasons why Perry in particular might be able to hem and haw a bit longer than your average presidential hopeful.....

For another thing, Perry shouldn’t have any trouble lassoing cash. That’s not just because Texas is full of stereotypical conservative oil millionaires.....

Finally, being southern may give Perry an inherent electoral advantage over the northerners, easterners, and Utahan (or is it Utahn?) that make up the rest of the field.

...Plus, the GOP electorate in Iowa, that all-important first caucus state, is about 60 percent born-again Christian. That’s the same as many Southern states, points out Mr. Silver.

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Politics/Elections
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Katy Perry.....no relation I take it?


21 posted on 06/20/2011 1:09:42 PM PDT by wxgesr (I want to be the first person to surf on another planet.)
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To: Outlaw Woman
Glad to hear that Outlaw Woman.

WE MUST have people with clear direction. Palin and Perry both are/have been Governors and Governors of liberty loving states no less. They are in a completely different realm than the politicians currently throwing their hats in the ring.

Yes they are! Just like Rory Mcilroy's level of play in the U.S. Open yesterday --- He booted a washed up Tiger Woods from golf's pinnacle (and he did it in a likable, determined, hard fought, focused way) just as we're going to watch a liberty loving, conservative candidate fire up the American people and boot Obama out of the White House.

22 posted on 06/20/2011 1:15:34 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: RED SOUTH
that's funny, the book I read ended with 2 terms and 2 fantastic supreme court appointments.
23 posted on 06/20/2011 1:22:24 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama = Epic Fail)
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To: Outlaw Woman; All
Aug 2009: Gov. Perry Receives Defender of Jerusalem Award

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May 2011: AUSTIN, TX – Gov. Rick Perry today issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s speech on the Middle East:

President Obama’s speech today continues a misguided policy of alienating our traditional allies, in this case Israel, one of our strongest partners in the war on terror. As someone who has visited Israel numerous times, I know that it is impracticable to revert to the 1967 lines. President Obama is asking our Israeli friends to give up too much security and territory as a prelude to a renewed peace process. Source

24 posted on 06/20/2011 1:28:02 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: TexasFreeper2009

You missed the following chapters:

Deficits can never be too big.

Nation Building in the name of fighting terrorism.

Biggest expansion of entitlements since LBJ.

TARP was right.

Crony capitalism at it's finest.

Paving the road for Obama.

Me and my good friend Ted Kennedy and Education reform.

Republicans are racist for blocking my amnesty reforms

25 posted on 06/20/2011 1:32:07 PM PDT by RED SOUTH (Follow me on twitter @redsouth72)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Finally, being southern may give Perry an inherent electoral advantage over the northerners, easterners, and Utahan (or is it Utahn?) that make up the rest of the field

Somebody appears to be missing. Perhaps the author should have spent less time on the cutesy turns of phrases and more on verifying the completeness of his list. Sounds like a style over substance problem. Or should I say, "All hat and no cattle?"

26 posted on 06/20/2011 1:35:37 PM PDT by tnlibertarian (Don't mend SS, end it.)
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To: RED SOUTH

Let me guess....

You’re a trial lawyer.

Perry: “Loser Pays;” tort reform.


27 posted on 06/20/2011 1:44:47 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: tnlibertarian
Article author: Peter Grier:

Or should I say, "All hat and no cattle?"

With a lot of Left-wing blither on his twitter

28 posted on 06/20/2011 1:49:11 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The support of Israel is absolutely critical. Of course that must be in alignment with 'conservative'/ (I hate labels) constitutional values which is imperative from a candidate. I'm not speaking of Lip service, which is what we have now from the current candidates, but a verifiable history of those remarks.

Palin has been caught, unaware, on film when she has been wearing the star of David (even before being a VP candidate) and Rick Perry, on video supporting the state of Israel.

My mind is made up. It's PALIN/PERRY or PERRY/PALIN (which I don't think Palin will participate in..she deserves (for lack of a better word) to be front and center imo). That would be the strongest team, of course I will vote and support each as individuals. But as far as I'm concerned there is no one else.

However, Perry has my support completely if Palin doesn't announce. The two together would be unstoppable though...

The primaries may be hair-raising.

29 posted on 06/20/2011 1:54:47 PM PDT by Outlaw Woman (We will grease the treads of our tanks with their guts)
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To: Outlaw Woman
.....The primaries may be hair-raising.

They better be! Voter driving too.

Thank you for your thoughtful posts.

30 posted on 06/20/2011 1:58:33 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife; rintense; Syncro
Is it too late to get into the race? Nah, he's got till October at least!

(Meanwhile, as he and other candidates play the "I'm not gonna let the media/elites decide my timetable for entering the race", we have CINO's like Romney quietly building up a warchest, and planning how he's going to take the first few primaries from any "undeclared candidate")

But hey, at least the media won't have a hand in any of it. Which is, of course, the most important thing this election cycle.

31 posted on 06/20/2011 2:05:20 PM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
One of the dumbest articles I've read in a long time. We're still six months from the first primary. No wonder the Christian Scientist Monitor is on line only. Who'd ever pay for it?
32 posted on 06/20/2011 2:14:25 PM PDT by bwc2221
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To: TexasFreeper2009
All that matters to me is supreme court appointments, and keeping Democrats out of power.

We all have our priorities.

In case you haven't noticed, several of our conservative judges are getting pretty old, do you really want Obama or mittens replacing Thomas ?

For better or worse, nothing else matters at the moment besides the supreme court, since they and they alone have the power to changed the constitution at a moments notice and ruin us forever. It's nearly impossible to change the constitution the way it was intended to be changed, but the way things are now, the judges change it on a daily basis and it's nearly impossible to unchange whatever they screw up.

33 posted on 06/20/2011 4:42:19 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama = Epic Fail)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
When Ronald Reagan announced his second run for the presidency in 1975, the one where nearly succeeded in wresting the nomination from Gerald Ford in 1976, he made the announcement in November 1975.

The MSM thought that was too early.

The headline is BS. Parrot yapping away.

34 posted on 06/20/2011 7:24:01 PM PDT by Prospero (non est ad astra mollis e terris via)
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