There is some new information in this article. It also helps explain how ideologically easy it is for a Texas Democrat to transition to a Republican.
There is some new information in this article. It also helps explain how ideologically easy it is for a Texas Democrat to transition to a Republican.
Haven’t read the article yet but thought it might interest you.
And I care how?
I used to be GOP before I became an Independent. So frakin’ what.
Whether I would vote for him or not remains undetermined but be assured, Perry would be a far better POTUS than the current AnointedIdiot... =.=
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Not a Texan, but I was a Democrat in 1987. Some of us just GROW UP. :)
You beat me to it. I must have been posting at the same time. I’ve asked the mods to delete my duplicate thread.
There is some really good detail in this article. I hope Texans will read it at least.
What was Barack Hussein Obama voting on in 1987? Homecoming Queen?
ACHTUNG chet99! I know you have been zotted, but I am sure you are reading this!
Believe it or not, there was a time when Democrats were as much Conservative as the GOP and in some cases more.
While a Tennessee democrat transitioned from a southern democrat to a LIBERAL.
…..“Gore won a seat in Congress in 1976 "with 32 percent of the vote, three percentage points more than his nearest rival." He won the next three elections in 1978, 1980, and 1982 where "he was unopposed twice and won 79 percent of the vote the other time."
In 1984, Gore successfully ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate, which had been vacated by Republican Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker. He was "unopposed in the Democratic Senatorial primary and won the general election going away," despite the fact that Republican President Ronald Reagan swept Tennessee in his reelection campaign the same year.
During his time in Congress, Gore was considered a "moderate" (he referred to himself as a "raging moderate") opposing federal funding of abortion, voting in favor of a bill which supported a moment in silence in schools, and voting against a ban on interstate sales of guns. His position as a moderate (and on policies related to that label) shifted later in life after he became Vice President and ran for president in 2000…”…… Source
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To: BuckeyeTexan
“I came to my senses,” Mr. Perry likes to say ...
As did Ronald Reagan, Clarence Thomas, Thomas Sowell, David Horowitz, Michael Medved, David Mamet, Andrew Breitbart, Michael Savage, et al. The list is endless.
2 posted on Thu Jul 14 2011 19:20:58 GMT-0500 (CDT) by Texas Eagle
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To: BuckeyeTexan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore_and_the_environment
Al Gore was an environmental wacko going back to the 1970’s.
And as Texas Chairman of Gore’s campaign, Perry knew this.
3 posted on Thu Jul 14 2011 19:24:12 GMT-0500 (CDT) by Snickering Hound _______________________________________________________________________________
To: BuckeyeTexan
Good for him. At least he found out that he did Not belong to the Democrat party. And it seems his actions have proven that.
I sure hope they do not find any weaknesses or skeletons in Perry’s past -because at this point liberals -and even conservatives -are going after potential GOP candidates like red meat!
4 posted on Thu Jul 14 2011 19:25:37 GMT-0500 (CDT) by Anita1 _______________________________________________________________________________
To: Texas Eagle
I’m offended, sir. You forgot to mention me in your list. As a young boy I lived in awe of FDR and was devasted by his loss. Maturity and an “all expense paid tour of the Pacific” changed me. I’m proud of my journey as were those listed.
6 posted on Thu Jul 14 2011 19:55:26 GMT-0500 (CDT) by CaptainAmiigaf _______________________________________________________________________________
I’d rather have someone who was always on our side rather than a Johnny-come-lately
If he was over 21 and a Democrat it should be grounds for no vote.
It's a "charity" 501 c3, and it's donors include Goldmans-Sachs and Soros Open society.
Please, TX freepers, keep an eye on this publication.
I’m on an iPhone and couldn’t read the article in full. Does it mention Phil Gramm’s conversion to a Republican in the 80s as well or do we just pretend he was always an R?
The Liberal Puppet Media appears to be promoting Rick "Bilderberg" Perry, Herman "Federal Reserve Board" Cain, and Michelle "Easy to Beat" Bachmann.
Yet they have a relentless demonic hatred for, (and fear of) Sarah Palin.
New Theory: That’s a hairpiece. Nothing could be that perfect.
“The liberal Texas Observer called Mr. Perry the “Benedict Arnold of the Democratic Party” for siding too often with Mr. Clements. “
If he sided with Clements back then, he cant be too bad.
In 1989, Karl Rove got him to switch to GOP and he ran and beat Jim Hightower for Ag commissioner in 1990. He’s won about 6 statewide races since.
OMG...a lot of Texas Dems left the party and became Repubs.
This has NEVER happened before in any other state./s
Sorry folks, but there are no “concerned” individuals about our country.
They are concerned about one thing...and it ain’t us or the country.