Perry for President Announcement Expected By End of August

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/07/28/perry-for-president-annoncement-expected-by-end-of-august ^ | 07/28/11 | Paul Bedard

[freespirited]

Advisers and elected allies of Texas Gov. Rick Perry tell Whispers that the Republican will join the crowded field of presidential hopefuls by the end of August...

Perry's entry will be a "game changer," said Mark Meckler, cofounder of the Tea Party Patriots, the nation's largest umbrella group for the movement. "It changes the equation because he has a record to run on." That record, added Meckler, is the "Texas miracle" of growth and economic prosperity....

Polls show substantial support for Perry. Gallup today has him winning in the South and within striking distance of leading the pack in the Midwest and East. [Read more about the 2012 presidential election.]

One very close adviser said that Perry keeps in contact with key governors from around the nation, like Barbour, Daniels, and even Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, who runs the other state with a good employment and economic record. There's even talk that if he wins the nomination, he'd pick one of those three as a runningmate.

[Crichton]

Perry reminds me of Richard Nixon... he’s a slippery little sucker. Also, the best candidate we have going for 2012. Still surprised Daniels didn’t run.

[AnAmericanAbroad]

Typo gremlins. Please disregard my first post. Of course, I meant “.....it’s not nice”.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Who knew FR was blessed to have Joy Behar posting here ?

[fieldmarshaldj]

Of course, we well remember what happened with Nixon and to the GOP on his watch. Good reason to give this guy a WIDE berth. I’m also VERY glad Daniels didn’t run.

[Crichton]

So you’ve finally warmed up to Romney, eh? ;) Maybe Bloomberg?

[deport]

The drumbeat getting louder.

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Watch Labor Day weekend, especially Sept. 3, Iowa and see what that produces. It could be a Palin entrance into the candidate field or an endorsement. It will be interesting especially if Perry has already made his candidacy announcement.

The beat will become louder regardless of how it plays out.

[LachlanMinnesota]

I just wonder what brought on a change in world-view that makes one at one time an Al Gore supporter, who then later claims to be a conservative? Were there no conservatives at the time of Al Gore’s receipt of support from Perry?

What exactly has been his explanation for that? Or has there been a change. I would love to see some explanation that was more than just saying that others have done it, or that he has “learned” something. What did he learn and what was the cause of his change of outlook on the world.

Unless that is answered, I cannot in good conscience support Perry.

GWB said he would not engage in “nation-building” and it seems that is our entire foreign policy now. Build up Mexico, build up Afghanistan, build up Iraq, build up Europe, build up the banking industry world-wide, build up south American Oil industry, build up, in short, everything but America.

I am afraid we are going to elect the promises only to live with the surprises with Perry. I hope I am wrong.

[patriot08]

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Don’t you think it more sensible to trust what the Conservative icons have to say about Perry?

>Sarah Palin threw her endorsement to Rick Perry for governor-. She recently restated that she likes Perry.

>Rush said that Perry is his dream candidate. http://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/rush-limbaugh-on-the-record-3/

>Michael Reagan praises Perry:
“If you don’t believe Reaganomics can still work in this day and age, for whatever reason, I say you should look no further than the state of Texas.
Under the leadership of Gov. Rick Perry, Texas has championed and built upon the concepts my father used to rebuild America in the 1980s..
In short, Reagan Revolution is alive and well - deep in the heart of Texas.”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jun/24/reagans-vision-lives-on-in-texas/?page=1

>Ted Nugent is a close friend and supporter.

Don’t you think it more sensible to trust what numerous politicians and scholars have said about Rick Perry than various haters?

VISIT THIS SITE

Read the official statements of dozens of Perry’s fellow politicians and scholars (both Democrats and Republicans) have had to say about Rick Perry: http://www.politico.com/arena/archive/rick-perry-for-president-in-2012.html

All (including Democrat opponents) have called him a staunch Conservative, and not one of the dozens issuing opinions has mentioned the vaccine or TTC.
Apparently they don’t consider these things an issue. They DID mention Perry threatening to secede from the union as a strike against him.

What Perry actually said; “You know, my hope is that America and Washington in particular pays attention,” Perry continued. “We’ve got a great union. There is absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what may come out of that? So. But Texas is a very unique place and we’re a pretty independent lot to boot.”

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[patriot08]

Perry wants passage of a measure requiring every person arrested to be run through the federal immigration databases as part of the Secure Communities program. He also wants to provide the state Department of Public Safety with the authority to make sure someone is in the U.S. legally before issuing a driver’s license.

>These measures, along with a ban on sanctuary cities, would “provide a clear message that Texas will not turn a blind eye to those breaking our laws,” Perry said in a statement.
“Texas owes it to the brave law enforcement officials, who put their lives on the line every day to protect our families and communities, to give them the discretion they need to adequately do their jobs,” Perry said.
http://www.rickperry.org/media-articles/perry-adds-immigration-issues-lawmakers-agenda-0?amp

>Gov. Perry has made numerous requests of the federal govt. to enforce the border in Texas including handing President Obama a letter in person when he landed in Dallas last year.
(Obama insulted governor Perry when he turned away and Perry had to hand the letter on the illegals issue to presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett. Obama declined to personally accept it.)

>Gov. Perry refuses to meet/greet Obama in May 2011 at El Paso during his Texas tour.
Perry later declared, “If he wanted to meet, I was in Austin.

>Perry signed into law photo ID required before voting.

WHAT have other states done?? (with the exception of AZ Ok and Ga)

What have other candidates stated that they would do?

What has Sarah stated she would do?

What is Backmann’s plan?

What did Reagan do?
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/jan/06/rudy-giuliani/yep-reagan-did-the-a-word/
President Ronald Reagan was the first president in history to grant amnesty to illegal aliens. On November 6, 1986, he signed into law the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, [PUB L 99-603]. In so doing, he set a precedent whereby the United States would not seek to deport illegal aliens, but to reward their lawbreaking by granting them full citizenship.

NEWSFLASH! None of them are going to do much.
We have to take the best of the lot.

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[Crichton]

I just wonder what brought on a change in world-view that makes one at one time an Al Gore supporter, who then later claims to be a conservative? Were there no conservatives at the time of Al Gore’s receipt of support from Perry?

At the time, Perry was a conservative southern Democrat. Gore was a conservative southern Democrat (pro-life, etc).

Since then, Perry has changed parties. Gore has changed world-views.

That's the simplified version, anyway.

[freespirited]

I just wonder what brought on a change in world-view that makes one at one time an Al Gore supporter, who then later claims to be a conservative?

Perry supported Weird Al back in 1988. At that time Perry was still a democrat.

[RINOs suck]

BTW, when did Perry become a Conservative ? About the same time as Slick Willard ?

Comparing Perry to Romney is absurd.

Perry has been both a consistent economic and social conservative. Romney was a liberal in Massachusetts.

[RINOs suck]

I wont vote for Perry.

Then, you have zero right to complain about anything Obama might do to the nation after he gets reelected.

[RINOs suck]

Don’t you think it more sensible to trust what numerous politicians and scholars have said about Rick Perry than various haters?

Or what Sarah Palin and cofounder of the Tea Party Patriots have said about him?

[RINOs suck]

http://storyballoon.org/blog/2011/05/27/rush-limbaughs-dream-2012-pick-rick-perry-or-anybody-like-him/

Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren asked Rush Limbaugh during their interview last night who his dream candidate for the 2012 presidential elections would be.

The titan of talk radio responded, ”I would like for Rick Perry to get in to it. Or anybody like him that would fire it up. The more conservatives in this race, the more full-throated, unapologetic, peddle-to-the-medal conservatives in this race, the greater the opportunity one of them is going to be elected in.”

[fieldmarshaldj]

*gagging*

[cripplecreek]

NEWSFLASH! None of them are going to do much. We have to take the best of the lot.

So vote for Obama and get it over with. 30 million illegals in America is enough to fill more than 50 congressional districts. A line has to be drawn in this election or America is finished. There are 51 districts in these 4 states and you want to keep pumping new democrats into America.



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[fieldmarshaldj]

It’s not that Perry is horrible, it’s that Perry is an opportunist. He was a moderate Democrat who could see the writing on the wall in TX and chose the path that was easier for him in running against a Marxist moonbat. Gore was a lot more liberal in 1988 than many make him out to be, but only because he was identified as a “Southern Son of a Segregationist.” He did run as the more moderate alternative to Dukakis, but after that, he tossed all his “moderate creds” out the window and he chose the opposite route from Perry to take (but let’s face it, either one could’ve switched places with the other in where they wanted to go in order to win high office). Perry just isn’t the right one, and he’s been Governor of Texas for too damn long.

[samtheman]

I predict Palin will endorse Perry.

[Crichton]

It’s not that Perry is horrible, it’s that Perry is an opportunist.

He is ... a politician. As are all the other candidates running. What can you do?