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Tea Party faithful wonder if Rick Perry walks the walk
Yahoo News ^ | 8/10/2011 | Kristina Cooke and Edith Honan

Posted on 08/10/2011 8:03:16 PM PDT by curth

Rick Perry has been widely touted as a Republican presidential candidate who could appeal Tea Party voters, but some in the anti-tax movement wonder if his record as Texas governor stacks up to his rhetoric.

After all, they say, there are reasons to think he's a spendthrift. He once campaigned for Democrat Al Gore, reviled by the Tea Party for being Bill Clinton's vice president and for his campaigning on climate change, and he even spoke kindly about Hillary Clinton's healthcare reform efforts.

Then there is the issue that he was once a Democrat.

So as Perry plans the 2012 White House bid many observers expect he may announce as early as this week, some Tea Party faithful wonder what to make of him.

"They're vetting, they want to know if he is for real," Dallas Tea Party leader Katrina Pierson, said, adding she has fielded questions about Perry's record from Tea Party members as far flung as California, Iowa and New Hampshire.

Tea Party voters could have a big impact on the Republican nomination if they vote heavily in early U.S. primaries, which historically see low voter turn-out.

Perry "speaks the Tea Party language," said Sean Theriault, a political science professor at the University of Texas. But such rhetoric could alienate independent voters, who play a crucial role in U.S. presidential elections.

"I think the Republican nomination for him would be much easier than the general election," Theriault said.

Perry, who followed George W. Bush as Texas governor in 2000 after Bush was elected to the White House, has earned headlines for saying that perhaps Texas should leave the United States and for holding a prayer rally this month that drew 30,000 people.

He was an early booster of the fiscally conservative Tea Party movement, which takes its name

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; palin; perry; president; presidentperry; ricikperry; rickperry; rinoricky; sarahpalin
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To: abcc2011

You’re not telling the truth. I’ve seen Perry at pro-life rallies and meetings since he became Governor. We Republicans are the Tea Party.


21 posted on 08/10/2011 8:26:43 PM PDT by hocndoc (http://WingRight.org)(I've got a mustard seed and I'm not afraid to use it.)(RIAing))
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To: curth; Texas

From what I’ve read from Texan Conservatives... the answer is NO!

If you are from Texas, speak up now!


22 posted on 08/10/2011 8:27:43 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (I Stand With Sarah!)
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To: jospehm20
-"I never understood the fuss about gardasil since it did allow parents to opt out. How hard is it to say no?"

Here are two links that will answer your thoughtful question...

"Opting-Out” of HPV Vaccine WILL NOT WORK for Many in Texas"

Rick Perry — conservative?

23 posted on 08/10/2011 8:29:03 PM PDT by The Bronze Titan
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To: Free in Texas

Viva Mexico!


24 posted on 08/10/2011 8:29:10 PM PDT by magna carta
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To: Friendofgeorge

Palin aint gonna run.
And as great as she is, She couldn’t win.

I still want to take her camping.


25 posted on 08/10/2011 8:31:01 PM PDT by mylife (OPINIONS ~ $ 1.00 HALFBAKED ~ 50c)
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To: mylife; curth

Gardasil ... but more importantly ... the "Trans-Texas Corridor" superhighway he's pushed. What's good for "commerce" isn't always good for "sovereignty". He has many good points, but nothing to overshadow the staunch and faithful Tea Party conservatives Bachmann and Cain have shown themselves to be.


26 posted on 08/10/2011 8:31:28 PM PDT by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: magna carta

Then there’s that!


27 posted on 08/10/2011 8:31:51 PM PDT by Free in Texas (Obama-Fraudulent, Dishonest, Arrogant, Dangerous and Incompetent...the left's perfect choice!)
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To: curth

I can see how TEA Party folks might cotton to Rick quite easily...

‘At the school, from which Mr Perry graduated third in a class of 13 in 1968, Don Ballard, the school superintendent, reflected on the place that had made Mr Perry what he is.

“We had farm values,” he said “We got up, we worked and we knew what the dollar meant. There was no squandering money here there and yonder. Everybody struggled.

“Everybody struggled. You’d have a good crop one year and maybe a bad crop the next. Rick Perry understands being up and being down and that if you’re down you’ve got to work to get back up. Most of the families round here want their kids to be better and have more than what they had growing up.” ‘

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2761902/posts


28 posted on 08/10/2011 8:31:51 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: mylife

My, I would trust your opinion on Perry...

Is he ok?


29 posted on 08/10/2011 8:32:03 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (I Stand With Sarah!)
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To: Randy Larsen

He aint perfect but he is Jesus compared to Obama


30 posted on 08/10/2011 8:34:12 PM PDT by mylife (OPINIONS ~ $ 1.00 HALFBAKED ~ 50c)
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To: Celtic Cross
"Hmmm! Who is that smily guy surrounded by all those
people with the funny-looking t-shirts?"


31 posted on 08/10/2011 8:35:17 PM PDT by The Bronze Titan
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To: bwc2221

The Legislature passed the Bill with a veto proof near-unanimous vote in 2001 and revised it with a similar vote in 2005. Texas’ voters agree.

The only change the DREAM act effects is allow people who came here as minors, went to high school for 3 years and lived in the State for the prior 12 months to be eligible to pay in-State tuition.


32 posted on 08/10/2011 8:35:42 PM PDT by hocndoc (http://WingRight.org)(I've got a mustard seed and I'm not afraid to use it.)(RIAing))
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To: mylife

She is absolutely running, you are in denial if you think otherwise


33 posted on 08/10/2011 8:37:51 PM PDT by Friendofgeorge (DID I MENTION...SARAH PALIN 2012 OR FLIPPIN BUST)
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To: mylife

Is he one to jump into the fight or just another go along to get re-elected type?


34 posted on 08/10/2011 8:38:33 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (I Stand With Sarah!)
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To: The Bronze Titan

The legislature had made law over the prior 10 years that made it nearly impossible for most people to opt out. The application to opt out was made easier by the Governor, one of the reasons he got criticized by the medical associations.

http://wingright.org/2011/08/07/dose-of-reason-perry-and-gardasil/


35 posted on 08/10/2011 8:38:55 PM PDT by hocndoc (http://WingRight.org)(I've got a mustard seed and I'm not afraid to use it.)(RIAing))
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To: Randy Larsen

He’s a politician and he has made decisions that politicians need to make..
This open borders thing.. How you gonna govern Texico if you piss on Hispanics?

As I have said. here sure the **** beats obama, and I think he can win


36 posted on 08/10/2011 8:39:54 PM PDT by mylife (OPINIONS ~ $ 1.00 HALFBAKED ~ 50c)
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To: curth
If Perry runs that means Palin is not going to. Perry would not run if Palin does. Running against her would be work. Perry does not roll that way.

If he does run I'd like to see him resign as Gov. of Texas immediately. I have the same attitude with anyone else running for an office when they occupy one. I do not believe an elected official should be trying to grab a gold ring while holding on to a brass one.

37 posted on 08/10/2011 8:40:36 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (Sharia? No thanks.)
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To: jospehm20

A man who thinks it’s acceptable to make a unilateral decision, usurping the rightful power of the legislature, is NOT a man to be trusted.

The state has no right to mandate vaccines for diseases which can’t be passed by simply sitting next to someone in class.


38 posted on 08/10/2011 8:40:48 PM PDT by Politicalmom ("President Fox's vision for an open border is a vision I embrace"- Rick Perry)
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To: curth

I think Perry is just another Bush without the Bush name.


39 posted on 08/10/2011 8:41:00 PM PDT by ColdSteelTalon (Light is fading to shadow, and casting its shroud over all we have known...)
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To: The Bronze Titan

That was in 2005, before the vote scandals. He is the Governor of Texas - I’ve seen him meet with Obama. Well, sort of.


40 posted on 08/10/2011 8:42:42 PM PDT by hocndoc (http://WingRight.org)(I've got a mustard seed and I'm not afraid to use it.)(RIAing))
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