people with the funny-looking t-shirts?"
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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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.
From what I’ve read from Texan Conservatives... the answer is NO!
If you are from Texas, speak up now!
Here are two links that will answer your thoughtful question...
"Opting-Out” of HPV Vaccine WILL NOT WORK for Many in Texas"
Viva Mexico!
Palin aint gonna run.
And as great as she is, She couldn’t win.
I still want to take her camping.
Then there’s that!
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
My, I would trust your opinion on Perry...
Is he ok?
He aint perfect but he is Jesus compared to Obama
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.
She is absolutely running, you are in denial if you think otherwise
Is he one to jump into the fight or just another go along to get re-elected type?
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/
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
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.
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.
I think Perry is just another Bush without the Bush name.
That was in 2005, before the vote scandals. He is the Governor of Texas - I’ve seen him meet with Obama. Well, sort of.
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