Rick Perry Official Announcement: He is running for president (LIVE THREAD)

FoxNews ^ | Aug 13, 2011 | Rick Perry

[Clairity]

1 pm EDT -- moments from now -- awaiting Perry speech announcing he is officially running for president

[tallyhoe]

So you support or don’t support people on rumors?

[Broker]

Everyone wants to know who I support against Obama. Anyone is more qualified. However, it will take someone equally or more ruthless to be Victorious. Perry is a threat to Washington’s elite status quo royalty. I like that. As our MSM evermore smears Perry, take heart.

[Clairity]

Then speech was GREAT! Really.

Hopefully they’ll post it to his website, but it’s not there yet.

http://www.rickperry.org/

(for those who missed the website address)

Video on C-SPAN!

http://www.cspan.org/Events/Gov-Perry-Announces-White-House-Run/10737423441-2/

[Starboard]

“I didn’t see any reference to a comprehensive energy policy for America.”

Drill, baby, drill. Then let the free market innovate for the future based on consumer demand. Get the gubmint out of the way and we’ll have all the engery we need and more.

[KansasGirl]

Thanks for clearing that up.

[don-o]

Thanks for the thread.

TO: All

If you have been putting off donating, right now would be a great time to do that and wind up the FReepathon - read muh tagline :)

[mylife]

I just got back from the local gun shop in Texas.

Guess who the folks there are backing?

[Starboard]

“Rubio for VP though.”

Love Rubio but Kasich would be better in terms of experience and balancing the ticket IMO.

[Soothesayer9]

I do have a serious problem with seeing her as a viable choice to defeat Obama.

There is no way she will be president. The MSM attack dogs will chew her family up and spit her out. They are rabid. I do like Palin very much, but she would get slaughtered in the debates. I would support her as VP though, maybe Perry and Palin team would be a success.

[TexasFreeper2009]

Texas is a big state, Perry has a distinctive west texas drawl.

[editor-surveyor]

Here’s why Perry will drop out soon:

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2011/07/25/rick-perry-stands-by-texas-dream-act

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2755886/posts?page=65#65

http://www.enviroknow.com/2011/06/23/rick-perry-al-gore-1988/

http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/04/study-70-of-texas-illegal-immigrant-families-receive-welfare/

http://newswithviews.com/Nelson/kelleigh127.htm

http://24ahead.com/blog/archives/005989.html

http://articles.latimes.com/2007/nov/30/nation/na-highway30

http://www.fairus.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=16535&security=1601&news_iv_ctrl=1007

http://republicbroadcasting.org/?p=8894

http://www.woodcountydemocrats.com/index.php?view=article&catid=53%3Apress-releases&id=303%3Aperry-let-deported-criminals-keep-valid-drivers-licenses&option=com_content&Itemid=97&5215b1dac5a3ddf3379132a28cd976e2=b16178edc46c3de8af09922322258f84&el_mcal_month=

http://www.texasmonthly.com/blogs/burkablog/?p=8886

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEHDDktDn8o

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/26/us/26texas.html

[seeker41]

I’m from Midland Odessa area..

[tallyhoe]

Man I can’t believe Christie would do such a dumb move! Maybe he is cut from the same cloth as George Bush the compassionate conservative!

[Starboard]

“Further, Perry should look obama in the snake-eyes and tell him he is not afraid to go right to work to fix what he is going to inherit from obama”

Excellent point. Americans are tired of excuses and the blame game.

[mylife]

Good luck with that.

[KansasGirl]

Eric Holder?

(said with extreme sarcasm)

[editor-surveyor]

Sarah has slaughtered everyone with her policy points and clear analysis.

Intellectually, she rides so far above the field that all will be forced into attack mode, thus defeating themselves.

[don-o]

Maybe some folks will open all those links. I won’t. How about you tell what the problems with Perry are that I suppose those links represent?

[MestaMachine]

WHY DON’T YOU FIND OUT THE TRUTH FOR YOURSELF?? GEEZ!

You look damn stupid calling someone a liar when you don’t know what you’re talking about.

[COUNTrecount]

Bolton