[wk4bush2004]

The mockery was subtle, yet it is there. I think the people of New Hampshire will like Gov. Perry and his record on job creation.

This is so amazing! We have a candidate who “can win this thang!” Southern accents are awesome!

RICK PERRY, 2012!

[Rudder]

From the Compost? Fugedaboudit!

[SF_Redux]

they are going for the jugular on Michelle too

http://www.uncoverage.net/2011/08/memo-to-the-michele-bachmann-campaign/

[bgill]

Here’s his twang on the road and it’s not pretty. His SUV is speeding and even though the cop is only giving the aide a warning, he’s got to butt in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8CvXIY6mgk

[Eric]

This is yet another example of left-wing liberal elitism.

They (the liberals) this the way THEY talk is right and proper and the other 90% of America that may speak a little different, can be mocked. Are we all not Americans?

[umgud]

Perry will run on his Texas record. Obama will run against GWB. (again)

[ClearCase_guy]

Perry sounds like he's from somewhere.
Bachmann sounds like she's from somewhere.
Palin sounds like she's from somewhere.

Democrats believe that all the really smart folks aren't from anywhere at all. They spring up at Ivy league schools and talk like academics.

Real people?? What the heck do they know??

[allmendream]

“Can I get me one of dem huntin’ licenses?” John Kerry.

“I taint in no ways tired.” Hillary Clinton

[GotMojo]

the “Amen Brother” will drive them crazy!

[Texas Fossil]

Washington Post & MSM?

Forget about them, they will eventually go away. They are irrelevant.

[Snickering Hound]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaDQ1vIuvZI

Hillary twang

[McGruff]

Welcome to the Big Leagues. If you can stand the heat get out of the fire.

[maggief]

Faux black accent-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdYByptC8mY&feature=player_embedded

Obama commemorates 1965 civil rights march in Selma, AL

[no dems]

In New Hampshire, Romney has built up a strong base of support, and Huntsman has a team of staffers that is bigger than any of his challengers, though he is still battling for low name recognition.
I'm hoping that Huntsman will pull votes from Romney. Let them split the RINO vote, lowering both of their numbers, and that will help the more Conservative candidates.

[annieokie]

Does anyone know which state has had the most Presidents.

I know Texas has had it's fair share. Which has the most?

[Tempest]

They should actually mock Ricardo using a Mexican accent...

[Oratam]

a crowd clad in khakis and button ups

Button ups? Is that gay-speak for shirt?

[FrankR]

Well, I think he should twang it in "all 57 states", not just the "key" ones. He could even do it in the Austrian language to reach a wider audience.

The obama crowd and the MSM need to hear a old adage I remember from grade school, "When you are pointing your finger at someone else, remember that three of our fingers are pointing back at yourself."

It appears the MSM and the left has kicked into full-panic mode in fear of Perry...

[nathanbedford]

It appears that somebody at the Washington Post has been reading my mail. This from my reply I posted on Friday:

Right now Gov. Perry seems to have the best balance of conservative values and electability. That does not mean that he triumphed [in] his absence last night as the author asserts. It means that he has a good record subject to complaints especially about immigration and he combines that record with an extremely good telegenic appearance. In that respect he ranks right up there with Romney. The problem for Perry is that he comes off too Texas and too much of a folksy shit kicker which people will describe as a resemblance to George Bush but which can turn off a lot of Easter and Northern voters who might as a result regard him as a masculine version of Sarah Palin.

So Gov. Perry must submit himself to the process like every other candidate and he must show that he can look presidential and avoid gaffes. He must to some degree mitigate his good ole boy image If he does so we can expect to emerge at the head of the pack and, most important, he can beat Obama.

Subsequent to posting these remarks, I watched Gov. Perry's announcement speech and I was disappointed not in content but in style. I make no criticism of the content whatsoever but I was disappointed because the speech lacked a thematic unity and it failed as a result to touch an emotional chord. The absence of that very necessary emotional element in a successful campaign speech, coupled with the awe shucks mannerisms and Chautauqua tent style, are identifiable negatives.

I certainly hope Perry is playing to the bleachers and can dial down the folksiness and increase the earnestness and authenticity. I hope he gets more coherence to a good substantive message and learns a better delivery. A political speech is not a laundry list of talking points. Above all he must evoke an emotional response and that is not obtained by shouting at the audience or by dropping your "g"s, it is obtained by a transparent commitment to a conservative message.

I hope Perry looks at the videotape of his own speech because the Washington Post is certainly watching.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Might as well get used to it, Nia-Malika (or whatever your name is.)