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CNN Poll: Perry Leads GOP Race Even If Palin Runs
Wall Street Journal ^ | August 29, 2011, 2:32 PM ET | By Danny Yadron

Posted on 08/29/2011 2:24:17 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines

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To: Boardwalk

That does remain to be seen...she’s not in yet..but time will tell...regardless Palin isn’t done with Washington by any means.


181 posted on 08/29/2011 5:37:33 PM PDT by caww
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To: CajunConservative
SP is seen as a quitter by those who aren’t in her cheer leading corner. They see a sellout for $$$$$$$ due to the books, reality tv shows, Paris Hilton route.

When you compare the two on their actual accomplishments in governing there is none. She has not only quit the governorship she also left her position on the Oil and Gas commission



Wouldn't Mr. Perry be quitting the Governorship of Texas if he won the Presidency?
182 posted on 08/29/2011 5:38:32 PM PDT by Kegger
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To: Carling

So doing the right thing in the interest of Alaskans and past ethics violators is somehow her fault?


183 posted on 08/29/2011 5:41:58 PM PDT by rintense (ABO can KMA.)
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To: Kegger

Not to mentioned he LIED about not running for President. He said in a debate that if he won the governorship, he would NOT run for President. So that makes Perry a liar, too.


184 posted on 08/29/2011 5:43:00 PM PDT by rintense (ABO can KMA.)
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To: CajunConservative
SP is seen as a quitter by those who aren’t in her cheer leading corner.

If Palin should win the nomination Obama will only have to run one ad and win in a landslide. The phone will ring, the clock will show 3am, and no one will answer. The voice over will be, oh Pres. Palin isn't here, she quit." One and done!

People can justify her quitting any way they want but the bottom line that screams is she quit. Quitters have excuses, winners don't need them, she needs them.

185 posted on 08/29/2011 5:43:19 PM PDT by engrpat (A village in Kenya is missing their idiot...lets send him back)
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To: GlockLady

....”For starters, because Palin’s record [though much shorter] is much more accomplished, substantitive and solid......”

....”The Alaskan Constitution gives more responsibility and power to the governor of that state. The Alaska governor’s veto can only be overriden by a 3/4 majority and is the CiC of the Alaska National Guard which is the first line of defense for our national security...... That governor requires a higher security clearance than any other....”

......” Even though her term was cut short, she fulfilled every campaign promise she made and had an 88% approval rating”......

Some posts just speak volumes. ;)


186 posted on 08/29/2011 5:45:00 PM PDT by caww
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To: rintense
And now he is running for President on Texas’ dime. Makes you wonder how he funded his pre-announcement prep work.
187 posted on 08/29/2011 5:45:16 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter
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To: Gena Bukin

Perry’s pick, Judge Xavier Rodriguez?

NOW likes him, sort of.
http://www.now.org/issues/judicial/supreme/potentialnominees.html#Rodriguez

This is the abortion case that provided them with a reason to like him
http://www.lexisone.com/lx1/caselaw/freecaselaw?action=OCLGetCaseDetail&format=FULL&sourceID=bcdba&searchTerm=efSG.fKIa.aadj.ebfb&searchFlag=y&l1loc=FCLOW

Senators Kay Bailey-Hutchinson and John Cornyn liked him so much they urged Bush to appoint him, which he did. Brilliant. Simply Brilliant.
http://judgepedia.org/index.php/Xavier_Rodriguez

The Trans Texas Corridor people like him, at least a little …
http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/naftaprotest_1509.html

He liked David Souter as a model for judicial thought. Um, Souter is seriously not conservative.
http://myweb.cableone.net/dfaltus/Govenor%20James%20Richard%20Perry.htm

He gets mixed reviews from attorneys who litigated before him
http://www.therobingroom.com/Judge.aspx?ID=1031

Steven Wayne Smith, a strong opponent of affirmative action, and a whole lot of Smith endorsers in the Texas conservative universe (see bottom of article), didn’t like him, which is why they were backing Smith, despite Perry’s disapproval.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1058534/posts

There are other issues with Rodriguez, but I am out of time. Suffice it to say, yes, this was a questionable Texas Supreme Court pick for a guy making himself out to be the grand conservative alternative to the current administration. Pffft!


188 posted on 08/29/2011 5:45:34 PM PDT by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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To: Lakeshark

Do you dispute the facts of the article? If so, please specify the basis of your dispute. Please provide links to sources so that we can all become better informed.


189 posted on 08/29/2011 5:46:53 PM PDT by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: engrpat

You’re blowing hot air about Palin resigning her position. Many other politicians do likewise.....you make it sound like something that never should happen...it always happens!


190 posted on 08/29/2011 5:47:31 PM PDT by caww
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To: engrpat

You have that right. I also saw a video where someone from Alaska asked Todd if they sold out for the $$$$$ and the answer he gave was “what would you have done?”. Serving a half term isn’t enough experience for what will need to be done after 0bama’s reign of terror.


191 posted on 08/29/2011 5:49:06 PM PDT by CajunConservative
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To: CajunConservative
Vetted? LOLOLOLOL! Hilarious!

How do you explain your boy breaking his promise not to run for President, and then running for President on the Texas taxpayer's dime? How about his ties to Merck? Knee-jerk nanny state reaction with Gardasil, and then saying he 'didn't read the facts. Just like Pelosi who said 'we'll read the bill after we pass it!' And how about those sin taxes? A little more nanny state tactics... we'll tax you out of your bad habits! And illegal immigration... Yeah, he's done a bang up job there!

More illegals finding their way to Texas. Must be that in-state tuition!

Oh wait...

Number of illegal immigrants getting in-state tuition for Texas colleges rises

So if you want to compare vetting and records, BRING IT. I can't wait to see you cry (like you are now) when the MSM gets their teeth into Perry.

192 posted on 08/29/2011 5:49:41 PM PDT by rintense (ABO can KMA.)
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To: caww

Even a marginally successful distribution of “The Undefeated” via cable or in store sales completely takes the resignation off the table.


193 posted on 08/29/2011 5:50:12 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter
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To: Carling
Did she say that there is nobody worth supporting, or that she won’t support anybody at this point?

If it’s the former, she’s being even more divisive within the than I was giving her credit for being.

Interesting that you posited a negative allegation about Palin's (supposed) behavior before you even got an answer to your question.

But, you're being objective, and simply seeking the truth, right?

194 posted on 08/29/2011 5:54:29 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: CA Conservative

So you’re comparing the actions of Palin’s father, in the 1960’s remote wilderness of Alaska/Canada in a pre-universal healthcare system in Canada to that of the Texas / Mexico border cities of 2001-2011? Hilarious! Yeah, I bet those crazy 60s Amish illegals in Alaska/Canada were costing taxpayers millions!


195 posted on 08/29/2011 5:55:31 PM PDT by rintense (ABO can KMA.)
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To: CajunConservative
Serving a half term isn’t enough experience for what will need to be done after 0bama’s reign of terror.


In your opinion, would anyone who does not choose politics as their vocation have enough experience to be President of the United States?
196 posted on 08/29/2011 5:57:13 PM PDT by Kegger
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To: caww
......” Even though her term was cut short, she fulfilled every campaign promise she made and had an 88% approval rating”......

My, how the mighty have fallen....

"A new Alaska Poll released today shows 61% of Alaskans have a "very unfavorable" or "somewhat unfavorable" opinion of Palin, a former governor and the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee.

Thirty-six percent view Palin positively, according to the survey by Dittman Research & Communications."

USA Today, "Sarah Palin 'fatigue' diagnosed in Alaska poll", 4/20/11

197 posted on 08/29/2011 5:57:51 PM PDT by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA
Yeah, what was she thinking! She needed much more time to build up name recognition.

Yea, but she could have staked out consrvative ground before Perry got in....3 time governor vs. 1/2 time governor. Tough choice.

198 posted on 08/29/2011 5:58:31 PM PDT by Nonstatist
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To: Windflier
The governor discovered proof of criminal behavior while serving on the Oil and Gas Board. Had she released that information while a sitting member she would have been breaking the law. She had to resign to expose the crime.

These people are crazy.

199 posted on 08/29/2011 5:59:16 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter
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To: caww

re: “...I don’t understand why people are supporting Rhinos.”
Me either, especially in the primary. We may have no choice in the ABO general.


200 posted on 08/29/2011 6:00:37 PM PDT by GlockLady (Sarah Palin - The Antidote - Going Oval January 20, 2013!)
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