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To: alstewartfan
I just heard Perry on Hannity’s show, and he said that one of the main reasons that he joined the GOP was b/c of Ronald Reagan. Yeah right, he loved Reagan so much that he voted for and worked for Carter and Mondale, and then went on to chair Algore’s ‘88 Presidential bid! I smell a rat, and it stinks. Bob

Wrong! So wrong! Perry was on record back in 2010 as clearly stating that the last time he voted for a Democrat for president in the general election was in 1976 when he voted for Carter. He admits he was fooled by Carter - Southern Democrat, farmer, Christian - he though Carter was a conservative Dem.

Concerning working for Al Gore in 1988:

“[John] Sharp countered by noting that in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988, Mr. Perry was co-chairman of Mr. Gore’s Texas campaign. Mr. Perry acknowledged that but said there was a ‘push to get a conservative Southerner’ elected president.” (Sam Attlesey, “Link to Bush separates Perry, Sharp,” The Dallas Morning News, 9/15/98)

Sorry, the facts do not bear out your contention. Perry voted for Reagan twice and for Bush41 over Dukakis, all before becoming a Republican. He was a "Reagan Democrat", like so many other Southern Democrats.

Now that you know the facts, I assume you will cease making this scurrilous charge and apologize.

33 posted on 08/30/2011 3:30:43 PM PDT by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: CA Conservative
Now that you know the facts, I assume you will cease making this scurrilous charge and apologize.

Facts are things that can be proven by evidence, your statements are hearsay. A thread earlier today has Perry writing to Hillary praising her efforts on healthcare, claiming great benefit to the illegals in Texas, or something like that. Trans Texas Corridor alone should scare the wits out of you.

He lied, about the Gardasil fiasco and his actions after the legislature handed him his head, as well. He is a politician who sounds very conservative very election season, then he turns back into that old states pumpkin.

Having said that he would be less likely to completely kill the Republic than Obama.

55 posted on 08/30/2011 6:32:49 PM PDT by itsahoot (--I will still vote for Sarah Palin, even if she doesn't run.--My vote is already bought, so move on)
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To: CA Conservative

We have a Muslim sympathizer in the White House now. We don’t need another one.


59 posted on 08/30/2011 7:58:47 PM PDT by CynicalBear
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