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Widespread Panic That Rick Perry Might Actually Win
The Atlantic ^ | 8-31-2011 | Elspeth Reeve

Posted on 08/31/2011 10:59:15 AM PDT by smoothsailing

Widespread Panic That Rick Perry Might Actually Win

Elspeth Reeve

August 31, 2011

Everyone's terrified of Rick Perry: lefties, righties, and definitely those coyotes he says he executes while jogging. Politico's Ben Smith and Maggie Haberman report that Perry has done what up to this point President Obama could not: "wake up the left." Activists--involved in everything from the death penalty, women's rights, gun control, and campaign finance--are just cold freaking the heck out. "To the degree to which progressives are disaffected and unenthusiastic -- this is their 'holy sh**' moment," Jennifer Palmieri, head of the Center for American Project Action Fund, told Politico. It's funny because many conservatives -- not just the dreaded establishment! -- think it's their own 'holy sh**' moment too."...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: fearfuldems; journolist; msm; perry2012; progressives; rickperry; sorosmsm; texas
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To: Cincinatus' Wife; RoosterRedux; jonrick46; deepbluesea; RockinRight; TexMom7; potlatch; ...
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21 posted on 08/31/2011 11:27:19 AM PDT by shield (Rev 2:9 Woe unto those who say they are Judahites and are not, but are of the syna GOG ue of Satan.)
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To: Steel Wolf

Rick Perry has run for a political office 10 times and has won all 10. He has never lost.
Allot of people have gone to the political graveyard by underestimating Rick Perry. It’s too soon for me to rally around any one candidate, but if Perry is the nominee, Obama without a doubt has to be gravely concerned that he will be number 11.


22 posted on 08/31/2011 11:27:34 AM PDT by NavyCanDo (Go Mama Grizzly! Palin 2012)
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To: opentalk

Wait, are you saying that Rick is his middle name? Oh no, just like Joe the Plumber (aka Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher) he’s obviously trying to pull one over on us. We can’t vote for him now...


23 posted on 08/31/2011 11:30:38 AM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Palin is coming, and the Tea Party is coming with her.

Perry is coming, Palin is coming with him, and the TEA Party is coming with both of them!

There, that's better...
24 posted on 08/31/2011 11:30:50 AM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: Old Teufel Hunden
Wait, are you saying that Rick is his middle name?

It gets worse...his first name is James.

He's a J.R. ...from Texas...

25 posted on 08/31/2011 11:33:06 AM PDT by Tex-Con-Man
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To: smoothsailing

No kidding. I overheard a group of older, upper middle class Jewish people in a restaurant last night talking about how “scary” Rick Perry was. There is obviously no thinking going on - too many people just absorb and repeat the media’s DNC talking points.


26 posted on 08/31/2011 11:33:10 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ( "The right to offend is far more important than any right not to be offended." - Rowan Atkinson)
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To: Tex-Con-Man
"He's a J.R. ...from Texas..."

Oh nooooooooo!!!!!!


27 posted on 08/31/2011 11:35:16 AM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: achilles2000

Seniors may revolt, and they’re a big voting bloc. So Perry has to be careful.

The WW2 Generation was great in many ways, but, by and large, they have been selfish old geezers.


28 posted on 08/31/2011 11:35:22 AM PDT by Retired Greyhound
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To: Old Teufel Hunden; opentalk
Wait, are you saying that Rick is his middle name? Oh no, just like Joe the Plumber (aka Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher) he’s obviously trying to pull one over on us. We can’t vote for him now...

Jimmy Carter and Rick Perry both have the same first name, James.

Jimmy Carter was once attacked by a giant killer rabbit.

Rick Perry's dog was once attacked by a giant killer coyote.

See the pattern?

We can't vote for Perry, he's just another Carter!

29 posted on 08/31/2011 11:38:01 AM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: sodpoodle

Leftists are really shaken that Perry was once one of them but got wise. They fear that could happen to other sheep in the flock. There is loser despair in their internet posts.


30 posted on 08/31/2011 11:40:20 AM PDT by Reeses (It's a safety net, not a hammock!)
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To: achilles2000

SS has gone to hell since we exported American jobs that paid into SS. Imported labor pays no SS. Putting 25+ million back paying into SS would sure put a dent in the SS problem.


31 posted on 08/31/2011 11:45:49 AM PDT by ex-snook ("Above all things, truth beareth away the victory")
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To: opentalk

32 posted on 08/31/2011 11:47:43 AM PDT by AAABEST (Et lux in tenebris lucet: et tenebrae eam non comprehenderunt)
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To: Retired Greyhound

So are most of their children and grandchildren. In fact, we ALL have to be careful about wanting to use government to give ourselves and people we care about other people’s money.


33 posted on 08/31/2011 11:48:44 AM PDT by achilles2000 ("I'll agree to save the whales as long as we can deport the liberals")
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To: Steel Wolf

But it would be interesting if they brought up the following questions for ALL presidential candidates to discuss:

1. What is your opinion of one-world-government?
2. What is your opinion of Islam’s rapid spread in our society?
3. Will you allow the establishment of sharia law in any form?
4. What is you opinion of global warming?
5. Will you repeal Obamacare?
6. Now that we are broke, are you going to continue sending aid to third world countries?


34 posted on 08/31/2011 11:48:57 AM PDT by 353FMG (Liberalism is Satan's handiwork.)
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To: Retired Greyhound

True...but he perhaps best captures that same sentiment and the same potential group of voters Reagan did back in ‘80.


35 posted on 08/31/2011 11:51:50 AM PDT by RockinRight (The ObamAA+ Downgrade)
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To: opentalk

Post #9. Great pic. I will be using that in the future. Many, many times. Thanks for posting. A thousand times thanks.


36 posted on 08/31/2011 11:51:58 AM PDT by samtheman (Perry/Cain'12; Sec Energy Palin)
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To: sodpoodle
Perry can empathize with the average Dem that he once, like them, believed the Dem Party was for middle class Americans and free market concepts.

Now THAT sounds like something a certain Governor of California would have said.

37 posted on 08/31/2011 11:53:16 AM PDT by RockinRight (The ObamAA+ Downgrade)
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To: smoothsailing
The leftist idiots and Media (same thing), had already hand picked Mitt Romney, ROFL. They just knew he would be the nominee, then along come RICK to upset their apple cart. Heard today Rush speak of Steppie Boy being a new best friend of Mitt, that aught to help you Mitt. lol

I for one just love it. For once we will pick our own, thank you.

38 posted on 08/31/2011 11:53:21 AM PDT by annieokie
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Where is she going?


39 posted on 08/31/2011 11:53:47 AM PDT by RockinRight (The ObamAA+ Downgrade)
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To: FreedomNotSafety

Question for you about your libertarian leaning. I used to say I was more libertarian than Republican until I read what they stand for on their own web site. My question is, do you know what they want/stand for?

From their own site they stand for: Abortion on demand, gay marriage, legalization of all drugs, legalization of prostitution, and open borders. The only thing I found that I agreed with them on was their gun rights stance and wanting smaller government. The rest of their ideas are just the same crap liberals want.

Since I learned exactly what they stand for I have determined that I am a Republican and a strong conservative one.


40 posted on 08/31/2011 11:53:49 AM PDT by RickB444 (What one receives without working for, another must work for without receiving.)
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