Posted on 09/18/2011 1:55:44 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
......One was born into a privileged family in a tony Michigan suburb; the other, onto a flat expanse of West Texas dirt with no indoor plumbing. One spent his youth tooling around his fathers car factory; the other, selling Bibles door-to-door so he could afford to buy a car. One excelled at Harvard University, simultaneously earning law and business degrees and swiftly climbing the corporate ladder; the other, his hope of becoming a veterinarian dashed when he flunked organic chemistry at Texas A&M University, joined the Air Force. [Perry graduated from A&M]
Where Mitt Romney is obedient and cautious, Rick Perry is bombastic and spontaneous. If they had attended the same high school, they probably would have hung out at opposite ends of the hallway. Their relationship today is said to be frosty, if there is one at all.
In every single possible way, they come from different worlds, said Republican strategist Alex Castellanos, who advised Romney in his 2008 race but is neutral this time. You can see the playbook pretty clearly here: its populist against patrician; its rural Texas steel against unflappable Romney coolness; conservative versus center-right establishment; Texas strength versus Romneys imperturbability; Perrys simplicity versus Romneys flexibility.
.... Romney is campaigning as a steady, capable grown-up who can fix anything that needs fixing; Perry, as a passionate, principled leader who can channel the ire of a frustrated electorate.
The twin forces within the Republican Party are neatly manifested in the two candidates. Romney represents both the partys upper-crust establishment and the state Massachusetts that for so long has been the GOPs boogeyman. Perry represents the angry grassroots that are giving the party new energy and he personifies the state Texas that for a generation has been the GOPs soul.........
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Yes, Mittens will wipe the ground with her. She doesn’t have a china man’s chance of winning the nomination. That’s why there are suddenly positive stories being published by fascist rags...get her in...they know Mittens will kick her arse. This is the only way Mittens could we the nomination....otherwise, it is Perry all the way.
Sheesh, this troll calling is getting old. And who in the heck are you to call troll?
You are so funny - you are trying to smear Perry, but post the very documents that disprove your claim!
I am a Perry supporter...I am on a Perry thread...if I was on a Palin thread and continued almost every other post to post negative against Palin...then I would definitely be a troll.
I won’t vote for either of them. I prefer Sarah Palin but if she does not run we do have some better choices than Romney and Perry. I thought of McCain just as I do Romney and Perry and only voted for him because of Sarah Palin being a future choice. It was a mistake that I will NEVER make again. I will only vote for a conservative.
There are several things that are identical with Mitt and Rick: neither is conservative and both are “for sale” and are ready, willing and able to sell out to the highest bidder.
“Yes, Im counting the trolls on this thread...”
Are you putting togther an FR Enemies of Rick Perry list?
If so, what do *I* have to do to get on it? Do I have to voice my concerns that he might be a corporate whore? Or that he might be a RINO in conservative clothing? Or that he isn’t very good on guns? Do I need to interview to get on this vaunted list?
In Mass he was a pro abortion Mormon. Slick hell, the guy lives a lie.
Really? I don't know a lot about TX gun laws, so maybe you can fill me in.
In TX, is it illegal to sell a gun to another person, or even give it to you kid, without paying $35 and registering the sale with the state?
In TX, are full capacity magazines outlawed?
In TX are all older and unusual handguns illegal to buy because manufactuers have to do expensive "safety tests" on all handguns, including each caliber, to be on the AG's "approved" list?
In TX is it illegal to own a fully automatic firearm?
Is TX a "may issue" state where it's nearly impossible to get a concealed weapons permit in most jurisdictions?
In TX us it illegal to buy ammo online, and are hangun sales ammo sales recorded and requier a thumbprint?
In TX, do you need to take a bogus "safety test", and pay for a card that has to be renewed every 5 years in order to buy a handgun?
All of the above are CA laws. And other than having to get a permit to carry concealed, and no open carry, how are TX gun laws more restrictive than the states you mention?
>> Yes, Im counting the trolls on this thread...
Are you putting togther an FR Enemies of Rick Perry list? <<
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The trolls are Rick’s friends!
I was laughing at that post as well!
Perry is a Democrat Trojan Horse, not a RINO.
Anyone that supports him is clearly either a fool or a troll. (or both?)
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LOL!
You are right ES, I stand corrected.
Rick Perry = the democrats choice to replace Obama.
BTW the no open carry thing is in the TX constitution if I am not mistaken.
State Constitution Article I, Section 23
Every citizen shall have the right to keep and bear arms in the lawful defense of himself or the State; but the Legislature shall have power, by law, to regulate the wearing of arms, with a view to prevent crime.
It has NOTHING to do with Rick Perry.
I don’t think so. If you are correct who would you think they fear most...Sarah Palin, Mr. West, Herman Cain?
Yep, and that was just off the top of my head. I didn’t even think to include the CA AWB, which allows the AG to decide some model is similar to a banned model, and add it to the banned list retroactively. Probably could add another dozen or so other laws as well. I wonder if RKBA Dem will answer my questions?
Ive lived in Ca,Az and Tx
Ca was alright 30 years ago,but about 20 years ago they started getting stupid.
I like Az’s gunlaws the best, but outside of open carry for handguns I don’t find Texas restrictive at all.
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