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If Reagan were running today, you’d be attacking him in the same you’re going after Perry.
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Precisely. Most Freepers would be calling the great Ronald Reagan “President Ron-nesty”.
And then they’d go out and vote for Mondale, or sit at home and pout rather than vote, because “anything would be better than that tax-raising, illegal-loving, suck-up-to-the Democrats, Ronald Reagan. Time to send the GOP a message!”
Just like all those people who hate George W. Bush and see him as a complete piece of excrement because he spent too much money.
GWB DID in fact spend too much money. Yet that isn’t how the GWB presidency will be defined.
Post 9-11, the Bush presidency will rightly be defined, but anyone reasonable — which seems to exclude many Freepers — thusly: “How many terrorist attacks occurred on U.S. soil between Sept. 12, 2001 and Jan. 20th, 2009.”
-George
No way and I’ll tell you why. 1980 was my first election. Perry is NO Reagan. It has absolutely nothing to do with him once being a Dem. I was too and so was Reagan. However he’s got to answer for at least a couple of things. Every time I post these they’re completely ignored so either people don’t want to deal with them or they’re simply willing to accept whatever Perry says as okay. I’d like to know why I’m heartless for not sharing his stance on educating children of illegals who are not yet citizens but are “applying”. And I’d like to know why he broke his promise to the people of TX to NOT run should he be elected. I found a direct quote of his from a debate, he was asked several times in several ways and his answer was always emphatic. His last response was “No, no, no!” People may not think that Palin’s reason for leaving the governorship was good enough and that’s a decision people need to make for themselves. But at least we HAVE an explanation from her. Not so with Perry.
Cindie
Your strawman notwithstanding, folks are better informed now. They’re also not willing to just accept the status quo.
Asking tough questions and vetting a potential candidate is not attacking or bashing or whatever the Perry supporters want to call it. This guy needs to answer the questions. By not doing so, he’s indicating he’s got something to hide.
Hell, even the Perry supporters can’t answer simple questions or even engage in honest discussion about the BS “no cost to taxpayers” spew on this in-state tuition legislation.
As soon as some proof comes out showing there is, they just slink away. If he’s your candidate, then it’s your damned responsibility to sell him to me, not the other way around. Prove to me he is what you say he is.
If that’s what qualifies as bashing, then you all might want to check your emotions at the door before trying to cram some guy down our throat we know little to nothing about.
As for your comparisons about FReepers voting liberal instead of for Perry. What a laugh.
If that’s what qualifies as a “winning argument”, in the Perry camp, Perry is toast.