Posted on 10/03/2011 8:09:20 PM PDT by smoothsailing
October 3, 2011
Although Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been hurt by poor debate and straw-poll performances - and in recent days by associations with a racial slur - top Republican officials think he nonetheless can survive the blows and remain a major contender for the party’s presidential nomination.
These party officials, whose neutrality in nomination contests requires their anonymity in discussing the candidates, have told The Washington Times that the structure of the 2012 primary race, funding advantages and weaknesses in other candidates mean Mr. Perry can hang with Mitt Romney, Herman Cain and the other top contenders.
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Last week, Florida, in violation of Republican National Committee rules, jumped its primary to Jan. 31, which will prompt Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada to move their contests from February to early January in order to preserve the traditional calendar primacy. On Monday, South Carolina did exactly that, moving its primary to Jan. 21, and Nevada officials agreed over the weekend to move their caucuses.
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And while the latest primary moves have the effect of shortening the window for new people to get in the race and raise funds, a complaint already being made by the Texas governor’s campaign, party officials who spoke to The Times said Mr. Perry, a tea-party favorite, can keep his campaign going until April 24 at least and probably into May.
Even by that time, these officials say, no candidate will have been able to accumulate enough delegates to clinch the nomination - for two reasons.
First, three of the five states jumping ahead of the RNC-set calendar will lose half their voting delegates to the August GOP presidential nominating convention in Tampa. Only Iowa and Nevada won’t be penalized because...
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Chris Wallace sheepishly holds the cord.
Hey smoothsailing, Did you see that Florida’s National Committeeman RNC Leader Paul Senft endorsed Rick Perry a few hours ago? Should I post it as a thread?
I really like your PERRY pic! That would make a great bumper sticker! Very nice!
Absolutely!
Let’s look at how far Perry has allowed Sharia law to infiltrate the legal system in Texas. The following case (website included) should scare the crap out of you if you are an American Patriot and especially anyone who is truly a conservative.
It’s a divorce case but I’ll include a line that should get your attention.
Here’s the line from the case document found at the site.
On September 25, 2002, all five parties signed an "Arbitration Agreement." This document recites, in full, that the parties:
after consultation with their respective attorneys, agree to submit all claims and disputes among them to arbitration by the TEXAS ISLAMIC COURT, 888 s. Greenville Ave., suite 188, Richardson, Texas, as follows:
I’ll bet you didn’t know there was already a “TEXAS ISLAMIC COURT” did you.
http://www.2ndcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/htmlopinion.asp?OpinionId=14601
Don’t let people tell you that a “little bit of Islam” ok or that “they are moderate Muslims”. Muslims and Islam are NOT compatible with a Free Republic or our Constitution.
‘Stumbles’ is kind of a cruel nickname IMO.
Do what?
Texas has a sharia court? LOL!!!! Bwaahaahaaa!
"Gilchrist founded the multi-ethnic Minuteman Project on Oct. 1, 2004, after years of frustrated efforts trying to get a neglectful U.S. government to simply enforce existing immigration laws. Gilchrist is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and recipient of the Purple Heart award for wounds sustained while serving with an infantry unit in Vietnam, 1968-1969. Gilchrist is a passionate defender of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and an avid supporter of law enforcement organizations."
I think you should gather up all your information and documentation and share it with every media outlet in the country.
Some asshats in Richardson don’t override the Texas legal system.
That’s nine posts by you so far, do you have a numerical goal in mind for this thread?
Yes, that is a very good idea.
Let the truth be told.
Our friend cynical bear is just tipping us off as to what the next charge will be against Perry.
Ignore Barak Obama..
Down in Austin they call him “Fancy Boots”.
“That’s nine posts by you so far, do you have a numerical goal in mind for this thread?”
I could go for another but I don’t think many freepers will be happy with a picture of a perineum!
It’s up to you.
Sounds like a character from Dick Tracy.
Kinda like Mumbles played by Dustin Hoffman.
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