Posted on 10/11/2011 7:37:00 AM PDT by tcrlaf
Drudge links to the ARG Polling Press Release:
Herman Cain leads the South Carolina Republican presidential primary with 26%. Cain is followed closely by Mitt Romney at 25%. Rick Perry is third at 15%.
In July, Romney was leading with 25%, followed by Sarah Palin at 16%, Michele Bachmann at 13%, and Herman Cain at 10%.
Among likely primary voters considering themselves to be Republicans, Cain and Romney are tied at 27% each, followed by Perry at 15%.
Among Tea Party supporters, Cain leads with 35%, followed by Perry at 16% and Romney at 15%.
Among those saying they are not Tea Party supporters or are undecided about the Tea Party, Romney leads with 33%, followed by Cain at 19%, Perry at 14%, and Ron Paul at 10%.
Details from the survey of 600 likely Republican primary voters conducted October 5-10 can be found here.
Nothing I said is racist. In fact, it’s being discussed openly:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2790915/posts
But it doesn’t surprise me that you’d reach for the race card so reflexively. Not surprising at all.
I hope it happens tonight. But I'm not sure it will. The painted rock fiasco might have defanged Perry re: Cain. Cain played the race card, and now it's up to Perry to go along or not.
Romney probably benefits from Cain's surge, so he'll probably just lay back. The others don't want to risk alienating the base by criticizing their latest fan obsession. So who's going to take on 9-9-9? Ron Paul?
Spot on!
Could not agree more.
What, Cain's Mom wasn't a Mattressback that shuttled her kid around the world while she played Flavor-Of-The-Month to whatever Marxist would have her? /sarc
Nice to have a "normal" candidate. Blue-Collar Mom and Dad who worked their butts off to provide a base for their kid to have a better life. Kid applies that learned work ethic and grabs the Brass Ring.
No wonder Libs are scared to death of Cain, his life story plays out like "The All-American Kid".
It was most certainly racist. As well as patronizing, insulting and demeaning. It ranks up there with Biden’s comment of Zero being “clean and articulate.” I’m not surprised to see you Perrywinkles “go there” since you’ve got nothing left.
Herman Cain who truly was until recently a virtual unknown had faith enough in himself to decide to run for President of the United States on his own. There was no Media hype/pressure/build-up about a possible run, there was no urging by members of the Party, no words spoken into his ear by party players, elites, beltway boys or pundits, not even a word of encouragement from the Republican Party of his home state only faith in himself. Now after months of being treated as being a inconsequential candidate the curious sideshow of a conservative black Republican, he is now in the top tier along with people of great party pull, of men with experienced political machines and the dollars to power them. He did that on his own with no help from anyone accept by his own. Now think what a man with faith in himself like that could accomplish if given the chance.
Here's how Cain goes down and it's already started.
Cain wants to cut taxes on the rich and raise taxes on the poor.
Cain wants to add a national sales tax to the income tax.
Cain wants to exempt empowerment zones.
Cain wants to abolish Social Security and Medicare
Cain wants to remove most deductions from the tax code.
There nothing binding that would not allow Congress to raise one or all of those taxes and exempt others from those taxes.
Lower income families will receive prebate checks from the government to cover the cost of food and other basic needs....or, those under the poverty level will not receive any government assistance in paying the tax on food.
Cain's plan would double the sales tax most Americans pay.
Now this is just how it is going to be destroyed in the minds of the voters, then it will come down to experience.
Romney doesn't need to be 'taken on'. Romney needs to be defeated. Perry's pathetic stammering isn't going to do a damn thing to defeat Romney.
The answer is to coalesce behind a real conservative and DEFEAT him. That means no Perry, no Huntsman, no Paul.
Well at least your are honest about your CINO status.
Wonder who Perry will be VP with?
Odd how that question never gets asked of Perry
Could it be because everyone knows Perry is the GOP Establishment mole in the race to split the Tea Party/Conservative vote and hand the nomination to Romney?
Could that be why the Perry camp is knowingly lying about Cains solidly Conservative record on both social and fiscal issues? Because they know full well Perrys record can not stand close scrutiny?
What does anyone really know about Perry other then the nice words and platitudes he puts in his speeches? Looks like Perry is just Bush 3.0 another tough talking social conservative who will go to DC and be yet another good little GOP crony capitalist water boy.
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/274042/perry-and-giuliani-katrina-trinko
Rick Perry is a Texan who boasts about how he shot a coyote during a morning jog. Rudy Giuliani is a New Yorker who has appeared before crowds in full drag as Rudia.
When it comes to political romances, Perry and Giuliani rank high on the list of odd couples. Perrys endorsement of Giulianis 2008 presidential run came as shock to many in the GOP, who wondered why such a robust social conservative was the first (and ultimately, only) Republican governor to endorse a candidate who is openly pro-abortion and favors gay rights. But that endorsement was no one-time incident, nor a flash in the pan. For over a decade, Perry and Giuliani have supported one another through a series of races, with endorsements, public statements, and fundraising assistance. Different they may be, but they are nothing if not committed
s far back as 1999, Perry served as the honorary Texas chairman of Giulianis New York senatorial campaign. (The Texans for Giuliani invitation to a $1,000 per plate luncheon that Perry hosted employed this message: We Texans need to ask ourselves how helpful do we think Hillary Rodham Clinton would be to the Republican presidential hopeful George W. Bush if he were to become president?) In both 2002 and 2006, Giuliani returned the favor, endorsing Perrys gubernatorial runs. In the 2006 race a difficult one for Perry, who would ultimately eke out a win with 39 percent of the vote, just enough to catapult him over the other candidates in the four-person race Giulianis endorsement was well-utilized and undoubtedly useful. In addition to a radio spot featuring Americas mayor, the Perry campaign sent out a fundraising letter touting Giulianis endorsement of Perry as a strong and determined leader.
In 2005, Giuliani joined Texas law firm Bracewell & Patterson (re-named Bracewell & Giuliani), strengthening his ties to the Lone Star State and to affluent Texas Republicans ripe for fundraising appeals. Two years later, he sought out Perrys endorsement for his 2008 presidential run. He got it.
A Perry aide paraphrased how Perry explained his support for Giuliani this way: We dont agree on social issues, but Mayor Giuliani provided leadership during a time of crisis for the country. To Perry, Giuliani was a figure who had stellar national-security credentials, a key issue for him.
After citing the importance of the War on Terror, Perry publicly explained his Giuliani endorsement by pointing to the former mayor of New Yorks track record: What I look for is results, and Rudy Giuliani is the individual who will give us the results that will make America safer, that will move our economy forward, that will put strict constructionists on the Supreme Court, that covers a host of issues that are important to me and I think a lot of my colleagues and Americans as well, he enthusiastically told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade in fall, 2007.
In that interview, Perry brushed off the ideological differences between the two men. He noted that he and Giuliani had discussed some of the issues that divided them, and spent an inordinate amount of time together over the course of the last six weeks talking about issues both on the phone and face to face. Those discussion satisfied Perry. According to the Dallas Morning News, Perry told reporters that Giuliani had assured [Perry] that in nominating Supreme Court justices and on other important issues, a Giuliani administration would serve the conservative cause.
Perrys pre-emptive attempt to acknowledge that and explain why he had endorsed a candidate whose views on social issues differed so markedly from his own did not soften the surprise. In the aftermath of the announcement, much of the media coverage centered on speculation that Perry was aiming at the second slot on the ticket. Perry shot that down forcefully, saying bluntly he wouldnt consider the vice presidency, but rumors abounded nonetheless. The Dallas Morning News reported that the Perry political camp saw little choice other than Giuliani since Mr. Thompsons campaign has sputtered and Sen. John McCain of Arizona is a long-shot. (The relationship between Romney and Perry, if not outright hostile, had been at least complicated since an incident at the 2002 Olympics where the Boy Scouts were not allowed to participate, something for which Perry criticized Romney.) But the disbelief persisted: In comparison to Perry, Giuliani comes across like Michael Moore, wrote Austin American-Statesman columnist John Kelso, comparing the duo to Dick Cheney touring with the Dixie Chicks.
Despite the controversy, Perry did not downplay his endorsement but instead became a more vocal supporter of Giuliani. He campaigned for him in South Carolina, and that fall went on a four-day sweep through Iowa. Talking to voters at a roundtable in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Perry made his pitch for Giuliani by striking a pragmatic tone: You can have your purist candidate, he argued. But if they cant win, you just wasted your time. The voters were not convinced. A Dallas Morning News headline summed up Perrys success in Iowa: Perry Wins over Voters But Not for Giuliani. Iowans Like Messenger More than His Message.
In December, Perry added to the tension with a slip of the tongue. Defending Giulianis pro-abortion stance by citing his promise to support strict constructionist judges, the Houston Chronicle reported Perry saying, Then the issue becomes very, very clear to me from the standpoint of who I want to support, and it is Mike Huckabee. When questioned about what he had just said, Perry immediately called the Huckabee mention an error. But it lead to another round of publicity: The Austin American-Statesman headline said Perry had defended his Huckabee mention as un-Freudian, planting an idea in voters minds unlikely to cheer the Giuliani campaign.
As Giulianis campaign fell into disarray, Perry kept fighting, doing a five-stop sweep in January through Florida introducing Giuliani at rallies. But it wasnt enough, and, when the Guiliani campaign impoloded at the height of the 2008 primary season, Perry found himself without a candidate. In February, he endorsed McCain, employing unsentimental language: He and I may not agree on every issue, Perry said when announcing the new endorsement, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Guilianis presidential ambitions may have evaporated in the Florida sunshine, but his friendship with Rick Perry continues to this day. In the 2010 gubernatorial primary, Giuliani backed Perry over the more socially moderate Kay Bailey Hutchinson, even going so far as to go to Texas to campaign for his friend. And the two dont limit their conversation exclusively to politics: Perry told a Dallas audience last year that Giuliani had offered to bet him a pair of Texas cowboy boots that the New York Yankees would beat the Texas Rangers in the upcoming round of playoffs leading up to the World Series. (Perry must have received his boots: The Rangers won the series, 42.)
Now, with the 2012 primary drawing near, and both men considered possible candidates, their comity remains. Rick has got a great record, probably one of the strongest records of any governor in America, and one of the longest running governorships. Rick is a good friend, Giuliani told CNN this July. Dave Carney, a top political adviser to Perry, told the Washington Post that same month that Rudy would be an awesome asset to any campaign. Of course candidates matter to voters, but folks of the mayors stature bring lot of value added to any effort.
And so the bromance continues.
Yes, we Cain!
Wonder who Perry will be VP with?
Odd how that question never gets asked of Perry
Could it be because everyone knows Perry is the GOP Establishment mole in the race to split the Tea Party/Conservative vote and hand the nomination to Romney?
Could that be why the Perry camp is knowingly lying about Cains solidly Conservative record on both social and fiscal issues? Because they know full well Perrys record can not stand close scrutiny?
What does anyone really know about Perry other then the nice words and platitudes he puts in his speeches? Looks like Perry is just Bush 3.0 another tough talking social conservative who will go to DC and be yet another good little GOP crony capitalist water boy.
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/274042/perry-and-giuliani-katrina-trinko
Rick Perry is a Texan who boasts about how he shot a coyote during a morning jog. Rudy Giuliani is a New Yorker who has appeared before crowds in full drag as Rudia.
When it comes to political romances, Perry and Giuliani rank high on the list of odd couples. Perrys endorsement of Giulianis 2008 presidential run came as shock to many in the GOP, who wondered why such a robust social conservative was the first (and ultimately, only) Republican governor to endorse a candidate who is openly pro-abortion and favors gay rights. But that endorsement was no one-time incident, nor a flash in the pan. For over a decade, Perry and Giuliani have supported one another through a series of races, with endorsements, public statements, and fundraising assistance. Different they may be, but they are nothing if not committed
s far back as 1999, Perry served as the honorary Texas chairman of Giulianis New York senatorial campaign. (The Texans for Giuliani invitation to a $1,000 per plate luncheon that Perry hosted employed this message: We Texans need to ask ourselves how helpful do we think Hillary Rodham Clinton would be to the Republican presidential hopeful George W. Bush if he were to become president?) In both 2002 and 2006, Giuliani returned the favor, endorsing Perrys gubernatorial runs. In the 2006 race a difficult one for Perry, who would ultimately eke out a win with 39 percent of the vote, just enough to catapult him over the other candidates in the four-person race Giulianis endorsement was well-utilized and undoubtedly useful. In addition to a radio spot featuring Americas mayor, the Perry campaign sent out a fundraising letter touting Giulianis endorsement of Perry as a strong and determined leader.
In 2005, Giuliani joined Texas law firm Bracewell & Patterson (re-named Bracewell & Giuliani), strengthening his ties to the Lone Star State and to affluent Texas Republicans ripe for fundraising appeals. Two years later, he sought out Perrys endorsement for his 2008 presidential run. He got it.
A Perry aide paraphrased how Perry explained his support for Giuliani this way: We dont agree on social issues, but Mayor Giuliani provided leadership during a time of crisis for the country. To Perry, Giuliani was a figure who had stellar national-security credentials, a key issue for him.
After citing the importance of the War on Terror, Perry publicly explained his Giuliani endorsement by pointing to the former mayor of New Yorks track record: What I look for is results, and Rudy Giuliani is the individual who will give us the results that will make America safer, that will move our economy forward, that will put strict constructionists on the Supreme Court, that covers a host of issues that are important to me and I think a lot of my colleagues and Americans as well, he enthusiastically told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade in fall, 2007.
In that interview, Perry brushed off the ideological differences between the two men. He noted that he and Giuliani had discussed some of the issues that divided them, and spent an inordinate amount of time together over the course of the last six weeks talking about issues both on the phone and face to face. Those discussion satisfied Perry. According to the Dallas Morning News, Perry told reporters that Giuliani had assured [Perry] that in nominating Supreme Court justices and on other important issues, a Giuliani administration would serve the conservative cause.
Perrys pre-emptive attempt to acknowledge that and explain why he had endorsed a candidate whose views on social issues differed so markedly from his own did not soften the surprise. In the aftermath of the announcement, much of the media coverage centered on speculation that Perry was aiming at the second slot on the ticket. Perry shot that down forcefully, saying bluntly he wouldnt consider the vice presidency, but rumors abounded nonetheless. The Dallas Morning News reported that the Perry political camp saw little choice other than Giuliani since Mr. Thompsons campaign has sputtered and Sen. John McCain of Arizona is a long-shot. (The relationship between Romney and Perry, if not outright hostile, had been at least complicated since an incident at the 2002 Olympics where the Boy Scouts were not allowed to participate, something for which Perry criticized Romney.) But the disbelief persisted: In comparison to Perry, Giuliani comes across like Michael Moore, wrote Austin American-Statesman columnist John Kelso, comparing the duo to Dick Cheney touring with the Dixie Chicks.
Despite the controversy, Perry did not downplay his endorsement but instead became a more vocal supporter of Giuliani. He campaigned for him in South Carolina, and that fall went on a four-day sweep through Iowa. Talking to voters at a roundtable in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Perry made his pitch for Giuliani by striking a pragmatic tone: You can have your purist candidate, he argued. But if they cant win, you just wasted your time. The voters were not convinced. A Dallas Morning News headline summed up Perrys success in Iowa: Perry Wins over Voters But Not for Giuliani. Iowans Like Messenger More than His Message.
In December, Perry added to the tension with a slip of the tongue. Defending Giulianis pro-abortion stance by citing his promise to support strict constructionist judges, the Houston Chronicle reported Perry saying, Then the issue becomes very, very clear to me from the standpoint of who I want to support, and it is Mike Huckabee. When questioned about what he had just said, Perry immediately called the Huckabee mention an error. But it lead to another round of publicity: The Austin American-Statesman headline said Perry had defended his Huckabee mention as un-Freudian, planting an idea in voters minds unlikely to cheer the Giuliani campaign.
As Giulianis campaign fell into disarray, Perry kept fighting, doing a five-stop sweep in January through Florida introducing Giuliani at rallies. But it wasnt enough, and, when the Guiliani campaign impoloded at the height of the 2008 primary season, Perry found himself without a candidate. In February, he endorsed McCain, employing unsentimental language: He and I may not agree on every issue, Perry said when announcing the new endorsement, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Guilianis presidential ambitions may have evaporated in the Florida sunshine, but his friendship with Rick Perry continues to this day. In the 2010 gubernatorial primary, Giuliani backed Perry over the more socially moderate Kay Bailey Hutchinson, even going so far as to go to Texas to campaign for his friend. And the two dont limit their conversation exclusively to politics: Perry told a Dallas audience last year that Giuliani had offered to bet him a pair of Texas cowboy boots that the New York Yankees would beat the Texas Rangers in the upcoming round of playoffs leading up to the World Series. (Perry must have received his boots: The Rangers won the series, 42.)
Now, with the 2012 primary drawing near, and both men considered possible candidates, their comity remains. Rick has got a great record, probably one of the strongest records of any governor in America, and one of the longest running governorships. Rick is a good friend, Giuliani told CNN this July. Dave Carney, a top political adviser to Perry, told the Washington Post that same month that Rudy would be an awesome asset to any campaign. Of course candidates matter to voters, but folks of the mayors stature bring lot of value added to any effort.
And so the bromance continues.
Right. You’re the expert...your probably working on a perfect rovian storm that will defeat Romney without anyone ever taking him on. Pathetic.
No surprise the Perrybots are once again lying about “the race card” in a vain attempt to prop up their incompetent candidate’s failing campaing
Wonder who Perry will be VP with?
Odd how that question never gets asked of Perry
Could it be because everyone knows Perry is the GOP Establishment mole in the race to split the Tea Party/Conservative vote and hand the nomination to Romney?
Could that be why the Perry camp is knowingly lying about Cains solidly Conservative record on both social and fiscal issues? Because they know full well Perrys record can not stand close scrutiny?
What does anyone really know about Perry other then the nice words and platitudes he puts in his speeches? Looks like Perry is just Bush 3.0 another tough talking social conservative who will go to DC and be yet another good little GOP crony capitalist water boy.
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/274042/perry-and-giuliani-katrina-trinko
Rick Perry is a Texan who boasts about how he shot a coyote during a morning jog. Rudy Giuliani is a New Yorker who has appeared before crowds in full drag as Rudia.
When it comes to political romances, Perry and Giuliani rank high on the list of odd couples. Perrys endorsement of Giulianis 2008 presidential run came as shock to many in the GOP, who wondered why such a robust social conservative was the first (and ultimately, only) Republican governor to endorse a candidate who is openly pro-abortion and favors gay rights. But that endorsement was no one-time incident, nor a flash in the pan. For over a decade, Perry and Giuliani have supported one another through a series of races, with endorsements, public statements, and fundraising assistance. Different they may be, but they are nothing if not committed
s far back as 1999, Perry served as the honorary Texas chairman of Giulianis New York senatorial campaign. (The Texans for Giuliani invitation to a $1,000 per plate luncheon that Perry hosted employed this message: We Texans need to ask ourselves how helpful do we think Hillary Rodham Clinton would be to the Republican presidential hopeful George W. Bush if he were to become president?) In both 2002 and 2006, Giuliani returned the favor, endorsing Perrys gubernatorial runs. In the 2006 race a difficult one for Perry, who would ultimately eke out a win with 39 percent of the vote, just enough to catapult him over the other candidates in the four-person race Giulianis endorsement was well-utilized and undoubtedly useful. In addition to a radio spot featuring Americas mayor, the Perry campaign sent out a fundraising letter touting Giulianis endorsement of Perry as a strong and determined leader.
In 2005, Giuliani joined Texas law firm Bracewell & Patterson (re-named Bracewell & Giuliani), strengthening his ties to the Lone Star State and to affluent Texas Republicans ripe for fundraising appeals. Two years later, he sought out Perrys endorsement for his 2008 presidential run. He got it.
A Perry aide paraphrased how Perry explained his support for Giuliani this way: We dont agree on social issues, but Mayor Giuliani provided leadership during a time of crisis for the country. To Perry, Giuliani was a figure who had stellar national-security credentials, a key issue for him.
After citing the importance of the War on Terror, Perry publicly explained his Giuliani endorsement by pointing to the former mayor of New Yorks track record: What I look for is results, and Rudy Giuliani is the individual who will give us the results that will make America safer, that will move our economy forward, that will put strict constructionists on the Supreme Court, that covers a host of issues that are important to me and I think a lot of my colleagues and Americans as well, he enthusiastically told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade in fall, 2007.
In that interview, Perry brushed off the ideological differences between the two men. He noted that he and Giuliani had discussed some of the issues that divided them, and spent an inordinate amount of time together over the course of the last six weeks talking about issues both on the phone and face to face. Those discussion satisfied Perry. According to the Dallas Morning News, Perry told reporters that Giuliani had assured [Perry] that in nominating Supreme Court justices and on other important issues, a Giuliani administration would serve the conservative cause.
Perrys pre-emptive attempt to acknowledge that and explain why he had endorsed a candidate whose views on social issues differed so markedly from his own did not soften the surprise. In the aftermath of the announcement, much of the media coverage centered on speculation that Perry was aiming at the second slot on the ticket. Perry shot that down forcefully, saying bluntly he wouldnt consider the vice presidency, but rumors abounded nonetheless. The Dallas Morning News reported that the Perry political camp saw little choice other than Giuliani since Mr. Thompsons campaign has sputtered and Sen. John McCain of Arizona is a long-shot. (The relationship between Romney and Perry, if not outright hostile, had been at least complicated since an incident at the 2002 Olympics where the Boy Scouts were not allowed to participate, something for which Perry criticized Romney.) But the disbelief persisted: In comparison to Perry, Giuliani comes across like Michael Moore, wrote Austin American-Statesman columnist John Kelso, comparing the duo to Dick Cheney touring with the Dixie Chicks.
Despite the controversy, Perry did not downplay his endorsement but instead became a more vocal supporter of Giuliani. He campaigned for him in South Carolina, and that fall went on a four-day sweep through Iowa. Talking to voters at a roundtable in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Perry made his pitch for Giuliani by striking a pragmatic tone: You can have your purist candidate, he argued. But if they cant win, you just wasted your time. The voters were not convinced. A Dallas Morning News headline summed up Perrys success in Iowa: Perry Wins over Voters But Not for Giuliani. Iowans Like Messenger More than His Message.
In December, Perry added to the tension with a slip of the tongue. Defending Giulianis pro-abortion stance by citing his promise to support strict constructionist judges, the Houston Chronicle reported Perry saying, Then the issue becomes very, very clear to me from the standpoint of who I want to support, and it is Mike Huckabee. When questioned about what he had just said, Perry immediately called the Huckabee mention an error. But it lead to another round of publicity: The Austin American-Statesman headline said Perry had defended his Huckabee mention as un-Freudian, planting an idea in voters minds unlikely to cheer the Giuliani campaign.
As Giulianis campaign fell into disarray, Perry kept fighting, doing a five-stop sweep in January through Florida introducing Giuliani at rallies. But it wasnt enough, and, when the Guiliani campaign impoloded at the height of the 2008 primary season, Perry found himself without a candidate. In February, he endorsed McCain, employing unsentimental language: He and I may not agree on every issue, Perry said when announcing the new endorsement, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Guilianis presidential ambitions may have evaporated in the Florida sunshine, but his friendship with Rick Perry continues to this day. In the 2010 gubernatorial primary, Giuliani backed Perry over the more socially moderate Kay Bailey Hutchinson, even going so far as to go to Texas to campaign for his friend. And the two dont limit their conversation exclusively to politics: Perry told a Dallas audience last year that Giuliani had offered to bet him a pair of Texas cowboy boots that the New York Yankees would beat the Texas Rangers in the upcoming round of playoffs leading up to the World Series. (Perry must have received his boots: The Rangers won the series, 42.)
Now, with the 2012 primary drawing near, and both men considered possible candidates, their comity remains. Rick has got a great record, probably one of the strongest records of any governor in America, and one of the longest running governorships. Rick is a good friend, Giuliani told CNN this July. Dave Carney, a top political adviser to Perry, told the Washington Post that same month that Rudy would be an awesome asset to any campaign. Of course candidates matter to voters, but folks of the mayors stature bring lot of value added to any effort.
And so the bromance continues.
Is that so? Rick's 'hands on experience' amounts to pandering at election time and following that up with condemning SB1070 while speaking to La Raza.
Does anyone think they will govern to the right of Rick Perry?
I doubt we'll be seeing Cain speaking at La Raza events any time soon.
Well Rommney Man, I see you are still racing around her slandering Movement Conservative Cain on behalf of your RINO idols Romney/Perry.
Wonder who Perry will be VP with?
Odd how that question never gets asked of Perry.
Could it be because everyone knows Perry is the GOP Establishment mole in the race to split the Tea Party/Conservative vote and hand the nomination to Romney?
Could it be because they know the ticket the GOP Machine is setting up is “Romney/Perry 2012?
Could that be why the Perry camp is knowingly lying about Cains solidly Conservative record on both social and fiscal issues? Because they know full well Perrys record can not stand close scrutiny?
What does anyone really know about Perry other then the nice words and platitudes he puts in his speeches? Looks like Perry is just Bush 3.0 another tough talking social conservative who will go to DC and be yet another good little GOP crony capitalist water boy.
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/274042/perry-and-giuliani-katrina-trinko
Rick Perry is a Texan who boasts about how he shot a coyote during a morning jog. Rudy Giuliani is a New Yorker who has appeared before crowds in full drag as Rudia.
When it comes to political romances, Perry and Giuliani rank high on the list of odd couples. Perrys endorsement of Giulianis 2008 presidential run came as shock to many in the GOP, who wondered why such a robust social conservative was the first (and ultimately, only) Republican governor to endorse a candidate who is openly pro-abortion and favors gay rights. But that endorsement was no one-time incident, nor a flash in the pan. For over a decade, Perry and Giuliani have supported one another through a series of races, with endorsements, public statements, and fundraising assistance. Different they may be, but they are nothing if not committed
s far back as 1999, Perry served as the honorary Texas chairman of Giulianis New York senatorial campaign. (The Texans for Giuliani invitation to a $1,000 per plate luncheon that Perry hosted employed this message: We Texans need to ask ourselves how helpful do we think Hillary Rodham Clinton would be to the Republican presidential hopeful George W. Bush if he were to become president?) In both 2002 and 2006, Giuliani returned the favor, endorsing Perrys gubernatorial runs. In the 2006 race a difficult one for Perry, who would ultimately eke out a win with 39 percent of the vote, just enough to catapult him over the other candidates in the four-person race Giulianis endorsement was well-utilized and undoubtedly useful. In addition to a radio spot featuring Americas mayor, the Perry campaign sent out a fundraising letter touting Giulianis endorsement of Perry as a strong and determined leader.
In 2005, Giuliani joined Texas law firm Bracewell & Patterson (re-named Bracewell & Giuliani), strengthening his ties to the Lone Star State and to affluent Texas Republicans ripe for fundraising appeals. Two years later, he sought out Perrys endorsement for his 2008 presidential run. He got it.
A Perry aide paraphrased how Perry explained his support for Giuliani this way: We dont agree on social issues, but Mayor Giuliani provided leadership during a time of crisis for the country. To Perry, Giuliani was a figure who had stellar national-security credentials, a key issue for him.
After citing the importance of the War on Terror, Perry publicly explained his Giuliani endorsement by pointing to the former mayor of New Yorks track record: What I look for is results, and Rudy Giuliani is the individual who will give us the results that will make America safer, that will move our economy forward, that will put strict constructionists on the Supreme Court, that covers a host of issues that are important to me and I think a lot of my colleagues and Americans as well, he enthusiastically told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade in fall, 2007.
In that interview, Perry brushed off the ideological differences between the two men. He noted that he and Giuliani had discussed some of the issues that divided them, and spent an inordinate amount of time together over the course of the last six weeks talking about issues both on the phone and face to face. Those discussion satisfied Perry. According to the Dallas Morning News, Perry told reporters that Giuliani had assured [Perry] that in nominating Supreme Court justices and on other important issues, a Giuliani administration would serve the conservative cause.
Perrys pre-emptive attempt to acknowledge that and explain why he had endorsed a candidate whose views on social issues differed so markedly from his own did not soften the surprise. In the aftermath of the announcement, much of the media coverage centered on speculation that Perry was aiming at the second slot on the ticket. Perry shot that down forcefully, saying bluntly he wouldnt consider the vice presidency, but rumors abounded nonetheless. The Dallas Morning News reported that the Perry political camp saw little choice other than Giuliani since Mr. Thompsons campaign has sputtered and Sen. John McCain of Arizona is a long-shot. (The relationship between Romney and Perry, if not outright hostile, had been at least complicated since an incident at the 2002 Olympics where the Boy Scouts were not allowed to participate, something for which Perry criticized Romney.) But the disbelief persisted: In comparison to Perry, Giuliani comes across like Michael Moore, wrote Austin American-Statesman columnist John Kelso, comparing the duo to Dick Cheney touring with the Dixie Chicks.
Despite the controversy, Perry did not downplay his endorsement but instead became a more vocal supporter of Giuliani. He campaigned for him in South Carolina, and that fall went on a four-day sweep through Iowa. Talking to voters at a roundtable in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Perry made his pitch for Giuliani by striking a pragmatic tone: You can have your purist candidate, he argued. But if they cant win, you just wasted your time. The voters were not convinced. A Dallas Morning News headline summed up Perrys success in Iowa: Perry Wins over Voters But Not for Giuliani. Iowans Like Messenger More than His Message.
In December, Perry added to the tension with a slip of the tongue. Defending Giulianis pro-abortion stance by citing his promise to support strict constructionist judges, the Houston Chronicle reported Perry saying, Then the issue becomes very, very clear to me from the standpoint of who I want to support, and it is Mike Huckabee. When questioned about what he had just said, Perry immediately called the Huckabee mention an error. But it lead to another round of publicity: The Austin American-Statesman headline said Perry had defended his Huckabee mention as un-Freudian, planting an idea in voters minds unlikely to cheer the Giuliani campaign.
As Giulianis campaign fell into disarray, Perry kept fighting, doing a five-stop sweep in January through Florida introducing Giuliani at rallies. But it wasnt enough, and, when the Guiliani campaign impoloded at the height of the 2008 primary season, Perry found himself without a candidate. In February, he endorsed McCain, employing unsentimental language: He and I may not agree on every issue, Perry said when announcing the new endorsement, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Guilianis presidential ambitions may have evaporated in the Florida sunshine, but his friendship with Rick Perry continues to this day. In the 2010 gubernatorial primary, Giuliani backed Perry over the more socially moderate Kay Bailey Hutchinson, even going so far as to go to Texas to campaign for his friend. And the two dont limit their conversation exclusively to politics: Perry told a Dallas audience last year that Giuliani had offered to bet him a pair of Texas cowboy boots that the New York Yankees would beat the Texas Rangers in the upcoming round of playoffs leading up to the World Series. (Perry must have received his boots: The Rangers won the series, 42.)
Now, with the 2012 primary drawing near, and both men considered possible candidates, their comity remains. Rick has got a great record, probably one of the strongest records of any governor in America, and one of the longest running governorships. Rick is a good friend, Giuliani told CNN this July. Dave Carney, a top political adviser to Perry, told the Washington Post that same month that Rudy would be an awesome asset to any campaign. Of course candidates matter to voters, but folks of the mayors stature bring lot of value added to any effort.
And so the bromance continues.
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