Posted on 11/12/2011 11:42:39 AM PST by UniqueViews
Gov. Rick Perry stated at the outset of his presidential campaign that he is running for president based on his principles and leadership accomplishments, not his oratorical skills. Media focus on his debate missteps deliberately ignores Perry's record and charisma.
America's third president - Thomas Jefferson - was a lousy public speaker. He was literally a genius, and his singular eloquence as a writer is seen in his prose in the Declaration of Independence and other writings.
But Jefferson was no speaker, so much so that he only gave a couple speeches in his entire two-term presidency. He was so bad that he fulfilled his constitutional requirement to give an annual State of the Union by sending a written document to Congress.
This media obsession with the cosmetics of Perry's presentation willfully ignores the substance of his agenda. Perry's proposals on fundamental overhauls on tax reform, energy, healthcare, and re-empowering the states through federalism could make him a transformational president if he enacts them.
These proposals arise from a massive public record. An Air Force captain, Perry is the only major candidate with military experience. And his subsequent quarter-century of elected office includes a decade as governor enacting tort reform, education reform, and business-friendly policies.
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If you had read my previous posts, you would have seen that I have frequently blasted the fact that the media picks our nominees. I was an early supporter of Cong. Thad McCotter’s candidacy. He is generally the “smartest man in the room” and is the best at articulating the conservative agenda. I guess he didn’t fit the “profile” because he was left out of the polls cited to earn you a spot in the debates. If we don’t change the system it will be at our peril.
I agree. There are a few perryTINKLE posters who get their rocks by putting up the same pic after pic of ricarrdo as if that validates a damn thing. Pathetic really.
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