Posted on 11/25/2011 9:47:04 PM PST by BunnySlippers
COLLEGE STATION, Tex. Rick Perry arrived on the campus of Texas A&M University in the tumultuous fall of 1968, cut his hair short, regulation military style, and donned a uniform. College students across America were rising up against the Vietnam War, but Mr. Perry, a member of the Corps of Cadets here, would not be among them.
There will be no Columbia, no Berkeley here, the university president, Earl Rudder, declared that fall. When a small band of antiwar protesters took to the steps of the Memorial Student Center, a building ...
I dont want to use the word long-haired hippie types, said John Sharp, a Perry classmate and chancellor of the Texas A&M University system, but a person who did not look like they fit into A&M said some kind of Jane Fonda-type stuff, and I remember Perry got up in his face pretty quick over that. He took exception to it, shouted the guy down.
It was an experience that both expanded and narrowed him, taking him to exotic locales while cementing his Texas roots and the traditional, conservative values that have been so central to his political identity. On Air Force missions overseas, he told students at Liberty University this fall, he had his first encounters with oppressed people an experience that sharpened his idea of the United States as a beacon of democracy and helped convince him that Americans cannot isolate ourselves within our borders.
The college student who backed the Vietnam War is, at 61, the hawkish presidential candidate. Mr. Perry has called President Obama irresponsible for ending the Iraq war, urged the overthrow of the Iranian government he would not rule out a military strike and suggested he would deploy troops to Mexico to kill these drug cartels there.
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“I will fight this RINO liberal to the death. I do not want another liberal!!!!!!! Have a great weekend compadres.”
We will fight!!!!
And, in truth, other than essentially leaving the economy here in Texas alone, I am really hard-pressed to find anything else good to say about Perry. He’s really an arrogant type, just like Newt - thinks he knows everything.
Wow. That is incredible. She (I still can’t believe that is a woman). She probably likes Perry’s hair. lol. Dumb person she is. The thing I can’t believe is she has such a gutter mouth. Pitiful.
“Huzzahs” to you O’ sleepy one...
I know you like me deep down. So why is it that you are only pinging to me today? I love the baby picture and if ok, I will use it for other subjects. Take care.
“This is only a partial list of those who have cost FR respect and $$$$...BobL”
SCORE. I’ve made Nixon’s Enemies List.
Whiny cowards. That ain’t a bribe but a THREAT to make FR into RINORepublic, only La Raza Rick disciples and other loony big gubmint liberals allowed. They need to get lost and go set up their own Perry worship site, see how many people show up. Ditto for the Slick Willard disciples and the AmNewtsty twits.
If you were mine...I'd be wondering where I went wrong!
derogatory talk
Yes, the worst I've said is "A$$hole" and caught heck for that. But I couldn't help myself because I know an a$$hole when I see one and I see a bunch of you here!
Would you believe 72 YO grandmother!
No!!!! Grannies are supposed to be nice and sweet. :)
You are talking about two VERY diffent things.
“That aint a bribe but a THREAT to make FR into RINORepublic, only La Raza Rick disciples and other loony big gubmint liberals allowed.”
I think what happened is that Perry’s campaign knows that there are a lot of America-Loving people on FreeRepublic, so they went here to convert us. Unfortunately it’s not that easy when you have a candidate that has been undercutting America (Sanctuary Cities, etc.), and they’ve found out that we are really well-informed, and will not just roll over for their candidate.
They’re simply shocked that we’re not such a bunch of roll-overs and cannot handle it.
That is huge plus for Perry. Unfortunately, the one issue voters can't get past the illegal issue. They want to hold Perry responsible for the millionsn of illegals who have been invading our country for the past three decades. Conservtives used to be about God, guns and country. Perry fits that bill.
Actually if I said what I really thought of you I would be banned. I’ve dealt with you enough to know you aren’t nearly as smart as you think you are. You just parrot what the rest of the herd parrots. I mean, you call the most experienced fiscally and socially conservative running a RINO liberal because he isn’t a “fry the bastards at the border anti-immigration bigot”. He understands that you have to lock down the border first before any real solutions can be put in place to deal with the illegals already here. I don’t take anything you say seriously. It’s just someone else’s regurgitated talking points.
FYI, immigration is the least of our problems. If we don’t turn the economy around and repeal the communist marxist’s job killing regulations then we all may be needed to emigrate elsewhere to find a good paying job.
I could have called in some others who could tear all of your talking points to shreds but since I called you a whiney baby liberal for pinging reinforcements I don’t want to be called a hypocrite.
Have a nice day.
Not from me. I've been a FReeper for over 10 years and not once have I called anyone including you anything close to that. I do not use obscenities nor do I use pejoratives. I can and do make my case w/o them. You, however, cannot. Yet you ridicule us? lol!
I agree the more he talks the more he hurts himself like he did with the illegals. What is with his love of illegals? Immigration is the biggest problem, a path to turn our country into a 3rd World nation.
I do want someone who is going to force every illegal alien out of this country and I don’t care how it is done. You say the economy is the most important thing. Well I say immigration is because they are going to be new voters when your candidate makes them all citizens. They will be more Democrats and it won’t matter about the economy because the Dems will continue to destroy it. And guess what? It will be YOUR fault. I called in my support because Lonestar put us in a group and wanted to let them know. Of course because you are dishonest, you won’t admit that she did this. I can fight my own battles. I am still here for six years. I will NOT let you get a liberal into the White House!!! Count on that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You WILL NOT DESTROY MY COUNTRY LIKE YOU WANT TOO!!!! You almost did when you PERSONALLY gave us MCCAIN!!!!!
The pro-ILLEGAL alien garbage may play well in Texas but it's a hard sell nationally.
No FReeper has caused Rick Perry's campaign to tank; that was all his doing.
Their tactics are identical to the way the Slick Willardbots behaved 3-4 years ago. They similarly threatened JimRob with respect to those of us who exposed his Socialist record of deceit (complaining that things were “terrible” here and we were so “mean-spirited” all the while they viciously insulted to the most grotesque terms), and if they weren’t given similar “respect” (meaning banning those who disagreed on Willard’s divinity), they would #1, stop donating money to FR, and #2, go all over the internet bashing FR as an “anti-Mormon” website. No matter whom the RINO is, their nutty supporters act the EXACT same way. Not one authentic Conservative in support of their candidate has EVER acted in this manner.
There is no comparison between Romney and Perry. Perry was never pro-abortion. Perry is a Christian. There are so many issues facing us right now that trump the illegals. That damage was done over the past three decades. If obama gets a second term he will be unstoppable. Look at the damages he’s done already. Defense of marriage act — gone. Don’t ask, don’t tell — gone. They’ll be coming after your guns in his second term.
Baloney. They’re both establishment-supported, big gubmint RINO phonies. Both lie, both have this unsatisfied obsession for power, and that’s just for starters. They’re like two peas in a pod. Ditto their supporters who do their dirty work for them.
You are unhinged and not logical! Sorry but there is no debating with you. Quit whining about calling in reinforcements.
All you see is that the illegals are the cause of all our problems. Well I don’t and I have a big problem with the herd mentality rising up against and blaming a group of people as the sole cause of all our problems. Perhaps you need to read a bit of history to see how that usually turns out.
I will add that there is a very big possible reason why so many are allowed to stay, we aborted a whole damn generation of taxpayers and quit having kids above replacement value. Now that the boomers are hitting retirement age the chickens are coming home to roost. It’s called consequences.
It’s not the illegals that is the problem, it’s the fracking feds who will not enforce the laws on the books. Put the blame where it rightfully belongs, Fedzilla!
I didn’t PERSONALLY give you McCain. Louisiana’s caucus was well after he was the nominee. Besides, I only had one vote. That’s hardly enough to turn an election.
ONE MORE TIME: Perry isn’t a liberal by any definition of the word. The problem we have here is that some people have decided that if someone doesn’t agree with their definition of conservatism then they are a liberal RINO.
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