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 don’t 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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Unlike some of you here, I get off of FR and read sites that make fun of posters. When I first read about them I was curious and wanted to make sure my name didn’t show up. You might be shocked at how many times your name and posts are used. You all might want to consider tempering some of your more obnoxious posts. Remember these are public forums. Anyone can read here and post what is said elsewhere.
I don’t care. I have nobody to impress or not impress. I refuse to follow your liberalism as America is more important than you are. Cain, Bachmann or Santorum is all I will accept!
I’m not a liberal. I simply don’t allow ignorant one issue voters determine the definition of what is conservative. I will use the real definition. I think Cain, Bachmann and Santorum are simply not up to the task of cleaning up zer0’s mess. This is a time when someone with real experience is needed.
AS far as the illegal immigrant issue, I didn’t say anything about allowing them to stay, I simply refuse to get caught up in the vitriolic rhetoric that blames them for all of the US’s wrongs. It’s simply not the truth. We have history on our side to look at what happens when specific groups of people are blamed for all of the problems in a country. They are often scapegoated and treated horribly. I am Christian first and am not going to allow myself to be driven by someone’s evil agenda.
Obviously over the top. But there are FReepers who will think you are mean for saying that like its a bad thing. heh.
Well do you play with sex toys, do you have a link to pictures.
You are clueless! When people can’t express an opinion without threat of being banned, they don’t donate because they don’t know if they will be here tomorrow!
I am not trying to bribe anyone into doing anything, neither am I trying to bully anyone, like you and your little gang are doing.
“You are clueless! When people can’t express an opinion without threat of being banned, they don’t donate because they don’t know if they will be here tomorrow!”
LOL.
Do you think Perry wrote the article?
Sex toys?!! Huh?? Do you have your vid up on YouTube yet? Just so we can judge guilty/not guilty of course!!!
LOL!-yourself! And it could be a lot worse next time.
Seems some of the mods have caught on because they haven't been as heavy handed lately.
Damn idiot McGovern had brass balls when it came to the military, I never voted for him either.
Are you a woman or a wimp? Just curious.
Me too. That is why Free Republic is so great because of people like yourself.....even though you should be supporting my candidate. lol.
Voyeur alert!
orgy.whodat into porn!
Another voyeur alert!
The perverts are falling out of the woodwork!
Wrong, I wanted you to share.
Nope, strictly scientific research! I am trying to determine what works the best for the perryTinkles...vids or toys!!
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