Perry Ground Game: An Old-Fashioned Bus Tour

Texas Tribune ^ | December 13, 2011 | Ben Philpott and Jay Root

[Cincinatus' Wife]

DES MOINES, Iowa — If Iowa voters are going to give Gov. Rick Perry the “second look” he wants, there's not much time for browsing.

With just three weeks before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses, the governor is embarking on an old-fashioned bus tour through the Hawkeye State, hoping his natural ability to connect with voters will keep his struggling campaign alive.

Perry has scheduled nearly 50 events between Wednesday and Jan. 2. By the time the tour ends, he will have visited some 42 towns and cities.

“Being on a bus in a state like Iowa, it just allows us to get to more stops and more places. It allows people driving down the road in Iowa to honk and wave,” said Perry campaign manager Rob Johnson. “There’s an excitement and an energy. … We’re excited about the next couple of weeks.”

[Perry's Iowa Tour Click on a marker to learn more about that appearance -- mid-page]

[normy]

It's not in the pockets yet but I would imagine a rainy day fund or property tax cuts or spend it on infrastructure.

We had some deep cuts to deal with the Obama recession because by Texas law we have to balance the budget. Some could be put back into the schools. I wouldn't mind seeing it spent on the border if Perry doesn't get elected to the Presidency. If he does we will secure the border at the federal level so we no longer will have to spend our own money on it.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I guess Perry’s a threat to the GOP establishment candidates, since you have taken such pains to piss all over this thread.

Good.

[normy]

Alcoholic Beverage Commission Director José Cuevas.

Well Jack Daniels and Johnny Walker prefer to work in the private sector.

[TexMom7]

Can you explain why you continuously lie about Rick Perry?

Perry is not a Rino, Perry is not dead last in the polls
(he is in 4th place at 13% right now in Iowa) and CW is not posting crap threads of Perry porn.

Trashing a candidate other than the one you support (Newt, this time) will not garner support for Newt should it come down to that at a later time. No votes have been cast yet.
In fact, you simply put a bad taste in Perry supporters mouths for your candidate Newt.

CW: Don’t listen to this person.

There are MANY Perry supporters who read your threads and are happy to have them. I am one of them.

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fieldmarshaldj: go support Newt and leave the Perry threads alone please. Or whoever you jump to next.

You call Perry “discredited mushmouthed Rino Baffoon”.

Tell that to these Patriots who endorse Perry:

• Major General James Everett Livingston, MOH, U.S. Marine Corp (Ret.) (South Carolina)
• Chuck Larson, Sr., Fmr. U.S. Attorney and Justice Attaché to U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Colonel (USAR, Ret.) (Iowa)
• Dakota Meyer, Sergeant, USMC (Ret.) (Kentucky)
• William R. Mann, Lt. Colonel, US Army (Ret.) (Florida)
• The Honorable Allen B. Clark , Fmr. Assistant Secretary for Veterans Liaison and Program Coordination and Director, National Cemetery System at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, CPT (USA-Ret) (Texas)
National Steering Committee
• The Honorable James Inhofe, U.S. Senator, Oklahoma, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• The Honorable Sam Johnson, United States Congressman, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
• The Honorable Brian Birdwell, Texas State Senator, District 22, Lt. Col. U.S. Army (Ret.)
• The Honorable Jerry Patterson, Texas Land Commissioner, Lt. Col. U.S. Marine Corp (Ret.)
• Dr. Richard Box, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Marcus Luttrell, Petty Officer First Class, U.S. Navy Seal (Ret.)
• Mike Thornton, U.S. Navy Seal (Ret.)
• Daniel P. Moran, Captain, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)
State Leadership Teams
Iowa
• State Chair: Chuck Larson, Sr., Fmr. U.S. Attorney and Justice Attaché to U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Colonel (USAR, Ret.) (Iowa)
• State Co-Chair: The Honorable Royd Chambers, State Representative, District 5 and Master Sergeant, Iowa National Air Guard, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
• Steering Committee:
• Dale Andres, Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Gary Fischer, Captain, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Wayne Vanderkrol, Captain, Army National Guard (Chaplain)
• Gannon Hendrick, Captain, U.S. Army Reserve
• Andy Andersen, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Lee D. Booton, U.S. Navy, Seaman 1st Class
• Rick LaMere, US Army, (Ret.)
• John W. Sturdy, Sgt. Major, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Jeffrey A. Havenner, Major, U.S. Army
• Dick L. Rattray, Lt. Colonel, USMCR (Ret.)
• Tom Hanrahan, U.S. Navy
• Zac Buttercase, Army National Guard
• Gabe Haugland, Army National Guard
New Hampshire
• State Chair: The Honorable Frank McCarthy, State Representative, Major, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret. Mustang)
• State Chair: Jim Adams, Pittsfield, Petty Officer Second Class, U.S. Navy
• Steering Committee:
• The Honorable Fred Rice, State Representative, Major, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• The Honorable Larry Gagne, State Representative, Petty Officer Third Class, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
• The Honorable Emile Beaulieu, Mayor of Manchester, Senior Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
• The Honorable Chuck Douglas, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Ambassador Joe Petrone, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Dan Fleetham, Jr, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• The Honorable Al Baldassaro, State Representative, First Sergeant, U.S. Marines (Ret.)
Florida
• State Chair: The Honorable Jeff Brandes , State Representative, District 52, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• State Chair: The Honorable George Moraitis, Jr., State Representative, District 91, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
• Steering Committee:
• Tavis McElheny, Lieutenant, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.)
• Tony Buntyn, Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
• Richard Sugg, Staff Sgt, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
• Harlen Twible, Lieutenant U.S. Navy (Ret.)
• Carl Jackson, Petty Officer Second Class, U.S. Navy
• Chet Renfro, Major, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Bill Helmich, Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)
• Ben Warren, Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)
• Fred Manno, Air Man First First Class – U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
• Yvonne Pillmore , Lt. Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
South Carolina
• State Chair: James Everett Livingston, Major General U.S. Marines (Ret.)
• Steering Committee:
• Major General Bob Livingston , Adjutant General – State of South Carolina
• Herb Ellis, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• James “Boo” Alford, Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Darwin Simpson, Major General, S.C. Army National Guard (Ret.)
• Todd Humphries, Staff Sergeant., U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Roger Sanderson, Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Mark Kelly , Sergeant, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
• Daniel Jones, Sergeant, US Army
• Charles E. Edge, Lieutenant Colonel, US Army (Ret.)

[fieldmarshaldj]

Oh, what a mouth you have.

P.S. La Raza Rick IS the establishment.

[isthisnickcool]

..is being posted on our website

Our web site? I've been coming here for years but have not come to the point where I think I own the place.

[Logic n' Reason]

Maybe perry can rent palin’s bus....it’s just been sittin’ in the bone yard doin’ nuthin’ anyway.

[TexMom7]

Ok, I see by your tag line that you are not for Newt.

Not sure who you support.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"Can you explain why you continuously lie about Rick Perry?"

I don't lie about La Raza Rick.

"Perry is not a Rino,"

Perry is a RINO. Conservatives don't govern like Perry or appoint LEFT-WING Democrat racist radicals like Xavier Rodriguez to high office.

"Perry is not dead last in the polls"

I said he is near dead last. He is closer to zero/dead last than he is to first place.

"CW is not posting crap threads of Perry porn."

Yes, she is.

"Trashing a candidate other than the one you support (Newt, this time) will not garner support for Newt should it come down to that at a later time. No votes have been cast yet. In fact, you simply put a bad taste in Perry supporters mouths for your candidate Newt."

You folks set new records for how willfully stupid, blind and dishonest La Raza Rick supporters are. I am not for nor have I ever been for Newt Gingrich. Had you bothered to actually READ my tagline, you'd know that. Unless you actually believe Joe Biden is a member of MENSA ? I'm sure with your reading comprehension skills, you must have a lifetime membership.

[Chasaway]

She does what she does...and you do what you do.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Thank you for acknowledging I’m not for Newt. I’m for “None of the Above.” When we get a legitimate Conservative in the race who can actually win the nomination, I will support him or her.

[MEG33]

Thank you so much for keeping me informed about Gov. Perry, CW.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Ya mean, “DIS-informed.” All that La Raza Rick spam and propaganda rots your brain.

[TexMom7]

See my Post 28

You only belittle people and you think you are smart?

“I’m sure with your reading comprehension skills, you must have a lifetime membership.”

So, in order to win arguments or debates, you resort to ridicule.

When you do that - you lose.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Now, now. You mess with the bull and you get the horns.

[MEG33]

So far I haven’t been able to read the articles on your candidate..You might try doing something besides playing troll on CW’s threads.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I just tell the truth on Lil Ricky from La Raza and you just keep on whining.

[MEG33]

Looks to me like you’re the whiner.

[TexMom7]

Now that’s a tagline I love:

MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)

Bless you Meg.

[Admin Moderator]

It’s hard to keep the Perry articles in view on FR as the mod keep removing the designated topics that allow them on the side bar.

You were specifically told to stop spamming the sidebars with Perry articles. I left one of your posts in Extended News and another in Editorial.