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To: DTogo
“what private sector work experience does Rick Perry have?”

More than than the others. Whats wrong with farming for 7 years?
And he grew up on a farm; that in itself is a huge positive thing.
And a Air Force pilot.

I don't see how any other candidate has a better background than he does.

10 posted on 12/29/2011 10:13:04 AM PST by HereInTheHeartland (I love how the FR spellchecker doesn't recognize the word "Obama")
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To: HereInTheHeartland

In the early 1970s, Perry interned during several summers with the Southwestern Company, as a door-to-door book salesman. “I count my time working for Dortch Oldham [President of the Southwestern Company] as one of the most important formative experiences of my life,” Perry said in 2010. “There is nothing that tests your commitment to a goal like getting a few doors closed in your face.” He said that “Mr. Oldham taught legions of young people to communicate quickly, clearly and with passion, a lesson that has served me well in my life since then.”[16]

Upon graduation in 1972, Perry was commissioned in the Air Force, completed pilot training, and flew C-130 tactical airlift in the United States, the Middle East, and Europe until 1977. He left the Air Force with the rank of captain, returned to Texas, and went into business farming cotton with his father.” —— Bio on wikipedia


14 posted on 12/29/2011 10:20:13 AM PST by varina davis (We grow too soon old and too late smart -- Pennsylvania Dutch adage)
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