This isn’t just a Perry issue but an issue for every supposedly conservative official with a position of power and a bully pulpit gone unused.
Has anyone noticed that every time one of our guys stands up (like Newt did tonight, Palin in her Facebook posts or whoever) the crowd goes wild and we practically explode with excitement? It’s because it happens so rarely and that the most obvious statements of fact have become so few and far between.
Can you imagine if Perry, or another Repub Gov/Senator/Congressman just decided to follow the platform and stand on principle like the following...I’ll use Perry for the sake of discussion and am not ‘targeting’ him.
An ‘emergency’ press conference is called and invites sent to all major outlets.
“Ladies and gentlemen. Since the Democrat Party stabbed President Ronald Reagan in the back in the mid-80s amnesty deal, hordes of illegals have poured across the border, overwhelming our education, medical and employment system.
(Perry then expounds on the literally tens of billions of dollars every year, hospitals forced to close, class sizes and education numbers that have resulted)
Furthermore, every time the issue is breached, the Democrat party, led by President Obama, trots out unfounded charges of racism, disgustingly smearing American citizens to further their political ends and expand their illegal power base.
Most recently, ‘Sanctuary Cities” policies, where the laws of our state and country are ignored as a matter of official policy by the Democrat Party and it’s members, have resulted in an increase in crime and a flocking of illegal aliens...not “undocumented citizens, ILLEGAL ALIENS - For they are not ‘citizens’ and they are indeed documented in their own countries... to these cities.
That places YOU, the taxpayer at an increased danger for assault, theft, an assortment of other crimes...and you get to pay for their illegal presence, government benefits and lifestyle with your tax dollars.
As of today I have worked with Congressman XXXXX to craft the “End the Madness” bill which will strip all state(or fed) funding from cities refusing to follow the law. This bill will get signed immediately as it is passed.
However until it is passed, not one bill will see my signature. And that included governmental paychecks.
I believe the people of XXXX stand behind me and will immediately pressure their representatives to bring me this bill ready for enactment.
Thank you and good night.
THAT is the kind of thing that makes presidents out of ‘leaders. Perry and others have a bully pulpit sitting unused. Perhaps it’s time they dust it off and watch us voters roar in approval. With the exception of the paycheck thing (and perhaps he has that power there) ANY political leader in a similar position could do and at minimum call for something like the above...then push publicly to make it happen.
Apply that kind of determination to all issues and win big.
That is exactly the advice (not specifically about illegal immigration) that I sent Perry. He has to come out swinging if he wants to improve his numbers. We watched as W kept quiet, never defended himself against outright lies, and let the left set the narrative. We don’t want that ever again.
We want a fighter not a slow, patient marathon runner. That’s why people love Rush, Sarah, and recently Newt. Conservatives are desperate for the truth to be told loudly and often. If a conservative candidate took the fight to the enemy on a consistent basis, (s)he would receive overwhelming support and probably vast sums of money.