Posted on 06/04/2016 11:31:44 PM PDT by nikos1121
Rick Perry as Trump's VP makes good sense for me. Perry is a solid well vetted Patriotic American who has an excellent track record as former governor of Texas.
Here's why I think he's far and away the best pick for Trump's VP. What do the rest of you think?
Born: 4 March 1950
Birthplace: Paint Creek, Texas
Best known as: The governor of Texas, 2000-2015
Name at birth: James Richard Perry
• Graduated from Texas A&M University in 1972 with a degree in animal science.
• He was a cargo pilot in the Air Force from 1972-77, and then became a cotton farmer with his father.
• Handsome and charismatic, and a fifth-generation Texan, Rick Perry was elected to the Texas House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1984, from Texas District 64.
• In 1989 Perry switched from the Democratic Party to the Republicans, and in 1990 was elected as the state's Agriculture Commissioner, serving for two full terms.
• He ran successfully for lieutenant governor in 1998, taking office in 1999 under Governor George W. Bush.
• Perry then became governor himself on 21 December 2000, after Bush was elected President of the United States.
• Rick Perry was elected in his own right in 2002, and established himself as a favorite of the GOP's right wing.
• Rick Perry has been consistently: anti-tax, anti-big government, anti-abortion, pro-business, evangelical, tough on crime (he vetoed a ban on the executions of mentally retarded prisoners in 2002), and an outspoken doubter of global warming.
• He was reelected in 2006 and again in 2010; by the time he was succeeded by fellow Republican Greg Abbott in January of 2015, Perry had become the longest-serving governor in Texas history.
On a personal note:
• Rick Perry married the former Anita Thigpen in 1982.
• They have two children: a son, Griffin, and a daughter, Sydney.
• According to the governor’s official state biography, Perry “first met Anita Thigpen at a piano recital during their elementary school years”…
• He was an Eagle Scout and wrote the 2008 book On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts are Worth Fighting For…
• His hometown, Paint Creek, is a small town near Abilene in Central Texas…
• Rick Perry is the author of the 2010 book Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington.
Air Force Pilot
Deep Aggie Roots
Eagle Scout Himself
Strong Leader Who Could Step In As President If Need Be
Great Family
Trump and Perry a Perfect Match
In addition, it appears Mr. Gingrich, for all his worthiness, does not know when to shut his disloyal royal yap, scratch another.
No.
Just no.
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