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Sarah doesn't think Perry is a "RINO" or she wouldn't have campaigned for him. She didn't have to do anything. She also recently mentioned Perry favorable, unprompted, as a candidate she would like to see enter the race.

Why do FReepers disagree with Sarah, while holding her up as a conservative model?

[Windflier]

Sarah doesn't think Perry is a "RINO" or she wouldn't have campaigned for him.

Oh, stop with that already. I told you the truth about that situation last night, yet you continue to insist that Sarah enthusiastically campaigned for Perry. NOT TRUE.

Sarah did ONE televised event for Perry. If you actually watched it, you would have seen how strained and awkward it was for both of them. Anyone with any sort of people skills could easily see that Perry and his people rigged the affair to thrust Sarah into a position of making some sort of grand endorsement. It was clear by the body language and other indicators that Sarah was there to simply give him her blessing - nothing else.

Sarah didn't have a choice. The Bush/Cheney camp was backing Senator Kaye Bailey Hutchison in that race, and were running non-stop commercials for her, around the clock. Texas is just too important to allow it to be turned over to the old guard establishment. Sarah had to do what she had to do, as she was the ONLY public figure who had the horsepower to stop them.

Perry may not be a RINO, but he's also not a reliable conservative. At best, he's a moderate Republican who will bend to the will of the people when they apply overwhelming pressure to him.

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Sarah is mistaken this time but I still support her. Hey, ya know what?!? I can also walk and chew gum at the same time.