Posted on 07/30/2011 1:04:11 PM PDT by freespirited
Gov. Rick Perry, a no-apologies conservative known for slashing government spending and opposing all tax increases, is about as Republican as you can get.
But that wasnt always the case.
Perry spent his first six years in politics as a Democrat, in a somewhat forgotten history that is sure to be revived and scrutinized by Republican opponents if he decides to run for president.
A raging liberal he was not. Elected to represent a slice of rural West Texas in the state House of Representatives in 1984, Perry, a young rancher and cotton farmer, gained an early reputation as a fiscal conservative. He was one of a handful of freshman pit bulls, so named because they sat in the lower pit of the House Appropriations Committee, where they fought to keep spending low.
But Perry cast some votes and took a few stands that seem to be at odds with the fiscal conservatism he champions today. The most vivid example is Perrys support of the $5.7 billion tax hike in 1987, signed by Republican Gov. Bill Clements but opposed by most of the GOP members...
Almost a quarter century later, Perry, as governor, was faced with a similarly sized budget shortfall. But he took a markedly different tack in 2011: He opposed any new taxes, and signed a budget that made the first reduction in overall spending on public education since at least 1949.
(Excerpt) Read more at blog.chron.com ...
Anyone trying to sell Al Gore has no credibility.
You called that correctly. I am a Sarah supporter but I do believe she got this one wrong.
There’s one question you can ask him that will reveal his true feelings towards our style of government. “Sir, do you support Agenda 21?” If he says yes, shoot him on the spot and save America.
Palin had nothing but praise for Perry.
examples:
**Rick Perry is true to conservative principles even when others think the party needs to go a different direction.
**He does what is right regardless of whether it is popular.
**He walks the walk of a true conservative.
**Not every child is born into ideal circumstances, but every life is sacred. Rick Perry knows this it is at the core of his being.
**Will you join me in supporting a true conservative for governor Rick Perry?
**Rick Perry is proven and principled.
No mystery here. Until the 1980s, Republicans were rare in Texas. We had conservative Democrats versus less conservative Democrats.
I know several older people who are solid conservatives but won’t vote for a Republican because they still remember the stories their grandmother told them about what happened during Reconstruction.
For what it’s worth, the last Democrat I voted for was Senator Lloyd Bentsen, an honorable man who had the good sense to be the first major member of the Clinton administration
Well, if he says yes, I'll let you do the shooting, but I'd sure as hell want him at least tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail first, before I handed him over to you.
I'm sure you're aware that nutbags like Alex Jones, Lew Rockwell and the Ron Paul crazy people are trying to tie Perry to every UN-Bilderberger-black helicopter-flying Martian monkey type conspiracy their fevered minds can dream up. They did the same thing to Bush, nothing new about it. Is Agenda 21 real! I think there's something to it, don't you? Is Rick involved with it or support it? I can't seriously buy such a weird concept, but there are those who do. They're more than likely either pushing some strange personal agenda or they're certifiably insane. LOL!
By jove, I think she likes him! :)
Ack. Meant to say that Bentsen was the first major member of the Clinton administration to leave.
Though I don’t recall any comments from Bentsen at the time, most people here believed that he wised up and didn’t want to be associated with a skank like Clinton.
The last Democrat I voted for was Zell Miller ...who got so pissed off at his own party that he spoke at the 2004 Republican Convention.
They don't care if you're Jewish, Hindu, Catholic, Mormon or a certified witchtalker. You must not believe in or look up to anything stronger than the globalist socialist communist government. The United Nations Charter (Constitution) is going to be the World Government and bring about New World Order.
How, you ask? You are seeing it happen right now. Economic Disaster.
Agenda 21 Part I: A Global Economic Disaster in the Making
Agenda 21 Part III: Maryland County Abolishes Agenda 21 Now for the Rest of the Country
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These articles are available on numerous websites across the Internet. I just happened to pick this one. Don't feel like reading? Go to Youtube.com and put in agenda-21. There is days of information available for you.
Yes, Agenda 21 is real and it is going to try to control you, your family, your business, everything! Most Americans don't want to sit down and learn about the deadly infection that is in our governments, local, state and federal. Call your City manager and ask him if he supports Agenda 21. He'll tell you, "Damn right I do. I get hundreds of thousands of earmark dollars from them".
Think this is a new idea? Nope, It's been in the works for almost 100 years now. Patient buggers aren't they? They're winning the game so why should they care about how long it takes?
“I am fully capable of defending my family and my land.”
It’s going to take more than that. Our city governments are leaning towards the cash grants, our schools are corrupting our children with this “sustainable” malarkey, our governments are falling apart. Christianity is disappearing off the face of the earth seeing as it’s outlawed everywhere but inside the churches.
Take some time and learn about Agenda 21 so you recognize it when you see it no matter what it’s being called that particular day. Question your candidates for their view about it.
“It is obvious that he had faulty intelligence reports and that he also chose to listen to the wrong set of advisers, and, Yet I remain convinced he was doing the best he knew to do and that he was motivated by the intention of striving toward worldwide individual freedom and democracy.”
Finally, I mispoke in saying that Tarrytown United Methodist Church is largely in the non-denominational, evangelical style of mega-church with power point sermons, rock band song ministry, and large screen TVs. This is the description of Lake Hills Church, which Perry began attending in 2010. Sorry for the misinformation.
There is little I can find that describes what Tarrytown United Methodist Church was like under Rev. Jim Mayfield. I know the last time I attended a Methodist Church, they had an authentic American Indian prayer circle complete with drums and the burning of sage. However, I seriously doubt you would have seen anything like that in Mayfield’s church. In Wright's church you may have found some African drums.
Finally, I believe it was the church that transformed Rick Perry. I just don't have the confirmation that nails anything down. So, take it as theory. Sorry.
LOL...there is nothing evangelical or conservative about the United Methodist Church.
Interesting post.
I agree! Once I was invited to a special service by a friend who was a Methodist missionary with Native Americans. You should have seen the faces of the Methodist congregation when a group of Native Americans engaged in a prayer circle ritual on the church’s altar.
That's good advice for every Patriot. I've only touched on the subject with a few of my local officials in the past, but I can certainly engage them further in the future. Pardon if I don't immediately begin reading up on the subject. I'm in the middle of Demonic by Ann Coulter and once I've finished it will begin Deconstructing Obama by Jack Cashill.
Enjoyed chatting with you. Don't be surprised if we end up with a Palin/Perry Republican ticket. I maintain it will serve us well. FRegards!
My dad grew up in Speaker Sam’s district just west of Paris.
Thanks for the ping and the post freespirited.
The Houston Chronicle is what’s left for us to read after they consolidate the morning and evening papers about 20 years ago.
They try to give it away in the grocery stores — and get you to sign up for delivery.
Needless to say it is decidedly liberal.
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