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Left And Right Going Nuclear On Rick Perry
Townhall ^ | Aug. 29, 2011 | Douglas MacKinnon

Posted on 08/28/2011 9:44:06 PM PDT by Clairity

When you hear every single liberal media outlet in the country say, "We will know more about Rick Perry after we vet his 11 years in office," you need to understand that what they vindictively mean is: "President Obama and his followers will be proud of us after we are done with the mother of all smearing campaigns against the conservative governor of Texas."

Not since Ronald Reagan has a Republican candidate for president evoked such outright fear and loathing from the mainstream media and the far-left.

They are flat-out petrified of Perry and are desperately trying to kill off his candidacy before it can take hold. Why?

Simple. As they suspiciously heap praise on the likes of Jon Huntsman and even Mitt Romney, they increasingly worry that Perry has the best chance to defeat their handpicked socialist messiah now occupying the Oval Office.

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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; msm; perry; perry2012; presidentperry; rickperry
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Exactly right.
1 posted on 08/28/2011 9:44:08 PM PDT by Clairity
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To: shield

Perry ping.

“they increasingly worry that Perry has the best chance to defeat their handpicked socialist messiah now occupying the Oval Office.”


2 posted on 08/28/2011 9:45:16 PM PDT by Clairity ("The United States needs to be not so much loved as it needs to be respected." -- VP Dick Cheney)
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To: All

“For all the talk of Perry being an establishment guy, the establishment hates his guts as much as the left does . . .”


3 posted on 08/28/2011 9:46:30 PM PDT by Clairity ("The United States needs to be not so much loved as it needs to be respected." -- VP Dick Cheney)
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To: Clairity

We have seen that Sarah can stand against an all out vicious and unprincipled assault from the forces of Evil. We will see if Rick can. He better have all his skeletons out of the closet because the dumpster divers are about to descend on him.


4 posted on 08/28/2011 9:46:48 PM PDT by arrogantsob (Why do They hate her so much?)
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To: Clairity

http://www.ontheissues.org/Rick_Perry.htm

Posted on Friday, July 01, 2011 10:13:29 AM by Jim Robinson

“The presidential race is heating up. We now have conservatives Bachmann and Cain officially in the race fending off RINO Romney; and Palin and Perry could possibly jump in. My hopes are with Palin, but if she decides not to run I could be happy with Bachmann or Cain. Also, if Palin does not run but Perry does, he’d probably suck all the air out of the race. Either way, Palin, Bachmann, Cain or even Perry would all be excellent alternatives to Obama the commie. Anyone but RINO Romney the big government chief architect of CommieCare!”

…… Posted on Friday, July 01, 2011 10:13:29 AM by Jim Robinson”

Also see http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2764368/posts


5 posted on 08/28/2011 9:47:39 PM PDT by narses ("Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions." Chesterton)
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To: Clairity

Preemptive point:

Conservative=Someone who agrees with me and “my candidate” 100%

RINO=Anyone who does NOT agree with me 100% and/or does not endorse “my candidate”

Liberal moran troll=”Anyone who CRITICIZES “my candidate”

Keep these definitions in mind as this thread unfolds...


6 posted on 08/28/2011 9:50:35 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Herman Cain 2012)
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To: arrogantsob

They have been going at him for 11 years and so far zilch. It is not likely they will find any significant skeleton, at least not a campaign endng one.


7 posted on 08/28/2011 9:52:22 PM PDT by HerrBlucher ("It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged." G.K. Chesterton)
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To: Clairity
They are flat-out petrified of Perry

They are even more scared of Sarah.

8 posted on 08/28/2011 9:52:47 PM PDT by upchuck (Rerun: Think you know hardship? Wait till the dollar is no longer the world's reserve currency.)
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To: upchuck

B/c Palin supports him!!!


9 posted on 08/28/2011 9:55:06 PM PDT by zimfam007 (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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To: Clairity

for everyone ... I don’t believe any smear regarding a candidate that I don’t research and verify to my satisfaction for 6-8 weeks.

I asked around, seems that there are people doing the same ... either consciously or unconsciously .... we block out the blather.


10 posted on 08/28/2011 9:58:06 PM PDT by dila813
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To: HerrBlucher

That is what I am counting on. I figure the RAT papers in Texas are as slimy and LIE-based as those anywhere else. Plus, as an ex-democrat they gotta hate him even more than an ordinary Republican.


11 posted on 08/28/2011 9:59:33 PM PDT by arrogantsob (Why do They hate her so much?)
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To: Clairity

I think it’s good that the left is going nuclear so soon. For after all their bile is spewed, there won’t be anything left for the rest of the race.

Plus, an early torrent of hate from the left will desensitize the American electorate to any new attacks. Sort of a... “oh, look, there boy’s crying wolf, again” phenomenon.


12 posted on 08/28/2011 9:59:33 PM PDT by gogogodzilla (Live free or die!)
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To: zimfam007; upchuck
B/c Palin supports him!!!

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Palin & Americans for Rick Perry at Iowa State Fair

13 posted on 08/28/2011 10:01:51 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: Clairity
Fortunately for all who still cherish traditional values, the voters are wise to these self-serving attacks on Perry. Most are now willing and anxious to hear the Texas governor out.

The rest is up to him.

Worth repeating. At this point in time at least, it is his to lose. What would make a better ticket? Perry/Palin or Palin/Perry??? Would Sarah be interested in the number 2 spot again?

14 posted on 08/28/2011 10:04:54 PM PDT by ForGod'sSake (You have only two choices: SUBMIT or RESIST with everything you've got!!!)
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To: gogogodzilla

Check out this article by the LA Times:

The problem with Perry

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-0828-perry-20110828,0,2977803.story

“Perry is more rigidly conservative than Bush, more resistant to compromise and more anti-establishment. In his book, he positions himself as a model “tea party” Republican, and he rails against the scourges that most irk movement conservatives: federal incursion into states’ rights, a government that seems only to expand and never to shrink, and an activist Supreme Court that sets policy rather than interprets the Constitution.

Perry is on an almost messianic quest to repeal the healthcare reform law, which he says is “the closest this country has ever come to outright socialism.”


15 posted on 08/28/2011 10:06:57 PM PDT by Clairity ("The United States needs to be not so much loved as it needs to be respected." -- VP Dick Cheney)
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To: ForGod'sSake

She might go for veep again, especially with Perry at the top because she knows he will, unlike McCain, fight bambi tooth and nail and allow her too also, plus, she will be in a perfect position in 2020 to run for prez. I doubt Perry would accept the veep spot, but who knows. The two combined would be unstoppable, but there is a downside i.e. all the exploded liberals gooing up the streets would be an enormous disgusting mess to clean up.


16 posted on 08/28/2011 10:13:37 PM PDT by HerrBlucher ("It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged." G.K. Chesterton)
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To: Clairity

Cue the Gardasil, Trans Tex Hiway ad naseum bunch in
3...2...1..


17 posted on 08/28/2011 10:13:56 PM PDT by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: HerrBlucher
She might go for veep again, especially with Perry at the top because she knows he will, unlike McCain, fight bambi tooth and nail and allow her too also, plus, she will be in a perfect position in 2020 to run for prez.

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18 posted on 08/28/2011 10:22:36 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: arrogantsob; Clairity; onyx; Sarah Barracuda

I don’t want Perry near the White House unless it is as a member of President Palin’s secret service team. He should take his place along with the rest of em.


19 posted on 08/28/2011 10:24:08 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege (Palin 2012)
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To: patriot08

Here is some encouraging news:

Rick Perry’s Secret Weapon

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/08/28/rick-perry-s-secret-weapon-in-the-2012-presidential-race.html

“Among Perry’s key assets is a loyal, long-serving campaign team widely admired, and even feared, across the Lone Star State. Led by veteran New Hampshire operative Dave Carney, Team Perry is shrewd, flexible, ruthless, and - ironically, considering the gov’s fire-aim-ready rep - obsessed with hard data and the science of campaigning.

Notes the loyalist, “This is a team that knows what Perry wants and knows how to get him where he wants to be.”

And this is key to winning.


20 posted on 08/28/2011 10:24:08 PM PDT by Clairity ("The United States needs to be not so much loved as it needs to be respected." -- VP Dick Cheney)
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