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To: CA Conservative

“You need to get your history straight. Reagan wasn’t running for President in 1988.”

Perry worked to destroy Reagan’s legacy by trying to elect Al Gore to succeed him. He was a Jimmy Carter democrat.

I remind you that Perry only switched parties in 1989. He supported Carter, Mondale and Dukakis.

Perry is unfit to be president.


45 posted on 09/07/2011 1:56:35 PM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
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To: BarnacleCenturion

Let see what your background was in the late 80s.

Ever make a mistake or change your mind?


54 posted on 09/07/2011 2:05:48 PM PDT by wolfcreek (Perry to Obama: Adios, MOFO!)
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To: BarnacleCenturion
Perry worked to destroy Reagan’s legacy by trying to elect Al Gore to succeed him. He was a Jimmy Carter democrat.

Exactly how do you figure that, since Perry voted for Bush41 in the general election? Yes, Perry voted for Carter in 1976, and he admits he was fooled by Carter - he thought Carter, as a Christian Southern Democrat and a farmer, was more conservative than he turned out to be. (Perry was only 26 at the time as well, so maybe youth was a factor.) So while he voted for Carter, he was not a "Jimmy Carter Democrat" - he was a "Reagan Democrat", voting for Reagan in 1980 and 1984.

I remind you that Perry only switched parties in 1989. He supported Carter, Mondale and Dukakis.

Nope. Pure falsehood. Perry has stated publicly, long before he decided to run for president, that the last Democrat he voted for in a Presidential general election was Carter in 1976. So that means he voted for Reagan in 1980 and 1984 and Bush41 in 1988. That was not unusual for Southern Democrats - many voted GOP for President and Democrat in local elections. They made up a large part of the "Reagan Democrats" that helped Reagan win 2 elections.

Perry is unfit to be president.

Perry is EXTREMELY well qualified and fit to be President.

65 posted on 09/07/2011 2:29:15 PM PDT by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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