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Rick Perry’s new economic plan won’t revive his campaign
WaPo ^ | 10/25/2011 | Ed Rogers

Posted on 10/25/2011 4:12:36 PM PDT by South40

The best thing that can be said about Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s economic plan and its Tuesday rollout speech is that before now, he didn’t have a plan, and now he does. He can check that box. There wasn’t anything wrong with it, and, as a good Republican, I support everything he said. The problem is, we have supported it all before. Our voters want and appreciate creativity. This didn’t offer much in the way of anything new. This program is Steve Forbes-lite. But it is what it is. Now he has to stick with it. “Cut, Balance, and Grow” is a good slogan, but this plan will only be a net plus for Perry if, over the next few weeks, he can recall and defend the details on live TV with smart, semi-hostile reporters asking the questions.

From behind the podium, Perry looks great. He looks so much like a Hollywood-produced president, he makes Mitt Romney look grunge. But Perry’s speaking style Tuesday was not reassuring. He appeared to wander at times, and he had the occasional aside that didn’t fit the speech very well. I couldn’t tell if he was using a teleprompter. If he wasn’t, he needs one. If he was, he needs to practice with it.

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TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: governmentemployees; heartless; perry; socialism; stealthsocialism; taxes; taxinator; taxtrain; teachers; toast; vat
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To: bobby.223
Are you serious? You do not know about all of Perry’s ties? My God.

Yes, I am serious that I do not know about all the allegations made against Perry. If I knew everything like some people apparently do, I would not be reading these threads to learn more. I am not from Texas and I have enough to do keeping up with what is happening in my own state.

I notice that you have started a few of your posts with the comment, Are you serious? then you make a reference to God; such as, My God.. Do you feel contempt for people who you don't consider as informed as yourself? Why would I be following how Rick Perry governs in Texas when it has not affected me or my state - nor made the national news? I am still learning about him, and while uncertain if I will support him, I most certainly will support him over Romney, Obama, and a few others.

141 posted on 10/26/2011 11:03:28 AM PDT by PeskyOne
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To: Lakeshark
Unfortunately, he not only signed the legislation giving illegals chilren massive breaks on a college education, he enthusiastically supported it!

Almost the entire Texas legislature including almost all Republicans enthusiastically supported it. Are you saying the Texas legislature is for amnesty?

Just about all the Republicans who voted for it were re-elected, as was Perry. Are you saying the people of Texas are for amnesty?

His pandering to La Raza, and yes he did pander to them.

He told La Raza he was against an open border

Regarding SB 1070, you know that Texas and Perry filed an amicus brief in support of it, right?

142 posted on 10/26/2011 12:28:19 PM PDT by Tribune7 (If you demand perfection you will wind up with leftist Democrats)
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To: Liz
Perry's 'tax plan' is insipid. In five minutes I could come up with a better one.

That aside, his overwhelming love for illegals did him in. When he said 'Heartless' he meant it. Ditto for when he implied conservatives were bigots for not kissing illegals butt's as he likes to do.

He could promise that he'd give everyone Five Weapons of their choice for 'free' so we could exercise our 2nd Amendment Rights and I still wouldn't vote for him. Not even if he threw in a Pony.

The guy is over, toast, stick-a-fork-in-him, DONE. Plus he's a certified DUNCE.

143 posted on 10/26/2011 2:18:14 PM PDT by Condor51 (Yo Hoffa, so you want to 'take out conservatives'. Well okay Jr - I'm your Huckleberry)
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To: Tribune7
I'm sorry, the old "everyone was doing it" excuse doesn't cut it. Didn't your mother suggest you shouldn't jump off a building just because everyone is doing it? It was wrong, it was part of the Rove strategy and Perry blew it by following the winds back then. Instead of apologizing for it during the debates, he doubled down and called everyone who didn't agree with him heartless. Stupid, just stupid, and he'll never regain his footing because of his own stupidity on this issue.

I watched the whole La Raza speech, he says a couple of good things (after pandering to them for quite a few minutes), but you still haven't explained why a so called conservative is going to a racist organization, and giving a speech to them, a group that wants to reconquer the US through illegal immigration and bolstering only one race. Go ahead explain this.

144 posted on 10/26/2011 2:40:10 PM PDT by Lakeshark
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To: Lakeshark
giving a speech to them, a group that wants to reconquer the US through illegal immigration and bolstering only one race.

Maybe it's because the National Council of La Raza doesn't want to do that. MEChA is the group that pushes for Aztlan and racial exclusion.

All of our last four presidents have addressed The National Council of La Raza, btw.

If this group speaks for a lot of people in Texas it probably is best that Perry doesn't give them the cold shoulder.

And if Perry is going to go tell them that he is against an open border, what is wrong with that?

145 posted on 10/26/2011 3:29:07 PM PDT by Tribune7 (If you demand perfection you will wind up with leftist Democrats)
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To: fightinJAG

>> “Why do you assume that we are not powerful enough to get it passed?” <<

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Its not power.

No small business owner is going to sit still and see a national sales tax pass without a huge fight. NST is a massive job killer. The chamber of commerce will dedicate millions to defeat any NST.

If I thought that it had any chance of passing, I would not vote for Cain, but it is DOA, so no worries on that. We need a true flat tax (not a Perry flat tax).


146 posted on 10/26/2011 4:24:31 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (No Federal Sales Tax - No Way!)
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To: editor-surveyor
No small business owner is going to sit still and see a national sales tax pass without a huge fight. NST is a massive job killer. The chamber of commerce will dedicate millions to defeat any NST.

Consider this resume of an office of the National Small Business Association:

David Burton Joins NSBA As General Counsel

[snip]

Burton has advised, lobbied and litigated for small business on employment, securities, corporate, health care, tax and administrative law. He is a nationally known proponent of fundamental tax reform. He drafted four major pieces of tax reform legislation including the FairTax, the first national sales tax introduced in Congress, the first flat tax introduced in Congress and Sen. DeMint’s hybrid business transfer tax and national sales tax proposal sometimes called the BEST Tax. He also also drafted Medicare and Social Security reform legislation.

147 posted on 10/26/2011 6:10:18 PM PDT by fightinJAG (NO REPRESENTATION WITHOUT TAXATION! Everyone should pay taxes, everyone should pay the same rate.)
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To: altura
I may post to myself again. With one hand. Deal with it.


Too much Goddam information.

Cheers!

148 posted on 10/26/2011 8:04:25 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: DrewsMum; altura
Here’s a tip. When talking to your alter freeper ego, it’s a good idea to sign out of one screen name and sign into another before addressing yourself....you know, so you don’t come off as crazy...

I think she meant to post using her alternate screen name, narcissa.

Cheers!

149 posted on 10/26/2011 8:07:13 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Quicksilver
I am for Perry and for Cain and for Bachmann and for Newt and for Santorum. I’d be happy with any of those 5 as the nominee. None of them are perfect, but they all are conservative.

Gee, you're almost as flexible as Romney.

Principled much?

Cheers!

150 posted on 10/26/2011 8:08:22 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Liz; South40; org.whodat; TADSLOS; raybbr; Condor51; caww; indylindy

” Jeeze, I’m hoping they ditch the plan to have Rick rail against the assasination of Archduke Ferdinand. “

UH....MONDAY : )


151 posted on 10/27/2011 5:15:45 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: Tribune7; Lakeshark; South40; Liz

” If this group speaks for a lot of people in Texas it probably is best that Perry doesn’t give them the cold shoulder.”

Based on your reasoning, Perry should drop what he is doing, and make a heart-warming speech to the Black Panthers...


152 posted on 10/27/2011 5:26:28 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker; Liz; South40; org.whodat; TADSLOS; raybbr; caww; indylindy
” Jeeze, I’m hoping they ditch the plan to have Rick rail against the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. “
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand? HOLY CRIPE, not that! No History questions please. Rick didn't do too well at History in college. (Yes, that is a shocker, I know.)

The word is, he got stuck on questions about 'the Alamo'.


sorry for the tardy reply. it's that 'work' thing.

153 posted on 10/27/2011 5:37:02 AM PDT by Condor51 (Yo Hoffa, so you want to 'take out conservatives'. Well okay Jr - I'm your Huckleberry)
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To: Condor51

LOL!!!!


154 posted on 10/27/2011 5:38:45 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker; Condor51; South40; fieldmarshaldj
Ricky's so in tune to the concerns of American voters: he's readying a campaign ad promising to wipe out diptheria in our life time.
155 posted on 10/27/2011 5:48:42 AM PDT by Liz (The rule of law must prevail. We canÂ’t govern ourselves by our personal point of view.)
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To: Condor51; TADSLOS; South40; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy; stephenjohnbanker
Ricky's not too good at history OR geography.

He was informed that previous presidents established the summer WH in places like Cape Cod and Maine.

Perry replied he would establish the summer WH in downtown Tijuana.

156 posted on 10/27/2011 5:57:52 AM PDT by Liz (The rule of law must prevail. We canÂ’t govern ourselves by our personal point of view.)
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To: Liz; Condor51; South40; fieldmarshaldj

” Ricky’s so in tune to the concerns of American voters: he’s readying a campaign ad promising to wipe out diptheria in our life time. “

I’m going to wipe out RINOS, and publish a novel(posthumously)

: )


157 posted on 10/27/2011 6:01:29 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker; Condor51

When asked about The Alamo, Ricky said, “get me two soft tacos with extra hot sauce and a large Coke.”


158 posted on 10/27/2011 6:12:49 AM PDT by Liz (The rule of law must prevail. We canÂ’t govern ourselves by our personal point of view.)
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To: mylife
Ghost writers cannot answer the questions for you, he no more wrote the book than obummer did.
159 posted on 10/27/2011 1:05:09 PM PDT by org.whodat (Just another heartless American, hated by Perry and his fellow demorats.)
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To: Liz; All

When asked about the Texas economy, Perry quipped “ Carlos Slim wants to make an offer “


160 posted on 10/28/2011 4:07:42 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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