Posted on 01/25/2016 1:18:38 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is endorsing Ted Cruz in the Republican presidential primary, Perry told POLITICO in an interview Sunday night.
Perry, who also sought the GOP nomination before dropping out in September, said he now sees the race as one that is between Cruz, a fellow Texan, and Donald Trump. Through phone calls and during a December day spent driving around his Round Top, Texas, home in his truck with Cruz, Perry said he found the senator to be a good listener who respects the Tenth Amendment, "knows what he does not know" and is more conservative than Trump.
"Of those individuals who have a chance to win the Republican primary, at this juncture, from my perspective, Ted Cruz is by far the most consistent conservative in that crowd," Perry said. "And that appears to be down to two people."
Perry, who is famously skilled at retail politics, will campaign with Cruz Tuesday across Iowa, and will join Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King to stump for Cruz again Wednesday. Perry and King will both join Cruz at a Des Moines rally Wednesday night.
The endorsement gives Cruz the blessing of the longest-serving governor in Texas history, just as the senator faces intensifying heat from other veteran politicians, including from his colleagues in Washington, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole.
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“It was a from a fake tweeter account. Probably someone in the Cruz camp.”
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http://dailycaller.com/2016/01/24/pressure-mounts-over-trump-spoxs-bigoted-tweets/
“.....Some Trump supporters have attempted to claim - without any evidence whatsoever - that the tweets were somehow faked, even though they came from Pierson’s account and can still be viewed online.....”
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/266845-trump-spokeswoman-defends-pure-breeds-tweet
“....Pierson chalked the tweet up to “silliness.”
“Look, these tweets - I’m an activist, and I am a half-breed. I’m always getting called a half-breed, and on Twitter, when you’re fighting with Twitter and even establishment, you go back at them in the same silliness they’re giving you.”
“You’re telling me that was just silliness?” Shelter asked.
“Absolutely,” Pierson responded.”
Some info on Rick Perry:
Rick Perry Tells Texas State Police to Boost Border Security - June 19, 2014
Rick Perry in Iowa: If feds fail to act on border security, I will - July, 20, 2014
Rick Perry: Obama Still Isn't Serious About Border Security - July 13, 2014
Perry Gets the Border: Texas' governor has a much better understanding of the immigration issue than the president.- July 18, 2014
Texas Gov. Rick Perry orders 1,000 National Guard troops to border. - July 21, 2014
Texas Rep. Jaquin Castro: Perry 'militarizing' border- July 21, 2014
Rick Perry: Border Security Before Immigration Reform - Aug, 25, 2015
A bad endorsment would be one like the endorsement by Bob Dole
Bob Dole Endorses Jeb Bush, and Knocks Ted Cruz
The New York Values heartless GOP blocked the Rick Perry style Dream Act Plus.
he state Assembly passed a bill Thursday that would grant college financial aid to immigrants living in the country illegally, but the measure remains tied up in the state’s budget negotiations.
It was the third consecutive year the Assembly passed the DREAM Act, which would make undocumented immigrants eligible for the state’s tuition breaks and its college savings plan. But the measure faces steep opposition from Republicans in the Senate, many of whom campaigned against it during the 2014 election cycle in which they regained a majority.
Hey, I’ve been bashing governor Gardisil for years. This is probably the most conservative thing the corrupt bastard has done in all that time. And I wouldn’t recommend Cruz for dog catcher at this point.
The NY GOP are stronger on immigration than Perry.
>> But I think we have turned from God (abortions,10 Commandments,Obama, etc.) and unless we elect a Godly leader we are headed for more trouble. The arrogance of Trump troubles me. God will not be mocked.
A Godly leader does not lead people to God. God calls people to himself. God has chosen to not call all Americans to him. Those that he did call are strengthened by the allure of our secular, consumerist culture. Those that he did not call but are cultural Christians are easily led astray by the culture. God does not need us to elect a Godly leader. If he wanted one, he would have provided one and the means for that one to be elected.
Christianity is thriving in west Africa, China, Korea, Vietnam—places where people really risk life and freedom by professing faith in Jesus Christ. There are not Godly leaders in those nations.
Trust God to call you and to give you the strength to have faith in a hostile world. Don’t fall into the trap of asking God to provide a “safe space” for you weak faith. Don’t ask for Godly leaders. BE ONE!
As you support a beaver bouncer, your judgement is also suspect.
Do you think Glen Beck will give Rick Perry time to get a word in edgewise?
“I think Conservatives will have to unite and NOT vote for Trump. The gamble will be that in 2020 we can get a real candidate.”
The National Review might as well hire you as a writer. That comment sounds like something a person at the NRO says.
My two cents: I think this is HUGE!
Perry was the “darling” of conservatives not too long ago and, if I recall correctly, he did just about anything he could to keep Cruz from winning the senate seat from TX...
Good for him...and not sure about Palin any more...
Thank you. I WISH Perry was a conservative.
because conservatives always speak at La Raza:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2737472/posts
Great!
Good for Rick Perry!
I agree Cincinatus’ Wife...
Maybe this is just the beginning.
Bears REPEATING!!!
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