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Rick Perry endorses Ted Cruz
Politico ^ | January 25, 2016 | Katie Glueck

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


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To: Abbeville Conservative
For the record, the former first lady of France Carla Bruni had plenty of nude pictures taken. I personally verified that the pictures do in fact exist.

I believe that the pictures of Melania were not fully nude. They were just regular modeling pictures.

61 posted on 01/25/2016 2:33:00 AM PST by Helicondelta
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Very good. Here is an idea. Get everyone that Trump has insulted to endorse Cruz.


62 posted on 01/25/2016 2:33:46 AM PST by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution. Go Cruz.)
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To: elhombrelibre

That’s using the old noodle!

: )


63 posted on 01/25/2016 2:34:46 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

that’s a birther question to you?

um no. That’s history.

i can explain the difference if you want


64 posted on 01/25/2016 2:34:46 AM PST by dp0622
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To: Abbeville Conservative

ignore one of the most absurd posts ive ever read.

I thought a guy named Jim decided what we could talk about on a thread.

didnt know it was cincinnatus.


65 posted on 01/25/2016 2:36:00 AM PST by dp0622
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To: Helicondelta

Martha Washington, as she was born a subject to the King of England on English soil, which, happily and blessedly for us, was converted into United States soil partly because of her British-born husband.


66 posted on 01/25/2016 2:38:09 AM PST by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: VanDeKoik

Thank you for constructing a response for me based on your
assessment of my feelings, opinions, life experience, attitudes and principles but I choose to construct responses without your help.

I happen to be a capable, educated person perfectly capable of constructing sentences that appropriately express all that I intend to express without the assistance of those who pretend to know my intent and who are not capable of such.

Or in an expression you and your so eloquent candidate can understand: STFU

Get it?


67 posted on 01/25/2016 2:43:29 AM PST by Calpublican
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Meanwhile, check out these tweets from the "conservative" Trump's press secretary.

http://dailycaller.com/2016/01/22/trump-spox-malcolm-x-is-my-idol-republicans-are-racist/

68 posted on 01/25/2016 2:44:10 AM PST by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution. Go Cruz.)
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To: skr

Well, Martha was born in Virginia. And her mother was born in Virginia.

According to Cruz she was an American citizen at birth. Melania Trump will be the real deal. 100% foreign born first lady.


69 posted on 01/25/2016 2:44:11 AM PST by Helicondelta
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Who cares?


70 posted on 01/25/2016 2:57:56 AM PST by ZULU (Mt. McKinley is the tallest mountain in N. America. Denali is Aleut for "scam artist.")
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To: Calpublican
Further, you are not Conservative if you support Trump

Do you sit on a throne and decree who is and is not conservative?

Is the HOR conservative? Because that sellout Obama enabling mess is what we got by electing folks who meet the criteria of campaigning on all those conservative issues. And what was their idea of choosing a "conservative" leader? Paul Ryan.

I would call Trump conservative. What else? He's a pragmatic problem solver.

71 posted on 01/25/2016 3:00:37 AM PST by grania
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Good I guess, but the last I remember these guys weren;t on the best of terms. Strange.


72 posted on 01/25/2016 3:02:51 AM PST by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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To: Calpublican

Read your Bible and Pray! Remember : Do not take the Mark of the Beast. Short enough?


73 posted on 01/25/2016 3:07:07 AM PST by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Wow! All the stars are aligning for Trump. Truly amazing!


74 posted on 01/25/2016 3:32:14 AM PST by jokemoke
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To: Calpublican

Arrogant, and rude to the bitter end.

Just another “true conservative” martyr for Jim Rib to kick off if this site for behaving like a true child.


75 posted on 01/25/2016 3:51:05 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Calpublican; fieldmarshaldj

Rick Perry, a conservative that’s a joke right?


76 posted on 01/25/2016 3:54:10 AM PST by StoneWall Brigade (Vote Tom Hoefling of America's Party for President the only person to restore the Republic)
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To: Enlightened1
The only worse endorsement Cruz could receive would be from Jeb

Has Cruz ever spoken out against Jeb? The more we see of Cruz's resume and his bad pro-globalist votes, perhaps we should be concerned about that. It does seem that the Trump/Cruz "bromance" is way beyond repair.

I would like to see something from Cruz saying he would never cast a vote or encourage one that would help nominate Jeb.

77 posted on 01/25/2016 3:56:09 AM PST by grania
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To: Abbeville Conservative

The nudes are out there.
According to my son, who did a much more thorough search, most are from her modeling days and are pretty tame.
Some are topless pictures she posed for.
There are a few “candid” day at the topless/nude beach sort of thing.

According to him the fakes outnumber the real thing something like 20 to 1 and are pretty raunchy.

She’s young, beautiful and living in the modern world, so it’s pretty much a given that she posed nude or topless a few times.
It’s the rare exception that a beautiful young model doesn’t pose nude.


78 posted on 01/25/2016 4:12:51 AM PST by oldvirginian (American by birth, Southern by the grace of God and Virginian because Jesus loves me. CRUZ 2016!)
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To: exnavy
If trump wins in the Iowa caucus, we are toast. Progresives at the top of both main parties.

Is that you, Elmer? (Gantry, that is)

79 posted on 01/25/2016 4:14:15 AM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: VanDeKoik

“Actually you have people you don’t know, supporting someone you don’t like, that you have assumed authority not granted to you, to deem them things you have no right to assume.”

Good way to put it. We have Cruz supporters who, for the first time in world history, are able to tap into the hearts and minds of each individual Trump supporter, and there are millions, and discern their hearts’ deepest secrets. Formerly, that was considered to be the prerogative of divinity.


80 posted on 01/25/2016 4:16:20 AM PST by odawg
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