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Rick Perry Flattens Targets w/ AR-15 LIKE A BOSS in NRA Intro Video
Rick Perry Flattens Targets w/ AR-15 LIKE A BOSS in NRA Intro Video
Reaganite Republican ^ | 04 May 2013 | Reaganite Republican
Posted on Saturday, May 04, 2013 4:02:54 AM by Reaganite Republican
This video was played prior to Governor Rick Perry‘s walking on-stage -to great applause-
at the IRL-NRA Leadership Forum in Houston yesterday, part of the 2013 NRA Annual Meetings:
‘Welcome to Texas, ladies and gentlemen!’
YouTube -here-
David Petraeus: The VP for Rick Perry in 2016
David Petraeus: The VP for Rick Perry in 2016
The Hill ^ | March 27, 2013 | Bernie Quigley
Posted on Sunday, March 31, 2013 2:24:03 AM by 2ndDivisionVet
speaking at CPAC in Washington D.C. on February 11, 2011. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
If as has been widely suggested, CPAC 2013 marked a paradigm change, a generational change, a new direction of conservatism, it is possible to speculate that someone who fits the new paradigm could be president in 2016. Among them: Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Sarah Palin, all of whom starred at the Conservative Political Action Conference. For any one of these, the perfect choice for vice president should be David Petraeus.
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Rick Perry Slams McCain, Romney At CPAC, Says They Aren’t Conservative
Rick Perry Slams McCain, Romney At CPAC, Says They Aren’t Conservative
Real Clear Politics ^ | March 14, 2013 | none stated
Posted on Thursday, March 14, 2013 6:17:55 PM by Texas Fossil
Governor Rick Perry of Texas speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“The popular media narrative is that this country has shifted away from conservative ideals, as evidenced by the last two presidential elections. That’s what they think. That’s what say. That might be true if Republicans had actually nominated conservative candidates in 2008 and 2012,” Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) said in his address at CPAC this afternoon.
Perry also slammed President Obama for undocumented illegal immigration being released from detention centers due to sequestration cuts. “This president’s posture, it’d be laughable if he hadn’t taken it one step too far, dangerously releasing criminals onto our streets to make a political point,” Perry told the crowd at CPAC.
“When you have a federally-sponsored jailbreak, and don’t get confused, that’s exactly what that is — when you’ve had a federally-sponsored jailbreak, you’ve crossed the line from politics of spin to politics as a craven form of cynicism.”
Rick Perry: Say, I’m not too happy about Obama’s gun control
Rick Perry: Say, I’m not too happy about Obama’s gun control
Hot Air.com ^ | January 17, 2013 | ED MORRISSEY
Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2013 1:03:22 PM by Kaslin
Governor Rick Perry of Texas speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
OK, raise your hands — how many of you are surprised by this? Governor Rick Perry gave Barack Obama a Texas-sized pushback on the new gun-control agenda at the White House:
Statement by Gov. Perry on President Obama’s Executive Actions
Gov. Rick Perry released the following statement regarding President Obama’s executive actions:
“The Vice President‘s committee was appointed in response to the tragedy at Newtown, but very few of his recommendations have anything to do with what happened there.
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“Guns require a finger to pull the trigger. The sad young man who did that in Newtown was clearly haunted by demons and no gun law could have saved the children in Sandy Hook Elementary from his terror.
“There is evil prowling in the world – it shows up in our movies, video games and online fascinations, and finds its way into vulnerable hearts and minds. As a free people, let us choose what kind of people we will be. Laws, the only redoubt of secularism, will not suffice. Let us all return to our places of worship and pray for help. Above all, let us pray for our children.
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Governor Perry on Cavuto: No exchange
Governor Rick Perry of Texas speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I am pumped! Governor Perry just told Cavuto that Texas will NOT be setting up a health care exchange under Obamacare. He also raised the 10th amendment as the basis for the sovereignty of Texas as a state.
Ron Paul: Secession Is an American Principle…
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Ron Paul: Secession Is an American Principle
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By RonPaul.com on November 13, 2012
Ron Paul: This weekend I got a couple of calls from the media asking me questions about Rick Perry, our governor here in Texas and the statements he made about possible secession.
Congressman Ron Paul at an event hosted in his honor at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Now, he didn’t call for secession, but he was restating a principle that was long held and at least in the original time of our country, and that is that there was a right to secession.
Actually, after the Civil War, nobody believes there is a so-called right to secession, but it is a very legitimate issue to debate because all of the states that came into the Union before the Civil War believed they have a right to secede and New England in the early part of the 19th century actually considered it, and nobody questioned them about whether they had the right to do it or not.
(Gov Rick) Perry: Obama Engaging in ‘Spiritual Warfare’ (“It falls on us [as] Christian warriors, Christian soldiers, and it’s for us as Americans, to stand our ground.”)
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is accusing President Barack Obama of engaging in spiritual warfare
Governor Rick Perry of Texas speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
and is urging Christian voters to “send a message to Washington that our nation is about more than some secular laws and activist courts.”
Rick Perry’s Letter to Obama
Dear Secretary Sebelius:
In the ObamaCare plan, the federal government sought to force the states to expand their Medicaid programs by — in the words of the Supreme Court — putting a gun to their heads. Now that the “gun to the head” has been removed, please relay this message to the President: I oppose both the expansion of Medicaid as provided in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the creation of a so-called “state” insurance exchange, because both represent brazen intrusions into the sovereignty of our state…
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 03: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee on Captiol Hill March 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. Sebelius testified on the HHS FY2012 budget and the implementation of health care reform laws, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
If BHO is reelected, Time for Texas to Secede (Vanity)
If BHO is reelected, Time for Texas to Secede (Vanity)
July 7, 2012 | no dems
Posted on Saturday, July 07, 2012 1:55:47 PM by no dems
Being a native-born Texan, it is my understanding that Texas is the only State in the Union that can legally secede from the Union, because it was once a Republic on it’s own. (The Republic of Texas.)
Now, someone help me out here: Is that a fact? If so, I’m calling on all Texas FReepers to join me in laying the groundwork to make it happen if Barack Obama is reelected. What do we need to do to start a Secession Movement, and where do we begin? If you’re not a Texan, you don’t understand the Texas mind-set. If BHO is reelected, I guarantee you that Texas would vote 60% – 40% FOR Secession.
English: Barack Obama delivers a speech at the University of Southern California (Video of the speech) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Uncommon Knowledge: Rick Perry on What the U.S. Can Learn from Texas about the Economy
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Uncommon Knowledge: Rick Perry on What the U.S. Can Learn from Texas about the Economy
YouTube ^ | Jul 4, 2012 | Peter Robinson
Governor Rick Perry of Texas speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) talks to Peter Robinson about his career in Texas and his race for the White House. Perry speaks candidly about his presidential aspirations, and how they were thwarted by back surgery and a late entrance into the race. He also talks about why Texas is succeeding and California is failing when it comes to jobs and the economy. Is it as simple as low taxes and simpler regulations? Find out.
Gov. Perry Responds to Health Care Decision
Gov. Perry Responds to Health Care Decision
KCENTV.com ^
Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2012 2:02:02 PM by wk4bush2004
(KCEN) — Shortly after the Supreme Court handed down their ruling on the health care bill, Texas Gov. Rick Perry released a statement with his reactions to the Court’s decision.
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Perry said, “This ruling will be a stomach punch to the American economy. It is a shocking disappointment to freedom-loving Americans desperate to get our country back on track. Obamacare is bad for the economy, bad for health care, bad for freedom. Americans have made clear their overwhelming opposition to its convoluted, burdensome and overreaching mandates.”
Prison Planet.com » The Odds Overwhelmingly Say That Obamacare Is Finished
As the Supreme Court prepares to hand down its decision on the Affordable Care Acton Thursday, the only market offering its prediction thinks Obamacare’s key element will be ruled unconstitutional.
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Rick Perry Was Correct by Andrew P. Napolitano
When Texas Gov. Rick Perry, then in the early stages of his short-lived quest for the Republican presidential nomination, referred to Social Security as “a Ponzi scheme,” he was excoriated by the press, left and right, and by his fellow Republicans, as well. Earlier this week, government actuaries revealed that Perry was correct.
Governor Rick Perry of Texas speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
That revelation, which was greeted with a ho-hum by the media, basically announced that by 2033, 21 years from now, the so-called Social Security trust fund will be empty.
The only reason this was even announced is because we are approaching a presidential election campaign, and in response to Perry’s much-derided claim, the government’s actuaries, who originally told the Obama administration and the public that the fund would be solvent until 2036, re-examined their numbers and concluded that it will be in the red three years earlier than they thought.
Israeli Spying and 9/11: Carl Cameron’s Spiked FOX News Story
Part 1 – Original FOX News Webpage – VideoNote in the first segment of the article that a highly placed US investigator states, “evidence linking these Israelis to 9/11 is classified. I cannot tell you about evidence that has been gathered. It’s classified information.”
This statement suggests that such evidence must exist, since there would be no need for classification if nothing had been found.
Barack’s People – A man is known best by the company he keeps
Barack Obama delivers a speech at the University of Southern California (Video of the speech) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Barack’s People – A man is known best by the company he keeps
am thinker ^ | 3/21/12 | w. gensert
Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:53:34 AM by bestintxas
Barack Obama has assembled a frightening assortment of appointments, friends, and associates. The following few are merely the tip of the sword Barack Obama wields in his plan to transform America in his own image.
The racialist black supremacist of “god damn America” fame presided over the Obama’s marriage as well as baptizing Sasha and Malia. Barack and Michelle perched in a pew, listening while the Right Reverend Wright preached racialism and hatred from the pulpit, for 20 years. He may not deserve the “Right” or the “Reverend,” being decidedly unrighteous and un-entitled to reverence. Yet the president heard nothing from his “spiritual mentor,” the man who actually coined the phrase “audacity of hope,” the title of the president’s hugely successful second autobiography. When you are a truly great man, one just won’t do.
(AND SCROLL DOWN TO READER RESPONSES TOO!) Larry Flynt offers $1M for dirt on lawmakers, government officials
Larry Flynt offers $1M for dirt on lawmakers, government officials
By Vicki Needham – 03/04/12 01:28 PM ET
Larry Flynt is on the trail for any dirt on congressional lawmakers and government officials.
The Hustler magazine publisher placed a full-page ad in Sunday’s Washington Post, offering upward of $1 million for any information about “infidelity, sexual impropriety or corruption concerning a U.S. senator, congressperson or prominent government official.”
The ad says sources with documented evidence would be paid if Flynt publishes the “verified story.” He is asking for submissions by phone or email.
In September, Flynt went after former Republican presidential contender Rick Perry, offering a million-dollar bounty to anyone “who can document an illicit sexual encounter with the Texas governor.
Even If You Don’t Like Ron Paul You Should Watch This – Its only 1 minute | Veterans Today
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You can change the future. Stop the spending its bankrupting America! “Banned” Commercial: Ron Paul 2012 Unofficial With Commentary From Viewers In ChinaAlexander HigginsI had an email conversation with an American who lives in China and I asked him about what the Chinese thought of our “Banned” Commercial: Ron Paul 2012. Here is his reply which is quite moving:Well I showed it to my wife who is Chinese. The translations don’t match 100%, I saw the original afterwards and was like “okay that’s better”. But, I’ll actually share something with you very true.When I first came to China I lived in a place called XiaoShan a rich district of Hangzhou and made a few friends with business owners. Last month I met up with them at a convenient store and on the TV there was talk about U.S. politicians.
Ron Paul Can’t Win; Heck, He Doesn’t Even Want To Become President of the U.S. « LewRockwell.com Blog
The latest entry into this sweepstakes is the War Street Journal. They opine that Dr. Paul “He knows he can’t win, but he wants to use his delegates to hold the Republican Party hostage to his views on national security and presidential power.”
How come no one in the mainstream media says that Donald Trump can’t win? That Michelle Bachman can’t win? That Rick Perry can’t win? That Jon Huntsman can’t win? That Herman Cain can’t win? That Mitt Romney can’t win? That Newt Gingrich can’t win? That Rick Santorum can’t win?
Why is it that ONLY Ron Paul can’t win? Lookit, when there are almost a dozen initial candidates, all but one “can’t win.”
Let me assure the War Street Journal: Not only CAN Ron Paul win, not only does he WANT to win, but, stick this in your pipe and smoke it, he WILL win.
Firebrand Free Republic Founder Endorses Newt Gingrich With Epic Call to Action
Firebrand Free Republic Founder Endorses Newt Gingrich With Epic Call to Action
Fox News ^ | January 19, 2012 | Fox News
Posted on Friday, January 20, 2012 10:57:08 AM by true believer forever
I’m officially endorsing Newt Gingrich for president today. Was going to wait until after Florida, but see no reason to delay. We need Newt to win in South Carolina and Florida to stop any possible momentum building up for the establishment big government, statist, abortionist RINO!!
Prison Planet.com » Media Cover-up: Ron Paul’s Standing Not Discussed in Iowa Vote Reshuffle
Republican officials in Iowa today said that there was no clear winner in the caucus held there on January 3. Party officials said results from eight of the 1,774 precincts were missing when they conducted the vote certification process, meaning they likely will never know what the final tallies were for the candidates.
Despite the ambiguity, Rick Santorum was quick to declare a “virtual tie” in the race and the establishment media obliged him on the claim while ignoring how the change effected Ron Paul’s standing.
Media Cover up: Ron Paul’s Standing Not Discussed in Iowa Vote Reshuffle
Rick Santorum claims he is in a “virtual tie” with declared winner Mitt Romney.
According to the Iowa Caucus website, the certified results of 1,766 precincts made public Thursday show Santorum with 29,839 votes, followed by Romney with 29,805, Ron Paul in third with 26,036, and Newt Gingrich with 16,163, Rick Perry with 12,557, Michele Bachmann with 6,046 and Jon Huntsman with 739. Party officials said 121,503 votes were certified.
The admission of voting irregularities and uncounted votes in the state adds more weight to the argument that the race was fixed in order to discount Ron Paul and push him to the periphery in a concerted effort to minimize his popularity among voters and upstage the handpicked establishment candidates.
On January 4, we reported on the Republican establishment’s decision to conduct the vote count in secret after vague threats issued by the shadowy Anonymous hacker group and protests planned by Occupy the Iowa Caucus.
“Also abusing suddenly lax ID registration may have created many fake votes for neocons Santorum and Romney,” Brad Funkhouser wrote.
A d v e r t i s e m e n t
In addition to ID problems, the Clinton County Republican Women’s Club reported mysterious “computer glitches” during the vote.
“This is the biggest fraud since Kennedy stole the West Virginia Primary,” Funkhouser said.
If, as Santorum claims, he is virtually tied with Romney in Iowa, that would mean Ron Paul came in second, not third. The establishment media has neglected to report this fact. Instead, it has ignored Paul and continued its campaign to portray Romney and Santorum as the only viable candidates wrestling to gain the nomination.
Moreover, a reshuffling of the vote will change the dynamics on delegates as the front-runners head into the Republican national convention in Tampa, Florida during the week of August 27, 2012.
Barack Obama is the Problem…
Barack Obama is the ProblemRush Limbaugh.com ^ | January 19, 2012 | Rush LimbaughPosted on Thursday, January 19, 2012 2:39:17 PM by KaslinBEGIN TRANSCRIPTRUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you understand my purpose here. I’m not sloughing anything off. What do you expect me to do? If you want me to “start condemning” Newt, since when am I on Newt’s bandwagon? I praise Newt;
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I criticize Newt whenever it’s called for. I have not chosen a candidate — and this is why I never endorse in primaries! You never know when this kind of stuff is gonna pop up.You know, all of these people who think they’ve got the power to name a nominee have been endorsing people since this whole thing began, and where are they now?
Perry under pressure to bow out, endorse another conservative
READER RESPONSE: Gunny G…
In my kindness, I had him pegged as the lessor of evils of the herd at best….but even so…I prefer he not grab over and bend his ankles for the likes of these phony Rs !!!!!
he’s better than that!
Semper Watching!
Rick Perry: Americans should be ‘unhinged’ by decision to reject Keystone pipe path
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Rick Perry: Americans should be ‘unhinged’ by decision to reject Keystone pipe pathFox News ^ | January 18, 2012 | Nick KalmanPosted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 12:46:14 PM by Cincinatus’ Wife…”It doesn’t surprise me but it’s again — the president’s focused more on the next election than on the next generation.”Getting this country independent of foreign sources of crude from countries that are not our friends is really problematic.
So this Canadian oil, there’s a possibility we could lose it to China with that decision so I hope Americans will really become unhinged with that decision because it is a really bad decision for our country, for energy independence and sends a horrible message at a time that were headed to $4 and $5 oil or excuse me $4 or $5 gasoline, to have a neighbor who’s willing to sell us crude that is available.
Prison Planet.com » It’s Over – Only Two Republican Candidates On Virginia Ballot
In the Commonwealth, real change candidate and Champion of the Constitution Ron Paul will face down establishment flip-flopper Mitt Romney
LAKE JACKSON, Texas – 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul, the constitutionally-observant candidate of real change, will face down establishment candidate and notorious flip-flopper Mitt Romney in a head-to-head matchup in the Virginia primary.
The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied four candidates’ appeals to appear on the ballot after their glaring failure to comply with the Commonwealth’s stringent, but widely-known, ballot access requirements.
Former candidate Jon Huntsman and Rick Santorum did not file signatures with the Virginia State Board of Elections at all. Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich did file signatures, but fell short of qualifying. Rick Perry then brought a suit against the state challenging the ballot-access requirements to which all candidates were held, and others failing to qualify joined the suit. When the suit was struck down, an injunction was filed in part to reconcile whether and when paper ballots would be printed, and today the final decision was handed down.
Virginia is the nation’s 12th-largest state and its primary election takes place on March 6th – Super Tuesday. The absence of any other candidates on the ballot aside from Paul and Romney, including serial hypocrite Gingrich and counterfeit conservative Santorum, is sending ripple effects throughout key early voting states including South Carolina where Palmetto State voters now are concerned about how their vote will affect the nominating process going forward.
In or Out? Perry Counts on Strong S.C. Vote to Stay in Race [Santorum: I can win if they drop out]
GUNNY G RESPONSE…
SEE ARCHIVE, READER RESPONSEs, Etc…..
Perry may well be the lessor of evils, yet to prove himself as much more—I don’t know—but wait-n-see!Semper Watching!Gunny G
Semper Watching!
via In or Out? Perry Counts on Strong S.C. Vote to Stay in Race [Santorum: I can win if they drop out].
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The Choice
The Choice
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Human Events ^ | January 10, 2012 | Rick Perry
Posted on Saturday, January 14, 2012 5:44:53 PM by SaveOurRepublicFromTyranny
Big government conservatives will never truly overhaul Washington because they need the status quo in place to accomplish their objectives. They don’t want to rebuild the machine; they simply want to change the people pulling the levers.
But that is not what the American people want. There is such deep and widespread discontent that nothing short of a complete overhaul will satisfy their justifiable demands.
The American people expect changes equal to their concern, which is the highest it’s been in at least a generation, and I am the only candidate with a vision that is as strong and sweeping as the public is angry.
While others promise to tinker with the status quo, I am the outsider who will overhaul Washington. Others talk about trimming the bureaucracy; I will eliminate the Departments of Commerce, Energy and Education, gut the activist EPA, freeze bureaucrat salaries and make Congress part-time. Others talk about cleaning up the tax code; I say let Americans throw the whole thing out and pay a simple flat tax instead.
In Defense of Libertarians (being libertarian and being Republican are not mutually exclusive)
In Defense of Libertarians (being libertarian and being Republican are not mutually exclusive)
American Thinker ^ | 01/12/2012 | Rachael Williams
Posted on Thursday, January 12, 2012 7:55:31 AM by SeekAndFind
Throughout the primary election season there’s been a group unfairly villainized by the rest of the Republicans. Not the establishment (they can’t be villainized enough for giving us McCain and trying to keep folks like Rand Paul from getting elected in 2010) — I mean libertarians.
Republicans like to villainize libertarians for infiltrating their party — but refuse to acknowledge that being libertarian and being Republican are not mutually exclusive. I wish someone had told me, but apparently all self-identified libertarians are the same caricature of Ron Paul supporters who refuses to debate and instead just shouts “Neo-con! Neo-con!” at everyone with whom he disagrees.
I’m not what you’d call a “Ron Paul libertarian”; I don’t think he’s the end-all, be-all personification of what a libertarian is or what libertarians must believe to fit the title. Love him or hate him — which seem to be the only two options — I’d like to believe that everyone on the right can admit that Ron Paul has brought the mainstream of the far right a little closer to libertarian beliefs. Without Ron Paul, you wouldn’t have candidates like Rick Perry and Rick Santorum pushing for trillions of dollars in spending cuts, nor would they be promising to outright eliminate regulatory agencies.
Why eligibility doesn’t matter to politicians
Like most other states, the commonwealth of Virginia has election laws designed by the legislature to ensure only qualified candidates get ballot positions.
In the GOP primary election of 2012, only Ron Paul and Mitt Romney qualified by following the procedures, which include getting enough petitions signed in every county of the state.
In short order, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, a resident of the state, and even states-rights champion Rick Perry were filing U.S. lawsuits challenging Virginia’s power to run elections the way its lawmakers wanted to run them.
Meanwhile, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, normally a constitutionally minded lawyer, announced he would file emergency legislation that would allow any presidential candidate receiving federal matching funds or qualified to receive them to get on the ballot.
In other words, the rules for the election are changing in the middle of the game. The state created legislation that was noted by two candidates who took the trouble to comply – presumably at some expense and effort. The others did not.
Now, using federal lawsuits and last-minute changes in legislation, those who didn’t take the trouble to comply with eligibility standards are being provided with an exception.
I have a problem with that.
It’s not because I favor Ron Paul or Mitt Romney. In fact, neither of them would be my choice for the Republican nomination – and I, too, am a Virginia resident and registered voter. I would like the opportunity to vote for someone who more closely represents my views.
I just happen to believe eligibility standards are important – and should be observed, enforced and amended only through normal political processes, not federal court rulings. Neither should election rules be changed in the middle of a campaign…..
Perry Asks And Answers The 3 Big Questions
In this morning’s GOP presidential debate, NBC moderator David Gregory asked Texas Governor Rick Perry a question about electability.
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Governor Perry took it a step further and laid out the three big questions primary voters should be asking themselves: “Who is it that can beat Obama? Who is it that can invigorate the tea party? Who is it that can take the message of smaller outsider government that’s truly going to change that place?”
While the mainstream media and party establishment have been obsessed with that first question for months, the other two have been virtually ignored in their zeal to push Republicans to settle once again for a non-conservative nominee. With the actual voting underway, it’s more than time to ask (and answer) those other two questions.
When it comes to invigorating the grassroots activists who were instrumental in the shellacking President Obama and his Congressional cronies took in the 2010 midterm elections, Governor Perry demonstrated once again that he is the candidate that can inspire the tea party.
GOP Presidential Debate Tonight…
GOP Presidential Debate Tonight
Brevard Times ^ | January 6, 2012
Posted on Saturday, January 07, 2012 9:34:48 AM by Cincinatus’ Wife
The first New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary Debate will be held tonight, January 7, 2012, at 9 a.m. E.S.T. in Manchester, New Hampshire. The debate is will air on ABC.
Rick Perry betrays the right, stays in
Rick Perry betrays the right, stays in
The Hill ^ | January 4, 2012 | Brent Budowsky
Posted on Thursday, January 05, 2012 2:56:32 AM by 2ndDivisionVet
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If Rick Perry was a legitimate conservative (which I always warned he was not) he would have dropped out of the campaign today and endorsed Rick Santorum, Ron Paul or Newt Gingrich. Yet “Pay-for-Play” Perry stays in, and heads for South Carolina. So what’s the deal?
The big winner of Perry staying in, by far, is Mitt Romney. The big loser is the conservative movement and the candidates who appeal to that movement. Keeping in mind my long-held view that Perry is not conservative, just a “pay-for-play” guy, what is in it for Perry?
1. Perhaps Romney offered Perry a position in his administration, such as undersecretary of Agriculture.
2. Perhaps Romney offered Perry a diplomatic post suited to his talents, such as United States Ambassador to Bolivia.
3. Perhaps Perry spent more of his money than we realize, and Romney offered to go to his 1 percent wealthy fundraisers and raise for Perry a little more dough to sweeten the pie.
American Wealth Eroding by Bill Sardi
Today’s Presidential campaign sounds more like a horse race.
“The horses are entering the starting gate. Jockeys to watch are top-tier picks Romney, Gingrich and Perry, sporting 6-to-1, 5-to-1 and 4-to-1 odds respectively. But there’s a slight delay. Perry’s horse, a Texas stallion, is kicking and the stewards are having a difficult time getting him into the gate.
In final Iowa push, Perry aims to set himself apart as ultimate outsider
In final Iowa push, Perry aims to set himself apart as ultimate outsider
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The Dallas Morning News ^ | December 29, 2011 | Todd J. Gilman
Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2011 12:44:46 PM by altura
RelatedCRESTON, Iowa — Rick Perry began his final push in the Iowa Republican caucuses Tuesday by sharpening his claim to be the sort of leader the country badly needs, and which his rivals decidedly are not.
“You need to ask yourself: If we replace the Democrat insider with a Republican insider, is that going to change Washington, D.C.? No, it’s not,” he told 150 or so Iowans crammed into a coffee shop a week ahead of caucuses likely to winnow the presidential field. “I will go to Washington to be an anti-establishment outsider.”
Perry: Obama cares more about politics than U.S. troops
Perry: Obama cares more about politics than U.S. troops
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CNN ^ | 28th December 2011 | Peter Hamby
Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 9:46:15 AM by shield
Urbandale, Iowa (CNN) – Texas Gov. Rick Perry accused Barack Obama of caring more about politics than American troops on Wednesday, blasting the president for not planning a major parade to welcome home soldiers from the war in Iraq.
The last combat troops left the country last week, after nearly nine years of fighting.
“This president wouldn’t welcome home our many heroes with a simple parade in their honor,” the Republican presidential candidate told a packed house at The Machine Shed restaurant in Urbandale.
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Paul and Perry Are Poised to Punk Romney and Gingrich in Iowa
Paul and Perry Are Poised to Punk Romney and Gingrich in Iowa
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Yahoo News ^ | Dec. 21, 2011 | Sherry Tomfeld
Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2011 10:19:22 AM by stillafreemind
Besides Paul’s top position, Perry is now third or fourth in most of the polling. Pundits say Iowa is irrelevant if Paul wins, as he is a one-trick pony. Could a win in Iowa ignite the Paul ground teams in other states? Paul is a force to be reckoned with because of his staunch supporters. Maybe candidates should be reaching towards Paul instead of running away from him.
Perry, on the other hand, could be the dark horse in this race. If not nationally, at least he appears to be set to come from behind in Iowa. Why are people giving Perry a second look? His supporters do not mind that he is not the best debater.
Rick Perry vs. Newt Gingrich: Which Candidate Will Kill ‘Big Daddy’ Government?
Rick Perry vs. Newt Gingrich: Which Candidate Will Kill ‘Big Daddy’ Government?
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The Stir – CafeMom ^ | December 19, 2011 | Lori Ziganto, Homeschooling Mom and conservative blogger
Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 2:43:55 AM by Cincinatus’ Wife
The South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary is on January 21, 2012. I live in South Carolina, so the Republican Presidential candidates have just about a month to convince me of one thing: that he or she will help cure the disease and not just the symptoms…..
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- Rick Perry rebound in Iowa: Assisted by veterans? (gunnyg.wordpress.com)
A Time For Choosing: Rick Perry for President
A Time For Choosing: Rick Perry for President
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Big Government ^ | 12-19-2011 | Mike Flynn – OP/ED
Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 2:23:46 PM by smoothsailing
December 19, 2011
A Time For Choosing: Rick Perry for President
Mike Flynn
Yes, I’ve seen the debates. And, yes, I’ve watched the “oops” moment probably a dozen times. While he has steadily improved, Rick Perry is not a skilled debater. Seeing him debate is like watching a high-wire act, where each moment is tense with the fear that the performer could slip and fall. I get it. But, when did debate performance become our sole criteria for picking a President? When did the RNC decide to team up with the legacy media and turn the nomination contest into an almost unwatchable reality TV spectacle? Is this really a sane way to pick a nominee?
Gallup Daily GOP Tracking Poll: not updated for 2 days
Gallup Daily GOP Tracking Poll: not updated for 2 days
Gallup.com ^ | 12/17/2011 | staff
Posted on Saturday, December 17, 2011 8:34:21 AM by Notwithstanding
The Gallup website says:
“GALLUP DAILY: GOP Ballot Tracking, Among Republican Registered Voters; Updates daily at 1 p.m. ET”
But there have been no updates since Wednesday, and today is Saturday.
A Rick Perry comeback? It all rides on Iowa now.
A Rick Perry comeback? It all rides on Iowa now.
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The Christian Science Monitor ^ | 12/15/2011 | Amanda Paulson
Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2011 11:09:38 AM by wolfman23601
At this stage, that seems unlikely. But Politico is reporting that internal polls from both Mr. Perry and Mitt Romney find significant slippage in Newt Gingrich‘s Iowa standing. And Perry is one of the beneficiaries. “I believe [Ron] Paul can trip up Newt here, and that’s great news for Romney because Newt is done if that happens,” one Iowa caucus-watcher told Politico. “Watch Rick Perry. He’s going for a top-three finish, and that could be to Romney’s expense.” How well do you know Rick Perry? Take our quiz Perry’s strategy amounts to betting everything on Iowa, where he’s making a major push, despite being stuck in the low double digits in the polls.
Perry links himself to military, cites record (Reader Response, Sgt Dakota Meyer MOH, Etc…)
Marine Dakota Meyer’s is one of the heroes (in the above video) supporting Gov. Rick Perry’s candidacy for president.
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Today the MSM is reporting about an investigation of events surrounding Dakota Meyer’s acts of heroism in battle (they don’t discount his heroism, nor the appropriateness of his Medal of Honor but believe the Marine Corp “inflated” the circumstances and his acts, and that this could “tarnish one of the signature moments of [Obama’s] time as commander in chief.”).
Marines promoted inflated story for Medal of Honor recipient
Rick Perry rebound in Iowa: Assisted by veterans?
Rick Perry rebound in Iowa: Assisted by veterans?
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http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2011/1214/Rick-Perry-rebound-in-Iowa-Assisted-by-veterans ^ | 12-14-2011 | Liz Marlantes
Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 9:07:52 PM by smoothsailing
Rick Perry rebound in Iowa: Assisted by veterans?
Rick Perry, Mitt Romney internals show Newt Gingrich slippage, sources say
Rick Perry, Mitt Romney internals show Newt Gingrich slippage, sources say
Politico ^ | December 14, 2011 | MAGGIE HABERMAN |
Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2:26:05 PM by Cincinatus’ Wife
A weeklong blitz of negative ads from Ron Paul and “Restore Our Future,” the pro-Mitt Romney super PAC, have taken a toll on Newt Gingrich’s standing in Iowa, internal numbers from the Rick Perry and Romney camps show, according to multiple sources.
Sources didn’t provide specific numbers on how far he’s slipped, but it’s perceptible in both camps’ numbers, the sources said.
Perry has been inching up, the sources said – in part thanks to his faith-based push but largely because of his controversial anti-gay rights ad, and the big question is whether he draws at all from Romney and pushes him down out of the top three finishers in the state.
The person who is holding strong, according to the internal numbers, is Paul, who has a true shot of winning the caucuses, according to several Iowa Republican insiders surveying ground games and energy.
Gingrich, Paul Virtually Tied for First Place in Iowa (PPP POLL: Newt-22, Paul-21, Mitt – 16)
Gingrich, Paul Virtually Tied for First Place in Iowa (PPP POLL: Newt-22, Paul-21, Mitt – 16)
The Corner ^ | 12/13/2011 | Katrina Trinko
Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 3:13:15 PM by TBBT
Results from Democratic firm Public Policy Polling poll of likely GOP caucus goers: Newt Gingrich (22 percent), Ron Paul (21 percent), Mitt Romney (16 percent), Michele Bachmann (11 percent), Rick Perry (9 percent), Rick Santorum (8 percent), Jon Huntsman (5 percent), and Gary Johnson (1 percent). The poll’s margin of error is 4.2 percentage points.
Down in the weeds, PPP notices a couple of factors that might be contributing to these numbers:
He’s [Gingrich] also seen a significant decline in his favorability numbers. Last week he was at +31 (62/31) and he’s now dropped 19 points to +12 (52/40). The attacks on him appear to be taking a heavy toll- his support with Tea Party voters has declined from 35% to 24%. Paul meanwhile has seen a big increase in his popularity from +14 (52/38) to +30 (61/31).
Perry’s new TV ad slams ‘political correctness’ in Washington (w/Video)
Perry’s new TV ad slams ‘political correctness‘ in Washington (w/Video)
The Hill ^ | 12-13-2011 | Alicia M. Cohn
Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 1:41:29 PM by smoothsailing
December 13, 2011
Perry’s new TV ad slams ‘political correctness’ in Washington
By Alicia M. Cohn
Rick Perry hits political correctness in a new TV ad set to begin airing in Iowa and national cable on Tuesday.
“Washington is the capital of political correctness, where double-speak reigns and the truth is frowned upon,” Perry says to the camera in the new ad. The Texas governor continues to position himself as a “Washington outsider” looking to change things in the D.C. establishment.
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