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Rick Perry Enters G.O.P. Race for President

lpast said:
I doubt he can win...but who knows....I think the gop field stinks...and Im not an obama fan at all.
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I think it stinks really bad too... Ron Paul is a good in a lot of ways, but I wish he was more moderate on some issues. I like his honesty and the fact that he has principles. Romney doesn't have principles and flip flops constantly, and the rest of them are super social Conservative and religious nuts.
 
Ockham said:
I would vote for a pile of dirty sand over Obama in a heartbeat. That's probably why I'm really not interested in the Republican primary. It's kinda irrelevant, though I really would like to see a no nonsense no BS candidate like a Christy or (at least so far) Quomo. I think those two are cut from the same tree though have a different letter before their names.
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LOL..how about a Ham sandwich;)
 
I think the dream ticket would be Perry/ Bachman.:lamo
 
donc said:
I think the dream ticket would be Perry/ Bachman.:lamo
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Nothing to write home about currently, Ron Paul would be the best but he's seventy and dismissed as a loon by the media so he is unelectable, goes to show us how shallow we all are. Herman Caine would be my choice but, he is dismissed by the media as a Uncle Tom although the media is to cowardly to admit it. Mitt no thanks, been there dome that same with Newt. Sarah Palin is good but she damaged goods, it won't work.
 
deltabtry said:
Nothing to write home about currently, Ron Paul would be the best but he's seventy and dismissed as a loon by the media so he is unelectable, goes to show us how shallow we all are. Herman Caine would be my choice but, he is dismissed by the media as a Uncle Tom although the media is to cowardly to admit it. Mitt no thanks, been there dome that same with Newt. Sarah Palin is good but she damaged goods, it won't work.
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I was one of Ron Pauls supporters the last time but like you say he is getting up there.His son is a friggen loon though.
 
donc said:
I was one of Ron Pauls supporters the last time but like you say he is getting up there.His son is a friggen loon though.
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The loon didn't fall far from the tree.
 
deltabtry said:
Nothing to write home about currently, Ron Paul would be the best but he's seventy and dismissed as a loon by the media so he is unelectable, goes to show us how shallow we all are. Herman Caine would be my choice but, he is dismissed by the media as a Uncle Tom although the media is to cowardly to admit it. Mitt no thanks, been there dome that same with Newt. Sarah Palin is good but she damaged goods, it won't work.
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Palin is damaged goods, but so too is Obama, Clinton, Romney, Paul and every other candidate. What matters is how they proceed forward with their handicaps. The way that Palin regularly as clockwork hands Obama his ass shows that a.) she has better policy instincts than Obama, and b.) she's a better politician than Obama.

Liberals will never vote for Palin so all their sturm und drang about her, while ferocious in its hurricane spittle quality, is really meaningless.

Whichever candidate emerges on top will have done so by vanquishing their opponents in the Republican primaries. As a political contest, winning primaries is as close as one can get to winning a general election, meaning that if they've emerged on top, then they really are the best of the bunch and people have bought into the message. This even applied to McCain - Republican primary voters voted for him, believe it or not. I;'m not sure how that happened, but it did happen. I guess my point is that legitimacy will increase as more victories are won.
 
AdamT said:
The loon didn't fall far from the tree.
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I liked the ole mans position on closing down bases overseas and pulling our troops out mostly.
 
AdamT said:
The loon didn't fall far from the tree.
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By the media yes and the left and right parties, it goes to show us how far we have gone beyond the boundaries of the constitution.
 
RiverDad said:
Palin is damaged goods, but so too is Obama, Clinton, Romney, Paul and every other candidate. What matters is how they proceed forward with their handicaps. The way that Palin regularly as clockwork hands Obama his ass shows that a.) she has better policy instincts than Obama, and b.) she's a better politician than Obama.

Liberals will never vote for Palin so all their sturm und drang about her, while ferocious in its hurricane spittle quality, is really meaningless.

Whichever candidate emerges on top will have done so by vanquishing their opponents in the Republican primaries. As a political contest, winning primaries is as close as one can get to winning a general election, meaning that if they've emerged on top, then they really are the best of the bunch and people have bought into the message. This even applied to McCain - Republican primary voters voted for him, believe it or not. I;'m not sure how that happened, but it did happen. I guess my point is that legitimacy will increase as more victories are won.
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Palin in my eyes looks good but she will never appeal to the middle or left no matter what. The left has successfully damaged her image, mission accomplished the media played right onto their hands. Plus she has to do something with that accent and voice pitch. I think what happened was the voters in the republican party and perhaps some in the middle voted for the candidate who would do less damage to the constitution and i emphasize less damage.
 
deltabtry said:
By the media yes and the left and right parties, it goes to show us how far we have gone beyond the boundaries of the constitution.
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It goes to show that the SC is the arbiter of what the Constitution allows -- not Ron Paul.
 
other than bloomberg, who won't run
the only republican with ANY chance of defeating Obama is Gary Johnson
anyone who likes what Ron Paul has to say might be interested in a Johnson candidacy
of course, the republicans won't even allow him to participate in their debates


perry, the gay governor of tejas
former head of the state's campaign for al gore's presidential election ... bet councilman never thought he would vote for a gore supporter
 
RiverDad said:
Palin is damaged goods, but so too is Obama, Clinton, Romney, Paul and every other candidate. What matters is how they proceed forward with their handicaps. The way that Palin regularly as clockwork hands Obama his ass shows that a.) she has better policy instincts than Obama, and b.) she's a better politician than Obama.

Liberals will never vote for Palin so all their sturm und drang about her, while ferocious in its hurricane spittle quality, is really meaningless.

Whichever candidate emerges on top will have done so by vanquishing their opponents in the Republican primaries. As a political contest, winning primaries is as close as one can get to winning a general election, meaning that if they've emerged on top, then they really are the best of the bunch and people have bought into the message. This even applied to McCain - Republican primary voters voted for him, believe it or not. I;'m not sure how that happened, but it did happen. I guess my point is that legitimacy will increase as more victories are won.
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You can forget about palin ,she and the clan are in this for the money, she will ride this money horse until it drops. Same for newt.
 
AdamT said:
It goes to show that the SC is the arbiter of what the Constitution allows -- not Ron Paul.
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I don't think Ron Paul ever claimed to be, he does ride on the fringe but for the most part he is correct.
 
deltabtry said:
Palin in my eyes looks good but she will never appeal to the middle or left no matter what.
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Don't let the brainwashers on the left do your thinking for you, they already do it for every liberal. If Palin wins the nomination then that is testament to the fact that she is a better politician that were her primary opponents. The interest in her is high, same as it was with Obama. Of course much of the interest in Palin is from those hoping for a trainwreck, but her policy wisdom and evisceration of Obama will change minds despite the liberal media's bombardment of propaganda designed to undo such progress.

The ultimate adjudicator of success and legitimacy is winning. Look at how a marxist, racial agitator with ties to terrorists and radical zealots became the face of the left and won a Noble Peace Prize for learning to tie his shoes. Sure, that's not a ringing endorsement of Palin because it's not meant to be, it's meant to show how low the threshold is. If she crosses the threshold it'll be because she pulled people to her side not because the press was laying down and spreading wide as they did with Obama.

Plus she has to do something with that accent and voice pitch.
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Turn it around on the bigots. What would be the reaction of people if someone told them that they're not voting for a candidate because they just can't stand his African-America accent?
 
RiverDad said:
Don't let the brainwashers on the left do your thinking for you, they already do it for every liberal. If Palin wins the nomination then that is testament to the fact that she is a better politician that were her primary opponents. The interest in her is high, same as it was with Obama. Of course much of the interest in Palin is from those hoping for a trainwreck, but her policy wisdom and evisceration of Obama will change minds despite the liberal media's bombardment of propaganda designed to undo such progress.

The ultimate adjudicator of success and legitimacy is winning. Look at how a marxist, racial agitator with ties to terrorists and radical zealots became the face of the left and won a Noble Peace Prize for learning to tie his shoes. Sure, that's not a ringing endorsement of Palin because it's not meant to be, it's meant to show how low the threshold is. If she crosses the threshold it'll be because she pulled people to her side not because the press was laying down and spreading wide as they did with Obama.



Turn it around on the bigots. What would be the reaction of people if someone told them that they're not voting for a candidate because they just can't stand his African-America accent?
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Whatta friggen hoot you are.

This following ..“
Look at how a marxist, racial agitator with ties to terrorists and radical zealots became the face of the left and won a Noble Peace Prize for learning to tie his shoes. “
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This, in your first paragraph.


Don't let the brainwashers on the left do your thinking for you,
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Kinda looks like you’re the one that’s brainwashed to me.:2wave:
 
AdamT said:
Right, the so-called Texas miracle was a mirage created because Texas does two-year budgets. And over half of Texas' job growth consisted of new government jobs.
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can you link to that claim? because some of the other died-in-the-wool lefties would insist that all of the jobs were unskilled labor positions with no benefits. Given the companies that came to Texas I know you can't both be right.
 
RiverDad said:
Don't let the brainwashers on the left do your thinking for you, they already do it for every liberal. If Palin wins the nomination then that is testament to the fact that she is a better politician that were her primary opponents. The interest in her is high, same as it was with Obama. Of course much of the interest in Palin is from those hoping for a trainwreck, but her policy wisdom and evisceration of Obama will change minds despite the liberal media's bombardment of propaganda designed to undo such progress.

The ultimate adjudicator of success and legitimacy is winning. Look at how a marxist, racial agitator with ties to terrorists and radical zealots became the face of the left and won a Noble Peace Prize for learning to tie his shoes. Sure, that's not a ringing endorsement of Palin because it's not meant to be, it's meant to show how low the threshold is. If she crosses the threshold it'll be because she pulled people to her side not because the press was laying down and spreading wide as they did with Obama.



Turn it around on the bigots. What would be the reaction of people if someone told them that they're not voting for a candidate because they just can't stand his African-America accent?
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True true, I like what you say except I have yet to see republicans grow a set. Then again I am beginning to see not much of a difference between left and right in regards to pushing a self aggrandizing agenda.
 
oops wrong topic hey mods can you please moves this to arts and ent.
 
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Finally getting to go see Gordon Lightfoot at the end of next month. ;)
 
Some 37% of all net new American jobs since the recovery began were created in Texas.

Using Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, Dallas Fed economists looked at state-by-state employment changes since June 2009, when the recession ended. Texas added 265,300 net jobs, out of the 722,200 nationwide, and by far outpaced every other state. New York was second with 98,200, Pennsylvania added 93,000, and it falls off from there. Nine states created fewer than 10,000 jobs, while Maine, Hawaii, Delaware and Wyoming created fewer than 1,000. Eighteen states have lost jobs since the recovery began.

The data are even more notable because they're calculated on a "sum of states" basis, which the BLS does not use because they can have sampling errors. Using straight nonfarm payroll employment, Texas accounts for 45% of net U.S. job creation.
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Review & Outlook: The Lone Star Jobs Surge - WSJ.com
 
Anyone who so blatently advocates violating our treaty commitments as Governor Perry has has absolutely no business being the head of state of the United States. If he is the nominee, I will vote third party again.
 
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