Rick Perry will be our President in 2013

I am not going to wade through this whole 9 page thread, all I will say is that in my opinion Perry is really, really a nitwit.

the race is a year and a half away... in politics, a lifetime... polls, etc are senseless at this point. most are not paying attention yet and won't be until next fall.

only one of your boys polling close is ....wait for it.....your buddy..............ROMNEY...............

At least watch the video.....

http://timeforperry.com/

Dear Yankee
Eight things you ought to know before you start writing stories about Rick Perry.
http://www.texasmonthly.com/2011-08-01/btl.php

Wily Fox aka Angela wrote: the race is a year and a half away... in politics, a lifetime... polls, etc are senseless at this point. most are not paying attention yet and won't be until next fall.

A year-and-a-half before the last election, everyone thought Hillary Clinton was the heir-apparent Democratic nominee and I'm not sure the Republicans envisioned McCain coming out on top on that side, either.

WayneH wrote:

Wily Fox aka Angela wrote: the race is a year and a half away... in politics, a lifetime... polls, etc are senseless at this point. most are not paying attention yet and won't be until next fall.

A year-and-a-half before the last election, everyone thought Hillary Clinton was the heir-apparent Democratic nominee and I'm not sure the Republicans envisioned McCain coming out on top on that side, either.

No one I knew did.

Remember the Iowa Caucus where Huckabee got 17 delegates, Romney got 12 and McCain got only 3?

Rick Perry's racially insensitive pastor problem

There's good news and there's bad news for Texas Governor Rick Perry. First the good: Two recent polls have the undeclared presidential candidate just a few points behind frontrunner Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination.

Now, the bad: Perry, if he jumps into the race, comes to the table with a lot of baggage. Big, heavy suitcases like the kind your granddaddy kept in the attic. For example, Perry wanted Texas to secede from the Union, which makes one wonder why he would want to run for president of the United States rather than the Republic of Texas. He signed into law the Texas DREAM Act, which allows for in-state tuition for students at Texas colleges and universities regardless of their immigration status, and will likely draw the ire of anti-immigrant Republicans.

His board of education has wiped away the civil rights movement and the achievements of blacks and Latinos from the history books. In addition, Perry cut primary and secondary education by $4 billion for the 2012-13 budget, which will likely minimize the Lone Star State's reputation as number one in job growth.

This, as some critics are calling his so-called Texas miracle, with small government and the 49th lowest tax burden in America, a mirage. Texas rates dead last in the percentage of people over 25 with high school diplomas and pregnant women who receive prenatal care, but the state ranks first in pollution, uninsured children and executions.

And as Perry said on the event's website, "As a nation, we must come together and call upon Jesus to guide us through unprecedented struggles." The list of endorsers and sponsors of the event reads like is a who's who of hard-right Christian fundamentalism, including Focus on the Family, the Family Research Council, and the American Family Association -- the anti-gay group designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Rick Perry's decision to pal around with these ultra-conservative religious groups and pastors will undoubtedly help him in the GOP primaries, though these affiliations could render him unelectable in a general election. This courtship began in 2009, when two Texas pastors from the New Apostolic Reformation movement -- Tom Schlueter of Arlington and Bob Long of San Marcos -- approached Perry.

These pastors, whose followers believe the End Times are near and they have a direct line to God, told Perry that God has a grand plan to anoint Texas as "The Prophet State" that would lead America to godly government. And they told Gov. Perry that he is God's man to lead the nation.

http://www.thegrio.com/politics/rick-pe ... roblem.php

That's why politics and religion don't mix... Politics is supposed to be about facts... Religion, on the other hand, ........................

LadyJazzer wrote:

Rick Perry's racially insensitive pastor problem

There's good news and there's bad news for Texas Governor Rick Perry. First the good: Two recent polls have the undeclared presidential candidate just a few points behind frontrunner Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination.

Now, the bad: Perry, if he jumps into the race, comes to the table with a lot of baggage. Big, heavy suitcases like the kind your granddaddy kept in the attic. For example, Perry wanted Texas to secede from the Union, which makes one wonder why he would want to run for president of the United States rather than the Republic of Texas. He signed into law the Texas DREAM Act, which allows for in-state tuition for students at Texas colleges and universities regardless of their immigration status, and will likely draw the ire of anti-immigrant Republicans.

His board of education has wiped away the civil rights movement and the achievements of blacks and Latinos from the history books. In addition, Perry cut primary and secondary education by $4 billion for the 2012-13 budget, which will likely minimize the Lone Star State's reputation as number one in job growth.

This, as some critics are calling his so-called Texas miracle, with small government and the 49th lowest tax burden in America, a mirage. Texas rates dead last in the percentage of people over 25 with high school diplomas and pregnant women who receive prenatal care, but the state ranks first in pollution, uninsured children and executions.

And as Perry said on the event's website, "As a nation, we must come together and call upon Jesus to guide us through unprecedented struggles." The list of endorsers and sponsors of the event reads like is a who's who of hard-right Christian fundamentalism, including Focus on the Family, the Family Research Council, and the American Family Association -- the anti-gay group designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Rick Perry's decision to pal around with these ultra-conservative religious groups and pastors will undoubtedly help him in the GOP primaries, though these affiliations could render him unelectable in a general election. This courtship began in 2009, when two Texas pastors from the New Apostolic Reformation movement -- Tom Schlueter of Arlington and Bob Long of San Marcos -- approached Perry.

These pastors, whose followers believe the End Times are near and they have a direct line to God, told Perry that God has a grand plan to anoint Texas as "The Prophet State" that would lead America to godly government. And they told Gov. Perry that he is God's man to lead the nation.

http://www.thegrio.com/politics/rick-pe ... roblem.php

That's why politics and religion don't mix... Politics is supposed to be about facts... Religion, on the other hand, ........................

It has already been proven that a candidates affiliation with their pastor makes no difference. That was proven last eletction. Obama's pastor and person he called mentor is one of the most America and White hating people on the planet and people ignored it. And do you REALLY think Obama or the Dems want to bring up Pastors agian to compare them? That is a dead issue unless they want to start putting split screens up of Focus on the Family pastor and Reverend Wright saying God Damn America and Whitey. The Dems will avoid THAT topic this election so it really will be a non issue.