Rick Perry's first part of his plan that he will announce

OK, now THIS is the Rick Perry I have been pushing for for over 4 months. Many people are saying, don't count him out. This detailed plan that he is set to announce will respark his candidacy. He may not be the greatest at debates but he is BY FAR the greatest at creating jobs! And that is what America needs and is focused on right now.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington ... 50762616/1

"Getting the energy industry back to work is the quickest way to spark 1.2 million good, well-paid American jobs, and at the same time reduce our dependence on energy from nations that are all too often hostile to the United States," Perry said in a telephone interview Thursday with USA TODAY previewing the speech at a Pittsburgh steel mill.

He vowed to reverse many of the energy policies pursued by President Obama, saying "the radical environmental movement" had been "sitting in the front of the train, being the engineer" during Obama's tenure.

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Why on earth didn't he have a plan in place before the last debate which was about the economy?

Perry just keeps shooting himself in the foot. And if he keeps dropping in the polls due to lackluster debate performance, I don't see him doing any better vs. Obama.

And no, before someone says it, Obama doesn't require a teleprompter during debates.

Romney continues to do well in the debates, though.

Romney is a very polished act, he has honed his technique, and I doubt Obama could rattle him much. He is very cool under pressure. Perry just doesn't have that ability.......he comes across as unsure of himself, and often like he is barely holding in his anger. JMHO

Science Chic wrote: So who's orchestrating this master plan of making Perry so extreme as to draw the fire and criticism from the other candidates, and make the other candidates look sane by comparison?

Maybe Perry just is that extreme.

He will be on all the morning shows tomorrow talking about his plan.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/65899.html


Rick Perry, who to date has carefully picked his media spots, is going to blanket the airwaves tomorrow to promote the jobs and energy speech he's set to deliver in Pittsburgh.

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Perry's blitz starts with Larry Kudlow's CNBC show tonight. The Texas governor will then hit almost all of the morning news programs.

He is slated to appear on "Good Morning America," "Today," "The Early Show," "Fox & Friends" and Sioux City's KTIV. Perry will also call into radio programs in Iowa with Sam Clovis, New Hampshire with Brian Tilton and South Carolina with Ashley Byrd. Perry is additionally going to sit for an interview for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

The aggressive schedule reflects not just the desire to drive the message of the day — by promoing the speech — but also a view in Perryworld that they need to play to the candidate's strengths more. They hope to give voters a better sense of Perry via those venues in which he performs better and to change the impression left from his debate appearances.

In other words....he will try to convince the American people that he is actually smarter than he appears......that could be a hard sell, because eventually he will have to debate again, and he will be questioned by those who are probably smarter and better prepared than he is. Talk shows are so easy......debates, not so much. He is what he is Viking, you can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear......(one of my mom's favorite sayings)

Do we really want another candidate like Sarah, where every appearance has to be carefully orchestrated, lest they screw up by being themselves?

archer wrote: In other words....he will try to convince the American people that he is actually smarter than he appears......that could be a hard sell, because eventually he will have to debate again, and he will be questioned by those who are probably smarter and better prepared than he is. Talk shows are so easy......debates, not so much. He is what he is Viking, you can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear......(one of my mom's favorite sayings)

Do we really want another candidate like Sarah, where every appearance has to be carefully orchestrated, lest they screw up by being themselves?

So you are saying that we need to elect the best debater? That is what we did in 2008 and look where that got us. We need to elect the person with the best record for creating jobs, the best ideas, the best plans, and will put Americans first and not their own ideals that even their own party doesn't agree with.

The Viking wrote:

archer wrote: In other words....he will try to convince the American people that he is actually smarter than he appears......that could be a hard sell, because eventually he will have to debate again, and he will be questioned by those who are probably smarter and better prepared than he is. Talk shows are so easy......debates, not so much. He is what he is Viking, you can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear......(one of my mom's favorite sayings)

Do we really want another candidate like Sarah, where every appearance has to be carefully orchestrated, lest they screw up by being themselves?

So you are saying that we need to elect the best debater? That is what we did in 2008 and look where that got us. We need to elect the person with the best record for creating jobs, the best ideas, the best plans, and will put Americans first and not their own ideals that even their own party doesn't agree with.

That isn't exactly what I said, though I can understand how you came to that conclusion from what I posted. The debates can give us some insight into the character of the candidate, and what their positions on the issues are....not a perfect means of doing so, but probably the best we have. Anyone can use a script and sound like they know what they are talking about......you have pointed that out often enough with Obama and the teleprompter, but in a debate they have to explain their positions in their own words, with pressure from their fellow candidates and a moderator (not to mention millions watching). I'm not alone in thinking that Perry did not present himself well, and he some difficulty explaining his decisions.....his rationalizations didn't make sense. We have already had a Texas cowboy who can't think on his feet and does things because, well because it seemed like the right thing to do at the time, and in retrospect it wasn't. Perry also drew fire for being not too knowledgeable about foreign and national issues, economics, and how the federal government works.......his writers will try to fix that, but it may be too late. I don't think Cain is any better.......I really don't know about Romney, maybe he is just another Obama who speaks well and gives a good presentation but doesn't have the substance to back it up.

Right now, like it or not, Obama has the most experience of the whole lot of them, because he has been president....I think that is how Bush got elected for a second term.