You're just another whiny hypocrite Viking. It has been pointed out many times how you make hay with gaffes of other candidates and no amount of lying will change that fact.
towermonkey wrote: If Perry's the nominee, I'll vote for Obama.
Good for you! You must be a socialist and like big government and high taxes and bailouts and amnesty. Speaks volumes about you.
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Amazing how you see yourself as the only one with a clue.
Wow... Viking is really obtuse... is he doing that on purpose, or is he clueless? I'm self centered and self serving, but I'm not stupid. Does Viking really think he's fooling anyone? Like Kate said (and I rarely agree with Kate)... "Amazing. If Perry makes a gaffe, you make excuses for it. If someone else makes a gaffe, you say 'IT IS NEWS AND WAS FUNNY YOU CLUELESS IDIOT! Are you seriously trying to be this slow?'"
If ANY candidate makes a stupid gaffe I DON"T CARE! You guys are so stuck on pauses and wrong words. I only care about their records and what they have and will do for this country and jobs, and the economy and our military and our fereign policies and our border. You guys are stuck on gaffes! And that dictates why you do or don't vote for someone. It amazes me that you guys can function in society!
Why is it acceptable for your candidate to make a gaffe, but if others (including news media) make a gaffe, it's a reason to start a thread and make fun of it?
The Viking wrote: Scott Rasmussen just told The Washington Examiner he will release an Iowa poll Thursday that shows Perry's numbers are improving to the point that he could win over a large percentage of undecided voters.
Here's the new figures...
The complete poll results are: Romney, 23 percent; Gingrich 20 percent; Ron Paul, 18 percent; Rick Perry 10 percent; Michele Bachmann, 9 percent; Rick Santorum, 6 percent; and Jon Huntsman, 5 percent. Ten percent of likely caucus-goers said they support some other candidate or are not sure how they will vote.
In the new survey, every candidate but Gingrich gained support in the last few weeks. The biggest gainers were Romney, up four points; Paul, up eight points; and Perry, up four points. Michele Bachmann climbed three points, as did Jon Huntsman, who has been to Iowa a grand total of one time in the campaign.
Rasmussen warns that the race remains volatile, with only 40 percent of likely caucus-goers sure of how they will vote.[/i]
The almost ran (Perry up 4, Bachmann and Huntsman up 3) all moved up a few points, almost head to head, Huntsman totally stalled. This is not a statistically meaningful move for the back of the pack. Even though Paul, Rommey and Perry have all produced recent attack ads, these ads have only effected meaningful poll movement for Paul and Rommey.
There is NOTHING in the Scott Rasmussen poll that shows Perry's numbers are improving to the point that he could win over a large percentage of undecided voters. "Not sure" has still be tracking steadily with Perry. And there is nothing in the various analysis's of this 12-13-2011 poll that gives Perry any new advantaged in his position.
towermonkey wrote: You're just another whiny hypocrite Viking. It has been pointed out many times how you make hay with gaffes of other candidates and no amount of lying will change that fact.
Stop lying and point it out. Other than one with Bachmann I don't do that. Back up your lying post. Show me where I have pointed out the candidtes gaffes.
towermonkey wrote: You're just another whiny hypocrite Viking. It has been pointed out many times how you make hay with gaffes of other candidates and no amount of lying will change that fact.
Stop lying and point it out. Other than one with Bachmann I don't do that. Back up your lying post. Show me where I have pointed out the candidtes gaffes.
If you did that with Bachmann, then you do it. It's not an either or. That's like saying I'm not a murderer except for that one man I murdered 3 months ago.
Rick Perry tanking again.. this time with the Tea Party Patriots...
About 23,000 Tea Party activists joined the call and a significant portion of them voted in the straw poll, according to a news release. Of those who voted, 31 percent selected Newt Gingrich as their No. 1, 28 percent selected Michele Bachmann, 20 percent selected Mitt Romney and 16 percent selected Rick Santorum. The three non-participating candidates polled very poorly: Ron Paul garnered 3 percent of the vote, Rick Perry 2 percent and Jon Huntsman 0.3 percent.
And Ron Paul could possibly win Iowa! Iowa caucuses are different than primaries, at caucuses, you can be intimidated/persuaded into voting for the candidate that has the most vocal and fervent supporters, Paul-Bots if you will. And with Cain out, I think the Texas Congressman has the most devoted followers.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry boosted his gross annual salary by nearly $100,000 by formally retiring in January, which allowed him to collect pension benefits and his governor's salary at the same time, according to a story Friday in the Texas Tribune.
The 61-year-old Perry's state salary of $150,000 is now being supplemented by a monthly retirement annuity of $7,698 before taxes, or $6,588 in net income. That brings his annual earnings to over $240,000, the news organization estimated.
"The disclosure is sure to spark criticism of Perry, who has called for sweeping changes to Social Security for average workers and has railed against special 'perks' that members of Congress get," Texas Tribune reporter Jay Root wrote. Perry's communications director, Ray Sullivan, told the Tribune that the move was "consistent with Texas state law and Employee Retirement System Rules."
