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Another ‘Oops’? Perry Names Three Departments He’d Cut…Just Not the Same Ones

Another Oops? Perry Names Three Departments Hed Cut...Just Not the Same Ones

Rick Perry struggled for 53 seconds to try to remember the third federal agency he would cut as president during a GOP presidential debate in Novemeber. (AP)

Rick Perry on Friday readily named three federal departments he’d eliminate as president — they just weren’t the same ones he listed during his now-infamous “oops” debate moment.

Asked during a radio interview which departments he would cut, the Texas governor either forgot the third or added a fourth.

“Three right off the bat, you know, commerce, interior and energy are three that you think,” Perry said on WTKS radio in Savannah, Ga., ABC News reported.

He made no mention of the Department of Education, an agency he frequently names on the stump, until the host asked him if he’d axe that one as well.

“Well, your common sense tells you that the citizens of South Carolina, your governor, the legislature, your school administrators and school board, parents, teachers know substantially better how to educate your children in South Carolina than some bureaucrat in Washington, D.C.,” Perry said, according to the National Journal.

During the debate in November, Perry named the Commerce and Education departments, forgetting the Department of Energy and struggling onstage for nearly a minute.

Asked Friday whether Perry meant to include the Department of the Interior in his radio answer, spokesman Mark Miner told reporters after the show: “It shouldn’t be surprising the governor’s talking about another agency that needs to be looked at and cut.”

“He’s serious when he talks about reforming Washington and going there,” Miner said.

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  • Center right
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:35pm

    You what is stupid about Ron Paul, he once said if he was president during WW II, he would not send American into the Europe to fight the Nazi’s. This guy is so anti jew he would let them die by the millions and not help. Perry has the best record in his race, and like Reagan people call him dumb, he does 50 different things in a day, and he adds a agencies and sites like this pounce. They want big government Republicans like Newt and Santorum, but not a real conservative who supports Israel. look at Santorums voting record, and my God Newt, really. Paul votes against earmarks but adds them to his state. Perry at least has built a state that is great to have Beck chose it as home. Now is the time to send congress home, not make for speakers het beat by Obama.

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    • thriceconcussed
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:45pm

      You are a sheep, slurp up the lies.

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:54pm

      Put the glue bottle down and back away:

      ————————————————————
      “President Fox’s vision for an open border is a vision I embrace, as long as we demonstrate the will to address the obstacles to it.”
      -Rick Perry, August 22, 2001
      http://governor.state.tx.us/news/speech/10688/

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    • recoveringneocon
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 3:17pm

      Center right
      Your taking the word of Eric Dondero, an disgruntle ex-employee of Dr. Paul. That is something that the left did to Cain. You will do your candidate much better by sticking to the issues.

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    • Churchill
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 3:36pm

      CENTER RIGHT, you’re just spouting anti-Ron Paul smears. Please do some research. He’s the only candidate with a conservative foreign policy. You may want your taxes spent on foreign aid, policing the world, protecting europeans so they can spend their own money on socialist programs, nation building etc. But I don’t!! Our money should be spent on protecting America, period.

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    • Secret Squirrel
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 4:22pm

      .
      Perry would have my vote if he’d cut ALL the agencies,
      and then return the ones which were missed.
      ………..that would be…….none.

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 4:26pm

      Center Right…..YOU ROCK :)

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:58pm

      @clara

      Oh this is so sad. You have fought so hard and to just watch your candidate wither away has to be upsetting. Lets be honest. Its over after he doesnt do well in South Carolina. Once that sinks in we will see your true colors come out. Will you be for a progressive or will you get behind the only candidate that can actually change our country for the better.

      Ron Paul 2012.

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    • recoveringneocon
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 6:26pm

      If these four couldn’t even get 10,000 sigs out of 8 million people, how are they ever going to be President? On top of it they want a judge to over make law in Virginia, sounds like 4 libs to me. And then to have the ACLU on your side?

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 6:27pm

      Martinez…

      wondered when YOU were going to show up?? wink*

      Gov Perry will do great in SC….he is my first choice and my 2nd choice is Newt
      I like candidates with GUTS who do not care about political correctness and will take it to
      Obama and NOT be intimidated by him. That’s what it will take to win!!

      Ron Paul is very smart when it comes to the debt and cutting back but he is VERY WEAK on foreign policy and he does NOT have the right stuff to be Commander In Chief …in my opinion. Having said that…neither does Obama>>>PLEASE…everyone knows that.

      I also believe that the next CIC should be a veteran..someone that our Very Brave Armed Forces DESERVE. I know that Ron is a vet and i thank him for his service but he was a doctor. Rick Perry is a veteran from the United States Air Force.

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 6:34pm

      The law in Va was said to be unconstitutional by a judge in Va. The attorney general said he will NOT change the rules midstream but he WILL change them before the next primary. He SHOULD considering these unconstitutional rules were set by the Democrats back in the 70′s

      Ron Paul supporters are ALL for the constitution…hmmmmmmmm??? I don’t think so

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    • recoveringneocon
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 6:42pm

      Clara88
      1st you know a link must be provided for that Judge.
      2nd Why didn’t these 4 whine about it before the process started, You just stated it has been a law since the 70′s
      3rd Conservatives don’t use the bench to make law, go around the rules and against the Great People of VA.
      4th 2 of them live in VA or have houses there.

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 6:42pm

      ….Gov Perry and his campaign KNEW the rules in Va. They turned in their signatures ON TIME and turned in MANY MORE than were needed. Over a thousand of his signatures were thrown out…and he was told that he did NOT qualify to be on the ballot in VA???????

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 6:57pm

      Judge says Perry will likely prevail in Va. ballot challenge

      By EMILY SCHULTHEIS
      1/10/12

      A federal judge in Virginia said today that he will issue a decision soon on Rick Perry‘s challenge to the state’s ballot access laws — and that the Texas governor is likely to prevail:

      [T]here is a strong likelihood that the Court will find the residency requirement for petition circulators to be unconstitutional. The authorities make clear that circulating petitions for candidates is a form of protected speech, and that the Commonwealth has a heavy burden to justify the restriction on speech by showing not only that the limitation achieves a valid state interest but also that the limitation is no broader in scope than necessary to achieve that purpose. As in all strict scrutiny cases, the state has a difficult task to demonstrate the propriety of its limitation on protected speech. For this reason, the Court believes that the plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of succeeding on the merits, at least on the issue of the validity of the residency requirement.

      The judge also ordered the Virginia State Board of Elections to hold off printing ballots until the issue is resolved.

      …to read more

      http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/01/judge-says-perry-will-likely-prevail-in-va-ballot-110387.html

      But…NOW…we know Perry lost

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 7:01pm

      And WHY were Gov Perry‘s signatures VERIFIED and Ron Paul and Mitt Romney’s were NOT. Ever hear of that little thing in the constitution called “EQUAL” Over one thousand of Perry’s signatures were thrown out?? I wonder how many of Ron and Mitt’s signatures would have been thrown out if theirs had been verified???

      Ron Paul supporters seem to only care about the constitution as long as it benefits THEM

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 9:46pm

      @Clara

      Newt? Newt is your second choice. He is a globalist. He will slowly push us to a world government. You say Ron Paul knows the economy and you are correct. Perry did take alot of his economic plan from Ron Paul. Where the two greatly differ is foreign affairs. I will ask it plainly here, would we have been in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afhganistan, and have 900 bases in 130 countries if the founding fathers were in charge right now?

      Here is why I dont worry about bases around the world. We have the only real navy in the world. Our ships are so advanced the carrier battle groups are practically unhittable. International water starts from about 6 nautical miles out. Therefore we can park out carriers, destroyers, and cruisers 6 miles off any coast and hit practically every where in the world. Either with planes or cruise missiles. We have either 10 or 11 of these groups. There is no need for us to risk bases, troops, and equipment putting them on land. They cannot hit our navy or our air power.

      A by product of not putting bases on the ground is you dont rebuild the country. You drop your payload and leave. Therefore, a country and did cause us to “declare war’ would then know, there is no reconstruction, bags of rice, candy bars, big new embassy, or hospitals about to be built by American tax dollars.

      The old style wars are over. A billion Chinamen can be slaughtered with missiles and drones controlled from a bunker in Virginia. Who needs ba

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 10:11pm

      You can NOT blame ANYTHING that has happened in the PAST on Gov Rick Perry. HE has NEVER served in Washington. He is willing to CLEAN UP THE MESS as a Washington Outsider.

      Yes…my 2nd choice is Newt…he is extremely smart and he will intimidate the he!! out of Obama. Everyone around the world is watching us right now. They see how Newt treats his enemies. They will NOT want to mess with him if HE becomes President. Obama has made us look weak to our enemies and insulted our friends.

      THIS is why i do NOT support Ron Paul. He does NOT support Israel. In my book…if you mess with Israel…you are messing with the USA. Obama has treated Israel and BiBi horribly. I do NOT want another President who will do the same…

      We only have a few to choose from….i hope Rick Perry will be the nominee

      THIS is about kicking Obama OUT of Washington for GOOD!!! THAT is the ONLY THING that is IMPORTANT!!!!

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on January 14, 2012 at 12:22am

      @clara

      Where does he say he doesnt support Israel? He cuts funding for Israel of 4 billion a year. He also cuts 10 billion from from the surrounding hostile nations to Israel. What kind of support do you want for Isreal?

      I have linked its before but honestly you need to hear Benjarmin Netanyahu’s words he spoke directly to congress in May of last year.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H3Kyt1iGEE

      Then after seeing what Israel wants from us. Now click the next link on how Ron Paul has supported Israel.

      http://www.youtube.com/ronpaul#p/u/4/jFZpL8F4FgU

      If you click on these two links and think in anyway Ron Paul is against Israel you are either deaf, blind and dumb or you are just you refuse to listen and are only listening to the talking heads.

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  • SheriS
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:21pm

    I started out this election cycle support Ric Perry! A lot of Texans had speoken about what a great Govenor he was, actually showed leadership skills, but his ooops moments number seem to grow every day. He has now filed a lawsuit in VA to get his name on the ballot! Well, that is not VA’s fault, it is because Rickie didn’t bother to check so he would know what the rules are to get on the ballot—now he crying foul and suing VA along with kook Gingrich to get their names on the ballot–I suggest know the rules before you start to play the game and stop making yourself look like the doofus you have become, Rickie!

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    • pwatkins
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:33pm

      Most of you voting for who the media tells you to are the doofus’s….sorry mean no real offense to any of you….love all and want to see our country restored, not changed. Romney has made some gaffes, but they would not dare tell them. He has been well-trained in his 5 years with the inside guidance of the Washington beaucrats in DC. Perry doesn’t have to be able to speak well for me to back him bc his actions in Texas convinces me he is a man of his word and could turn this country around.

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    • recoveringneocon
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:53pm

      Another story you won’t find on “The ezalB” or (aka) “The Propaganda Machine” or The Anti-Perry, Anti-Newt, Anti-Romney, Anti-Paul, Pro ricky santorum, brought to you by the 3 stooges and company.

      Drudge Reports
      POLL: Paul Surges, Santorum Plunges in South Carolina…
      http://americanresearchgroup.com/pres2012/primary/rep/sc/

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    • recoveringneocon
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 3:35pm

      South Carolina
      Likely Republican
      Primary Voters Jan 11-12
      2012

      Gingrich 25%
      Huntsman 1%
      Paul 20%
      Perry 9%
      Romney 29%
      Santorum 7%
      Other 2%
      Undecided 7%

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    • recoveringneocon
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 4:11pm

      SheriS

      “Judge rules against Rick Perry’s Virginia ballot suit”
      http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/01/judge-rejects-perrys-va-ballot-suit-110781.html

      along with Santorum, Huntsman and Newt

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 4:48pm

      Gov Perry and his campaign KNEW the rules in Va. They turned in their signatures ON TIME and turned in MANY MORE than were needed. Over a thousand of his signatures were thrown out…and he was told that he did NOT qualify to be on the ballot in VA???????

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    • VRW Conspirator
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:04pm

      @Recovering
      now i know you think anyone that doesn’t vote Paul is some leftist, socialist, progressive neocon brainwashed zombie…who only does what he is told and listens to nothing else…you know… like.. well….oh nevermind… but here you go.. Real Clear Politics South Carolina polling numbers

      http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/sc/south_carolina_republican_presidential_primary-1590.html

      RCP Average 1/11 – 1/13 – Romney 26.7
      Gingrich 22.0
      Santorum 14.7
      Paul 14.7
      Perry 5.7
      Huntsman 5.7

      There you go…no muss, no fuss, no singling out this poll or that that only states what you want to be true…just the facts ma’am as they used to say in Dragnet… just the facts…

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    • recoveringneocon
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:28pm

      VRW Conspirator
      Nope, I dont think that at all. I got the story off of Drudge. The Poll was done by the American Research Group, Inc. sorry, but no smoke and mirrors here.

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    • recoveringneocon
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:29pm

      Clara88
      Sorry, This is old news. Word of advice…..dont get your news here.

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:36pm

      I do NOT get MY news HERE…

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  • Captain77
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:19pm

    A great thing about being honest and telling the truth is you don’t have to remember what you said.

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  • Babeuf
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:16pm

    The Obama-Axelrod Class-Warfare Machine
    Obama strategist David Axelrod set his sights on capitalist pig Mitt Romney long before Newt Gingrich did.

    Conservatives are upset with Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry for their criticisms of Mitt Romney and his work at Bain Capital. Some of the statements smack of classic left-wing class warfare — heretofore the domain of liberals, Wall Street Occupiers, Barack Obama.
    And yet, as some observers have noted, there may be a possible silver lining in this criticism: If Romney gets the GOP nomination, the harsh statements from Gingrich and Perry may be preparing him for the fusillade to come from Team Obama. This is truer than I think anyone realizes.
    http://spectator.org/archives/2012/01/13/the-obama-axelrod-class-warfar

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 11:08pm

      ….Gov Perry is a pro jobs Governor. He is NOT for the kind of capitalism that takes “profits out of companies and then sells them”. Unlike Newt….Gov Perry was referring to two Bain projects in South Carolina where “Bain Capital DID come in and destruct those companies and the people there LOST their jobs. Romney will NOT do well in S C

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 11:15pm

      Romney brought this on himself. He made it a part of his campaign…so if he said he created 100,000 jobs then prove it Mitt. Were these American jobs OR did they go to China. Also…Mitt WHY want you show us your tax returns? Something to hide? Did you NOT pay any taxes…is that it? Maybe it’s because you are a billionaire and you have a very low tax rate?

      If NONE of this is true..then why not stop it? Call a press conference and end it all RIGHT NOW. I see that you are NOT doing that though. You just keep fighting back with MORE ads and complaining at the ones that are thrown at YOU. Newt has the right to defend himself….fight fire with fire…so to speak.

      Politics is an UGLY business…..we haven’t seen NOTHING YET…

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    • Voice_ofFreedom
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 11:44pm

      I’m tired of this idiotic line that newt and perry are engaging in the same class warfare as Obama. They are not criticizing Romney for having a few businesses fail and losing jobs. They are criticizing the fact that with some of these businesses Romney and his group still made profits while shutting the company down and laying off the workers. It’s one thing to have a failing business it is quite another to line your pockets while the business fails. I‘m tired of the way the media is framing it as the same thing instead of doing any actual investigating to see if it’s true or not.

      As far as Obama and Ron Paul they both want Gingrich and Santorum out of the race asap. RP wants to run against just Romney cause that’s the only way he has anything resembling a shot at the nomination. Then even if Romney wins he may just run as a third party and screw us over that way. Meanwhile, Obama is salivating about running against the stereotypical politician in Romney. You want to know who Mitt Romney is? Take a fast and loose car salesman who will say anything to get you driving off the lot in something new, and smash it together with a TV commercial, ambulance chasing, and early settlement lawyer. Anyone other than the few “true believers” in Romney have to admit this is the truth.

      And in all honesty I am wondering more and more about RP. His actions say that all he wants is another Obama Presidency. He is a weak, gloriously deluded, and hypocritical little

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    • Voice_ofFreedom
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 11:46pm

      moron. Post was cut off early. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused for the Paulites.

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  • Clara88
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:15pm

    You’ll do GREAT in South Carolina Gov Perry

    The ONLY fiscal conservative

    Perry For President
    http://www.rickperry.org/

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    • pwatkins
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:25pm

      Amen…yes he will. I ‘d rather have some “oops” right now from Perry, than 4 more years of “oops” from us saying, we elected the wrong again.
      Keep at it Perry…Ronald Reagan had a few oops himself…but we all laughed them off.

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    • thriceconcussed
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:48pm

      What about the 12 term congressman that predicted this financial collapse? Oh yeah, the tv said he’s crazy.

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    • Churchill
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 3:31pm

      The only fiscal conservative? WOW. You’re either incredibly ignorant or a liar. He’s a big government ex democrat RINO. If he doesn’t finish top 3 in SC (which he won’t) he’s done!

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 3:58pm

      Big Government Ex-Democrat Rino?????
      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

      He has a consistently conservative record.He has followed both biblical and constitutional principles.

      He has signed 6 balanced budget amendments in Texas. He has opposed a state income tax and increasing sales tax rates. In 2009 he signed a pledge to oppose and veto any and all efforts to increase taxes.

      Strong supporter of the 2nd amendment and has an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA) Last June he signed legislation allowing Texas employees to store legally owned firearms in their locked, privately owned vehicles..while parked at workplaces.

      He turned down $700 million in federal education aid..it would have forced Texas schools to adopt a “national standard”

      He has nominated staunch social and fiscal conservative judges in Texas

      He has fought the regulations mandated by the Enviromental Protection Agency

      He reduced business regulations in Texas over the past 11 years. Even passed revolutionary tort reform legislation.

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 4:05pm

      He is the one I trust to get us OUT of this MESS in Washington D C

      He is a Methodist-Baptist….Eagle Scout from Texas.
      He is pro-life…opposed to gay marriage…pro 2nd amendment…and is for states rights

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 4:09pm

      He has been Gov of Texas for 11 years. And…the #1 job creation in the nation…DURING A RECESSION

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 4:15pm

      As Gov of Texas…Rick Perry is commander in chief of 20,000 troops.

      The Border…
      Since 2008 Texas has spent $400 million on equipment…weapons and overtime salaries for sheriff’s deputies and local police. He is SERIOUS about securing the border. That is why he has been endorsed by America’s Sheriff….Sheriff Joe. And Gov Perry has put Sheriff Joe in charge of his statewide campaign in Arizona.

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 4:19pm

      Sept 2009…Gov Perry announces highly skilled Ranger Recon Teams as Texas efforts to enhance Border Security

      http://youtu.be/987DSCGgF7k

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    • recoveringneocon
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 4:24pm

      Churchill
      I was just going to try and talk Clara into joining the Paul Camp and you go and start caller her names? Whos team are you on? Watch this video and try to play nice here!
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0&feature=youtu.be

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 4:24pm

      The Texas DPS…New 36 ft Patrol/Gunboat…..designed and built to protect Falcon Lake on the border….Thank you Gov Perry

      http://www.southwestbordersheriffs.com/2012/01/texas-dps-new-36-ft-patrol-gunboat.html

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 4:32pm

      Gov Perry is for a part time congress….
      ///////////////////////////////////

      Gov. Rick Perry on the Citizen Legislators Act

      Posted on January 12th, 2012

      AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today issued the following statement on the Citizen Legislators Act filed today by Illinois Congressman Timothy V. Johnson.

      “I applaud Rep. Johnson for filing legislation to create a part-time, citizen congress that will restore the vision of our founding fathers. This bill aligns closely with my Uproot and Overhaul Washington plan, which calls for cutting congressional sessions, staffs and salaries in half.

      “I support Rep. Johnson’s legislation because I believe members of Congress should spend less time in Washington and more time living at home under the laws they pass with the people they represent.

      “Americans are tired of Washington politicians who are out of touch, spend all their time inside the beltway, and whose reckless spending and corrupt practices are endangering our great nation. It is time to send these politicians back home to get real jobs rather than spending all their time in Washington spending money we don’t have on programs we don’t need.

      “With a part-time congress, we can save taxpayers billions of dollars, end the permanent political class and begin a complete overhaul of Washington’s broken status quo.”

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 4:43pm

      South Carolina is a military state….and ONLY republicans can vote in the S C primary. There will be NO democrats voting…

      How many primaries did President Reagan lose before he became the nominee…and he was called a bad debater…and known for gaffes?

      Gov Rick Perry

      The ONLY Candidate In This Race Who {{{ VOLUNTEERED }}} To Serve His Country…he is a veteran from the U S Air Force….he could pilot Air Force One if he wanted to.

      He is supported by BRAVE VETERANS thru the Veterans For Perry Coalition

      http://blog.4president.org/2012/2011/12/gov-rick-perry-announces-veterans-for-perry-coalition.html

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 4:52pm

      PWatkins….remember when Ronald Reagan gave his speech at the National Convention and everybody looked at each other in the audience and realised THEY had picked the WRONG candidate for President??

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:53pm

      When Gov Perry said … he was going to take a SLEDGEHAMMER to Washington and uproot and overhaul….he meant it. He says want he means and means what he says…
      The only one running who has GUTS

      media…you got a name
      debate….obama is a socialist
      romney….vulture capitalist

      I’m sick to death of political correctness in this country…it is destroying us.

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 6:07pm

      See Clara when you say dumb things like Perry is the only real fiscal conservative it honestly makes you look retarded. No one challenges Ron Paul on the economy. Why, because they cannot. He has the right plan for the United States. The hard part is getting people who think doing the same thing over and over and over again and expecting different results to think differently.

      Ron Paul is going to win this thing.

      Cain – exposed and gone.
      Bachman – exposed and gone.
      Gingrich – exposed and gone.
      Santorum – quick rise, exposed and gone.
      Huntsman – lol, never a shot, no need to expose and gone.
      Perry – adopts most of his fiscal plan from Ron Paul, sticks foot in mouth, jumps head first off stage, and gone.

      Romney – will be exposed soon and then gone.

      Ron Paul 2012. We dont care that Glenn, Rush, Billy, and Sean dont like him. Hell is history is a example run from anyone that they want since it will be a big spending, war starting, progressive.

      Obama, Mcain, Bush, Santorum, Perry, Bachman, Gingrich, Romney, Cain, and Huntsman are all the same.

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    • recoveringneocon
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 6:20pm

      martinez012577
      good post if you could of left out the ****** comment. Clara is a hard worker. Look at all she does for Perry and almost all by herself.. I would like to see her in the Paul Camp in the end. I think she would make a great asset, dont you?

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 7:14pm

      Quotes by Rush Limbaugh on Rick Perry…

      “Perry is the only true small government conservative left in the race”

      “Rick Perry announced his tax plan today, which I’ll go on record as saying I, El Rushbo, think is great. It’s fabulous. I like it”.

      “In fact the President Of The Club For Growth, Chris Chocola, called Rick Perry’s plan…”massively pro-growth”

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 7:29pm

      Andy Roth, Club for Growth on “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” Jan. 9, 2011

      “Rick Perry I think has one of the best if not the best plans. He’s got a ‘Cut, Balance and Grow’ plan where he wants to institute a Balanced Budget Amendment and cap spending at 18 percent, and then he wants to cut taxes all over the place that would just really be a pro-growth boon. It’d be eliminating capital gains, lowering corporate tax rates and personal tax rates down to 20 percent. Very, very strong plan.”

      Mr. Roth was also critical of Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney’s economic records and plans:

      “With Santorum… if you looked at his record when he was in the Senate, he was a prolific earmarker , he supported adding trillions to Medicare, so it’s just not believable.”

      “Newt Gingrich is kind of in the Santorum camp… his track record is just very, very weak. You know, he supported Medicare Part D, which expanded entitlements in a huge way, he supported cap and trade with Hillary Clinton, the list goes on and on…”

      “Mitt Romney… actually deserves to be in last place on this because it’s very uninspired ideas that he has. He barely wants to tinker around with the tax code and he wants to lower spending to 20 percent of GDP from its current 24 percent. ”

      More on Rick Perry’s strong Cut, Balance and Grow economic plan:

      CUT Taxes and Spending. BALANCE the Budget by 2020. GROW Jobs and the Economy.

      ( http://www.

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 7:43pm

      Link cut off….sorry

      http://www.rickperry.org/cut-balance-and-grow-html/

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  • neverending
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:14pm

    Much to my dismay looks like he needs to just keep on being a great govrernor.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:09pm

    Im kinda worried about the great state of Texas, i mean , who knew ?

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    • SpankDaMonkey
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:16pm

      .
      This Moron is another reason Texas Sucks………….

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    • VRW Conspirator
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:27pm

      just moved to TX 6 months ago…the residents here, even those that voted for him, don’t have a high opinion of his job performance. typical example of the lesser of two evils or a straight party line vote… and nobody of any quality runs against him for the GOP…

      he is a tool..an absolute tool…and once you learn how Texas government works…you realise that the governor here has little to no duties other than signing bills into law and being the public spokeshole for the government decisions… the Lt. Gov runs the day to day operation of the State agencies.

      Sort of like Great Britian…the Queen is still the figure head of the government but the Prime Minister runs it…the Queen can make appearances and initiate policy or law..but that is about it….it falls to the legislature and PM to make it work and handle the specifics…

      Perry can take credit for all he likes in TX but it was those that came before him and the whole system in TX that is the reason…and while growing and having a positive job growth…90% of those jobs are at or below the Fed poverty line…because they are farm worker, migrant worker, or service oriented like waiters/waitress which only get paid $2.13/hr in TX plus tips.

      i took a 28% pay cut to move here but I know that if the country goes under.. TX will be one of the last to fall..unlike CA which will be one of the first…

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:03pm

    Governor,you forgot to take your aricept.

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  • ConservativeQtee
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:59pm

    I love Perry. Leave him alone.

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    • Joey8
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:13pm

      leaaaaavvveee perry aloooooonneeeeee!

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:59pm

    Maybe he should write them on the palm of his hand ; ))

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  • headbtweenlegs
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:57pm

    GO away Perry you make Obama look like a good choice…

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:56pm

    This guy is on heavy cough syrup……Or early alzhiemers…

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    • CorpsmanToPA
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:14pm

      From a guy with a few living family members who have Alzheimers, that was the first thing I thought when I saw Perry debating. Nice guy, but he would be unsafe for us with this issue.

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:03pm

      Gov Perry didn’t tell anyone but he had back surgery in July and started a campaign for President in Aug. He never complained or made excuses he showed up for those debates and stood on those stages in pain for 2 hours. To ME…that is NOT a weak person THAT is a person with STRENGTH.

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  • Robert999
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:53pm

    Perry might not be the smartest knife in the drawer, but he’s better than Obama, or Romney.

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    • EchoHawk
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:19pm

      Texas should secede and take this dumba$$ with them.

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:23pm

      I’ll second that an add Rick Santorum an Ron Paul
      Damn we’re running out of NIT WITS

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    • netmail
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:52pm

      I have expectations whenever I hear Obama or Rick Perry speak and they are EXTREMELY low. So low, I feel sleepy the instant they open their mouths. That’s what a weak memory will do for you. Time to retire Rick.

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  • Psychosis
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:45pm

    i dont see what the deal is …………….those departments should be cut too …………..why should he only name the first three he named ??? i can think of a bakers dozen of departments i would scrap

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    • pkoning
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:00pm

      True. Look in Article 1, Section 8, and elsewhere in the Constitution, and you might find justification for only about 3 or 4 of the hundreds or thousands of agencies.

      Interestingly enough, small parts of Commerce do pass muster. The Constitution explicitly mentions patents and copyrights (though not trademarks) as well as weights and measures, so the Patent office and NIST (formerly NBS) are among the very few constitutional agencies.

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  • ModerationIsBest
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:30pm

    This guy should get a spot in the next administration as a court jester.

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    • Blackhawk1
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:52pm

      Maybe he will just go back to Texas as Governor and run the 13th largest economy successfully like he has been doing for the last decade.

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  • symphonic
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:26pm

    Perry is a liar. He lies about Mitt Romney and the successes of Venture Capitalism, and he paints it as vulture capitalism. He is NOT a conservative, and he is willing to lie to try and save his DESPERATE and pathetic attempt to run. He should shamefully, ignominiously, BOW OUT.

    That said, RON PAUL 2012

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    • symphonic
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:30pm

      Newt is an even bigger liar about Romney. Its amazing, those traitors to conservatism.

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:12pm

      Gov Perry is a pro jobs Governor. He is NOT for the kind of capitalism that takes “profits out of companies and then sells them”. Unlike Newt….Gov Perry was referring to two Bain projects in South Carolina where “Bain Capital DID come in and destruct those companies and the people there LOST their jobs. Romney will NOT do well in S C

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  • recoveringneocon
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:26pm

    I feel so sorry for poor Clara88, and her 2nd choice is newt. God Bless her soul. Just think if Perry had to think of 5 depts to cut.
    Ron Paul’s presidency will be eliminating five cabinet departments, Energy, HUD, Commerce, Interior, and Education

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    • BetterDays
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:36pm

      Yes, my first though when I read this at Drudge report was for Clara88, funny how we get attached to those who we talk too, even when we really never met them?
      I’m of course not referring to ENCINMON, REDANDBACK, you guys I’ve no empathy for.

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    • pwatkins
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:39pm

      You better be feeling sorry for yourself bc if Obama or Romney is our president your life is more than likely going to be dim.

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    • Churchill
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 3:34pm

      I think she‘s on Perry’s payroll.

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:26pm

      WRONG…NOT on Perry’s payroll.

      I love my country and out of the few we have to choose from Perry is the one who REALLY is a Washington outsider. It really shows during the debates too. Everyone else on the stage has grudges and attacks each other…because they ALL are Washington insiders. Like…Gov Perry says…if Washington IS the problem then WHY trust all of those who have been working IN Washington to FIX the problem?? I agree. We need NEW BLOOD in Washington and THAT is Gov Rick Perry

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  • jeffyg
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:26pm

    It’s ok. We can cut those 3 as well. Perry is right on with both statements.

    Perry is by far the best on the second amendment. And the part-time congress idea scores a lot of points!

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:10pm

      @ Jeff, I think, Perry gets a bad rap and think he is just trying to follow a little bit in Ron Pauls footsteps and that is why he forgets. I believe that Perry would be so much better than Romney, Santorum or Gingrich, but the best of the bunch is Ron Paul. As far as ratings on the 2nd amendment, Perry has an “A” but Paul has an “A+” therefore Paul is the best, but go figure since he is the most in tune to the Constitution. Santorum B-, Gingrich C and Romney D-. http://gunowners.org/2012presidential.htm

      I hope that when deciding the next POTUS that people take the 2nd amendment issue seriously. We already have lost part of the 4th and 5th amendment rights from The Patriot Act and NDAA. If we lose more 2nd amendment rights, how will we, as citizens, be able to be a force against a takeover of our freedoms? They are trying to make the Constitution irrelevent and have succeeded in many ways.

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:34pm

      Santorum is a pro-life statist and he served in Washington as a senator for 12 years…Washington insider.

      He voted FOR the Lautenberg Gun Ban in the 90′s and in 2005 he sided with Dianne Feinstein and Frank Lautenberg to mandate locks on handguns

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  • KidCharlemagne
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:24pm

    Try again in 2016, Mr. Perry…

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  • trolltrainer
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:24pm

    At this point Perry is just a distraction.

    ‘nough said here…

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    • hauschild
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:26pm

      Dude needs to go back to the Lone Star and get on with life.

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    • BetterDays
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:33pm

      So are they all but Ron Paul and Romnbama, I wish they’d just let US choose who we want, instead of FOISTING the ESTABLISHMENTS choice upon us.

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    • trolltrainer
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:37pm

      last I checked that was what the primary is for?

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  • wordweaver
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:22pm

    Good lands! Any Perry supporters still out there? I don’t want this guy anywhere near the Situation Room during a crisis.

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  • schroeder123
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:19pm

    mm.. beginning to wonder about this guy.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:26pm

      He’ll be gone soon, right after he comes in 5th in S.C. I was really hoping he would be the Romney alternative when he announced. What a total disappointment he has been.

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  • BetterDays
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:18pm

    The three candidates I would cut from big government are:
    Obama
    Romney
    Perry
    I would also cut:
    Gingrich
    Santorum
    Huntsman
    That leaves:

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    • trolltrainer
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:23pm

      hmmm…let me guess….

      who could it be…

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    • Harry Assenback
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:23pm

      Donald Duck- I mean Paul?

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    • symphonic
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:27pm

      RON PAUL 2012.
      Stop the wars. Eliminate the debt. Obey the Constitution.

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:58pm

      End the Federal Reserve By printing our OWN U.S. Treasury dollars based on Gold, Silver, titanium, Platinum, etc.

      Quit the U.N. and tell the World Court in Hauge, that the UM and IMF DO NOT own us under a International U.C.C. Lein.

      And if so….. This is Brilliant…..

      WE the American PEOPLE ask the IMF what we owe, to absolve the Bankruptcy of 1933, and free ourselves once again.
      If they say we owe them 400 trillion dollars. We simply print up 400 Trillion in worthless, Based on nothing Federal Reserve Notes, exactly like they do, to pay off our debt.
      Then we never use those notes again.

      Think I am kidding about the Social Security Card being a Bond for the Receivers of the bankruptcy?

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlCs7u1ihws

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    • Blackhawk1
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:58pm

      Ron Paul 2012

      Forget our Allies
      Let Iran get a Nuke
      Dissolve the Military and become Isolationists
      Have a population of druggies

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:00pm

      * the UN and IMF DO NOT own us

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:18pm

      Oh, a comment from the Military / Industrial Complex’s Minion.
      You are a Moron.
      You know nothing of blowback. It actually means repercussions that occured due to classified operations that the PUBLIC had no idea about !!!!!
      911 was payback for American Occupation in Saudia Arabia.
      The CIA trained, Financed and Armed Al Qaeda to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan.
      Rumsfeld and the U.S. Government were allies to Iraq and Hussein and supplied Iraq with weapons and money, right before we turned on them.
      The Global Elite own the UN and NATO, and the Global Elite’s financial sectors make Money from wars and money from rebuilding war-torn countries.
      You are of the Mind set that we are the World’s SUPERPOWER and we are obligated to be “freedom fighters” and “spead democracy abroad”. You are a NEOCON.
      Let’s be glad China is not the Superpower. It would be their “Obligation” to Spread Communism.
      Think that sniper that picked-off over 1000 “insurgents” in IRAQ killed 1 Taliban,1 Al Qaeda or any person who was a direct threat against America ???
      I say 0 of the 1000 he picked off from 1000 were a threat.
      The only threat to America are NEOCONS !!!!

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    • VRW Conspirator
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 4:55pm

      @Problemsolver…
      um…you didn’t watch GBTV a while back did ya when Glenn had David (what’s his name) on talking about the economy and how bad it really was….there is NO way we could EVER go back onto a Gold/Silver standard….there isn’t enough gold on the planet to account for all the dollars floating around in all the banks of the world…
      you would be looking at multiplying the price of EVERY good and service by a factor of 10-100X overnight….
      if you look at history…even when we were on the gold standard, this was already taking place.. instead of having a gold or silver note which a bank had to give you an amount of gold or silver for upon your request, we had transitioned to a gold-backed reserve note. the Treasury Department knew that not everyone would ask for the gold or silver at the same time so they created a derivative market basically where they issued 4-5 times as many notes as there was stored gold. over time and issuing more and more notes…recalling all the notes or paying out the gold became physically impossible…
      enter the FED system…and poof…now since the Treasury couldn’t create more gold derivatives, they decided to back the currency off of “the full faith and credit of the United States of America” which basically means the back of the taxpayer.

      saying “return to a gold standard” is good and nice and all but it would crash the economy in the short term (decade or so) …you can’t just revert..it has to be staged in ov

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on January 14, 2012 at 6:34pm

      @blackhawk

      What a amazing post. You took words from people with an agenda Glenn, Billy, Sean, and Rush and made a post with zero facts.

      Thumbs up man.

      Oh by the way, we are voting for Ron Paul regardless. So you can either start reading about Ron Paul’s actual position on things or you can have Obama again.

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  • Stoic one
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:17pm

    I am sure if I was given a list of all fed agencies;there would be a couple of dozen that would make my chopping block list. I am sure Gov Perry has a similar list. perhaps the (ahhem) press should cut the man some slack and talk about the issues…………………

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  • Harry Assenback
    Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:14pm

    I’m a Conservative but Perry is a bag of Hammers.

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