Perry Drops Out & Endorses ‘Conservative Visionary’ Newt Gingrich
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (The Blaze/AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry abandoned his presidential bid on Thursday and endorsed fellow contender Newt Gingrich. During a press conference, Perry called the former House Speaker a “conservative visionary.”
The endorsement, however, didn‘t come without a reference to Gingrich’s mounting controversy regarding accusations from his ex-wife that he requested an “open marriage.”
“Newt is not perfect, but who among us is? And, I believe in forgiveness and redemption, for those who seek God,” Perry said. “He has the courage to tell those Washington interests to take a hike, if that’s what’s in the best interest of our country.”
The announcement came just two days before the pivotal South Carolina primary as Republican front-runner Mitt Romney struggles to fend off a challenge from the former House speaker. Perry made the withdrawal known at a hotel in North Charleston.
Here’s some of the text from his speech:
Our country is hurting with more than 13 million unemployed, nearly 50 million on food stamps and a debt of more than $15 trillion and growing.
We need bold, conservative leadership that will take on the entrenched interests and give the American People their country back.
I have always believed the mission is greater than the man.
As I have contemplated the future of this campaign, I have come to the conclusion that there is no viable path to victory for my candidacy in 2012.
Therefore, today I am suspending my campaign and endorsing Newt Gingrich for president.
Adding to the intrigue in the last hours of the South Carolina campaign, a bus emblazoned with Herman Cain’s name sat in the hotel parking lot where Perry spoke. Cain, a tea party favorite, dropped out of the race late last year.
Perry has faced calls in recent days to drop out of the race in hopes of compelling conservative voters, whose support has been divided among several like-minded candidates, to rally behind Gingrich in hopes of stopping Romney.
Romney, the former Massachusetts governor considered the more moderate candidate in the race, has benefited thus far from having several conservative challengers competing for the same segment of voters. New polls show Romney leading in South Carolina but Gingrich gaining steam heading into Saturday’s contest in a state where conservatives hold great sway in choosing the GOP nominee.
Perry’s decision to endorse Gingrich does not necessarily mean conservatives will rally behind the former House speaker. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a champion of the anti-abortion issue, is still in the race and over the weekend was endorsed by a group of evangelical leaders.
And there‘s no guarantee that the Texas donors who fueled Perry’s bid will shift to Gingrich, even if the governor asks them to.
Romney has been working to court them in recent weeks, having made repeated visits to Texas to meet with major Republican donors. He also won the backing of former President George H.W. Bush. Several Perry supporters, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid publicly discussing their next steps before Perry’s announcement, said they have been approached by Romney’s campaign and will support him as the most-likely candidate to face President Barack Obama in November.
At least three so-called “super” political action committees have sprung up since early 2011 supporting Perry. One, Americans for Rick Perry, raised about $193,000 during the first half of 2011, federal election records show.
But none of the groups has been more prominent than Make Us Great Again, which aired more than $3.3 million worth of ads in Iowa and South Carolina supporting the Texas governor. A spokesman for the group did not immediately return calls from the AP seeking comment about whom, if anyone, the PAC would support after Perry drops out.
Perry entered the race last August to great fanfare and high numbers in polls. But his standing quickly fell after a series of gaffes and other verbal missteps. Those errors called into question whether the Texas politician who had never lost a race during his three-decade career in elected office was ready for the national stage.
His biggest flub came in a nationally televised debate in early November, when he could not remember the name of the third Cabinet department he pledged to eliminate.
Perry could only manage to say, “Oops.” Making fun of himself afterward, he told reporters: “I stepped in it.”
It was a cringe-inducing moment replayed more than a million times on YouTube. The memory lapse not only solidified Perry’s reputation for weak debate performances, it gave the impression that he couldn’t articulate his own policies. The stumble further tamped down his already faltering poll numbers.
Perry, 61, was relatively unknown outside of Texas until he succeeded George W. Bush as governor after Bush was elected president in 2000. A former Democrat, Perry had already spent about 15 years in state government when he became governor. He went on to win election to the office three times – the most recent was in 2010 – to become the state’s longest-serving chief executive.
Part of Perry’s appeal came from his humble beginnings as a native of tiny Paint Creek, Texas. He graduated from Texas A&M University and was a pilot in the Air Force before winning election in 1984 to the Texas House of Representatives. He switched to the GOP in 1989, and served as the state’s agriculture commissioner before his election as lieutenant governor in 1998.
Perry’s success as a politician suggested he would be a strong competitor to Obama. He had never lost a race in Texas, and his fight against Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2010 showed how tough he could be on a rival.
Perry picked Aug. 13 for his official announcement speech, the same day as the Iowa Straw Poll. While rival Michele Bachmann won that poll, the Texas governor cast a shadow over her victory by challenging her as conservatives’ best hope for winning the nomination and defeating Obama.
He entered near the top of some polls. But his support of a Texas policy to allow children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates soon proved to be problematic with conservatives nationwide. So, too, did his 2007 order that would have required schoolgirls in Texas to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus. Although state lawmakers overturned the order, Perry defended the vaccination as necessary to combatting the sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer.
His performance on the campaign trail also led to concerns about how his rhetoric would sound to a national audience. During a campaign stop in Iowa in August, he suggested that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would be practically committing treason if he were to print more money and said, “I don‘t know what y’all would do to him in Iowa, but we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas.”
A Perry speech to a New Hampshire audience in October led to a damaging video, during which he appeared unusually animated – “loopy” to some observers – a stark contrast to the image of the serious, starchy governor he had projected. Amid questions, Perry later told reporters that he hadn’t been drinking or taking medication at the time and called it “a pretty typical speech for me.”
More flubs followed. While criticizing the nine-member Supreme Court to a newspaper editorial board, he referred to “eight unelected and frankly unaccountable judges” and struggled to come up with the name of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, then called her “Montemayor.” He urged college students in New Hampshire to support his candidacy, “those of you that will be 21” on Election Day, though the voting age is 18.
The widespread criticism of those performances and his rivals’ attacks on his immigration and vaccination policies led to a significant drop in support.
This is a breaking story. Updates will be added.
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gabbygirl
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:53amDidn’t know how to fight dirty. That is a good thing!
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:07amHow fishy is that Iowa debacle…. The CIA/ABC is going to ruin Gingrich, but not until after the SC primary….
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:08amThis macho dingle head has never lost an election, but like young Timmy Tebow; did not understand what it is like to go up against ruthless cultists – who are now the only choices currently running. This is obviously time for Sarah or Jeb to step up and restore the country for true Christian believers.
TEA
Report Post »SomeRandomPerson
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:14amLooks like I won’t be voting this year. Perry was the only one I liked out of the bunch. The rest are just your typical shady politicians.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:26amThe GOP Establishment picked the candidate a year ago for us … Romney
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:31amHow soon till Gingrich and Santorum drop out of the race? It looks like Gingrich is coming out with another Global warming book…… Will he get Pelosi to write the forward? http://www.debbieschlussel.com/44908/new-newt-gingrich-global-warming-book-to-be-released-in-2013/
Report Post »recoveringneocon
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:39amJP16
Report Post »Its not about Paul the messenger it is about the message. Paulist know he is not the best debater, but its not about the man, its about following The Constitution, Liberty, and Freedom.
4truth2all
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:40amYo Someran:
Report Post »A NO VOTE is a vote … for Obama … nothing personal … but if obama wins … shut your mouth, cause you didn’t vote to OPPOSE him.
I would encourage you and anyone to vote for any that opposes obama because any of them is MUCH better then him.
db321
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:51amSomeRandomPerson – Thanks for the Heads up – Loser!
In life I’ve been knocked down, bloodied and at times, and felt like the whole World was running me over. I did not whine and resign. I did not give up or give in. Instead, I got up and dusted myself off and got back in the race. I choose to be Victor in life and not the Victim.
This is the most important election in our lifetime and Millions are on their knees at this time asking for God’s help. The future of America as we know it is at stake and you are letting all of us know that you are going to stand on the sidelines and not participate, because you did not get your man idol!. For the record you are saying that you are Giving up! Resigning! Quitting! America to you is all about one man and not the future of a Free America!
If we have an election – I can tell you now that Obama is going to loose by a landslide and I am going to jump up and down like Rocky in Victory after I cast my vote for “WHOEVER” to replace this Godless excuse for an American we have in the WH.
You are a pathetic individual – I hope you not a teacher of our Children.
Report Post »oneshiner
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:59amWasn’t his time yet! However, on my mind right now is an Obama supporter I heard on Bill Bennet’s radio program this morning comparing termites in a house to when Obama took over. “scuse me! A rational person would have gone in and immediately gotten rid of the termites instead of letting the termites keep ruining the house. What did he do instead? He spent more money in three years than Bush did in 8 years on stupid, irrational programs that put us in more jeopardy than before
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He said he’d get us up and running in three years, but because of his incompetence and lack of knowledge, he‘s dug a hole deeper than we’ve ever been in. A rational person would have used termite control first to get rid of the pests, then worked on repairing the damaged house. But not him.
He starts out spending money foolishly, like we had it. Analogy, is like people who buy homes more expensive than they can afford, new cars that cost more than they can afford, use multiple credit cards to the hilt and then wonder why they’re in debt over their heads and lose everything.
That’s what Obama has done. We’re a broke nation, owe more to China than we can repay and he keeps spending on losing projects that are already going broke. Shovel ready joke jobs? To add insult to injury, he & wife spend enormous amounts on trips & parties while we Americans are pulling in our wild spending. This is his irrational thinking and why I’m furious with him.
Report Post »We needed that pipel
oneshiner
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 11:08amTo finish: We needed that pipeline to help our Nation get to work and pay less at the pump.
Report Post »But, there again, no…………he’d never to anything good or rational for Americans. God Bless America, we need it now more than ever.
doomytram
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 11:21am@somerandomperson might be a regime shill. Gathering think tank info. It‘s a two man race between Romney and Paul All if not most of Rick Perry’s talking points are directly borrowered or stolen from Ron Paul. So, some random person is full of illogic… Perry is Ron Paul just looks better in a suit. If he didn‘t have Ron Paul’s ideas in his head, then he would be an empty suit it appears.
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 12:08pmNo real conservative is going to get behind this Neocon vampire GrinchGrinch.
Moderates are RINOS.
Ron Paul 2012.
Report Post »Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 12:13pmThis einstein finally dropped out? lolololololololololol
Now he can go back to his hunting camp and polish his rock.
Report Post »AnAppealToGod
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 12:16pmThis is just sad. We now have to look at who will destroy the country the least and who will kick the bucket down the road. It’s sure as hell not Ron Paul. His ideas and approach would work perfectly if our country wasn’t in such a deep moral decay. But it would cause complete chaos and unrest on a level never before imagined or seen. He sure sells it well though.
Why the hell didn’t Perry choose Santorum? Especially with all of the dirt on his marriage. I think we all just caught view of a puppet master in our peripheral vision. I would choose Santorum, then Newt, then Romney, lastly Ron Paul. In my view Santorum would stick closer to Conservative values than any other candidate.
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 12:33pm@ V-MAN MACE
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 12:08pm
No real conservative is going to get behind this Neocon vampire GrinchGrinch.
Moderates are RINOS.
Ron Paul 2012.
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It ought to be obvious to everyone by now that Ron Paul ain’t gonna make it, no matter what happens from this point forward. It doesn’t matter how right he is fiscally….and he IS right about that.
lillymckim
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 1:12pmTexas is very lucky to have an outstanding man like Rick Perry to represent their great state!
Report Post »skitrees
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 1:14pm@4truth2all
I feel conservatives are terribly wrong in looking at things in this way.
Scenario: GOP puts up a progressive (Romney/Gingrich). This person will fail the conservatives terribly, and will fail the liberal progressives terribly (George Bush ring a bell?). All this does is ENSURE a total wipe-out victory for a full-blown progressive in the next cycle (Sorta like Obama last cycle)…but the difference is, the blame will be SO severe, that we’ll never see another free election again.
The “anyone but Obama” mantra could very well serve as the fire which burns our Constitution.
As evil as it sounds, perhaps Obama isn’t the worst thing that could happen…so long as conservatives take over AND ACT in the House and Senate.
Report Post »ccr
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 1:29pmPerry was a crony capitalist who made personal $$$ off of his political office/connections.
Perry was not intellectually…..nor organizationally…….prepared for a national run.
Perry was helped ONLY by Romney during his “oops” moment. That showed me a lot about Mitt’s character.
Perry is being told WHO to endorse by those he’s “beholden” to. I’m not really sure how much Perry actually does think for himself.
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 1:32pmSantorum can‘t win because he didn’t qualify for the ballot in several states. I don’t know why the media/and Santorum pretend that he can.
Just read this”
Report Post »Independent Study: Santorum tax plan swells deficit by $900B
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/16551574/study-santorum-tax-plan-swells-deficit-by-900b
V-MAN MACE
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 2:00pmTSUNAMI-22
It ought to be obvious to Ron Paul haters that their continued chanting “Ron Paul can’t/won’t win” isn‘t going to stay anyone’s hand from voting for the man, and does nothing to demoralize his supporters.
Keep wasting your breath, though. Easier to knock you out when you’re out of breath.
Ron Paul 2012.
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 3:14pmSOMERANDOMPERSON.. You may not want to vote.. but I pray you do, because anyone is better than Obama. it was just a few months ago and everyone was saying anyone would be better than Obama.. and now that things are getting dirty and ugly you want to throw in the towel?? Well, thats exactly what Obama is hoping for. How about you just vote for the lesser of the two evils.. someone said its going to take more than one election to get a President who will listen to the American people well enough to fix our problems..If you and people like you throw in the towel now.. things are going to go from bad to worse.. possibly our very freedoms will be gone. So I encourage you to get out and vote out this administration. Our very lives depend upon it! God help us!
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 3:57pmPerry’s out,,,good. Read this and see if you want someone like him leading the country….obtained from http://www.naturalnews.com/022383_research_experiments.html
2006 – 2007
Merck begins pushing U.S. states to mandate the vaccination of teenage girls with Gardasil, a vaccine they claim prevents HPV, a sexually-transmitted virus. In February 2007, Texas Gov. Rick Perry — who was revealed to have financial ties with Merck, the vaccine manufacturer — mandates the vaccine in teenage girls (see http://www.NaturalNews.com/021572.html ). A key Merck lobbyist named Mike Toomey, it turned out, had served as Gov. Rick Perry’s chief of staff.
The Texas decision to mandate the vaccine was a notable and troubling milestone in public health policy because it is the first time a vaccine is mandated for a disease that cannot be contracted through casual contact in public schools. It also invoked “gunpoint medicine,” or the threat of arrest at gunpoint for not agreeing to receive state-mandated injections.
The Gardasil vaccinations remain a grand medical experiment being performed on children because it is not yet known what the long-term side effects of the vaccination will be, nor whether the vaccinations will actually lower rates of cervical cancer as intended.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/022383_research_experiments.html#ixzz1jwI5zkvu
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 4:06pm@ V-MAN MACE
It’s ok….you can cry. Let it out. Crying lets the sad out of you.
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 4:34pm2006 – 2007
Merck begins pushing U.S. states to mandate the vaccination of teenage girls with Gardasil, a vaccine they claim prevents HPV, a sexually-transmitted virus. In February 2007, Texas Gov. Rick Perry — who was revealed to have financial ties with Merck, the vaccine manufacturer — mandates the vaccine in teenage girls (see http://www.NaturalNews.com/021572.html ). A key Merck lobbyist named Mike Toomey, it turned out, had served as Gov. Rick Perry’s chief of staff.
The Texas decision to mandate the vaccine was a notable and troubling milestone in public health policy because it is the first time a vaccine is mandated for a disease that cannot be contracted through casual contact in public schools. It also invoked “gunpoint medicine,” or the threat of arrest at gunpoint for not agreeing to receive state-mandated injections.
The Gardasil vaccinations remain a grand medical experiment being performed on children because it is not yet known what the long-term side effects of the vaccination will be, nor whether the vaccinations will actually lower rates of cervical cancer as intended.
Report Post »excerp from http://www.naturalnews.com/022383_research_experiments.html
Protoham
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:25pmGingrich is the only Republican who has experience. He balanced the budget under Clinton for 4 years, imagine that we had a budget, I have forgotten what it is like. He has the knowledge to debate Obummer into the ground.
Report Post »Protoham
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:34pmThis will be interesting to see what happens. This will allow the TEA party to split votes between Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich. I like and trust Ron Paul, but he has difficulty getting his message across. Watch Newt, he stays focused and is cool and calm.
Between the two I think Newt would beat the pulp out of Obama. Would love to see the debate.
Report Post »Mike N
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:54pm.
@ SOMERANDOMPERSON . . .
Don’t let the loss of your favorite candidtate diminish the importance of your vote. I cringe when I listen to the stupid things said by Obama supporters, and pray that they do not vote . . . just like I pray that you will vote . . . for everyone’s sake.
Report Post »eagle2715
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 7:51pmV-Man…
If Ron Paul goes away will you follow?
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 8:08pm@ V-MAN MACE
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 4:58pm
TSUNAMI-22
You don’t know what you are. But I know.
You’re a bootlicking, fake religious moral-imposing, ninnying hypocrit who wants to use big government to realize your self-segregated police state utopia where you will be perpetually deluded with a false sense of security from the big bad muslim boogeyman and the abominable urban minority.
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No, I’m just weary of your perpetual NWA act. The one who’s insecure is you. If you were really sincere about your message you‘d take off your mask when you’re out there flailing your arms and beating your chest.
See this chick – http://barnhardt.biz/index.cfm – she has bigger balls than you, me or anyone else in here. Someday, when you grow up, maybe you can be (try to be) just like her.
I‘m going to enjoy rubbing your nose in i when ramblin’ Ron Paul loses. Too bad you never made cop.
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:03pmeagle2715
Ron Paul isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. And neither am I.
DRIZZLE-22
Are you making a reference to the fact that I happen to be black by mentioning NWA? Or do you simply not like my demeanor? Please elaborate on your racist references. We’d all love to hear you go into further details about my demeanor and how it relates to my skin color.
Nothing insecure about covering my face. My identity is secure with a mask by definition. That’s deliberate. But I’m right out there in front of their little tax-payer funded castle anyway, ain’t I? Doing my THANG. And you nor your little police state heroes can stop me.
I don’t give a flying damn about some Federal Reserve Note-flipper. What she eats doesn’t move my bowels either.
Ron Paul has already won by interjecting real issues in the midst of a lot of BS. Too late for your little nose-rubbing. The people are awake.
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:49pm@ DRIZZLE-22
Are you making a reference to the fact that I happen to be black by mentioning NWA? Or do you simply not like my demeanor? Please elaborate on your racist references. We’d all love to hear you go into further details about my demeanor and how it relates to my skin color.
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It’s your attitude that makes you look like a punk. You remind me of those two Black Panthers that were preventing people from voting last time around.
Let me be very clear: It’s your attitude that makes you sound like a N-word, not your color.
You openly hate cops and confuse that with the “police state”.
You’ve indicated that you use illegal substances
You’re militant in your demeanor
You show disdain for anyone with any morals or any religious proclivity
….and I‘d hazard a guess that the people around you can’t stand you either. I’m just an observer. The reason Ron Paul won’t have a chance to win is because THE IMPRESSION is that he is weak. It may not be the truth, but it’s the impression he carries with him. The congress will never listen to him.
Back to the point – Your attitude decides your altitude, not your color – that’s just a crutch.
You don‘t like me because I’m not afraid to say it. The closer November gets, the angrier your going to become. If it’s people like yourself that want constitutionalism, then that sacred meaning has been truly lost and I’d just as soon vote for Obama.
Report Post »Marine25
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 11:33pmThere are obviously ALOT of things Rick Perry doesn’t know.
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 1:31amTSUNAMI-22
I’m actually quite composed in my demeanor, despite what you may infer from my presentation. I’m like one of those Black Panthers, but I wear a “Don’t Tread On Me” shirt and isn’t intimidated by thugs.
Your association of my demeanor- which you characterize as an attitude- with the N word is indicative of what’s really in your heart.
I don’t hate cops. I hate the actions of police officers and the actions of the public police institution as a whole, and I deserve to criticize that taxpayer funded public institution and the behavior of those who associate themselves with that institution.
You can make slavery legal, but that doesn’t mean I have to recognize it. You can make marijuana illegal, that doesn’t mean I have to recognize it. I have inalienable rights, and I‘m not the government’s child or pet.
I am militant. Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice.
I don‘t have disdain for other’s morals or religious hangups. I don’t want your religion or morals imposed on me, and I won’t impose mine on you. I worship YHWH and Jesus Christ.
Everyone around me loves V-man. I don’t surround myself with haters.
The Congress has a very low approval rating and it’s because they go against Ron Paul.
Who you vote for is your prerogative. Don’t blame me. I’m voting MY conscience.
Vote yours and live with it.
Report Post »singleparent
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:53amAbout time Busch oops i mean perry dropped out….
Report Post »joe conservative
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:09amThis one surprised me. I thought Rick Perry would stay in until the money ran out. Things are getting interesting. Whoever the candidate, they better be prepared for the rolling out of the liberal myths. Like this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BVPyIXZzRg
Report Post »2012OBAMA2012
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:24amHow in the world can him dropping out surprise you. He is the least qualified other than Herman Cain
Report Post »VRW Conspirator
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 11:53am@Obama..
Report Post »Herman Cain…you mean the man that literally brought himself out of the lowest poverty against all odds and during the time of Jim Crow laws, the KKK, and the Civil Rights unrest…that man..
you mean the one that has two advanced degrees…
you mean the one that has the business and economic knowledge of Romney…
you mean the one that has been a Tea Party spokesman for nearly 3 years now…
you mean the man that has turned around the Midwest Burger King region into the most profitable while he was working for Pillsbury..
you mean the man that brought Godfather’s Pizza back from nearly being liquidated to being a force in the southern region of the USA…
you mean the successful talk radio pundit….
you mean the lifetime conservative, both financially and socially, unlike Perry who has switched sides from Progressive Liberal Democrat to Progressive Liberal Republican..oh wait..that isn’t a change…
you mean the man that actually was FIRST of all the GOP candidates to suggest REAL change, even if it needed to be refined…for the flat tax…9-9-9…SS and Medicare reform…
you mean the man that was the front runner for over two months….
Blazen420
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:53amNewt? Hell, why not just go ahead and endorse Obama? They are basically the same.
Report Post »Ron Paul 2012
doomytram
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:03amSweet! Paul will get Perry’s votes. Also, if ABC(CIA) would go ahead and ruin the Grinch(a la the Herman Cain smear campaign, then Paul would just get all of those votes. Please S.C. Voters send Santorum home too.
If Americans can choose between Romney and Ron Paul, then we all know that Paul would win that battle. It’s Go Time! Bye Bye Santorum eat that fourth place lose in SC. Keep in mind SC voters that Gingrich is gone and going to get ruined a la Cain… So don’t vote for Gingrinch… suprise the Commies at ABC and vote for Ron Paul..
Paul head to head with Romney…….
Report Post »spankadonkey
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:05amRon FRAUD Paul – what a guy. He’s a hypocrite, liar, Congressional fixture and failure who is all talk and he can’t even do that very well.
Report Post »BlackAce41
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:06amSorry Blazen420, Ron Paul would make a great treasury Secretary But not President. He is little to Cooky for the American People to handle…
Report Post »JP16
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:21amIn a half decent field, Ron Paul wouldn’t be able to be a strong contender, he just doesn’t have the ability to keep things simple, and often will leave questionable statements lacking a full explanation. So, when he takes an outsider’s view of conflicts the US is in, it often can confuse those who have always been told that the US is right and our status in the world protected us from fair judgement of our actions.
Whatever the case, Romney isn’t a great candidate and has a bit of a corporate influence rather than basic conservative values, Gingrich is terribly bad, and Santorum absolutely wreaks of BS. So, do you go with the guy who might boost the economy with Romney, but could bring with him massive corporate interests in government, Gingrich, the guy who is completely big government, or Santorum, the guy that I’m now recognizing as even more of a George W. Bush 2.0 than I originally labeled Perry as. Santorum knows how to say different things to different groups in order to be elected, that’s why you see so many contradictions, from the endorsement of Specter to the variety of other big government actions.
Report Post »recoveringneocon
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:29amspankadonkey must really be a Democrat, here to drive a wedge between the Paul supporters and the Republican Party. Look at his Posts, all they do is just bash Paul. Or maybe he is just blindly following Rush, Sean, little mark, “The ezalB” and “nnelG” with the other 2 stooges ?
Report Post »chewfatlip
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 11:28amOh well, and it looks like Newt won’t last long either. I guess it’s Romney.
Nobama/NoPaul 2012
Report Post »A Conservatarian
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 11:57amI see most of the people commenting to you Blazen are fans of saying what “we think”. Sound like a bunch of Rush Limbaughs here “We say this, We think that, We do this, They do that, we we we WE, they they they THEY.”
Drives me up a wall how ready people are to be jacked in and told what to think.
Volition…. individuality, try it some time people.
Report Post »Protoham
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:49pmWatch the candidates in the debates. I like both Ron and Newt. However, when general election debates come in to play only Newt has the ability to beat Obama into a little puddle on the floor. I am an independent so I don‘t get to vote in the primary’s and I will back anyone against Obama, but I think Newt has the best chance of beating BHO.
Report Post »llotus
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 6:08pmsomerandomperson……….you will be voting…….whether you vote or not. You will be voting for four more years of obamaville. If enough of you do not vote……you all will have no right to gripe about anything. You will have become part of the problem. Sounds like you are only here to put that crazy idea in other minds. I will vote for an old yellow tom cat if thats all there is. Lotus.
Report Post »Jack007
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:53amhmmmm
Report Post »Evil_Conservative
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:52amJust in time to push Newt to the top for Saturday?
Report Post »Dcjones
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:15amNewt will be done soon too.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 11:25amI like Ron Paul, but not enough to waste my vote on him….unless he’s the last man standing.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 11:28amI feel the same way about Santorum. There’s just something about him that rubs me the wrong way.
Report Post »I like his Christian values, but he‘s lacking something I can’t quite put my finger on.
A Conservatarian
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 11:59amBlue Bonnet, it’s called conviction. Just like you’re supposed to vote with conviction every time.
No conviction, no point voting – or leading.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 12:06pmJust in time to find out Newt’s a swinger. Bitter ex wife or whatever, that one will stick I’m afraid. Perry finaly had a decent debate and then he drops. That man just has no timing.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:51amSo now we see the real reason for the run and the investment. Cutting political deals for their endorsements. Yes we have the best politicians money can buy…. no wonder most of them focus on the money and what they can get out of the deal. So much for ideology and principals as being anything more than a promotional strategy.
Report Post »VRW Conspirator
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:00amPerry is on the take to become Newt’s VP if Newt gets the nomination…TRUST me…the PAYOFF is already done…Newt hates Romney’s business and economic plans because Newt is a Progressive and Perry is a bigot he hates Romney because he is Mormon and Perry is also a Progressive (my gawd, he was Al Gore’s TX campaign manager)
Report Post »the Progressives are teaming up against the RINO…but at least Romney isn’t a Progressive…Newt has said as much with his own mouth…he LOVES FDR and Teddy and Wilson..the man is brilliant but dangerous politically…
West Coast Patriot
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 3:25amVRW, How is Mitt not a progressive? He even said he was a progressive.
Report Post »321481
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:51amOn the Beck‘s radio program this morning they are slamming Newt with all their might for Newt’s pac ads agains Romney, however, they did not slam Romney’s pac ads against Newt. Their bias is starting to show real strong. It is a real shame, to see this bias in treatment, a real shame. I had to turn the radio off I was so disgusted.
Report Post »Babeuf
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:46amI knew it was coming this morning… that‘s why I didn’t even turn it on!
Report Post »It is simply amazing coming from someone “restoring love”
Joshua7
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:47amI don‘t know much about all the different adds Romney’s PAC was running against Newt but Newt’s attack on Romeny was pretty stupid. He did his job, what else was he supposed to do?
Report Post »recoveringneocon
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 11:27amBabeuf
Report Post »Good for you, “nnelG” and his stooges are full Hate. Your 1st step to Recovery in done.
patti
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 1:16pmI don’t watch or listen to Beck anymore.
Report Post »He has been a major disappointment.
I wish I could get my $100 back from joining GBTV….. big mistake.
WTSpike
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:50amHe seems to have been a remarkably effective governor, if not a stellar debater. But Americans are often shallow, and see only the substance that is available in talking points provided by slanted television “news”. Today, our President has to look good, sound good, and provide excellent sound bites. There is an old saying by the British: Americans get the politicians they deserve. Our present primary system allows for our nominees to be decided by a pitifully small sampling of the population. We have had one caucus, and one very small primary, and already we are handing the nomination to Romney. It is no wonder that the caliber of our Presidents has fallen badly. I do not know whether Perry would have made for a good President, but I doubt he’d have been a bad one. He seems to be a good man with a solid foundation, much in contrast to what we have now.
Report Post »lisa2994
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:09amWell said and thank you for not bashing!
Report Post »JRook
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 3:26pmActually I’d say we get the best candidates money can buy or rather the wealthy and large corporations decide we can pick from. The British phrase refers to just this fact, that a country driven and enamored by Wall Street and Madison Ave. get the candidates they provide us with.
Report Post »momrules
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:47amA lot of people liked Perry. Now I hope he endorses Newt or Santorum and those people will get behind that candidate.
Report Post »I doubt that he will endorse Romney the slimey.
KTsayz
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:43amSurprised he stayed in as long as he did. Santorum next, then Newk.
Report Post »spankadonkey
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:55amIt is unfortunate that Ron FRAUD Paul, who has less chance to be nominated than Perry, is not smart enough to drop out. What a guy.
Report Post »Jomil48
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:56amMr. Santoum won Iowa n was cheated out it by the party, he will win Carolina, why should he fold.
Report Post »SANTORUM 2012
321481
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:42amOK you guys, we as a country are going to get what we are asking for, Romney and Obama are very much the same, Newt has significant issues, Santorum doesn’t have a chance (if Perry didn’t have a chance, the same for the other rick). As a Perry supporter, I will not vote for Romney, it would be the same as voting for Obama with a R. Oh, did you here about Romney’s off shore account, he says he pays regular taxes on it, then why is it off shore? Slippery all around!!!
Report Post »Bluefish49
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:52amI to was a Perry man….I live in South Carolina and will now not vote in the Primary. I don‘t like anyone that is left so I’ll just watch the fiasco from the sidelines and vote straight Republican ticket like I always do.
Report Post »YCougFan1308
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:56amSantorum will have a chance if we conservatives give him a chance and stop saying he doesn’t have a chance!
Report Post »Protoham
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 6:09pmThe only man that has a chance in the general election is Newt. Watch the debates, Newt is direct and can beat anybody into the ground, including Obama. Remember Newt was able to balance the budget. The only thing I don’t like about Newt is his lack of military service.
I like Ron Paul for his ideas and his military service, but he has a hard time getting his message across. I am afraid BO would beat him up in the debates and make him look like a fool.
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:40amHe was still in?
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:43amSomebody from Texas tell that Bilderberger Gardasil Boy Perry to have a nice life. Won’t miss him.
I don’t like male cheerleaders.
Ron Paul 2012.
Gynecologists are awesome.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:44pmV-MAN MACE what about Dr. Kook hanging out with 911 Truthers?
Report Post »http://www.myspace.com/video/peace-freedom-are-achieved-through-understanding/ron-paul-meets-the-student-scholars-for-9-11-truth/28483925
V-MAN MACE
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:50pm9-11 was an inside job.
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 3:52amRepublicorp, Did you even read the caption below the video? You are not researching anything. Here it is:
“Posted by YouTube user: jamartellxiv At a house party for Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas), in February 2007, the Student Scholars for 9/11 Truth were able to ask him a few questions regarding a new 9/11 investigation. Since this video’s original release, FOX news has tried to use it as evidence that Ron Paul is a “9/11 Truther.” This is not the impression the filmmakers were trying to give. Ron Paul has stated several times that he does not believe that 9/11 was “contrived,” however, as this video shows, he believes that a new investigation is needed in order to clarify things that were not touched upon by the 9/11 Commission. http://WWW.SST911.ORG”
Paul does think, and so do I, that there was a government cover up in the investigation on the incompetence of the FBI, with info that could have possibly stopped the attacks if the info had been dealt with properly, not that they were part of the plot or withheld the info on purpose. This is how people get the wrong impression of a truly honorable patriot, by people like you willing to spread lies.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:40amNo sense in wasting money that wasn’t going to help. Perry’s gaffes are what did him in.
Report Post »Good luck to you, Mr. Governor. I’m still leaning towards Newt, because the MSM is cheering for Mitt.
Same tactic the MSM used during the last election.
starman70
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:53amContinuing after accdentially hitting post: In a way he is somewhat like Abe Lincoln, a country boy who is making good.But, unlike Lincoln, The world of poitics on the national level is far more complicated than it was in the mid 1800s.
Study hard Rick and try again. I think you will make it next time.
Report Post »BODYBAG
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:37amExpected and acknowledged.
@NOBAR
“Between this and Gingrich’s upcoming hit, Operation Nominate Romney must be in full swing.”
Im glad someone else notices this.
Report Post »MSGT
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:21amBeck continues his Jihad to nominate Mitt also. {Don‘t tell me what you’re against. Tell me what you’re for. What a lying hypocrite.}
Report Post »Colette
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 12:47pmMSGT-Glenn makes it quite clear he supports Santorum. Are you not listening?
Report Post »TWO BITS
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:37amOh well, this is not unexpected. I wanted to give Perry a “thumbs up” in my primary, but it was likely he would drop out before March 6th.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:36am.
Report Post »Texans Please Pray we get lucky, and he get’s lost on the way back……….
Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:55amNews Flash:::: Rick Perry has been spotted jogging in black spandex and a red bicycle helmet…. He is on I-75 headed toward Florida….. He has just tweeted his staff… Claims he is no longer running for for president.. From here on out he will simply be jogging for vice president…details at six, back to you Tom….
Report Post »lisa2994
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:12amNope! I pray he stays right where he is! Just think of what we could get if he leaves!!!!
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 11:07am.
Howdy, Hi there friends and neighbor’s, SpankDaMonkey here with a special request.
If you or anyone you know lives in Ron Pauls old Congressional District.
PLEASE DO NOT VOTE FOR Randy Webber. There are enough useless people in Washington D.C. now without adding this waste of good breathing air to the mix.
I don’t care who you are (D), (R) or (I), don’t Vote for this man, if you love your children & your property……….
Same can be said for State Senator Mike Jackson, another waste of Taxpayer Money…..
TEXAS will Suck less with them gone……
Thank you,
SpankDaMonkey
Report Post »recoveringneocon
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:35amAfter Saturday.Santorum will be gone too.
Report Post »John 3:16
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:44amI wish that wingnut Ron Paul would drop out, I’d rather have Perry in the running than a wrinkled up wingnut wearing depends.
Report Post »recoveringneocon
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:19amJohn 3:16
Report Post »Your name and your name calling posts don’t match. One of those Christians are ya.
Well, you can wish all you want, but your little ricky will be out of the race by next week.
CatB
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 11:23amI don’t think so … I am going to see Santorum at an event next Tuesday … Florida has already started early voting and he is on the ballot .. I wouldn’t drop out until I at least see how that goes .. he has lots of events here before the 31st election .. I have been invited to three already.
Report Post »Ming The Merciless
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 3:44pmCATB – I’m voting for Ron Paul in Florida so my vote will cancel out your Ricky vote!
Ron Paul 2012!
Report Post »markcooper
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:32amAnother one called to run by God is outta there :)
Cya later!
Report Post »your sensei
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:18amGood point! Why are all these Moses folks coming up short, quitting early? Palin, Bachmann, Perry? Seems the more Jesus you have in your heart the less heart you have to fight.
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:32amWas it the black rock at the hunting club that did him in?
Report Post »Clara88
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:31amIt makes me sad Gov Perry…you were my FIRST choice. This proves that YOU put your country FIRST. Newt is my second choice and i’m NOT surprised that you are endorsing him. I hope he chooses YOU to be his VP….God Bless
Newt/Perry 2012
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:35amYeah Clara, thats all we need , another Biden….. o(*-*)o
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:37amPerry enforcing NEWT!!! LOL… Glenn’s having a cow.
Report Post »Can’t wait for the CNN Debate. Pop some corn!
Clara88
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:39amWould LOVE to see Perry debate Biden.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:14amYeah Clara, i would order a Perry – Biden debate on pay per view and TIVO IT , so I could watch it over… Can you imagine how funny that would be ???? Holy crap, i dont know if i could handle it…those are some funny guys !!! But i will miss Rick, he has provided some great moments in this campaign, and you have been a good sport with all my black spandex news flash posts!!! And i do think Rick is a good guy…. Just a little nutty at times… Its been a fun run, its time to come home Rick, but i gotta tell ya, all of us who live in Texas are kinda going WTF, who knew this guy was this funny !!!God Bless Texas… And Rick Perry…
Report Post »circleDwagons
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:24am@clara, i’m so sorry. but now you have more time for your other fantasy stories.
Report Post »recoveringneocon
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:43amClara88
Report Post »You put up quite a fight for Perry. I just hope you dont work so hard for Newt. and Please dont tell me mitt is your 3rd or 4th choice.
Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:57amBe honest Clara, you just think he’s cute… uuuh huuu ?
Report Post »martinez012577
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 1:35pmClara, I told you a week ago, it was over for Perry. I asked you to please consider your next candidate wisely. You have again chosen wrong. Tell me what you like about Newt. He is good in debates? Hope that isnt it, remember come time when its Obama vs whoever the debates dont matter as much. The Obama people are going to vote for Obama no matter what. The anti Obama people are going to vote against him. Then the Ron Paul people ( if he isnt the candidate) are going to vote for him. So no matter what you going for anyone other than Paul is futile.
But again, please list some things here that you like about Newt.
Report Post »Jackie Rogers, Jr.
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:30amoopps
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:29amGot to pray, y’all, for GOD to raise up HIS man for this race. We cannot continue to “play ball as usual” and expect GOD to bless and to save our nation.
GOD BLESS AND RESTORE AMERICA TO HIM in JESUS’ name, amen.
Report Post »Nobar
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:28amBetween this and Gingrich’s upcoming hit, Operation Nominate Romney must be in full swing.
Report Post »bigspike
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:28amBuh-bye!
Report Post »LIBS-ARE-DINGLEHEADS
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:28amFrom the start, Perry was never in it. He hung on the sample the SC barbecue. Once done, he went back to Texas.
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