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WSJ: TX Governor Rick Perry Will Enter 2012 Presidential Field

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a “normally reliable Republican source” has confirmed that Texas Gov. Rick Perry will run for president. However, the source says Perry may not enter until early August.

Despite the news, the Journal says the official word from the Perry camp is “maybe.” The WSJ reports:

Our normally reliable Republican source reports that Mr. Perry has surveyed the field and decided to get in the race later this summer, perhaps around the time of the national prayer meeting that Mr. Perry is hosting on August 6 at a Houston football stadium. Our source also reports that Mr. Perry is aiming to compete in the Iowa Straw Poll, even though it occurs just a week later, on August 13. The thinking is that apparent front-runner Mitt Romney “does not reflect the Republican Party” and is therefore vulnerable to a credible challenge from the right, especially after Mr. Romney’s recent squishy remarks on global warming.

“We don’t have to cloak our intentions, because we don’t know what our intentions are,” Perry campaign adviser David Carney, who was one of the main advisers who quit Newt Gingrich’s campaign this month, told the WSJ.

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  • The Toad
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:16pm

    Bachmann is a shadow of Palin and Perry isn’t hard enough on illegal immigration. Perry/Bachmann a losing ticket!!

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 4:45am

      If you want amnesty for illegals, vote for Perry.

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  • Lloyd Drako
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:16pm

    The media will be asking him to explain his remarks about secession–endlessly. He will have time for little else.

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  • King David
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:16pm

    ABO

    Anybody But Obama

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  • The Toad
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:13pm

    Perry is easy on illlegal immigrants and Sanctuary citys. Another Rhino!!

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    • V.H.
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 10:12pm

      Would you like to back that up. Have a friend who helps with immigration issues in Texas and he thinks Perry is great on immigration and on telling Washington to stick it.l

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  • rabblechat
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:12pm

    Yay another establishment tool! Has anyone see what he has done with the deficit and taxes in Texas?
    Not to mention the border, education and employment?
    Rick Perry will be business as usual.

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  • Journeyman
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:12pm

    Not much to look at here people. Google Perry gadicil 2007. Looks like another lobbyist hack in the pocket of Big Pharma. Same old same old dime a dozen politician.

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  • glennrocks
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:11pm

    Is he a RINO?

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  • Ken
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:11pm

    Run Rick Run!!!

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  • drimmel
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:11pm

    Good! The more the merrier! Now earn my vote!

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  • mossbrain
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:09pm

    He reminds me of Orin Hatch.

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  • moparcar
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:08pm

    I moved to Texas because it’s a great place and had a decent gov. Before you leave Gov, sign on Open Carry bill!

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  • quicker
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:06pm

    Just don`t get your hopes up.Perry talks a good fight but has to be dragged to the table .One plus for him is if he tries something and we don`t like it he will listen to us.However he has been weak on the border.I would advise ya`ll to listen to we that live in texas.Remember it is much too early to make a desicsion now .There may be better out there. And for Gods sake don`t let the liberal media pick our canidate.

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    • vastrightwinger
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 6:47pm

      “‘And for Gods sake don`t let the liberal media pick our canidate.”
      AMEN to that!

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  • Larryjr
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:04pm

    Perry is certainly a far better candidate than Romney or Gingrich. I am hoping either him, Cain or Bachman get the nomination or a combination.

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:04pm

    I love this guys no nonsense, Jesus rules attitude! Good guy.

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  • auburntaylors96
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:03pm

    the more the merrier! any of the gop field can beat obama. don’t listen to the media….they were surprised by ronald regan’s landslide.

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 8:28am

      Perry is no Ronald Reagan if you want Ronald Reagan you have to go with Sarah Palin

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:10am

      Sarah Palin is no Reagan …….not even close

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:39am

      Real simple,
      Tell me any other candidate that the Media, Democrats, and blue blood Republicans FEAR like Sarah
      She will mess up their PROGRESSIVE Agenda an they can’t let that happen Again
      Reagan did it for 8 yrs. Fighting the Democrats, Progressive Republicans,and the Media.

      Watch how to Media treats Perry if They pick him as the Candidate then He’s who they think Obama can beat. If Perry WINS then the PROGRESSIVE agenda is still in place just at a slower pace.

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    • ClockKing
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:10am

      Palin is not part of the “in”crowd of DC elites. That is why both sides hate her and are trying to destroy her, even though she hasn’t announced.

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    • missconservative
      Posted on June 25, 2011 at 5:22am

      Palin is not Reagan. She doesn‘t possess anything near Reagan’s depth of knowledge. He studied these issues for decades before he became president, once debating Robert Kennedy over soviet expansion in the late 1960‘s and giving speeches on the effects of health care entitlements in the early 1960’s. He served two terms as governor of one of our largest states, and came to the job of president eminently prepared for it. That’s not Palin.

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  • MontyRay
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:02pm

    I like what I see in Perry. I’ll reserve opinion until I look deeper into his record, but I love what I’m hearing. Please don’t reply to my post with the Bildeberger crap. I’m over it. I just want to know that he will be pro-business and pro-conservative. He has the fight in him, now I just need to understand his integrity/character.

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    • Arizona Don
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 7:08pm

      Very good, glad to hear someone with reasoning.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 8:37pm

      agree…..lets see if he can step up to the plate

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 4:39am

      Don’t you realize that a politician will say ANYTHING to get elected? Don’t you know that? How old are you? 20? Go by their RECORD, not what they SAY. Come on.

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  • oddball130
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:00pm

    Besides Christy, he is the best hope for this country.

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    • Mr. Oshawott
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 8:21pm

      @OddBall130

      Yes, OddBall, you’re right. Rick Perry is the best hope for the country…for those that dream of establishing a New World Order and a one-world government. From my honest viewpoint, Rick Perry is actually the WORST presidential candidate for the country, and here are the reasons why:

      1. Rick Perry signed an excutive order that forced female teenagers to undergo an injection of Gardasil.
      2. He used eminent domain to make room for the Trans. Texas Corridor.
      3. He failed to support a bill that would hold the TSA agents accountable for their unconstitutional searches and seizures.
      4. He is a member of the globalist group Bilderberg. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90jfQrb4wAE

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  • debig
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 4:58pm

    Yeah!!!!! This ought to be interesting. I look forward to it. A rick perry/bachman ticket would be suitable…..One can only hope.

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  • oldasdirt
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 4:58pm

    Ok then,,,Bachmann/ Perry 2012

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    • MONICNE
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:04pm

      Don’t you think we should have one or the other but not both? We need to overcome the current half-black administration with our own real black. At least for Vice, if you have an open mind that is.

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    • Mr. Oshawott
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 7:34pm

      I wonder… Is “Monicne” really Encinom spelled backwards?

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    • spirited
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:59am

      @Mr. Oshawott
      I wonder… Is “Monicne” really Encinom spelled backwards?
      ===================================

      Encinom when in basement
      >Monicne in the attic
      Encinom in the basement

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    • notatoomah
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 8:57am

      I have the open mind that tells me not to vote for someone who has no qualifications whatsoever. At least Obama did make it to the Senate. Cain has no experience, and yet he expects Conservatives to vote for him. Sorry, fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

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  • 338lapua
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 4:58pm

    Today, tomorrow, or the next day…..we need Perry.

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    • Rogue
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:56pm

      we need Perry….to go back to being a Democrat.

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 4:36am

      Come on 338. You are smarter than that.

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    • notatoomah
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 8:54am

      What do you know? Two more liberals masquerading for the media.

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  • JohnGalt
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 4:58pm

    Now things are going to be real interesting. If Herman Cain doesn’t make it, this guy could be a contender!

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    • LibertariansUnite
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 9:01pm

      If Ron Paul doesn’t make it, our country is going to hell!

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    • notatoomah
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 8:53am

      Cain has made himself inconsequential because he’s already playing the race card. Paul is a Libertarian, he should go run for their nomination.

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  • Texas woman56
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 4:57pm

    Interesting!!!

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    • YEAHYOURIGHT
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 6:38pm

      So, Texas Woman, what is your take?

      Is he a RINO? Has he done well for your state? I thought I was excited about his run until I started reading the comments here. Now I am not sure what to think about him…

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    • vennoye
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 11:32pm

      Watched “The Journal Report” on Fox Saturday…….think they had a great take on things. They said, yes Perry has had things good in Texas, but he was riding on a wave of conditions that Texas has been putting in place for 20 years. I am a native Texan, and Perry does not “automatically” get my vote….Perry has gone down some rabbit trails that Texans just rejected and did not get done. We still have too many state employees and too much debt.

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  • Beyond
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 4:56pm

    The Dark Horse.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 4:54pm

    We shall see if he does enter after all.

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    • MONICNE
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:00pm

      Rick Perry is a masculine (and handsome too) replacement for Michelle and Sarah Combined! Except for womanly attributes (i.e., birth-giving and the intuitive sciences), Rick has it all! He has clearly done double the Governing experiences that both of them have together and he has ZERO male or female sex scandals at any age! And he does not do his own Tweets! So he is Immune from ********.

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    • avenger
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:23pm

      this is a big government guy…

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    • SpankDaMonkey
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:28pm

      .
      Ya‘ll will get more for your money if you’ll vote SPANKDAMONKEY in 2012……..

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    • Chainsoftyranny
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 6:30pm

      If monicne wants him, I am out.

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    • mils
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 7:09pm

      sorry there was a question , brought on by his opposition, several years ago about his being gay and if he an wife were separating…a member of the MSM tried to bring it up a few days ago….

      SOOOOOOOOOOOOO it will happen..scandal where there i s none. Obama will sit back and let it happen , when questioned..what?..what was said? I didn’t hear that…blahblahblah

      Hey, as fickel as we Americans are…we vote for him on looks alone…

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 4:29am

      So that is it huh MONICNE. He is handsome? What a crock. Get a brain. Our country is going down the drain and you want to vote for a guy because he is HANDSOME? You are an idiot. S

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 4:32am

      So that’s it huh MonicNE? He is handsome? Are you kidding me? Put your panties back on and put the vibrator away. Our country is going down the drain and you are going to support a clown because he is handsome? This is why women should have never been given the right to vote.

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    • 91AP
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 7:47pm

      1) They’re all running. Until they die. And even then…………
      2) He’s a Bildermurder Trojan Horse.

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  • AllRightWinger
    Posted on June 23, 2011 at 4:53pm

    Excellent news!

    Not related but hilariously funny – Ann Coulter says the left “sound like *******” on a Canadian conservative tv show. http://bit.ly/kSQa6G

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    • solaveritas
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 4:58pm

      Yes, go Perry! You will make a great VP running mate for Michele Bachmann. Well, either you or Gov. Pataki!

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    • Revere1
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:00pm

      Now I suppose Rick Perry will have to deal with liberal media attacking him every day… http://www.elephantwatcher.com/2011/06/can-rick-perry-steal-chris-christies.html

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    • MONICNE
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:02pm

      Fabulous news! Especially if you believe it‘s a man’s job to be President in these days.
      What a package Governor (2X) Rick Perry provides!
      I am very excited with this Texas miracle worker who has been described by some as the “real George W. Bush” because he is not a Wussie on ideas like States rights/succession and right to carry handguns in Texas college campuses and classrooms. He is quite masculine, tougher on socialists than Governor Scott Walker and does not give a hoot about “who has a problem” with his ideas.

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    • Susan Harkins
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:17pm

      “Texas Governor Rick Perry is dipping his toes into the 2012 presidential race, coincidentally, as the Bilderberg conference convenes in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Bilderberg, notorious kingmakers in the U.S. and Europe, tapped Perry in 2007, inviting him to the conference meeting in Istanbul and presumably vetting him for higher office.”

      http://www.prisonplanet.com/bilderberg-behind-rick-perry-2012-run.html

      NUFF SAID!!!

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    • Sicboy
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:18pm

      All you brain dead fools who vote for this “rino” well get what you deserve. Total disappointment. 76248

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    • Susan Harkins
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:23pm

      “The Nov. 4-5 conference, featuring invited guests such as Vice President Al Gore and presidential candidate John McCain, is scheduled for the Library of Congress in the nation’s capital and is sponsored by the American Friends of Bilderberg. The U.S. group is directed by Henry Kissinger, David Rockefeller, Paul Allaire and Richard C. Holbrooke.”

      http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=3833

      Again….when is America going to realize that they are NOT being given a choice? These fellows are PLANTS for the global NWO & the Bilberbergs. Your Presidents are being picked FOR you.

      God help us all.

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    • SpankDaMonkey
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:26pm

      .
      Rick The RINO Perry, hide your daughters and protect your land. The RINO is comming. He is nothing more than a white version of Obama………

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    • LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:33pm

      I don’t think i could stand 4 to 8 years of another Texan accent .. “ No Rhinos ”

       
    • fastfacts
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:35pm

      This was in the Comment section of this article. Can anyone answer these skeleton‘s in Rick Perry’s closet. Let’s get them out so we can get them over with.

      1) He entered politics as a democrat and helped Al Gore’s campaign.
      2) He pushed the dream act, possibly to get the hispanic vote.
      3) He signed a mandate into law that would make all young women have to get a STD vaccine.
      4) He had to be begged by lawmakers to endorse the TSA no pat down bill.

      Then there is also the rhetoric that he is just another Texas Bush.

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    • Susan Harkins
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:45pm

      @fastfacts

      1) He entered politics as a democrat and helped Al Gore’s campaign. (TRUE)
      2) He pushed the dream act, possibly to get the hispanic vote. (TRUE)
      3) He signed a mandate into law that would make all young women have to get a STD vaccine. (TRUE)
      4) He had to be begged by lawmakers to endorse the TSA no pat down bill. (TRUE)

      Next?

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    • Rogue
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 5:53pm

      All of you jumping on the Perry bandwagon might want to dig a little deeper into his past before you throw your vote down the drain.

      He‘s increased Texas’ debt by $40 Billion since taking office.
      He is a former Democrat who campaigned for Al Gore.
      Belives in global warming
      Soft on Immigration
      Allowed the Texas education system to plummet into one of the worst in the nation
      Supports in-state tuition rates for children of illegal immigrants

      That’s just the tip of the iceburg. This guy is the definition of a big government, spend and tax RINO. Voting for this guy only takes votes away from other contenders, and will strengthen Romney’s numbers by taking out the competition.

      One the other hand, if you want Obamneycare to be the law of the land, vote for Perry!

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    • LibertariansUnite
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 6:03pm

      Ron Paul 2012

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    • nosycophant
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 6:12pm

      “The Bilderberg choice”

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    • Wyatt's Torch
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 6:14pm

      John Galt 2012

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    • ozchambers
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 6:25pm

      I’ve heard the recent soundbites and its really easy to get excited about what he is saying……….BUT………don’t politicians always sound wonderful when election season winds up? I‘m seeing the very serious questions about his prior political activities and this guy is gonna have to explain to us exactly what has caused him to change or in Glenn’s words tell us about his “come to Jesus moment” when he suddenly realized what liberty and the role of government were meant to be and why. Let’s keep our heads about us during this primary season because this may very well be the election that either dooms our nation OR gives us a chance to restore her.

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    • mils
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 6:25pm

      Perry will have the press after him….if he j has brass balls like Trump…he’ll be okay.
      We need someone that will answer back, pin the MSM to the wall. PLEASE..no…“lets be gentlemen” campaign.
      The left is out to drain the life blood from our country…we can’t allow that. They will attack any and all….any old rumor, any old anything…..anything that someone thought that someone may have thought about saying or doing at sometime in the past or was it the future..they don’t care. The campaign for our country will be fierce…and not a gentleman’s fight….mr. hunstman/romney….

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    • Dwight t
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 7:01pm

      Great news we need someone who is for the working people in this country!
      Someone who expresses the good things this country has done in history!

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    • american1st
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 7:16pm

      NO RINO’S NO NEOCONS 2012

      sorry,Rick Perry is just another stupid step down the “merry path to ruin and loss of freedom” we are already on.. if you want bushobama part 3 vote for rick, if not you need to listen to what Ron Paul is saying, so far he is the only candidate with a quality record in the race….

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 7:34pm

      Why did Glenn waste one of his final shows on Rick Santorum??

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    • Timekeeper
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 7:34pm

      Yep – Michele is the one, or Sarah… these are the only two I see that will KEEP what is best for America, our country, at heart when making decisions. Either would not only STOP what is happening – but would fight to recverse it – and that is what is needed. Vote RIGHT folks – Vote FOR American Values, Principles and Traditions. The type that made this the strongest, Bravest, most Prosperous nation on Earth.

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    • TexasCommonSense
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 7:47pm

      Sicboy in Watauga, let’s wait ’til the debates. Give the man a chance.

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    • beans bullets and bandaids
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 8:10pm

      FASTFACTS:

      T”Let’s get them out so we can get them over with.”

      ////1) He entered politics as a democrat and helped Al Gore’s campaign.

      He *was* a democrat. He headed up Gore’s campaign efforts here in Texas. The following quote from Perry is all over the net:

      “Going through that (Gore experience) was part of what started me through the process of changing parties in 1989,” Perry said. “I came to my senses.”

      ////2) He pushed the dream act, possibly to get the hispanic vote.

      The TEXAS Dream Act is different than the federal version. It was focused on tuition only and passed with zero “no” votes.

      ////3) He signed a mandate into law that would make all young women have to get a STD vaccine.

      Yup, he did. Ticked a bunch of us off, but the legislature took care of it. Texas has a pretty liberal opt-out rules, allowing for religious, medical and philosophical exemptions, so no one who really wanted to avoid that terrible vaccine would be forced into it. (still, why!?)

      ////4) He had to be begged by lawmakers to endorse the TSA no pat down bill.

      The Anti-Groping bill kind of died when Obama started threatening Texas. I don’t think Perry *wants* it, but a lot of folks here do, so he put it up for consideration in the special session.

      I am not a Perry apologist, nor am I anti-Perry. Our state is doing well with him in the Gov‘s office and I’m mostly happy with the way things are here in Texas, but I’m undecided on him as a Preside

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    • Sicboy
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 8:17pm

      CommonsenseTexan… your not using the common sense Jesus gave you. Get over the Texan thing, Perry is not a conservative! Conservatives don’t #1 force school aged girls to get Gardasil shots. #2 Don’t want to take private land and give it to foreign countries to make super highways. #3 become millionaires in office. BTW 76248 is Keller not Watauga.

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    • SpankDaMonkey
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 8:21pm

      .

      Spankdamonkey 2012

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 9:49pm

      Bildeberger BS ( you would have rejected Washington)
      George Washington joined the Masonic Lodge in Fredericksburg, Virginia at the age of 20 in 1752. His Masonic membership, like the others public titles and duties he performed, was expected from a young man of his social status in colonial Virginia. During the War for Independence, General Washington attended Masonic celebration and religious observances in several states. He also supported Masonic Lodges that formed within army regiments.

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 10:27pm

      Run, Rick, Run!

      (not an endorsement, but I like what I know so far – still investigating)

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    • Delta_River_Folk
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 10:46pm

      Please let Rick be the one, but Remember:

      The SOLUTION to our Nation’s Fiscal Policy is Simple:

      1) Shift up to 70 % of Washington D.C.’s spending habits back to individual States (e.g., Health and Human Services, Housing, Education, Energy, Agriculture, Labor, Social Security, etc..), then let States decide how to spend the money collected from its citizens

      2) Stop all tax collection by the Federal Government, and mandate that only individual States shall collect taxes from citizens (as originally outlined in the Constitution and upheld by the Supreme court on several occasions)

      3) Individual States will send enough money to Washington D.C. to cover the spending not delegated to the states in Step (1) above (e.g., National Defense, Foreign Diplomacy, those items originally outlined in the Constitution)

      4) Set Back and watch: States grow, Washington D.C. corruption slow down, backroom deals disappear, and our Nation prosper

      We are called the United States, not the United State

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    • booklvr51
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 11:01pm

      Things are not always as they appear! Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Perry is a Progressive who has been groomed to appear to be a Conservative. He attended the 2007 Bilderburg meeting in Turkey and was Texas chairman of Al Gore’s campaign. He has been a Republican for only 11 years. Question with boldness and do your own research!!!

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 11:39pm

      The internet is great, but wouldn’t it be neat if there were a lie detector integrated into every computer keyboard.

      Start typing a falsehood, and get ZZAAPPED with a taser.

      The democrat talking points are flying in this thread.

      Looks like the left has their panties in a wad over Mr. Perry.

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    • thepatriotdave
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 11:56pm

      Another ho-hum candidate. Not for me. I want a real patriot this time and I want someone that can actually beat the Obama machine…
      http://www.AMillionGoWest.com – Help us get 1 million signatures on a petition that asks Allen West to run for President in 2012.

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    • the hawk
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:06am

      ted nugent for pres 2012 !

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    • thepatriotdave
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:16am

      booklvr51
      Posted on June 23, 2011 at 11:01pm
      Things are not always as they appear! Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Perry is a Progressive who has been groomed to appear to be a Conservative.
      =======================================
      Thank you for the logical post.

      NOW LISTEN-UP PEOPLE…
      We The People must choose our leader this time. Do NOT allow the Media (any of it) or the establsihment GOP choose your leader for you. We know from experience that when that happens it’s a disaster. Plus, does anyone here really think that Perry could beat the Obama machine? Be honest now.
      We are about to go into the worst election season this country has ever endured. Cheating by the left is going to be on a historic scale. Between Union thugs, La Raza thugs, Black Panther thugs, Marxist thugs, etc, there will be massive cheating at the polls this go round. And for those of you that say we should all sign-up as poll watchers, good luck with that. When you show up to the polling places to work as a poll watcher on voting day, you will be lucky if the Obama thugs even let you out of your car. Oh, one more thing… who’s gonna stop them? Eric Holder is the head of DOJ and he’s already given them the green light by refusing to prosecute the Black Panthers that were using intimidation at the polls in Philly back in 2008. See what I mean?
      The only way to beat cheating is by a landslide. And so far, there are no candidates, including Perry, that can win in a landslide. Heck, t

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    • slimster
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:50am

      Perry signed a bill into law(forcing girls to take gardasil) that killed young women. We do not want him in the white house with that kind of lack of judgement.

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    • colonial10
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:54am

      We have a lot of great candidates for the Republican/Tea party. Putting aside the prejudices which tear us apart at the seams I am proud of the Men and Women who are willing to sacrifice their fortunes, honor and security to run for President. Laying aside all elitist thoughts whether liberal or conservative the best chance we have of removing Obama is Governor Perry. Why? If we back up our words and believe in God and his son Jesus Christ then Mr. Perry is in the best position. With our renewed Americanism via the Tea Party and other Conservative platforms we can shake loose the roots of the progressives who have become like weeds. There is nothing that says we have to follow Social Justice or give into the extremists or quit on God and his principles. If I want to shoot a trespasser who is on my property to do harm I will. Do I want a irritating back stabbing American to tell me what I can or cannot do? Heck no. If we the people set the standards then our politicians would all be selfless. That is not the case. Our politicians set the standard of mediocracy and righteous people falter. In Heavens namesake there is nothing lacking in our Constitution as the doubting Thomas’s fantasize. I feel that a miracle will happen in that stadium when Gov. Perry, American Texans and Americans from all over the U.S.A get on their hands and knees. When they ask forgiveness and guidance prepare yourselves for something amazing. God’s plan for us is to see if we do what he asks. This is i

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 4:11am

      Great, another CFR/Bilderberg sellout, just like GW Bush. I swore after Bush sold us out that I would never vote for another “amnesty for illegals Texas goon. I will not vote for Perry not matter what. Open your eyes people. We are being sold out.

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    • notatoomah
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 8:49am

      All of you Obama worshipping liberals need to stop pretending to be conservative. I could care less what party affiliation Perry has or has had. This is no longer about Republicans and Democrats. It is Conservatives stomping liberal socialism into the dirt. We on the right have called you the left for too long. Henceforth, we will still be the RIGHT, but you are now the WRONG.

      Destroy Socialism

      Support Israel

      Vote out Obama

      Repent

      Repent

      Repent

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    • jkendal
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:19am

      “He signed a mandate into law that would make all young women have to get a STD vaccine.”

      Some people need to do a little research. That mandate, as you people call it, never made it out of the House and Perry himself later said that it was a mistake. Get your facts straight!

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    • american1st
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 1:40pm

      the people who are pointing out who rick perry is and what he has done are not liberals!! they are conservatives and libertarians and tea-party members, who are sick and tired of getting stuck voting for the lesser of two evils, and progressives in republican clothing, that the establishment keeps sticking us with …

      no more McCain’s.. no more progressives republicans… no more neoconservative pawns for the military industrial complex… no more “if you think its a two party system you are being fooled” candidates..

      WE WANT AND DESERVE BETTER!!

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on June 24, 2011 at 8:20pm

      OK, Rick Perry. I have a few questions I’d like answered before I can consider supporting you.
      Please let me and many others know how you feel about:
      1. Bilderberg membership and what it means to you? It is about New World Order, right?
      2. NAFA (Trans Tx. corridor) I understand you were a supporter of this. Why?
      3. Gardasil vaccine for young girls. What gives you the authority to require this?
      4. Sanctuary city support? Why? Aren’t the illegals breaking Texas? They are breaking the U.S.
      Please answer and let us all know where you stand? Otherwise I can’t support you.

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