And yet his poll numbers are nearly as good as anyone not named Romney and better than most of the pack. He finished less than a percentage point behind the winner in the straw poll the other day.
Perhaps their agenda is not what their voters want.
dudes should be reviewing shit that goes out in their name no doubt but no one is reviewing their newsletters before they go out. they have a staff they're supposed to trust to create them with some input from the legislator. that said, some minor shit like that makes him look like a god damn saint compared to the rest of the candidates.
My prediction is that Rick Perry will last slightly longer than Mitch Daniels and Donald Trump and the other supposed saviors of the Republican party.
I think MB and MR will see him as a party pooper and dig into hard.
My prediction is that Rick Perry will last slightly longer than Mitch Daniels and Donald Trump and the other supposed saviors of the Republican party.
I think MB and MR will see him as a party pooper and dig into hard.
There are very few politicians that I despise more than Rick Perry. I've stood next to him and he just oozes sleaze and smugness. Some of the things he's done and/or tried to do here in Texas are possibly criminal(see Gardasil). Some of the stories that have flowed in Austin about him are mind boggling and if even half of them are true this dude is scum of the earth.
That being said....
I just came back from a road trip through Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. These people wouldn't vote for either Bachmann or Romney. When folks found out I was from Texas they wanted to talk about Perry...they seem to love him. I tried telling them he was a pretty face and not much more but they didn't buy it. In my estimation these kind of folks represent a fairly big chunk of the country. (Yeah, I know, they're dumb hillbillies....their votes still count as much as yours).
The very sad truth is that he's good looking, has good hair, has a "tough" persona and is a "good christian"...those things alone go a long way in our society. Unless the R's come up with someone besides MB or MR I'm afraid he'll get the nod.
If there was a candidate that had Perry's physical characteristics and Ron Paul's philosophy the Republicans would have no choice but to nominate them.
Ron Paul comes across like the Junior High substitute teacher that got beat up after school....that's not gonna cut it for the average conservative.
Perry is 95% shit, and comes across as a dumber and nastier version of Dumbya. If something like that can get elected just 4 years after the last dumbass far-right fake cowboy left in disgrace this country deserves what happens to it.
The MOR American response to the economic catastrophe has been a giant temper tantrum. They want their daddy back.
I read today that New York's unemployment rate is lower than Texas', and Massachusetts' is lower than that - even WITH "job killing" universal health care.
Amazingly, Mitt Romney won't be running on that success story.
I'm looking forward to a GOP debate where the candidates get a chance to ask each other questions, and Mitt asks Perry what his favorite toothpaste is.
I read today that New York's unemployment rate is lower than Texas', and Massachusetts' is lower than that - even WITH "job killing" universal health care.
Amazingly, Mitt Romney won't be running on that success story.
I read today that New York's unemployment rate is lower than Texas', and Massachusetts' is lower than that - even WITH "job killing" universal health care.
Amazingly, Mitt Romney won't be running on that success story.
I think Paul's isolationist beliefs would be a problem for many GOP voters in most years. Quite possibly not in 2012, though.
It's odd that GOP would have such an issue with isolationism. Believe in it or not. The US had a fairly successful time with it for most of their history.
The idea that GOP'ers would have a harder time with this, than say voting for a candidate who has talked about possible secession seems mind blowing.
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other than for his foreign policy, why do people on here like paul?
They hate him, he doesn't represent their "agenda" and there is no way they would let him be their candidate.
Perhaps their agenda is not what their voters want.
To be clear I do not like Paul. Nor do I like his foreign policy. I am not an isolationist.
I do think he is fun to listen to.
I like that he is a monkey wrench in the Republican machine.
As HC says, he is not a lying sack of shit.
I like a lot of his libertarian views on drug laws, homosexuality and US militarism.
I would like to see that too.
All Dems should want to see this.
If you put a gun to my head right now and made me guess who our next president will be I'd definitely say his initials will be RP.
I like him for his racist newsletters.
And don't you hate that Wyclef caused the Haitian earthquake?
I hear you, but he let it go out with his name on it.
I think MB and MR will see him as a party pooper and dig into hard.
Amen!!!
I am sure I should know, but I can't figure it out.
Is it boxing related?
There are very few politicians that I despise more than Rick Perry. I've stood next to him and he just oozes sleaze and smugness. Some of the things he's done and/or tried to do here in Texas are possibly criminal(see Gardasil). Some of the stories that have flowed in Austin about him are mind boggling and if even half of them are true this dude is scum of the earth.
That being said....
I just came back from a road trip through Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. These people wouldn't vote for either Bachmann or Romney. When folks found out I was from Texas they wanted to talk about Perry...they seem to love him. I tried telling them he was a pretty face and not much more but they didn't buy it. In my estimation these kind of folks represent a fairly big chunk of the country. (Yeah, I know, they're dumb hillbillies....their votes still count as much as yours).
The very sad truth is that he's good looking, has good hair, has a "tough" persona and is a "good christian"...those things alone go a long way in our society. Unless the R's come up with someone besides MB or MR I'm afraid he'll get the nod.
If there was a candidate that had Perry's physical characteristics and Ron Paul's philosophy the Republicans would have no choice but to nominate them.
Ron Paul comes across like the Junior High substitute teacher that got beat up after school....that's not gonna cut it for the average conservative.
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I don't think this AT ALL
FYI - That last part isn't true. His name is Randall.
B/W
He's a nutball, moreso than his old man, who is also a nutball.
I missed where KVH said that.
I agree with him Obama looks like a safe bet for '12... IF UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS BELOW 6%.
The MOR American response to the economic catastrophe has been a giant temper tantrum. They want their daddy back.
I read today that New York's unemployment rate is lower than Texas', and Massachusetts' is lower than that - even WITH "job killing" universal health care.
Amazingly, Mitt Romney won't be running on that success story.
I don't either.
If the GOP can come up with somebody who isn't a nutjob/won't implode on the national stage, I think Obama is toast.
They aren't doing a good job with that so far, though.
KRUGMAN FOR PRESIDENT!!
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/oh-what-a-lovely-war/
It's odd that GOP would have such an issue with isolationism. Believe in it or not. The US had a fairly successful time with it for most of their history.
The idea that GOP'ers would have a harder time with this, than say voting for a candidate who has talked about possible secession seems mind blowing.