Rick Perry to run for 2012 Republican presidential nomination Longest-serving Texas governor set to challenge Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann with late entry to White House race Reuters Friday 12 August 2011
Rick Perry, a social and religious conservative, could occupy a position between the Republican establishment's centre and rightwing activists. Photograph: David J Phillip/AP Texas governor Rick Perry, a staunch rightwinger with a Washington outsider's political resumé, will run for the Republican nomination for US president in 2012.
"He will make a definitive announcement on Saturday for the race," Perry spokesman Mark Miner said. Asked if Perry is indeed joining the race, Miner said "yes".
Perry is a social and religious conservative who can boast of a strong job-creation record in Texas. That could help him compete with former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney for the party's pro-business wing and make him a formidable challenger in the November 2012 election. He is the longest serving governor in Texas history, taking over from George W Bush after he became president in 2000.
Analysts said Perry has the visibility and fund-raising network to make a successful entry into the race, even though it comes months after other leading contenders.
A Perry candidacy could steal support from Michele Bachmann, a favourite of the conservative Tea Party movement, replacing her as Romney's top rival and potentially narrowing the gap between the party's establishment centre and rightwing activists.
Just a reminder -- a predicted a few months ago that Governor Perry would be one of the two candidates on the GOP national ticket in 2012 ... I am still predicting that.
“And yet our opponents tell us not to interfere with abortion. They tell us not to impose our morality on those who wish to allow or participate in the taking of the life of infants before birth. Yet no one calls it imposing morality to prohibit the taking of life after a child is born. We’re told about a woman’s right to control her own body. But doesn’t the unborn child have a higher right, and that is to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?” – Ronald Reagan
Just a reminder -- a predicted a few months ago that Governor Perry would be one of the two candidates on the GOP national ticket in 2012 ... I am still predicting that.
pre-'dicked' all ya want.....he's a NO VOTE!!!!!
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose"
“And yet our opponents tell us not to interfere with abortion. They tell us not to impose our morality on those who wish to allow or participate in the taking of the life of infants before birth. Yet no one calls it imposing morality to prohibit the taking of life after a child is born. We’re told about a woman’s right to control her own body. But doesn’t the unborn child have a higher right, and that is to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?” – Ronald Reagan
Perry is right .. we need to stop running the printing press to pay our bills. I don't have much use for Bernanke or Geitner or Paulsen --- I believe they at least knew the meltdown was coming in 2007/2008 and did nothing.. but frankly I believe they (and the whole Big Banking community) were complicit in causing the meltdown .. and then stealing a trillion dollars from the tax payers.
“And yet our opponents tell us not to interfere with abortion. They tell us not to impose our morality on those who wish to allow or participate in the taking of the life of infants before birth. Yet no one calls it imposing morality to prohibit the taking of life after a child is born. We’re told about a woman’s right to control her own body. But doesn’t the unborn child have a higher right, and that is to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?” – Ronald Reagan
Perry is right .. we need to stop running the printing press to pay our bills. I don't have much use for Bernanke or Geitner or Paulsen --- I believe they at least knew the meltdown was coming in 2007/2008 and did nothing.. but frankly I believe they (and the whole Big Banking community) were complicit in causing the meltdown .. and then stealing a trillion dollars from the tax payers.
What Perry said is right but does he truly believe it? Only 1 man was bringing up the Federal Reserve and it's policies during the last election and he was laughed at. Today though you have many jumping on the bandwagon when it comes to bashing the fed, Perry is bashing them, Bachmann is bashing them, Cain is bashing them, Gingrinch bashed them as well. I have a tough time believing these candidates when knowing their history, hell Herman Cain worked for the federal reserve for crying out loud.
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose"
What Perry said is right but does he truly believe it? Only 1 man was bringing up the Federal Reserve and it's policies during the last election and he was laughed at. Today though you have many jumping on the bandwagon when it comes to bashing the fed, Perry is bashing them, Bachmann is bashing them, Cain is bashing them, Gingrinch bashed them as well. I have a tough time believing these candidates when knowing their history, hell Herman Cain worked for the federal reserve for crying out loud.
You've noticed that the candidates are slowly stealing Ron Paul's platform too? It was funny during the debate when Gingrich acted as if he ALWAYS called for an audit of the Fed. Now...Turning on the printing presses is treasonous. Where were these voices during the TARP bailout of the banks? SILENT!!! Except for who??? Yup...You guessed it - RON PAUL.
Perry is Bush 2.0 and that's who the media wants to see as the Republican nominee. Obama's been running against Bush's record for almost 3 years. What a coincidence, the media has catapulted Perry to the lead political stories. When MSNBC is saying Perry is the Republican candidate that has the best shot at beating Obama...That's when you know he is the next McCain being served up for the slaughter.
A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier. ~ H.L. Mencken Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. ~ H. L. Mencken The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. ~H. L. Mencken
Thanks for the video rpforpres. So Perry, like all of the others, are just party of the corrupt system. It will be the same old, same old with this guy and every other candidate.
Scary sh!t!
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. -James Madison
You've noticed that the candidates are slowly stealing Ron Paul's platform too? It was funny during the debate when Gingrich acted as if he ALWAYS called for an audit of the Fed. Now...Turning on the printing presses is treasonous. Where were these voices during the TARP bailout of the banks? SILENT!!! Except for who??? Yup...You guessed it - RON PAUL.
If that isn't bad enough he also took $22,000,000,000 in the last Stimulus package, so much for him disliking that funny money.
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose"
the politicos are pre-picked and groomed....they are NOT grown out of a vacuum.....
Obama isn't some 'lucky' vote.....he was groomed(blackman as pres) Bachman isn't some 'lucky' runner....she was/is groomed (woman as pre)
the only reason Hillary didn't get it is because her husband DID 'F' it up for her on character basis and no one wanted a scored woman as pres... but they are damn good as a secretary(get it) of state.....she has ALOT more power and prestige without the agravation of popular vote or sienna polls
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Logged
