Rick Perry is going to be the Repuke 2012 nominee

Just so you all know....

As soon as he jumps in he's pretty much got it in the bag. He's a good x'tian, he's the right color, Chamber of Commerce sucks his balls, he's male and not much political baggage for the sheeple. Establishment and teabagger friendly...

Only question is if he jumps in before or after August 13th. You shouldn't need that date explained to you being a poster on a political message board on the intertubes :) There are pro's either way but I guess we'll see what the goodhair does.


Just get ready to see this mug 16 months and hopefully no more than that....

I think he's the only candidate that's got all the criteria for a republican candidate.

He wants to Texas to secede from the US. He is dead meat.

They are all dead meat because they actually get media attention. Like a light on cockroaches.
The republicans don't have anyone that will appeal to the mass of liberal voters.

Perry is a real danger. Underestimate him at your grave peril. He's "W," on steroids.

Perry is dead man running.

What does that have to do with Perry?

We're past that now, right? No more stolen elections, right?

...which it very well could, given the state now has 29 electoral votes, he'll have Gov. Rick Scott and the GOP Legislature to back him all the way. It is such a shame that the State Democratic Party in Florida is so impotent.

He is dead meat. That's all she wrote. Thinking about him is pissing in the wind.

But let's say you are right. Obama wins. Eh?

Why is he "dead meat" in a republican primary? Why do you think he will lose? And who do you think will win?

Congress is what is up for grabs.

It's not like he ever did anything about it. He was just playin' for his homies.

--imm

and we know how much Republicans / teabaggers hate a formerly "liberal" turncoat.

:shrug:

Reagan was popular with "crossover" Dems as well as with Independents and Republicans.
Rick Perry will be viewed askance by left-leaning Indies and damn near all Democrats.

You know, D.I.N.O.'s

:thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:

HA!

In fact, it was used by Gore's campaign in 2000. In 2012, it will have some SERIOUS meaning after the disastrous presidency of George W. Bush!

List of Kisses o'Death:

1) There's him himself.
2) (weak)"governor" of Texas.
3) A paler and worse version of the palest and worst Shrub.
4) A blustering b.s.ing pipsqueak bully. (Bullies DPS officers stopping his chauffeur's speeding.)
5) Has been getting tutored by Darth Rums.


I could go on...



The day he announces, I'm *in* the pool for guessing how many days till he's out. Barring that, the slogan is: See what you got before for not messing with Texas?!1

I'm good for it..Already saved this thread in my favorites

bookmark this I doubt I'll forget but you can throw it back at me if I do :)

And you can add that his is much dumber than bush even. He was hand-picked as gov-lite by karl because next to perry, even bush looked bright.

But it is good to know that you have such a high opinion of the voters. I'm less charitable.

We will get the president that those who decide these things want us to get. News will be manipulated. Events will be staged. If they want Obama back in office again (why not from their standpoint) his opponent will be someone just as disgusting as the corpse and the tart Obama ran against last time. If they want him out, the republican candidate will be a bland white man. Past experience and behavior won't matter. Advertising will.

He's not.

What could possibly go wrong?

BTW, he's hired Doug Feith as foreign affairs adviser.

Like I said, What could possibly go wrong?

There must be a great minds thing going on here :patriot: !

PEACE!

One of the PNAC signators and a big, inside neocon?

Lovely. Perry will have the voting machines, that's for sure. Those bastards
can't wait to get another gung-ho warmongering neocon into the White House.

Obama does an ok job and has started a new war or two--but Perry will have the
cajones to take on Iran and anything else the neocons want.

Oh joy.

Buckle up everyone. The neocons ushered Bush into power. They rule the world, and
if one of their guys is running--they'll make it happen.

What can POSSIBLY go wrong with THAT scenario? :sarcasm:

PEACE!

If he wins the country is Kaput.

The country already has one foot in Kaputsville. Prez Perry would topple the whole kit and kaboodle.

..saying that "State's Rights" was more important that banning Gay Marriage.

However I still think we should try to elect a sincere person that represents the public even if neither of the two major party candidates do as a result of the massive amount of money they're required to collect from the corporations.

We need to stop choosing between corporate candidate A or B.

it will be the best thing that's happened to Texas in a long time.

He may want Texas to secede, but unlike McCain he was not around last time it happened.

He will be the nominee for sure.

I am in Iowa and our governor returned from a national governor conference and he said that
Perry is definitely running.

Perry is not participating in the Iowa straw poll, but if you think about it--he's got a
clever strategy. The current field of Republican candidates is nuttier than squirrel poop.
He's letting them shoot their mouths off and destroy their own candidacies. Michelle Bachman
and Romney are tied for first place in Iowa, thus far. A few more speeches from Bachman, and
Iowa Republicans will have cognitive dissonance and begin looking for another candidate. Romney
is a mormon. I'm sorry, but that's just not going to fly in the Republican party.

Perry is their man. He will emerge from the squirrel poop as the savior of the Republican
party.

After that, anything could happen--given the current political climate.

16 years of more reflublican rule?

He's saner and much more qualified than the rest of the current crazies running.

Bring it on, Jeb! Happy happy, joy joy.

Can you say 'Secretary of State Katherine Harris'
.....brrrrrrrr....

Jeb is one of the most dangerous men ever to hold office. He sabotaged education in Florida and he'll appoint Supreme Court justices that will make Samuel Alito seem moderate! HELL NO TO JEB!!!!!!!!!!!!

I see only one way for any Republican to have a chance. All VP Jeb would have to do for the office is to make that thing happen twice.

Maybe in another four years Jeb would have a shot with forgetful voters.

and gawd help us all, another Bush presidency will damn well finish us.

and noticed that they don't like him; used to be a Democrat, and supported Al Gore in the 1988 Democratic primaries for president. I don't think the crazies he needs like him. They like Bachmann.

All it takes is some marketing, a few scary slogans "Vote for me unless you want Al Queda
to show up on your front porch" and some pretty speeches--and they'll vote for it.

Bush Junior was totally rebranded. He was an idiot, drunk-driving business failure who
traded Sammy Sosa. They propped him up and positioned him as a God-fearin' Texas boy
that you'd love to have a beer with.

And look what happened--that was enough for the crazies. Perry is more than enough for
those fools. He'll have them eating out of his hand, after he's hired a PR firm and
a few New York ad firms. Maybe he'll ask Bachman to be his veep.

:scared:

Would love to listen in on that conversation between two people on his team-

A- So, what about Bachmann--

B- You know she's nuttier than Palin--

A- But she'll get us 100% of the teabagger vote--

B- Yeah, but she's got those issues with her fundie rehab center and government handouts--

A- We can spin the Fundie center, just keep her husband out of the limelight--

B- And the handouts--

A- The teabaggers don't care so why should we--

B- But she's still a fucking nut, can we control her mouth?--

A- She can be bought--

B- Okay, lets think about it some more, I'm still not convinced it's a good idea, we don't want McCain/Failin 2

A- deal... so, the morman's out right? :rofl:

I'm going to call you "fly on the wall" from now on--because that conversation
you wrote sounds plausible, from the conservanuts.

You're right about MB securing the tea bagger vote. Also, she's more controllable
than Palin. Palin is a raging narcissistic egomaniac. She's stupid, but she has
no idea that she's stupid. Bachman, on the other hand, is easily controlled. She
has no problem falling in line with marching orders, especially from men. She's
often stated that women need to obey their men, and she said the only reason she
went to law school and became a tax attorney--is because her husband commanded her
to do it.

She would be a lovely puppet for them. She's a total ditz, and she would have no
problem being their "go-to girl" who gives speeches, but has very little power and
is not in on the big stuff.

I can totally see it.

flirtation for the theocrats. No more Texas Presidents for 50+ years.

They've contributed large amounts to his past campaigns, and just invited him to walk the runway for them and their billionaire pals at a private summit in Vail.

Perry has a proven fund raising track record on the state level. He has raised over $100 million total during his gubernatorial campaigns.

The money will get behind him because he is a big business Republican at heart, but he can speak the Jesus code to the fundies (without being a glittery-eyed nutbag about religion like Bachmann).

I mean, shouldn't one of the other states think it's time for one of THEIR Republican jerks to be President instead of another jerk from Texas?

I'm a Texan and I'm telling you, we all need to be afraid...very afraid...if this man gets the nomination. He will NOT play fair.

The last thing this country needs is a bush clone.

http://www.facebook.com/TexansAgainstPerry?v=app_193560867365707

But he won't win the general election.

out of the hat.

for the Christian conservative wackos......his popularity his plummeting with them..... and lets face it, without the Christian right, no rethug can get elected.

America is ready to hear another Texan accent in the White House in 2012.

be interesting to see how many choose to write his name in.

with the revelation she suffers from severe headaches and Romney doesn't excite the base, I think Parry could jump to an early and maintainable lead if he were to declare.

There are a number of rumors about Goodhair being gay. These rumors are going to be fun to watch. Romney is good at Opposition research and will not pass up a chance to use this stuff againt Perry.

Allegedly.
And it was hushed up.

One of my friends with contacts in the Texas Democratic party told me that more may be coming on these rumors.

(after that bar on Brazos) for nothing....

Not that there's anything wrong with that...except the hypocrisy of course!
Wonder how long it will be before Goodhair is pushed out of the closet...
Stay tuned!

Three presidents from a single family? The bushtapo cannot resist it .....

Jeb will run in 2016 because then he will not be running against an incumbent, and he will look pretty good compared to the whacked-out teabagger candidates.

Hell, even the teabaggers hate him here in Texas!

That is my prediction.
Cause it will look cool on campaign signs...(see Mccain/Palin)
Matchy Matchy

Chamber of Commerce sucks his balls... and he's teabagger friendly :eyes:

On the serious side. I think you may be right.

The nomination is his for the taking.

Petreaus.. our new CIA Director and lover of all things war.

They will resurrect the ghost of Ike... bring back the "I Like Ike" buttons.

The repukes will lap it up and we will oficially become a military dictatorship.

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Some news reports have speculated that Petraeus may have interest in running for the presidency, especially after he visited a school known for hosting the presidential debates, New Hampshire's Saint Anselm College. Petraeus lives in New Hampshire.<7> Despite these accounts, Petraeus has categorically asserted that he has no political ambitions.<8><9><10><11> On June 23, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Petraeus to succeed General Stanley McChrystal as commanding general of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, technically a step down from his position as Commander of United States Central Command, which oversees the military efforts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, and Egypt.<12><13><14>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Petraeus

Only thing that occurred to me was that it was a typo for August 3, referring to the possible date of default on government bonds because of the debt ceiling extortion by the GOP.