Perry rouses delegates with call to take back the White House
Source: Austin American-Statesman
FORT WORTH Gov. Rick Perry offered the Texas Republican State Convention a rousing valedictory of his historic service as Texas longest-serving governor, but brought the crowd to its feet with his forward-looking call to take back the White House.
You have changed Texas for the better, now its time to change America for the better, Perry said. Its in our power to make all things new. Lets roll up our sleeves; lets rebuild American.
Perrys speech, which clocked in a little over 30 minutes, was flawlessly delivered before an audience of delegates who will be participating in a presidential straw poll, in which Sen. Ted Cruz, who will speak Friday, is likely to score a first-place finish. But Perrys speech showed what made him look like front-runner material when he ran for president in 2012 until a ragged performance cost him his standing.
But Perry is now very much considering a second run, and everything about his speech Thursday touting Texas as a model for America offered a blueprint for a second run.
Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/perry-rouses-delegates-with-call-to-take-back-the-/ngFPc/
warrior1
(12,325 posts)Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)I avoid Texas anytime I travel and when I do business I avoid companies whose headquarters are there.
I would rather move to Uganda than live in Texas.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)Austin, San Antonio and Houston are very progressive cities. Houston is the largest city in the USA that has elected an opening gay person as their senator and they elected her twice. (She is a democrat).
Unfortunately those progressive cities are wretchedly gerrymandered to ensure that some right-wing nutjob is representing these progressive cities in Congress (state and federal level).
And to be fair, if you are from Atlanta Georgia, you're state isn't that much better to judge Texas.
Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)The city of Atlanta, similar to AUS, SAT and HOU are very progressive cities. It is the rest of both states that contain the asshats.
My only observation is that, aside from Carter, Georgia has not produced a figure that has had such national impact as GWB and Dick Cheney.
Because Texas is so large in terms of area and population it's impact on the country is much greater.
But I have to admit I still avoid flying through or driving through Texas if I can. There is something about the "don't mess with Texas" and the "Republic of Texas" monikers that cause me to take my tourist dollars elsewhere.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)Wilmington is the biggest city here in Wilmington and it's extremely progressive. But the further south you travel the more conservative it gets. I rarely go anywhere in Lower Delaware outside the beach towns. And I know there are progressives in those rural areas, just not as many.
TexasTowelie
(112,568 posts)As for Dick Cheney, he is from Wyoming--at least for long enough to get on the presidential ballot since the Constitution prohibits both candidates being from the same state.
TexasTowelie
(112,568 posts)Gov. Perry blasts feds at Texas GOP convention
The loudest cheers came when Perry called the new health care law "a failed scheme" and said the federal government shouldn't be allowed to trample states' rights.
Perry also said the Obama administration had left America "wandering in the economic wilderness."
MindMover
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BadGimp
(4,021 posts)eom
tom_kelly
(963 posts)I hope he and the Canadian make fools of each other.
TexasTowelie
(112,568 posts)From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/06/05/5877202/rick-perry-texas-will-be-political.html
Texas will be their political burial ground.
Thursday was the kick off of the GOP state convention, a three-day event geared to boost party unity and ramp up Republicans for the November general election.
During the three days, while as many as 11,000 delegates and alternates attend the convention, the largest political gathering in the nation, work continues on a controversial party platform that touches on issues such as creating a visa program for undocumented workers and potentially dropping some anti-gay language.
11,000 Repugs amassed in one location.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Gonna shoot off a gun again, Gov. Wacko?
Thank gawd PukeBaggers will never, ever act with a hint of common sense.
Opps...forgot the war cry...
Benghazi! Oh...ObamaCare! Opps...Bergdhal!
Whatever.
herding cats
(19,569 posts)What a waste of money that could be used for good causes. He has no chance of winning the nomination, even with all the coaching he's had. He's a fool who only managed to stay in office because his state has abysmal voter turnout, and more than it's fair share of partisans willing to vote for a ham sandwich if it had an R behind its name.
tanyev
(42,644 posts)God help us if he ever spends the night at a Holiday Inn Express.
OldRedneck
(1,397 posts)I can hear it now . . . Perry's stump speech:
"On Day One of the Perry presidency I will (1) repeal Obamacare; (2) outlaw gay marriage; and, (3) . . . uh . . . uh . . . something else!!"
geretogo
(1,281 posts)Corporations . Totalitarianism at its best . Filthy Fascist .
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)They_Live
(3,242 posts)What does that even mean? Rebuild by destruction?
rybo1
(1 post)Where does this moron want to take the White House back to?