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Subscribe to RSSCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The First Vice President of the Iowa Federation of Republican Women (IFRW), Joni Scotter, told NBC News before a Linn Eagles luncheon with Newt Gingrich, that she has been contacted by Texas Gov. Rick Perry called her asking for her support for a presidential run.
"He asked me for his support," she said, "and he said that he would call me when he decided to run. I know he will [run]."
Scotter also explained that all campaigns have contacted her with the exception of Michele Bachmann. She declined to say who she would be supporting, but thinks the Ames Straw Poll next weekend will be "dynamic."
Bloomberg noted this morning that Perry, "spent 20 minutes last month talking with Iowa retiree Joanie Scotter about jobs, border security and President Barack Obama. The chat with Scotter is one of many calls made by Perry, 61, to voters, politicians and media figures in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, states where the first votes of the 2012 presidential campaign will be cast. His effort signals he intends to run, according to Jim Henson, head of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas in Austin.”
Video shot by Alex Moe; edited by Domenico Montanaro
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Great, we need more low paying jobs across the entire country and not just in Texas.
He can cut school funding nationally, why should Texans be the only ones that are illiterate.
Instead of seceding from the union, he can just issue an executive order that the whole US is now a province of Texas.
even low paying ones would be better than those saved or created, shovel ready ones THAT NEVER HAPPENED!
Tom:
You sound like a damn illiterate fool.
You're point contradicts itself, Perry used the stimulus money to create those jobs he's trying to take credit for. It's a classic case of Texan misdirection. Remember the last Taxan to be President, tell it like you want it to be, not the facts.
Here we go again.
Hey ITM,
Haven't seen you in a while ....... you must be a lot saner / healthier person than the rest of us.
Anyway, I have certainly missed your unique bluntness ....... (the above is perfect).
Good to see ya again.
No he doesn't. Texas doesn't like government programs until twe need them. Then we are the first in line for the hand outs. Bunches of unnecessary military spending in the BIG SKY state. RP did raise a ruckus a while back when Obama didn't declare a disater here during the fires last Spring.
Funny thing about that is that we didn't hear a peep out of RP, didn't even ask for help, until the fire reached the nicer homes around Possum Creek Lake out NW of Ft. Worth. THe fire Had been burning for weeks before that with no declaration until those big homes started burning.
Even so Gov'mint help WAS divvied out ion the form of fire fighting efforts and support; Just no disaster as the country was also paying for devastating Tornadoes across the South that very week.
More from the "I got mine. I want yours too." crowd. Never ceases to amaze me with the duplicity of values they possess.
“Perry’s 2009 comment — he said he didn’t want to “dissolve” the Union, “but if
Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who
knows what might come out of that?” — is already the most famous black mark on
his political resume.”
“Veterans of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s unsuccessful 2010 primary challenge to
Perry recalled being stunned at the way attacks bounced off the governor in a
strongly conservative state gripped by tea party fever. Multiple former
Hutchison advisers recalled asking a focus group about the charge that Perry
may have presided over the execution of an innocent man — Cameron Todd
Willingham — and got this response from a primary voter: “It takes balls to
execute an innocent man.””
“The Willingham case is just one episode in Perry’s gubernatorial tenure that could
be revived against him in the very different context of a national race,
potentially compromising him in a general election. The opposition research
file on Perry is huge and goes well beyond the best-known Perry controversies.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/60593_Page2.html#ixzz1U5VhiMNa
What's interesting is how the democrats are taking such an interest in any republican candidate that comes out of the woodwork. Even though the democrats won't have any skin in the game for who's chosen to go up against Obama, that doesn't stop the barrage of attacks, psudo-facts, ridicule, and all around nastiness displayed.
Personally I think it's the fear factor... if they don't get their digs in now, there might not be any talking points left by the time Obama faces the challenge. Overall, many Americans have seen Obama for who he is... realized he is not the man for the job and that has liberals all atwit!
I expect it to be a landslide akin to Reagan "84. Maybe not 49 states but a comfortable 40. That's how bad Obama is.
Thank you Tom for pointing that out. Perry is being praised by the right-wing for job creation, but as usual, conservatives completely neglect to admit the jobs are low-paying worthless POS jobs. When we talk about job creation, we need to start qualifying this by saying creation of GOOD jobs.
Right. Because no job creation is always better.
In my years of observing liberals I have found there are certain truisms. Two of them are:1) They think they know everything about anything. 2) They never do.
Rick Perry will charm the socks off of them with his 10th
amendment views especially the one where he believes there should be a
constitutional amendment to ban abortion. States’ Rights – yeah right !!!!!!
States rights, YES! Bedroom rights? NO!
Much-A-Do about an airhead where every hair knows its' place.
I'm a transplant, and they sure do make you feel that way down here, I got my education north of the border...or...Mason Dickson line.
Skeletons are bound to break out of the closet when he annouces. Piece of work this Texan is.
What skeletons are those, Missy? Smear much?
Missy is so enamored of Obama, she can't even bear the thought of who his competetor will be. Missy's not prejudice... she hate all republicans.
Seems 't me like a lot of REPUBLECANS hate republicans, too, there Brianb Numbers.....
I have my moments DBO. I've been known to hate a few.... but I'm extremely prejudice who I hate. Unlike most of you libbies. You guys are so bad, when you see an R under a trademark, you refuse to buy that product.
Hey Brianb-numbers,
Can you call me an idiot again? It set me leg a tingling yesterday. You know me so well.
Bryan E - Sure, I'll be glad to oblige - You're an idiot. Happy now? Doesn't take much to identify an idiot.
Great news that Gov Perry will run. Bad news for Democrats.
Can't wait for the jobs debate between abysmal failure President Obama and wildly successful Governor Perry.
'Secession' is a flat lie about Perry.
Bob -- you've told us before that you're from Massachusetts. How do you know what Gov. Perry's all about? Why don't you tell us about Gov. Romney instead? Sorry to hear that you are so anti-union, but there are many people in many states who are hard working and who ARE union members....isn't it interesting that our national productivity has declined as the number of union jobs has declined also....if life in MA isn't very pleasant, why don't you move to Texas?
I am a Massachusetts native , but live in Virginia, thanks for asking, Kate.
My father was in a private sector union, they had an important role in their day. Today unions are out of control and have ruined industries such as the auto industy.
FDR was 100% right, public employee unions are wrong and have been an unmitigated disaster for the country.
I would have no trouble supporting Mitt Romney, but from what I have heard about Gov Perry, he would be a great candidate and knows how to grow the private sector.
Using federal stimulus money that he publicly denounced. Great leader there Bob.
http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/07/ten-reasons-why-the-texas-economy-is-growing-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-rick-perry/
look out libbies, hes gonna wipe the floor with your messiah.
Yes...based on the latest polling data, we're terrified...
RealClearPolitics Average = Obama +11.6
FOX News = Obama +10
ABC News/Washington Post = Obama +13
Quinnipiac = Obama +13
Rasmussen Reports = Obama +5
McClatchy/Marist = Obama +9
Reuters/Ipsos = Obama +20
www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/president_obama_vs_republican_candidates.html
Rasmussen = Obama negative 18.
http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/07/ten-reasons-why-the-texas-economy-is-growing-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-rick-perry/
[look out libbies, hes gonna wipe the floor with your messiah.]
Pay mitchell j no nevermind...he's just the enemy...and a terrorist...right, mitchell? All teabaggers are terrorists and the enemy, according to you, right?
Rasmussen = FOX "news" schill...
Notice how he does not provide a link to this poll.
hope he borrows the "there you go again" line to make bam bam cry during a debate!
[hope he borrows the "there you go again" line to make bam bam cry during a debate!]
mitchell j...teabagger extraordinare`...what are you, twelve?
Put your pom-poms down Bob. Have you met with the guy and seen into his heart like Bush did Putin and fewyears back?
If you've been alive since Jamuary 20, 2009 you couldn't have missed the flag waving secessionist jaunt RP took around a rodeo lot a while back. Underfunding education is a political ploy down here to keep the low wage job population very large. Professionals with an education take anywhere from 20 to 40 percent less than they are worth in other markets for equal education, experience and skill sets. ANY job is NOT the solution for the American Middle Class, GOOD JOBS are.
As for the "Fat" Public workers...They are plenty of Fat Cats in your playpen who could stand to step away from the creampuffs too so I wouldn't fling the whipped cream too wildly. Obeisity is a national problem. It doesn't affect Public Workers any more than Private ones.
Since I am very proud my ancestor fought and died for the Union and the cause of freedom, I would not support a secessionist candidate.
Rick Perry is not a secessionist, that is a damnable smear. I read what Perry said, and you smear merchants have twisted it.
A far as 'education funding" , the unions only care about the money, not the success of the children. More funding with no results helps no one, except the greedy teacher unions.
Here's Perry, on the Christian Broadcasting Network, trashing the Health Care Act passed by the 111th Congress saying it was kinda like that Obama thing, when in fact the Health Care Act was patterned after the Romney health care act in Massachusetts. Policy innovation should not be at the state level as states would policy to the advantage of the elite and well-heeled rather than their population. See Texas and the budget short-fall that's holding Texas back and short-changing the children and future generations. This is Texas where everything done is bigger and not better since Perry inherited the governorship from Bush. Perry is not timber for talking about any other governor as his record is listed below:
Texas Ranks #1 in population living below the poverty line ( 17.2 % ).
•Ranks #1 in illiteracy
•Ranks # 1 on the poorest gun regulations in the US and highest per capita gun murder rates in the US
•Ranks #1 with the highest real estate taxes per $1,000 value of a home in the United States
•Ranks #1 in the lowest high school graduation rate
•Ranks #1 with the highest interest rates “pay day” companies can charge
•Ranks # 1 in those making below minimum wage
•Ranks 50th ( dead last ) in Teacher Pay
•Ranks # 1 (26.5%) who lack health insurance
•Ranks # 1 (20.3%) of children who lack health insurance
•Ranks # 1 in the highest per capita executions in the world
•Ranks # 50th in $ spent for Medicaid for the poor and children
•Ranks 50th ( dead last ) in $ spent on its citizens
•Ranks # 1 in the # of food insecure children.
•Ranks 49th ( the 2nd lowest ) in Medicaid $ given to nursing homes
•Ranks 2nd highest in teen births
•Ranks #2 with the highest home insurance rates
•Ranks #2 with the highest sales tax
•Ranks 49th in $ funded for the mentally ill
•Worst environmental record in the United States
•Ranks #1 with the highest overall pollution rate
•Ranks #1 in adults under correctional control
•Ranks #1 in adults under probation .
"Ranks 50th ( dead last ) in $ spent on its citizens"
Limited government. Sounds good to me.
The Soros monkeys have been hard at work making up phony lists.
Gee, the list left out the most number of jobs added, and any other positive items.
Is Perry responsible for every item, on this list? Can't have it both ways, now , can you.
That's because Perry isn't responsible for the good economic statistics, booby.
http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/07/ten-reasons-why-the-texas-economy-is-growing-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-rick-perry/
Go tell it some some one too stupid to know better.
Poor Bobby one note just can't seem to have a thought of his own.
Bye Bye Bobby, Bobbie Baby, Bobobby the Boobinator. You a lawyer too BOB. Please don't drown bobbing for your talking points there Robert, would want you to choke on the TEA they are floating in.
The thought of Rick Perry beating Obama in 2012 is affecting your sanity, Missy. Calm down.
http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/07/ten-reasons-why-the-texas-economy-is-growing-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-rick-perry/
Hey BrianB,
I like a few Replublicans. The ones who put Americans before mulinationals and can speak without telling whoppers.
Alan Simpson comes to mind. John McCain around 2000 was one of the good guys but got bit by the "Patriot" bug and then teamed up with the quitter from Wasilla.
Slick Rick is already trying to distance himself from his big right wing evangelical revival in Reliant Stadium this weekend.
Wassa matter Rick?.....didn't get enough believers........63 thousand seats still left......get'em while you can!
Hairspray Perry should of stuck with the 'pup' tent! lol
I can't wait for Fox News to photoshop the crowd... ;o)
PS: Good to see you around!
Hey Feisty....
My Mom (lived a full life at 91 years young) passed away in mid July...and a lot of family and friends were so supportive and continue to be.
Then horror or horrors.....someone/don't know who.....but my computer suffered 'fatal' something......Oh Well........Got myself a brand new machine, just got to learn all over again, new stuff!
As for Sick Rick......can't wait for the full disclosure on him, if he enters the race!
I'm sorry to hear about your Mom!
I lost mine almost 2 years ago & it's still tough...
Thank heavens for supportive friends & family! ;o)
My condolences Chilled.
Thanks Feisty, Missy TX for your kindness.
...and Missy, I'm a fellow Texan......like the rest of Texas and other parts of the country, sweltering heat wave baking in San Antonio.
Breaking News. Reid just announced an FAA deal to put the 74,000 workers back to work.
74,000 workers is a bald faced lie...CNN reported...
bob 70,000 private contractors worked cancelled...fact ,,,4000 inspector airport furlouged,,,fact perry the most jobs created minimum wage jobs texas leads the country....sorry beanbrain.....perry's just another of you cowboys that living 200 years to late...you guys are badasses until something happens to you...hurricane drought etc. etc....then you want the goverment...what assesholes it the republican way...
Bob-1887910:
[74,000 workers is a bald faced lie...CNN reported...]
EPIC Fail , boobie...
What's that? Fox "news" didn't give you the whole story?
Simply put: FOX "news" LIES...
how about the teaparty gop cooperation on ruin the stock market the party of fear...kills america again 500 points even you hard core republicans can't like throwing your money away in the market especially after the rep. lead deregulation destroyed any and all possiblity for those over 50 years old getting the value back on your homes''', u guys can dance all you want facts are the facts your party has destroyed the foundation of middleclass america..
Since you all love to spin the numbers, let's check out some of the reasons behind the numbers in Texas. If every state faced the huge illegal immigration problems that affect Texas, they might be a lot more willing to better secure our borders. The federal government loves to tell us what we can and cannot do to secure our borders, but they only pay a small percentage of the costs. The overwhelming bulk of the burden falls to state and local entities. There are a lot of interesting statics on FAIR's website. Do a little research before you start throwing stones. Love or hate Rick Perry, you can't hold him responsible for the deep negative impact of illigal immigrants, from pollution, crimes, jobs, schooling, medical and every other drain on our economy that they present.
2000-2010 population growth 4,293,741
Illegal immigrant population 1.65 million
2005 cost of illegal immigrants 4.7 billion/year 2009 cost of illegal immigrants 8.6 billion/year
Texas
Summary Demographic State Data (and Source)
Population (2008 CB est.):
24,326,974
Population (2000 Census):
20,851,820
Foreign-Born Population (2008 FAIR est.):
3,967,385
Foreign-Born Population (2000 Census):
2,899,642
Share Foreign-Born (2008 FAIR):
16.3%
Share Foreign-Born (2000):
13.9%
Immigrant Stock (2000 CB est.):
4,801,000
Share Immigrant Stock (2000 est.):
23.0%
Naturalized U.S. Citizens (2006 Census):
1,114,585
Share Naturalized (2006):
30.6%
Legal Immigrant Admission (DHS 1997-2006):
720,444
Refugee Admission (DHS 1997-2006):
36,430
Illegal Alien Population (2008 FAIR est.):
1,740,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens - (2005 FAIR)
$4,700,000,000
Projected 2050 Population - (2006 FAIR):
49,036,997
Immigration-driven population growth is taking its toll on Texas, the second fastest growing state in the U.S. In the last ten years, nearly 3.9 million new residents settled in Texas. Thirty-six percent of these new residents were immigrants. This large-scale population growth is bringing traffic, pollution, overcrowded schools, and lack of affordable housing to the state, decreasing quality of life and straining natural resources.
Immigration and School Overcrowding: Between 1990 and 2009, public school enrollment in Texas increased by 1,566,113 students, or 46.3 percent.34 Enrollment is projected to grow by an additional 1,020,770 students between 2009 and 2018.35 Texas' student-teacher ratio of 15 ranks 29th in the U.S.36