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Subscribe to RSSTULSA, Okla. -- Sen. Jim Inhofe, a strident conservative voice in the Senate and a vocal skeptic of global warming, formally endorsed Gov. Rick Perry on Monday, calling him "the only guy who can really win this thing."
"The one thing that he has that nobody else has is this background of experience, not just him being an administrator but doing the right thing, cutting down the deficit, increasing jobs. And he's done everything right," Inhofe said, adding, "No one out there running is as aware as to the cost of all the overregulation that we're experiencing right now."
Answering questions after brief remarks, Perry told reporters that the national debt should be addressed by the elimination of federal regulations on the energy industry, which would create jobs and wealth previously unseen in the American economy.
"Just in the energy industry alone, if you remove the boot of regulation that this administration has taken to a new level in this country, the job creation that will occur will be phenomenal. It, singularly, by freeing up these entrepreneurs will create wealth like we have never seen in this country before. And that wealth will pay off that debt."
He repeated his goals of tort reform, spending cuts, and low taxes, saying, "You won't have stimulus programs under President Perry. You won't spend all the money."
Perry also reiterated his critique of the federal government's enforcement of border security, saying that debate over individual immigration laws neglects the massive problem of a porous border.
"You can talk immigration til you're blue in the face, this reform or that reform, passing this law," he said. "But none of it matters, none of it, until we secure our border with Mexico."
Perry's comments on immigration came in response to a question about his previous statements that a hardline Arizona-style immigration law -- as written in the legislation signed by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer in 2010, would not be right for Texas.
"I supported an Arizona-type law, but all of that law I did not support," he said. "For instance, turning our law enforcement officers in Texas into immigration [officers]. And I'm on the record pretty good with that. I understand combing through my record and trying to see an inconsistency here and there. That's fine, I know y'all have to have something to do."
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everybody settle down and let mr perry speak. will still have freedom of speech. or did bush end that too?
anyway the more he says the better off we all will be. i really like perry, he reminds of a guy who youd like to
see slip on a banana peel.
What's funny is that I read the lying media that says Perry is ahead in the polls and then I come to these stories on the net and read the comments to find out the truth. If everyone was so pro Perry all of you guys would be for him and none of you are. Read the peter morrison report Rick Perry is pro illegal Mexican and is againsy Gov. Brewer in AZ. and SB 1070. Before you even think about voting for Perry remember that these illegals are coming up over the Texas border and getting a lot of the higher paying jobs in Houston. I should know. I'm in Houston.
yea like all the illegals are getting the big paying jobs in houston. you are kidding me there are no big paying jobs in texas,its has the lowest average wage of any state, but perry has you b.s.ed about it. im sorry about the job situation in texas but everybody thinks its booming but its been bad for the average working person with terrible wages for years.
you mean "terrible wages since they got rid of Ann Richards, right?"
How in hell a state like Texas could dump Ann Richards for GWB is inconceivable. I think they started stealing elections with that one.
You think Obama is bad? Got to the link and get an honest report on Rick Perry.
About Rick Perry.
Another rigged survey by the media. Three times now I post a link about Perry and 3 times it won't post the link. Just goes to show how dangerous Perry is. Why do Americans put up with so many lies and so much propaganda?
petermorrisonreportdotcom
and you can thank your anti-union laws in the great state of texas.
I'm not surprised.
Perry and Inhofe work as a team when they go out to sea on Perry's yacht. They take turns watching out for the edge of the ocean so they don't get too close and fall off.
Oh and sea-monsters. Yes those too.
tax-payer funded yacht, that is. Perry has been a state government worker all his life, I believe!!!
im votng for your guy
I live in Houston Roneldo and you sound like an illegal. I see illegals all the time working on the roads, highways and bridges and they also work for the largest homebuilder in Houston as well as other jobs. You are trying to lie to me and say they don't get the high paying jobs? They may not get paid as much as Americans do but it's damn close. Just like an illegal said to me that him and his friends work on garbage trucks and only get paid $36 an hr. That may not be as much as an American would be paid for doing the same here in th heat but $36 an hour I have a lot of friends out of work that would take those jobs. I have friends who are Deputy Sheriffs and they tell me al the secrets Perry doesn't want Americans to know. Perry is worse than a RINO.
This is like a loser endorsing a loser!
Perry, Romney and Bachmann will force the others into oblivion. So many polls to read through but the only poll that will count is in November 2012!
Poll breaks down:
Blames George Bush for the state of the economy? — 51% say it’s Bush’s fault.
Blames Republicans for the state of the economy? — 44% say Congressional Republicans are to be blame.
Blames Democrats for the state of the economy? -36% say it’s Congressional Democrats fault
Blames President Obama for the state of the economy? — 31% say it’s President Obama’s fault.
Bush and Perry - Dumb and Dumber
There's been no measurable rain in the western half of the Oklahoma since October 2010. The 11-month period ending in August was the driest such period statewide ever.
Oklahoma has suffered:
-The all-time low temperature (31 degrees below zero).
-Greatest 24-hour snowfall total (27 inches).
-Most tornadoes in one month (50 in April).
Since 2000, Oklahoma has had more federally declared weather-related disasters than any other state.
Officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say that extreme weather events have been more frequent since 1980.
Which is why these nut-jobs want to cut NOAA funding- including tornado tracking and warning systems.
Some of the state's water-starved cities are beginning programs to recycle treated sewage for household use, a practice known as Toilet to Tap.
Inhofe and Perry would rather see their constituents eat $hit and die- for real- than their financial supporters in the petroleum cartels proven to be the cause of climate change. You can bet Perry and Inhofe will be enjoying Evian... hell their dogs will be drinking Evian while the citizens of Texas and Oklahoma enjoy a nice glass of lukewarm recycled piss courtesy the Koch bros and the rest of the petroconglomerates that are busy poisoning the US.
Gee -- a fanatical right wing clown endorses another fanatical right wing clown. That's news????
I am sick of junk science being used to form public opinion and government policy
ANY high school science student can tell first you must have a model , a known , of which you go from the known to the unknown ,the very basics of science ,
WHEN the so called global warming scientists ( who were being funded by the Government ) were ask were there model was , Their computers suddenly went down Information lost , and many suddenly retired,
THEY have yet to produce a model , something very fishy going on here, JUNK SCIENCE
P.S. vote dammit vote , VOTE YOU'RE FIRED
what planet are you from??
He is from the Planet Koch.. where science is reserved for little men in hidden caves and everyone else works to slave for the corporate masters.
Damn right junk science and to prove it you merely have to follow the money trail. First and foremost Al Gore, I know he had a little something to do with the internet, but when did he earn his doctorate in meteorology. Did you see the recent interview of him ranting about those who question the so-called science behind this, I thought at any minute Al's head was going to explode. Nation dodged a bullet, when he got defeated for his White House bid. But back to the money trail, Al Gore recently bought a beach front mansion, with the money he has earned off this hoax. You know the same beach front that, according to him, is doomed to be under hundreds of feet of ocean, because the polar ice caps are melting. My son was in high school when this propaganda film (Undisputed Lie), was being shown in our Nations schools. My son refused to watch the movie, and I was called by his "science" teacher. I told the teacher I would tell my son he had to watch the film if I got a promise from the teacher that he would be balanced and, discuss the other side from those who were debunking the theory. Instead my son was sent to the library, while his fellow students were indoctrinated. Oh well, I guess there is no such thing as debating BOTH sides of an issue in school's either.
i am still stuck on him saying that god told him to run for this president now according to my bible god has not spoken to man since the last time he spoke to his disciples, once again man uses god , and ;put him in a place where he don't belong
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So Uncle Omar on top of being an illegal alien for some 40 years has a drivers license and social security card. Hmmm....I wonder who he voted for over the past 4 decades. I also wonder how much public assistance he has received as well.
This is tough news for Obama. He's lost the white vote, the female vote, the independant vote, and almost half of the moonbat vote. All the poor guy has left is the illegal wetback vote and now I figure they will be staying away from the polls for quite a while.
actually he lost the redneck vote, but he never had that. He lost the crazy religous women vote who hate gay marriage and anything not chrisitan. As for the for the independents.... the GOP has continuously become more and more conservative byt hte week with hick rick perry and Gods messenger bachmann, who lets face it has not a shot in "hell", and when election time comes, they will have no choice but to vote for obama.
"they will have no choice but to vote for obama"
Finally - an honest democrat voice.
no choice but to vote for Obama - great campaign strategy and it fits on a bumper sticker!
Perry = candidate of scared, ignorant, racist, white people
Oopsy! You forgot the most important elements of Perry's 'base'.
Multinational petroleum corporations, coal operations, gas refiners, chemical companies, Monsanto, Koch Industries, major banking institutions, (here and abroad), millionaires, billionaires and gay Republican log cabiners who want to run their fingers through his thick, black wig.
You know what the say about birds of a feather flocking together! Guess it also applies to idiot politicians flocking together!
Maybe Bachmann can talk to GOD and see if he could reverse global warming, then we can go to the everglades and drill for oil.
Well it looks like God has spoken to Bachman...and the rest of her Tea Party Crusade.
Every single State which has suffered major natural disasters this year has Republicans at the helm.. who apparently haven't noticed a thing.
Its funny how scientists, the people who actually know what they are talking about whose job it is to understand such phenomenom as Global warming, agree that we are affecting global temperatures which is causing rising sea levels nad increased weather activity.... but the people who have only read one book about the subject of global warming and have no clue on the complex processes and cycles the occur on our earth can attempt to claim they know more than the scientist. They refuse to accept the inevitability of climate change due to human activity becasue changing our habits are "too expensive" and progressive environemtnal regulations may actually allow us to relieve our dependence on oil and fossil fuels before its too late and we run out.
Big surprise, this announcement, coming from the Anti-Science Party
freakin idiots..
Well they had to hurry and get the news out before the big Flat Earth Society meeting.
perry attracts weirdos like SH*T ATTRACTS FLIES !!!
I've got news for you, Governor Perry. All you'll do is turn the planet into a smog-covered garbage heap so that the guys at the top can pay themselves more money.
I remember learning: for every action there is an equal opposite reaction. For those that do not believe in warming, your an idiot.
Understand that Perry, Inhofe et al DO believe in Global Warming. They aren't stupid- they just want their constituents to be.
But they know full well what is going to happen. The AGW denial machine is all about mitigation. Not mitigation of natural damage, but mitigation of legal damage that will be commencing once TSHTF.
Remember all the Republicans who were denying Tobacco caused Cancer 20 years ago? This is basically the same type crew. They know better, but they are trying to figure out how to keep the Petro and Coal guys from getting their a$$e$ sued off once damages start racking up.