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ANDERSON, S.C. –- Seeking to help her husband revive his presidential campaign after a fifth-place showing in the Iowa caucuses, Anita Perry recalled the peak of enthusiasm for Rick Perry's campaign as she addressed a local Republican club.
“If some of you were thinking about Rick Perry when we were here in August, I hope you're still thinking about him,” Anita Perry said, referring to Perry’s presidential announcement on Aug. 13 in Charleston.
“If not, I hope you will go back and visit his record of cutting spending, reducing taxes, and helping build the nation’s strongest economy in Texas,” she told a group of about 50 members of the Anderson County First Monday Club, meeting at a Chinese restaurant here.
Perry told the group that she and her husband had not taken the decision lightly to jump into the presidential race, adding that he still had her full support. “If I didn’t think my husband was the right man with the right record to lead this country, we would have stayed in Texas,” she said.
She took a veiled jab at her husband’s opponents, drawing an implicit contrast between what she called his political consistency -- both on the trail and in office. “With Rick Perry, you don’t have to wonder whether as president you’re going to get the same person you saw as a candidate,” she said.
Speaking with NBC News after her speech, Perry denied that her husband ever considered suspending his presidential campaign after Iowa, despite his late-night announcement on caucus night that he was returning to Austin to “reassess” the campaign.
“We were never going to suspend the campaign. We always said we were going to reassess, and we did and it took us no time at all and we’re happy to be here in South Carolina,” she said. “We are not quitters.”
While her husband continues his bus tour through the state, Anita Perry will visit with the York County Federation of Republican Women tonight in Rock Hill.
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As "Dandy" Don Meredith used to sing on MNF;
Turn out the lights...the party's O-V-E-R...;-)
I really miss the old MNF guys. Howard, Dandy and Frank. Made Monday night fun.
The "Giffer" and Howard Cosell...nostalgia...
Still the best crew ever..........Roone Arledge was a genius.
Ya Know? I would have a wee bit more respect for those in the clown car if them and their super duper blood money pacs would do this? When they flood the towns to bait voters, they donate money to heat the homes of the poor elderly, the poor families instead of put spinning, lying ads on the local stations. The millions/billions wasted to con and lie to the citizens is disgusting. Honestly. The compassion with this group in the clown car is non-existant. Bottomline. GET MONEY OUT OF OUR ELECTION PROCESS, GET THE MONEY OUT OF OUR HOUSE/SENATE. I predict the republicans will lose seats in the house and senate. The election is over. Obama 2012
Nobody here supports either Perry or Santorum. The only Republican candidate I have ever seen someone actively state their support for is Ron Paul, who isn't going to win anyways.
You would expect her to support someone else? No story here. Slow news day obviously. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
What concerns me more is why insurance companies are allowed to decide who lives or die in this country. Why are they allowed to ruin peoples lives?
Ask the liberal demos and OBOMBO AND PELOSI who rammed healthcare down americans
throats all for the sake of big unions and payoffs so he could get his government control
healthcare instead of letting people buy across state lines and let competition make the
price! All healthcare has gone UP and services CUT since OBOMBO passed this illegal law
and americans are suffering! people who needed healthcare could always get it even if
it meant going to emergency room so don't give me this liberal crap!
GoodvsEvil,
Probably one of the least intelligent posts on here. Congratulations. Does it bother you, on an intellectual level, that none, NONE of the provisions that would affect healthcare costs have been implemented, so your complaint regarding the cost of healthcare IS the marketplace? Does it bother you on a human level that 49.9 million Americans are uninsured, and that that number has increased 12.8 MILLION from 2000 - 2010?
And your comment that "people who needed healthcare could always get it even if it meant going to emergency room so don't give me this liberal crap" really tilts the "moron meter" into the red. First, do you know how much less expensive it is to have a doctor's office visit than an ER visit? Second, and this should interest you, who do you think is paying for the increased cost of people without insurance visiting the ER? Well, I don't know about you but because I HAVE INSURANCE I'm paying for it. "How am I paying for it," you might ask. (Well you wouldn't, but if you thought that far ahead you might.) I'm paying for it through increased insurance costs. Which directly addresses your first uninformed statement about the cost of healthcare.
As to your equally uninformed comment about "government control healthcare [sic]" the Republicans battle cry was that this is the government control of healthcare. From FactChecker: "This snappy talking point (government takeover) is used by Republicans repeatedly to bash Obama's crowing legislative achievement, but it is simply not true. In fact, PolitiFact.com labeled this claim the 2010 "lie of the year," but that has not stopped lawmakers from making this claim. It will surely be heard again on the House floor during the repeal debate."
Again, have your own opinion; that's your right. You can't have your own facts (or lack thereof); that's just wrong.
GoodvsEvil you must be one of those good Christian conservatives that lies, cheats, and steals but says forgive me Jesus and think that it is all better.
Curerate -
Why do you ask the same question every day no matter what the subject is and no matter whether your statement is factual?
Outright false. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed 60/38. In comparison, the Founding Fathers were perfectly happy with a 51/49 majority (or even a 51/50 majority with the VPs tie vote) to pass legislation.
People are full of crap! When an American doesn't pay for healthcare, the rest of US pay for that individual whether you like it or not. So stop fooling yourself, the Healthcare law is good and needs a bit of straightning. So people if it was some "whiter" guy passing the bill (GOODvsEVIL) would not be talking. Just like the wars that were not paid for, but the citizens had to get taxed to pay for contractor-buddies of BUSH-CHENEY. Where didn't anyone complain then? Or ask how the wars were to be funded? And still we have a mormon aka joseph-smith dude who would love to continue with this stupid war and continue shipping jobs overseas while importing them back here for triple the prize. If Americans think he's right and the Republicons too, this must be a nation full of drooling idiots.
What Mrs. Perry fails to mention is the fact that her husband probably can't even carry Texas. He received only just over one third of the votes when elected governor in a 3 way race. She also fails to note that California is rated as the sixth strongest economy in the WORLD. Texas had to use federal funds to bail themselves out a year or so ago. Without said funds they would now be facing a 29 billion dollar deficit.
A vote for Rick Perry is a vote for ignorance, lies, and of course the Texas version of Sharia Law.
Have you ever seen this kind of enthusiasm and inspiration elicited by any other candidate but Perry?
HIS BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING - Rebecca Winterowd
You and Rick enjoy Myrtle Beach for a week then head on back to Texas.........looking like Romney all the way.
I see the intellectuals are out in this crowd. Just the same liberal haters and there empty catch lines. Surprised noone in here pulled out the scare card...........oh wait......there it is......insurance companies choose who lives or die.........what a joke !!!
Liberal,
Clearly the plague that you reference is eating away at your intellect. While I don't usually take exception to misspellings (hey, they happen), when you take a shot at intellectuals at least don't show why you envy them and harbor such resentment.
First, it's "their" (showing possession, as their empty catch lines) not there (identifying a place, as in over there). Second, it's "no one", two words, not noone (which isn't a word, to my knowledge).
As for your reference to the scare card, I believe it was your Ditzy Diva (aka Failin' Palin) that trotted out the 'death panels' argument that was reported by Fux (rhymes with "sucks") News and repeated as an "empty catch line" by the right.
Now back to the topic, which happens to be my moronic governor (at the moment). The three best things said about Rick Perry:
1. The only politician alive that makes George W look brilliant.
2. (Regarding Perry's complaint that President Obama feels like he's the smartest guy in the room and all the problems that's caused). If Rick Perry is alone in a room, and someone else walks in, Perry's chances of being the smartest guy in the room drop precipitously.
3. Well, umm, errr .... I forget ("Oops").
It amazes me when a significant percentage of a party wraps themselves in the blanket of ignorance (meaning not knowing, or ignoring, the facts) and actually touts that as some badge to be proud of. As for empty catch lines, I see your post as adding absolutely nothing meaningful or insightful to the conversation.
You can have your opinion; that's your right. You can't have your own facts; that's just wrong.
thanks that's your right but you are right he's wrong! liberals always are never admit it!
“With Rick Perry, you don’t have to wonder whether as president you’re going to get the same person you saw as a candidate,” she said.
I will agree with herin one regard. Both are as dumb as a bag of rocks. However Mr. Perry has a lot to hide personally; she, of all people is aware of that.
And, jeez, liberal plague. If you're going to take shots at intellectuals, at least learn how to spell. It just makes you look jealous of people smarter than you. People who are afraid and/or resent intelligence scare me. And that describes many in the extreme right.
Judging from your remarks Rick I dont see much to be jealous of .........you are the same type of liberal, brain washed zombie that we hear time and time again. You have nothing constructive to add to any argument except the sound bites that are regurgitated to you from the media.
Since I am an English major I believe my spelling is correct but I know you just have to try to say something to make yourself seem smart. Maybe it is the myopic vision that you have that makes you blind to the facts.
I wonder how many of you actually volunteer with poor as I do or give to your local charities. My guess is that very little of you do. You beat the drum of the poor and downtrodden from your big, safe home and warm car so you can make yourself sleep better at night. How pathetic........
@liberal
No offence, but it might be a good idea to buy yourself a dictionary and take up another major. Spellcheck doesn't review context.
There, they're, and their are all correctly spelled but reflect differences in application.
Good luck and have a pleasant evening.
True enough, liberal...incorrect spelling/usage of "there". English major, huh? Freshman year?
I know I'm a little late to the dance, but since you started this whole "correct someone else's grammar/spelling: "My guess is that very little of you...." should actually read "My guess is very FEW of you". See the difference?
Also, it's "no one", not "noone."
Dear Anita...your husband's an imbecile, wears cowboy boots and is from Texas....what could possibly go wrong with that???? LOL
GoodvsEvil and liberal plague among us - Are you two related or just brothers from a different mother? I would suggest you two combine your limited skills and become a tag team wrestling duo. At least that would be more entertaining than your cornservatude-philosophical gibberish offered up here. No, I'm not a wrestling fan, but there is a large audience of imbeciles for y'all to entertain.
Oh, don't worry Mrs. Perry...if your husband loses big enough in SC...he'll "reassess" his run.
Frankly...I don't want another Texan in the White House for at least a hundred years.
Michael,
Please make that "Texan in the White House after the earth is destroyed". I'll sleep better.
"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America 's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government cannot pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. Increasing America 's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that, 'the buck stops here. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.”
~ Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006
So he is saying we should vote for Ron Paul?
let’s be clear, this country is in disarray, first off financially we are out of control and I mean we !!! Do in large part to gov't intrusion into the routine functioning of the private sector. I might add a system that has created a wonderful lifestyle attainable by all Americans that have the intestinal fortitude to just reach out and make it their own. Conversely they work for us we designated them to represent us. We are held accountable for what they do. i.e. Nearly 16 trillion dollars of indebtedness. If it is your goal to reverse this trend of economic wreck less abandon then you must be mindfully aware of who is delegated with the responsibility of responding to the needs of our nation.
Secondly our nation is not producing at full capability, there are too many people who are not gainfully employed this creates a culture of enslavement dependency when left to propagate to long. (This phenomenon in America affects the entire world economy). If you see yourself as a victim then that is what you will remain. Most people do well when they have the pride of ownership of their own lives.
Next up Sovereignty, are we a Nation governed by rule of law or not. Allowing felonious interlopers to infiltrate our country’s communities deprives us of our ability to remain a sovereign representative republic. This action leading to societal deterioration and decay allowing federal government to actively thwart our ability to remain thus is wholly unacceptable
"let’s be clear, this country is in disarray, first off financially we are out of control and I mean we !!! Do in large part to gov't intrusion into the routine functioning of the private sector."
That is a load of crap. The economy is in the shape it's in due to the private sector -- huge banks -- talking long chances because they were unregulated. This is a MAN MADE recession brought about by by Wall Street banks.
The people who are running for the Republican party are about the worst you could have. Let one be honest - if there was a really good candidate running then Romney would never ever stand a chance. The Republicans are picking off the top of the "heap" solely because he is a Republican. The unfortunate problem is that this person could be running the country and then you would really be in trouble.
I do not think that there has ever been a time when there have been so many so called politicains who have shown so much ignorance in their knowledge. People who are voting Republican should maybe look closer at what they are doing. You are putting the country at risk.
cracker,
the country has been "at risk" for the last 3 years ( UNDER OBAMA).
I suppose you haven't noticed that our debt rose $4 trillion on Obama's watch, we got the first ever s&p downgrade, the federal govt. is sueing our own states for trying to protect themselves, the unemployment rate went up to 8.6%, gas costs $3.67 where I live, and we have a Golfer-in-Chief for a President.
BTW, Obama is preventing the Keystone Pipeline and he's preventing Boeing from bringing 1000 NON Union jobs to S.Carolina.
"The people who are running for the Republican party are about the worst you could have."
You got it. This is the worst collection of clowns, morons, con artist, hypocrites, religious fanatics and outright crazies any major party has even offered up as presidential candidates. Remember the Republican Party of Ronald Reagan -- the party of optimist, the party of positives, the party of Morning in America? That Republican Party is long gone. Look what it"s become ---nothing more than a glorified, third rate reality show. Today Republican candidates are acting like spoiled children, screaming at each other, calling each other one name after another and threatening law suits. Meanwhile, the only message they have to offer the American citizens are the same policies that failed under Bush while telling us --- vote for me because I hate Obama more than my opponent hates Obama.
"I suppose you haven't noticed that our debt rose $4 trillion on Obama's watch"
How much if that 4 trillion was under Bush but NOT counted? You forget to mention that. I suppose you don't remember LEONA -- it was Bush and his Republican congress who turned the largest surplus of all times into the largest deficit of all times -- without including most of the costs of the two wars he started .