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December 7, 2011
19:00 • 1 year ago
Tags: 2012 election dadt gay rights gop 12 gop primaries homophobia religion republican nomination republican nominee for president republican primaries rick perry rick perry 2012 rick perry president secularity separation of church and state texas governor

Guess we’ve gotta remark on this new Rick Perry ad

Rick Perry, jockeying for the anti-gay vote: This ad, called “Strong,” has the Texas governor promising to end the Obama administration’s “war on religion” and touting his commitment to Christianity. “Something’s wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military,” Perry says, “but our kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas, or pray in school.” It’s unclear what policies President Obama has put in place to deny kids the right to openly celebrate Christmas. As of this writing, the video has 675 likes and 26,650 dislikes. source

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August 26, 2011
14:57 • 1 year ago

What do Rick Perry and Rudy Giuliani have in common?

Tags: 2012 presidential election barack obama reelection fred thompson fred thompson 2008 fred thompson for president gop primaries governor perry iowa caucuses noun verb 9/11 republican primaries rick perry rick perry 2012 rick perry for president rudy giuliani rudy giuliani 2012 texas governor texas miracle

  • 26% Rick Perry’s average support in GOP primary polls since announcing his candidacy; he’s now in the lead
  • 29% Rudy Giuliani’s average support in GOP primary polls at this point in 2007; he was then in the lead source

» Just a reminder of how difficult it is to predict the outcomes of presidential primaries  six months before Iowa. It’s also instructive to recall another Southern Republican who, four years ago, was seen as a savior by the GOP establishment. He announced his candidacy late in the game, and immediately vaulted to the top of the polls. That candidate was Fred Thompson.

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