Texas Gov. Perry jumps into 2012 Republican race

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry has jumped into the 2012 Republican race for president.

He told South Carolina voters in a conference call Saturday that he wants to win his party's nomination and take on President Barack Obama.

Perry said that "I full well believe I'm going to win."

Word of his entry into the race came about an hour before a planned speech in Charleston, S.C., where he was kicking off his campaign.

During the call with supporters, Perry criticized Obama on foreign policy and said he would do better creating jobs. Perry said he would go to Washington to do his duty and not make friends.

[keshiakelso]

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[konr22]

Rick Perry was such a huge fan of Ronald Reagan, that he remained a democrat. During reagan's presidency.

[watkinsjr2000]

I don't know how familiar many people posting here are with the views of Rick Perry, but calling him an extremist would be a wild understatement.This is a man who has stated that both Social Security & Medicare are unconstitutional and should be abolished. He's also spoken favorably about Texas succeeding from the union. This man would be a disaster as president.

[wdrussell1]

So his solution is to turn America into one big trailer park.

The GOP/TeaParty wants to repeal the whole 20th century.

[Eriverq]

You want to bet? None of them will beat Obama then what ate you going to do?

[Independent1290]

This man is a con-artist RINO and if Conservative's had any brains in their empty heads, they'd see this grifter wolf wrapped in an American flag and carrying a cross for what he is- a BIG GOVERNMENT fascist. And they said Obama was the "Anti-Christ?" Uh no, this guy takes THAT cake. Republicans need to stop drinking their kool aid and realize that George Bush left this economy in a ditch and Rick Perry will lead America into oblivion. Just ask many Texans how well their state is doing and why they don't want this closet case anywhere near the Oval Office.

[catmomtx]

He managed to get Bin Laden didn't he? Something George Bush started two wars over costing the lives of thousands and maiming thousands for life and not paying for either war. And to think, he did it two and a half years into his first term. Bush had seven years and couldn't do it. Of course now Republicans don't even want to pay for those wars.

The President also managed to sign the Affordable Health Care Act into law. Of course now Republicans can't stand the thought of it and are screaming about repealing it and cutting Medicare and Medicaid but you never hear about what they plan to replace it with. We know they want vouchers for Medicare so I suppose they have no plans for health care, especially if Perry is the nominee. Do you people know that Texas leads the country in the number of uninsured residents?

[Eriverq]

We are Doomed with another Great White Dope did we not learn anything from the last time or is having a black President enough to push White America to go for another Governor who would only divide the country further. The know they cannot beat Obama with the clowns they have now so there trying to rally the troops around this representation of good old boy forgetting the country is no longer as White as they want it to be. Let's pray he doesn't get past the primary and let Romney lost to Obama like it's suppose to be.

[jollyjohnson]

Who could possibly want another right wing Texan in the White House after the complete disaster of the last one? A fiasco which we are still paying for and for which we will be paying for decades! Perry is another extreme right wing ideologue, maybe even worse than the last one, plus Perry is a religious zealot. This sad sack even advocated that Texas could secede from the Union! Perry is unAmerican and anti-USA for suggesting that his state could secede from the United States. There is no two ways about this! Anyone who is not aware of how bad it actually is in Texas should Google: "Texas on the Brink 2011"

[catmomtx]

So tell us genius, what experience does Rick Perry have as PRESIDENT? I suppose a Republican doesn't have to have experience, right? NONE of the Republican candidates have the experience Barack Obama has as President or as running the country. You people can hang up the no experience crap. Besides, George Bush had experience members from three different Republican administration and the help of a previous President and he still managed to screw the country.

Perhaps you should look into the jobs Perry claims to have created, minimum wage with no benefits. Is that what you people now expect for our country? And dude!! give it up with the bs about Perry and education. Texas ranks very low when it comes to education illegals or not. Perry doesn't value education.

[vpcharan]

Another Texan wants to be President now, while we are still deeply buried and suffering from the economic mess created and left by another Texan called Bush. Mr. Perry advocates separation of States from the union, has cut funding for education, healthcare for the poor and elderly and in Texas. Do we really want this fellow as our President?

[Truth_Tracker]

Perry's Texas is a perfect example of what a town looks like the next morning after all the "pods" have been placed under every bed the night before ("Invasion of the Body Snatchers" - original version). That's the Republican Tea Party 'vision' for America. Hence they invariably are anti-education, anti-Islam, anti-ethnic diversity, anti-regulation, anti-consumer, anti-environment, anti-taxpayer, anti-science. Rather than raise taxes on the wealthy to help close a "$27-billion shortfall" Perry slashed 49,000 teachers' jobs. It's as anti-middle-class, anti-education as it gets -- a like-by-like attraction where the dumb exalt the dumb - and the dumb exploiting the ignorance of the dumb for poolitical advantage.

[imnotimportant]

Here are some reasons I am voting for obama.


Since coming into office on January 21, 2009, President Barack Obama has:

1. Signed an Executive Order on government contracting to fight waste and abuse:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/economy_in_government_contracting

2. Signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, restoring basic protections against pay discrimination for women and other workers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtKAKlurRAY

3. Renewed dialogue with NATO and other allies and partners on strategic issues:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/04/04/Afghanistan-and-NATO

4. Announced a plan to responsibly end the war in Iraq:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/28/washington/28troops.html

5. Provided funding to families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB:
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/18/pentagon-will-help-families

6. Ended media blackout on war casualties and the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7986203.stm

7. Signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:
http://www.recovery.gov/About/Pages/The_Act.aspx

8. Launched Recovery.gov to track spending from the Recovery Act, an unprecedented step to provide transparency and accountability through technology:
http://www.recovery.gov/Pages/home.aspx

9. Announced the "Making Home Affordable" home refinancing plan:
http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov

10. Launched a $15 billion plan to boost lending to small businesses:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-to-small-business-owners