Right Wing Marketing of Rick Perry......

[RadioRaheem84]

The same marketing that brought you Barack Obama is now bringing you Candidate Perry with his right wing Christian zealot Texas tough guy mantra. He is ready to lead and bring American back baby.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/seven-ways-rick-perry-wants-change-constitution-131634517.html

Something tells me America might fall for another Texas governor.

[Sensible Socialist]

He wants to end the direct election of senators because people were in "fits of populist rage?" Even this seems like it would be too much for the Republican crowd, no matter how crazy they've become over the last few years.

[socialistjustin]

I refuse to believe the republican party would elect this guy. He is so far right and so "texan" that I have to believe he will be a non issue for Romney. We will be swearing in a true job cutting capitalist in January 2013, Mitt Romney.

[Welshy]

I refuse to believe the republican party would elect this guy. He is so far right and so "texan" that I have to believe he will be a non issue for Romney. We will be swearing in a true job cutting capitalist in January 2013, Mitt Romney.

Well Rick Perry has the support of Bank of America, and I wouldn't be surprised if more in the financial industry supports him as he wants to get rid of financial regulations. But it doesn't really matter if we get Romney or Perry, the working class is getting fucked no matter what.

[Os Cangaceiros]

He wants to end the direct election of senators because people were in "fits of populist rage?" Even this seems like it would be too much for the Republican crowd, no matter how crazy they've become over the last few years.

Too bad he isn't on the receiving end of a little "populist rage". :rolleyes:

[Aspiring Humanist]

He's too federalist to be elected by a states-rights advocate party

[Sensible Socialist]

He's too federalist to be elected by a states-rights advocate party
Are we thinking of the same Rick Perry? The one who threw around talk of secceeding from the union? Not to mention that the Republican Party is hardly a states rights party.

[jake williams]

Something tells me America might fall for another Texas governor.
I really doubt it. Aside from the implausibility of the Republicans actually being able to elect another Texan governor president immediately following the last one - the last one, that is, that most Americans still blame for the recession, whatever they think of Obama - business is still furious with the Republicans for the debt deal shenanigans. And with the lead Obama has in fundraising, I'd be genuinely shocked if the latter couldn't clinch 2012, barring something unforeseen.


He wants to end the direct election of senators because people were in "fits of populist rage?" Even this seems like it would be too much for the Republican crowd, no matter how crazy they've become over the last few years.
Then you haven't been listening to states-rightsers. They really are openly anti-democratic, and they really do see the introduction of direct elections of senators as a major slight against the most sacred of states' rights.

[Madslatter]

Perry could possibly clinch the nomination, but not the presidency. He may make the tea party, tenthers (states rights extremists), and a significant branch of the ruling class (Koch and a few other bankers and industrialists) really happy; but I don't see the American public voting for Perry over Obama.

[CynicalIdealist]

I refuse to believe the republican party would elect this guy. He is so far right and so "texan" that I have to believe he will be a non issue for Romney. We will be swearing in a true job cutting capitalist in January 2013, Mitt Romney.

We already swore one in in 2008. Don't see why the bourgeoisie would need a new one, but maybe I'm wrong.

[ВАЛТЕР]

Whoever is elected one thing can be certain. More war, more poverty, and a bigger difference in incomes between the working people and the corporate overlords.
Budget cuts in everything but military spending so that the Jackboot of the US/NATO can continue to trample "democracy" into the heads of all those who disobey...

[Organic Revolution]

I am living in Texas currently, and this guy has A LOT of backing from folks down here. I hear from friends that he seems to have a similar backing around the south.

[Azula]

The first two proposals were sensible.

The rest were just either insane, unnecessary or plain reactionary.

[Madslatter]

I am living in Texas currently, and this guy has A LOT of backing from folks down here. I hear from friends that he seems to have a similar backing around the south.
He's not getting the same response in the north, but the neo-cons up here are pretty enamored with him.

[gendoikari]

If either get elected can we finally rise up in solidarity, please?