I attended the fundraiser tonight for Missouri gubernatorial candidate Peter Kinder in St. Louis County. As you may know, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder brought a lawsuit against Obamacare last year. Over 70% of Missouri voters approved of Kinder’s anti-Obamacare legislation.

Is Rick The One???

Rock star Governor Rick Perry gave a great speech tonight in St. Louis.

Governor Perry offered a tip to Missouri voters – get rid of your state personal income tax and then you can compete with Texas.

Governor Rick Perry gave a brief speech and took a few pictures before dinner.

Peter Kinder, Ann Wagner, myself and Governor Rick Perry


Congressional candidate Ann Wagner and Missouri state representative Paul Curtman after Governor Perry’s speech.


Dana Loesch, gubernatorial candidate Peter Kinder, and myself after the speech tonight.


GOP candidate Ann Wagner and husband Ray Wagner at the Kinder fundraiser.


Great night. Great speech by Gov Rick Perry. Dana Loesch and husband Chris were there to support Peter Kinder.


David Limbaugh came out for the Kinder fundraiser with Governor Perry.

 

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  1. #1 June 21, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    just saying commented:

    Dana Loesch is a babe!!!

    Nuff said..

  2. #2 June 21, 2011 at 10:04 pm

    Gem commented:

    Too bad the great speeches aren’t backed up by a great record.
    -How’s the illegal immigration problem in TX? What has Perry done to address it?
    -How’s his relationship with Al Gore? Didn’t he lead the main campaign effort for Gore in TX?

    Do leopards really change their spots? Or do they just talk like they have to get elected?

    Perry smells too much like the same ol’ Establishment Politician with a sparkly new red, white and blue veneer and a quick TEA spritz for good measure.

    But I’m willing to hear other perspectives in case I’m totally reading him wrong.

  3. #3 June 21, 2011 at 10:13 pm

    flyoverland commented:

    Was Ed Martin not invited, or something?

  5. #5 June 21, 2011 at 10:30 pm

    serfer62 commented:

    I have started to listen to her show instead of the shoppong network known as Rush

  6. #6 June 21, 2011 at 10:40 pm

    Valerie commented:

    A candidate! Yes!

    At least you will have somebody you can vote for happily.

  7. #7 June 21, 2011 at 10:41 pm

    Pat the First commented:

    Here is what I know about Rick Perry . . . 39% of all jobs created since Obama moved into the WH was created in Texas (heard that yesterday on some radio program). Perry refused to meet with Obama when he came to Texas for a photo op regarding the border issue. He has the conspiratorists on both the right and the left scared of him . . . he must be doing something right.

  9. #9 June 21, 2011 at 10:50 pm

    marcus aurelius commented:

    I agree with you serfer62, Rush better be careful about pushing his product too much,it will leave a bad taste/sarc

  10. #10 June 21, 2011 at 11:26 pm

    Pat the First commented:

    Chisum, that is a great article. Looks to me like he has a good head on his shoulders.

  11. #11 June 21, 2011 at 11:28 pm

    Anonymous commented:

    #3. My thoughts exactly.

  12. #12 June 21, 2011 at 11:45 pm

    SandyfromChesterfield commented:

    I think Governor Perry is our only answer to win the election in 2012.
    GEM, Here is your answer about Rick Perry supporting Al Gore.

    He’s a conservative before he’s a Republican, and he was a conservative before he was a Republican. Perry, who first held office as a conservative Democrat, chaired Al Gore’s Texas presidential team in 1988, back when Gore was running against federal funding for abortion and criticizing Jesse Jackson for being soft on Arafat (remember that Al Gore?).

  13. #13 June 22, 2011 at 12:05 am

    ogeee commented:

    Perry = a smooth win for Obama. He can’t get the indy or disenfranchised vote. He’s a dem in disquise and people do not want another Dem.

    Peter King is da man. He needs to run for President. That’s a man with a record and he’s a Tea Partier before Tea party was cool.

  14. #14 June 22, 2011 at 12:52 am

    JeanE commented:

    Late in 2009 it became apparent that Texas would face a budget shortfall in 2010 due to declining revenues from sales tax. In Jan. 2010 Gov. Perry instructed all state agencies to cut 5% from their budgets for 2010 to address the budget shortfall. Later, he asked all agencies to cut an additional 5% when they prepared the 2011-2012 budget.

    This is basic fiscal responsibility, and it is one of the reasons Texas has suffered far less than the rest of the country during the recession. I disagree with some of Perry’s actions as governor, but the nation would be in much better shape if the US had cut its budget by 5-10% instead of running up an extra trillion in debt to “stimulate” the economy.

    FWIW, I work for a community college, so I’ve seen the budget cuts up close- the budget is tight but very manageable, especially since sales tax revenues have been on the rise for several months and additional funds will probably be available soon. Schools in Texas (the state’s largest expense) will not suffer any harm from the budget cuts, and in short order well all be reaping the benefits of a balanced budget and a growing economy- sorry the same cannot be said for the rest of the country.

    Perry does come across as pretty slick, so some may see him as an Establishment politician, but in 2011 he’s GOVERNING like a small government conservative.

  15. #15 June 22, 2011 at 12:56 am

    buddy larsen commented:

    that Dana Loesch –what a gal! she couldn’t be any cuter, but that’s not even her strong suit –

  16. #16 June 22, 2011 at 2:44 am

    James Roguski commented:

    Maybe in 4-8 years

  17. #17 June 22, 2011 at 5:21 am

    Militant Conservative commented:

    As usual, totally unknown posters telling we conservatives who to trust.

    Perry hAs made mistakes (immigration) but has seen the light.

    Most deffinately NOT an establishment repub.

    Huntsman is to be feared, RINO.

    Powder is dry

  18. #18 June 22, 2011 at 5:44 am

    Militant Conservative commented:

    It’s easy folks, whomever the MSM likes

    Vote for someone else.

    Whomever is labeled as divisive or unelectable.

    You get the deal, going Galt.

    Power is dry

  19. #19 June 22, 2011 at 6:03 am

    CommieBlaster commented:

    You’re seriously not supporting an Admitted Bilderberg Attendee and the 1988 Chairman of the Al Gore Campaign in Texas, are you? A man who will ram the North American Union down our throats?

  20. #20 June 22, 2011 at 6:32 am

    southernsue commented:

    i just read perry wants illegals legal.ugh!

    he does make a great speach, though.

    i am a sarah palin supporter. no skeletons can be found, i know cause everybody in the media business has tried to find them.

    please run sarah.

  21. #21 June 22, 2011 at 6:35 am

    Agent 99 commented:

    FROM American Thinker
    http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/06/obama_era_economic_stagnation_explained_by_lemonade_and_cookies.html

    Kids Fined for Lemonade Stands in Maryland.
    In Texas……{{QUOTE))Meanwhile, in Texas, Governor Rick Perry signed into law SB 81, making it legal for kids and grandmas to bake cookies and cupcakes for sale at home. Before this law was signed, it was not technically against an ordinance. Now it’s Entrepreneurs 1 Bureaucrats 0 in red-state Texas.

    Perry is now my choice. Go Perry go!!
    Perry also wants to kick out the EPA.
    Plus Perry said …The Left is never going to like us…..So quit ”pandering to the Left”’ ((paraphrased))

  22. #22 June 22, 2011 at 6:40 am

    Rose commented:

    Find a Texas contingency of Liberals who ever [HAD TO have] fought Perry on any – ANY – issue that Perry was fighting FOR – that was as aggressively fighting Perry as Conservatives did on the Trans-Texas Corridor, and on the Perry Effort to sell Texas [Taxpayer-Paid Free and Clear Assets] Highways to Foreign Nations for Toll Roads, and Guardasil Vaccines, and a few other issues, like trying to get him to MOVE against Sanctuary Cities, Entitlement payments to ILLEGAL ALIENS from Texas Taxpayer funds, etc.

    Someone please show me where Perry fought a Dim contingency as hard as he has fought or withstood the Conservatives of Texas.

    Please.

    One Issue!

  23. #23 June 22, 2011 at 8:31 am

    Rose commented:

    #4 – I’m from Texas – I heartily agree!

  24. #24 June 22, 2011 at 9:19 am

    retire05 commented:

    Wow, I see a lot of names that have never been to this blog before (except Commieblaster) who are now using their bonifides as Texans that don’t like Rick Perry. Could it be that these people are following the same OFA/Texas email my friend got that says to bash Rick Perry (its always good to know what is going on in the enemies camp)?

    For the last week I have been reading most of the articles on the web about Rick Perry. It would seem that those who are basing him all use the same talking points, and of course, all claim to be Texans. Some of their anti-Perry posts even list their grievances against Perry in the same order. Coincidence? Somehow I don’t think so.

    But those of you on this board who know me, know I AM a Texan. And a conservative and a Republican. And I have to wonder why the long knives came out so quickly about Perry when I have not read the same complaining rhetoric about Romney, who the media all tell us is in the lead.

    I’ve read: Perry’s a Bilderburger. Well, no, being invited to give a speech, does not a Bilderberger make you. If that is the case, there are a lot of people currently in our government that should be deported. I’ve read the complaints about Gardisil. Yes, Perry order that vaccination. UNDER THE DIRECTIONS OF THE FEDERAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THAT PUT IT ON THEIR RECOMMENDED VACCINE LIST. But notice, not one of these people who are making that an issue also mention that parents had the right to op-out of the vaccine and seem to have no problems with their children being vaccinated for other diseases, which like measels, are not life threatening.

    Oh, then there is the TransTexas Corridor. You know, the plan that was initiated by George Bush when he was governor. Or do they mention that the largest part of that corridor would help divert the traffic from the I-35 corridor, one of the most dangerous interstate highways in the nation or that it was not Perry who gave the contract to a Spanish company, but a five person (all Democrats) panel in Austin from TxDot. And they also don’t mention that Texans would NOT have been put on the hook to pay for it. Toll roads are all over our nation. Don’t want to pay for them? Don’t use them. There are always alternate roads to us. You pay for the convenience of having your trip shortened. Take a look at Oklahoma. It’s got more than one toll road.

    Then there is the problem (they say) that Perry was a Democrat as late as 1988. I have even read, by those who claim to be in the know, that Perry was Al Gore’s campaign manager in Gore’s presidental race in 1988 against Reagan. You see, it’s a left wing talking point and they are not smart enough to know Gore didn’t run for POTUS against Reagan 1988. But let’s take a little look at Texas history, shall we? In 1988, Texas was a very, VERY blue state. We had a Democrat majority in the Congress and a Democrat governor. But even back then, Texas Democrats were more conservative than the current crop of eastern Republicans (Scott Brown, Susan Collins, anybody?) and almost the whole state was registered Democrat. Hell, in my county, you couldn’t get elected dog catcher if you ran as a Republican back then.

    Then there is that other accusation that Perry is pro-illegal. Yeah, right. That’s why he initiated legislation for Voter I.D., supported Congressman Conseco who took Ciro Rodriquez’ seat in a very Hispanic district, (Conseco is a closed-border advocate), insisted that Texas adopt legislation to comply with the Secure Communities program, has put the TxNG on the border during high invasion seasons, and currently has the Texas Ranger Recon squads on the border, who btw, are firing back when fired upon from the Mexican side of the border, in spite of federal orders not to.

    Perry ordered our Attorney General, Greg Abbot, to sue the EPA when the Obama administration’s EPA attempted to control green house gases that included carbon dioxide (what you emit when you breath), a EPA rule that is based on faulty science and cooked books to show global warning where there is none, and violates the rights of the states as outline in the Clean Air Act. Perry refused Stimulus funds that would have extended unemployment benefits because it would have required a changing of our laws and would have left Texas on the hook for those continued benefits when the Stimulus money ran out. He also refused Stimulus funds for education because our schools would have had to agree to certain rules that might have been fine for schools in Vermont with mostly white kids, but would have done nothing for our schools that are 60% Hispanic where a lot of those kids don’t even speak English when they enter school.

    Perry refused to meet Obama on the border for a 5 minute photo-op because he had already made four requests for standard disaster relief after Texas lost 2,500,000 acres, over 1,000 homes and out buildings and the lives of two firefighters due to wildfires. That disaster relief was never granted by Obama, or anyone in his administration. And yes, those fires were just as disasterous as the ones in other states, actually, more so. The relief Perry asked for was in keeping with the FEMA agreement every state has with the federal government. But expect the left to bash him for asking for what every other states asks for when they have a natural disaster. They will ignore that Texas pays in more into the federal coffers than it gets back.

    And for all those who think the TSA goes to far in violating our 4th Amendment rights when we want to use a commercial airline, well, Perry just added the “Stop the TSA From Groping” bill to the special session that would make it a felony for a TSA agent to sexually molest you and violate your 4th Amendment right to be secure in your person and not subjected to unwarranted searches.

    But expect the false memes to continue about Perry. It seems the left is very, VERY nervous about him.

  25. #25 June 22, 2011 at 9:25 am

    nobama2012 commented:

    We are so desperate to find a true principled leader it seems that anyone who even mildly shows some backbone verbally is instantly anointed as our conservative “savior”. It would serve us well to VET all candidates ACTIONS not their words. Politicians lie…all of them. Perry’s record as governor should give any rational thinking conservative pause. He’s a Karl Rove creation, still a conservative DEM (it’s just that mainline Republicans are the new conservative Dems) and all the issues that Rose previously posted cannot be explained away. Don’t fall for this one before researching him. Remember, Karl Rove convinced even Rush that Bush was a conservative. Which he was not.

  26. #26 June 22, 2011 at 9:40 am

    Pat the First commented:

    CommieBlaster commented:

    Are you involved with the John Bircher’s?

  27. #27 June 22, 2011 at 9:40 am

    Stoshio commented:

    Perry is not what you think. Do some research. Look beyond the hair and the ability to wow a crowd. He’s an opportunist who switched from Dem to Repub for political reasons only. He’s NOT a conservative. We here in Texas know what he’s all about. He’s slicker than snot on a glass doorknob. I don’t trust him or his handlers. If he enters the race he’ll just confuse the issue and take votes away from some other more deserving and viable candidate.

  28. #28 June 22, 2011 at 9:49 am

    Pat the First commented:

    retire05 commented:

    Awesome retort. My retort to some of these people is that you should live in my state. Then you will have reason to complain. You Texans have it good.

    I don’t think that Palin can win because the hate that is manifest from the media and the far left. They will beat her up badly. They will lie about her over and over. For some reason she gets the worse of the bad treatment coming from the lefties.

    But if she would be the VP on the same ticket with Perry . . . that might be the ticket that could beat Obama. They say Perry can most certainly raise enough money.

  29. #29 June 22, 2011 at 10:09 am

    retire05 commented:

    nobama2012, frankly, you’re full of crap. The Bush camp are not fans of Rick Perry. As a matter of fact, Pappy Bush came out for Kay Bailey Hutchison in the last governor’s race. And I can tell you, Perry and Rove are NOT friends. But I have to question why you choose to post lies about things you obviously have no knowledge of.

    And then, just as I predicted, up pops another “self-proclaimed” Texan who has never been on this site before (as far as I know) by the name of “Stochio”. Jeeze, if all the people I have seen in the last week that claim to be Texans really are, our Census bureau must be waaaaay off because we certainly must have more than 25 million living here.

    Remember how Organizing for America (formerly known as Organizing for Obama, only now you pay for it) spammed the internet during the ’08 election cycle pushing how great Obama was on every article? Remember Organizing for Obama’s outreach for members to dispute all the “smears” against Obama? Remember the website “Fight the Smears”? Seems now they are doing the same thing, pushing how bad Perry is. Why is it when you do a simple Google search for articles on Perry, there are always those saying “I am a Texan” and they they go on the spout left wing talking points? Could it be a coordinated smear machine?

  30. #30 June 22, 2011 at 11:15 am

    8675309 commented:

    I don’t know Rick Perry well. I know just two things. One, by executive order he made it mandatory for 6th grade girls to be vacinated with Gardasil(sp?), though it had killed some. This, for the financial benefit of his friend who ran that company. Two, he was a Democrat, and, i believe, chief of staff for Al Gore in the 1988 campaign. However well he speaks, however much enthusiasm he generates, he is not a man of good character, just like Obama. I will never vote for him, for anything, against anyone. If he is the change offered in 2012, it is no change at all. I, and many like me, will “sit it out”.

  31. #31 June 22, 2011 at 11:38 am

    retire05 commented:

    85675309, congratulations. You have just repeated the OFA/Texas talking points perfectly.

    Gardisil – op-out ability for parents

    Al Gore 1988 – Hell, everyone in Texas at that point was a Democrat.

    So your point is? Oh, that’s right; Perry’s not a man of good character, at least according to HuffingtonPost. How the hell would you know? Have you ever even met the man or are you just another lemming who turns up to spout the MoveOn.org/HuffingtonPost/OFA talking points?

    Do you slugs just sit in mommie’s basement in your pajamas looking for any mention of Rick Perry so you can bash him?

    Why are the left so afraid of Rick Perry that they have to send out the Obamabots to bash him?

  32. #32 June 22, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    owl commented:

    I’m a Texan. Conservative relatives do not like him but I chose Perry over KBH, even though I am a GWB supporter. I think he is slick but has managed to keep TX in better shape than most. Looking at the field and who will fight Obama? I will vote Perry (if he enters) unless Palin runs. My first choice is Palin.

    Palin/Perry

  33. #33 June 22, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    richard40 commented:

    Not sure about Perry. He is more of a social conservative than I like, I am a libertarian, fiscally conservative, socially moderate. But he also appears to be a strong fiscal conservative and constitutionalist, which is good. And the MSM and dems seem to be trashing him, which is good, because if they dont like him that means his positions are probably right, and they are also afraid he might beat Obama.

    I do have another big reservation though. After LBJ and Bush I vowed that I would never vote for another presidential candidate from TX. On the other hand, the TX of today is not the TX it used to be, it has become very libertarian. I am willing to give Perry a chance though, and if he wins full backing from the Tea Party I will probably support him, since I beleive more in the Tea Party than in the repub party right now.

  34. #34 June 23, 2011 at 6:02 am

    8675309 commented:

    retire 05, spit out the kool-aid. The Gardisil story was reported at the time. It doesn’t matter that there were opt outs for parents. If there were opt outs on vaccinations, then they weren’t necessary in the first place, except to enrich his friend. Everyone in Texas was a Democrat? When did Texas last vote for a Democrat for president? My character assessment is mine. There are rank and file Democrats with character. But, that is only because there too busy living there lives to pay attention to what their party is doing. No Democrat politician is a man of character, as he knows what the party is doing. I am a slug? How the hell would you know? Have you ever even met me or are you just another lemming who turns up to spout the MoveOn.org/HuffingtonPost/OFA talking points?

  35. #35 June 24, 2011 at 12:01 am

    Craig commented:

    Rick Perry Announces Presidential Run
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB8evaZ7zDI

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