First on CNN: Perry plans campaign-style swing through South Carolina
(CNN) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry will make a campaign-style swing through the key Republican primary state of South Carolina next week, making four appearances in the state's most conservative region.
Perry's keynote speech to a South Carolina Republican Party banquet in Spartanburg next Tuesday has already been announced.
But the governor has added several more stops to his itinerary, CNN has learned. He will also address the Rotary Club of Downtown Spartanburg earlier that day, putting him in touch with members of the Upstate business community, many of whom supported him during his ill-fated 2012 presidential bid.
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The following day, Perry will be the keynote speaker at the Electric Co-Ops of South Carolina Annual Meeting in Greenville. And later that same morning, he plans to address a fundraiser for a local chapter of the Boy Scouts of America, also in Greenville. Perry, a former Boy Scout, opposed the group's decision earlier this year to admit openly gay Scouts.
Perry has made no secret of his interest in a second presidential bid, and the South Carolina trip will be Perry's second visit this year to the first-in-the-south primary state.
In August, he attended Gov. Nikki Haley's re-election announcement in August, and had a private dinner with Haley and a small group of advisers at a Greenville steakhouse later that evening, two Republican sources told CNN.
Earlier this month Perry made a two-day swing in Iowa, the state that kicks off the presidential caucus and primary calendar.
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Gee, would it be improper for me to wonder how much of this "campaign style swing" is being paid for by Texas taxpayers?
Who's encouraging him?
Seriously, I want to know. His 2012 was the biggest flameout in primary history, given the hype surrounding his candidacy.
What has changed from last year? Has he grown less idiotic, and voters more so? What?
Data Driven
Who's encouraging him?
Seriously, I want to know. His 2012 was the biggest flameout in primary history, given the hype surrounding his candidacy.
What has changed from last year? Has he grown less idiotic, and voters more so? What?
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The fact the he's getting primed for another run demonstrates that he hasn't changed one bit. He's still in PerryWorld.
Actually, I read an article where he will be swinging through 3 southern states. With stops in North Carolina, South Carolina, and er, uh.... ummmmm.....
Oops!
Give it up Rick. You are like the last TX Governor the GOP sold the American people.... only with less integrrity, ethics, and intellectual capacity.
And that my friends, is scary....
" opposed the group's decision earlier this year to admit openly gay Scouts."
Hypocrisy of the Radical Right:
Government is telling me what to do is bad.
Making moral judgement telling others what to is good.
Morality in Law (former DOMA) is even better.
The governor with the highest number of uninsured people plans on making another run. Good luck with that.
"Texas Gov. Rick Perry will make a campaign-style swing through the key Republican primary state of South Carolina next week, making four appearances in the state's most conservative region."
#1. Why is Perry still making national news?
#2. Who cares what Perry does while in South Carolina's "most conservative" region?
"OOPS" Perry just can't stay out of the limelight. He's one of the best weapons that the Dems have to regain control of the House.
Wow!!! Perry and Cruz in a primary!!! Positively entertaining!!!
I really have to wonder why he is going to do that again. He was such an awful candidate. He may have the looks but seems to boarder on Dan Quayle's intelligence.
He hasn't a chance, I think its safe to say most Americans think he's not very bright, who thinks he has even a small chance? This guy can't remember 3 things, I'm losing my memory and can still recall three things, egads, I would seriously feel scared to death or him being the President, I want my president smarter than me, this tool can't fill that billing, not presidential material, period.
"I want my president smarter than me"
I'm not sure what is more frightening about this remark.... is it that Democrats believe this so they try amd make every effort to elect an intelligent candidate, while republicants really don't care if their guy can find Iran on a map, just vote to bomb them?
Or; is it more frightening that republicants actually believe this too, and they still come up with nimrods like perry, cruz, palin, paul, angle, walker, romney, ginrich, santorum, bachman....(I could go on and on and on and on....)?
We elect Harvard Professors and Rhode's Scholars.... they want elect community college dropouts and road workers.
O'l Yeller,
With respect, Cruz went to Harvard, Paul is an MD, Romney holds 2 degrees, Gingrich has a PhD and Santorum has at least 2 degrees as well, Bachmann has a law degree. What matters is what they do with it, and judging by their public service records, precious little if it did not pad their resume to run for POTUS.
If we follow the Republican meme with their faux anger about the President of the United States "campaigning", I am sure we'll see them assail Mr. Perry here as well. On the other hand Texans are probably relieved when Perry is ANYwhere else. After Perry's most embarrassing performance in 2012, you'd think he would know his odds are very, very small at even surviving the first round.
I know why he is out campaigning!! Pro-Religious-Government, Anti-Gay, Anti-Women – he is going to run for office in Iran!
The only thing I think Perry should run for is the border.(Mexico)
Perry is at a disadvantage because Scott Walker professes to have a high school diploma. Maybe Perry is going to SC to fire on Ft Sumter and secede from the union.
Aw, Shucks,
Ya'll just scared Perry will be your next Prez. But remember, If you like your Plan you can keep your Plan, Period. And remember, your Taxes will not go up one thin dime. Now who said that?
Silence DoGood
I know why he is out campaigning!! Pro-Religious-Government, Anti-Gay, Anti-Women – he is going to run for office in Iran!
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It is sort of funny- when you break down what the GOP is doing legislatively, their agenda fits quite nicely into many Middle Eastern theocracies. In fact, they are even more conservative than some of them.
-Gunderson
Aw, Shucks,
Ya'll just scared Perry will be your next Prez. But remember, If you like your Plan you can keep your Plan, Period. And remember, your Taxes will not go up one thin dime. Now who said that?
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Ah, ray E, still trying to peddle your tidbits from your worhtless intellectual Pez dispener? Well, if you want no investment in education, lousy health, endless part-time jobs with no benefits, and an economy that will never benefit a middle-class family, Rick Perry is your guy.. Not a day spent in the private sector, either,