Texas Gov. Rick Perry Entering 2012 Race

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ppeter said:
Isn’t it at all interesting or relevant to you that practically the only “A” Perry got at A&M was in war? Or is that just “mudslinging” that good conservative Catholics shouldn’t care about?
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If you visit here, and do so quickly before they change it, and scroll down, there is a photograph of 22-year-old Perry at the “war laboratory”.

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No, you didn’t fail, I knew what you were saying. That’s one of the problems with communicating only in writing – no body language or tone of voice. I should have put a smiley or something.
Scott_Lafrance said:
I was trying to make a clever reference to what most people in high society consider dumb, apparently I fail. 😦
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He may have been 2,000 miles from the border, but Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry’s immigration record in Texas quickly became the focus in New Hampshire Saturday afternoon.

Speaking to hundreds of Granite State voters at a private reception, the Texas governor was asked whether he supported a fence along the Mexican border.

“No, I don’t support a fence on the border,” he said. “The fact is, it’s 1,200 miles from Brownsville to El Paso. Two things: How long you think it would take to build that? And then if you build a 30-foot wall from El Paso to Brownsville, the 35-foot ladder business gets real good.”

The answer produced an angry shout from at least one audience member. And it exposed an ongoing rift with some conservative voters over Perry’s immigration record.

ea party activists in Texas have been particularly upset by his steady opposition to the fence. He also signed a law giving illegal immigrants in-state tuition for Texas universities. And Texas tea party groups sent Perry an open letter this year expressing disappointment over his failure to get a bill passed that would have outlawed “sanctuary cities,” municipalities that protect illegal immigrants.

Perry has surged to the lead in national polls since joining the presidential race just three weeks ago. But New Hampshire Republicans are just getting to know him.

Saturday’s visit marks the third time he visited the first-in-the-nation primary state since joining the race.

Despite having deep Southern roots and conservative social positions, the Texas native has indicated he will compete aggressively in New Hampshire, where both Republicans and independents vote in the primary election.

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Perry believes that the federal government should fulfill its responsibility to its citizens by securing the borders with “boots on the ground” and technology to improve safety while not harming trade with the state’s biggest trading partner, Mexico: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Perry#Immigration
 
The fence is not the answer, but just like GWB, this "Corporate Republican Conservative" will not enforce any immigration law - that would be contra to his cause for transnationalism and globalism. Of course the Republicans, so eager to raise up a champion for their cause, cannot admit this wages war against a free and sovereign Republic which is near bankruptcy.
 
_Abyssinia said:
He may have been 2,000 miles from the border, but Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry’s immigration record in Texas quickly became the focus in New Hampshire Saturday afternoon.

Speaking to hundreds of Granite State voters at a private reception, the Texas governor was asked whether he supported a fence along the Mexican border.

“No, I don’t support a fence on the border,” he said. “The fact is, it’s 1,200 miles from Brownsville to El Paso. Two things: How long you think it would take to build that? And then if you build a 30-foot wall from El Paso to Brownsville, the 35-foot ladder business gets real good.”

The answer produced an angry shout from at least one audience member. And it exposed an ongoing rift with some conservative voters over Perry’s immigration record.

ea party activists in Texas have been particularly upset by his steady opposition to the fence. He also signed a law giving illegal immigrants in-state tuition for Texas universities. And Texas tea party groups sent Perry an open letter this year expressing disappointment over his failure to get a bill passed that would have outlawed “sanctuary cities,” municipalities that protect illegal immigrants.

Perry has surged to the lead in national polls since joining the presidential race just three weeks ago. But New Hampshire Republicans are just getting to know him.

Saturday’s visit marks the third time he visited the first-in-the-nation primary state since joining the race.

Despite having deep Southern roots and conservative social positions, the Texas native has indicated he will compete aggressively in New Hampshire, where both Republicans and independents vote in the primary election.

hosted2.ap.org/COGRA/e109e277e48c4e219e07a1d4710177b3/Article_2011-09-03-Perry/id-2b5d4f1fca154af0921f72410a7827dd

Perry believes that the federal government should fulfill its responsibility to its citizens by securing the borders with “boots on the ground” and technology to improve safety while not harming trade with the state’s biggest trading partner, Mexico: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Perry#Immigration
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Paraphrasing a remark made by Ralph Kramden about his mother-in-law, from the 1950’s television sitcom, The Honeymooners: “Perry’s not such a bad old crow after all.”
 
Does anybody if there is any such technology like sensors or something exists that you put under the ground, and when someone steps over that ground, your computer or other device would be alerted, it could be used on the border if any such technology exists.
 
If Perry does not support a fence, (even though he got it wrong on the river), what does he propose to do to SLOW :
drug infestation,
sexual slavery,
murder,
US federal government gun running to criminals,
illegal immigrants,
etc.
from crossing the border.

Where there is a will there is a way.
Let us not forget the Wall of China which extends over 5,000 miles. And they did not have today’s technology.
Rather than “giving away” our taxpayer dollars to Countries who hate us, and the United
Nations who wants our government to violate our Constitution, use that money to put the unemployed to work - building the fence. Also more money can be raised by cutting Federal Government waste.

Does he not believe in adhereing to (or Congress not the President changing) existing immigration laws?
 
_Abyssinia said:
Does anybody if there is any such technology like sensors or something exists that you put under the ground, and when someone steps over that ground, your computer or other device would be alerted, it could be used on the border if any such technology exists.
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I did see a company that had installed technology in one major area of drug trafficking along the border. I think they were using satellites…not sure. But they were claiming to have been responsible for nearly eliminatin the traffic in that part of the border. I’ll see if I can find some info on them when I’m done holding the bottle for my infant.
 
bbarrick8383 said:
I did see a company that had installed technology in one major area of drug trafficking along the border. I think they were using satellites…not sure. But they were claiming to have been responsible for nearly eliminatin the traffic in that part of the border. I’ll see if I can find some info on them when I’m done holding the bottle for my infant.
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Thank you.
 
AP’s Peoples Reports ‘At Least One’ Audience ‘Angry Shout’ at NH Perry Event; Attendee Says She ‘Never Heard’
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According to the Associated Press’s Steve Peoples in a Saturday evening report, presidential candidate Rick Perry, speaking at a private reception in New Hampshire (which begs the question of whether Peoples was even there), told those attending: “I don’t support a fence on the border.” Then, again according to Peoples, “The answer produced an angry shout from at least one audience member.”
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“Jane” (actually Jane Woodworth) at the YouTooCongress blog (HT Instapundit) says otherwise: “I attended that event, stood about 15 feet from where he delivered those remarks and never heard an ‘angry shout.’ Either the AP is making it up or it wasn’t much of a shout. Perhaps they can supply the audio.” They definitely should.
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Absent audio, Peoples, his wire service, and other establishment press reporters do not deserve the presumption of truth in matters such as these, as they have a track record of misreporting campaign and protest-related statements and actions. What follows are several examples out of many which could be compiled.
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Absent the audio and given the statement at YouTooCongress by Ms. Woodworth, there is no reason to believe what the AP’s Steve Peoples wrote, either about the existence of “at least one” (clever spin, isn’t it?) audible dissenting statement, or about it being “an angry shout,” unless and until he produces authentic audio. None. In fact, given that the New Hampshire event was supposed to be “a private reception,” I think we deserve to see evidence that he was even there.
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Read more: newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2011/09/04/aps-peoples-reports-least-one-audience-angry-shout-nh-perry-event-attend#ixzz1X105OF8c
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This could actually be a good jobs project in the border states. Not only build the border fence, but make a really neat one like the Great Wall of China. Something tourists will fly in to see.
 
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