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TexasTowelie

(111,300 posts)
Wed Apr 30, 2014, 10:19 PM Apr 2014

Pundits see Rick Perry’s presidential chances rising from the ashes

Democratic consultant James Carville, who two years ago crowned Rick Perry “the worst presidential campaign, candidate in American history,” this week sees him as a main GOP contender in 2016.

He’s joined in the opinion by Republican consultant Dick Morris, who also wrote a column naming Perry as one of the early favorites to take the Republican nomination.

Perry has been traveling the country and rehabilitating his image on the consistent and long-serving message of small government, low taxes and limited regulation. Whether through the fade of other major contenders – such as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie fending off allegations in Bridgegate – or the rising of his own star, Perry is once again is among the names being bandied about as potential GOP leaders.

Only last year, pollsters said they were removing his name from their questionnaires because he consistently finished with less than one percent.

More at http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/pundits-see-rick-perrys-presidential-chances-rising-from-the-ashes.html/ .

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Pundits see Rick Perry’s presidential chances rising from the ashes (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2014 OP
If people think Perry is a contender, Ilsa Apr 2014 #1
Pundits see fairies in the forest AND tech3149 Apr 2014 #2
Wow TlalocW Apr 2014 #3
as I have said before, he's like homer simpson trying to appear smarter by wearing glasses. nt Javaman May 2014 #4
I remember a Letterman top ten list from the 90s TlalocW May 2014 #6
Perry floating back up. Who stirred the pot? A governor vetoing taxpayer funding to attack DhhD May 2014 #5
Dick Morris just gave Goodhair the kiss of death Gothmog May 2014 #7
But Wait For More Video Vogon_Glory May 2014 #9
The absolute BEST guarantee that Rick COLGATE4 May 2014 #8

Ilsa

(61,675 posts)
1. If people think Perry is a contender,
Wed Apr 30, 2014, 10:53 PM
Apr 2014

Then this country is really screwed up. Probably beyond repair for several generations.

tech3149

(4,452 posts)
2. Pundits see fairies in the forest AND
Wed Apr 30, 2014, 11:21 PM
Apr 2014

they have the pictures to prove it!
Seriously, how can anyone believe anything the so called "serious people" have to say? How many times can you be so wrong about so many things and still be taken seriously?
In my profession, every time I was wrong cost someone and I was the first one to blame. No problem, I can accept when I get it wrong and bust my butt to figure out why. The downside for me is that any time I got it wrong, it cut my creds and I had to prove that was just an outlier by being right so often that I beat the odds.

I see these fools in the commercial media that are supposed to be so smart and the people you go to for advice all the time. We all have seen them over and over on every talking head show or interview.
When was the last time any of them were right about anything?
I'll give them a pass if they get the time of day without checking their watch or any other man made device.

TlalocW

(15,358 posts)
3. Wow
Wed Apr 30, 2014, 11:25 PM
Apr 2014

Those fake glasses he got to try and make himself look smarter are actually fooling some people.

TlalocW

TlalocW

(15,358 posts)
6. I remember a Letterman top ten list from the 90s
Thu May 1, 2014, 12:30 PM
May 2014

Top Ten Ways Dan Quayle Can Make Himself Look Smarter

One of them was something like, "Borrow those fake glasses Stallone is always wearing these days."

TlalocW

DhhD

(4,695 posts)
5. Perry floating back up. Who stirred the pot? A governor vetoing taxpayer funding to attack
Thu May 1, 2014, 10:28 AM
May 2014

a female working in government. Would he attack a female Congressional lawmaker? Can he control his decision making, if he got that 2:00 AM call? I think not.

Gothmog

(143,999 posts)
7. Dick Morris just gave Goodhair the kiss of death
Thu May 1, 2014, 12:41 PM
May 2014

According to Juanita Jean, Dick Morris just gave Goodhair the French Kiss of Death http://www.juanitajean.com/2014/05/01/the-french-kiss-of-death/

Y’all, Rck Perry might as well hang it up. Dick Morris has projected him the winner of the GOP Presidential nomination by making a big come back..

Having Dick Morris predict you’ll win is like having Karl Rove say it’s too early to call an election.

… the idea that Dick Morris’ predictions are so notoriously bad that you can generally assume that the opposite is true.


On the other hand, Morris and Perry look like they’d be a real cute couple.

Goodhair has no chance now.

Vogon_Glory

(9,085 posts)
9. But Wait For More Video
Fri May 2, 2014, 09:30 AM
May 2014

I'm looking forward to seeing video with Dick Morris's confident prognosticating out in some Texas bluebonnet field with the Great Pumpkin rising triumphantly in the background.

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)
8. The absolute BEST guarantee that Rick
Thu May 1, 2014, 03:29 PM
May 2014

won't ever be the Goopers Presidential candidate? Dick Morris says that he will.

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