The Brief: Top Texas News for Dec. 9, 2011
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Once again, intense backlash has caught the Rick Perry campaign flat-footed.
Opposition to Perry's new ad denouncing the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" and declaring that he'll end "Obama's war on religion" took on new life Thursday as critics slammed the governor for pandering to evangelical Christians.
The ad, which has drawn more than 2 million views online (and, as The Huffington Post notes, now has racked up more "dislikes" on YouTube than Rebecca Black's "Friday" music video), has inspired dozens of videos, animations and photos mocking Perry, who says ...
Comments (17)
Riley LovesJoy via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Please stay in the race! I'm afraid too many of your supporters are so dumb that they'll go to Newt Gingrich if you drop out....
Dave Mundy via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Why is ANY story from the Huffington Post "trouble?" If it's in the HuffPost, you know that someone from the Obama campaign wrote it. How difficult is that to comprehend?
Lisa Winter via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Gov. Perry is a crook he's done a fantastic job of separating the classes and allowing Illegal Immigrants into Our State and School System and allowing benefits for these individuals, thereby decreasing the AMT of Benefits available for Legal Citizens.
Cynthia Casper Robertson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
After he loses in SC, he's going to hang up his hat. Victim of his own ignorance and hubris. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. I just wish he wasn't our governor. He's an absolute embarassment to Texas and all Texans.
MaryLou VandeRiet via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Perry needs to get back to Texas, so he can continue his pattern of executing innocent people !!!...
Stan Raines via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I have a better task for Rick Perry than pestering all those folks who don't like him much in Iowa: Come back to Texas and try to clean up the fiscal mess he's put the state in.
Stephen J Wright via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Dave-has anyone from the Perry camp refuted these emails? Unless they have, accurate reporting is good reporting, regardless if you like the result (and want to concoct some lame conspiracy).
Robert Rister via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Brothers and sisters, let us join together in prayer for the Perry campaign. The Lord blesses us by keeping him out of the state, and don't we really want him on the ticket?
Randall Spradley via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Tony Fabrizio has taken $ to conduct polling for gay rights orgs for years. It seems hypocritical for him to effectively give tacit approval to the 'strong' ad by staying on Perry's team. --But this is about the paycheck. At the end of the day, that's what the consultants are about.
Jalapeno Schwartz via Texas Tribune on Facebook
SS Perry finally runs agound!
Stephen Lloyd via Texas Tribune on Facebook
A guy who pushes for gay rights within the Republican party chose to work for Perry? He's the least gay friendly in a not very gay friendly bunch.
Kristen Williams
Can't wait to see what the Trib insiders have to say about this.
Dale Curry
Watching the failed Perry campaign grasp at one straw after another in a vain attempt to right his dead candidacy is hilarious. Run Perry Run. I have not laugh this hard since the last gypsy 314 comment. Guess God is NOT taking your calls anymore Perry.
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The anti-christ is further revealed.
Nancy Rodriquez
I would not be surprised if in the future Perry has a scandal involving cheating on his wife, or in a gay romp himself. Usually when people are quite critical of issues, they themselves are doing the same thing they claim to abhor. Especially, in the world of politics.
Billie Veach via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Governor Perry doesn't deserve to be Governor and especially President. I would like to know why TxDot has (not my words)
wet backs putting in sidewalks on both sides of Hwy 281. None
of them can speak English and the person that told me is 1/2 Mexican.
and in a position to know. He says TxDot knows, He said Rick Perry
knows.. it has been going on for 1 year with illegal workers getting
jobs from TxDot funds that should be going to Texans..legal ones. I
asked another person that would know and he said sure they have
been her over a year. I couldn't believe it.. but it is true..
Francisco Canales via Texas Tribune on Facebook
LATINOS FOR HONEST GOVERNMENT
Juan Reynoso's Blog - TeaParty.org
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December 10th, 2011
Fellow Americans, the millions of Americans of Hispanic origin are patriotic Americans and loyal to our country the United States Of America; many of us served our country with honor in the second world war, Korea, Vietnam and the undeclared wars. Today many are questioning our loyalty, because the work of the Mexicans organization that seek political power and money for their organization, using civil rights tactics to pressure corporations and our Government to obtain their support.
Fellow Americans the truth is that not all Latinos are in support of La Raza, Maldef, Mecha, Lulac, The Hispanic caucus, The National Hispanic Leadership, The Texas Hispanic caucus and the promoters of the bilingual education. We acknowledge that these organizations undermine our patriotism and our loyalty to our country, we know that they are the promoters of hate by teaching our youth, that this United States took from Mexico the South West, they are the promoters of illegal immigration and sanctuary for these criminals.
We are fighting these organizations by exposing these organizations for what they are; they are traitors, their work it's not in agreement with our American values, patriotism or our country history.
The organizations of traitors are responsible for the making of Latinos dependence of government handouts, promoting this as a right. Latinos are becoming second class citizens, their self segregation made very difficult for Mexicans to integrate to the American culture and education system, we have 50% of Latinos that do not finish hight school, girls having babies at 13 and 14 years old, many do not have any values the gangs control the barrios and made our schools a breeding ground for criminals gangs organizations, the selling of drugs and abuse in our inner-city schools is a major problem that not one want to address; I talked about this problem with an assistant principle and her reply was that the students own the school and the administration do not want to deal with this problem, gangs destroy our communities and they become organize in our schools.
The so call Latino power agenda, is to make the Latino community a third world community uneducated, without values, conformist and dependents of the government. a segment of our country that blames that white people and every one but themselves for their poverty and way of life.
We are working to promote self responsibility, because our conviction is, that we are in control of our future; we must learn that we are the only ones responsible for our future, we can not fail if we set our mind to work to be the best we can be, set our goals and work with passion to obtain our goals. Our biggest impediment to our development is this Socialist Marxist system of government that promote this dependence on the government. This corrupt government give them food,house and most social services, that is why they develop this conformist behavior and become parasites that don't want to educate themselves and work to become the best they can be.
Fellow Americans, it is our responsibility to expose the organizations of traitors and work hard for the education of the Latino community, they must learn that this system of social service and free food made them economic slaves and dependents of the government that will control their life. Demanding for any thing that we do not work for, is immoral, dishonest and erode our values, we must encourage all Americans the development of values, work ethics, honesty, integrity and loyalty, this should be the formation of the character of the American people. We must understand that not matter our National origin, we are all Americans and our loyalty is to our country, The United States of America. If we are not loyal to our country and work to undermine our patriotism, our love for our country and our responsibility as Americans we are traitors. Americans must not compromise on this matter and should not use social justice or loyalty to our country of origin to justified treason. We are Americans and proud to be Americans.
God save our country from this self destruction.
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