The Brief: Top Texas News for Jan. 20, 2012
The Big Conversation:
Gov. Rick Perry's departure from the presidential race on Thursday touched off the most tumultuous day yet of the 2012 election cycle.
In an abruptly announced morning news conference, Perry said he had decided that there was "no viable path forward" for him as a presidential candidate. "The journey leads me back to Texas, neither discouraged nor disenchanted," he said, "but instead rewarded highly by the experience, and resolute to remain in the arena and in the service of my country."
Perry, flanked by his wife and son, said he had decided to endorse Newt Gingrich ...
Comments (9)
MaryLou VandeRiet via Texas Tribune on Facebook
One loser, endorsing another loser !!!...
Terri Garcia via Texas Tribune on Facebook
A crook with from Texas endorsing a prejudice, cheating unfaithful man that cannot be good husband!
Garrick Stephens via Texas Tribune on Facebook
RECALL!
Bambi Clark via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Finally clueless Texans see the real Perry and some still support him. :(
Robert Rister via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I agree with the Guv, though, that a Gingrich presidency would transform the country.
Rudy Gonzales
A DeMint defense decries deception. Bigotry and prejudice are alive in 2012! Newton Leroy called Barack Obama the "Food Stamp President! Continuing with 'poor people should want paychecks, not handouts.' In South Carolina, the center of bigotry and discrimination in the South as they still fly the Confederacy flag makes one wonder about the region. Gingrich said this on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! He used the word "Liberals" in his statement which has infuriated many blacks in that state. His tactic in South Carolina smacks of the type of rhetoric used in his "Southern Strategy" and his "bread and butter" wordage bordering on racism. This candidate started a confrontational debate tonight when confronted with his second wife's allegation of his request for an "Open Marriage"! Gingrich, being from Georgia, continues his stereotyping of blacks in his speeches. Gingrich called for the sanctity of marriage in the Clinton impeachment era. "Despicable" is talking about the sanctity of marriage and then asking for a divorce from a woman getting radiation therapy for cancer. Santorum seconded the the continued stereotyping of blacks in his speeches with "I don't to make black people's lives better by giving them somebody else's money." Every TEA-GOP-Republican knows their oratory wording can make or break them depending on which state they are stumping and even the area of that state. They are all career politicians. Total vet career politicians!
Amy Connor via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I shudder at thoughts of what Gingrich's vision of transformation might amount to ....these personal "tidbits" he diminishes are scary...ditching one wife with cancer, another with MS, having a 6 year affair while holding Clinton to task in the presence of Congress...shouldn't he be impeached for willful hypocrisy
Sergio Hernandez De Santos via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Perry said: "I reckon if you cheat on your wife, you cheat on your business partner!....ERGO you cheat on your country!!! Way to go Rick
Juan Reynoso
LATINOS FOR HONEST GOVERNMENT
Juan Reynoso's Blog - TeaParty.org
http://grassrootstexans.net/pages/home/
http://www.westernjournalism.com/
January 21st,2012
Fellow Texans, I ask myself why Americans are not able to see, what is taken place in our country, base on my own research, I found that; today Americans are less political inform than 50 years ago, in effect political ignorance has grow and as a consequence, government power has mushroomed and become corrupt and inefficient. The average citizen comprehension of government function and responsibility, is very low; we are in a civic crisis, the citizens knowledge of information about public affairs must improve to avoid the continuation of this government corruption and deception.
The question is, has America already reached the point at which elections are mere contests of demagoguery and bathos?. I hope not, even if many or most people know little about government, the people will be eager to learn; I think that we trust our government so much, that we neglected our civic responsibility, now that we are in this crisis, the people will learn and will be part of this revolution to take our country back. Honesty and integrity builds trust, is that simple; can we learn and practice these principles?. We are the solution a nation is build from our families and community, we must take the responsibility of reclaiming these principles that made our country great.
I pray to God, to give us the wisdom to learn and work in unity to save our country. Expose and Stamp out corruption it's our duty.
Please pass this on, Our Democratic Republic will died if we fail to educate ourselves
http://regentsprep.org/regents/core/questions/questions.cfm?Course=ushg&TopicCode=2b
http://www.causes.com/posts/744179