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The Midday Brief: Top Texas Headlines for Oct. 7 2011

by David Muto
October 7, 2011
10 Comments

Your afternoon reading:

"Perry has shown a proclivity to step on his own body parts and will undoubtedly do so again. The question is whether he learns from his mistakes. If he does, he will be the GOP nominee and stands a fair chance of beating President Obama, given the horrific economy and the public’s loss of confidence in the president. If he doesn’t and isn’t more careful about what he says and how he says it, Perry will either lose the nomination, or he will win it and then lose a general election that’s there ...

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Comments (10)

October 7, 2011 @ 2:32 p.m.

Dusteen J. Barber via Texas Tribune on Facebook

To be 100% honest, I'd take a more moderate Conservative who actually does *exactly* what he said he is going to do during his campaign over Perry who talks a really good game but has a rather spotty track record overall :P
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October 7, 2011 @ 2:58 p.m.

David Huang via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Ummmm, neither?
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October 7, 2011 @ 3:27 p.m.

Jim Hsu via Texas Tribune on Facebook

How about someone who actually cares about other human beings, even those who make less money than he does? Those, unfortunately, are not found among the "conservative" crowd these days. Ironic, and sad, for a pastor to endorse Perry.
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October 7, 2011 @ 3:30 p.m.

Jason Stradtner via Texas Tribune on Facebook

HAHAHAHA...Perry? HAHAHAHA
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October 7, 2011 @ 4:42 p.m.

Mary Lynn VanZandt Neill via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Oh,Lordy,I'm nauseated....erp.
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October 7, 2011 @ 5:02 p.m.

Scott Walker via Texas Tribune on Facebook

If you're looking for a conservative of deep conviction, Perry's not it. A conservative who needs to be convicted, yes, but not one of conviction.
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October 7, 2011 @ 6:22 p.m.

Kyle Woods via Texas Tribune on Facebook

how bout neither?
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October 7, 2011 @ 7:56 p.m.

Barbara Nalls Golson via Texas Tribune on Facebook

hope Perry is not president in my life time.
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October 8, 2011 @ 6:56 a.m.

sssdddd

Resistance is not futile. Stop this Reactionary Perry.
October 12, 2011 @ 8:29 a.m.

Dale H Curry via Texas Tribune on Facebook

I am not Mormon, but it is comments calling Mormons cults that is the essence of religious intolerance. If Mormons are cults, then the Southern baptists must be our version of the Taliban.
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