Gov. Rick Perry speaks to the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans on June 18, 2011
Gov. Rick Perry speaks to the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans on June 18, 2011 Jay Root

Gov. Rick Perry fired up the party faithful at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans on Saturday. Watch C-SPAN’s video of his speech, which clearly shows he’s nodding to a national audience. “I gotta brag on Texas values for a bit,” Perry said, before citing the state’s job growth numbers. He also made an unabashed appeal for social-conservative values and warned the GOP to not cave in to the “left.”

Perry received a standing ovation and exited the room as a frenzied crowd begged him to run for president. 

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