Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s Prayer Event Reignites Rumors Of 2012 Run

by Alex Alvarez | 7:53 pm, June 7th, 2011

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It’s yet to be seen whether Texas governor Rick Perry will throw his (Cowboy? Fisherman’s? Probably a floppy fisherman’s hat, right?) hat into the ring as the field for potential GOP nominees remains wide open. But! If his recent prayer event is any indication, Perry may just be doing his part to court a specific segment among Republican voters.

In a blog post aimed at the “elite thought leaders” (teehee!) on either coast, Miller-McCune editor John Mecklin points to a recent prayer event organized by the Governor. “I just thought I’d horrify my friends on the East and West coasts,” Mecklin writes, “with this inspiring little report from the ‘Third Coast’ [...]”

He then offers an excerpt from Chron.com, which gives additional details on the prayer event:

Rick Perry, dubbed the Christocrat candidate for the Republican nomination, is putting his faith up front as rumors of a presidential run continue to swell. Perry has announced that he will hold a large-scale Christian rally at Reliant Stadium in Houston this summer.

He has invited the 49 fellow state governors and Christians from across denominations to join him to pray and fast for America on August 6.

The Chron’s Texas politics blog explains why this event may be the result of a shrewdly calculated political strategy rather than merely a religious gathering:

Such an event would allow Perry to build his profile with Christian conservatives, a group that play a key role in Republican primary politics, especially in the South and the Midwest. The playbill for the call to prayer hits all of the notes that a candidate seeking the GOP nomination would be expected to hit (see: debasement of society). And the venue selection — Reliant Stadium (a football stadium) — indicates that organizers are aiming to make a splash with the event.

With Mitt Romney seemingly losing steam with the sort of Republicans who would be quick to label him a “RINO” – as well as the Tea Party movement’s FreedomWorks group – could Perry take over where Romney is leaving off? If anything, he’d be able to inject a healthy dose of charisma into a potential candidate field that, so far, is leaving many Republican voters cold.

h/t Chron.com via John Mecklin

2012, GOP, Prayer, Rick Perry

Greg

He could count as our second secessionist executive alongside…
http://www.lostmuseum.cuny.edu/archives/daviscomic.htm
http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219

Don’t real conservatives in Texas think he’s a RINO and didn’t he get primaried from his right?
Ramrants

Publius219 said:
Don’t real conservatives in Texas think he’s a RINO and didn’t he get primaried from his right?

No, he didnt get primaried from the right. He has a couple of things on his record they aren’t pleased with, like mandating a vaccine for young girls for cervical cancer and the trans texas boondoggle. He scrapped the transportation boondoggle, and allow girls to opt out of the vaccine. Still pissed people off.

He’s been a good governor for the economy and bringing jobs to Texas, but there is something slick and shady about him. Or that’s what most Republicans believe. He’s has close ties to big business (like the company that produces the vaccine he mandated)
Thelonious Funk

Are we sure that just isn’t Romney without the hair grease? Take a closer look.
WillP

I don’t think America is interested in another cowboy hat wearing, Christian toting Texas governor for president. Perry just has way too much resemblance to W.
Nature Freak

What kind of animal lives on Rick Perry’s head?

That hair can not be attached to him.
david r

Zzzzz.
ModerateMan

This is Perry’s race to lose. Ron Paul will place a distant second.
Just4thefax

Greg said:
He could count as our second secessionist executive alongside…http://www.lostmuseum.cuny.edu/archives/daviscomic.htm

Fact: Get facts straight loser he just made a statement that Texas will not be bullied into taking money to force the way Texas deals with its unemployment. Texas will not pay unemployment for laid off part timers like Obama funds wanted so Texas refused that portion then feds tried to add highway funds to receiving the monies and Texas said enough and stated we can just leave if feds continue to try to bully Texans. Just like wildfires out of control but not a disaster by Obama. Obama hates Perry and Texans hate Obama. Thus Perry should run.
david r

Greg said:
He could count as our second secessionist executive alongside…
http://www.lostmuseum.cuny.edu/archives/daviscomic.htm

I’m not a Perry fan, but if you look into into his statements, you won’t find him calling for Texas to secede. He stops just short of it to pander to the idiot vote.
david r

Greg said:
He could count as our second secessionist executive alongside…
http://www.lostmuseum.cuny.edu/archives/daviscomic.htm

I’m not a Perry fan, but if you look into into his statements, you won’t find him calling for Texas to secede. He stops just short of it to pander to the unsophisticated vote. (Lizzie– if this one does not please you, I’m going to another website.)
http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219

Just4thefax said:
Obama hates Perry and Texans hate Obama. Thus Perry should run.

“Conservative” “logic” in 2011.
Greg

david r said:
I’m not a Perry fan, but if you look into into his statements, you won’t find him calling for Texas to secede. He stops just short of it to pander to the unsophisticated vote. (Lizzie– if this one does not please you, I’m going to another website.)

I think you are right on this one, pandering is the perfect word… the deletions can be frustrating…I had a careful and thought out response to an insult deleted alongside the initial insult recently… not sure why defense receives equal treatment to offense.
mediadoubt

So will Perry have to change his name to Elmer Gantry to make his run at prez?
mediadoubt

Just4thefax said:
Fact: Get facts straight loser he just made a statement that Texas will not be bullied into taking money to force the way Texas deals with its unemployment. Texas will not pay unemployment for laid off part timers like Obama funds wanted so Texas refused that portion then feds tried to add highway funds to receiving the monies and Texas said enough and stated we can just leave if feds continue to try to bully Texans. Just like wildfires out of control but not a disaster by Obama. Obama hates Perry and Texans hate Obama. Thus Perry should run.

Your assessment is impeccable, and since there aren’t nearly enough unelectable loons in the Republican field now, I definitely think Perry should jump in.
Glackin

Ramrants said:

He’s been a good governor for the economy and bringing jobs to Texas, but there is something slick and shady about him. Or that’s what most Republicans believe. He’s has close ties to big business (like the company that produces the vaccine he mandated)

People keep saying that, but he has a $29B budget shortfall, doesn’t he? Is he good for minimum wage jobs?
His schools are chasing WV and Ms. out of the cellar.
Spike1

I think it’s good to have another Republican candidate running for president, the more the merrier and the more to choose from. Unlike the Democratic party which is stuck with Obama, the Republican’s have a choice who will lead our country. If we choose well the country will recover, if not we won’t be any worse off.
david r

mediadoubt said:
So will Perry have to change his name to Elmer Gantry to make his run at prez?

He is more likely to change it to Son of Bush.
david r

WillP said:
I don’t think America is interested in another cowboy hat wearing, Christian toting Texas governor for president. Perry just has way too much resemblance to W.

Isn’t that the darned truth? And I’m from Texas. W screwed things up so bad, you’d think that Texas governors would be radioactive for another two or three elections. Unless you are from W. Texas, it is a virtual certainty that I’ve voted against W more than you have.
Snidely

Please. No more creepy Republican governors from Texas. I voted for George W. Bush twice just because the alternatives were so awful, but there is no need to put up Rick Perry as Republican candidate. If you want creepy, there is Mitt “I was for it before I was against it” Romney and Jon Huntsman. There are candidates with great stories like Ron Paul, Herman Cain and Gary Johnson. There are Christian Taliban stalwarts Tim Pawlenty, Michelle Bachmann and Rick Santorum. And there are even the strange ones like Fred Karger and Jimmy McMillan. With choices like these we really can do without Perry.