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Breaking: CNN Reports That Rick Perry Is Suspending Campaign [UPDATE]

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CNN political analyst Paul Steinhauser is reporting that Texas Governor Rick Perry is telling supporters that he will drop his bid for the GOP nomination Thursday afternoon, ahead of the South Carolina debate later Thursday night.

Steinhauser said that CNN political reporter Peter Hamby has two sources that say Perry will drop out at some point today.

“It looks like we may only have four people on that stage tonight,” Steinhauser added.

We will update as more details become available.

UPDATE: Video of the breaking news, courtesy of CNN:

UPDATE 2: The Associated Press is reporting that Perry will endorse Newt Gingrich.

UPDATE 3: Perry will hold a news conference at 11 a.m.

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  • Pablo

    Adios, Rick!

  • Anonymous

    When American Idol is what America wants, it’s what they’ll get.  Too bad.

  • Anonymous

    Get educated and come back in 4yrs. Astalavista Ricky!

  • Henry Wood

    I guess it’s time for Mr. Oops to swagger back to JesusLand in disgrace.

  • Anonymous

    He’ll always be Fred Thompson 2.0 to me.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Politics-culture-Reasoned-America/100001284363960 Politics-culture Reasoned Amer

    Rick, before you go, can you ask Obama how much he’ll be getting from his environmental masters for SELLING OUT THE COUNTRY over the Keystone Pipeline?

    This, after he took his Magic Bus Tour ridiculing the GOP for putting politics before country!

    Obama – as CORRUPT as they come!

  • Anonymous

    Now, I want to tell you something, now sit down!

  • Pablo

    Politico says he’s endorsing Gingrich. Oy.

    https://twitter.com/#!/politico/status/160003523940069376

  • Pablo

    Let me be clear!

  • Jardino

    Perry is probably relieved that he won’t have to debate tonight.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Politics-culture-Reasoned-America/100001284363960 Politics-culture Reasoned Amer

    Hey Rick, now get down to the business at hand – GERRYMANDERING!

    Let’s see if we can’t squeeze three or four of the Democratic seats into the red column by jockeying around some districts!

    Don’t worry about courts.
    Do what Obama does – just do it!

    heh-heh-heh

  • Anonymous

    Same old Norbit. More exclamation points than sense.

  • http://twitter.com/mattparkerfl Matt Parker

    Rick Perry will likely go down in history as one of the biggest presidenti­al primary flops ever. I think it’s safe to assume that the “Texas miracle” is not so miraculous these days. Perry was leading every Republican poll and seemingly unstoppabl­e as Romney’s chief rival only a few months ago. Now he’s polling in single digits and running out of money. He’ll probably go back to Texas, have his primary debacle whitewashe­d from the record books, and retain his superstar status with evangelica­ls by making Texas the most anti-abort­ion state in the union. Or maybe he’ll leave that union and outright secede? What a kook…   www.sunstateactivist.org

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Politics-culture-Reasoned-America/100001284363960 Politics-culture Reasoned Amer

    Oh, I see all the libs are home on their computers today.

    Judging by the comments here, I’m guessing this is “Government Check” day, where all the Democratic supporters receive their “Government Checks”, as they sponge off the taxes of working people?
    ————————————————————-
    On another topic, the GOP should call Obama “The Energy President” from here on out! – a succinct reminder to people of Keystone, and the hardship they’ll face for the next four years should he be re-elected.
    heh-heh-heh

  • Anonymous

    HAHA see ya Gov Simpleton!

  • Anonymous

    Your probably right.  Where Howard Dean will go down in history for dentonating his candidacy in approximately 5 seconds, Perry will probably be his counterpart with the exception of slowly and painfully withering on the vine even with his sizable war chest considered.

  • http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/630-E-Lovell-Dr-Troy-MI-48085/24509418_zpid/ Louisa Gismonde Calcaterra

    Thanks for all the laughs, Rickster!
     
    This afternoon he’ll probably say something like “I’m here to endorse Ron Paul, Rick Santorum and……what’s that third guy’s name again?”  LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    He couldn’t get educated in 4 years of college, so I can’t imagine it will happen now.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_G6WAK2FDYYCIIKQGXD5BLQORHY Not a happy camper

    The Rick Perry supporters will be whatever unintelligible word they use for “sad”

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Politics-culture-Reasoned-America/100001284363960 Politics-culture Reasoned Amer

    Actually, I heard that Wikipedia will be using the Bus Tour/Keystone Rejection as their new textbook definition of hypocrisy.

    Can you just imagine the headlines and ridicule from the DNC mainstream media if Bush had done something so brazenly political like this, at a cost of thousands of jobs and further energy independence?

    Is Obama America’s President – or just President to those who support him?

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    He is an exceptionally petty individual. Willard didn’t offer him enough.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Certainly, all the viewers are relieved.

  • Anonymous

    When you’re polling at less than can be discerned with the naked eye… & in South Carolina

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_G6WAK2FDYYCIIKQGXD5BLQORHY Not a happy camper

    OOF.  That was a major FAIL by your super conservative fine self.  I see you’re out there creating jobs by the thousands today, bestriding the earth like a capitalist colossus.  Well done, Galt.

  • Pablo

    No, this is personal.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    No, that’s 3 February.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    The Republican intelligentsia is all lining up behind Newton Leroy. The Half-Baked Alaskan. Tollbooth.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_G6WAK2FDYYCIIKQGXD5BLQORHY Not a happy camper

    Texas A and M, Y’ALL!!! Cheer Squad!  AMERICAAAAA!

  • Anonymous

    He will be missed and known as a joke.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    I have never been one to say I told you so, but I told you so. That bears repeating, “I told you so!”.

  • Anonymous

    I remember Bush getting us into a war with faulty intelligence that cost the nation around a trillion dollars and thousands of lives and, frankly, I don’t recall a whole lot of outrage from the right.

  • Charles Ulysses Feney

    I guess those strange bedfellows stories from 2004 with his Sec. of State finally caught up with him.

  • BooBoo Bear

    Texans are very relieved that their idiot in chief won’t be debating tonight. They have had to endure America learning that the cheerleader needs an education.

  • Anonymous

    Can’t watch the video at work, but I imagine Yackity Sacks was playing in the background?

  • Anonymous

    Except that Howard Dean is an incredibly smart guy who can form a complete sentence and Rick Perry is a blithering idiot who makes W. sound coherent by comparison.

  • Anonymous

    But he was admittedly more presidential than whiny little Santorum

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Politics-culture-Reasoned-America/100001284363960 Politics-culture Reasoned Amer

    Nearly everyone agreed on the WMD’s likelihood – nearly all the Dems and all the foreign intelligence as well.

    After that it was a judgment call on going in.

    The contrived Bush-bashing hindsight was a DNC-Mainstream Media effort to undermine his credibility with an oft-repeated canard.

  • Anonymous

    Flags have been lowered to half mast at the buildings of late night comedy shows across the country.

  • Anonymous

    Um, who supplied the intel to congress, genius?

    Norbit, I see that time hasn’t sharpened your arguments one bit.

  • Anonymous

    We are not proud of this Texas Turkey’s tragic tumble, but we knew it would happen! One Texas Turkey out, now the other needs to exit stage right!

  • Pablo

    When you’re Rick Perry and you’re polling 3rd in Texas

  • Pablo

    Which you can tell by all the Romney endorsements.

  • Чёрт Возьми

    I confess!

    When Perry first “parachuted in” as some pundits have put it, I thought Perry looked real good. After all, Bachmann and Pawlenty were still serious (they thought) candidates, and even Palin was looking like she probably would run. With obvious losers like those, Perry just had to be better. If he was “better enough” he would be a real challenge to Obama and the rest of the Republicans. A whole lot of people thought that, and he started at the top of the polls.

    Well, he wasn’t better than those who were already eliminated, so I am just a tiny bit embarrassed that I fell for his initial popularity. I’m not saying I ever planned to vote for him. No way. I just thought for a few days that he would be up to the challenge.

  • Anonymous

    No New Texans!!!!

    Another month or so and Colbert will be the clear leader in the GOP polls.

  • Anonymous

    He reminded far too many people of ‘GW’ when he spoke…….,

  • Anonymous

    Perry cited three reasons for quitting the presidential race,

    One; He did lousy in Iowa.
    Two; He did lousy in New Hampshire.
    Three;….­.What was the third reason….­..

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jj-Wisniewski/100002654075475 Jj Wisniewski

    This is good news for Gingrich. Perry’s support will go to Newt just ahead of the South Carolina primary. I’d rather have a nominee who stands for something, instead of a phony like Romney.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1190134026 Barry Dalton

    Gomer Pile’s evil twin has been canceled?

    And a nation shrugs.

  • Anonymous

    “Not all Conservati­ves are Stupid, But Most Stupid People Tend to be Conservati­ves.”

    ~John Stuart Mill

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1190134026 Barry Dalton

    Maybe he’ll endorse Newt!

    Newt’s got Palin and Perry!

    How can he possibly lose?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1190134026 Barry Dalton

    The idea that Perry will drop out. The idea that he will endorse Newt. The idea that he won’t say “the idea…” every other debate question. The idea that we won’t be able to hear all his great ideas, well the idea that Texas will have to put up with this clown 3 more years, the idea… 

  • Anonymous

    The only thing lower than Perry’s poll numbers is Mitt’s personal tax rate!

  • Anonymous

    He made GW sound like a Rhodes scholar.

  • 12voltman1

    Ah Rick .Say is ain’t so. You seem dumber than George W bush. Great for late night fodder.

  • 12voltman1

    He is a joke!

  • 12voltman1

    Maybe will see him selling reverse mortgages as well soon.

  • 12voltman1

    LOL

  • 12voltman1

    Why? Ron Paul is always good for a laugh!

  • 12voltman1

    NO MORE TEXANS sounds better.

  • Anonymous

    Rick Rolled?

  • 12voltman1

    When he first annouced running for president Jon Stewart said “Isn’t that Josh Brolin doing W?”

  • Anonymous

    Translation: Except I like Howard Dean because we are politically aligned, and therefore I can embellish his good qualities, And since I don’t like Perry, any accomplishments he may have as governor I will Ignore to suit my narrative that he is extremely dumb.

  • 12voltman1

    What were those three federal departments he wanted to do away with? Or was it four?

  • Anonymous

    No, actually, you’re wrong, Mr. A_brainless_nonsense_spouting_right_winger. Doctor Dean is actually a brilliant guy who could run circles around the likes of Rick “Oops” Perry. But I’m not surprised you’d find him smart.

  • Anonymous

    Who supplied the intel?  The same orginizations that supplied the intel to Obama regarding OBL’s location in Pakistan…Genuis…

  • david r

    Once he’s re-elected (a virtual certainty in my books) look for him to go on an even bigger spending spree.  You kids will have a wrecked economy for most of your productive lives.

  • david r

     This was the obvious move.  I’ll bet he has a deal with Newt.

  • david r

     I gotta go with the King.  There is a deal in play.

  • david r

     What do they say, ‘gig ‘em, aggies!’ ?

  • david r

     Hysterical.

  • david r

    I’d rank them about the same in brains.  I’ve seen Howard Dean.  He is no Jimmy Dean.

  • david r

    Have you ever read Machiavelli?  He said intelligence is over-rated when deciding matters of power.  How smart was Lee Harvey Oswald?  I thought Perry showed his ass, but don’t think he doesn’t know politics, and he is absolutely merciless.  I’ve never voted for him here in Texas, but I know he is not dumb.  Like Machiavelli, he knows it is better to be feared than loved, “for love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for
    their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails.”

  • david r

    People are so stupid if you said he’s the Energy President enough times, people will believe it.  And he’s got the most money to get his propaganda out.

  • david r

    Executive branch, legislative branch and judicial branch.

  • david r

    I’m from Texas, but I must say it is time for a Texas breather on the national scene.  You must be from N. Mexico or Colorado.  They really can’t stand us there because of all the redneck skiers.

  • 12voltman1

    Sorry, Didn’t know you were from there. Hey, You have some of the greatest musicians in the world. Texas music is great. Austin music scene is awesome.

    But your politicians seem more corrupt then elsewhere.
    Rick Perry has been raking it in!

  • Anonymous

    Another memorable Texas intellectual.  In the mold of Phil Gramm, the 2 BushDrunks, etc.

  • Anonymous

    Obama 2012!!

  • Anonymous

    Commerce, education and…..uh…..uh……uh…………fu*k it, I’m out.

  • Anonymous

    He was just like Bush only dumber, if that’s even possible.

  • Anonymous

    CNN?

  • Anonymous

    Actual spending has been flat as adjusted for GNP, but the half trillion in added interest from Bush’s accrued debt is blowing up the deficit.

  • Anonymous

    It’s sad every state doesn’t have the recall option like Wisconsin.  Texas has been stuck with this clown for over a decade now and here in Florida, Governor and alien alien Rick Scott still has three years left.

  • Anonymous

    Politics is about controlling and consolidating power, and with the Koch brothers solid backing we likely have not heard the last of Rico Suave Perry.

  • Anonymous

    Why do we have to be home, hell, I’m not home yet, you do know they have WiFi in McDonald’s now, right?  Question: Do you know how the Internets work?

    And just how would have the hundreds of thousands(actually about 6000 for two years)Jobs benefited America, when all the oil shipped from Canada was to have been exported to countries outside the U.S.?

  • david r

     Well, he is not a quitter.  I think you are right.

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