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Rick Perry Responds To President Obama: ‘Actions Speak Louder Than Words’

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Texas governor Rick Perry has experienced his fair share of ups and downs this week, surges in attention and popularity dotted with criticism — from big names within his own party — over his rhetoric.

You’ll recall that, Monday evening in Iowa, a reporter asked Perry whether he thought President Barack Obama loved the U.S. Perry’s response? “You need to ask him. I’m saying, you’re a good reporter, go ask him.” During an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Obama responded to Perry’s recent comments by saying he’ll cut Perry some slack, but that one should be careful about the things one says.

Speaking before a bipartisan crowd today at a “Politics and Eggs” event in Bedford, New Hampshire, Perry reeled things in a bit while still aggressively articulating his ideas, even if he did look down at his notes rather than speaking entirely off the cuff.

You know yesterday the president said I needed to watch what I say. I just want to respond back, if I may. Mr. President, actions speak louder than words. My actions as Governor are helping create jobs in this country. The President’s actions are killing jobs.

The Texas Tribune reports that Perry fielded some tough questions during the event that, as it happens, had absolutely nothing to do with Bernanke or the President of corn dogs, and even admitted to a misstep in his role as Texas’ governor:

The breakfast event is known for grilling politicians, and there were some pointed questions, but for the most part it was a curious and polite crowd. Perry again was asked about his controversial 2007 decision to require that girls entering the sixth grade be vaccinated against HPV, the most common sexually transmitted disease and the principal cause of cervical cancer. The governor again acknowledged he made a mistake by making the vaccine mandatory and said he had learned his lesson.

Perry also shared that he felt global warming was an issue that had become “politicized” and that he didn’t think he’d want the country to spend money on what is “still a scientific theory that has not been proven.”

Have a look at footage from the event, courtesy of Fox News:

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  • Anonymous

    Fact: Hear comes a man in it too win it!

  • Anonymous

    “He even admitted a misstep he made as Texas Governor”

    This is an action that speaks louder than words the 0bama could actually learn from.  The Blamer-in-Chief schtick is growing old

  • Anonymous

    Please O’ TeaBagger Cult!!! Get this guy the Republican nomination! 

    This guy is a perfect mix of Sharon Angle, Christine O’Donnell and Palin. 

    Obama will make this guy look like the Texas Dolt he is in the general election!

    Bring it on TeaBagger Cult!!!

  • http://games-survival.com Justplaythegame

    Mandating Medicine for Medical Lobbys

    THIS is one of the main reasons to ignore Perry as a candidate..

    Any Governor or President forces Medical on their “subjects?” is pushing the Medical Lobbyist! How many more pills and shots must enter our systems and later be found more harmful than what they supposedly cured? Our FDA does not police medicines on long term anymore and we are the recipients to a drug induced society. Our kids later in life will be suffering from the drugs many have allowed control their behavior today. We will not allow a spanking but druging is just fine.

    Mandating any Obamacare you must purchase or forcing vaccinations with unknown effect is wrong wrong wrong.. both sides..wrong. We are the Medical fields playground and it needs to stop.

    Perry – All hat no cattle.. 10 gallon hat on  20 gallon head.

    Washington as usual

  • Re-Elect Obama 2012

    He is George Bush-Lite, and his claimed success at creating jobs is being shredded.  

  • Anonymous

    Fact: With Perry in the race Paul will be out before the end of September!

  • Anonymous

    Fact:Teabaggers means the insertion of one
    man’s sack into another person’s mouth. Used a practical joke or prank, when
    performed on someone who is asleep, or as a sexual act this is an act of a
    democrat.

  • Hugo Daun

    Eye dew knot no watt ewe R sane…

  • Anonymous

    Fact: it figures you like george w. bush 2.0

  • Re-Elect Obama 2012

    Lots of words have multiple meanings. Would you like me to link to words with multiple definitions?

  • dono

    Just another jackass.  I know conservatives vote based on haircuts and Perry looks good there but his bull about creating jobs is, well bull.  btw he took lots of stimulus money :)

  • ProudConservative

    Obama and the Democrats don’t know what’s hit ‘em!

    Keep it up, Perry!

  • Anonymous

    Careful what ya wish for, this guy would stomp Obama’s azz. Of course, by 2012 Mickey Mouse would be able to kick his azz.

  • ProudConservative

    We will, LIB-Beggar!

    Obama is “One & Done!”

  • ProudConservative

    It ain’t working for ya!  HehHehHe

    Go, Perry!

  • Anonymous

    Oooooooh Yeah!!!!

    Bring on a TeaBagger ANY day!!!

    This would be perfect!!!

  • Anonymous

    I AM wishing for this tool! 

    I’m hoping you TeaBagger Cult members can get this dope in there!!!

    Come on ‘Baggers! You can DO IT!!

  • Anonymous

    he’s just another george bush who will keep the federal reserve and get us into more wars. If you want a real candidate who’s had a solid stand on the issues look to ron paul.

  • Anonymous

    Fact: If you like Ron Paul that in itself tells me to run the other way!

  • Anonymous

    It’s sad, you don’t realize it yet do you? It doesn’t matter if it’s Perry, your boy is done.

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Go Perry!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Go Perry!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    FOX NEWS ALERT. King Obama to drive Moosehead One back from MidWest himself as part of an on the job training program for his next position with Greyhound .

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

    Huevon!

  • Anonymous

    Good luck with that!!!

    HAHAHAAHAHAHHAHA!!!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

    Got to be better than Barak 2.0

  • Anonymous

    I was over the big Texas talk years ago. “Don’t mess with Texas.” Talking big doesn’t make you knowledgeable or a good policy maker. Having a state that is friendly toward illegal immigrant workers will not get it either! I am so over Texas Governor’s!

  • Anonymous

    Perry is already making liberal heads explode and it’s after just 3 days ! 

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Tyler/100001071466947 Steven Tyler

    You mean “Here” ? (fact)

  • Anonymous

    You mean like this president?

  • Anonymous

    Remember Obama has never made a mistake in his life.  His years and years of legislative accomplishments in the Ilionis and the US Senate. His careful work in building consensus and getting tough bills passed. After all he helped Chicago win the Olympics…remember he told his people, there is no I in team. ! 

  • Anonymous

    Barrys actions:

    9.2% unemployment

    Record # of people  on welfare, living below the poverty level, in foreclosure,record debt and record deficits!

  • Anonymous

    Ah, poor firebagger is upset that the messiah has a challenger!

  • Anonymous

    Barry already got us into a 3rd, so stop your crying and Barry was head over heels for the Afghan war, which he is now losing!

  • Anonymous

    it’s the same thing we’ve had for the past 12 years, just a different title to it.

  • Anonymous

    right, keep on loving george bush j4f.

  • Anonymous

    why he’s actually been consistent on the issues on like Rick “gwb” perry.

  • Epzw

    Tea Party please elect this maggot as your presidential nominee.Thanks patriots.

  • IJustH8thefax

    Fact: I have no idea how to spell or what I’m saying so I call them “facts.”

  • IJustH8thefax

    Fact: I’m actually a bored teenager with limited mental capacity!

  • cdnhawk

    Go back to school you moron!

  • Exgoper

    You must have corndog for brains. Perry is already proving to be a liability. His Texas “miracle” is a complete farce, he’s a shoot-from-the-lip blowhard and he’s already rattled enough Republicans that Karl Rove had to waddle out and call him unpresidential. Not a very good start, I’d say.

  • Exgoper

    Yes they can!

  • Anonymous

    You guys have been bagged own it emrrace it it is who you are!

  • Anonymous

    Ya so was McCain and Palin. and McCain actually called you tea party right wing nut jubs

  • IJustH8thefax

    Fact: If I just predict stuff no one will even remember in a day because nothing I say is worth remembering!

  • Anonymous

    Fact perry shoots from the lip not the hip

  • IJustH8thefax

    Fact: Ron Paul may be a nut, but so am I! The reason I don’t like him is because it’s like looking in a mirror!

  • CrazyLikeAFoxViewer

    CNN: “GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry told New Hampshire voters Wednesday that he does not believe in manmade global warming, calling it a scientific theory that has not been proven.”
    Case closed. This guy is a complete dick. 

  • Republicans are Liars

    This is the guy. I think I will change all of my views so I can help this guy get the nomination. Smooth, articulate, sure of himself. He is the leader America needs. Get this guy the nomination!!!

  • Republicans are Liars

    This is the guy. I think I will change all of my views so I can help this guy get the nomination. Smooth, articulate, sure of himself. He is the leader America needs. Get this guy the nomination!!!

  • Republicans are Liars

    You betcha! Get this guy the nomination. We finally agree on something.

  • Anonymous

    Conservatives hate to be lied to and liberals can’t handle take the truth. Pound away on Obama’s fragile ego, he’ll fold like a lawn chair.

  • Anonymous

    Obama and his entire regime are in BIG ( everything is bigger in Texas ) trouble. Perry can take out that entire cockroach infestation with nothing more than his cowboy boots..

  • Exgoper

    Yeah! Cowboys rule! Like remember how Bush got bin Laden in that surprise raid and crushed him like a cockroach?

    Oh, wait — Bush didn’t get bin Laden. It was Obama who got bin Laden. Sorry, my bad. 

  • CrazyLikeAFoxViewer

    And spared the nation a depression, which is where we were headed after eight years of Bush. You forgot that part. 

  • Texan

    Yea, he think Iran should have nukes! You dumb phuck!

  • http://games-survival.com Justplaythegame

    Will have to agree.. you actually have to chase the man to catch him.. unless that was the decoy to make another puppet state and continue the war machines. To Bad Obama got sucked into it all.. now he is the War Mongering President..So much for campaign promises.

  • Steve

    Wasn’t Bush a cowboy from Texas too? He left a nice 3.7 trillion tab in military adventurism. It was the worst decade for the economy since the 1930′s turning a surplus into a deficit while adding more than 5 trillion in debt. He was unable to catch the greatest terrorist in American history. He was completely AWOL and unprepared during the worst natural disaster in American history. He was unable to positively reform any entitlement program. I’m not so sure America wants another cowboy in the White House.  

  • Richie

    During the entire Bush presidency only 1 million jobs were created. Meanwhile, Obama created even more jobs (1.1 million) during just ONE YEAR in 2010. During the presidency of Bill Clinton, an astounding 23 million jobs were created. I’m going to think twice before letting the Republican Party run the economy again. 

  • HowardNY

    To the contrary, Dems are delighted at the prospect of running against this guy. He’s everything that will turn off non-tea party voters: he’s cocky, arrogant, full of himself, a gun nut, an enemy of science, a Christianist and his story of his “Texas Miracle” is already full of holes. 

    That “explosion” you hear is one of joy. 

  • Richie

    Don’t forget he wants to legalize drugs too. Imagine buying heroin at the grocery store when you turn 21.

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Liberal chum is always the best way to get the
    point out! That’s the fact! I can diagnose a sentence but I have a big time
    problem understanding how to balance a budget without extras!

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Thank you fan! My facts are for you to treasure!

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Perry will shellac the Obama in head to head debates! That’s the fact! Just the fact!!

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Is that Perry will still be standing as Paul sets another one out! That’s the fact!

  • Betty

    Well, I’m one who would like another cowboy in the Whitehouse.  I’d rather have him than a community organizer that’s never even run a lemon ade stand.  Perry will make a good president.

  • Owl22

    Perry is the most radical extreme-right candidate ever.

  • Anonymous

    And they are all government jobs, private sector lost 178k jobs under Perry. Plus he ran up the state debt 281% which even Dubya couldn’t manage.

  • Anonymous

    And they are all government jobs, private sector lost 178k jobs under Perry. Plus he ran up the state debt 281% which even Dubya couldn’t manage.

  • Anonymous

    Unemployment in Texas is 8.2%

    In Rick Perry’s texas – most minimum wage jobs, most children living in poverty and number one polluter

  • Anonymous

    Unemployment in Texas is 8.2%

    In Rick Perry’s texas – most minimum wage jobs, most children living in poverty and number one polluter

  • Anonymous

    If we get another community organizer or another stupid cowboy the one thing you will certainly get is another incompetent moron in the presidency for another 4 years.

    If you’re SATISFIED with that, I feel sorry for you.  I’m pretty damned sick of this last 11 years of PURE incompetence.  At least Clinton managed to bring the deficit down a bit (although he never balanced it), and at least Bush I could end a war he started.  It’s been 11 years of disaster.

    You’re going to get at least 1 more year. You want 4? Vote for another Rubber Stamp Republican or the current moron in Chief. Doesn’t matter, the only differences between them are the lies they tell.

    Bush II promised to end nation building, “restore honor to the white house”, and reduce government. Instead he took us to 2 wars, let Enron determine energy policy (seriously, he did) and added Homeland Security and did TARP.

    Obama promised to end the wars, stop warrantless wiretapping, rescind the Patriot Act, get the government under control, and “hope and change” of course. What’s changed?

    Quit voting in these liars.

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  • Anonymous

    “Conservatives hate to be lied to”

    Really?

    “We cannot allow the final proof to be a mushroom cloud”

    I seem to remember somebody saying that, and it wasn’t true a bit.

    Seems like both the Democrats and Republicans LOVE lies, lies that their party tells.  Like the lie that the US would end combat operations in Iraq within 100 days of Obama becoming president, and something about being able to to take that to the bank.

    44 US servicemen have been killed in Iraq this year, so far.

  • Hugo Daun

    …diagnose a sentence…

    It seems that most of your sentences suffer from terminal stupidity.

  • Mosesdinoark

    Right.  Like trying to pray to the Jezus for rain….

  • Mosesdinoark

    Ohhhh Jebus..please rain down on the great country of Texus…….

  • Michelle

    I agree and Obama’s action of surrounding himself with American-hating marxists tells me all I need to know about him. 

  • Mosesdinoark

     American-hating marxists? …and who would that be?

  • TruDat

    And Obama increased the debt by what, about $4 trillion, tripled down in Afghanistan, sent drones into the sovereign nation of Pakistan, entered into war with Libya, and developed another unfunded entitlement program called ObamaCare.

  • Anonymous

    So turn libertarian, what’s your point. A bogus emotional appeal? One look down the comment section is all you need to see liberals can’t handle the truth. The lies are coming from the party that’s dead wrong on almost every issue. Democrats.

  • Anonymous

    The only difference between the Republican establishment and the Democratic establishment are the lies they tell to get elected.

    The Patriot Act, warrantless wiretapping, the Iraq war, using mercenaries in our military, spending money like there is no tomorrow – at one time Democrats RIGHTFULLY complained about these things when Bush did all these things.  They were all bad things.  But then Democrats won congress, but they didn’t change anything, because Bush was still president – supposedly they couldn’t change anything.  Then Obama won the presidency, but they still didn’t change any of it, for um… well, look – shiny thing!!

    Because the only difference between the Republican and Democratic establishment are the lies they tell to get elected.

    If you still believe in hope and change, you’ve been duped.  You need to grow up and realize that the system is a setup, it’s a scam.  The left and right paradigm is not real.  It’s there to make you think you have a choice.  Your only choice is whether a Republican starts an unjustified war or if a Democrat does, that’s your extent of choices.  Al Gore’s running mate in 2000 was Joe Liberman.  You know, the Neocon nutcase?  Nothing would have been different with a Gore president, except Republicans would have complained about warrantless wiretapping, the Iraq war, etc..  for a LITTLE while.

    How is that Libya thing going?  I understand it will only take a few weeks…

    Obama sure is different than Bush isn’t he!!!

    Quit being a sucker please.  You people are screwing the nation by constantly being duped by slick talking and OBVIOUS liars.  Obama voted to renew the Patriot Act when he was a JUNIOR senator in the Federal government, he also voted to continue funding the Iraq War.  It’s not a surprise to me that nothing changed.

    What I’m surprised by is how stupid American voters are.  You have the greatest research tool sitting in front of you right now, make some use of it you stupid sheep.

    You idiots are too poorly informed to make an intelligent vote.  I wish you would stop voting.

    You know what the biggest difference between Obama and Bush are?  Skin color.  That’s (as near as I can tell) what you voted over. You freaking idiots.

  • rjudge

    If actions speak louder than words, I wonder what Mr. Parry really thinks about openly praying with 30,000 people that the economy gets better?  And didn’t Mr. Parry pray to the “father” that the hateful rhetoric stops? 

    “Father, our heart breaks for America. We see discord at home. We see fear in the marketplace. We see anger in the halls of government, and as a nation we have forgotten who made us, who protects us, who blesses us, and for that we cry out for your forgiveness,” Perry said.

    “Discord at home.”  Hmmmm.

    “Anger in the halls of government.”  Hmmmmm.

    What was that he said about Ben Bernanke?

  • Anonymous

    I’m a republican with libertarian leanings, your preaching to the choir. Individuals in parties lie, not the whole “party”, the trick is to know which ones have individual liberty as a priority. Sounds like you’re already a libertarian, good luck.

  • HawkCW4

    Man,  cocky?  that should get him a few lib votes,  they went for Obama,   arrogant  wow more Lib votes,  full of himself,  hes begining to sound a lot like Obama huh.  gun nut, got my vote,  enemy of science, altho Im no enemy, I just have a hard time accepting their BS and I dont most times.  Christian, yep thats me,   I see this guy can get votes from all sides.  Im waiting to hear about all those holes but as usual, 99% of Liberal fact finding is never factual.  Just innuendo and BS, its all you leftists have.  I have no clue how good this guy is but then we have to look at who is being challenged, and Obama could be challenged by about any chimp in the evolution chain.

  • HawkCW4

    What world do you come from.   Obama has thrown us all into a depression and you know it.  Blame who you like, but never forget it was Dodd and Franks who killed it all.  Obama claimed he had all the answers to fix it and he has managed to make it 10 times worse and still going south. 

    You forgot that part and ignore the stupidity of Obama, Reid and Pelosi.  

    This country will drown without jobs, and as long as Obama demands more spending and more taxes from any one  rich poor what ever,  those companies who can hire will continue to sit on cash and this country will go down the tubes for the lack of hiring.  Obama can not create jobs that dont eat up our revenues,  only the private sector can and they wont until Obama is thrown out on the street where he belongs. 

    You fools who continue to support such stupid policies keep on blaming bush and tea party if you like, but there is one fact you continue to hide from,   Obama has been wrong in EVERY thing he has done.  His Obamacare is the shinning example of stupidity at its worst, when he should have been working on jobs he passed a bill in the dead of night which guarantees jobs will be lost in a record pace.  The Liberal way of throwing money at everything never fixes anything long term and seldom even short term. You never learn.

  • HawkCW4

    And yet you and your so called scientists have yet to prove anything.  Oh sure when you cook the data as they must do to keep their funding,  they can prove dogs can fly backwards blindfolded.  And your case will never be closed because there are still honest scientists who risk censure from their so called peers and tell us the truth.  There are still honest scientists who have the guts to tell  it like it is and to hell with agenda driven puppets who are only in it for the grant money.  You people need to get real for a change. 

  • HawkCW4

    How seriously funny you are.   You really have no clue or you just have this need to kiss that Obama A$$.  Obama would never in his lifetime been able to catch Bin Laden had it not been for the things set in motion by Bush.   Your just an other Lib who waits till the baby turns her head then you steal her candy. You take credit for something without giving credit and respect for those who made it possible.  In other words you are nothing but a typical whinny twofaced arrogant elitist LIBERAL.  You dont deserve to live in a country where people like Bush insure your safety.  Crawl back in your hole you weasel and soon Obama will be gone and it will be safe to come out again.  Looser

  • HawkCW4

    Ahhhhhhhh say it aint so.   Well no wonder I dont like him then.   Hypocrites all.   But it will all be over soon and it looks like someone is after him good about all those guns going south to kill all those innocents, including our agent. or was that two agents killed by guns Obama and his gang allowed to go to the Mexican Cartels.  If someone dont go to jail for life over this I know a secret.

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