WTH is Rick Perry Thinking? - 08/28/14
Mark Levin: "Why would Perry hire this conservative-attacker and Palin-hater?"
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by Tony Lee 26 Aug 2014
Texas Governor Rick Perry has reportedly aligned himself with two of the most infamous Republican establishment operatives known for trashing conservatives.
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Perry is working with Henry Barbour, whom conservatives want the Republican National Committee to censure for his group's smearing of conservatives in the Mississippi Senate runoff, and Steve Schmidt, who has elevated his profile by maligning conservatives, especially former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
Politico's Maggie Haberman reported on Tuesday that Schmidt, the infamous hack from Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign whose gamble to go "all-in" and suspend the campaign during the financial crisis turned up snake eyes, "has joined the team" helping Perry "with the strategy around his indictment." After McCain's poll numbers plummeted after Schmidt's reckless gamble, Schmidt attempted to re-write history and try to smear former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to the mainstream press and blame the 2008 loss on her.
Though that gambit did not work, Schmidt did endear himself to the permanent political class and media, and he soon joined the likes of Meghan McCain in gleefully bashing conservatives on mainstream and even liberal outlets like MSNBC.
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As Perry seriously considers a presidential run after his 2012 attempt failed due to campaign and debate mishaps, crony capitalism concerns, and his infamous statement in Florida in which he said conservatives opposed to in-state tuition for illegal immigrants did not have "a heart," the Associated Press recently reported that Perry, "with the help of veteran Republican operative Henry Barbour," has "begun hiring staff in key states to help prepare for a possible run."
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Perry should be aware of scorpions�like Messrs. Barbour and Schmidt, especially if he has dirty laundry. And even if he doesn�t, he should be no less worried, because those like Schmidt have proven that they�may just make things up�if things sour.
http://www.breitbart.com
by Tony Lee 26 Aug 2014
Texas Governor Rick Perry has reportedly aligned himself with two of the most infamous Republican establishment operatives known for trashing conservatives.
�
Perry is working with Henry Barbour, whom conservatives want the Republican National Committee to censure for his group's smearing of conservatives in the Mississippi Senate runoff, and Steve Schmidt, who has elevated his profile by maligning conservatives, especially former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
Politico's Maggie Haberman reported on Tuesday that Schmidt, the infamous hack from Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign whose gamble to go "all-in" and suspend the campaign during the financial crisis turned up snake eyes, "has joined the team" helping Perry "with the strategy around his indictment." After McCain's poll numbers plummeted after Schmidt's reckless gamble, Schmidt attempted to re-write history and try to smear former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to the mainstream press and blame the 2008 loss on her.
Though that gambit did not work, Schmidt did endear himself to the permanent political class and media, and he soon joined the likes of Meghan McCain in gleefully bashing conservatives on mainstream and even liberal outlets like MSNBC.
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As Perry seriously considers a presidential run after his 2012 attempt failed due to campaign and debate mishaps, crony capitalism concerns, and his infamous statement in Florida in which he said conservatives opposed to in-state tuition for illegal immigrants did not have "a heart," the Associated Press recently reported that Perry, "with the help of veteran Republican operative Henry Barbour," has "begun hiring staff in key states to help prepare for a possible run."
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Perry should be aware of scorpions�like Messrs. Barbour and Schmidt, especially if he has dirty laundry. And even if he doesn�t, he should be no less worried, because those like Schmidt have proven that they�may just make things up�if things sour.