Ron Paul says fellow Texan Rick Perry is 'very much the status quo'
Ron Paul was on Fox News on Thursday and said if voters are looking for change they shouldn't look to fellow Texan Rick Perry.
Paul told Fox's Neil Cavuto that Gov. Perry "doesn’t identify with the people who are disenchanted with the status quo."
Perry is "identified with the previous [George W. Bush] administration, and very much the status quo,” Paul, 75, said on "Your World with Neil Cavuto," a news program Perry had appeared on just Wednesday.
When Perry spoke with Cavuto, the former Democrat who has yet to announce officially his intention to run for the GOP nomination for president, said he was "certainly giving it the appropriate thought process".
"He’s going to dilute the vote,” Paul warned. "But he’ll dilute the establishment vote. But the people who are sick and tired of what they’re getting in Washington, I don’t think he’s going to be that attractive to that group of people."
A NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Thursday showed that Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin and Herman Cain lead the pack of would-be GOP contenders, with Perry and Paul in the middle of the group. Romney got 30% of the support, Palin had 14%, Cain came in with 12%, while Perry and Paul had 8% and 7% respectively.
A Texas Lyceum statewide poll conducted a few weeks ago showed Paul ahead of Perry by a percentage point. But even in Texas, voters were not fawning over their local representatives. The Lone Star state gave Romney 16% of support from those polled, followed by Sarah Palin at 12%. Rep. Paul got 10% with Perry right behind him at 9%.
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Photo: Texas Gov. Rick Perry greets some of the Texas Sheriffs after speaking to members of the Sheriff's Assn. of Texas at the Tarrant County Convention Center, Monday, July 26, 2010, in Fort Worth, Texas. Credit: Paul Moseley/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT
Rick Perry is nothing but a warmed over GWB. Uck. A few weeks ago his dissed the President when he visited Texas. Class is plastic with Perry.
Posted by: Dave Fairburn | June 16, 2011 at 05:32 PM
Mr. Ron Paul for 2012.
Regan said, “What to ask is am I better off now than 4 years ago. Is food cheaper now than 4 years ago? Are taxes lower now than 4 years ago? Is the job situation better than it was 4 years ago?”
With Ron Paul’s 2012, You, it, and they would be.
Constitutionally, legislatively, and morally, Ron Paul has no equal. His 22 year voting record speaks for itself.
As Mr. Regan said, "You ain't seen nothin yet!"
Ron Paul for 2012 Republican Nomination and President
Posted by: George Washington | June 16, 2011 at 06:39 PM
Mr. Ron Paul for 2012.
Regan said, “What to ask is am I better off now than 4 years ago. Is food cheaper now than 4 years ago? Are taxes lower now than 4 years ago? Is the job situation better than it was 4 years ago?”
With Ron Paul’s 2012, You, it, and they would be.
Constitutionally, legislatively, and morally, Ron Paul has no equal. His 22 year voting record speaks for itself.
As Mr. Regan said, "You ain't seen nothin yet!"
Ron Paul for 2012 Republican Nomination and President
Posted by: George Washington | June 16, 2011 at 06:39 PM
These polls they are blasting on the American population is repulsive. Ron Paul is leading every open unbiast poll by staggering amount. Especially from the NH debate. There delibrate attempt to deceive him only makes him more attractive to people sick of the status quo. Palin isnt even running.
Posted by: Dee Boe | June 16, 2011 at 11:53 PM
the polls are cherry picked... and Perry is last ditch effort to prop up the RNC creditability.
Perry is a distraction that will soon go away.
He and Pailn's roles are two diminish Ron Paul in the polls to try and take his momentum away from the start.
Don't let that happen people. And don't believe what they are showing.
There are polls out there that have Ron Paul so far out in front it is scaring the establishment.
Ask CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" where that poll went that had Ron Paul with a 41% lead over everyone else.... The hosts where shocked and played it off as a joke... These are financially minded people voting on that poll.... Of course they took it down. The establishment news outlets are VERY afraid.
Keep pushing people!!!
Dr. Ron Paul 2012!!!!!!!!! Be Brave America.
Posted by: Mr. Blog | June 17, 2011 at 12:32 AM
Ron Paul is the real deal. He predicted the economic collapse way before it happened and he has the right solutions to help restore America's prosperity.
Ron Paul is anti-war
Ron Paul is anti-establishment
Ron Paul is for the middle-class
Ron Paul never voted for ONE tax increase
Ron Paul never voted to spend money out of the social security trust fund
Ron Paul 2012
Posted by: anon | June 17, 2011 at 05:23 AM
Sorry for my double post.
Posted by: George Washington | June 17, 2011 at 05:51 AM
Yeah, yeah. Ron Paul no longer posts racist remarks, but he's totally blind on another point or two. Case in point: down-size the government, especially regulations...not that the giant corporations already owning the Supreme court will downsize.
So when you rightfully-angry righties get paul, who's going to protect you from
fracking chemicals in your water? Paul's government won't be able to.
When more no-bid contracts are given to Saudi-owned security firms, who will investigate their anti-American biases? not Paul's downsized government.
Dimbulb dummies.
Posted by: leslie piper | June 17, 2011 at 06:42 AM
Only one man with the record to back up his words and consistancy for 30 years. Dr. Ron Paul 2012
Posted by: Tony | June 17, 2011 at 10:47 AM
Ron Paul is an easy choice over Rick Perry.
Posted by: Scott | June 17, 2011 at 11:11 AM
Perry will surely be the "frontrunner" if he enters the race as he is the Bilderberg Groups guy on the GOP side. He has been building his credentials as a pseudo-Tea Party leader and supposed proponent of succession, so he may prove to be a marketable product to the grassroots populists rebelling against the establishment GOP. In reality, of course, he is another pawn. His own rise in politics in the mid-80s came at the hands of one Karl Rove, who convinced Perry to flip from Democrat to Republican.
Bilderberg have long worked to own both horses in each cycle of U.S. presidential races. Bill Clinton, an obscure governor when he attended Bilderberg in 1991 before his 1992 presidential run, is a prime example of a candidate selected and run by Bilderberg. Bilderberg is also responsible for selecting British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and David Cameron. I really hope the American people wake up sooner than later otherwise we will not be a soveriegn nation much longer. He is nothing but a tool of those in power, just like Obama.
Posted by: Chris | June 17, 2011 at 11:38 AM
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the red/blue party is in pure chaos
they can't find anyone that will beat Dr Ron
so they keep rolling out new puppets every few days
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Posted by: nader paul kucinich gravel mckinney baldwin | June 17, 2011 at 03:58 PM
Rick Perry is a clever politician that knows how to position himself based on the prevailing political winds to get re-elected. From what I have seen, Ron Paul just tells it like it is without spin or guile. Unfortunately, I think our political system favors the former more than the latter.
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Posted by: zack | June 18, 2011 at 03:20 AM
The Bilderdangings cannot hold my hand and make me punch a hole where ever they want me to. My hand only moves for Ron Paul, otherwise it shall stay idle.
Posted by: nicanora | June 20, 2011 at 12:11 PM