This is the full speech from tonight’s Black Hawk County Lincoln Day Dinner in Waterloo, Iowa. I have also included the full Q&A:

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Q&A:




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Jeremy Schwegmann
Jeremy Schwegmann

I know this is premature, but I think we're looking at a landslide victory, even against the Soros/MSM/Democratic complex. He is going to embarrass Obama in November.

Jeremy Schwegmann
Jeremy Schwegmann

It doesn't matter what feelings you have about Governor Perry, whether you love him, hate him, or are indifferent, the fact of the matter is that if he is elected president, he will pull this country out of the ditch. It's just that simple.

Kathy Blair Belk
Kathy Blair Belk

Praise GOD WE HAVE A TRUE BELIEVER IN PERRY and i BELIEVE HE IS CALLED BY GOD and not like the one in the WHITEHOUSE who IS A WOLF IN SHEEPS CLOTHING and is playing Christian.WELL NO MORE PLAYING US MR.POTUS.GOD IS giving us another chance to turn this nation BACK TO HIM! THANK YOU LORD

Kathy Blair Belk
Kathy Blair Belk

Praise God a TRUE believer and AND not THE one IN THE WHITE HOUSE that deceives and is playing Christian.HE PLAYED US WELL BUT NO MORE HE IS A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING.THANK YOU LORD YOU GIVING US A CHANCE TO TURN THIS NATION BACK TO YOU

Persephone
Persephone

Claiming that Rick Perry "has an alliance with Stealth Jihad" is completely outrageous, NJK.

Perry has been an outspoken supporter of Israel for a long time.

So who are you supporting to go up against Obama?

Persephone
Persephone

Claiming that Rick Perry "has an alliance with Stealth Jihad" is completely outrageous, NJK.

Perry has been an outspoken supporter of Israel for a long time.

So who are you supporting to go up against Obama?

Persephone
Persephone

Yep...saw those the other day, after they were posted.

Loved it!

Haaaa.

Persephone
Persephone

Yep...saw those the other day, after they were posted.

Loved it!

Haaaa.

Persephone
Persephone

Yup.

It cracks me up to hear Palin supporters even bring up the issue of Perry's accent.

They really shouldn't go there.

When Sarah Palin hits those girly high notes...and bounces up and down with her speech levels...it reminds me of Julia Child the cooking lady.

I mean, I love her a lot.

But I'm not the only one who cringes at her way of talking sometimes.

It's gotten better...so she must be working on it.

But it's still there.

Persephone
Persephone

I am getting irked by all this Perry-bashing, Rshill.

People are willing to overlook a lot of things in the background of the other candidates.

I don't see the same level of scrutiny being applied that is now being focused on Rick Perry.

So I am ready to take the kid gloves off.

Persephone
Persephone

It's to Perry's credit that he got any votes at all in that Iowa Straw Poll.

Perry has been outspokenly against Corn Subsidies.

Iowa is still our corn capital, after all.

If anyone watched that FoxBusiness video that I posted the other day...they would've seen Perry say that he was for incentives instead of subsidies.

He explained how corn subsidies have hurt our Protein Producers.

Beef and Poultry prices have shot up as an unintended consequence of corn being used for bio fuels...when there are other bio fuels that we could be giving incentives to.

I think we will see even more forceful speeches coming from Perry as he recovers more fully from his recent back surgery.

He hit the ground running after he had that.

I don't know how he's done it.

Joe Plumb
Joe Plumb

Ladies and Gentlemen, I do believe we are looking at the next President of the United States of America!

Joe Plumb
Joe Plumb

Ladies and Gentlemen, I do believe we are looking at the next President of the United States of America!

Han Solo
Han Solo

Yes, one RINO is enough.

B-Funk
B-Funk

I'm not sure any amount of favoring of the 10th Amendment will work until the 17th Amendment is removed. The whole reason to have Governors pick Senators was so that the States have a say in laws that are passed. It'd also be nice to have one half of the Congress be untouched by DC special interests. Anyhow, I think Tort might be more of a State-level issue. If I remember correctly, its laws are different depending on the State it's in. I'm not sure of that, though.

Johnry
Johnry

Supporters of Texas Governor Rick Perry are not going to like this article at all. Right now, Republicans all over the United States are touting Rick Perry as the "Republican messiah" that is going to come charging in to save America from the presidency of Barack Obama. Many believe that if Rick Perry enters the race, he will instantly become the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination in

2012. Perry certainly looks the part and he knows how to give a good speech, but when ordinary Americans all over the country take a hard look at his record, they may not like what they see.

The truth is that Rick Perry is a big-time globalist, he has raised taxes and fees in Texas numerous times, he has massively increased the size of government spending and government debt in Texas, he has been trying to ram the Trans-Texas Corridor down the throats of the Texas people and he tried to force young women all over Texas to be injected with the Gardasil vaccine. No, Rick Perry is not going to save America. In fact, he would likely be very, very similar to both Bush and Obama in a lot of ways.

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/14-reasons-why-rick-perry-would-be-a-really-really-bad-president

Johnry
Johnry

Supporters of Texas Governor Rick Perry are not going to like this article at all. Right now, Republicans all over the United States are touting Rick Perry as the "Republican messiah" that is going to come charging in to save America from the presidency of Barack Obama. Many believe that if Rick Perry enters the race, he will instantly become the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination in

2012. Perry certainly looks the part and he knows how to give a good speech, but when ordinary Americans all over the country take a hard look at his record, they may not like what they see.

The truth is that Rick Perry is a big-time globalist, he has raised taxes and fees in Texas numerous times, he has massively increased the size of government spending and government debt in Texas, he has been trying to ram the Trans-Texas Corridor down the throats of the Texas people and he tried to force young women all over Texas to be injected with the Gardasil vaccine. No, Rick Perry is not going to save America. In fact, he would likely be very, very similar to both Bush and Obama in a lot of ways.

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/14-reasons-why-rick-perry-would-be-a-really-really-bad-president

Tony
Tony

nobody goes from the House of Representatives to the Oval Office, period.

Frederick
Frederick

Tim pawlenty pushed through reform of the tort system in his state as governor, and advocated for it as a presidental candidate. He just dropped out of the race. Tort reform was a centerpiece during the Bush champaign in 2004. Even Obama touted tort reform in 08.

Tony
Tony

Wow, it's refreshing to hear someone talk about real issues as opposed to the gauzy BS that emanates from the Teleprompter of President Downgrade.

Bill Knst
Bill Knst

Did I understand you correctly? You believe our troops are growing drug crops in Afghanistan? really?

victoria_29
victoria_29

jeannie you have already been busted on Twitter for being a liberal troll & now your busted again...you are so transparent it is not funny.

Arunas
Arunas

Perry is not Bush! That argument is not going to fly. He has a record that speaks for itself. I guess you have something against a Texas drawl like it is some sort of of plague. Bush analogies are not going to stick. Would you prefer to be eating Obama crap sandwiches for another four years???

carl
carl

Perry/Ryan please. thanks.

San Antonio Painter
San Antonio Painter

There is a very good chance Perry will be the next POTUS. God bless Texas ;)

War Planner
War Planner

..don't know much about Rick but I do know this:

(1) He is NOT Obama and

(b) if he gets elected, he's gonna annoy the hell out of the libs with the accent, the 4H and Boy Scout anecdote, and the religious reference.

Also he's an Air Force type; what's not to like.

Dave Kawasaki
Dave Kawasaki

Yeah, they're already calling him Elmer Gantry.

Theresa Vosgerichian
Theresa Vosgerichian

Oh he'll annoy "libs"? I can tell you he'll annoy more than them when the real Rick Perry starts to ooze through that Armani suit.

Frederick
Frederick

May be the first time for you, but Tort reform has been, and still is spoken of constantly, and especially during the healthcare debates.

Frederick
Frederick

May be the first time for you, but Tort reform has been, and still is spoken of constantly, and especially during the healthcare debates.

Dave Kawasaki
Dave Kawasaki

He sounds good, but insincere. I like him, but I don't trust him. He's my governor, BTW.

victoria_29
victoria_29

Been my experience when I see someone slamming Rick Perry & then claiming to be a Texan they are rarely even a Texan-they are a moved to Texas & now think suddenly they are Texan. News flash if your not at least 3rd generation your not a Texan. And anyone that thinks Rick Perry is a RINO or anything else is either lying or plain silly.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

I know more than a few born and bred Texans who wouldn't trust Perry as far as they could throw him.

Dave Kawasaki
Dave Kawasaki

You're making a lot of assumptions, chickie. I never said he was a RINO. He simply pegs my bullsh1tometer. Governor Goodhair tries a little too hard to convince me. Maybe his schtick works for you; power to ya. I ain't buyin' what Rick Perry's sellin'. If you want to try where Rick fails, knock yourself out.

If it comes down to Perry or zer0, Rick's my man. See how the primary thing works?

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

He says that we need to focus on getting back to work before doing anything about the "immigration" problem. One of the problems is that there are so many illegals working, when so many Americans are not. So many illegals are getting free housing, free food, free medical, free education, free tuition- how is this going to help Americans get back to work?

victoria_29
victoria_29

Interesting name there. First hate to break this to you but Illegals actually take up very little of the work force. And yes we do need to focus on jobs, most people care most about the economy-when you can't afford to eat or feed your children that tends to become your primary objective in life. Nothing can be done on immigration or even talked about until borders are closed down & this is something that Perry has tried to get done for past 11 years.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

There are millions of illegals in America. If only 10 are working- that's 10 too many, especially when American citizens are not. I know as much as anyone that jobs must be a focus, and we need to secure the borders. My focus on the past 3 years has been on how to stretch a dollar to pay for basic bills and groceries. However, the focus needs to remain on doing something about those who are here even after the border is secured.. Perry may or may not be wanting amnesty or a strong anti illegal policy. No one knows. He says the right things if he answers a question, but things like in state tuition, failing to sign off on e verify and other things tend to speak louder. I hear the same things and see the same things from him that I do from those who are pro amnesty.

Daniel Quinn
Daniel Quinn

"millions of illegals in America." Try 40 MILLION not the 12-20 million the MSM cites daily!

Persephone
Persephone

"He says the right things if he answers a question..."

The same statement applies to Sarah Palin...and all the candidates.

In case you don't know this, AbiC...

Ronald Reagan was the only US President to give amnesty to illegals.

He signed the Simpson-Mazzoli bill in 1986 which gave amnesty to about 3 million illegals.

[Yes folks...that was Alan Simpson (R) who co-authored that bill.]

People like to say that Sarah Palin is the next Reagan.

What's her record on dealing with the problem of illegals?

And on Right-to-Work?

That is a huge issue for me.

People should be able to take a job without being forced to join a Union.

What is Palin's position on that?

Alaska is not a RtW state.

Did she fight to get it passed there?

Perry worked for it back in the early 90's.

It was passed there in 1993.

In the 80's Perry was one of the 'Pit Bulls'[they were called that back then] in the TX legislature who fought for austere measures in budget and budget cuts.

So Perry was a bloat-cutting pit bull long before our beloved Sarah even got into it.

Ozzie
Ozzie

While I don't really trust the guy (he gives me the creepy politician vibe)- I think he's probably our best shot to win out of the available candidates. Honestly, with the weak field we have, I'd take a gamble on the riskier candidates so long as I trusted them.....but if we want a sure win- Perry can probably deliver so long as he's not too damaged by the Bush parallels that are sure to be drummed up and delivered daily by the media.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

While I agree with you on trusting and creepiness, I fear that if people keep thinking that we have to beat obama at all costs, no matter who with, we will never get out of the mess we're in. I don't know what the answer is, but I couldn't bare to see dear leader get re elected, but I couldn't stand it either if he were simply replaced by a soft version with an R after their name either. :-(

Richard
Richard

He talks with no sincerity,every so often he checks his computer to get his key word,the subject that people want to hear.Good term for this" he talks like a politician".Just like Obama