Texas Governor poll

[GrillKing]

People want to limit the scope of Perry's term thus far to gun issues because that is the only thing he's done anything about.

OK, I can't help myself, I have to chime in!! This is not intended to inflame, it's just my opinion. I’m a three issue voter…..

1. There is no separation of Church and State. Directly from the Bill of Rights: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof�. NOTHING about separation of Church and State.

2. From the Bill of Rights: “…the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.� Like all of the Bill of Rights, the people refers to individuals, not a collective. Enough said.

3. Pro Life – If you believe life begins at conception (I do) then it’s just right.


Perry is the man. That's my story and I’m sticking to it!! That's what's great about this country, we all get to express our opinion at the polls. Didn't vote? Your opinion doesn't count!!

[Liberty]

People want to limit the scope of Perry's term thus far to gun issues because that is the only thing he's done anything about.

OK, I can't help myself, I have to chime in!! This is not intended to inflame, it's just my opinion. I’m a three issue voter…..

1. There is no separation of Church and State. Directly from the Bill of Rights: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof�. NOTHING about separation of Church and State.

I'm curious, on how this affects your vote. I don't neccessarily disagree with you, I just don't understand how this would effect your vote. Does this mean you wish to vote for someone who is looking to the churches for help in running government programs?

[GrillKing]

Does this mean you wish to vote for someone who is looking to the churches for help in running government programs?

No, it means I vote for those that subscribe to the strict construction view of our forefathers which is the gov't doesn't ESTABLISH religion and that I'm free to practice my religion and that the religious are not excluded (use of school facilities for extracurricular activities (not unlike sports clubs, academic clubs, community service organizations and the like), wear of religious jewlery at school, nativity scenes in public displays (in the context of an overall Holiday display), etc. People of Faith should have the same rights and privileges as anyone else, and it is becoming where they do not. A Fellowship of Christian Atheletes meeting, voluntary like any other club on campus, doesn't impose any religious view on anyone, however some would say that violates "separation of Church and State". The PC view is if it has any inkling of religion, it cannot utilize, take place on or otherwise be a part of anything public. That is not what our forebears intended. And it is not what the Constitution says in spite of PC interpretations of today. The religious are taxpayers too.

In summary, the 3 items I listed are a litmus test for anyone who wants my vote.

[barnett]

i believe that by Kinky being in the race, R. Perry will be re-elected.

i think Kinky had an outside shot at it till he made statements the other day that caused an uproar from the NAACP.

[Nintylx]

I have to give it to Kinky! When he said if you dont like it don't vote for me! He stood behind his word's. *****Not that I agree with his words he didnt crawfish!******

[40FIVER]

EricS76: You are correct. You should not have been included in that statement. Please except my apology.
But, that doesn't get you off the hook. I just personally believe the RKBA is one of the most important issues there is. If I knew that Kinky believed in 2A issues as strongly as I do, I still would not vote for him. Read question 8 of FAQ on his website for the reason why.

Nitrogen: I am not sorry if my politically incorrect wording offended you. An athiest might say that it is not natural to commit murder. I will say that it is immoral and unGodly to commit murder. An athiest might say that the right to protect yourself is just natural, a nature thing. Survival of the fittest, so to speak. I will say that it is my God given right to protect myself.

If that offends you or anyone else, then so be it.

40FIVER

[Kalrog]

I have to give it to Kinky! When he said if you dont like it don't vote for me! He stood behind his word's.

And that is why I think he actually does have a chance at it. At this point it will be either Rick Perry (probably the least intelligent politician I have ever met) or Kinky. And the wildcard is can Kinky get people to vote who would normally stay home - with standing by his un PC remarks, I think he might just be able to. Still a long shot, but he is the only one that I think has a chance over Perry.

[texas_archer]

http://www.texasmonthly.com/mag/issues/ ... oundup.php

[KBCraig]

i think Kinky had an outside shot at it till he made statements the other day that caused an uproar from the NAACP.

I got a campaign email from Kinky today, which he started by saying, "While Rick Perry was cheerleading in college, and Chris Bell was being potty-trained, I was marching to desegregate lunch counters!"

Then he went on to say new ads are being floated that take a snippet of words from his stage act, where he was playing an ignorant racist to make fun of racists.

Kevin

[30Carb]

...because with him, Rick will go back to work on Wednesday morning.

If you are going to vote for Kinky Friedman, you don't dislike Perry near as much as you think you do. Because a vote for Friedman is one less vote for Strayhorn, and therefore a vote for Perry. (Dems don't count, Libts don't count. Sorry.) Its a race between Perry and Strayhorn.

A vote for Perry will get us Texas paved under. The Trans Texas Corridor will pave under hundreds of thousands of prime farm and hunting lands.

You will pay money to a foreign country for permission to drive in your own (Edited by carlson1 - 10 year old daugher rule) state. (See Cintra-Zachry.)

More toll roads will increase the cost of driving, reduce privacy.

The Corridor is designed as a shipping hub to offload merchandise from China into Mexico, bypassing the Rocky Mountans and the shipping difficulties they create. Also to shut down American ports on the west coast to outsource high-paying US jobs into Mexico. Perry's job is to turn Texas into a shipping hub for the new world order. Talk about prostitution.

Yes, Rick Perry is a friend of the 2A; no doubt about it. But we can find these friends in other places too, as he has no monopoly on 2A friendship. But once the die is cast, there will be no turning back. Texas will be paved under and your travel money and driving freedom will go to Spain.

I am voting for Strayhorn.

[EricS76]

Apparently here a vote for Kinky is a vote for anybody but Kinky.

Strayhorn aggrivates me more than anybody else in this election. She has been a career politician, yet in her ads she says she's not a politician, she's just "a Grandma trying to take care of her grandkids".

She's running as a independant because she knew she couldn't beat Perry in a Republican run-off election. Which really doesn't matter because she's been a democrat too. Maybe next election she'll run as a libertarian so she can try them all out! She's about as full of crap as they come. She may say she's no politician, but she's a politician of the worst kind. She's going to tell you what you want to hear, and do what she wants to do.

[40FIVER]

Strayhorn aggrivates me more than anybody else in this election. She has been a career politician, yet in her ads she says she's not a politician, she's just "a Grandma trying to take care of her grandkids".

She's running as a independant because she knew she couldn't beat Perry in a Republican run-off election. Which really doesn't matter because she's been a democrat too. Maybe next election she'll run as a libertarian so she can try them all out! She's about as full of crap as they come. She may say she's no politician, but she's a politician of the worst kind. She's going to tell you what you want to hear, and do what she wants to do.

I knew we had something in common.


40FIVER

[Kalrog]

Its a race between Perry and Strayhorn.

How do you figure? I was under the same impression earlier in the year, but at this point Strayhorn is polling under 10% where Kinky and Bell are polling tied at about 22% and Perry is in the lead with about 35%.

I think the toll plan in central Texas (the one I am most familiar with) is moronic and needs to be declared stupid and unconstitutional - along with that trans-Texas. But at this point it really looks like a vote for Strayhorn is a vote for Perry because SHE is the one who has no chance. Kinky has a much better shot at the moment.

[rodc13]

A vote for Kinky is a vote for Kinky, regardless of what either the Perry or Bell campaigns communicate to the contrary. The same, of course, is true of a vote for any of the candidates. The gubernatorial race is totally up for grabs this year, and could come down to a relatively small number of votes making a difference. The very fact that independents are even on the ballot reflects this.

The important thing is to vote based on how the candidates best represent you and your views. That's why I'm voting for Kinky, although I don't agree with him on everything, he comes closer than any of the alternatives.

[Braden]

- Drastically boost teacher pay. I've heard him say "double", and I've heard him say "at least $100,000".
- Same-day voter registration. Good in principle, so long as there are checks in place to prevent fraud and multiple voting. In practice, it can't be worse than our current "no questions asked" registration.
- Publicly financed campaigns. Yep, tax dollars going to all candidates.
- Supports gay marriage.
- Supports legalization of marijuana.
- Supports non-Indian, non-riverboat casino gambling.
- Wants to drastically increase medical welfare for poor children.
- Wants to use tax funds as incentive payments for alternative energy.

[That wasn't my quote - Chas.]

Add to that list:

- Supports abortion (he's pro-choice)
- Supports federally funded and state funded stem cell research (yes, the kind where they kill babies to harvest their stem cells)

Gun related issues aside, I would never vote for Kinky because of the two reasons I listed plus several of the others.