GOVERNOR RICK PERRY
(Mark 13:5-8) 5 “And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you: 6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. 8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.”
As a Christian -
The words of Governor Rick Perry moved me to tears, touching me deeply as I watched him at the podium in Reliant Stadium Houston TX. Then, as I watched, I felt a growing sense of discomfort.
As a Christian I study the Word and humbly attempt to live as Christ told us to live. I await His Return with hope, especially today. But I confess to a growing concern over the words and posture of Rick Perry, candidate for the Republican nomination for President. I was left wondering about the reality which lurks behind his face, out of public view.
As a Christian and Republican I follow Christ with my whole heart, mind, and spirit. The words of Mark 13:5-8 returned to me over and over again as I watched the video of the Governor. I began to see Governor Perry, not as a Christian, but as a false prophet, ambitious for power, not for the work Christ set before each of us.
Our Savior did not come to rule, but to teach us to love one another. He came as the Living Word, showing us how to live rightly in the Light of God in all things. He hid nothing. He withheld nothing of Himself from us.
As I watched Governor Perry I was filled with fear. He glanced too often at the papers out of sight on the podium. His words were polished but I trembled with fear of what lurked behind his eyes. Who is this man, I asked myself?
The record we create through the days of life God gives to us become the testament of who we are, taken complete to God at our death and presented for judgment. We are judged on all of our acts, not just those seen publicly.
That concern resulted in the analysis below.
I began to research the life and actions of Rick Perry as governor and as a man. What I found disturbed me. After long prayer it came to me I must share what I had found with others. For this reason you are receiving this. Please read it and consider carefully the Perry candidacy.
God Bless and keep us, every one. - A Christian
ISSUES
VIOLATING THE FAMILY - Rick Perry issued the executive order in 2007 which would have forced almost every single girl in the state of Texas to receive the Gardasil vaccine before entering the sixth grade. Perry would have put parents in a position where they would have had to fill out an application and beg the government not to inject their child with an untested and unproven vaccine. Since then, very serious safety issues regarding this vaccine have come to light.
Fortunately, lawmakers in Texas blocked what Perry was trying to do. Many were troubled when “apparent financial connections between Merck and Perry were reported by news outlets, such as a $6,000 campaign contribution and Merck's hiring of former Perry Chief of Staff Mike Toomey to handle its Texas lobbying work.”
FAILING TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN - Texas now has one of the worst education systems in the nation. The following is from an opinion piece authored by Barbara Bush earlier this year….
• We rank 36th in the nation in high school graduation rates. An estimated 3.8 million Texans do not have a high school diploma.
• We rank 49th in verbal SAT scores, 47th in literacy and 46th in average math SAT scores.
• We rank 33rd in the nation on teacher salaries.
FAILING TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES - Gov. Rick Perry failed in his responsibility to protect the people of Texas, and Americans, from the Transportation Security Administration. An interchange with Wesley Strackbein concerning the TSA anti-groping bill took place on June 18 at the Republican Leadership Committee meeting in New Orleans. Perry said there is "not enough time left" in the special session for the TSA legislation. This is a complete abdication of responsibility on his part. Bills put forward in the special session and the length of the session itself are his sole prerogative to determine. If he had given the go-ahead the TSA bill will come to the floor for a vote. Instead, Gov. Perry has chosen to sit idly by as TSA agents are daily accosting innocent men, woman, and children in airports across the Lone Star State.
FAILED TO SUPPORT THE LAW - Gov. Rick Perry <http://topics.dallasnews.com/topic/Rick_Perry> supports the law aiding illegal immigrant students. In a recent debate, he said the students are on the path to citizenship. His support ignores the illegality of their presence within Texas, making a mockery of law. Illegal aliens are breaking the law, pushing ahead in line of those who have honored our laws. One must conclude Perry supports illegal immigration.
PROFLIGATE WITH OUR MONEY - Rick Perry is a “big government” politician. When Rick Perry became the governor of Texas in 2000, the total spending by the Texas state government was approximately $49 billion. Ten years later it was approximately $90 billion. Perry nearly doubled the size of government
PILING UP DEBTS FOR US TO PAY - The debt of the state of Texas is out of control. According to usdebtclock.org, the debt to GDP ratio in Texas is 22.9% and the debt per citizen is $10,645. In California (a total financial basket case), the debt to GDP ratio is just 18.7% and the debt per citizen is only $9932. If Rick Perry runs for president what will he do to America?
HELPED MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS INVADE OUR COUNTRY - Rick Perry has spearheaded the effort to lease roads in Texas to foreign companies, converting roads already free to drive on into toll roads which could cost Texas $.75 a mile to use. He authorized taking private land to develop the Trans-Texas Corridor which would be part of the planned NAFTA superhighway system, eviscerating the state of Texas.
USES DECEITFUL 'SPIN' TO HIDE HIS ACTIONS - Rick Perry claims that he has a “track record” of not raising taxes. That is a false claim. Rick Perry has repeatedly raised taxes and fees while he has been governor. Today, Texans are faced with significantly higher taxes and fees than they were before Rick Perry was elected.
WHO WILL HE BE WORKING FOR? - Rick Perry attended the Bilderberg Group meetings in 2007. This year he was greeting attendees as the door, the position occupied by Obama the year before he was nominated.
ADDITIONALLY - Rick Perry supported Al Gore for president, serving as Al Gore's campaign chairman in the state of Texas that year.
As a Republican and a proud Conservative -
Rick Perry calls himself a Conservative. He is actually a Neoconservative. A Conservative stands for lowering taxes, limiting government spending, returning control to Americans locally, upholding individual rights, and limiting the use of our military to defending our shores. Today there are two good men, both Republicans, both Conservatives, offering themselves as candidates for the office of President of the United States.
Their names are Ron Paul and Gary Johnson.
