Perry Says Terrorists Could Be Entering the U.S. From Mexico--- at least he didn't blatantly lie like Bennett. he is also a zionist xian to ignore.
On Thursday, October 9, 2014 11:42:30 AM UTC-5, KeithInTampa wrote: > > Of course, Governor Perry is just another crazy damnable Jew Zionist who > should be ignored...(According to Plain Ol) > > Perry Says Terrorists Could Be Entering the U.S. From Mexico > > By EMMARIE HUETTEMAN > <http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/author/emmarie-huetteman/> and DAVID > MONTGOMERYAUG. 21, 2014 > > > Photo > Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, at the Heritage Foundation in Washington on > Thursday. He discussed immigration, as well as the indictment last week > accusing him of abuse of power.CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times > > > - > > WASHINGTON — Gov. Rick Perry of Texas warned Thursday that militants from > the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and other terrorist groups may have > already slipped across the Mexican border. > > Mr. Perry said there is “no clear evidence” that terrorists have entered > the United States illegally across the southern border. But he argued that > illegal immigration should be considered a national security issue as well > as a social and economic problem, and as evidence he cited the increase in > violent crimes committed by illegal immigrants. > > “I think there is the obvious, great concern that — because of the > condition of the border from the standpoint of it not being secure and us > not knowing who is penetrating across — that individuals from ISIS or other > terrorist states could be,” he said during a conference on border security > and immigration at the Heritage Foundation. > > pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of abusing his power on Tuesday > after being indicted by a grand jury last Friday > <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/16/us/gov-rick-perry-of-texas-is-indicted-over-veto-of-funds-for-das-office.html>, > > making him the first Texas governor to face criminal charges in nearly a > century. Mr. Perry has called the charges a “farce,” and he is > contemplating a second run for the Republican presidential nomination. He > is scheduled to appear in New Hampshire this weekend. > > To bolster security, the United States should add more law enforcement > personnel at the border and use drones to monitor the situation, Mr. Perry > said. > > But he also said the nation should step up its military involvement in > Iraq to eliminate the threat from ISIS with more airstrikes before they can > launch an attack on American soil. “Air power is a major part of it, but > it’s also going to take more special operations, intelligence and advisory > support than we’ve offered so far,” he said. > > Mr. Perry aimed much of his criticism at President Obama, for everything > from abuse of his executive authority to failing to better aid Syrian > rebels. > > “When laws are treated this way, what usually follows are chaos and grief, > and that’s exactly what we’ve got right now,” he said. > > Mr. Perry opened his remarks by addressing the indictment, saying he was > “very confident” and dismissing the charges for what he called “an exercise > of my constitutional veto authority.” > > The charges stem from the governor’s attempts to force out Rosemary > Lehmberg, a district attorney, after she was arrested on a drunken-driving > charge. Mr. Perry threatened to cut off the funding for her office unless > she resigned, and when she refused, he vetoed $7.5 million designated for > the Public Integrity Unit, an organization tasked with fighting corruption, > which she led. > > Critics allege Mr. Perry abused his power by pressuring Ms. Lehmberg while > the unit was investigating the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of > Texas, one of the governor’s signature initiatives. Mr. Perry’s supporters > accuse Democrats of criminalizing politics. > > Mr. Perry’s defense lawyers on Thursday released an affidavit from a > former county investigator, who said the unit did not target or find > evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the governor or anyone in his office > as part of its investigation of the scandal-ridden cancer center. > > edit Democrats’ story line that the real reason Mr. Perry wanted to veto > funding for the anticorruption unit was to avoid being implicated, pushing > back against what the defense called an “outrageous,” weak case against the > governor. > > The governor’s office also announced Thursday that the rest of Mr. Perry’s > legal bills would be paid using funds from his campaign account, not with > taxpayer money, as had previously been the case. > > “Further legal bills will be paid for with campaign funds,” said Lucy > Nashed, Mr. Perry’s spokeswoman. > > She said Mr. Perry had more than $4 million in his campaign account at the > end of June, and has spent about $80,000 in taxpayer funds so far on legal > fees. > > Mr. Perry’s high-profile legal team > <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/us/texas-gov-rick-perry-enlists-help-of-high-profile-lawyers.html> > is > led by Tony Buzbee, who wasonce described by The New York Times Magazine > <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/magazine/07oil-t.html> as one of the > most successful trial lawyers in the country. It also includes Ben > Ginsberg, a well-known Washington lawyer who served as counsel to the > campaign of George W. Bush, whom he represented during the 2000 > presidential election recount. > > Emmarie Huetteman reported from Washington, and David Montgomery from > Austin, Tex. > > A version of this article appears in print on August 22, 2014, on page A17 > of the New > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
