Texan. Like redmymind, I’ll just award you the honor on behalf of Governor Perry – he would be delighted if he knew. And, yes, anyone can cry with joy and relief – I do it regularly. I’ve cried every single time I’ve watched this video!

Oh, Lordy, didn’t know he was on O’Reilly tonight!! I’ll catch the 10:00 rerun. Our guy is gonna catch that brass ring, change. I know it, I feel it. And I KNOW he is the one who can keep my precious granddaughter safe in the military. I KNOW it – I don’t trust anyone else with her precious young life. And her Dad, my son, is exactly like me!

Keep that Kleenex (I prefer Pufs – softer, actually) handy – tears of joy, relief and pride!

merely a squatter in Texas since I’ve been here only 67 years, born in OK, but I got here as fast as I could!

Love your story about Narnia – good triumps over evil. Yes, it does. Always stick to your convictions when you are certain they are the right thing, then fight to the bitter end. You don’t have to waffle or wobble when you know in your head and in your heart that you are right. That is the magic connection – when your head and your heart (gut) are in complete agreement. Or that is my humble view and one by which I’ve always lived my life. Beware when the two are not connected – that means you travel the wrong path as you know it.

Gonna watch O’Reilly rerun pretty soon – can’t wait to see it!!

and I will relay the message to her. Those kids in the military need all the prayers and support they can get – they certainly are held in contempt by their CinC. I despise that man – he is of the devil.

You know, Miss Paula, I’m 71 years old so have pretty much seen and heard it all. This election is the most important of my lifetime to begin to rid us of the vile and disgusting evil that permeates every aspect of our lives. I rail against it and will vote my head and heart – I just pray we get it right. Our very lives, and the lives of those who follow us, depend on us. We MUST do the right thing. I pray for the day when the light at the end of the tunnel isn’t a freight train, but God’s light shining through it.

Thanks for your kindness and thoughtfulness, Paula. It means a lot to me.

no other feeling like one has when the National Anthem is played, the flag waving, the troops marching, the Pledge of Allegiance by a crowd – even the 21-gun salute when I attended two military funerals during the ‘Nam war. My God, I thought I was going to collapse. That is how I was reared, and ditto for my son and daughter, grandchildren and the greats will be. We are a conservative bunch who always vote the “right” way.

I’m still weepy about my sweet little granddaughter – I hope it doesn’t continue during her entire service, but it might. The pride and fear all mixed up at once are a new feeling for me, but I honor those babies with all my heart.

You know, during WWII, I was just a mere baby, yet I remember vividly my grandmother walking the floor and crying because she didn’t know where either of her two sons were – one in the Army, one in the Navy. Both came home safely, thank God. I still have my ration book that Mom had saved all the years she lived, and it will be passed down from me.

Then came Korea and ‘Nam. My brother was in ‘Nam, and I can’t tell you how many telegrams I fired off to that stinking LBJ over his policies. My words were always “Fight this war to win it, or bring our boys HOME.” Of course, I never heard back. The very idea – our boys sitting there hungry with food rotting on a crude runway strip, the Cong shooting our boys if they dared to try to get the food – yet THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO FIRE A SHOT IN RETURN! Then they were spit on when they returned! We didn’t have that in Texas (probably would’ve been lynched on the courthouse square), but I saw it on the news all the time.

Yes, red, war is hell, but you fight it to win and then come home. I pray that my sweet baby girl will be safe, but it is in the Lord’s hands.

Thanks so much for the sweet, sweet words from you, the prayers and the blessings. And you must know that they are reciprocated in turn – ALWAYS!!!

From your lips straight to God’s ears! Oh, yes, we are two peas in a pod. I have felt this way all of my years on this earth, and I AIN’T changin’ now – too hard-headed is what I am.

Please cherish these wonderful few years with your son. They go by all too soon. I would give anything to go back and relive those years with my son and daughter, when they were safe under my wing and watchful eye. I was there to hold them when they were sick – and to bust their butts when they acted out, as all kids will try to do! HA But they are precious years indeed. They are both good citizens, hard workers with a good work ethic, strong faith in God, very good parents and very patriotic/conservative. But I was blessed in the fact that when I was bringing them up, the world wasn’t quite as horrible as it is today. Plus, Texas used to be about 10 years behind the rest of the nation when it came to the hippie stuff and riots. We never had those here.

Good for your parents who taught you to have the values that you have today. Babies aren’t born with knowledge, they are taught by their parents. Oh, on a side note here – do you know what I call Kim Jong Il? My name for him (the monster) is Yu Make Me Il … how’s that?

Yep, we can thank our troops for everything. But the disrespect shown them by our wimp-in-chief is unforgivable to me. He could apologize till the cows come home, and I would still spit on him!

Keep on keepin’ on, red – and squeeze that baby boy all you can. One day he will be on his own – and the hardest thing of all is to be the parent of adult children. HA

God bless you all!

phone rang before it was done, so I was left with the impression that O’Reilly was being his usual self. Good for him that he acquiesced – that doesn’t happen a lot.

Oh, no, b.o. did not implement the tax – just carries it on – but is in the process of taking as much as he can squeeze out of us and our children to redistribute to his buds. Phooey on those who have continued it down through time.

Thanks for the ending to my pathetic story to nathan. His being in Thailand is an issue in that I know that he doesn’t have a lot of access to the latest.

Thanks for all you do, Paula.

heard. There isn’t the first thing inauthentic about him. Comparing Hillary, there isn’t an authentic bone in her body – that is well-documented and observed by all those who have the ability to see.

So, Miss Paula, that is Perry is a nutshell. I can only attest to the facts that I know, and I do know Rick Perry. I’ve never met him personally, but have met Anita and visited with her a few minutes. She is the loveliest, most gracious lady you will ever meet – one who listens as well as asks questions. The pair of them would do us proud at 1600.

of no. It isn’t as if he’s never been before huge crowds before – he has traveled the world, is the chair of the Governor’s Committee (don’t know the proper title), plus his type of personality just naturally fits in at either a goat ropin’ or a State Dinner. And that isn’t something that can be taught to feel in a natural way – it is something you either are or you aren’t, without lessons – but that is just me.

I do think it had to do with his recent back surgery early July – so he had been out of surgery a mere 6 weeks when he announced. That is NOT enough time to heal, certainly not from the type surgery he had. Then, I’m told there are terrible back spasms for a long time after and that you should not stand for long periods for many months. And he did that! I’m sure he was taking some type of muscle relaxer to help him endure. They sure can mellow you out!

But that is just me and my take on it, cheetah. Personally, I don’t think he’s ever met a stranger. The debates’ live audiences are tiny compared to what he is used to seeing.

became an absolute necessity because of major problems with pain, etc., that he would have been having. And that is what took him so long to announce. Either do it at that time, or delay it and run for office and heaven only knows when he would have been able to clear off a schedule for having the surgery, and maybe not even run for office – not a lot of clear choices there. That is what I see. I can’t even imagine the pain he endured on those stages – it must have been brutal.

He knows exactly which crowd he is speaking to and adjusts accordingly. He’s been a rally-round-the-flag type all his life (inborn) and does it well. He’s Methodist, lifelong, brought up in a little church in Paint Creek where his parents still attend services. Then you add in the country feel, the Texan feel, the Southern feel, and it is all quite normal. The Perry in the video you posted is Perry the “damn the torpedoes” Governor that we know.

Thanks for your comment – love the buttoned-down Presbyterians, even if they are rather reserved. Us Baptists are not, or not the ones that I know! My paternal grandmother was a First Christian Church devotee, and there was no person on the planet more reserved than was she. Needless to say, I really believe she thought me to be a barbarian. Oh, well.

check! I like the Lutheran church – have been there many times and enjoy the traditiions very much, circle.

Yeah, we are coming apart at the seams, circle. But, you know what? With enough voices and votes, we can turn this sluggish, creaky ship around. And I’ll betcha if we talk about it long enough, the two of us might even figure out just exactly WHO we can recruit to stand up and fight back. Wonder where we should begin. Right?

been corresponding with him for a while. Interesting, kind, brilliant, faithful – there are many more adjectives for him, but you get the drift. Get him to tell you the story of being at USC and fighting off the libtards while standing up for his conservative beliefs. Now that takes a true MAN!

off the chart if I lived there. I just don’t understand their thought process – taxed beyond all reason, etc. Though we do have wild-eyed loons in Texas, I must say that a lot of them moved here to escape the techie implosion in CA. Unfortunately, they brought their loony tunes ideas with them and have almost ruined the beautiful city of Austin with their PC, BS, arrogant, and entitled views. Deliver me!

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elects the yell leaders should tell one and all the amazing appeal that Perry has. He is just that kind of guy – all-around American who loves this country. A&M is a huge school but many seem to poo-poo it as just another hick Texas school. No, not true – it is not easy to get into A&M and even harder to remain there. It is not a snap, not by any means. A degree from there will get into any door anywhere.

Funny thing with cheerleading is that it is a goal to fire up the crowd, cheer on the team AND to create as much noise as possible so the opposing team cannot hear the plays – exactly as you stated. And probably is carried over as a form of the Rebel yell.

When I was a cheerleader, we were elected by the student body after strenous try-outs – it was a big deal making posters and “campaigning.” It was a lot of fun. And in every other high school that I heard of in Texas, the elections were the same. I’m not sure how it goes in other states – maybe it is just a Texas quirk or something, just am not sure.

Thank you so much, lizzie, for your very informative posts. They are most appreciated! Hope everyone reads them. You should create a diary with all of your views – I promise to recommend it!