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From NBC’s Andy MertenWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Giuliani received the endorsement of Texas Gov. Rick Perry this morning here -- his first nod from a sitting governor. Perry cited the former mayor’s success in reducing crime and cutting spending during his</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415583</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:14:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415583</guid><dc:creator>Ron, austin TX</dc:creator><description>Rick Perry is a complete moron so its no surprise he would endorse Rudy.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415590</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:15:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415590</guid><dc:creator>jerry/corpus christi texas</dc:creator><description>A good man Rick Perry, he has done well for the state of Texas.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415610</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:24:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415610</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;...A good man Rick Perry, he has done well for the state of Texas. &lt;br&gt;jerry/corpus christi texas (Sent Wednesday, October 17, 2007 10:15 AM)&lt;br&gt;.....&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ah yeah, okay.&lt;br&gt;Texas also gave us George DUMBYA' Bush....nuff' said.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415617</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:29:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415617</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;...“I don’t even think this is ideological, this is lack of experience,” Giuliani said of Democrats’ approach to health care.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What, are you kidding me?&lt;br&gt;And ah, what &amp;quot;experience&amp;quot; did Gigolo Rudy 'G' gain with healthcare as Mayor of NY.&lt;br&gt;Answer; NONE, NOTTA', ZIP, ZERO, GOOSE-EGGS, DONUTS......&lt;br&gt;The guy is a joke, sheeeeesh!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415626</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:30:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415626</guid><dc:creator>Deliverance</dc:creator><description>Do I hear dueling banjos? &amp;nbsp;Yes, it's the Texas boys on Rick Perry.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415635</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:33:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415635</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY</dc:creator><description>Texas is full of WHACKO INBREDS and Rick Perry is just another one of em.'&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415646</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:37:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415646</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY</dc:creator><description>.....and Gigolo Rudy 'G' didn't reduce crime in New York City.&lt;br&gt;The Crime Bill of 1994, and Bill Clinton's COPS program did.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415647</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:37:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415647</guid><dc:creator>Pat, Huntington, NY</dc:creator><description>Obviously Rick Perry's mind is negatively being affected by the Texas heat. &amp;nbsp;He, and most middle america americans who did not have the unfortunate experience of living here in NYC with Rudey Rudey-lani as our mayor, need to be educated about what this guy was really about as of 9-10-01. &amp;nbsp;First, he did not clean up NYC as he claims...crime rates were already on the down turn when he first took office. Disney, not Guiliani, is the real reason why NYC is safer, as it bought up properties in Time Square and kicked out all the riff-raff. &amp;nbsp;Also, the economy was already on the up-turn and we all know that crime goes down when the economy is booming. &amp;nbsp;Also, contrary to what Jerry might say, Clinton's crime bill passed right after he took office, put thousands of extra cops back on the streets, i.e. beat cops. &amp;nbsp;It's a proven fact that when there is a greater visible police presence, crime goes down. &amp;nbsp;As for taxes, Rudy raised them...in fact, he fought his fellow republicans and democrats in Albany who voted away the NYC commuter income tax. For those who don't know, if you work in NYC but don't live there, you had to pay a non-resident income tax...thanks to the democractically controlled Assembly in NY and the reublican controlled stated senate, we got rid of that tax despite Rudy's support for the tax. &amp;nbsp;Also, despite the 1993 WTC boming, Rudy caved into politcal pressure from lobbiests who gave him money and placed the city's Office of Emergency Management in the Twin Towers even though it was a proven target for terrorists. &amp;nbsp;Then, despite being warned about the communication problems between the NYPD and FDNY, Rudy ignored the pleas for better radios that if provided to them, would've save more lives on 9-11. &amp;nbsp;And Rudy didn't save anyone on 9-11...all he did was come out of his hiding place after the smoke cleared and made a bunch of pretty speeches and then went to more Yankees games then time spent at ground zero. &amp;nbsp;The true saviors for NYC...the first responders and the current mayor, Bloomberg, and our representatives in Congress [Schumer, Hillary and the House Reps.] who fought for federal funding and aid for post 9-11 relief. &amp;nbsp;What did Rudy do? Earn millions making 9-11 speeches and falsely told everyone the air was safe in lower manhatten when it was poisonous. &amp;nbsp;Also, Rudy did not work well with others...he never sought consensus with the City Council. He responded with indignant arrogance when racially motivated killings of black people were committed by a number of cops. He is mean spirited and outright nasty. &amp;nbsp;Anyone supporting this guy for president after knowing these indisputable facts is simply a moron.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415652</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:38:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415652</guid><dc:creator>Lee, Dallas, Texas</dc:creator><description>It is time for two quotes from Molly Ivins. She always referred to Perry as &amp;quot;Governor Good Hair&amp;quot; and she said, &amp;quot;Now will you listen to me when I tell not to elect anyone from Texas as President.&amp;quot; The latter would apply to Vice President as well, which Perry thinks he is qualified for. It would be God's Gift to Democrats if he were the VP nominee.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415654</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:39:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415654</guid><dc:creator>Lynn Byner, Crawford Texas</dc:creator><description>Texas also gave us George Bush....nuff' said. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes sir, they did. &amp;nbsp;The Republicans ran their dumbest guy, and twice beat the Democrats smartest guys. &amp;nbsp;That tells you something.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415678</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:47:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415678</guid><dc:creator>Sonic</dc:creator><description>Theres lies, theres damn lies...and then theres &amp;quot;Jerry-Speak&amp;quot;!</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415680</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:47:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415680</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY</dc:creator><description>Texas also gave us George Bush....nuff' said. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;quot;.....Yes sir, they did. &amp;nbsp;The Republicans ran their dumbest guy, and twice beat the Democrats smartest guys. &amp;nbsp;That tells you something. &lt;br&gt;Lynn Byner, Crawford Texas (Sent Wednesday, October 17, 2007 10:39 AM).....&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes that's right Lynn.....with a little help from 5 justices on the supreme court, and a few computer chips in Ohio.&lt;br&gt;By the way, how is it that the local paper down there endorsed John Kerry in '04'?&lt;br&gt;Hmmmm, kinda' tells you something doesn't it.&lt;br&gt;One last thing, can you give us any insight as to how the twins take their margaritas, and does DUMBYA really get nasty with his mouth when he's drunk?&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415684</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:49:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415684</guid><dc:creator>MICK</dc:creator><description>Watch out! Media will be pointing fingers, exclaiming, Piling up on Romney!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A difference between Gigilo and Romneo: a vast amount of gg's garbage is out for anyone to see, Romneo likes to play hide and seek. Just keep peeling back the layers, the RealRomneo is in there somewhere.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;goto http:www.massresistance.org and click on The Romney Deception, get a load of the realromneo.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Worse than calling in his lawyers, Romneo has Cofer Black and Pete Hoekstra lined up for advisors. Check 'em in Wikipedia.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415688</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:50:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415688</guid><dc:creator>TEC-Spring-Tx. </dc:creator><description>Jerry, have you seen your 2000-dollar property tax reduction that governor zoolander Perry promised? I have not. Additionally, what about his plans to sell the interstate system to some Spanish company and turn the interstates into toll roads and his plan to build the Texas toll way trans corridor with same Spanish company so we can open the borders between Mexico and Canada. He has no respect for imminent domain and taxpayers of this state. &amp;nbsp;He is weak on immigration, weak on tax reform and strong on special interest groups that want to take private and public property and turn it into a profit for foreign companies. I can not think of one positive deed he has done to improve Texas. </description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415694</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:51:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415694</guid><dc:creator>IntheMiddle, TX</dc:creator><description>Well said Lynn....</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415707</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:53:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415707</guid><dc:creator>H P Boston</dc:creator><description>Sure j &amp;nbsp;your gov is super, just the kind of guy you like! &lt;br&gt; Texass: 50TH IN CHILD HEALTH CARE!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;That is your &amp;quot;GOVENOR GOOD HAIR.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;TEXASS: &amp;nbsp;NUMBER ONE in high school dropouts!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;TEXASS: &amp;nbsp;1st in domestic violence!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;1st in % of population with no health insurance!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Like I said you need a a DEMOCRAT, your state is a mess!!</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415714</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:56:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415714</guid><dc:creator>IntheMiddle, TX</dc:creator><description>Fortunately Pat, NY is not the only state voting in 08'. You can smear the man all you want, but you have to be nasty and downright onery to become POTUS. This is the very reason Obama is having trouble, his butt won't clown Hillary. I guarantee you if he would start dragging Hillary, he would go up in the polls. You think its a joke.....wait and see who will survive in the end.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415715</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:56:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415715</guid><dc:creator>No Coke heads left behind</dc:creator><description>Gov. Good Hair - one of Bush's blow buddies. &amp;nbsp;Good choice. Good man, if you like fascist puppets beholding to BushCo.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415717</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:56:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415717</guid><dc:creator>kim, crofton, md</dc:creator><description>Looks like the GOP's big endorsers are bypassing ol' Fred. It must hurt when a governor of a Southern state chooses a former mayor of New York City. The race will narrow in a few months, coming down to a showdown between Giuliani and Romney. Giuliani is right when he claims that he is the best man to defeat Hillary Clinton, which may be another reason &amp;nbsp;why he's doing so well.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415720</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:57:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415720</guid><dc:creator>Texas Longhorn</dc:creator><description>It is time for two quotes from Molly Ivins. She always referred to Perry as &amp;quot;Governor Good Hair&amp;quot; and she said, &amp;quot;Now will you listen to me when I tell not to elect anyone from Texas as President.&amp;quot; The latter would apply to Vice President as well, which Perry thinks he is qualified for. It would be God's Gift to Democrats if he were the VP nominee. &lt;br&gt;Lee, Dallas, Texas (Sent Wednesday, October 17, 2007 10:38 AM)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thankfully Molly isn't around anymore spreading her Bulls**t. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415725</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:58:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415725</guid><dc:creator>IntheMiddle, TX</dc:creator><description>J. Merle: Your speaking of the Houston Chronicle. That paper is the most liberal paper in Texas. It is local to the Houston area. It does not represent all of Texas. You said that like 1 newspaper speaks for the entire state. Stick to New York. Dont Mess with Texas....</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415726</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:58:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415726</guid><dc:creator>H P Boston</dc:creator><description>Sure j &amp;nbsp;your gov is super, just the kind of guy you like! &lt;br&gt; Texass: 50TH IN CHILD HEALTH CARE!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;That is your &amp;quot;GOVENOR GOOD HAIR.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;TEXASS: &amp;nbsp;NUMBER ONE in high school dropouts!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;TEXASS: &amp;nbsp;1st in domestic violence!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;1st in % of population with no health insurance!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Like I said you need a a DEMOCRAT, your state is a mess!!</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415737</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:03:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415737</guid><dc:creator>Pete Caloger  Bushkill, PA 18324</dc:creator><description>So here we have it, the beginning of the end of the hope for a meaningful presidential election. We now get to choose between these two severely flawed New Yorkers. Ahh yes, just the right mix of sophistication and practicality. </description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415738</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:03:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415738</guid><dc:creator>Class Warrior, D.C</dc:creator><description>Pat from Huntington, NY; Even the Rudy G. is a lying moron, the fix is in for him to become the nominee...and, once Clinton is slimed enough, the next President. &amp;nbsp;he'll be a Bush clone, and &amp;quot;the End of an Error&amp;quot; will not QUITE have come yet.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415745</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:05:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415745</guid><dc:creator>IntheMiddle, TX</dc:creator><description>TEC: Go read on his accomplishments before you come on here spouting off about your home state. The way I grew up is &amp;quot;I can say whatever within my house but I dont let anyone outside the house say the same and we keep in house biz in house&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.rickperry.org/issues"&gt;http://www.rickperry.org/issues&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415750</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:07:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415750</guid><dc:creator>Christopher Thurow</dc:creator><description>Another endorsement from the &amp;quot;Big Government&amp;quot; wing of the Republican party!! &lt;br&gt;Can anybody out there see any difference between Giuliani and Clinton? They are identical!! </description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415751</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:07:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415751</guid><dc:creator>Mike K., Houston TX</dc:creator><description>No suprise there, they both work for Cintra to help build the TTC</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415763</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:12:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415763</guid><dc:creator>Susan, Miami</dc:creator><description>Lynn, it just says there are alot of moronic, naive people in this country. We do learn, but it takes us years to figure things out. We all got W's number now, but you haven't yet.. the last 28%. WHO NOW are the last mindless brainwashed robots? Lynn, Jerry, Inthemiddle? YOU!!!!</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415767</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:12:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415767</guid><dc:creator>doc/lewisville tx</dc:creator><description> &amp;nbsp;somehow I knew that Rick Fairy would manage to be front and center behind Rudy.I guess thats okay since Taxus is the national leader in Healthcare for the poor,great nursing homes.education,low property taxes,low insurance,no illegal migrant invaders,open voting records,and home to such pillars of virtue such as Enron. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; So I repeat myself,:Vote every incumbent out of office,or it's so long Democracy,hello Facism.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415774</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:15:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415774</guid><dc:creator>Jim, Santa Cruz</dc:creator><description>Whomever the republicans nominate, I'm voting against him. </description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415785</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:18:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415785</guid><dc:creator>H P Boston</dc:creator><description>Molly was the best bull spreader Texas ever knew. &amp;nbsp;Miss her bull, it was the only good thing about Texas. &lt;br&gt;RIP Molly. The bubbas are a disgrace to the state of Texas, you always knew that and said so!</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415793</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:23:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415793</guid><dc:creator>Blue state baby</dc:creator><description>Does it really help Rudy when one a-ss endorses another?</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415794</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:23:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415794</guid><dc:creator>MICK</dc:creator><description>that's:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.massresistance.org"&gt;http://www.massresistance.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;sorry. </description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415800</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:24:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415800</guid><dc:creator>Steers and queers</dc:creator><description>Tezas Longhorn - you'll like being part of Mexico, again.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415803</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:25:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415803</guid><dc:creator>John, San Antonio,Texas</dc:creator><description>Do not let some of these other Texans fool everyone into thinking that most Texans like Rick Perry. You only have to look as far as the 06 governor's race to see that the majority of Texans do not approve of this clown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He's a complete joke.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415805</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:25:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415805</guid><dc:creator>Independent, Texas</dc:creator><description>Trust me when I tell you that this is strictly a bid for the VP slot by Perry. The &amp;quot;good hair&amp;quot; remarks are right on target.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You have to realize that the governorship of Texas (a hold-over from Reconstruction) is virtually powerless. The Lt Gov is the powerful position. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The only governor to have used the office effectively in the past twenty years was Ann Richards (and no, I didn't support everything she did - I didn't even live in Texas until the last year of her term)as she knew how to pound that bully pulpit. GWB just understood the &amp;quot;bully&amp;quot; part and Perry doesn't do anything. He, at least, is more verbally competent than was and is GWB.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jerry - tell me what you think Perry has done to deserve your accolades.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415810</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:26:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415810</guid><dc:creator>Bobby McKinney, Richmond, Texas</dc:creator><description>I would vote for Satan before I vote for Hillary or any other Demoncrat but I guess there really wouldn't be that much difference between them.Go Rick &amp;amp; Rudy!</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415811</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:26:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415811</guid><dc:creator>Ed Weirdness</dc:creator><description>Why would anyone lsiten to a governor who was elected with marginally 30% of the vote? Perry has been bought by the open borders lobby, big business, and the Chamber of Commerce. Its depressing and frustrating for us Texans to have to baby sit this moron and his cronies in the Texas House and Senate simply to prevent them from passing even more idiotic, damaging legislation. Perry's political career is over, and as far as most Texans are concerned; so is Rudy's!</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415813</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:26:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415813</guid><dc:creator>Joe Einloth</dc:creator><description>Yeah, more Texans talking better than they fight. &amp;nbsp;Texas - #1 in clowns! &amp;nbsp;No wonder you're always falling over your feet! &amp;nbsp;It's those big 'ol clown shoes! &amp;nbsp;When Molly Ivins died, the average IQ dropped 10 whole points!</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415818</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:28:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415818</guid><dc:creator>Pat, huntington, ny</dc:creator><description>IntheMiddle, TX and anyone else who thinks Rudy is the next messiah...the only good thing is that you live in Texas and regardless of your vote, it's a guarantee win for the republican candidate so your vote and opinion is not worth a heck of a lot. &amp;nbsp;If you were from Ohio, or another so called swing state, then you might have some impact. &amp;nbsp;But alas, you're vote is not going to mean much. &amp;nbsp;And for those bashing NY candidates...while I am not a Rudy fan, this country is loooong over due for a NY'er back in the White House...given how well we did with the last two [Teddy Roosevelt and his cousin Frankie]. &amp;nbsp;Enough with these bible beating hicks!</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415821</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:29:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415821</guid><dc:creator>TEC-Spring-TX</dc:creator><description>IntheMiddle, TX, oldest trick in the book in advertising is to promote the negatives as a positive.&lt;br&gt;I had a Choice to move to Texas, when the company where I was employed moved its main office from Atlanta Georgia to Houston. I thought at first what a wonderful state, open politics, where people respect individual rights and no income taxes. All was smoke and mirrors. I pay more in state taxes even without income tax. I see that politics is open, if you have a friend in power, and individual rights mean my rights over yours. So Texas is not better than Georgia, just different, Both States have pros and cons. Are you afraid to Air the Dirty laundry. I would be Just as critical of my home state and have been, if the Gov was trying the same thing there. At least Georgia the roads are well maintained and are free of tolls. The interstates here are not as bad as Louisiana, but then Mississippi has better roads than Texas. Bottom Line is that Perry has made many proposals and the ones that have come to bear fruit, where more like lemons that the grapes that were dangled before us. </description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415822</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:30:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415822</guid><dc:creator>mostlikely</dc:creator><description>Hmmmmmm - Rick Perry you say. &amp;nbsp;Now wasn't he in the pest control business with former &amp;amp; now disgraced Speaker of the House Tom DeLay?? &amp;nbsp;Pest control lost a couple of good men to politics...but hey, the door's always open! Cleaning up Texas could take several lifetimes.....</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415838</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:35:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415838</guid><dc:creator>Dave, TN</dc:creator><description>Rick Fairy, goobernator of texass endorses rudy the red nosed reprehensible. Will they hold hands like shrub and his butt buddy from saudi arabia too?</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415841</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:36:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415841</guid><dc:creator>Witty Nickname, Deer Park, Texas</dc:creator><description>Sure j &amp;nbsp;your gov is super, just the kind of guy you like! &lt;br&gt;Texass: 50TH IN CHILD HEALTH CARE! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;That is your &amp;quot;GOVENOR GOOD HAIR.&amp;quot; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;TEXASS: &amp;nbsp;NUMBER ONE in high school dropouts!! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;TEXASS: &amp;nbsp;1st in domestic violence!! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 1st in % of population with no health insurance! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Like I said you need a a DEMOCRAT, your state is a mess!! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;---------------------------------------------------&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suppose in Boston it is acceptable to make up numbers. &amp;nbsp;Texas may not be the best an any of these categories, but I am pretty sure we are not the worst in all of them. &amp;nbsp;But please, enlighten us with where you got these statistics, as I am fairly sure they came from the oraface in your backside.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415848</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:39:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415848</guid><dc:creator>Blue state baby</dc:creator><description>Bobby, you can't vote for Satan, he is just finishing his second term.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415851</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:41:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415851</guid><dc:creator>doc/lewisville tx</dc:creator><description> &amp;nbsp;Enuogh allready!George Bush is the worst Resident in the history of the country.If his mouth is open,he is lying.At one time,I actually thought he was simply incapable of doing the job he was selected for by 5 very conservative S.C. judges,and influenced by Dick Cheney.But the truth is no matter how many times you repeat a lie,it does not make it the truth.W.M.D.'s to &amp;quot;we don't torture the man is only a tool for Corporate America.Be afraid.Be very afraid . &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;May God have mercy on us all,every candidate is a liar. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; </description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415854</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:42:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415854</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester NEW YORK!</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;.....J. Merle: Your speaking of the Houston Chronicle. That paper is the most liberal paper in Texas. It is local to the Houston area. It does not represent all of Texas. You said that like 1 newspaper speaks for the entire state. Stick to New York. Dont Mess with Texas.... &lt;br&gt;IntheMiddle, TX (Sent Wednesday, October 17, 2007 10:58 AM).....&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No actually I'm talking about the Lone Star Iconoclast. I didn't know the Houston Chronicle endorsed Kerry. Yet another reason to go &amp;quot;hmmmm&amp;quot; when discussing DUMBYA'.&lt;br&gt;Oh, and I'll GLADLY stick to New York. &lt;br&gt;Texas is is filled with WHACKOS and miscreants like Lee Harvey Oswald, the guy who shot at people from the Tower in downtown Austin, The two guys who dragged an African American man behind their p/u truck until his head fell off, and of course that great Right-Wing Christian Leader David Koresh.&lt;br&gt;Do you know why Mexico doesn't fall off into the 'Gulf? &lt;br&gt;Because Texas SUCKS!&lt;br&gt;You can take Texas and shove it. &lt;br&gt;How's that grab ya'?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415863</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:44:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415863</guid><dc:creator>jerry/corpus christi texas</dc:creator><description>TEC:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;At least we have plenty of drinking water and you can your time to take a shower, unlike Atlanta. &amp;nbsp;You can always move back if you should so desire.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415872</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:46:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415872</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester NY</dc:creator><description>.....&amp;quot;I would vote for Satan before I vote for Hillary or any other Demoncrat but I guess there really wouldn't be that much difference between them.Go Rick &amp;amp; Rudy! &lt;br&gt;Bobby McKinney, Richmond, Texas (Sent Wednesday, October 17, 2007 11:26 AM).....'&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;...and if you vote for Gigolo Rudy 'G' that's exactly who you're voting for. Satan himself.&lt;br&gt;Go HOME Rick &amp;amp; Rudy!&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415878</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:49:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415878</guid><dc:creator>jerry/corpus christi texas</dc:creator><description>John in San Antonio:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Maybe one day the democrats will find a real man to run for governor. &amp;nbsp;Here is Texas, a real liberal man is very far and few inbetween, about the distance between El paso and Sabine Pass. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415885</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:53:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415885</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY</dc:creator><description>InTheMiddleTx.....TEXAS SUCKS&lt;br&gt;Get over it.&lt;br&gt;How the hell does someone get elected governor with 30% of The vote?&lt;br&gt;That's laughable.&lt;br&gt;&amp;quot;Don't mess with Texas.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;Please!&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415891</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:57:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415891</guid><dc:creator>jerry/corpus christi texas</dc:creator><description>Merle:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Since you cannot prove the 2000 and 2004 races, we won't go there....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;H P Boston:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Why would be we want a democrat in Texas?&lt;br&gt;we don't plan on building a tunnel anytime soon.....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We already had one democrat woman in the state house..&lt;br&gt;had 6 open bottles of liquor in her car.....&lt;br&gt;got caught by the state police......&lt;br&gt;tried to seduce the state police......&lt;br&gt;didn't work.........&lt;br&gt;got voted out.......&lt;br&gt;we didn't need a female version of Ted (burp) Kennedy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Now we have a Democrat who chased a naked woman into a convenience store....&lt;br&gt;told the clerk he was the police......&lt;br&gt;wasn't a cop......&lt;br&gt;told everybody he was a lawyer......&lt;br&gt;he can't prove it.........&lt;br&gt;raised money for several democrat candidates.....&lt;br&gt;thousands of dollars........&lt;br&gt;one of those candidates........&lt;br&gt;Hillary Clinton........&lt;br&gt;He may be going to jail......&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;democrats are about the same as criminals in texas.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415893</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:57:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415893</guid><dc:creator>Kevin Neimi, Marquette, Mi</dc:creator><description>Hey Stanley, watch out! &amp;nbsp;The black helicopters are outside your window. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What is it with conspiracy nuts? &amp;nbsp;Get over it!! &amp;nbsp;Let it go, you'll feel better!!</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415897</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:59:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415897</guid><dc:creator>Dev Il</dc:creator><description>When Molly Ivins died, the average IQ dropped 10 whole points!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Both in Texas, and in Hell.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415900</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:00:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415900</guid><dc:creator>Jackson, Houston, TX</dc:creator><description>Where is this guy from MA getting these phony nuumbers? We may be down in some areas but I guarantee you we are by far not the worst. He obviously doesn't know jack about Texas. All he knows is how to keep electing a murderer that can &amp;quot;Boogaloo&amp;quot; with the best of them (His constant shaking).</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415903</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415903</guid><dc:creator>Texas Longhorn</dc:creator><description>Sure j &amp;nbsp;your gov is super, just the kind of guy you like! &lt;br&gt;Texass: 50TH IN CHILD HEALTH CARE! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;That is your &amp;quot;GOVENOR GOOD HAIR.&amp;quot; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;TEXASS: &amp;nbsp;NUMBER ONE in high school dropouts!! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;TEXASS: &amp;nbsp;1st in domestic violence!! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;1st in % of population with no health insurance! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Like I said you need a a DEMOCRAT, your state is a mess!! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I guess this could be true if you include all the illegals who the Democratic Senate continue to support and encourage to suck the blood out of this country while the real citizens continue to pay for this cancer. &amp;nbsp;That's what you get with santuary cities like Houston.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415912</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:06:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415912</guid><dc:creator>George Prentwood Sante Fe NM</dc:creator><description>Lynn, it just says there are alot of moronic, naive people in this country.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;=====&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No, it shows how stupid the democrats are. &amp;nbsp;They are so stupid they think they are smart, and that's as dumb as you can get. &amp;nbsp;It's now at the point again where the dems are putting up the same set of dumb-ass northeast liberals and thinking that they have a shot at winning. &amp;nbsp;The dems will never learn, they keep calling people that don't agree with them stupid. &amp;nbsp;It's that kind of attitude that makes it fun to rub your collective noses in it, again and again.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415916</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:08:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415916</guid><dc:creator>Pat, Huntington, NY</dc:creator><description>Jerry writes:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;quot;democrats are about the same as criminals in texas&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I want to know where is your hard core objective intelligent proof to support that statement? &amp;nbsp;Be careful Jerry...with outrageous comments like that, maybe no one will take your posts seriously! HA! Too late...that's already the case.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415948</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:24:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415948</guid><dc:creator>SONIC/ Corpus</dc:creator><description>Jerry, once again you just substantiate what these posters have said about people from Texas. You are your worst enemy. </description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415952</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:25:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415952</guid><dc:creator>jerry/corpus christi texas</dc:creator><description>Pat:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Well, there is Ramsey Munoz.....&lt;br&gt;he ran for Governor under the La Raza party here back in the 70's.......&lt;br&gt;now in jail for drug offenses.......&lt;br&gt;had a bunch of people wearing brown berets.....&lt;br&gt;I'll pass on the German remarks.....&lt;br&gt;they were very anti-american......&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Now Hillary Clinton has a member of La Raza on her staff.....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think you can connect the dots......</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415953</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:25:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415953</guid><dc:creator>GAB, Austin, TX</dc:creator><description>inthemiddle...you talk like you have the emotional capacity of a 12 year old. People from Texas can say what ever the hell they want. Grow up!</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415955</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:27:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415955</guid><dc:creator>Scott in South Texas</dc:creator><description>Texas is a great state, it does not suck, and all Texans are not inbred whackos.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is ridiculous to say that democrats are about the same as criminals in Texas, but 'pert near everything jerry says is ridiculous.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Having said that, Rick Perry is about as worthless a governor as any state has ever had, and our state government has been a sick joke since being taken over by republicans. &amp;nbsp;Unless of course you're an insurance company, big business, etc., etc.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Finally, while it's true that boy george claims to be a Texan, he ain't no more a true Texan than I'm thinkin' of flyin'.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415973</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:36:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415973</guid><dc:creator>Pat, huntington, ny</dc:creator><description>Oh Jerry...you've got your fair share of criminal republicans. &amp;nbsp;And just because there are some democrats who are criminals, let's look at the commonality...they're all politicians! </description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415974</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:36:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415974</guid><dc:creator>Richard, Washington State</dc:creator><description>Jay Murl Stan Lee:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You're in common form today.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415977</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:36:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415977</guid><dc:creator>Susan,Miami</dc:creator><description>Ah yea.. George Prickwood, you will be crying and hyperventilating after election day when the Clintons roll back into the Whitehouse. I notice the rightwingers are becoming more and more shrill and desparate by the day. Tooo baad! booo hooo!The viciousness and lies and shrieking from the gasbag Rush and the rightwing are definitely increasing. Anybody else notice the high pitch noise?</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415992</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:43:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415992</guid><dc:creator>Pat, Huntington, NY</dc:creator><description>Can care less about all this stuff...George Lucs developing live action spin off of Star Wars for TV. &amp;nbsp;All is right in the world again.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#415996</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:44:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:415996</guid><dc:creator>Independent, Texas</dc:creator><description>Scott in South Texas (Sent Wednesday, October 17, 2007 12:27 PM)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Too True!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Scott - sure wish you'd check out Civil Discourse - there are some great conversations going on and one of them has to do with Texas. I'd love to see your reactions.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.civildiscourse.com/index.php?act=idx"&gt;http://www.civildiscourse.com/index.php?act=idx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Did you hear about Kay &amp;quot;baby&amp;quot;? Not running again? (of course she isn't up for reelection until 2012). Big of her huh? She said she supported term limits to be set for 2 terms and was just (amazingly) elected to her 3rd term. Evidently, she thinks she can damage us further as governor and is thinking about running when that election comes up. That Kay - always thinking: NOT!!</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416000</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:46:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416000</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;.....John in San Antonio: &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Maybe one day the democrats will find a real man to run for governor. &amp;nbsp;Here is Texas, a real liberal man is very far and few inbetween, about the distance between El paso and Sabine Pass. &amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;jerry/corpus christi texas (Sent Wednesday, October 17, 2007 11:49 AM).....&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha&lt;br&gt;Liberals ARE real men, jerry.&lt;br&gt;CANTservatives are the one's who run away from military service.&lt;br&gt;You're real tough in text jerry....I'll bet you're a pansie in person.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416009</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:51:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416009</guid><dc:creator>Chuck, El Paso, TX</dc:creator><description>If I didn't have a reason to vote against Giuliani before, then this endorsement by Perry gives me good cause to avoid the man. Anyone that Perry would endorse definitely gives me cause to vote against the person.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416024</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:00:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416024</guid><dc:creator>Rufus Gibbons, DC</dc:creator><description>Perry is the nut that financed the &amp;quot;swift boat goons for Bush&amp;quot; then when Kerry sued them Mr. Perry sat on his money and left them twisting in the wind.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416025</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:00:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416025</guid><dc:creator>Blue state baby</dc:creator><description>Yea Susan I notice the rightwing noise getting louder and you can feel the panic in it too.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416043</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:06:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416043</guid><dc:creator>Richard, Washington State</dc:creator><description>Susan, Miami:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;Anyone else notice the high pitch noise?&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Only in your post, actually. &amp;nbsp;Had to put on ear muffs just to read it. I think in psychological terms you are exercising transference, attributing your own behavior to others, or something like that. &amp;nbsp;Bring it up with your therapist.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Have you bid on Harry Reid's original Rush Limbaugh smear letter yet? &amp;nbsp;About 70 grand will put you in the lead. &amp;nbsp;It's a bargain with 41 original autographs from your favorite politicians.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Or you can just download a copy from his (Limbaugh's, not Reid's)website.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416047</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:07:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416047</guid><dc:creator>Scott, Houston, Texas  </dc:creator><description>Bush jr wasn't born in TEXAS he was born in New Haven Connecticut.If he was a true TEXAN, America would be for Americans not for people who piss on it. Perry I hope someone can build the world's biggest toilet paper roll for your trans corridoor. I know we the people of America will be wiping Cannada's and Mexico's a--'s if built. Rudy please don't ride the I was there 911 train. Hillary it's not the amount of money you have raised, it's how much of a American are you. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; </description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416062</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:13:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416062</guid><dc:creator>jerry/corpus christi texas</dc:creator><description>Well merle, there is your challange:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Find a REAL Liberal man in texas to run against Rick Perry......&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I guess according to your statement.....&lt;br&gt;New Yorkers needed a woman since there wasn't a REAL liberal man that could handle the job.....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And what's worse......&lt;br&gt;She had to come from Illinois....</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416078</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:18:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416078</guid><dc:creator>Brad in Texas</dc:creator><description>Wow... What a bitter comment section. &amp;nbsp;I can honestly say I agree with most of the presidents policies, even though only a few people support him, because he is still my president. &amp;nbsp;I didn't stoop to name-calling when Bill Clinton became a huge disappointment to me, because he was still my president. &amp;nbsp;The polarization of America continues.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416099</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:28:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416099</guid><dc:creator>Tess, CA.</dc:creator><description>Sounds like the Governor of Texas wants more illegals in his state. If you all remember Giuliani wants them all in New York. During one of the debates he said let them all come, they are ALL welcomed. Remember Giuliani is for Sanctuary Cities. &amp;nbsp;That might work, the illegals can all live in Texas, and the tax payers in Texas can support them. It is a shame that the Governor of Texas is supporting Giuliani, oh well..... Ron Paul has my vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Poor Texas.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416106</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:30:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416106</guid><dc:creator>HMT-MI</dc:creator><description>Didn't gov.Perry get caught in bed with another guy?Clue please?Maybe it was Rudy?</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416118</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:36:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416118</guid><dc:creator>Brad in Texas</dc:creator><description>J. Merle Stanley: &amp;nbsp;Thank GOD you are in New York! &amp;nbsp;I have met some great people from my adopted city of Buffalo, but none of them were the crotchety blowhard types like yourself. &amp;nbsp;Try and understand that not everyone agrees with your opinion, and some people actually respect each others differences. &amp;nbsp;That includes geographical differences. &amp;nbsp;Give it a whirl! </description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416119</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:37:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416119</guid><dc:creator>Independent, Texas</dc:creator><description>Brad in Texas (Sent Wednesday, October 17, 2007 1:18 PM)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is not an attack but, rather, an honest request for clarification:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Did I understand you to mean in your post that you support the president's policies BECAUSE he is the president? &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Did I misunderstand?</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416121</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:38:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416121</guid><dc:creator>TEC-Spring-TX. </dc:creator><description>Jerry, you keep on trying to put that round peg into a square whole. You probably need the Texas hammer to drive that peg. &amp;nbsp;La raza from the seventies connets dots with Clinton in 2007. And as I said before no more Clintons and no more Bushes for president, but really trying to connect the dots between Ramsey Munoz and Clinton sounds like a conspiracy from the mind of a Rush Mouth. Yes I would love to return to Georgia and the drinking water issue in Atlanta is a complex issue involving a record drought, the Army core of engeniers and the City of Atlanta. Got to save the fresh water muscles in Florida. Texas will have water wars in a few years, because we can not conserve our most precious resource and we have plenty of water. At least in Georgia I would pay about 600.00 a year in property and school taxes, a 3.5 percent sales tax and a 6 percent state income tax all deductiable for the federal income tax. I could aford more of a house, because the property tax appraisals do rise faster than home values. We depended on govenor perry zoolander to deliver on his promise of property tax relief and have not seen a reduction. Please name one positive deed the Govenor has accomplished and did not turn lemonade into lemmons. He does not deserve the respect of conseratives or liberals in Texas. He is all about the power of politics and has proven beyond any resonable doubt, that he will say anything to gain that power and never deliver on the promises. </description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416129</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:40:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416129</guid><dc:creator>Nate, Dallas, TX</dc:creator><description>Nobody can beat Hillary. &amp;nbsp;57% of ALL female &amp;quot;likely voters&amp;quot; support her and 8 million more women than men voted in 2006. &amp;nbsp;The math is not hard.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So say whatever you like about Rick the P---- and Rude Rudy, they ain't gonna be running the country, thank god or whatever master of the universe you dig.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416137</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:44:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416137</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;.....Since you cannot prove the 2000 and 2004 races, we won't go there....jerry/corpus christi texas (Sent Wednesday, October 17, 2007 11:57 AM)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;OH BUT WE CAN (AND DID) PROVE THE 2000 ELECTION WAS STOLEN JERRY!&lt;br&gt;* RNC spent $600,000.00 on Florida absentee ballots from people not even registered to vote there.&lt;br&gt;* Absentee balLots were opened by local republiCANT committee members before being submitted to the board of elections.&lt;br&gt;* 4000 names on the felons list with no conviction date listed&lt;br&gt;* 400 names with future conviction dates&lt;br&gt;* 35 &amp;quot;same name&amp;quot; exclusions&lt;br&gt;* At least one local Florida court decision from a judge who indeed said the election was &amp;quot;irregular.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;* An **UNSIGNED** decision from The U.S Supreme Court, that states within it's written text that it's a one time only ruling which sets no precedent.&lt;br&gt;As for 2004,....well you explain to me how electronic voting machines in that election included one Ohio county adding almost 4,000 extra votes to George W. Bush's tally, machines that wouldn't let voters record presidential votes for anyone but Bush, and &amp;quot;backwards counting&amp;quot; machines that subtracted votes from Kerry's vote totals. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;All of these things were discussed under sworn tesitmony before congress.&lt;br&gt;Furthermore, two election workers in Ohio's most populous county were convicted of illegally rigging the 2004 presidential election recount so they could avoid a more thorough review of the votes.&lt;br&gt;Jacqueline Maiden, the elections' coordinator who was the board's third-highest ranking employee when she was indicted in March of '06,' and ballot manager Kathleen Dreamer each were convicted of a felony count of negligent misconduct of an elections employee...The felony conviction carries a possible sentence of six to 18 months.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Oh, and as for the guy you wrote about who was running around naked.....at least he wasn't naked and trying to have sex with a little kid....which is what republiCANTS do regularly.&lt;br&gt;We eat ten gallon hats and cowboy boots for breakfast up here jerry. You wouldn't last 10 minutes in New York and neither would any of your trailer park pals from TexASS.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416145</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:47:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416145</guid><dc:creator>H P Boston</dc:creator><description>Brad is soft in the head &amp;nbsp;BUSH SUCKS!! He is the worst president EVER! &amp;nbsp;You Brad support a killer, a lying warmonger and a alcoholic brain damaged loser! &lt;br&gt;If you voted for him join the shit list! As you troll here be aware we KNOW bush sucks and you can not interject your so called &amp;quot;we respect the office of the president&amp;quot;, we do not now that it is dishonored!&lt;br&gt;Post to jerry he is at you level.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416148</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:47:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416148</guid><dc:creator>TEC-Spring TX</dc:creator><description>Rufus Gibbons, DC, that was Bob Perry not Rick Perry that financed the Swift boat crew. Rick and Bob are not related, but are join at the hip with campaing finance donations. Bob got Rick to support a Bill that takes rights away from home owners in favor of builders. Bob is one of the bigest home Builders in Texas, as owner of Perry Homes. Basically Bob got a law that prevents new home owners from filing law suits against the builder over shoddy construction. Business rights trumps personal rights in republican land. Does that sound like a conserative value? &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416149</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:48:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416149</guid><dc:creator>IntheMiddle, TX</dc:creator><description>TEC: Well if Georgia is so much better..get to steppin' I lived there for 4 yrs at Ft Benning and I don't miss a damn thing about Georgia.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416159</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:51:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416159</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY</dc:creator><description>Brad in Texas, give this a whirl;&lt;br&gt;I really couldn't care less what you or any other trailer park red neck thinks about me, NY, The Democratic Party or Liberalism in general.&lt;br&gt;Do ya' get it?&lt;br&gt;Have a nice day.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416173</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:56:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416173</guid><dc:creator>H P Boston</dc:creator><description>Nate: &amp;nbsp;65% of women vote.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; 152 million women!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; 62% of men vote.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; 148 million men.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;These are old stats from 2000, I will see if .gov has updated. &amp;nbsp;Geezzz what do they spend our taxes on?&lt;br&gt;Thanks for the great post your stats are inspiring!</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416176</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:57:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416176</guid><dc:creator>Scott in South Texas</dc:creator><description>Independent, I did indeed read the &amp;quot;big&amp;quot; news about Kay Baby, and the article I read said she's thinking of running for governor in 2010 (giving up her last two years as our Junior Bubblehead senator). &amp;nbsp;Seems I remember she made some noise about running against Rick last time around. &amp;nbsp;Is she qualified ? &amp;nbsp;Well, she has an (R) behind her name on the ballot, and if she'll follow the orders of the Big Money Men, she could very well get elected. &amp;nbsp;Think jerry could could get over her being a woman ?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rufus, you're thinking of Bob Perry, a big time home builder and developer. &amp;nbsp;He doesn't serve in Texas government, he owns it. </description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416188</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:01:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416188</guid><dc:creator>doc/lewisville tx</dc:creator><description> &amp;nbsp; I think that the hate-filled comments on this page stifle any type of reconcilliation between differing politics.The thinly disguised profanity is a sad proof that when people run out of intelligent arguments,they use explitives to fill in the blanks.If I have personally offende anyone,I apologize to my fellow citizens.Just as a suggestion,try to use common(or not so common)sense and try to reconcile your differences in a civilized way.Please America,think before you vote.Study each persons stated views and try to hold your candidate to their promises.If we don't change our attitude of &amp;quot;Party First&amp;quot;,then we will become the huddled masses.Peace.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416190</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:02:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416190</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;.....Well merle, there is your challange: &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Find a REAL Liberal man in texas to run against Rick Perry...... &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I guess according to your statement..... &lt;br&gt;New Yorkers needed a woman since there wasn't a REAL liberal man that could handle the job..... &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And what's worse...... &lt;br&gt;She had to come from Illinois.... &lt;br&gt;jerry/corpus christi texas (Sent Wednesday, October 17, 2007 1:13 PM).....&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;THERE YOU HAVE IT FOLKS! &lt;br&gt;JERRY/CORPUS CHRISTIE TEXAS, WHO IS AN UNOFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON FOR THE REPUBLICANt PARTY AND THE MOST &amp;quot;VOCAL&amp;quot; caNtSERVATIVE ON THIS BOARD, SAYS THAT WOMAN IN GENERAL ARE INCAPABLE OF LEADERSHIP ROLES, AND NO WOMAN SHOULD EVER BE PRESIDENT.&lt;br&gt;GEE, AND I THOUGHt REPUBLICANtS WANTED TO BE &amp;quot;THE PARTY OF THE PEOPLE.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;THANK YOU, JERRY, FOR SHOWING US WHAT SEXIST A-HOLES YOU REPUBLICANtS REALLY ARE.&lt;br&gt;OH AND JERRY.....PERRY GOT 30% OF THE VOTE. THAT'S NOT VERY IMPRESSIVE AT ALL.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416199</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:04:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416199</guid><dc:creator>SONIC/Corpus</dc:creator><description>Jerry are you gay? I don't meant to slander gay people. &amp;nbsp;You come off as a big woman hater in your posts.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416200</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:04:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416200</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY</dc:creator><description>Rich-Wash-Stain&lt;br&gt;I really get under your skin. &lt;br&gt;Don't I, boy?&lt;br&gt;Ha Ha Ha Ha&lt;br&gt;GOOD!</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416220</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:14:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416220</guid><dc:creator>Carrie, Eastern Iowa</dc:creator><description>George: &amp;nbsp;What do you define as northeast? &amp;nbsp;While Hillary is a NY Senator, she was raised in IL, and spent nearly 20 years in Arkansas. &amp;nbsp;Obama is from Illinois. &amp;nbsp;Edwards is from North Carolina. &amp;nbsp;Richardson is from New Mexico. &amp;nbsp;Biden is from Delaware, which I don't think is really northest but I'll give you that one.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I guess northeast is relative.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416241</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:21:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416241</guid><dc:creator>jerry/corpus christi texas</dc:creator><description>Merle:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Too bad it would be proved in a court of law....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But anyway...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Ohio, it was people associated with the NAACP and the democratic party that were involved in the voter fraud case. &amp;nbsp;Of course, the democrats denied it (uh huh) but the people were arrested.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So your arguement that Bush stole the election is a bit on the &amp;quot;who shot JFK&amp;quot; side of the road....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This would have all but ended anyway if Al Gore would have won his own state!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416242</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:21:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416242</guid><dc:creator>Carrie, Eastern Iowa</dc:creator><description>Brad:&lt;br&gt;If you are saying what I think you are saying, that we should support our president's policies because he is our president, then I have to disagree with you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;American citizens have not only the right but the duty to question our leaders about their policies. &amp;nbsp;We have a duty to make sure that they are acting in our best interests, and not in their own best interests. &amp;nbsp;A flourishing democracy (or democratic republic, as it were) requires an active citizenry, and in the absence of one, will yield to some form of dictatorship. &amp;nbsp;The American public cannot be a rubber stamp for presidential policies. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Whether we should give our president deference is another matter entirely. &amp;nbsp;In my opinion, so long as a president has not abused his authority and has not given me cause for concern about his intentions, then we should give him the benefit of the doubt. &amp;nbsp;However, when said president has demonstrated repeatedly that it is not the will of the people but his own will that matters most, he has lost any right to that benefit. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416261</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:27:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416261</guid><dc:creator>RWS, Washington State</dc:creator><description>Ja Murl Stainley:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yeah, Ja Murl, you're a regular lyme disease delivery system.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416267</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:29:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416267</guid><dc:creator>TEC-Spring-Tx</dc:creator><description>IntheMiddle, TX if I had lived there for 4 yrs at Ft Benning and I do not think I would have fond memories either. It would be like living at Lackland in San Antonio for four years except there are probably more liberals in San Antonio. Columbus, Ga. would have dried up and died if that fort was not there. I think now days the city could stand on its own. Anyway, what good deeds have the Good hair Zoolander Perry accomplished? Yes I did check out his self promoting web site and did not see anything that contradicted any statements I made about the Good hair guy. HT key word is accomplished. Proposals and good intent have not stopped him from turning lemonade into lemons. </description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416268</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:29:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416268</guid><dc:creator>Lisa, Fort Worth TX</dc:creator><description>Perry is not well-thought of, or respected much in TX. &amp;nbsp;The trans-corridor, trying to force parents to immunize their 11yr. old daughters with a vaccine regardless of whether parents think it safe or not, and his attempts at making as many roads in TX toll roads have not endeared him to very many people here in Texas. &amp;nbsp;To hear Perry tell it, &amp;nbsp;he single-handedly rescued all those displaced from hurricane Rita. &amp;nbsp;Wow! kinda sounds like Rudy's claim to being the savior of NY city.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416272</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:30:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416272</guid><dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator><description>Run Rudy Run...split the GOP right in half.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416274</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:31:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416274</guid><dc:creator>Mike Licht, Washington DC (formerly Austin TX)</dc:creator><description>I trust Governor Perry to size up the candidates. He has a degree in Animal Science from Texas A and M and lots of experience examining livestock.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416289</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:35:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416289</guid><dc:creator>Blue state baby</dc:creator><description>Brad, H P Boston is right on. We would respect the office of president if the president respected the office.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416301</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:41:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416301</guid><dc:creator>Gig Em</dc:creator><description>I trust Governor Perry to size up the candidates. He has a degree in Animal Science from Texas A and M and lots of experience examining livestock. &lt;br&gt;Mike Licht, Washington DC (formerly Austin TX) (Sent Wednesday, October 17, 2007 2:31 PM)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hope the Aggies put another whooping on the Longhorn this year. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416307</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:43:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416307</guid><dc:creator>TEC-Spring-TX</dc:creator><description>Lisa, Fort Worth TX, would you say that Perry represents good conservative values? According to what you stated he sounds like the typical wolf in sheeps clothing. </description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416314</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:45:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416314</guid><dc:creator>Merry/CA</dc:creator><description> SONIC/Corpus Jerry are you gay? I don't meant to slander gay people. &amp;nbsp;You come off as a big woman hater in your posts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gays hate women? &amp;nbsp;I never knew that. &amp;nbsp;Hillary will need to dress like a man next time she's speaking in front of them. &amp;nbsp;Oh, wait . . . &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416322</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:47:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416322</guid><dc:creator>Scott in South Texas</dc:creator><description>Independent, if you're out there, I went to Civil Discourse and registered, now I think they're doing the background check or something. &amp;nbsp;How do I find the conversation about Texas of which you speak ?</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416344</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:53:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416344</guid><dc:creator>jerry/corpus christi texas</dc:creator><description>A republican gets people out of harms way when Rita came here......&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A democrat leaves his people to sufffer in New orleans.....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hmmmmm</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416348</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:55:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416348</guid><dc:creator>H P Boston</dc:creator><description>Ya Sonic? Please do not give gays a bad rap comparing &lt;br&gt;them with the likes of j. &amp;nbsp;Gays are better looking, smarter and dress better than j! Do not demean gays, most are better men than j!</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416361</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:58:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416361</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY</dc:creator><description>I'm really gettin' to ya' aren't I&lt;br&gt;Rich-Wash-Stain&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416373</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:02:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416373</guid><dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator><description>Hey hey..go easy on Columbus, Ga..it's not so bad. Instead of trying to get out of here immediately I've decided to postpone if a few more years.....and then leave.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416376</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:04:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416376</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY</dc:creator><description>jerry, do you just make &amp;quot;stuff&amp;quot; up as you go along?&lt;br&gt;Nobody from The Democratic Party in Ohio, and nobody from the NAACP was arrested for anything connected to the election in 2004.&lt;br&gt;But republiCANTS were arrested there, and almost ALL of what I posted with reference to Florida 2000 WAS proven either in SWORN testimony before congress, or in court.&lt;br&gt;Too bad the republiCANT dominated Supreme Court didn't have the BALLS to sign it's decision.&lt;br&gt;I wonder if they were ashamed.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416475</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:50:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416475</guid><dc:creator>ken</dc:creator><description>He picks the devil he knows,rudy,who all but pissed on the sacred oath of marriage,instead of a man of principle like ron paul,the repucker party has no soul.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416479</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:53:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416479</guid><dc:creator>ken</dc:creator><description>Another dirty republican governer supporting another filthy repucker will wonders never cease.STOP THE PRESSES</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416485</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:54:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416485</guid><dc:creator>ken</dc:creator><description>Republicans hate childern,democrats love them, hhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416491</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:57:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416491</guid><dc:creator>ken</dc:creator><description>Merle you would be voting for satan when you vote for the man who broke his oath he took in front of god,rudy &amp;quot;three wives&amp;quot; gulliani.Hope he is as honest to you as his third wife not his first.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416548</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:32:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416548</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY</dc:creator><description>Don't worry about me ken.....I wouldn't vote for Gigolo Rudy 'G' even if he was running for Chief Meter Maid.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416568</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:45:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416568</guid><dc:creator>Independent, Texas</dc:creator><description>Scott in South Texas (Sent Wednesday, October 17, 2007 2:47 PM)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think you'll really like CD - automatically posted comments so you don't have to wait for a moderator. (smile) You can also see what is &amp;quot;new&amp;quot; regardless of topic or forum as a personalized display. Way cool. No need to go scrolling through hundreds of pages or even to bookmark anything. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You didn't have to join to read all the site but I am so glad that you did.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I encourage you to cruise all the &amp;quot;forums&amp;quot; (fora) to see what is being discussed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The particular topic I was referencing is a humour topic in the &amp;quot;SLICE OF LIFE&amp;quot; forum. The topic title is &amp;quot;Messin' with Texas&amp;quot;. It started a LONG time ago but just recently had some updates. The beginning writings are really funny!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Please go exploring but if you require going straight to this item, here is the link:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.civildiscourse.com/index.php?showtopic=88"&gt;http://www.civildiscourse.com/index.php?showtopic=88&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416571</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:48:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416571</guid><dc:creator>Richard, Washington State</dc:creator><description>Ja Merly boy:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yeah, I'm having trouble sleeepppinnn . . . zzzzzzzzz</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416590</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:58:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416590</guid><dc:creator>BIGOLDTEXAN</dc:creator><description>Rick Perry is an idiot.........&lt;br&gt;How he became govenor, I`ll never know.&lt;br&gt;I guess you have to have promise people a lot of favors when you win that seat and pay up when you do win.&lt;br&gt;This is the guy that wanted to force female children &lt;br&gt;ages 9 - 11 years to take a inoculation that was suppose to stop some kind of vaginal decease. &lt;br&gt;Get this he have investment in the so call vaccine and would have made a fortune from it if was passed.&lt;br&gt;The drug did not pass th efood and drug administration test and fact he did not even submit it for testing. &lt;br&gt;You are correct Ron, austin TX..........&lt;br&gt;Hed is a MORON, Ha ha Ha ha !!!!!!!</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416653</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:33:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416653</guid><dc:creator>J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;...Ja Merly boy: &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yeah, I'm having trouble sleeepppinnn . . . zzzzzzzzz &lt;br&gt;Richard, Washington State (Sent Wednesday, October 17, 2007 4:48 PM).....&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hey you're the one who keeps on addressing me.&lt;br&gt;That's okay as far as I'm concerned. It means you're reading everything I post.&lt;br&gt;Well, if you're doing that pal....so's everybody else.&lt;br&gt;Anyway, Rich-Wash-Stain....have yourself a lovely evening and don't forget to take your nightly dose of Welbutrin. Hope the HIV tests come back negative.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416681</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:50:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416681</guid><dc:creator>Lisa, Fort Worth TX</dc:creator><description>TEC, all I know is no one that I know who votes republican is happy with his performance since he was re-elected. He's perceived as pretty &amp;quot;slick&amp;quot;, to quote my friend Sue, who is a die-hard conservative. &amp;nbsp;He reminds me a little of Mitt Romney; maybe it's the hair?</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416835</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:45:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416835</guid><dc:creator>Richard, Washington State</dc:creator><description>Dr. Ja Murl:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Since you seem to be familiar with it, could you explain to me what Welbutrin is?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Except for the really short posts, I usually just see your name and respond with an irrelevant smartass remark. &amp;nbsp;Just trying to keep things proportionate to the stimulus and on the same intellectual level.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You seem to need a lot of affirmation. &amp;nbsp;If I'm helping in some small way by responding to your cries for attention then it's all worth it. &amp;nbsp;Perhaps it will enhance your therapy regimen.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Anyway, got to go. &amp;nbsp;Wouldn't want to distract you when the nurse comes to your door with your medication.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#416859</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:15:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:416859</guid><dc:creator>leon                  houston</dc:creator><description>the only reason perry is still governor is because he conned kinky and grandma into selling out the state of texas and running. thus spliting the colossal anti perry vote. no one could understand that a vote for either of them was a vote for perry.at one time when it was expedient, perry was a Democrat. now he's just an opportunist that got 32% of the vote. how could someone still hold office knowing that 68% of the state wanted someone else.no honor, no integrity. just big oil and big insurance and yea texas is at the top of those statistics(health care, drop out rates, etc.) &amp;nbsp;whether you choose to believe the truth or live in your own made up world where life is rosy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;republicans hate America, middle class children and Gen. Sanchez.</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#417026</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:30:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:417026</guid><dc:creator>beaverdambob</dc:creator><description>I've been to Texas, spent a year there one week, and I despise every square inch of it. Houston has got to be the most humid and miserable city in the U.S. The gov. has got to have mold in his brain to support the shrub, or obviously he is trolling for the V.P. slot. Either way it is meaningless, we already have the biggest moron in Texas as the POTUS, oh god, I can't believe I just said that, pass the barf bag. Anyway, can anyone out there in the sane world imagine a Rudy/Perry ticket? please god, make it happen so we can finally put to rest this myth about these texans who are all hat and no cattle. Stay tuned for the dem sweep in 08. Peace</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#417139</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:56:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:417139</guid><dc:creator>Aslam, Corona, California</dc:creator><description>Infantile Nation &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN, Guest Writer &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Does this generation possess the gravitas to lead the world? &lt;br&gt;Considering the hysteria that greeted the request of Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to lay a wreath at Ground Zero, the answer is no.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What is it about this tiny man that induces such irrationality?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Answer: He is president of a nation that is a &amp;quot;state sponsor of terror,&amp;quot; is seeking nuclear weapons, and is moving munitions to the Taliban and insurgents in Iraq.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But Libya was a &amp;quot;state sponsor of terror,&amp;quot; and Col. Ghadafi was responsible for Pan Am 103, the Lockerbie massacre of school kids coming home for Christmas. And President Bush secretly negotiated a renewal of relations in return for Ghadafi giving up his nuclear program and compensating the families of the victims of that atrocity. Has Ahmadinejad ever committed an act of terror like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Richard Nixon went to Moscow and concluded strategic arms agreements while Moscow was the arms supplier of the enemy we were fighting in Vietnam that used, at Hue, mass murder as a war tactic.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nixon went to Beijing to toast Mao Zedong, the greatest mass murderer in history, responsible for the deaths of 37,000 Americans in Korea, who was, in 1972, persecuting and murdering dissidents in the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution run by his crazed wife, and transshipping Russian weapons into Vietnam.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Nixon is today hailed as a statesman for having gone there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In 1959, President Eisenhower rode up Pennsylvania Avenue in an open convertible with Nikita Khrushchev, Stalin’s gauleiter in Ukraine, who, three years before his tour of the United States, had sent tanks into Budapest to butcher the patriots of the Hungarian Revolution.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What has Ahmadinejad done to rival these monsters?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would be an obscenity, we are told, if Ahmadinejad were allowed to place a wreath at Ground Zero. This is a public-relations stunt that should never be permitted.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;That the Iranian president has PR in mind is undoubtedly true. Much of what national leaders do is symbolic. But that wreath-laying would have said something else, as well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would have said that, to Iran, these Americans were victims who deserve to be honored and mourned and, by extension, the men who killed them were murderers. Bin Laden celebrates 9/11. So do all America-haters. By laying a wreath at Ground Zero, the president of Iran would be saying that in the war between al-Qaeda and the United States, he and his country side with the United States.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How would we have been hurt by letting him send this message?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;To the hysterics, Ahmadinejad is the new Hitler and we are all at Munich, and we should behave like Churchill and gird for war.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is absurd.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;True, as the Washington Times charges, Ahmadinejad invited David Duke to Tehran to a conference of Holocaust deniers, and his minions chant &amp;quot;Death to America&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Death to Israel.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But every mob in the Middle East shouts such slogans. And Duke was the Republican candidate for governor of Louisiana in 1991 and got a majority of the white vote. And Holocaust deniers meet regularly in the United States. Yet we seem to survive.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Far more serious was the threat of Khrushchev in 1956 to rain down rockets on Britain in the Suez crisis and his &amp;quot;We-will-bury-you&amp;quot; rant. Still, JFK met him in Vienna and negotiated a test-ban halt.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Far more serious was Mao’s talk, after the Cuban missile crisis, of accepting &amp;quot;300 million dead&amp;quot; in a nuclear war – talk that scared even Khrushchev. Fidel Castro reportedly urged the Russians to fire their rockets rather than give them up. Those were deadly serious times.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hitler could destroy the Jewish population of Europe because he was able to conquer Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals. Iran has no air force or navy we could not dispatch in a week and no nukes. Israel has 200 to 300 nuclear warheads and, if it believed its survival was at stake, could turn Tehran into toast in 10 minutes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Why does Iran want nuclear weapons if it doesn’t want to use them? For the same reason Israel wanted them: deterrence.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;After seeing what America did to its non-nuclear neighbor Iraq, which had done nothing to America, and after hearing Bush call them an axis-of-evil nation and prime candidate for U.S. preemptive strikes, a not-unreasonable ayatollah might conclude they need nuclear weapons, or the Americans will be dictating to them forever.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;America and Iran have great differences, but also common interests. Among the latter, no Taliban in Kabul, no restoration of a Sunni Ba’athist dictatorship in Baghdad, and support for the present governments. Iran cannot want a Sunni-Shia war in the region, which would make her an enemy of most Arabs, and she cannot want a major war with America, which could lead to the destruction and breakup of the nation where only half the people are Persians.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;That is plenty to build a cold peace on, if the hysterics do not stampede us into another unnecessary war.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.medicalsupplycorner.com"&gt;http://www.medicalsupplycorner.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://diabeticcorner.blogspot.com"&gt;http://diabeticcorner.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.allurmeds.com"&gt;http://www.allurmeds.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.infocusnews.net/content/view/16912/400/"&gt;http://www.infocusnews.net/content/view/16912/400/&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Texas governor endorses Rudy</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/17/415567.aspx#417275</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:45:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:417275</guid><dc:creator>scott</dc:creator><description>GODFATHER Giuliani has made the offer; dare we refuse?</description></item></channel></rss>