Barack Obama
Texas Governor and Republican Presidential Candidate, Rick Perry, has taken U.S. President Barack Obama to task, for the sore lack of job creation occurring in the U.S. Economy. Reports released last week indicate, U.S. job growth sits at 0%, a sad and regrettable fact that has not occurred since 1945.
Rick Perry (looks a bit like former President Ronald Reagan)
Perry touted his job creation track record, stating he created 1.2 million jobs as the Governor of the U.S. state of Texas. Perry is using said job creation credentials on his resume, as a selling point for the 2012 election. This summer Perry, a Christian, called for a day of prayer and fasting in support of America, inviting many to a rally of the same.
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Presidential candidate Rick Perry stresses job growth
Posted: 09.05.2011 at 3:43 PM - "We need to get out of the way," said Texas Governor and Republican Presidential candidate Rick Perry in front of a standing room only crowd. Monday morning, Perry sat down with South Carolina U.S. House Representative Tim Scott in a town hall forum at the Horry Georgetown Technical College Conway campus.
The forum started off with Scott touting Perry's abilities to create jobs for the state of Texas. "We have with us a true job creator here today," said Scott. "Since the Governor took the office as the Governor of Texas, he's created 1.2 million jobs, and since 2009 he's created half of all the (new) jobs in America in one state."
"We've got to get America back working again," said Perry. "I didn't create those jobs. Americans created those jobs. Texans created those jobs because we allowed them to have an environment where they weren't overtaxed, over regulated and over litigated. We got out of the way and let the private sector do what the private sector does best." ...
