Perry, Cruz Make Their Mark at South Carolina Forum

[TexasTowelie]

GREENVILLE, S.C. – William Barret Travis was the man of the hour at a presidential contender forum on Saturday — 179 years after he perished at the Alamo.

Both U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and former Gov. Rick Perry invoked the Alamo’s commander, a South Carolina native, in their remarks at a gathering of Palmetto State conservatives. But that was the end of the two Texans' stylistic similarities.

Cruz earned the auditorium’s most thunderous applause of the day, so much so that the event’s host, U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina, noted the crowd seeking to shake Cruz’s hand.

“Wow, he’s been called a rock star, but he actually acted like one there, didn’t he?” Duncan said to the audience about Cruz.

In addition to the two Texans, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson spoke at the forum.

Read more: http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/cruz-and-perry-campaign-south-carolina/

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. He may have been a native of S. Carolina, but he lived up the road from where I sit in Ala.

Lived and practiced law in this cabin, which was built in 1820.
It has a sign in front of it telling about him.



http://www.ruralswalabama.org/attractions/william-travis-home-c-1820-1828/

[okaawhatever]

4. Oh cool. Thanks for posting that. nt

[DFW]

2. Republicans are the ones who complained about Obama acting like a rock star during the 2008 campaign

But now it's fine if it's Ted Cruz. I'll bet that if you ask any of them. they'll say, "well, this is different!"

[marble falls]

3. Rockstar? He always looks a little startled to me and awkward when speaking off the top of his...

head.