What They Are Saying About Rick Perry at the First in the Nation Summit in New Hampshire on April 17, 2015

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT GOVERNOR PERRY’S “FIERY” SPEECH AT THE FIRST IN THE NATION SUMMIT

“A Fiery Speech” … “Strong” … “Big Applause” … “Poured On The Passion” … “Two Standing Ovations”
WMUR Headline: “Rick Perry Pours On Passion During GOP Summit” (WMUR, 4/17/15)

CBS News’ John Dickerson “Rick Perry In Nashua Is Holding This Audience Very Well…” Dickerson Tweet: “Everyone talks about how Rubio is a great speaker in the GOP field but Rick Perry in Nashua is holding this audience very well.” (Twitter.com, 4/17/15)

Weekly Standard’s Stephen F. Hayes: “A Fiery Speech…” Hayes Tweet: “In his speech at [FITN] in Nashua, NH, Tx Gov Rick Perry w/a fiery speech - lots of focus on foreign policy and national security.” (Twitter.com, 4/17/15)

WMUR’s John DiStaso: “[Perry] Poured On The Passion…” “[Rick Perry] poured on the passion at [First In The Nation Summit] lunch” (Twitter.com, 4/17/15)

The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman: “Mr. Perry Got Two Standing Ovations.” (The New York Times, 4/17/15)

• Haberman: “Mood In The Room: Engaged And Interested, Especially During The Q.-And-A. Session.” (The New York Times, 4/17/15)

National Journal’s Lauren Fox: “Perry Seemed Relaxed Yet Authoritative…” “In Friday's speech, Perry seemed relaxed yet authoritative as he rattled off his state's 5.6 million-person boom in population, rapid job growth, and increase in high school graduation rates that all happened under his watch.” (National Journal, 4/17/15)

The Hill’s Ben Kamisar: “Perry Is Delivering A Strong Speech…” Kamisar Tweet “Perry is delivering a strong speech, but he keeps falling back on the tick of ‘I will suggest to you’....” (Twitter.com, 4/17/15)

• Kamisar: “Firing Up A Crowd…” “Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) struck a populist note Friday in New Hampshire, firing up a crowd at the Republican Leadership Summit with an assault on ‘trickle-down liberalism.’” (The Hill, 4/17/15)

WMUR’s Ryan Murphy: “Big Applause When Talking About Rebuilding Military…” Murphy Tweet: “[Gov. Perry FITN] Speaks of Iran and pessimism Big applause when talking about rebuilding military in the past.” (Twitter.com, 4/17/15)

NECN’s Marc Fortier: “Very Animated Speech…” Fortier Tweet: “‘The best days of this country are ahead of us!’ [Gov. Perry] says, closing his very animated speech at [First In The Nation Summit].” (Twitter.com, 4/17/15)

Politico’s James Hohmann: “Rick Perry: Tan, Rested, Ready.” (Twitter.com, 4/17/15)

CBS News’ Alex Romano: “Hitting [Hillary Clinton] Right Off The Top Of His Remarks…” “‘She's the one who literally brought the reset button to the Kremlin.’ - Rick Perry hitting [Hillary Clinton] right off the top of his remarks.” (Twitter.com, 4/17/15)