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Rick Perry mocks himself in latest ad
Texas Gov. Rick Perry unveiled his third campaign advertisement on Thursday, in which the presidential hopeful pokes fun at himself for his debate gaffes. The 30-second ad begins with a clip of Perry during the CNBC Republican presidential debate, where he tried to name the three federal departments he’d eliminate…
Rick Perry forgets the U.S. voting age, election date
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) wants to be president, but he just can’t remember when the election is or how old you have to be to vote. At a campaign stop at St. Anselm College Institute of Politics Tuesday, Perry didn’t seem to know that Americans become eligible to vote…
Arizona Sheriff Arpaio to endorse Perry for president
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona will endorse Rick Perry for president next week, according to ABC News. The self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in the nation” has gained national attention for his hard-line stance against illegal immigration and his controversial tactics, including forcing prison inmates to wear pink underwear and…
Rick Perry signs controversial Family Leader pledge
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has become the latest candidate to sign a controversial “marriage vow” created by The Family Leader, an Iowa-based Christian group, according to the Des Moines Register. By signing the pledge, Perry vowed to remain faithful to his wife and support a constitutional amendment banning same sex…
WATCH LIVE: Rick Perry unveils flat tax plan
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry was expected to unveil his plan for a flat tax Tuesday. Watch this live video from Gov. Rick Perry’s 2012 campaign, broadcast Oct. 25, 2011.…
Bill Maher on Rick Perry’s ‘N*ggerhead Ranch’ rock
On Friday night’s episode of Real Time, host Bill Maher –in a segment reminiscent of our own primer on how not to respond to accusations of racism– pulled no punches in discussing the controversy surrounding the painted rock at Rick Perry’s “N*ggerhead Ranch.” “If you find yourself prefacing more than…
Perry skips out on wildfires’ press conference
Republican presidential front runner Rick Perry is possibly facing criticism for his handling of Texas’ wildfires. According to Fox News, Perry skipped out on a scheduled press conference Saturday afternoon. There was no word on Perry’s absence until after the event, when his office explained that the governor didn’t want to make…
Please stop with the giant bellies. Please.
Update: A victory! The Daily Beast has switched the picture out to this one: I've replaced the picture below with the same stock photo that they were using, which was also used by the BBC. So you can see what caused me to be annoyed. One of the great fears…
Texas is a really big state with a lot of different people in it, duh
Since Rick Perry seems determined to play the "I'm a Real Texan" card—and a whole lot of the mainstream media is willing to play along—I expect that I'll be spending the next few months, and god forbid year, hopping mad. Not because I think Perry's an "inauthentic" Texan, but because…
Authentic Texans vs. blood-and-flesh Texans
American politics are dominated by culture war, and one of the most disturbing aspects of the culture war is the quest for authenticity—especially since what is considered most authentic is usually measured in the ugliest possible way. Take, for instance, Paul Waldman's examination of how Rick Perry plays the "authenticity"…
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