The Evening Brief: Texas Headlines for April 2, 2012

by David Muto
April 2, 2012
11 Comments

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Report: Rick Perry used painkillers to help him get through debates (The Daily Caller): "Texas Gov. Rick Perry was under the influence of painkillers during televised presidential debates over the last year to help relieve severe back pain, according to a soon-to-be released eBook on the 2012 Republican race for president obtained by The Daily Caller. 'It became an open secret that he was using painkillers in sufficient dosages to keep him standing through the two-hour debates,' write the authors of 'Inside the Circus.' … The authors imply that the painkillers may have led to a humorous incident before an ...

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Comments (11)

April 2, 2012 @ 5:47 p.m.

Adam Khan via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Why would you slam this? It is perfectly reasonable to use painkillers following surgery and perfectly understandable that Gov. Perry would not want to discuss the matter openly on the campaign trail but perfectly stupid not to accept an excuse for some serious rhetorical flubs by any other name when it parades itself right in front of you.
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April 2, 2012 @ 5:50 p.m.

David Huang via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Perfectly understandable and reasonable to use painkillers and as a reason for his oddball performance that night. Sure as hell is a lot better than him being completely off his rocker that night.
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April 2, 2012 @ 5:56 p.m.

Randall Spradley via Texas Tribune on Facebook

The Perry camp should, nay, must embrace the painkiller story because the alternative is far less appealing.
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April 2, 2012 @ 6 p.m.

Gay Howard Maclaskey via Texas Tribune on Facebook

How does he explain his ignorance during the preceding years of his governorship?
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April 2, 2012 @ 6 p.m.

Stanley Moore via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Like that would have made any difference.
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April 2, 2012 @ 6:13 p.m.

Kim Stephenson Gilson via Texas Tribune on Facebook

He was, however, perfectly sober when he cut public ed by $4billion.
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April 2, 2012 @ 6:22 p.m.

Sonora Hartley via Texas Tribune on Facebook

So what? I also took pain pills during the debates.
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April 2, 2012 @ 7:42 p.m.

BikerPup PupDog via Texas Tribune on Facebook

If his lack of eloquence if from sustaned use of pain killers, them maybe he can get a reference on a drug rehab center from Rush and take care of his problem. Of course admitting it would be the first step.
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April 2, 2012 @ 8:12 p.m.

Bill Eaves via Texas Tribune on Facebook

My wife kept saying he was in pain! A sad way to lose!
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April 2, 2012 @ 9:07 p.m.

Jaye Ramsey Sutter via Texas Tribune on Facebook

The other performance--where he danced around, making odd gestures, odd faces--pain killers might explain that strangeness.
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April 2, 2012 @ 9:15 p.m.

Samdavis

He has the capacity and record to put on those embarrassing performances stone cold sober.