Perry Goes Nationwide in Week of Big Speeches

by Jay Root
June 14, 2011
17 Comments

He bashed Barack Obama in Los Angeles over the weekend, fills in for The Donald today in the Big Apple and, on Saturday, Gov. Rick Perry will hit New Orleans for a GOP event that looks a lot like a cattle call for White House hopefuls.

There’s also this: a brand new online ad, now running in first-test New Hampshire, touting the Texas governor’s efforts to whip up on Texas trial lawyers. It’s produced by Americans for Job Security, which has close ties to Perry strategist Dave Carney — one of several top staffers to bolt Newt Gingrich ...

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Comments (17)

June 14, 2011 @ 9:22 a.m.

Venus Santos via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Is the irony that he purports to be a "state's rights" "secede from the uniun" type of guy lost on everyone including himself? smacks forehead
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June 14, 2011 @ 9:29 a.m.

Stephanie Garsee Jacob via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Here's wishing (and hoping) his "trajectory" will take him to a galaxy far, far away!!!
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June 14, 2011 @ 9:34 a.m.

Bambi Clark via Texas Tribune on Facebook

He is bought, paid for and doing as he is told to do.
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June 14, 2011 @ 9:44 a.m.

Richard Stewart via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Then he should resign as Governor of Texas and Let Bill White do what he promised do ten times better than his sorry ass is failiing to do !!!
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June 14, 2011 @ 9:45 a.m.

Richard Stewart via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Recall Perry !
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June 14, 2011 @ 9:46 a.m.

Richard Stewart via Texas Tribune on Facebook

He isnt good for Texas and he sure isnt good for The United States !
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June 14, 2011 @ 9:47 a.m.

Richard Stewart via Texas Tribune on Facebook

The NBA champs are paying for the Parade of Champs because the City of Dallas Cant afford it !!
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June 14, 2011 @ 9:47 a.m.

Richard Stewart via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Our schools are in Term OIL !
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June 14, 2011 @ 9:47 a.m.

Richard Stewart via Texas Tribune on Facebook

He is a Hater !
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June 14, 2011 @ 9:48 a.m.

Richard Stewart via Texas Tribune on Facebook

ANd hes galabanting around the nation !?
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June 14, 2011 @ 9:48 a.m.

Richard Stewart via Texas Tribune on Facebook

RECALL PERRY!!!
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June 14, 2011 @ 9:59 a.m.

Richard Stewart via Texas Tribune on Facebook

HE couldnt guide local politicians to do what was right in regular sessions so theyre in special sessions while hes playing Republican Queen somewhere else !! GOP= Get OUT Please ! What happened to your prayer legeslation ? ROFLMAO !!! LOSER !
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June 14, 2011 @ 10:15 a.m.

Mary Lynn VanZandt Neill via Texas Tribune on Facebook

This is sooo egotistical.Should be ashamed of himself,the cheapskate!
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June 14, 2011 @ 11 a.m.

Jack Suggs via Texas Tribune on Facebook

He speaks like a wimp and he's afraid to debate.
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June 14, 2011 @ 11:38 a.m.

David Huang via Texas Tribune on Facebook

As far as Rick Perry debating goes, I keep wondering why Bill White didn't go all "Chris Rock in that movie Head of State" on him, lol. Photobomb Perry's public appearances!
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June 14, 2011 @ 12:33 p.m.

Mary Lynn VanZandt Neill via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Richard!!! I believe we agree with you,I do,and your Bill White comment is really one to work myself into a snit~can't tell me the egotistical mutha didn't have this in the back of his,um,hair.Just can't bring myself to say"mind".It hurts. Now,true about the Mavs parade?Mark cuban,et.al are responsible for the rings,I get that,but can they lend (this is so bizarre) the city of Dallas $$ for a frigging parade? Hadn't heard that.Need to look it up.Perry couldn't have spent that,too.
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June 14, 2011 @ 11:15 p.m.

Bonnie McGuire

How refreshing it is to see that I'm not the only Texan that thinks Rick Perry isn't good for Texas and definitely wouldn't be good for the whole country! His health care mandates are either bought and paid for by his pharmaceutical contributors or fueled by "his religion" that, according to his spokesman the day AFTER Perry announced he was holding a governors prayer meeting in August, he never talks about. What a waffle!