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Rick Perry Buys $1M in Ads on Fox News

Huge buy is part of aggressive post-flub strategy

(Newser) - He's not just trying to joke his way out of political trouble: Rick Perry's campaign has shelled out a whopping $1 million for ads on Fox News, reports the New York Times . That means regular viewers can expect to see him seven times a day for the coming...

Perry Offers Top 10 Excuses on Letterman

Sample: Mitt Romney is so handsome, it's hard to concentrate

(Newser) - Rick Perry capped a day of brain-freeze damage control last night by offering up the "Top 10 Rick Perry Excuses" on David Letterman's show . Highlights below, or check out the full video in the gallery.
  • "Actually, there were three reasons I messed up last night. One was
...

Eastwood: I Love Herman Cain's Story

'He’s a doer and a straight-talker,' director says

(Newser) - Clint Eastwood, currently promoting his J. Edgar Hoover biopic J. Edgar, tells the Los Angeles Times that while he's a liberal on many issues, he cast his vote for Eisenhower in 1952 and hasn't picked a Democratic presidential candidate since. "I’ve always been very liberal when...

Will Perry Quit? 'Oh, Shoot, No'

Texas governor goes on media blitz after debate 'oops'

(Newser) - Rick Perry freely admitted that he “stepped in it” last night when he forgot the name of the third federal agency he would eliminate. But will his debate gaffe lead to the end of his campaign? "Oh, shoot, no," the Texan told the AP this morning. "...

Rick Perry, Herman Cain, and Others Losers in CNBC Debate
 So, Who Else Lost the Debate? 
GOP Debate Roundup
Nov 10, 2011 7:29 AM CST

So, Who Else Lost the Debate?

Because Rick Perry obviously did

(Newser) - The moment that will live in infamy from last night’s debate , the gaffe that overshadowed everything else, was Rick Perry’s utter meltdown as he forgot one of the agencies he himself wanted to eliminate. But there were other people onstage, and here’s how people are grading them...

Was This the Moment Perry&#39;s Campaign Died?
 Was This the Moment 
 Perry's Campaign Died? 
gop debate
Nov 10, 2011 4:12 AM CST

Was This the Moment Perry's Campaign Died?

Strategists, pundits think debate flub could finish him off

(Newser) - Rick Perry's memorable memory lapse at last night's Republican debate has left a lot of people saying it's time to stick a fork in him—he's done. Perry's inability to name the third federal agency he would abolish was “the most devastating moment of...

'Oops': Perry Forgets Name of Agency He'd Abolish

He fumbles badly; Cain allegations get barely a mention

(Newser) - The GOP candidates debated again tonight, with a wonky focus almost exclusively on the economy, reports AP . Despite all the policy talk, though, it's a safe bet that a big story line will be a doozy of a blooper by Rick Perry: He promised to abolish three federal agencies—...

Election 2012: Republican Slate Should Have GOP Panicking, Writes Matt Latimer

 Dear GOP: 
 It's Time to Panic 
OPINION
Nov 7, 2011 11:09 AM CST

Dear GOP: It's Time to Panic

GOP field can't beat struggling Obama: Matt Latimer

(Newser) - On the surface, things aren’t looking good for President Obama—but if Republicans want to beat him, they’ll need a viable candidate. And that’s something they don’t appear to have, writes Matt Latimer for the Daily Beast . Instead, they’ve got battered Herman Cain, who’s...

Tax Policy Center: Rick Perry Flat Tax Plan Would Cost Feds $1T
 Perry Tax Plan 
 Would Cost Feds 
 $1T: Study 
in case you missed it
Nov 5, 2011 11:09 AM CDT

Perry Tax Plan Would Cost Feds $1T: Study

Plan 'redistributing income to top end,' says think tank

(Newser) - Under Rick Perry's flat tax plan , the rich will get richer, the federal government will get poorer, and the poor will stay pretty much where they are, according to the non-partisan Tax Policy Center. The center's study predicts that Perry's plan would cut government revenue by some...

Cain Blames Story Leak on Rick Perry Adviser

But Perry's team suggests Mitt Romney is to blame

(Newser) - So who's behind the Politico scoop about Herman Cain's sex-harassment allegations? Cain thinks he knows: one of his former political advisers who now works for Rick Perry. Cain tells Forbes that he briefed Curt Anderson about the allegations in 2003 when Cain was in the midst of an...

Bizarre Perry Speech Sparks Drunk Rumors

Highlight video from 'expressive' NH speech goes viral

(Newser) - Was Rick Perry pie-eyed during a speech to a conservative group in New Hampshire on Friday? In a video that has since gone viral, the candidate adopted an exuberant, jokey style and pulled a lot of funny faces, leading some commentators to believe that the Texas governor was distinctly refreshed....

Herman Cain Beating Rick Perry—in Texas
 Cain Beating Perry—in Texas 
Poll Numbers
Oct 31, 2011 7:37 AM CDT

Cain Beating Perry—in Texas

Governor's approval rating stands at 39%

(Newser) - How bad are things for Rick Perry? This bad: He’s not even leading in the polls in his home state. Herman Cain holds a razor-thin 27% to 26% lead over Perry in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll , and while that’s within the margin of error, the...

Rick Perry: I Can Still Win This
 Rick Perry: 
 I Can Still 
 Win This 
TALK SHOW DEBUT
Oct 30, 2011 12:22 PM CDT

Rick Perry: I Can Still Win This

Texas governor makes first Sunday show appearance

(Newser) - It ain't over 'til the Texas governor says it is: Rick Perry today hit the talk shows, saying that despite his fifth-place showing in today's Des Moines Register poll , "obviously, this race isn't settled at all. I feel pretty comfortable where we’ll be on...

Perry: I Have 'No Doubt' Obama Is a US Citizen

Says he was just having a little fun with Donald Trump

(Newser) - Rick Perry made clear today he is not in the birther camp—and he says was never there to begin with. "I have no doubt about it," he tells Florida's Bay News 9 when asked whether President Obama is a citizen. Pressed on his recent comments, here...

Rick Perry's Tax Plan: Are You Serious?

Perry's tax plan can't possibly work, Kevin Drum argues

(Newser) - Well, Rick Perry’s tax plan is out , and it’s left Kevin Drum of Mother Jones sort of speechless. “What can you even say about this?” he marvels. “It sounds less like a tax plan than a big ol' stew pot of right-wing applause lines.” Perry...

Perry: 'It's Fun to Poke' Obama

He formally rolls out tax plan in South Carolina

(Newser) - Rick Perry's busy day, one being perceived as his camp's attempt to recharge his flagging campaign , continues in South Carolina as he rolls out his flat tax plan. A key quote from his speech:
  • “Taxes will be cut across all income groups in America, and the net
...

Perry Rolls Out '20-20' Flat Tax Plan

'Cut, Balance, and Grow' plan cuts corporate tax rate

(Newser) - Rick Perry has rolled out a flat tax plan to rival Herman Cain's "9-9-9" plan. The Texan's "20-20" plan—or, as he calls it, "Cut, Balance, and Grow"—cuts the corporate tax rate from 35% to 20% and allows individuals to choose between paying...

Forbes Endorses Perry; Sununu Backs Romney

Two big 2012 endorsements announced

(Newser) - Steve Forbes predictably loves Rick Perry’s flat tax plan , so the businessman and two-time presidential candidate is officially backing Perry for president, The Hill reports. “With firm leadership which Rick Perry will provide—which is why I'm endorsing him for president—I think this will be a...

Rick Perry Talks Obama Birth Certificate

'Trump doesn't think Obama birth certificate is real,' he tells interviewer

(Newser) - Is Rick Perry the new birther candidate? The Texas governor told Parade he's incapable of reaching a definitive conclusion as to whether Barack Obama's publicly released birth certificate is "real," though he ultimately pirouettes away from the controversial issue. When asked in yesterday in Parade if...

GOP Contenders Try to Win Over Iowa Evangelicals

Major forum tonight could be pivotal

(Newser) - This could be a big night for the Republican candidates, notes the Des Moines Register : A major evangelical forum takes place in Des Moines, which might prove pivotal in getting Christian conservatives to rally behind a single candidate. As the Los Angeles Times explains, the political calculus in Iowa is...

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