Rick Perry

Governor of Texas and Republican Party Presidential Hopeful for 2012 Rick Perry (born James Richard Perry) is the longtime Governor of Texas who announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in August of 2011. While he gained early support from fiscal conservatives, his campaign stumbled after a series of contentious debates. Prior to his run for president, he has served as the Texas Commissioner for Agriculture and as Lieutenant Governor under George W. Bush, becoming governor after Bush resigned to become the 43rd president of the United States. He is the longest continuously-serving governor in the history of the state beginning in 2000 and winning successive elections through 2010.

 

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Rick Perry, Action Hero

Texas governor and failed Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry channeled his inner action hero in a video featuring him picking off targets at a shooting range using a semi-automatic rifle, as an introduction to his convention speech. ...

Not Conservative Enough

Texas Gov. Rick Perry took digs at the past two Republican presidential nominees Sen. John McCain and Mitt Romney, suggesting they lost because they're too moderate. "The popular media narrative is that this country has shifted away from conservat...

Paper Chase

Texas Gov. Rick Perry completes the paperwork to get on New Hampshire's First-in-the-Nation presidential primary ballot in October 2011. (Photo: AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Rick Perry

"Oops," said Texas Gov. Rick Perry during a brain freeze about what federal agencies he proposed to eliminate. (Photo: CNBC)

Rick Perry

Most Americans are "ready to have a change in Washington D.C., in 2015," said former GOP presidential hopeful Texas Gov. Rick Perry during an oops moment on CBS News' Face the Nation, in which he confused 2015 for 2012. (Photo: Courtesy CBS)

Rick Perry

“Newt’s the real deal,” said former GOP White House contender Texas Gov. Rick Perry on CNN’s John King, USA. “He’s the real fiscal conservative, he’s the real social conservative, he’s the real 10th-amendment believing and breathing individual on ...
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