Rick Perry: I ‘stepped in it’ on gays, alcohol

[CarlV]

By KATIE GLUECK | 6/19/14 1:40 PM EDT

Rick Perry says he “stepped right in it” when he recently likened alcoholism to homosexuality.

The Republican governor of Texas made the controversial comparison at an event in San Francisco last week. But he sought to clarify it Thursday during a lunch sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor, using the opportunity to emphasize the need for the GOP to focus on economic issues.

“I got asked about an issue, and instead of saying, ‘You know what, we need to be a really respectful and tolerant country, and get back to talking about, whether you’re gay or straight you need to be having a job, and those are the focuses I want to be involved with,’ instead of getting — which I did, I readily admit, I stepped right in it,” he said.

Perry, long a staunch social conservative, is weighing another presidential bid in 2016 after his unsuccessful run last time. He warned Thursday that the Republican Party shouldn’t allow itself to be divided over social issues.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/0...#ixzz359ga8t3w

What a loser and he is looking to run again?.


Carl

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by CarlV

What a loser and he is looking to run again?.


Carl

Since you brought this up,

Todd J. Gillman: One Texan too many — Perry, Cruz and 2016

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local...z-and-2016.ece

We will get NO to gun control, NO to Obamacare, NO to gay rights.......

[Ike Bana]

When Rick Perry was born, it was so upsetting for the doctor that he slapped the mother.

[Ike Bana]

But people like Perry, Cruz and of course Santorum (definition attached), will continue to refer to it as the equivalent of pedophilia and giving it to Lassie, without the need for an apology or even an explanation.

[icenine]

I think it is fortunate for the nation that at least Rick Perry reveals who he really is so everyone knows not to elect him President. Unlike the previous governor from Texas who became President.

[Pio1980]

If whatever that is in the water there that elects these folks comes from fracking, we are all in trouble and it could all point to the Usual Suspects. Things don't necessarily go better with Koch.

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[CarlV]

Originally Posted by BeamOn

Since you brought this up,

Todd J. Gillman: One Texan too many — Perry, Cruz and 2016

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local...z-and-2016.ece

We will get NO to gun control, NO to Obamacare, NO to gay rights.......

Great article.

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Carl

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by CarlV

Great article.

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Carl

Maybe they oughta run this Texan?

[Rajoo]

I must say it would be compelling TV drama if Perry and Biden were to debate.