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Don’t Mess With Texas: What Gov. Rick Perry's hard-right turn says about America in the age of Obama.
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Apr 22, 2010 01:41am |
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| Category | Analysis |
| Author | Evan Thomas, Arian Campo-Flores and Evan Smith |
| Media | Magazine - Newsweek |
| News Date | Friday, April 16, 2010 07:40:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The myth of the once and future king is as old as Camelot, as ancient as the Bible. If only someone could pull the sword from the stone and free the land, restore it to its former greatness! If only Bonnie Prince Charlie could sail back from across the sea and drive away the English oppressors! If only a new Saladin could sweep away the infidels and restore the Muslim Caliphate! If only Bobby could vanquish the usurper Lyndon Johnson and restore the mythical Kennedy Camelot! If only the Messiah could come again! In dark times, the memory of a lost golden era beckons, and the people look for their redeemer.
In Texas, his name is Rick Perry. Raised in a ranch house with no running water in the West Texas town of Paint Creek, yell leader at Texas A&M, Air Force pilot, longest serving governor in Texas history. Ruggedly handsome in a Marlboro Man sort of way, with a rich mane of brown hair, slightly tinged with silver gray. Perry, 60, stands for less government and more growth, for freedom and against bureaucracy, for Texas and against Washington. It's a message that has made him a very popular politician in Texas, particularly among conservative white males. |
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