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ThePerryTrap

  1. Point Austin on The Governor's Principles: @GovernorPerry prefers sloganeering to governing ow.ly/aBRIz 9:08 AM May 1st via web
  2. We are shocked. Shocked, I say! RT @TexasTribune: @RonPaul raises funds off son's TSA pat-down refusal 1:20 PM Jan 26th via web
  3. Farewell, candidate Rick Perry. We recap the final 19 days of his campaign debacle bit.ly/yEGG24 12:18 PM Jan 26th via web
  4. With tonight's execution, Rick Perry will have overseen half of all death penalties in Texas history bit.ly/ybLy7i 10:48 AM Jan 26th via web
  5. See, the #RickSantorum Conservatives Unite MoneyBomb threw me so badly I didn't even see the obvious cum donor gags ... 1:58 PM Jan 23rd via web
  6. So Rick "Google it" Santorum is looking for people to contribute to his Conservatives Unite MoneyBomb? The CUM bomb? Oh, too easy ... 1:55 PM Jan 23rd via web
  7. And now Rick Perry is coming back to Texas, credibility zero - well, unless he heads straight back on the stump for Newt #rickperry 8:25 AM Jan 19th via web
  8. Imagine the shaking fury in the Santorum camp - this Rick Perry announcement stamps over the fact he actually won Iowa #rickperry 8:24 AM Jan 19th via web
  9. So has Gingrich promised Rick Perry his veep slot or what? #RickPerry 8:23 AM Jan 19th via web
  10. Gah! Shout-outs to Steve Forbes and Sam Brownback. #RickPerry 8:21 AM Jan 19th via web
  11. Still listing talking points - you can virtually hear Rick Perry pronounce the bullet points. #rickperry 8:20 AM Jan 19th via web
  12. Now shout outs to Anita, financial sector son Griffin et al before another "overhaul Washington" meme #rickperry 8:19 AM Jan 19th via web
  13. Perry endorses Newt Gingrich - which is a pretty obvious thumb in the eye for the Evangelicals that backed Santorum #RickPerry 8:18 AM Jan 19th via web
  14. "There is no viable path forward for me in this 2012 campaign." Rick Perry works out what everyone else knew before Iowa #rickperry 8:17 AM Jan 19th via web
  15. "I don't get confused ... um ..." Yup, Rick Perry has already given us THE quote of his quitting conference #RickPerry 8:16 AM Jan 19th via web
  16. Ric Perry saying "the cause of conservatism" bigger than one man 8:15 AM Jan 19th via web
  17. And Rick Perry is out on the platform. So far, pro forma stuff about how race is bigger than one man #rickperry 8:15 AM Jan 19th via web
  18. Huh. If only there were another unelectable, super-conservative Texas GOP candidate for the press corps to follow ... #RickPerry 8:12 AM Jan 19th via web
  19. And we'll say it: #RickPerry isn't dropping out because of poor debate performances or Iowa showings - it's because he was a poor candidate 8:11 AM Jan 19th via web
  20. Our most sincere condolences to the embedded press with #RickPerry - we feel sorry for your loss of all those free air miles 8:10 AM Jan 19th via web
  • Name ThePerryTrap
  • Location Austin, Texas
  • Web http://www.austin...
  • Bio Spanning a decade of reporting, The Perry Trap is the Austin Chronicle's dossier on presidential aspirant & men's hair model Gov. Rick Perry.
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