This story has no new data now so I'm assuming it's the same as the Kerry intern story, except Drudge and Fox and the mainstream new sources didn't pick up the Perry story. Right wing wingnuts, one and all, apparently. But now I'm suspicious about Georgie. http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040116.wreid0116/BNStory/Front . . . “Well, what do you do for this guy?” the President asked as he pointed to the Prime Minister. “Well, you know, sir, I can't really say,” Mr. Reid said. “It's not that I don't want to. It's just that, you know, I don't really know from day to day.” This is true. Mr. Reid handles a number of files and performs a number of different duties, depending on the issue and the day. The President chuckled. “Well, you got a pretty face,” he told the surprised Mr. Reid. He wasn't done. “You got a pretty face,” he said again. “You're a good-looking guy. Better looking than my Scott anyway.” . . .
It all depends on whether or not his wife files that divorce petition. If that happens soon then this story's got legs. If not, then we will probably not ever know and it will remain an unsubstantiated rumor indefinitiely, and I have no choice but to belive Rick and Anita are still Stone in Love.
Everyone in the Austin area needs to get out and show their support for Perry on Tuesday... ____________ Rick Perry Sex Scandal - Show support TUESDAY MORNING 23 Feb 2004 By now, many of you have heard about the alleged Rick Perry sex scandal. (the short version -- rumor has it that Perry's wife moved out of the Governor's Mansion last week and is filing for divorce this week after catching her husband in bed with another man) On Tuesday at 10am, come down to the Governor's Mansion and show your support for the man's lifestyle during what must be a very difficult time. Urge him to come out of the closet and not bow to internal party pressure to resign if the rumors are true. It wouldn't make him any less qualified to be Governor than he was before and he, as well as the media, should be made aware that there will be people in Texas who would not condemn him for his sexuality. If the rumors are untrue, then this will give him a chance to deny them in front of the cameras and put the whole situation to rest. During one of the most important months in the nation's history on the subject of gay rights, it is vital to send the right message -- come down to the Governor's Mansion with your "it's okay to be gay" signs and let Governor Perry know that the opinions of his constituents is not contingent on what his preference is. It's a personal issue, but at this point in our nation's history it's also an issue that needs to be addressed, and a figure like Governor Perry could be a very powerful ally on gay rights. Gay or straight, Rick Perry is the same man he was before the scandal got picked up. Let him, and the media, know that we stand by that. Tuesday, February 24 10am In front of the Governor's Mansion Bring signs and show your support.
I hope they do it... I'd die laughing! Maybe it would make Perry, or someone, address the hottest political rumor to hit Austin in ages. I may have to go for a stroll tomorrow...
Wow! If this happens then all hell will break loose. This is so amuzing it is turning into surreal. How I wish I lived in Austin. I just told my wife a potential major news is going to break tomorrow or next (this demonstration holds as proposed). If he was a democrat it would have been safe to say that this scandal (true or not) will not affect him. Please is there any one in Austin going to this event? Feedbacks?
Uh, I may find I have business by the Capitol. If I do, I'll let you folks know what I saw. I really am hoping something happens at the Mansion. None of the Media will touch this story, although they all know about it, because it's just a rumor. The "demonstration of support" (reminds me of the political theatre of the '60's!) would give just that excuse they are waiting for. In my opinion, of course.
Thanks Dekard. Now I have one more thing to look forward to 'morrow - Rox beating the Spars [sic] and Texas Republican Governor Richard Perry outrightly dening the alleged homosexual encounter or better still coming of the closet.
Thsi was on that blog.... "On Tuesday at 10am, come down to the Governor's Mansion and show your support for the man's lifestyle during what must be a very difficult time. Urge him to come out of the closet and not bow to internal party pressure to resign if the rumors are true. It wouldn't make him any less qualified to be Governor than he was before and he, as well as the media, should be made aware that there will be people in Texas who would not condemn him for his sexuality. If the rumors are untrue, then this will give him a chance to deny them in front of the cameras and put the whole situation to rest. During one of the most important months in the nation's history on the subject of gay rights, it is vital to send the right message -- come down to the Governor's Mansion with your "it's okay to be gay" signs and let Governor Perry know that the opinions of his constituents is not contingent on what his preference is. It's a personal issue, but at this point in our nation's history it's also an issue that needs to be addressed, and a figure like Governor Perry could be a very powerful ally on gay rights. Gay or straight, Rick Perry is the same man he was before the scandal got picked up. Let him, and the media, know that we stand by that. " So if the demonstration took place, I can't find any coverage of it at all.
I couldn't get by until after lunch. I didn't see anything, so I don't know if there was a "demonstration" or not. The weather isn't great, either. If there was something, I think it will be on the local news. That's all I've got.
Wow! I must have arrived too late. That's great! I'm going to see if it gets any local news coverage. You would think the coverage would be state-wide, but it's a small group. Still, more power to 'em!
Amazingly enough, the conservatively biased media restrain themselves when an unsubstantiated rumor about a Republican comes out. http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2004-02-27/cols_pagetwo.html Page Two BY LOUIS BLACK Madness grips the land; all sense is lost; people form into mobs burning the very fields that would feed them. At least that's how it seems. Not because of the Bush administration or even the consciously manufactured The Passion of the Christ "controversy." Just the opposite. It's those Gov. Rick Perry rumors flying so thickly they make locust swarms look sparse. Suggestions that there were problems in the Perry marriage began circulating several weeks ago. At first, it seemed they might have some validity. There have long been rumors about Perry – as, it should be noted, there are and have been about much of the state's elected leadership, both currently and as far back as I can remember. The stories alleged (I hate to repeat them) Anita Perry was going to divorce the governor because of his infidelity. The alleged partner was identified differently in many of the e-mails: sometimes specifically, sometimes not; sometimes as a woman, other times as a man. As editor, I regard personal behavior as off-limits unless it affects public policy. Coupled with that, we never report on private issues in connection with a public personality with whom we disagree if we would not do the same in relation to one we liked. But this was supposedly headed to court. On the one hand, watching an overly militant, pro-family politician take a moral dive brings a certain pleasure. Promoting an unrealistic lifestyle agenda is usually inherently punitive, as well as more pandering than principled. But watching any marriage fail is painful, especially when there are children. This column has never been shy in its criticism of Perry's performance as governor, but, aside from a cheap shot at his hair, the attacks have been about policy. In a democratic society, the politics of the-ends-justify-the-means are an often-fatal cancer. Still reeling from the out-of-control anti-Clinton ferocity, we rebut such attacks regardless of target (the charge that unprecedented personal hatred drives Bush's critics is simply fiction). First the e-mails and blogs spread across Texas, then the nation. The rumors evolved, the discussion intensified, the stories spread with ever more speed. E-mails flew. Daily I'd receive a half-dozen tips through the Chronicle Web site, all hinting that something was going to break in the next couple of days. The hearsay evidence multiplied: "a friend knows a maid who ..."; "someone heard from a secretary ..."; "a janitor told someone ...". At dinner parties, the Perry situation became the sole topic; ringing cell phones trumped social grace. Overheard bits of conversation made instant sense, and the Texas greeting in many circles evolved from "hello" to "have you heard?" The lack of media confirmation was confirmation. Reports varied: The story was about to break, the media were kowtowing cowards. No, they were just ignorant or waiting for it to be legitimated. That an army of reporters was on the phone chasing leads or out searching for sources without finding any substantiation was not entertained. The mood changed, e-mails turned ugly, rumors became more vicious. Personal vendettas rather than any real connection seemed the motivation behind some attacks. The media was now dismissed as placating and complicit. Those who were willing to use unsubstantiated rumors as political weapons fanned the flames. In a way, gay and gay-friendly activists engaged in gay bashing, noting the alleged infidelity while insinuating that the homosexual circumstances made it so many times more outrageous. Obviously, hypocrisy was the target, but the very construct of many of the allegations accepted rather than disputed the compounding immorality of homosexual love. Given the current widespread hysteria over gay marriage, some may have even hoped that highlighting these rumors would at least give some cause for more reasoned reflection. The far-right religious community, however, is usually quick to condemn any transgressor, even their own, disowning the sinner with as much passion as they bring to hating the sin. Where did this all start? When the smoke clears, that will be the question. Is there a legitimate basis, despite the fact that not one bit of real proof has been offered? Did the Democrats kick it off? More and more insiders believe, as do some in the Perry camp, that this onslaught was instigated by Republicans. Having done the party's dirty work in redistricting and with the budget, he's now expendable. This insidious smear attack is a cannon shot across his bow. . . .
We need to get this thread back on its interupted journey to best thread ever status. (Rick Perry picks up the microphone...) Some day! Love will find you! Break those! Chains that BIND you! One night! Will remind you! How we touched, and a-went our separate ways. If he! Ever hurts you! True love! Won't desert you? You know! I still love you, though we touched, and a-went our separate ways.
