tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post1952756079933431844..comments2023-12-08T12:50:34.303-08:00Comments on W.C. Varones: Tea Partiers hate Rick PerryW.C. Varoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663570682958847976noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-76775834301064124312011-08-15T09:35:51.217-07:002011-08-15T09:35:51.217-07:00Another common Tea Party member issue is his conse...Another common Tea Party member issue is his conservative Democrat roots. He won elections as a Democrat and served as Al Gore's 1988 Texas Campaign Chairman. Although I think you correctly looked past this. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2010/jan/16/debra-medina/debra-medina-claims-rick-perry-was-democrat-and-al/" rel="nofollow">Poltifact</a> points out that it was precisely this work with Al Gore that changed Perry into a Republican, although other reports say it was purely for political reasons.<br /><br />"Going through that (Gore experience) was part of what started me through the process of changing parties in 1989," Perry said. "I came to my senses."Doo Doo Econhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05010201031724821495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-11087974740281697362011-08-15T07:22:53.676-07:002011-08-15T07:22:53.676-07:00Add to those the fact that Perry abandoned the oth...Add to those the fact that Perry abandoned the otherwise widely supported anti-TSA groping bill and he turned all anti-states rights when New York legalized gay marriage.Shane Atwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268148003641995554noreply@blogger.com