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September 6, 2011

Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr: Perry sounds like Confederate leaders

WASHINGTON - Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. is calling out Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) for his full-throated heralding of the…
August 30, 2011

Sean Hannity on Obama: 'I don't think he's that smart'

An enraged Sean Hannity reacted to a controversial Politico article about Rick Perry's intelligence by questioning President Obama's intelligence for…
August 26, 2011

Rick Perry seeking endorsement from Birther-in-Chief Donald Trump?

Team Trump tells Politico's James Hohmann -- who broke the story Friday -- that Perry has called Trump "on 'several…
August 24, 2011

Perry retreat co-host: MLK deserved no credit on civil rights

From TheGRIO - Texas Gov. Rick Perry will attend a retreat with a controversial evangelical "historian" who doubts Martin Luther…
August 24, 2011

Perry compares civil rights movement to tax cuts for billionaires

OPINION - To compare the noble goals of the civil rights movement to the nefarious political strategies of GOP hacks…
August 23, 2011

MLK memorial debate proves symbols still matter

OPINION - Let us pray the memorial dubbed the 'stone of hope' will someday soon be met with the action…
August 22, 2011

Can black America afford another GOP president?

OPINION - There is no viable alternative. The current crop of Republican presidential candidates are even more radical and far…
August 17, 2011

GOP candidates compete to be the biggest Obama hater

OPINION - What has come of our body politic when these non-starters, have become front-runners?...
August 17, 2011

White House paints GOP field with Tea Party brush

WASHINGTON (AP) - If the strategy works, it could cause guilt-by-association problems even for non-tea-party Republicans like Mitt Romney...
August 16, 2011

Trump praises Perry, keeps open a possible run

NEW YORK (AP) - Real estate mogul Donald Trump says he expects Texas Gov. Rick Perry will do 'very nicely'…
August 16, 2011

Rick Perry's Texas is no 'miracle', it's a mirage

OPINION - If the devil is in the details, it is not favorable to Rick Perry's presidential aspirations should he…
August 15, 2011

Obama begins Midwest bus tour to hear from voters

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama sets off Monday on a bus tour that aims to produce give-and-take with Americans...
August 13, 2011

The GOP shuffle: Perry, Bachmann prepare for battle

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry tells a South Carolina gathering he's running for president, and Rep. Michele Bachmann…
August 12, 2011

Obama adviser questions Perry's economic successes

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's political team is taking an early swipe at Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who's set…
August 9, 2011

Why Rick Perry is the second coming of George W. Bush

OPINION - If you didn't know any better, you might conclude that Rick Perry either is George W. Bush, or…
July 25, 2011

Rick Perry's racially insensitive pastor problem

OPINION - Governor Perry's pastor problem begs a comparison with Obama's troubles with Rev. Jeremiah Wright...
November 11, 2010

Palin calls Obama 'most pro-abortion president'

DALLAS (AP) - The 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee also said the federal health care law is the "mother of all…
April 26, 2010

Texas lawmaker: Obama is ‘God’s punishment on us’

On Saturday, Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) and several other elected officials boosted Fox News host Glenn Beck at an event…