Rick Perry's Confederate past [Salon "exclusive" that gets it wrong]

Salon ^ | July 13, 2011 | Justin Elliott

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Salon Exclusive: The Texas governor's uncomfortably close ties to groups that glorify the Lost Cause

[UPDATED BELOW]

Rick Perry made national headlines in 2009 when, during a speech to a Tea Party group, he floated the possibility that Texas could secede from the union. But the governor's substantive ties to the neo-Confederate movement may be deeper than previously known.

A 1998 voting guide published by a leading neo-Confederate group and obtained by Salon not only endorses Perry for lieutenant governor but also describes him as "a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans." Perry's office did not respond to a request for comment about the governor's possible membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

This is the document, published by the League of the South on its website DixieNet.org; it was unearthed by Edward Sebesta, a Texas-based independent researcher and co-editor of "Neo-Confederacy: A Critical Introduction." Click the image for larger size.

[BIG BIG BIG SNIP]

UPDATE 7/14/11: Perry spokeswoman Catherine Frazier issues this denial: "[T]he governor never joined that group nor has he ever paid any dues to it."

I've asked her if he has a position on the pending license plate issue, and if I hear back I will update this post.

[Polybius]

You, smoothsailing are 2 that I can think of. You might have some new ones. I don’t know how the Perry organization works.

Why don't you ask JimRob in your next paranoid post?

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Posted on Friday, July 01, 2011 10:13:29 AM by Jim Robinson

“..... if Palin does not run but Perry does, he'd probably suck all the air out of the race. Either way, ..... Perry would all be excellent alternatives to Obama the commie. Anyone but RINO Romney the big government chief architect of CommieCare! …… Posted on Friday, July 01, 2011 10:13:29 AM by Jim Robinson”

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Hi.

I caught a bit of the “Round Table” discussion on Bret Baier’s “Special Report” this evening on Fox News.

They agree with Jim Rob.

[Polybius]

But Perry did attend Bilderberg .... And that’s not disputed.

Good for Perry. The Bilderberg Meetings are by invitation only and are limited to those individuals who are considered influential. Both conservatives and liberals are invited.

Margaret Thatcher was a Bilderberg Meeting attendee.

Some people think that’s very very bad.

Some people don't.

[Polybius]

.... historically, for Southerners, .... We were all democrats back then.

Except for this guy. :-)

[truthfreedom]

You can go ahead and embrace Bilderberg and tie Perry to it, along with Gardasil forced vaccinations, trans texas corridor and Karl Rove.

I don’t get the tinfoil.

People learned this stuff wasn’t hooey years and years ago.