Perry Mines Texas System to Raise Cash for Campaigns

NYT ^ | August 20, 2011 | Nicholas Confessore & Michael Luo

[Al B.]

Two years ago, John McHale, an entrepreneur from Austin, Tex., who has given millions of dollars to Democratic candidates and causes, did something very unusual for him: he wrote a $50,000 check to a Republican candidate, Rick Perry, then seeking a third full term as governor of Texas. In September 2010, he did it again, catapulting himself into the top ranks of Mr. Perry’s donors.

Mr. McHale, a Perry spokesman said after the initial donation, “understands Governor Perry’s leadership has made Texas a good place to do business.”

Including, it turned out, for Mr. McHale’s business interests and partners. In May 2010 an economic development fund administered by the governor’s office handed $3 million to G-Con, a pharmaceutical start-up that Mr. McHale helped get off the ground. At least two other executives with connections to the firm had also given Mr. Perry tens of thousands of dollars.

[Al B.]

Ping.

[RowdyFFC]

Way kewl...that’s the way we get business and jobs in Texas except they’re not fake shovel-ready jobs that don’t exist.

[Tempest]

Wow! A NYT article written about a ‘Republican’ that isn't full of snide remarks and expletives.

How uncharteristic.

[Brices Crossroads]

“Mark Miner, a spokesman for Mr. Perry, said there was no connection between Mr. McHale’s contributions and the grant to G-Con.”

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Sure thing. Rich Dem donor gives Perry 100K. His company gets a 3 Million grant from the Governor’s office.

Neither was there connection between Perry’s former Chief of Staff being a lobbyist for Merck and his current Chief of Staff’s mother spearheading the Gardasil lobbying effort for Merck and Perry’s executive order imposing Gardasil vaccinations on preteen girls (160 thousand girls per year....that is a lot of vaccinations)

Perry’s apologists are in overdrive trying to explain away the shenanigans he has been involved in and he has only been in the race for a week.

[Parley Baer]

Never any articles from the nyt about the donations that Obama gets. Only on those dastardly Republicans.

[Al B.]

Pay-for-play, Texas style has been around for a long time, in fairness to Perry, but he's taken it to a new level. Now he's getting ready to take it national. He's hooking up with the GOP prince of K Street, Haley Barbour:

Haley Barbour supporters lining up behind Perry?

"A second GOP source, this one based in Washington, D.C., said Barbour and Perry are in constant contact about the Texan’s just-launched presidential bid. The source said much of the Mississippi governor’s organization is likely to be folded into the Perry campaign, both in Florida and other states."

This is part of the problem in DC as well as Texas.

[Brices Crossroads]

Rick Perry is the K Street candidate, Al. Of course, a significant minority oppose Perry. (I call them the “Rove Rump” faction, which I freely acknowledge is somewhat redundant :)

They are unwittingly splitting the Establishment votes and resources. This honestly couldn’t have worked out any better if Palin had planned it. Bachmann is fading. Perry has entered. He and Romney are battling for the minority of “Establishment” primary votes. Now Palin is poised to join the race with excitement over her candidacy at a fever pitch.

Timing, Al. It is everything, and it is not something that can be taught. She is about to flank and checkmate the lot of them. And, by and large, they don’t even see it or, if they have begun to see it, they completely misjudge the consequences of her entry. (Rove, for example, wants her in because he thinks she will split the conservative vote with Perry to enable Romney).

Without even entering, she has the Establishment chasing its collective tail.

[abcc2011]

Rick Perry is a crony politician for sure. He's the same 'ol good 'ol boy establishment hack making back-room deals with corporate goons. He stinks of corruption to the high heavens.

If anyone missed Perry and a corporate hack of Bank Of America caught on video in a shady looking exchange, check it out. This happened only a few days agao. A crony from Bank Of American walked passed Perry and said, "Bank Of America. We will help you out." Wow. Don't these goons know that microphones and cameras were rolling? This is what Rick Perry is. He can be bought. He is for sale. The cronies know Rick Perry is open to crony deals so they are attracted to him like flies to dung.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fRhb0awjAg&feature=related

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Perry has always been for sale, and remains for sale.

[JustAnotherOne]

“Perry’s apologists are in overdrive trying to explain away the shenanigans he has been involved in and he has only been in the race for a week.”
Wrong. Read the Texas Monthly article from 2009. This has been explored since the Perry campaign handed KBH her @ss in the Gubernatorial primary. Tell everyone what is wrong with grabbing Blue Dog donors away from the Dems. Unfunds the DNC.

Discipline, focus, Leadership. Win

[JustAnotherOne]

Name your candidate.

[Brices Crossroads]

“Tell everyone what is wrong with grabbing Blue Dog donors away from the Dems. Unfunds the DNC.”

“Grabbing”??. Looks like these donors were secured with the promise of favors which were delivered, at taxpayer expense. That is what is wrong with it. It is called cronyism. The electorate is sick of it. Rock Perry is awash in it.

“Unfunds the DNC.”

No. Transfers the corruption from the DNC to the RNC.

“Read the Texas Monthly article from 2009. This has been explored since the Perry campaign handed KBH her @ss in the Gubernatorial primary.”

The level of scrutiny Perry is going to get as a Presidential candidate is materially different from that he got in a gubernatorial race. And if he was so formidable in the TX GOP primary against a weak candidate like Hutchison and a truther, why did he beg Sarah Palin to come campaign for him at an event where she drew by far his largest crowd? And why did he only manage to get 51% of the vote as an incumbent governor? He is no electoral powerhouse.

[JustAnotherOne]

“And if he was so formidable in the TX GOP primary against a weak candidate like Hutchison and a truther, why did he beg Sarah Palin to come campaign for him at an event where she drew by far his largest crowd? And why did he only manage to get 51% of the vote as an incumbent governor? He is no electoral powerhouse.”
You are mixing primary and general results.
Quote the Palin camp indicating where the Perry campaign “begged”. If you can, someone from campaign staff Perry will be terminated by 10:00 am tomorrow.
Electoral powerhouse or not, he is a proven GOP winner.

Discipline, focus, Leadership. Win

[mikhailovich]

Its part of the solution, not the problem, jackass.

[mikhailovich]

Wrong, buzzard breath. Rove wants other candidates to join the race to impede Perry. Palin is not in this. Go bite your towel.

[mikhailovich]

Two years ago, John McHale, an entrepreneur from Austin, Tex., who has given millions of dollars to Democratic candidates and causes, did something very unusual for him: he wrote a $50,000 check to a Republican candidate, Rick Perry, then seeking a third full term as governor of Texas.

Difference of opinion, sir. This could also be construed that a democrat likes Perry because he iss pro-business and thinks of the Texas economy FIRST. This democrat got onto the bus and created jobs.

Eat that.