False. Ron Paul has it wrong.
Then a Democrat, Perry endorsed Gore in the Democratic primary. Gore's former campaign officials deny that Perry ever had any meaningful role.
Tennessee lawyer Tom Jurkovich, Gore’s Texas director, told us by email that ... "(Perry) wasn't highly involved in the campaign, however, and had zero operational responsibility."
Austin consultant George Shipley, who advised Gore’s 1988 campaign, told us in an interview that Perry "made, to my knowledge, one, possibly two press tours, but he was not what I would call that active in the campaign."
PolitiFact admitted on Wednesday they were wrong after doing more research including the quoted interviews above.
Will Ron Paul apologize to Perry?
Ron Paul came across as petty and mean spirited. To attack his fellow Texan, the leader of his state, to the extent he did was totally unbecoming. Especially for a candidate who doesn’t stand a chance of winning the nomination.