Perry bragged to the debate audience that he raised about $30 million and feigned distress at the suggestion that he could be bought for Merck's "cheap" $5,000 donation.
But Perry failed to tell the audience that he has a presidential war chest of $55 million raised (under FEC rules),in $2500 max per person/ $5000 max per corporate PAC contributions.
Perry raised $55 mill at the same time he was saying he would not run for president. He seems to get millions out of nowhere.
LETS LOOK AT THE FACTS Top executives at publicly-traded companies are required to certify the accuracy of their financial results. Execs have to affix their signature to official documents attesting to company's earnings affirming that there were internal controls to prevent fraud.
The FEC and SEC might have to determine whether publicly-reported earnings, through a variety of devices, produced materially false and misleading financial results.
Some execs have used schemes like misusing reserve accounts, concealing losses, inflating asset values and improperly accounting for transactions, as well as deferring profits into reserve accounts, improperly shifting capital funding to other projects to hide illegal payments to politicians.
Course Rick Perry knows nothing about that, I'm sure.
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Did crony capitalist Rick Perry receive more from Merck than the paltry $5000 he has admitted to. Did he falsify state documents WRT the Merck donation?
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/09/vaccine-maker-gave-rick-perry-30000-plus-whole-lot-more/42463/
FOREGONE CONCLUSION Perry's old cronies and donors should not be allowed anywhere near the levers of federal power.
NOT EVER!!!