Rick Perry’s Defense Of 1988 Al Gore Endorsement Runs Into Reality

ABC News ^ | 08/31/2011 | Michael Falcone

[gov_bean_ counter]

You know Perry's most unfavorite car???

The Vet. Hahaha.

[MulberryDraw]

Perry was a democrat 22 years ago. ABC would love to make this a problem.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Isn't it AMAZING how the media can find ALL SORTS of information on Republican candidates...but nothing on the most unqualified BOOB to ever occupy the Oval Office?!

You'd almost think the fake journalists in the kiss-Hussein's-ass media were part of his cult. Oh wait. They ARE.

[econjack]

The MSM is scared to death of Perry, so the smear campaign is on. To me, there's nothing wrong with “seeing the light” and changing parties. I think the ideology of the Democrat party has changed dramatically over the years, and not for the good. If someone else sees this and can no longer abide by the change, what's the big deal if he does change.

[stephenjohnbanker]

PING

[normy]

I will say this, while I have always been a Republican, I saw Gore as a Conservative also during that campaign and Bush had called Reaganomics "Voodoo economics" and later spouted the "Kinder gentler nation" line.

I believe Perry because I actually saw Gore similarly. I actually said to friends that if Gore won the nomination I would consider him over Bush. Gore came off as more socially conservative and more down home than Bush.

Of course I voted for Bush and by the time Clinton came on the scene the mask was off.

[erkyl]

...and it begins. More scrutiny about a statement made by Perry regarding Al Gore’s position on SDI than was ever done on anything in BO’s past in 2008. BO was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America? Nahhhh, not really... who ever heard about that? Pictures of him addressing the group? Articles written for their newsletter...nooooo, not our candidate. We’ll keep that on the DL—moderate voters won’t like the fact that he was/is a socialist, so let’s keep that quiet....

But, Rick Perry supported Al Gore in 1988 because he thought he supported SDI-—but Al Gore didn’t really support SDI, so nyah nyah, Rick Perry-—you’re busted!!!

Wow...the press is so transparent.

[US Navy Vet]

Look I have NO problem with the time Perry spent as a Dem. Ronald Reagan was a Dem AND a UNION Boss too. People change and grow up and get a clue.

[DManA]

Happened 20 years ago. I don’t care no mo.

[Texas Eagle]

Well, good. The Freebase Media is always looking for the most DemocRATesque Republican to be our candidate so.....

[Vaquero]

that's why its called a REGIME

and not an administration.

[Texas Eagle]

“I was a Democrat in my days in the Legislature in the 80′s...

This is a good sign. They say the first step on the road to recovery is admitting you have a problem.

[PLD]

The Dem's had better watch out they might get some of their own voters for Mr Perry since he was at one time a democrat..Watch it OBO you might be digging your own grave with this..Your family might vote for Perry instead of you..

You know fools I was a democrat a long time ago and now I would never go back with all the crazy morons in that party..A long time ago it was a very different party most were not Communist like today..

[Genoa]

Being a Democrat first made Reagan a better Republican.

[Former Proud Canadian]

Twenty years ago. What were Reagan’s politics twenty years before he ran? He was a union president/democrat. I wouldn’t hold this against Perry.

[DManA]

Gore came off as more socially conservative

His wife was on a crusade to end prurient lyrics on the radio. Can’t get more socially conservative than that.

[GeronL]

The problem is that Perry’s excuse for supporting Gore is dumb on the verge of insanity.

[JLS]

This is a good thing. It means the GOP candidate is fully vetted, while the Dim candidate is not. Were McCain not such a toady chicken, he would have raised questions about Obama and either won or made the election much closers.

Alas when you nominate senators, particularly GOP senators, they are so into the clubby culture of the senate that they are not willing to fight on policy or even to get elected. Throw in that Obama was another senator and black and a guy like McCain had no stomach for the race. But almost every other election, that the Dim candidate is unvetted works in the GOP nominees favor.

[norwaypinesavage]

Perry has the perfect reply to this: "Sure, I sat in the Democrat pew twenty years ago. But I was smart enough to hear what the preacher was saying, and I got the he!! out of there."

He should then dare the press to dwell on this.