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The legend of Al Gore and Rick Perry
politifact.com ^ | 9.07.2011 | W. Gardner Selby

Posted on 09/07/2011 12:43:45 PM PDT by wolfcreek

It’s a legend of Texas politics and a hatchet for foes of Gov. Rick Perry, front-running candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. The story goes that as a Democratic legislator, Perry chaired Democrat Al Gore’s presidential campaign in Texas.

The legend has been aired routinely for more than 13 years, originally by a Democratic opponent of Perry’s, and in news reports—all but unchallenged by Perry. Even we at PolitiFact Texas repeated the story as fact.

Of late, there’s a July 16, 2011, reference to Perry chairing the Gore effort in Time magazine, and an Aug. 29, 2011, item in The New Yorker magazine saying Perry "became a Republican after shouldering the thankless task of running Al Gore's 1988 Presidential campaign in Texas."

This week, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, likewise bidding for president, premiered an advertisement calling Perry "Al Gore’s Texas cheerleader."

Cheerleader, maybe.

But interviews with political players in Texas and Tennessee and news articles from 1988 have convinced us that, although Perry endorsed Gore, he was not his Texas chairman.

(Excerpt) Read more at politifact.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: algore; perry; perry2012; perry4gore; rickperry; rinorick
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To: WayneS

“Actually, in 1988 it would have been George H.W. Bush.”

Keep trying. That’s still wrong. AlGore never ran against H.W. Bush.

Here’s the answer. Perry supported AlGore (a southern dem) in the democratic primary against Dukakis (Northeastern dem).


41 posted on 09/07/2011 1:51:27 PM PDT by KingKongCobra
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To: Veritas_et_libertas

You may want to evaluate keeping the first part of your screen name, if you are attempting to say that Perry was supportive of Clinton’s HC plan by posting that piece from Wiki.

In reality, Perry sent the form letter well before any meetings had taken place (and before any plan was created) to state that it was commendable to take on the task of reform, and to suggest the areas of reform that would be in the interests of Texas. It made no comment on any specific proposal.


42 posted on 09/07/2011 1:54:17 PM PDT by Raider Sam (They're on our left, right, front, and back. They aint gettin away this time!)
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To: wolfcreek

Isdn’t it interesting that DumocRATs and Perry haters use the SAME LIE!


43 posted on 09/07/2011 1:54:17 PM PDT by Marty62 (Marty60)
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To: CA Conservative

Mm...nope.


44 posted on 09/07/2011 1:55:16 PM PDT by RichInOC (Palin 2012: The Perfect Storm.)
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To: CA Conservative

“You need to get your history straight. Reagan wasn’t running for President in 1988.”

Perry worked to destroy Reagan’s legacy by trying to elect Al Gore to succeed him. He was a Jimmy Carter democrat.

I remind you that Perry only switched parties in 1989. He supported Carter, Mondale and Dukakis.

Perry is unfit to be president.


45 posted on 09/07/2011 1:56:35 PM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
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To: Veritas_et_libertas

You may want to evaluate keeping the first part of your screen name, if you are attempting to say that Perry was supportive of Clinton’s HC plan by posting that piece from Wiki.

In reality, Perry sent the form letter well before any meetings had taken place (and before any plan was created) to state that it was commendable to take on the task of reform, and to suggest the areas of reform that would be in the interests of Texas. It made no comment on any specific proposal.


46 posted on 09/07/2011 1:57:24 PM PDT by Raider Sam (They're on our left, right, front, and back. They aint gettin away this time!)
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To: wolfcreek

paulnut whodat doesn’t give two hoots in hell about truth or facts, he’s just following the little nosepickers orders to smear Perry on every thread.


47 posted on 09/07/2011 1:58:49 PM PDT by dusttoyou ("Progressives" are wee-weeing all over themselves, Foc nobama)
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To: Marty62
Isdn’t it interesting that DumocRATs and Perry haters use the SAME LIE!

I DO NOT hate Perry. Would you please show me specifically in this blog where anybody states for a certainty what Perry did or did NOT do for algore? Then I will know what is or is NOT a LIE.

48 posted on 09/07/2011 2:00:21 PM PDT by Just mythoughts (Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: KingKongCobra

Gore wasn’t the nominee.


49 posted on 09/07/2011 2:00:40 PM PDT by wolfcreek (Perry to Obama: Adios, MOFO!)
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To: wolfcreek

paulnut whodat doesn’t give two hoots in hell about truth or facts, he’s just following the little nosepickers orders to smear Perry on every thread.


50 posted on 09/07/2011 2:02:14 PM PDT by dusttoyou ("Progressives" are wee-weeing all over themselves, Foc nobama)
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To: CA Conservative

It is a good starting point to find out what really is accurate. Most of the information is cited, as well.

The fact that anyone can edit the Wikipedia article should add to the confidence of it being accurate, because upon reading something that one knows to be false, who would leave the falsity without correcting it. I would be more likely to believe as false an article that is composed by one author and has no option for edition by the public at large. The idea behind Wikipedia is that the true accurate information will be the only information that remains. This holds especially true for Wikipedia articles that are read by many people; such as articles on presidential candidates. This is also the reason why just about every statement in Perry’s Wikipedia article has a citation.

I agree that there is a possibility that inaccuracies exist, but I also think it acceptable to use Wikipedia as a starting point for an investigation into finding the truth.


51 posted on 09/07/2011 2:03:10 PM PDT by Veritas_et_libertas
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To: RichInOC

This whole thread was meant to make you feel better and quit believing lies.

If it doesn’t help, there are drugs available that will.


52 posted on 09/07/2011 2:03:18 PM PDT by wolfcreek (Perry to Obama: Adios, MOFO!)
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To: WayneS

Guess the ronpaulnut siren call went out as we seem to be picking up the usual herd of PDS coyotes.


53 posted on 09/07/2011 2:04:59 PM PDT by dusttoyou ("Progressives" are wee-weeing all over themselves, Foc nobama)
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To: BarnacleCenturion

Let see what your background was in the late 80s.

Ever make a mistake or change your mind?


54 posted on 09/07/2011 2:05:48 PM PDT by wolfcreek (Perry to Obama: Adios, MOFO!)
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To: Veritas_et_libertas

Dude, the article states that this *rumor/legend* has been pushed by political opponents and Liberals for years.

Politifact.com is a fairly left leaning organization who themselves, having printed this lie, have admitted this is BS.

Wikipedia is whatever people want to print.


55 posted on 09/07/2011 2:10:55 PM PDT by wolfcreek (Perry to Obama: Adios, MOFO!)
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To: org.whodat
So opinion blogs are now news, did not know that.

Not a blog written by some guy in his mom's basement, but an investigative journalism site run by a major media organization. They're presenting what they claim to be facts. If they're wrong, I welcome your refutation.

Or was that just your excuse for refusing to read the article?

56 posted on 09/07/2011 2:11:37 PM PDT by Constitutionalist Conservative (Palin or Perry, whoever is ahead in the delegate count on primary day)
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To: Marty62
DAMN interesting!

Show their desperation.

57 posted on 09/07/2011 2:12:50 PM PDT by wolfcreek (Perry to Obama: Adios, MOFO!)
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To: Veritas_et_libertas
I agree that there is a possibility that inaccuracies exist, but I also think it acceptable to use Wikipedia as a starting point for an investigation into finding the truth.

That's fair enough, but then you should probably specify which part of the entry you are referencing, so others can determine if you are referring to an entry that is false. For example, the entry you posted refers to Perry being the chairman of Al Gore's Texas campaign - as we can now see that part is in error.

58 posted on 09/07/2011 2:15:08 PM PDT by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative
Still a blog, and I never read blogs, stopped doing it when people started posting that crap by some guy writing claiming he was the Russian news paper.
59 posted on 09/07/2011 2:17:38 PM PDT by org.whodat (What does the Republican party stand for////??? absolutely nothing.)
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To: org.whodat
Funny, the face book as been scrub, here is prior :http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rick-Perry/106153772748276?sk=info

If you look a little more closely, you'll see that the page you linked to is an autogenerated aggregator page which includes the Wikipedia entry on the topic as well as wall posts about the topic by people on your Friends list.

In what way would such a page be "scrubbed"?

60 posted on 09/07/2011 2:18:43 PM PDT by Constitutionalist Conservative (Palin or Perry, whoever is ahead in the delegate count on primary day)
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