Rick Perry Stands By Contentious Remarks

Huffington Post, Associated Press, Houston Chronicle | Aug. 28, 2011 (News Report)

During a stop in Iowa on Saturday Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry stood by his criticism of Social Security as a "Ponzi scheme." He said the entitlement program amounts to a "monstrous lie" for young Americans, the Houston Chronicle reports. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Republicans, Social Security, Rick Perry, Presidential Election 2012
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 28, 2011 - 12:29 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Aug 28, 2011 - 12:35 PM PDT

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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 28, 2011

Mostly a vacuous repetition of Perry's big lie lines, with no significant analysis nor perspective.

One has to use their own information to determine that these statements reveal not only a liar and a braggart, but an obstinate liar and braggart. No mention of his support of weird religious takeover of government.

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