Perry Dismisses Bush Comparisons
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 16th, 2011 4:37 am by HL
Perry Dismisses Bush Comparisons
Texas Gov. Rick Perry said it was unfair to make comparisons between himself and former president George W. Bush, CNN reports, noting that “I am Rick Perry and he is George Bush. And our records are quite different.”
Asked what the biggest difference is, Perry responded: “I went to Texas A&M. He went to Yale.”
He did not answer when pressed to name a policy difference.
Is Obama’s Spokesman a Liability?
Brad Phillips says White House press secretary Jay Carney is not up to the job.
“Carney seems incapable of parrying successfully with the press. He regularly appears outmatched by reporters and fails to take control of the interaction when presented an easy opportunity to do so. He takes questions too literally, gets bogged down in the details, and fumbles to find his way to a higher-level response. He stammers, shifts his eyes uncomfortably, licks his lips, and loads his delivery with ‘uhhs,’ ‘umms’ ‘I thinks,’ and ‘you knows.’ He sounds timid, looks uncomfortable, and comes across more like an eager student than an experienced spokesperson capable of advancing President Obama’s agenda. If you believe as I do that presidents deserve to be served by spokespersons that represent them well, Mr. Carney has got to go.”
