Perry Says He Hasn’t ‘Backed Off Anything’ In His Book, Still Thinks Social Security Is

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Perry Says He Hasn’t ‘Backed Off Anything’ In His Book, Still Thinks Social Security Is Unconstitutional
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/08/27/306126/rick-perry-social-security-still-unconstitutional/

During a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa today, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) reaffirmed all the view expressed in his book Fed Up!, including that Social Security is unconstitutional, despite previous attempts by his campaign staff to walk back the candidate’s words.

In Perry’s book, released just nine months ago, he writes on page 48 that Social Security is “by far the best example” of a program “violently tossing aside any respect for our founding principles.” On page 50, he goes on to say that we have Social Security “at the expense of respect for the Constitution and limited government.”

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ThinkProgress asked Perry today whether, in light of his campaign’s statements, states rights supporters should be worried that his views on Social Security have shifted now that he’s running for president. Perry dismissed his Communications Director’s comments, declaring “I haven’t backed off anything in my book. Read the book again, get it right.”

KEYES: But should states-rights supporters be worried that, as governor you said that Social Security is not something that falls in the purview of the federal government, but in your campaign, have backed off that?

PERRY: I haven’t backed off anything in my book. Read the book again, get it right. Next question.

Watch it:
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/08/27/306126/rick-perry-social-security-still-unconstitutional/

[Turbineguy]

1. That's right

what this country needs is a bigger idiot than George W Bush.

[steve2470]

2. I hope seniors and those close to retirement are paying close heed

as well as those currently or about to be on disability. This guy scares me.

[RKP5637]

3. What scares me even more than Perry is there is much of the Stupid in this

country that will want him to be president.

[Faygo Kid]

4. Bring it. And take me on in Jeopardy, too, butthead.

What an ignoramus. Yeah, Rick, attack Social Security. Tax cuts for the Kochs. There's a platform.

[AndyTiedye]

7. Please Don't Bring It. I Don't Ever Want to See Perry Get That Close to the White House

His teabagger minions might steal it for him. They control 26 or 27 states.

[bluestateguy]

5. Put in in the ads in Florida

Yes, that means you Mr. Messina.

[SheilaT]

6. I'm guessing that he does not have a

mother. And he has no friends who have a mom dependent on social security.

My mother, who died in 1999, lived a decent life in retirement mainly because of social security. She had a very small pension outside of SS, which did help, but without SS and Medicare, she'd have lived her final years in utter misery.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

8. "Read the book again, get it right. Next question."

That is the smug thin-skinned conceited attitude that is going to be
his downfall. When will politicians learn that when they
try to aggressively evade a question, that is the very question
they will hear again & again & again & again . . .