Perry Focuses on Religion to Woo SC Voters
GOP White House hopeful Rick Perry addresses small crowd Thursday in Mount Pleasant.
Days after releasing an ad in Iowa claiming the Obama Administration has launched a "War on Christianity," Texas Gov. Rick Perry touted his faith, while segueing into short policy talking points, during a short speech on the USS Yorktown Thursday in Mount Pleasant. The "war" is the administration's policies that defund church initiatives. "I consider that to be an attack on traditional values and religion," Perry said of defunding church initiatives. The ad, entitled "Strong" and attached to this story, focuses on Perry's religious values. When asked to elaborate on the "war," he said the administration was taking money away from church programs that stop sex trafficking. See Perry talk about his Christian faith in the attached video. …
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maizenbluedoc
11:20 am on Friday, December 9, 2011
The real reason: They are less of a suspect if they are "good christian people". It is unfortunate that politicians have to court every special interest group and ultimately ignore all after being elected. more ›