Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is exploring a second run for the White House in 2016, after a 2012 campaign that wilted like a Texas farm hit by drought and climate change that the governor denies. But Perry gaffes persist. He was extolling Texas’ economic record (minus poverty and school dropout rates) and declared: “There are many other states that embrace those conservative values, the approach we’ve taken over the years. “I’m in one today — Florida.” “We’re in Louisiana,” shouted a voice from the audience. “I know. And I said that,” replied Perry, not the speediest on his feet. It’s reminiscent of the famous moment in a Republican [...]
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