| I've heard from a lot of people over the past couple of weeks in Texas that they are feeling a sense of "Perry Fatigue". No, they are not referring to the decade long secession from reality that has become endemic of Perry-era politics; they are referring to the non-stop national regurgitation of the same stories and scandals that have already been heard in Texas for some time.
I agree. It's hard to listen to, but as much as it saddens and bores us, it's "new news" for a whole lot of people. Consider the following Google Trends graph for "rick perry". The top line is for search volume, the second for news references.
The 2006 and 2010 gubernatorial elections are mere blips in light of Perry's national debut. And in terms of news exposure, individual events of Perry's governorship were able to command more coverage than multi-million dollar (and voter) elections. When you put it in perspective you can understand why we, like every Texas online publication, have done our best to compile and organize all of our prior coverage. That includes Rick Perry on the Issues, Burnt Orange Report's Rick Perry Archives, following Rick Perry on the campaign trail, our own Compendium on Rick Perry, and Everything Else Everyone Think You Need to Know About Rick Perry.
I know it's hard for Rick Perry to keep being all that anyone can talk about and, rest assured, he won't be the only topic of discussion on Burnt Orange Report moving forward. But we wouldn't be who we are today without Rick Perry attacking us on the front page of the Austin American Statesman in 2003. So it is only fair that we repay the favor, on behalf of the people of Texas...and the rest of the country. |
