Burnt Orange Report

You have to wonder how many will catch the "if they went to public schools" but of course the majority of Perry supporters don't send their kids to public schools or wish they didn't have to. The latter of course being the major supporters of voucher programs. So they don't have to send their kids to public schools. These are the same people who opposed equitable taxation and equitable funding even when Perry proposed it.

The enemy at times isn't so much Rick Perry as it is the people who support him.

both his kids graduated from austin high.

and only pathetic losers would take glee in mean-spirited, false rumors being circulated by people who only do so because they can't beat him at the ballot box.

John,

Can you back that up? Do you have proof they graduated from Austin High? No "glee" in mean-spirited false rumors, either. I was simply refering to what Perry himself eluded to.

Calling those rumors "an entertaining tidbit" crosses the line to glee. Your justifications fall short.

And yes, I can back it up, unlike you. I guess you need others to do your research for you...

Houston Chronicle
10/2/1998

"Sullivan said Perry's children attend public school, and noted that Perry's wife, Anita, once served on the Haskell school board."

and

Perry: As the product of a public school and the parent of children who attend public school, I am a strong supporter of the Texas public school system. (http://www.tcta.org/pub/02fall/govcover.htm) Dated 2002

Well put, John. Comes to show that libs can't even do their homework, but rather prefer to float rumors such as "Perry's kids attended private schools." Didn't we just have a president in the 90s who sent his own kids to private schools while opposing vouchers?
Liberal hypocrisy sure gets colorful sometimes, doesn't it?

Any conclusions drawn are drawn on the basis of his own comment about "if they went to public schools."

False. His kids graduated from public school, so therefore they no longer attend public school. You and Vince assumed they never attended ppublic schools, which was flat out wrong. Stop trying to justify it.

Are you guys deaf from the echo chamber? Perry straight up said, "I wouldn't have a problem in the world with my kids, if they went to public school, . . ."

What Perry meant was, "My kids have graduated, but if they where still in public schools . . ."

I think reasonable people can draw different conclusions about poorly phrased answers.

I have take for you: If I was a politican and said 'I'm a big supporter of X.' but no one who worked in the field X thought I was worth a damn, would it ring pretty false?

Perry, if he is a supporter of public education, probably wouldn't have cut teacher's health insurance in 2003, allowed college tutions to explode with deregulation, and totally isolated educators, administrators, and school boards across the state.

If Perry is a supporter of public education, I would hate to see what he would do as a detractor.

I'm not trying to be 'mean spirited,' I just don't believe Rick Perry has shown or will show any positive leadership in fixing our educational funding crisis (specail sessions anyone?), supporting teachers (merit based pay really helps Advanced Placement and Special Education teachers.......opps, it doesn't), and simply thinking there is enough money in the system already.

Please don't come back with "throwing more money at the problem won't fix it" mantra as I think we're all aware enough not to buy into that. Hopefully, you are fine products of Texas public schools and can provide a little more light on this.

"What Perry meant was, "My kids have graduated, but if they where still in public schools . . .""

Then that is what he should have said.

I couldn't find the Chron article when I was googling around, but, note that was in 1998. Though you all seem to have 'proof' they went to public schools, did they go all through high school? Did they not transfer somewhere else after he became governor? Maybe not, and I'm wrong, and that's fine. Either way, it was a bad gaffe on perry's part. If they don't or didn't go, then he was rubbing it in; if they do go, then he screwed up what he was saying.

Perry was booed during the Longhorns celebration. Only fitting that he wouldn't be the most well received politician on an actual university campus. Perhaps he should have gone to College Station.

Josh, you must of had bad seats, Perry got a great recepition for a pol. at a sports event, they cheered when he spoke. But the focus needs to be on who will have the best platform in the Noverber election? What does Gammage and Bell stand for? We can fun with his hair or where his kids go to school (Austin public schools all 12 years) but other then petty swipes on a blog (that only we read) what will be the message this fall be?

Lets get real, Texans will want to know the plans and how will they be paid for?

Hey Vince, check out the second link and stop trying to argumentative. It was dated 2002. they both graduated from public school. Maybe you should try to prove that they didn't go to public school???? You're the one who made the assertion. Remember, you can't prove your statement but I've provided 2 links to prove mine.

And, I'm sorrry, i didn't realize all the people on this board were present at this interview. Considering this article is not a verbatim transcript, perhaps Perry did qualify the statement with a prior statement that his kids had already graduated from public school.

Face it, your assumption was wrong, and therefore the premise of your posting is false.