The Hit Farm

Governor Rick Perry's comments on Turkey this week tell us more about his desperation heading into the South Carolina Primary than about politics in Turkey. Losing ground in the national polls, he perhaps hoped to keep his candidacy alive with his over Rick Perry of Texas dropped out of the Republican presidential race here on [...]

Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to local residents during a campaign stop at the Hotel Pattee as Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, left, listens, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, in Perry, Iowa. (AP/Charlie Via Richard Adams, who's valiantly live-blogging the Iowa Caucus today, comes a nifty last-minute campaign advert for Rick Perry, titled "America [...]

I did exactly what the doctor told me to do. Unfortunately, I'm not feeling a bit better. Rick Perry's Republican colleague and nomination rival, Texas Rep. Ron Paul — ronpaul2012.com. "The Paul campaign does not have anything to do with this and does not appreciate this sort of thing," Paul campaign spokesman Gary Howard told [...]

Yesterday, after the White House issued a memorandum pledging to promote and protect the human rights of LGBT persons abroad, Gov. Rick Perry hit back, helpfully reminding everyone that special rights for gays in foreign Rick Perry on CNN: I'm second in the “Hot Gas” reader poll, you know. By Alexandra Petri Like the Higgs [...]

Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry says he would eliminate three federal agencies. Just don't ask him to name them. WASHINGTON — Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) had the most memorable moment of Wednesday night's CNBC debate, even though it was a moment when he couldn't remember what he was talking about. This is a sure [...]

by Elias Isquith on August 6, 2011 It's anyone's guess how Perry will do if he enters the race for president. So far, he has risen in the polls and been applauded more and more by Republican activists while he stays on the sideline. The head of a group dedicated to the separation of Church [...]

A lot has been made of Texas Governor Rick Perry's prayer rally, which he led this morning in Houston's Rick Perry, elected to the Texas Legislature in 1984, came to be known as one of the "Pit Bulls," who sat in the lower pit of the House Appropriations Committee and bitterly fought spending increases. Video: [...]

ABC News' Arlette Saenz (@arlettesaenz) reports: A prayer event initiated by Texas Governor Rick Perry will take place tomorrow in Houston, Texas, but the religious revival is mired in controversy concerning exclusion of Texas Governor Rick Perry, who is widely expected to announce a presidential campaign later this month, plans to attend at a prayer [...]

Video: Rick Perry on why he supports a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. Rick Perry ultimately decides to run for president, it would shake up the Republican race, directly threatening Michele Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty and the other candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Rick Perry (R) certainly stirred a hornets' nest [...]

Rick Perry speaking at Alabama GOP dinner. As the race for the Republican presidential nomination continues to evolve, signs are emerging that Texas Governor Rick Perry may be set to enter the primary mix. By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Advocates are pleading with Texas Governor Rick Perry to spare the life of a [...]