Perry backs wife's 'rough month' campaign comment

Thomas Beaumont

Associated Press

Published: Friday, Oct. 14 2011 7:05 p.m. MDT

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday stood by his wife's assertion that the Republican presidential candidate has come under unfair attack because of his Christian faith, even as he admits he's not doing as well in the first six weeks of the campaign as he'd hoped.

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Hellooo

Salt Lake City, UT

Of course, this is from the candidate whose campaign supporter voice such tolerance and kindness to Mormons. Nice try, but I have a lot of trouble finding the abuse of which Mr. Perry's wife is referring. Most came because he took front runner More..

9:51 p.m. Oct. 14, 2011
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MoJules

Florissant, MO

I so agree with you Hellooo :) Kind of the pot calling the kettle black. But honesty, I would not condone others going after his religion any more then his going after the Mormons. If Obama were 50% Muslum, and people found fault with that, I More..

11:48 p.m. Oct. 14, 2011
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atl134

Salt Lake City, UT

I don't remember stories about Perry's religion... I do remember a lot (especially on Maddow's show) about some of the pastors he invited to his prayer meeting thing and of course there's this recent flareup over Jeffress but I have a hard time More..

2:12 a.m. Oct. 15, 2011
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