Book In the Media

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Perry rallies GOP delegates at convention but some question whether he should run for a third term as governor

Written By:  W. Gardner Selby
Publication:  Statesman.com

HOUSTON — Gov. Rick Perry entered the Republican Party of Texas state convention Thursday and, backed by a blast of “Deep in the Heart (of Texas),” made a strong play at soothing doubts about his leadership among delegates not necessarily inclined to embrace him.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Perry jaws with Austin activist

Written By:  W. Gardner Selby
Publication:  Statesman.com

Gov. Rick Perry sandwiched his remarks at the convention Thurday between signings of his book on the Boy Scouts and other items at a table at his campaign “pavilion” in the George R. Brown Convention Center.
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Friday, May 9, 2008

Why the BSA Is Valuable

Written By:  Scott Hinrichs
Publication:  Reach Upward

Over the weekend I finished reading Texas Governor Rick Perry’s book, On My Honor. The book discusses what the Boy Scouts of America means to him and to other men that he knows. Some of these men were boys in the troop of which Perry was a member during his boyhood in rural Texas. Others are notable figures, such as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, hotel magnate J. Willard Marriott Jr., and Capt. James Lovell of Apollo 13 fame, all of whom are Eagle Scouts.
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Monday, May 5, 2008

Gov. Perry Book Celebrates Values of Boy Scouts

Written By: Associated Press

AUSTIN—When he’s not busy with his day job, Gov. Rick Perry is zipping around the state and the country for his new gig — book author. This past week found the Republican governor in Abilene and Tyler to speak about and sign his book, “On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For.”
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Monday, May 5, 2008

Gov. Perry Stands Up for Boy Scouts

Written By: Glenn Dromgoole
Publication: Houston Chronicle

‘’On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.” That’s the Boy Scout Oath, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, an Eagle Scout, staunchly defends it in On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For.
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Monday, May 5, 2008

Trial Lawyers Get a Break

Written By: Clay Robison
Publication: Houston Chronicle

AUSTIN — For years now, Texas’ Republican leaders have done their best to convince voters that trial lawyers are to blame for all of our ills, except maybe hurricanes and serial killers.
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Thursday, May 1, 2008

Boy Scouts Push for New Relevance

Written By: Howard Witt
Publication: Chicago Tribune

HOUSTON — The scene on a recent weekend at Camp Strake, a Boy Scout overnight camp in the woods north of Houston, looked ageless and familiar: A group of youths, their tan uniforms neatly buttoned as they emerged from their tents, lined up eagerly to watch several fathers demonstrate skeet shooting.
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Wednesday, April, 23, 2008

Gov. Perry will sign book in Woodville

Appears In:  News
Publication:  Jasper Newsboy

Governor Rick Perry, a former Eagle Scout, will be in Woodville Monday, May 5, at the library at 1:30 for a book signing of his book about scouting, On My Honor.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Governor to visit campus amid stir over book

Appears In:  News
Written By:  Patricia Espinosa
Publication:  The Daily Skiff

Gov. Rick Perry’s new book tour, which has stirred mixed reactions, is making a stop at the TCU Bookstore on Thursday for a book signing.
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Thursday, April 10, 2008

10:20 a.m. Central
Interview on The Charles Brannen Show
KMOX-AM
Saint Louis, MO

8:15 a.m. Central
Interview on The 700 Club
Christian Broadcasting Network
Watch the interview here.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Governor’s first book is ‘readable defense’

Appears In:  Lifestyle
Written By:  Mark Lardas
Publication:  The Galveston County Daily News

Gov. Rick Perry examines the Boy Scouts of America in his first book, “On My Honor.” Perry believes in scouting. As a boy, he achieved scouting’s highest rank, Eagle Scout. He is the father of an Eagle Scout. He views scouting as one of most important positive influences of his use.
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Friday, April 4, 2008

New Borders

Appears In:  A&E
Written By:  Jerry Fink
Publication:  Las Vegas Sun

Texas Gov. Rick Perry will be at the new Borders bookstore at the Town Square shopping center today.
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Thursday, April 3, 2008

Cub Scout first to get book signed by Perry at Lubbock event

Appears In:  Local News
Written By:  Eric Finley
Publication:  Lubbock Avalanch-Journal

The first book Gov. Rick Perry signed on Wednesday was for Cub Scout McKale Dean.

He has a long way to go before catching Perry’s Eagle Scout rank, but his parents intend to keep him close to a program which, like the governor, they say is worth defending.
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Friday, March 21, 2008

2:00 p.m. Central Time
Interview on the Friday Encounter
Host Jim Jenkins
Bott Radio Network

Monday, March 17, 2008

Nelson Block, guest column: Scouting and ‘culture wars’

Appears In:  Opinion
Written By:  Nelson Block
Publication:  Waco Tribune-Herald

Rick Perry’s new book, On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For, is portrayed as a tribute. Actually, it’s the latest attack on a great American institution.
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Wednesday, March 12, 208

9:35 a.m. Central Time
Interview on the Lynn Wooley Show
KTEM-AM Temple, TX

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

11:07 a.m. Central Time
Interview on “Hot Talk”
Host Scott Hennen
WDAY-AM Fargo, ND

7:10 a.m. Central Time
The Mancow Show
Host Erich “Mancow” Muller
Talk Radio Network
Nationally Syndicated

Monday, March 10, 2008

Hans Zeiger, guest column: Perry’s plea for Scouting

Appears In:  Opinion
Written By:  Hans Zeiger
Publication:  Waco Tribune-Herald

When politicians have talked about the Boy Scouts in recent years, it hasn’t always been favorable. Former Washington Gov. Gary Locke told the Seattle Gay News the Scouts were “doing a great disservice to young people.”
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Texas governor: Congress has bigger concerns than Clemens

Appears In:  Yeas and Nays
Written By:  Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin
Publication:  Examiner.com

Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he thinks Congress should spend its time “securing our border” rather than investigating whether Roger Clemens lied about his steroid use.
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A Texas-size defense for values of Boy Scouts

Appears In:  Top News
Written By:  Raymond J. Keating
Publication:  Newsday

When I was growing up on Long Island, I was no Boy Scout.

That’s not a confession about my behavior. I literally was not a member of the Boy Scouts of America. That was my loss.
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Sunday, March 9, 2008

Letters: Questions for Gov. Rick Perry

Gov. Rick Perry was right to champion the mission of the Boy Scouts (Deborah Solomon, Feb. 24). It’s not about sex. It’s about helping young men become productive, contributing citizens. And perhaps having some fun on the way. The scouts require merit badges in citizenship in the world, citizenship in the nation and citizenship in the community to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. And a significant community-service project.
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Point of Contact: Rick Perry

Appears In:  Opinion
Publication:  Dallas News

Our Q&A with Gov. Rick Perry, Eagle Scout and author of “On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For.”
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Saturday, March 8, 2008

Perry’s book puts Boy Scouts in spotlight

Appears In:  News
Written By:  Doug Myers
Publication:  Abilene Reporter-News

He wasn’t about to miss the meeting.

Not yet a teenager, short and barely able to see over the steering wheel, Rick Perry would put his father’s truck in gear and hit the backroads of Paint Creek in search of his all-important destination.

Perry, now Texas governor, loved being a Boy Scout that much.
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Thursday, March 6, 2008

11:35 a.m. Central Time
Interview on The Dennis Miller Show
Nationally Syndicated

3:05 p.m. Central Time
Interview on The Jeff Katz Show
WBT-AM Charlotte, NC

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

10:15 a.m. Central Time
Interview on The Martha Zoller Show
WDUN-AM Atlanta, Georgia

3:00 p.m. Central Time
Interview on The Michael Medved Show
Salem Radio Network
Nationally Syndicated

Sunday, March 2, 2008

10:00 a.m Central
Interview on CNN Late Edition
Host Wolf Blitzer
CNN

Perry’s all for hope - and for being brave, clean, reverent ...

Appears In:  News
Written By:  Bud Kennedy
Publication:  Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Forty miles and a political time warp away from Sen. Barack Obama’s Fort Worth rally, aspiring author Gov. Rick Perry addressed a much cozier Dallas crowd Thursday night.

At a signing party for his new Boy Scout book, On My Honor, Perry told about 300 book shoppers that he wants to defend the Scouts’ honor, morality and virtue against those who would reduce the Scouts’ principles to a “shapeless form of relativity.”
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Big Money raises legislative races to level of presidential drama

Appears In:  Local News
Written By:  Enrique Rangel
Publication:  Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

The battle for the Democratic presidential nomination between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama may be front-page news in Texas, but in some areas of the state, local legislative races are now getting just as much attention because they’ve gotten downright nasty.
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At Dallas County Republicans’ Reagan Day Dinner, reluctant support of McCain

Appears In:  Politics
Written By:  Dave Levinthal
Publication:  The Dallas Morning News

Presidential candidate John McCain wasn’t the first choice, or even the second, third or fourth choice, of many of the 500 or so die-hard Republicans gathered Saturday night for the Dallas County party’s annual Reagan Day Dinner.

“I sort of liken it to a grieving process. You come to acceptance,” said U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, ticking off the conventionally accepted stages of mourning. But “on every issue I care about, and you care about, John McCain is head and shoulders above Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton.”
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Friday, February 29, 2008

TH Radio: Hillary Whines & McCain Battles the NY Times

Appears In:  Talk Radio Online
Written By:  Bill Bennett, Michael Medved, Dennis Prager
Publication:  Townhall.com

Bill Bennett spoke with Newt Gingrich about the two Democratic candidates; Michael Medved discussed the New York Times’ attempt to broadside Senator McCain; Dennis Prager spoke with Texas Governor Rick Perry about his new book out titled “On My Honor: Why The American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For.” All this and more.
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Scouts’ honor

Appears In:  Culture
Written By:  Matthew Cawvey
Publication:  The Washington Times

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is determined not to let the Boy Scouts of America become the latest casualty of what he calls the ongoing cultural battle between traditional American values and the secular left.
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Thursday, February 28, 2008

3:05 p.m. Central Time
Interview on News Interview
Host David Goodman
WERS-FM Boston, MA

Boy Scouts Celebrate Values

Appears In:  Citizen Link
Publication:  Citizen

The Boy Scouts of America is praising Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his new book supporting the Scouts and their values.

Bob Bork Jr., a spokesman for the Scouts, said he is pleased Perry took such a public stance in defending the Scouts in On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For. Perry also came to the defense of the Scouts’ policy that prohibits homosexuals from scouting or serving as Scout leaders, OneNewsNow.com reported.
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One Reporter’s Opinion — ACLU Targeting Boy Scouts

Appears In:  Pundits
Written By:  George Putnam
Publication:  NewsMax

It is this reporter’s opinion that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is unneccessarily attacking American institutions. It is the Boy Scouts that the ACLU now has in its crosshairs. The Scouts, it is claimed by adversaries, excludes children or adult volunteers based on their sexual orientation.
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Perry Promotes ‘On My Honor’

Appears In:  Local News
Written By:  KXAN-TV
Publication:  MSNBC

Gov. Rick Perry stirred up controversy ahead of his book signing Wednesday night in Austin.  Perry’s book is titled “On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For.” Yet what he said about the Boy Scout’s ban on homosexual troop leaders is getting a lot of the attention.
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Governor’s book signing draws supporters, Boy Scouts

Appears In:  News
Written By:  Katie Humphrey
Publication:  Statesman

A friendly crowd including many present and former Boy Scouts greeted Gov. Rick Perry at BookPeople on Wednesday to ask the first-time author to sign copies of his new book.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Gay Mafia and ACLU Vs. Boy Scouts

Written By:  Fred Martinez
Publication:  Fred Martinez Monitor - BlogSpot

In his new book, On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts are Worth Fighting For, [Stroud & Hall Publishers] Texas Governor Rick Perry, examines the “scorched earth” attacks on the Boy Scouts of America over the last three decades by the secular leftist forces, explains the wider impact of this battle on the culture, and offers a rousing defense of this iconic institution and its impact on millions of young American men.
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Locals turn out for Perry’s book tour

Appears In:  Politics
Written By:  Jeorge Zarazua
Publication:  San Antonio Express-News

Despite groups urging a protest of his book tour, Gov. Rick Perry enjoyed a strong turnout Tuesday in San Antonio for support of his first tome, “On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For.”
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Protesters greet Perry at Boy Scout book signing

Appears In:  Top Stories
Written By:  Gregg Watson
Publication:  CBS 42, keyetv.com

Protesters greeted Governor Rick Perry Wednesday night in Austin as he arrived for his book signing.  They’re upset about what the governor reportedly said about homosexuals.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Perry Takes Aim at Boy Scout Detractors

Written By:  Jessica Brady
Publication:  Roll Call

Rick Perry, governor of the nation’s second-largest state, has forsaken the typical memoir in his first book. Instead, the Texas Republican has chosen to focus on the Boy Scouts of America, defending the group’s traditional values and lashing out against organizations that oppose the Scouts’ conservative principles.
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Who Should Be John McCain’s vice presidential choice?

Appears in:  Talking Points
Written By:  Bill O’Reilly
Publication:  Fox News

Who Should Be John McCain’s vice presidential choice? That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” Romney, Pawlenty and Perry would all be good choices. And we will continue to scan the landscape for more.
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8:00 a.m. Central Time
Interview on The Michael Smerconish Show
WPHT-AM Philadelphia, PA

5:00 p.m. Central Time
Interview on “Jerry Johnson Live”
KCBI-FM Dallas, TX

Monday, February 25, 2008

Perry tops a book chart after stunning NY reporter

Appears In:  Postcards
Written By:  W. Gardner Selby
Publication:  stateman.com

From a Texas vantage point, Gov. Rick Perry appears to be enjoying the start of his national book tour behind “On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts are Work Fighting For.” He’ll do an Austin reading at Book People, 603 N. Lamar Blvd., at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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Boy Scouts must endure, says TX governor

Appears In:  Culture
Written By:  Jim Brown
Publication:  onenewsnow.com

Texas Governor Rick Perry has written a new book that issues a strong defense of the Boy Scouts of America and details secular attacks against the organization.
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Sunday, February 24, 2008

“I’m not a social scientist”

Written By:  Libby Copeland
Publication:  The Washington Post

Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s first book is a defense of what he calls the traditional values of the Boy Scouts. In “On My Honor,” the Republican governor writes about legal attempts to force the organization to accept gays and atheists into its ranks. He paints the Scouts as a bulwark against “nihilism” and “moral relativism” in the nation’s “culture war.”
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Troop Leader

Appears In:  Magazine
Written By:  Deborah Solomon
Publication:  The New York Times

As the governor of Texas, do you feel it is getting a little crowded there lately as the presidential candidates and their busloads of campaigners continue to descend in preparation for the primary on March 4? We tried to move our primary up, and it didn’t work. This is a very rare occurrence, to have a primary of national import in Texas.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Texas Gov. Defends Boy Scouts in Book

Appears In:  U.S.
Written By:  The Associated Press
Publication:  The New York Times

The governor of Texas argues in a new book that attacks on the Boy Scouts are the latest front in a ‘’culture war’’ and the moral struggle for the country’s future.  Gov. Rick Perry was scheduled to be in New York on Wednesday to launch a book tour promoting ‘’On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For.’’
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‘On My Honor’: Why I Wrote This Book

Appears In:  Politics
Written By:  Governor Rick Perry
Publication:  Human Events

For close to a century, Scouting has planted the values of our founding fathers in the next generation of Boy Scouts, and the next generation of many U.S. leaders. Men like Astronaut James Lovell, Ross Perot, Michael Dukakis, Gerald Ford, James Stewart, William Bennett and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates were all Eagle Scouts long before they were prominent, successful public figures.
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1:00 p.m. EST
Editorial Board Meeting
National Review

2:00 p.m. EST
Interview with The Sean Hannity Show
Nationally Syndicated

6:30 p.m. EST
Interview with The Roger Hedgecock Show
KOGO-AM San Diego, CA

9:00 p.m. EST
Television Interview with Hannity & Colmes
FOX News Channel

10:15 p.m. EST
Interview with Alan Colmes
Nationally Syndicated Radio Show

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Perry book supports Boy Scouts, attacks ACLU

Appears In:  News
Written By:  Jim Vertuno
Publication:  Houston Chronicle
This article also appeared in the Local News section of Dallas News on Wednesday, February 20, 2008

n his new book, Texas Gov. Rick Perry uses the Boy Scouts to draw a battle line in what he considers a “culture war,” defending them against the American Civil Liberties Union and what he sees as a moral struggle for the country’s future.
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Monday, February 18, 2008

Texas governor urges defense of Scouts

Appears In:  Headline News
Publication:  Good News Daily

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, an Eagle Scout and father of an Eagle Scout, urged protection of the Boy Scouts, which he called a moral beacon for the United States, that has become a target for the secular left.

“The venerable institution of the Boy Scouts of America, with its clearly-stated belief in God, adherence to a strict moral code and steadfast focus on shaping young men, is the trophy buck that the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and their friends would like to hang above the fireplace,” Perry said Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, CNSNews.com reported Monday.
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Friday, February 15, 2008

The VP Stakes: If It’s Obama Vs. McCain, Who Runs With Them?

Appears In:  Politics
Written By:  Steve Kornacki
Publication:  New York Observer

Though the Democratic nomination has yet to be decided, Barack Obama and John McCain have begun acting very much as if the general election has already started, exchanging direct criticisms and sizing each other up. And, while neither has talked publicly about it at this early stage, both men are doubtless pondering the running-mate question.

In a matchup with Obama, McCain would face two potentially conflicting imperatives with his choice of a vice presidential candidate.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Border fence no answer to illegal immigration, Perry says

Appears In:  What Do You Think?
Written By:  Jack Douglas, Jr.
Publication:  Star-Telegram

Gov. Rick Perry told members of an influential Hispanic organization on Monday that building a fence down the entire length of the Texas-Mexico border, from El Paso to Brownsville, is “absolutely not the answer” to solving the immigration problem.

Perry’s comments before the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce came less than two weeks after he told reporters in Austin that “there is some strategic fencing that we support” and “that you can use strategic fencing to help control the flow of illegal activities.”
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Monday, February 11, 2008

Texas Governor Urges Protection for Boy Scouts of America

Appears In:  Culture
Written By:  Fred Lucas
Publication:  CNSNews.com

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, an Eagle Scout himself, is now the father of an Eagle Scout. And that’s just one reason it worries him to see the Boy Scouts of America under attack.  He described the Boy Scouts organization as a moral beacon for the rest of the country, adding that’s why it has become a target for the secular left. Read More

Saturday, February 9, 2008

In first book, Perry criticizes ACLU and defends Boy Scouts

Appears in:  Austin-American Statesman
Written by:  W. Gardner Selby

A book by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, published this month, meshes memories of his boyhood in rural West Texas with a fierce portrayal of what he calls indefensible efforts by the American Civil Liberties Union and liberal elites to turn the nation away from traditional values and faith in God. Read More

Friday, January 25, 2008

Perry vs. Romney

Appears in:  Inside Politics
Written by:  Greg Pierce
Publication:  Washington Times

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican, has written a book about the Boy Scouts, and he includes a less-than-flattering story about Mitt Romney, suggesting that the Republican presidential hopeful bowed to the homosexual rights lobby during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.  Read More