Anita Rick Perry’s wife: We know pain of unemployed because our banker son quit his job
The fading candidate's wife makes two questionable campaign-trail statements in two days
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks as his wife Anita (R) looks on (Credit: Brian Snyder / Reuters)
Anita Perry, Rick Perry’s wife, is, it seems, a positive influence on the right-wing Texas governor. Her guidance is seen in his support for HPV vaccines and fundraising for victims of domestic violence. But she’s also, it turns out, awful at speaking off-the-cuff in the middle of a high-stakes presidential campaign.
Being a candidate’s spouse is really a horrible gig. Most candidates’ spouses are non-politicians forced suddenly to act like politicians. Dumb things will be said. But the grandiose victimology on display in Anita Perry’s talk before a South Carolina college yesterday is still pretty egregious. You may have seen it:
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