Did Perry Really Flirt With Birtherism?
Update: Shut Up, He Explained

It should be noted in both occasions where birtherism came up, it was of course the media bringing it up.

Further, Perry's fuller quote seems to show he's not very serious.

Although, as he says: Show us your transcripts.

RICK PERRY: Well, look, I haven’t– I haven’t seen his– I haven’t seen his grades. My grades ended up on the front page of the newspaper. So, let’s– you know, if we’re going to show stuff, let’s show stuff. So. But, look, that’s all a distraction. I mean, I get it. I’m– I’m really not worried about the President’s birth certificate. It’s fun to– to poke and add him a little bit and say hey, how about– let’s see your grades and your birth certificate.

Bryan Preston notes that Perry followed up with an answer the MBM didn't like, so they didn't report it.

JOHN HARWOOD: Well so–

RICK PERRY: But here’s what’s really serious. Is we got people sitting around watching this interview while the president has killed 2 and a half million jobs. That’s serious. And that’s what we got to better get right.

So Perry himself indicated that the birth certificate question was not, in fact, "really serious." In fact, he had said so the previous day as well.

The MBM tries yet again to get him to talk about it, and this time Perry wisely shuts him up.

Thanks to John E.

posted by Ace at 04:29 PM

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