Rick Perry indicted on abuse of power

[Mr. Morden]

But I thought he was awesome?!

Indeed:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=197143.0

I guess Perry lied to Iowa. 

[Mr. Morden]

Perry's potential 2016 rivals are defending him:

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/ted-cruz-defends-rick-perry-110077.html?hp=l4

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[Mr. Morden]

Perry now suggests the indictment may be a plot to derail his presidential hopes:

link

[Mr. Morden]

Here's the mugshot:

[Mr. Morden]

After the booking, Perry brushed it off by treating himself to an ice cream cone.  He tweeted these pics:

[Mr. Morden]

Believe it or not, Perry's PAC is now fundraising off of this.  For $25, you can buy a Rick Perry mugshot t-shirt:

https://www.rickpac.org/donations/limited-edition-mugshot-shirt/



Found it in this story on the worst campaign "swag" ever:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/08/22/in-which-rick-perrys-mugshot-fundraising-t-shirt-inspires-a-contest/

Note some of the other fun items from various PACs out there, like the O'Malley 2016 apron:



and the "2 legit 2 Mitt" t-shirt from the 2012 campaign:

[Mr. Morden]

An interesting (now deleted) tweet from earlier today:



http://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2014/08/indictment-mischaracterized-in-deleted-tweet-from-perry-account/

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[Mr. Morden]

Politico notes that even if Perry is never convicted, the prospect of a trial complicates any presidential ambitions he might have:

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/rick-perry-indictment-110651.html?hp=f3

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[Mr. Morden]

Perry in court.  He says that he did nothing wrong, and that he'd do it again:

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/defiant-gov-rick-perry-texas-appears-court-abuse-power-case-n242856

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[Mr. Morden]

*bump*

Perry is trying to get the case dismissed quickly, to clear the way for a presidential run.  But so far, it hasn't worked:

http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/case-could-make-perry-2016-impossible-22338.shtml

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*bump*

Perry's now spent $1 million from his campaign $ to pay his legal fees:

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/rick-perry-spends-more-than-1-million-for-lawyers/njqGW/

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