Discussion: Perry Spent $60,000 In Campaign Cash For Wife To Accompany Him On Official Travel

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First Question I thought
What the fuck do Paris, Vienna, Rome and Cape Town have to do with the Energy Department?
Better question, why did Rick Perry go there?

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I honestly couldnā€™t care less about this. I have no problem using campaign cash for spousal travel and think the taxpayer should pay for spousal travel of cabinet level officials on overseas business.
We shouldnā€™t be trying to make high level government service miserable for those serving. Most these people have other options.

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For What-About-ism to be even minimally effective, you have to give at least one example!

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I didnā€™t read the article. Iā€™m just going to pretend it is about Steve Perry. That way I can say ā€œwhoā€™s cryinā€™ now?ā€ and derive self-satisfaction.

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But itā€™s not illegal in Texas, but is questionable if they are no longer in Texas? Hair splitting I know, but Perry got some hair to spare unlike certain mango hued man we know.

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Thereā€™s three things that Rick Perry needs:

  1. Smart Glasses, so people think heā€™s smart

  2. His wife/beard, so people donā€™t think heā€™s gay

  3. And something else, but I forget

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Well , she had some nice shopping sprees , bit like Ms Munchkin .

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