Bill White: Write a letter to your local paper...

[kjackson227]

Click here to write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper.
With just 77 days before the election, Rick Perry continues to hide from Texans and won't answer tough questions.

http://action.billwhitefortexas.com/page/speakout/toughquestions

Rick Perry won't answer for nearly doubling state spending, doubling state debt and helping create an $18 billion budget deficit. Don't you think Perry should answer questions about his record?

Without your help, Perry may continue to get away with hiding from his record. He's cooking up all sorts of excuses to duck debates and avoid journalists' questions.

Please send a letter to the editor of your local newspaper today, calling out Rick Perry for refusing to answer tough questions at editorial boards and debates.

We're not the only ones challenging Rick Perry to take a break from the canned speeches and photo ops.

A Dallas Morning News writer said, "I'd just like to see the governor answer some tough questions about his record...It's a lot easier to give canned stump speeches to partisan crowds than to sit down for an hour and answer questions about your record."

A columnist in the San Antonio Express-News said about debating, "It comes with the territory when you seek that office. And the only way to prove you're not afraid is to show up."

I couldn't agree more. Rick Perry needs to stop hiding from Texans.

Will you pen a statement of your own for this week's opinion pages?

We'll get you started with background information and key talking points. It's easy and a great way to make an impact.

With your help, Texans will know that Rick Perry is afraid to answer tough questions about his record. Thank you for helping us get Rick Perry on the record.

Sincerely,

Michael J. Moore
Campaign Manager
Bill White for Texas


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Pol. Adv. Bill White Campaign

[sonias]

1. Tell Ricky, Chicky, Chicky to cowboy up

And stop being such a coward!

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[kjackson227]

2. Cowboy up is right! sonias, what are the local papers from...

Austin saying about Chicky Rick? I'm surprised to say that the Dallas Morning News isn't cutting CR any slack, so far as the online version is concerned.

[sonias]

3. Oh the Statesman already slammed Perry for being chicken

AAS 6/15/10
Texas governor Perry shouldn't duck debates
(snip)

But we don't understand Perry's refusal to debate White unless those tax returns are released.

No law requires such disclosure, but it is important for Texas voters to know as much as possible about the financial dealings of its candidates for high office. It's clear White has made a lot of money in the private sector. We'd like to know all we can about it.

(snip)
Anybody see the linkage between debates and the release of income tax returns? We don't. The debates, we believe, belong to the people — not to the governor nor any candidate. If Perry wants to hammer White about the tax returns — and he should — a debate would be a fine place to do it.

But it's no reason to deny Texans a debate or debates between the duly nominated gubernatorial candidates of the two major parties.

(snip)
Does Miner have a point? Maybe, but we still really don't see what the tax returns have do with debates. We find ourselves agreeing with White on this one.

"Career politician Rick Perry is doing anything to avoid a debate because he doesn't want to talk about how he's nearly doubled state spending, doubled state debt and how Texas is facing an $18 billion dollar shortfall, the largest in Texas history," White said.

Perry should just step away from the Governor's job since he's too chicken to lead.

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