Perry came out of a week of hiding to explain the racial epithet with a one on one interview on Fox?

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rick-perry-says-rock-with-racial-epithet-was-painted-over-in-1984/2011/10/06/gIQAfwFMRL_story.html

Rick Perry says rock with racial epithet was painted over in 1984

By Rachel Weiner, Published: October 6

Texas Gov. Rick Perry denied Thursday that a racial epithet was visible on a rock outside the hunting camp his family once leased in his first on-camera television interview since The Washington Post reported its existence over the weekend.

“I think there were very much some strong inconsistencies and just misinformation in that story,” the Republican presidential candidate told Fox News. “I know for a fact that in 1984, that rock was painted over. It was painted over very soon, my family did that.

“I have no idea where or why people would say that they had seen that rock, because that’s just not the fact,” he added.

In the Post report, seven people said that they had seen the name on the rock at points in the 1980s and 1990s; one recalled seeing it as recently as 2008. Some of the seven are Perry supporters.

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This good ole boy isn't ready for prime time, is he?

[WI_DEM]

1. Sure took him a long time to say this...

If he is going to have any chance he needs to begin launching a counter attack on Mitt. Unfortunately I don't think this controversy about the name of the land his family bought will hurt him with GOP voters--it might actually help him with them. What is hurting him is that GOP voters think he is a big old liberal when it comes to illegal immigrants.

[A wise Man]

2. ON FOX..

:rofl:

[HereSince1628]

3. Ever noticed how Perry is very fond of using the word "fact"

That's a fact!

[cutlassmama]

4. and no apology either.

[doc03]

5. On Fox of courrrrccceee,

[HappyMe]

6. He's in waaay over his

coiffed head.

[Kingofalldems]

7. What guts! He went into the Lion's Den of Fox News

[Javaman]

8. he's dropping in the polls and he took a week off to figure out

what he and his racist handlers need to do in order to unfuck his fuck up.

perry is done. He may still be up in the polls but it's slipping.

he's done.

[ellenfl]

9. actually, what he said is that the info is 'infactual'. eom

[NeedleCast]

10. I'm Now Of The Mind That He's Unelectable Outside a Red State

He's a natural disaster in debates and interviews.