Rick Perry a Flip Flopper on Debating

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PoltiFact Check 7/24/10
Perry debated in 2002 even though his opponent didn't release his complete income tax returns per Perry's request

Bill White, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee for governor, issued a press release July 21 calling Gov. Rick Perry's campaign approach to debating "dramatically different from what it was in 2002," when he ran for governor against Laredo businessman Tony Sanchez.

"If two debates are good, 12 will be great," Perry said in a Sept. 9, 2002, press release titled "Texans deserve more than two urban debates."

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Where do we stand?

In 2002, Perry pushed Sanchez to release his complete income tax returns for the years he was on the UT board of regents and on the Parks and Wildlife Commission, but never made it a condition to debate. Indeed, Perry not only debated him twice, but goaded him to participate in 12 debates.

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We didn't hear back from the Perry campaign when we asked whether he has ever set a precondition on a debate before. Since we found no evidence that Perry has ever made a debate conditional upon his opponent's release of tax returns, we call that a Full Flop.

Ricky, chicky, chicky - too chicken to debate Bill White. Texans do deserve to have the candidates debate, but Rick "chicken" Perry is just too chicken to take on Bill White. Perry is afraid to look like the scared, clueless failure that he is.


Bawk, bawk, bawk, bawk little Ricky, chicky, chicky...

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1. Another Ben Sargent classic.