Candidate Perry calling Social Security a Ponzi scheme was bad. Then in the second debate he was thoroughly thrashed for his Gardisil error. That's two strikes.
But those are superficial problems compared to these associations the WaPo has found.
...one of the big questions about him has been whether he would seek the presidency more as an evangelist or as a job-creator.
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Instead, the evangelical Christian governor spoke the language of the movement with ease. He talked about the many nights...
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“It’s like he had somebody like Rick Warren helping him write,” *Cromartie added. “‘The Purpose Driven Life’ is about how there’s a plan for everybody. That’s what Perry’s trying to say, that God has a plan for him, and it’s a really big one — to be the next president of the United States.”
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Revealing Perry's devotion as sincere, then as theologian *Cromartie exposes his shallow duplicity is a the perfect one two punch. It's strike three in Perry's campaign. He will be howled off the stage.
*Link"He is an advisory editor at Christianity Today and an adjunct professor at Reformed Theological Seminary, and was an advisor to the PBS documentary series “With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Christian Right in America.”
"Frequently asked to explicate the dynamics between religious faith and political convictions, Cromartie has been interviewed on numerous radio and television programs, including National Public Radio, CNN, ABC News, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, MSNBC, and PBS. He has been quoted frequently in the Washington Post, New York Times, The New Republic, Christianity Today, Time, the National Catholic Reporter and U.S. News and World Report. He holds an M.A. in Justice from The American University and a B.A. from Covenant College in Georgia." [1]
