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Rick Perry says Karl Rove has been ‘over the top for a long time’

9:22 PM 09/07/2011
Alex Pappas
Political Reporter

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry has made it official: He is no fan of former George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove.

“Karl has been over the top for a long time in some of his remarks,” Perry said during Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate. “I’m not responsible for Karl anymore.”

Perry made those comments at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California in response to an observation about Rove’s claim that Perry’s description of Social Security as a Ponzi scheme could be “toxic” in a general election. (RELATED: All eyes on Perry and Romney at presidential debate)

Perry directly defended and reiterated his characterization of Social Security.

“You cannot keep the status quo in place and call it anything other than a Ponzi scheme,” Perry said.

“It is. That is what it is. Americans know that. And regardless of what anyone says — ‘oh it’s not, and that’s provocative’ — maybe it’s time to have some provocative language in this country.”

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  • Tooperspective

    Wake up America!  Get educated.  As far as immigration reform is concerned, yes, grant amnesty, get the tax money we so well deserve to “catch up”  I have no party affiliation.  I know business.  Why do you think Reagan was able to pass it.  It’s all about the money and national security.  How much money wil it take to hunt everyone down who is illegal and process and ship them out?  Much more then it is to pass a bill to grant amnesty.   We’ve already paid for everything and continue to pay…  Also, if people are able to work, and have no education then they can work those same jobs  Many citizens chose not to work those jobs..  But if these hard working individuals with a strong work ethic don’t snub their nose at hard work because of lack of education, who are you to judge them?  No one can judge anyone.  I say give them a chance, let those come forward, along with a government policy with strengthing the borders, etc.  Only the honest, hard working ones come forward anyway.

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  • Anonymous

    Karl Rove is the establishment and anyone that rocks that boat, he will try to sink.

  • Anonymous

    Karl Rove is the establishment and anyone that rocks that boat, he will try to sink.

  • lvjohn

    it might be fair to say that the reason we have obama is because of Rove’s advice and policies to Bush, another words Karl shut the hell up.

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