'Coward ad backfires on White

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Texas Insider:

Veterans from across Texas came out in support of Governor Rick Perry Tuesday afternoon, saying they were outraged at an attack ad purchased by the liberal, trial lawyer-funded “Back to Basics PAC”. The full-page ad, which ran in newspapers across Texas, calls Gov. Rick Perry a “coward.’

“This Back to Basics PAC is bankrolled by Houston trial lawyer Steve Mostyn, a man who has made his millions filing lawsuits that have made Texans’ home insurance rates skyrocket in the past few years, while making himself extremely rich,” said Air Force veteran Bryan Preston, the Republican Party of Texas’ spokesman.
“Bill White should rein in his irresponsible trial lawyer allies,” said Preston.

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Added Texas Land Commissioner & Marine Corps veteran Jerry Patterson: “Those who serve in our armed forces today, as well the veterans who have served before, certainly cannot be described as ‘cowards.’

“Bill White should be ashamed of himself for supporting the gutless attacks his supporters have levied against Governor Perry,” said Navy SEAL and Afghanistan veteran Macrus Lutrell.

“While Bill White lacked the courage to serve in the military, Governor Perry enlisted in the Air Force after college and truly knows what it means to have served our nation. Bill White is a complete phony who claims to support the military but has instead tried to restrict military voting rights,” said Lutrell.

‘Bill White needs to take a long look at himself and maybe he will see what a coward really looks like,” Lutrell said.

Perry flew C-130 tactical airlift aircraft in the Middle East as an officer in the United States Air Force.

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“Only someone who never served in the armed forces would have the gall to call a veteran of the United States Air Force a coward,” said US Navy veteran and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Mike Thornton.

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Ouch!

The ad was about Perry's refusal to debate White until some income taxes are released. Since it was conditional it would have been easy for Perry to say the same about White for refusing to produce the returns. However, the veterans response was pretty devastating. These guys are all people I have a lot of respect for and I think most Texans do too.
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