Perry Doesn’t Back Down From Fed ‘Treasonous’ Comments
By JEFF ZELENY
NYT
3:55 p.m. | Updated DUBUQUE, Iowa – Gov. Rick Perry did not back down on Tuesday, but he did not repeat his suggestion that the printing of money by the Federal Reserve during the election would be “treasonous,” and would warrant “ugly” treatment should the chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, pay a visit to Texas.
“Look, I’m just passionate about the issue,” Mr. Perry said, “and we stand by what we said.”
The comments from Mr. Perry, when he told an audience on Monday evening that the Fed should not print more money, provoked a swift and sharp rebuke from Republicans who worked in the administration of George W. Bush, who originally appointed Mr. Bernanke.
On the fourth day of his Republican presidential campaign, as Mr. Perry was introducing himself to Iowa voters, he sought to ignore the criticism. He did not directly address it during any of his stops and he declined to take questions from reporters, one day after he had talked at length on a variety of topics.
The dustup underscored the challenge facing Mr. Perry as he makes the transition from Texas governor, where he spent the last decade speaking freely and fiercely, to presidential candidate when every phrase is parsed and open for criticism.
(More here.)
NYT
3:55 p.m. | Updated DUBUQUE, Iowa – Gov. Rick Perry did not back down on Tuesday, but he did not repeat his suggestion that the printing of money by the Federal Reserve during the election would be “treasonous,” and would warrant “ugly” treatment should the chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, pay a visit to Texas.
“Look, I’m just passionate about the issue,” Mr. Perry said, “and we stand by what we said.”
The comments from Mr. Perry, when he told an audience on Monday evening that the Fed should not print more money, provoked a swift and sharp rebuke from Republicans who worked in the administration of George W. Bush, who originally appointed Mr. Bernanke.
On the fourth day of his Republican presidential campaign, as Mr. Perry was introducing himself to Iowa voters, he sought to ignore the criticism. He did not directly address it during any of his stops and he declined to take questions from reporters, one day after he had talked at length on a variety of topics.
The dustup underscored the challenge facing Mr. Perry as he makes the transition from Texas governor, where he spent the last decade speaking freely and fiercely, to presidential candidate when every phrase is parsed and open for criticism.
(More here.)
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