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Me#1You#10
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 Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 2:45 am Post subject: Robert J. Perry, 1932-2013 - Rest in Peace |
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It is with deep regret that I note the passing of Bob Perry. The mere mention of his name would send America hating, Kerry-loving leftists into fits of convulsive rage...reflected even in this AP obituary. I can't think of a more laudatory epitaph to bestow upon a patriot who revered, embraced and defended our nation and its way of life by providing, so consistently, financial wherewithal to those who would defend our shared values within the political arena.
Thank you Mr. Perry. May you rest in eternal peace...and honor.
| Quote: | Bob Perry dies at 80; Houston real estate magnate who supported GOP candidates
Perry used his fortune to bankroll George W. Bush's campaigns for governor and gave $4.4 million in 2004 to the Swift Boat Veterans to discredit John Kerry when he ran for president.
Associated Press
April 16, 2013
Bob Perry, a Houston real estate magnate who shunned the limelight while generously bankrolling Republican Party candidates and becoming a force in a new era of lavish spending in American politics, has died. He was 80.
Perry died in his sleep Saturday at his home in the Houston area, his family said in a statement released by spokesman Jim McGrath.
The businessman was a fixture of GOP fundraising in Texas — and nationally — dating to President George W. Bush's Texas gubernatorial races in the mid-1990s. His largesse included giving $4.4 million in 2004 to the Swift Boat Veterans campaign that sought to discredit then-Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, now secretary of state.
Perry spent prolifically on politics but did so from a distance. He rarely gave interviews, skipped fancy fundraisers and was a mystery to even many of those who received his help.
Yet he couldn't avoid attention following his financing of the Swift Boat ads, which challenged Kerry's wartime service in Vietnam for which he received five medals. Some Democrats blamed Kerry's slow response to the criticism for sinking his candidacy.
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