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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (9045)	8/1/2011 9:26:09 PM
From: FJB	Respond to of 23934

Less than a third the size of the record catfish...

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (9045)	8/2/2011 8:31:24 AM
From: arno	Respond to of 23934

Dear Yankee: Eight things you ought to know before you start writing stories about Rick Perry. You’re welcome. by Paul Burka Here we go again. As you know, Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, is contemplating a presidential run, which means that any day now, your boss will be sending you down here to take the measure of the man. Though he managed to avoid the 2012 spotlight longer than any other candidate, Perry, the nation’s longest-serving governor, has lately become, in the words of a recent NPR report, “the eight-hundred-pound gorilla on the sidelines of this race.” The trickle of stories about him has become a stream, and the minute Perry declares his candidacy, that stream will become a flood, a flood that will carry you straight to Austin. I am writing you this note in the hope that it will help you avoid the political and sociological clichés that Texas is subjected to every time one of our politicians seeks the national stage......(more) texasmonthly.com