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To: t4texas who wrote (444767)	9/7/2011 1:46:02 AM
From: mistermj	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 794331

Bill White, others fault Rick Perry for missing debate White rips into Perry for no-show in governor debate R.G. RATCLIFFE Published 05:30 a.m., Monday, July 5, 2010 KERRVILLE — Gov. Rick Perry, absent from the first candidate face-off of the general election, became the target of the Democratic and Libertarian nominees for governor Monday night as they chided him for being unwilling to take questions from taxpayers. The League of Women Voters forum before about 275 people at the Kathleen C. Cailloux Theater in Kerrville gave Democrat Bill White and Libertarian Kathie Glass, both of Houston, the opportunity to make their case against Perry without rebuttal. The event was carried only on local television, but was available statewide on the Internet. [More] chron.com --------------------------- Three candidates to be Texas's next governor faced off in Austin despite Gov. Perry's refusal to attend. AUSTIN October 19, 2010 -- Even before the debate between three candidates on the ballot to be Texas's next governor began, the main issue tonight was clear: Republican candidate, Gov. Rick Perry, was nowhere to be seen, and was once again refusing to participate in a debate with Democratic challenger Bill White or any other candidate. Bill White, former mayor of Houston, would instead share the stage with two other candidates, Libertarian Kathie Glass, an attorney from Houston, and Green Party nominee Deb Shafto, a retired school teacher. Rick Perry's campaign has justified the Governor's refusal to appear on-stage with other candidates because Mr. White has not released personal IRS tax forms from the 1990s when White was chairman of the Texas Democratic Party. Mr. White has made an issue of the massive debts built up by the state during Perry's decade in office, and the looming budget shortfall of over $20 billion that is expected in 2011. The decision by Gov. Perry to avoid public debates appears to be part of a campaign strategy to prevent potential pitfalls or negative publicity that could result if he is put on the spot by his opponents to defend his record as Governor. tagtexas.org where did you hear he's slippery? i don't think i have ever observed or read about that.