Perry's birtherish response to the statement that Obama is a US citizen is the part of last weekend's Parade interview that's gotten the most attention out of what is an altogether unlikely dialogue:
You don't believe [the Obama birth certificate that has] been released?
I don't know. I had dinner with Donald Trump the other night.And?
That came up.And he said?
He doesn't think it's real.
To judge from his hair, I'm not sure how Trump has any authority to judge what looks "real." (For that matter, I'm not sure how someone who's filed for corporate bankruptcy four times seems like a great choice to lead on national economic policy.)
The rest of the article is less inflammatory but often just as rattling. He jogs carrying a gun. He listens to Pink Floyd. (I like to imagine him carrying a gun while jogging and listening to Pink Floyd.) His favorite movie is "Immortal Beloved," a quasi-biopic about Beethoven (INTELLECTUAL ELITIST ALERT.) Oh, and this might explain his debate performances:
Okay. Here's an easy one.
Great. Blue.What?
Oh, I thought you were going to ask my favorite color.
But don't mistake any of these answers for nails in the coffin of his candidacy. Over the weekend, The Page reported that Perry hired two more GOP veteran campaign staffers – putting to work just some of the $17m he's raised. We are a long way from hearing last from him; hopefully will hold more Gary Oldman references.
