The 'sick' hunt for a Rick Perry sex scandal

A critic of the Texas governor takes out an ad seeking strippers, "hotties," or gay men who've "had sex with Rick Perry." Will this fishing expedition pay off?

Texas Gov. Rick Perry
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"Have you had sex with Rick Perry?" asks Robert Morrow, a Ron Paul supporter and noted conspiracy theorist, in a full-page ad in the alt-weekly Austin Chronicle. In the ad, Morrow asks any "strippers," escorts, "young hotties," or gay men to come forward and divulge their alleged dalliances with the Texas governor and GOP presidential hopeful. While the Princeton-educated Morrow says his "stripper friends" won't make their first-hand knowledge of Perry public, he's sure others will. "Rick Perry, his entourage, and I like the same women," he added. The Chronicle looked into the infidelity/gay rumors in 2004, and found "no evidence of any truth to any of them, whatsoever." But will Morrow's rumor-mongering still hurt Perry?

Perry's safe from Morrow's craziness: Not being a Perry fan, "I'd love to think the guy is on to something," says Steve M. in No More Mister Nice Blog. But Morrow is a certified conspiracy nut, with a JFK-assassination fixation and a long record of harassing Bill and Hillary Clinton. He needs professional help, not Perry dirt from strippers. Sorry "folks, this guy is not the one who's going to bring down Rick Perry."

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