Rick Perry and the Texas Poultry Federation

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Another interesting election to keep an eye on this fall is the gubernatorial election in Texas, where incumbent Republican Rick Perry is vying to earn yet another term in office.

Looking through news about Mr. Perry, I found this recent article which describes how he was recently endorsed by an organization called the Texas Poultry Federation.

Doing some searching on this topic, I found a letter in Scribd from James Grimm, Executive Vice-President of the Texas Poultry Federation, to a member of Mr. Perry’s campaign team. I thought it would share it here. So here is it in Scribd:

Texas Poultry Federation Rick Perry Letter

August 8, 2010

Carl Pullman
Texans for Rick Perry
PMB 217, P.O. Box 2013
Austin, Texas 78768

Dear Mr. Pullman,

We are writing this letter because we would like to discuss with you an important issue before we give our official endorsement to Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Perry. You have been in touch with our office several times, and overall those meetings have gone well, in our opinion. We are concerned with one issue however. You seem to have several misconceptions about the town of Round Rock, Texas, where we are based.

One of our staffers heard you remark on your cell phone that Round Rock was a “sawdust town”. We are not quite sure what you meant by this, but we take it that you meant this comment to be pejorative. That is, you think of Round Rock as perhaps akin to one of those dusty towns in the Old West that you see in the movies.

We wish to make it clear to you that they we do not wish this conception of Round Rock to be conveyed to the public if we should decide to endorse Mr. Perry. Round Rock has a long and proud history, and we consider ourselves a modern, cutting-edge Texas town. If you wish to portray us as a “sawdust town”, to use your words, then we will have to reconsider our position.

Moreover, we are indeed proud of the long history of Round Rock as it fits within the larger history of the State of Texas. As you may or may not know, Round Rock sits at the edge of the Blackland Prarie. The Blackland Prarie is a vast region that took in many of Texas’ earliest settlers, who established their homesteads on its fertile soils. It was also the site of the 1835 Battle of the One Hundred and One, a key moment in the Texas Revolution.

I suggest, Mr. Pullman, that you pay another visit to Round Rock, and perhaps take a better look at your surroundings before forming an opinion about the place. We would be happy to book a guided tour for you with the local tourism association. The tour takes about two hours, and I guarantee you that will enjoy every minute of it.

Sincerely,

James Grimm
Executive Vice-President, Texas Poultry Federation

Interesting stuff. I’ll keep on looking for more information about this particular election race as well.

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