Rick Perry calls indictment ‘badge of honor’

[TexasTowelie]

AUSTIN — Former Gov. Rick Perry made clear Wednesday night he is not ashamed of his indictment on abuse-of-power charges, likening it to a “badge of honor” for fighting a prosecution he has long held as overzealous.

In his first interview since a judge refused Tuesday to dismiss the case, Perry did not seem fazed by the legal setback, telling Fox News host Sean Hannity that “everything’s pretty much going as expected.” Fresh off back-to-back trips to Iowa and South Carolina, Perry suggested he is not trying to hide the indictment as he prepares for a 2016 presidential campaign.

“What I tell people is I wear this as a badge of honor — standing up for the rule of law and the Constitution,” Perry told Hannity.

Perry’s comments echo what he told reporters Wednesday morning in Austin, vowing to keep up his fight against the charges and not let the case derail a potential second bid for the White House. In his interview with Hannity, Perry reiterated he is on track to announce whether he is running in May or June.

Read more: http://blog.mysanantonio.com/texas-politics/2015/01/rick-perry-calls-indictment-badge-of-honor/

[merrily]

1. He meant to say, "An indictment CAN be a badge of honor, but this one isn't."

Yeah, I know. He didn't mean to tell the truth. He probably wouldn't recognize truth if it offered him a pair of specs to make his dumb, President wannabe ass seem smarter.

[Panich52]

2. His hypocracy is showing

He's indicted on abuse-of-power charges, is proud because he thinks he was "standing up for the rule of law and the Constitution,” yet accuses Obama of the same crime. Guess he feels he's in Tom DeLay's circle now - a poor ethically-challenged bully being hounded f/ being just that.

[hobbit709]

3. It's the closest thing to honor he's got.