{"id":739,"date":"2011-08-14T18:28:38","date_gmt":"2011-08-14T22:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=739"},"modified":"2011-08-14T18:28:38","modified_gmt":"2011-08-14T22:28:38","slug":"republican-presidential-hopeful-rick-perry-so-very-telegenic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/08\/republican-presidential-hopeful-rick-perry-so-very-telegenic.html","title":{"rendered":"Republican Presidential Hopeful Rick Perry So Very Telegenic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s too early to call him President Rick Perry.<\/p>\n<p>Or even Republican nominee for President Rick Perry.<\/p>\n<p>But the Texan took to the airwaves Saturday afternoon and ran roughshod over everything in his path.<\/p>\n<p>In a good way &#8230; for Americans who believe the nation needs new leadership.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rick Perry: God is wise enough not to be affiliated with any political party\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2QCGYTnY3NM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Perry pointed out his own strengths &#8212; Texas boasts 40 percent of the nation&#8217;s job growth &#8212; while blaming President Obama for the nation&#8217;s anemic economy and aimless foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p>He was forceful, he was powerful &#8230; and Rick Perry may well be the nation&#8217;s next best hope for a turnaround.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s too early to call him President Rick Perry. 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