© Mary Ann Chastain/ReutersRepublican presidential candidate Texas Governor Rick Perry gestures as he speaks during a visit to plastics manufacturer ISO Poly Films in Gray Court, South Carolina October 25, 2011.
Rick Perry's fumbling, stumbling campaign to win the Republican presidential nomination can add another gaffe to its growing roster: the Texas governor is the latest conservative to ridicule a fake quote in a
satirical Globe and Mail piece in an effort to discredit the Occupy Wall Street protesters.
At an appearance in New Hampshire last week, Mr. Perry, struggling to regain momentum in the race, made reference to the quote, which he said was sent to him by his son.
"This was in Toronto," he told the crowd before paraphrasing the fabricated quote in an Oct. 21
Globe and Mail essay by freelancer Mark Schatzker. The piece was clearly labelled satire.
Mr. Perry summarized the quote as: "I guess greed just makes you work hard."
The actual fake quote in Mr. Schatzker's piece was attributed to "Jeremy, 38," from the Occupy Toronto protests: "It's weird protesting on Bay Street. You get there at 9 a.m. and the rich bankers who you want to hurl insults at and change their world view have been at work for two hours already. And then when it's time to go, they're still there. I guess that's why they call them the one per cent. I mean, who wants to work those kinds of hours? That's the power of greed."
Comment: The Media, needing a distraction as the world wakes up to the situation in and about Libya - it's Assange to the rescue.