Ron Paul Supporter's Ad Asks, 'Have You Ever Had Sex With Rick Perry?'

A full-page ad paid for by a supporter of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul in the Austin Chronicle asks, "Have you ever had sex with Rick Perry?"

The eyebrow-raising message comes less than one week after the Texas governor announced his candidacy for president of the United States. Justin Elliot at Salon calls attention to the ad in the newsweekly and notes that there is no evidence that Perry has engaged in an extramarital affair.

Text in the ad reads, "Are you a stripper, an escort, or just a 'young hottie' impressed by an arrogant, entitled governor of Texas? Contact CASH [Committee Against Sexual Hypocrisy], and we will help you publicize your direct dealings with a Christian-buzzwords-spouting, 'family values' hypocrite and fraud."

(Click here to view an image of the ad via Salon.)

The Lone Star State Republican's wife Anita has been spotted by his side on the campaign trail this week.

Earlier this summer before Perry jumped into the GOP primary mix, Politico reported that the Texas governor's camp was prepared to combat unfounded rumors dating back to as early as 2004 that Perry is gay should he run.

Perry himself addressed allegations roughly seven years ago that he and his wife planned to divorce and that he was gay. He told the Austin American-Statesman at the time that he was being targeted with a "smear campaign" being conducted by his political enemies.

The AP reported in 2004:

Perry said the rumors "are not correct in any shape, form or fashion. These are irresponsible. They're salacious. They're hurtful to my family." ... "I don't think a rumor can just get to critical mass by itself," Perry said. "I think you have to have a well thought-out, organized effort to disseminate that kind of information and keep it going day after day after day after day."

A message at the bottom of the ad taken out in the Austin Chronicle reads, "Note to gay people. If you know the truth about Rick, please QUIT covering for him."

Since launching his campaign last weekend, Perry has commanded significant attention in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. Not all of the buzz, however, has been positive.

Perry ignited controversy earlier this week with inflammatory remarks about Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

"If this guy prints more money between now and the election, I don't know what y'all would do to him in Iowa, but we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas," the White House contender said during a stop in Iowa. He said that in his eyes such an act would be "almost treasonous."

On the heels of drawing criticism with the statement he explained, "I am just passionate about the issue and we stand by what we said."

Politico reports that during a stop in New Hampshire on Wednesday, Paul quipped that Perry makes him "sound like a moderate."

A vocal critic of the Federal Reserve the Texas congressman said, "I have never once said Bernanke has committed treason." He added, "But I have suggested very strongly that the Federal Reserve system and all the members have been counterfeiters for a long time."

Comments

[spyker1]

03:58 PM on 08/23/2011

This is just a smear campaign on Ron Paul probably paid for by Rick Perry himself for the attention

[Kimmie Taylor]

09:45 PM on 08/21/2011

It's amazing how many unpleasant replies you get for your comment if you reveal yourself a Ron Paul supporter on the posting. It was a little shocking for me to discover there is such a passionate anti Ron Paul crowd out there. Whether someone supports Ron Paul or not, we as people should treat each other as well as their beliefs and principles with respect. For a Ron Paul supporter to place such a tasteless ad, it shows disrespect for Rick Perry as well as Ron Paul and his supporters.

[wolfdancer]

08:10 PM on 08/21/2011

they should ask the question: "have you ever had sex with Anita Perry".

they are quite the couple.

[hardtohandle]

11:16 AM on 08/21/2011

It serves Perry right that someone would say unfounded salacious things about him. He's been lying about Obama for some time. How does it feel, Ricky?

[RealistBC]

06:51 PM on 08/20/2011

imagine the uproar from the Tea Baggers if this ad had been published by anyone but a Republican. The relative silence because of Reagan's Eleventh Commandment is deafening.

[anothergreenbus]

10:49 AM on 08/20/2011

Can't Perry just sign up for a few sessions at Marcus Bachmann's clinic? Or does he have the power to pray-away-the-gay on his own?

[RealistBC]

06:51 PM on 08/20/2011

Weren't you watching his prayer meeting in Dallas? He can fake holiness with the best of them!

[TedEjr]

10:22 AM on 08/20/2011

I have to admit to a whole lot of ambivalence about this ad.

First, our political process is devolving into a third grade mentality. On the other hand, given the target, I am more than mildly bemused.

Honestly, I never thought about the gay aspect of Perry. However, given his vociferousness concerning his projection of his masculinity, and machismo, tied in to the religious thing, and it certainly does sound like a lot of reaction formation and projection.

Or, as Shakespeare said, The Lady Doth Protest To Much, Methinks.

[Robert Lovelace]

02:01 AM on 08/20/2011

I've never had sex with Rick Perry. But I'm a Texan, so he's been screwing me for over a decade.

[Lew-Lew 46]

07:47 PM on 09/02/2011

Oh crap...I am so sorry. You get to stay when the state secedes.

[Andrea Blackwell]

12:02 AM on 08/20/2011

The real question to Ron Paul is, "Are you now, or have you ever been a bigot?"
I can't even consider someone so WRONG on such a fundamental level no matter how much he likes Michael Moore. It would be lovely if Obama could be free to concentrate on those big federal reserve level issues, but the immediate fires need tending beforehand. As much as I'd like to see it happen now. Could we at least get Jackson off the money? *ugh* Anyway, he talks a good revolution, but I am not feeling him to be the one to lead it. Evolution is what we really need, but I don't see Ron Paul in that capacity.

[DethPandable]

01:27 AM on 08/20/2011

Do you ask this in response to his call for repealing the Civil Rights Act? If so it's because he takes the position that ALL humans are created equal with certain god given unalienable rights. If it's because he doesn't want congress to rule on gay marriage it's because he believes it shouldn't be up to the government to decide that in the first place, it should be churches.

My question is, 'Why make this big link this to Ron Paul with this ad that he didn't support in the first place?" The ad is allegedly paid for by a Ron Paul supporter... who they don't name. If there's a guy that's an Obama supporter and he thinks Rick Perry's unfaithful or homosexual and put out an ad like this do you think it would get the same kind of media hype generated towards Obama? I think not miss.

By the way Obama's more than free to work on this economic crisis. I don't remember someone making vacation mandatory for any President.

[Andrea Blackwell]

12:34 AM on 08/22/2011

;You apparently have no idea what affirmative action was about, do ya?
I don't have the energy to go into THAT agenda, but it's funny you mention the president's vacation.
*giggles*
*snortle*
ROFLMAO

If anyone knows what it's like to be extremely qualified, but regarded as something that crawled out from under the affirmative action bus, OBAMA does.

[maxfax]

10:09 PM on 08/19/2011

"A full-page ad paid for by a supporter of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul in the Austin Chronicle asks, "Have you ever had sex with Rick Perry?" I didn't realize Larry Flynt was a Paul supporter.

[Eric Olson 1]

04:19 PM on 08/19/2011

"Note to gay people. If you know the truth about Rick, please QUIT covering for him." Like Ted Nugent and Chuck Norris are going to out themselves.

[maatpublish]

12:51 PM on 08/19/2011

This and the fact that it is no secret that Rick Perry has some pretty substantial past investments in the porn industry that he cannot seem to explain away makes this story particularly interesting.

[livyjean]

11:48 AM on 08/19/2011

Where there's smoke there's fire. You rarely see Mrs. Perry anywhere near him in Texas.

[RealistBC]

06:52 PM on 08/20/2011

There's a MRS Perry?

[abhorson]

10:41 AM on 08/19/2011

I don't really know the first thing about Perry, and though I don't vote I think the Reps might lose with this guy - but this is just wrooooooong....

it's not just childish, or idiotic, or depressing, or imbecilic ... it just reminds me of an opponent of the president in Zaire (I could be wrong on the country, but it WAS in Africa ) who had to come out and issue a statement that he DIDN'T EAT ALBINOS ...

how low low low can the USA stoop ?

[csnyfan13]

11:08 AM on 08/19/2011

This reminds me of Nixon's "dirty tricks".

[smoovejef]

09:33 AM on 08/19/2011

It's a pretty underhanded tactic that I don't think Congressman Paul would approve of, but it's funny as hell. Besides, if Paul complains about it, it would be fair to remind him that he gave the world Rand, and payback is a bi...