Rick Perry Jewelry Says Goodbye As Candidate Exits GOP Race (PHOTOS)

Rick Perry's jewelry, we barely knew ye.

You strode onstage on the cuffs and fingers of the swaggering Republican candiate, flashing under the debate stage lights and reminding viewers, lest they ever forget, that your owner was a proud, blingy Texan.

But as soon as our eyes accustomed to the gleam of the Aggie ring, the gold bracelet and the oversized cufflinks, you were gone.

As Rick Perry prepares to announce the end of his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, we take a look back at the candidate's bling. Just like Michele Bachmann and her acrylic nails, Jon Huntsman and his bronzed visage and Herman Caine and his hats, one of the reliable visuals of the GOP presidential race is no longer with us.

Let's take a moment to mourn.

Comments

[DannyDiamond]

02:41 PM on 01/23/2012

I suspect Rick Perry is a bad man and is probably a dumb, mean, Texas Tony Soprano. And those "Come And Take It" cowboy boots are over the top!

[BowlingForRevenge]

01:25 PM on 01/22/2012

I hate Perry and cannot wait till we oust him from Austin
BUT I'm a big fan of NICE man jewelry and Perry's is quite tasteful and refined.
Nice watches and cuffs.
Those boots are pretty tame compared to some I've seen.

[Strong Hold]

12:25 PM on 01/22/2012

Ugly ring on an ugly finger

[Sophist FCD]

03:18 PM on 01/19/2012

"Herman Caine and his hats"

Didn't they used to open for Gladys Knight and the Pips?

[Summer77]

02:28 PM on 01/19/2012

The Republican Don is dressed for the Part he never got!

[johnnygoodwud]

02:04 PM on 01/19/2012

what a complete tool. all that's missing is a pinky ring.

[waypd]

01:59 PM on 01/19/2012

Awww Rick,,,,,We hardly knew thee...............................!

[mamagordo]

12:32 PM on 01/19/2012

Not a fan of man-jewelry, but Perry's real problem is his politics and his ignorance. Glad he's gone.

[sjaent2001]

12:13 PM on 01/19/2012

"Newt is not perfect, but who among us is?" Perry said. "The fact is, there is forgiveness for those who seek God." He mentioned the importance of redemption to Christianity. At an event in Beaufort, S.C., on Thursday, Gingrich said Perry would lead a "Tenth Amendment enforcement project" for his campaign, "reaching out to every governor in the country of both parties, reaching out to mayors, reaching out to state legislatures and working with conservative legislators in Washington so that we can have a very strong platform plank in Tampa in August on the Tenth Amendment." Perry, who catapulted to the top of public-opinion polls wheoryn he first announced his candidacy last summer, placed a disappointing fifth in the Iowa caucuses and sixth in the New Hampshire primaries, where he received less than 1 percent of the vote.""""""--------- So goes the style of Perry and Newt.

May be in this run for nomination Newt will train Perry to be his Vice in the final round for the Presidency of the United States ----- AUDICITY OF HOPES be kept alive ----- They both will have a perfect P and VP team in style and lead in style this great nation. So God help all of US in style.