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TexasTowelie

(116,818 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2013, 05:09 PM Apr 2013

Gov. Perry is Chicago-bound to tout Texas

In his latest foray into interstate job poaching, Gov. Rick Perry will head to Chicago Monday for a two-day visit touting Texas as a destination for financial industry and biotech jobs, and to speak at the 2013 BIO International Convention.

Perry launched radio ads on four Chicago stations Wednesday, building on a week of print and web ads warning Windy City businesses, “you need to get out while there’s still time.”

Perry’s office said that the $42,000 radio ad buy is being paid for by TexasOne, as is the advertising with Crain’s Chicago Business and his travel and accommodations in Chicago — “no state tax dollars will be used.”

Altogether, the ad buy comes to $80,450, a very modest amount. The Chicago campaign is modeled on a similar bid earlier this year to draw California businesses to Texas, which involved a minuscule radio ad campaign that prompted an avalanche of free coverage and a Perry visit with a business entourage to California.

More at http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional/gov-perry-chicago-bound-to-tout-texas-as-destinati/nXPPk/ .

Cross-posted in Texas Group.

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Gov. Perry is Chicago-bound to tout Texas (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2013 OP

DONT YOU DARE!! Drale Apr 2013 #1

I hope that fuckwit P.O.S. moron gets attacked with pies and tomatoes while he's here. Asshole. kysrsoze Apr 2013 #2

Wrong time of year. He should be visiting Illinois when the HubertHeaver Apr 2013 #3

Poaching OUR brain trust? ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2013 #4

Fuck you and the horse you rode in on, Perry! Indyfan53 Apr 2013 #5

Except Jimmy Johns. ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2013 #7

Plus, we gots these great fertilizer plants that are super safe ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2013 #6

to me the real point is even if Perry takes jobs to TX the only winner is likely the corporation stevebreeze Apr 2013 #8

Drale

(7,932 posts)

1. DONT YOU DARE!!

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 05:11 PM

Apr 2013

GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY CITY, COUNTY, STATE!! NOW!!! YOU PIECE OF SHIT!!!

kysrsoze

(6,143 posts)

2. I hope that fuckwit P.O.S. moron gets attacked with pies and tomatoes while he's here. Asshole.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 05:17 PM

Apr 2013

HubertHeaver

(2,526 posts)

3. Wrong time of year. He should be visiting Illinois when the

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 06:15 PM

Apr 2013

high temp for the week is sub-zero.

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)

4. Poaching OUR brain trust?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 06:45 PM

Apr 2013

DU gives U a big FU.

Indyfan53

(482 posts)

5. Fuck you and the horse you rode in on, Perry!

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 07:13 PM

Apr 2013

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We should protest against him. Give him a mic check like we did when Scott Walker came to visit.

Any company who follows this prick back to Texas is getting boycotted.

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)

7. Except Jimmy Johns.

Reply to Indyfan53 (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 18, 2013, 10:22 AM

Apr 2013

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TAKE JIMMY JOHNS WITH YOU, Mr. Governor! It would fit your state's culture perfectly. unhealthy, bad, fast food, often poisoning those who bite into it.

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)

6. Plus, we gots these great fertilizer plants that are super safe

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2013, 10:20 AM

Apr 2013

and all, and man, do they make plants grow some.

stevebreeze

(1,882 posts)

8. to me the real point is even if Perry takes jobs to TX the only winner is likely the corporation

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Apr 24, 2013, 04:50 PM

Apr 2013

who receives the giant tax cut to move there. The citizens of IL will loose jobs and tax base. The citizens of TX will end up subsidizing the move. I for one is sick to death of the race to the bottom.

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