1.0The Texas Observerhttps://www.texasobserver.orgJames W. Pennebakerhttps://www.texasobserver.org/author/james-w-pennebaker/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="clDE7BjbNX"><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/ricks-diction/">Rick’s Diction</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.texasobserver.org/ricks-diction/embed/#?secret=clDE7BjbNX" width="600" height="338" title="“Rick’s Diction” — The Texas Observer" data-secret="clDE7BjbNX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Rick Perry is an elusive figure. Texas’ longtime governor rarely gives press conferences or talks to the media. On television, we frequently see him shaking hands with policemen, soldiers and cowboys or making canned statements, but we don’t hear him discuss his views or hear his stories. Even his website is devoid of anything he […]https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/about-the-texas-observer.jpg740402