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I call this the Texas cheerleader's lament: 'They hate me because I am beautiful, not because I am stupid, rude or arrogant.'

Cal Jillson, a political scientist at Southern Methodist University, commenting on complaints from Gov. Rick Perry and his wife, Anita, that he was being "brutalized" in debates because he is an evangelical Christian.

Cal Jillson, a political scientist at Southern Methodist University, commenting on complaints from Gov. Rick Perry and his wife, Anita, that he was being "brutalized" in debates because he is an evangelical Christian.



Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.